Abstract: A head-mounted display (HMD) system includes an HMD device wearable upon a head of a user, and a peripheral device that is dockable with the HMD device. The peripheral device comprises a plurality of light source elements disposed along a perimeter of a face of the peripheral device and a peripheral electronic control system. The peripheral electronic control system is configured to form an optically detectable light pattern with the plurality of light source elements by controlling each of the light source elements. The HMD device is configured to detect the optically detectable light pattern with a camera and to display an augmented reality (AR) content based on the identified optically detectable light pattern.

Abstract: A head-mounted display (HMD) system includes an HMD device wearable upon a head of a user, and a peripheral device that is dockable with the HMD device via a pair of electronic connectors. The HMD device and the peripheral device may communicate with each other via wireless communications in a docked configuration, and may communicate with each other via wired communications over the pair of electronic connectors in the docked configuration. The HMD system supports a variety of different modes of operation that may be varied responsive to whether the peripheral device is in the docked configuration or the undocked configuration with the HMD device.

Abstract: A head-mounted viewing device determines a first spatial location of a hardware controller relative to a spatial location of the head-mounted viewing device in a local environment, and a second spatial location of the hardware controller relative to the position of the head-mounted viewing device in the local environment, the second spatial location being different than the first spatial location. The head-mounted viewing device determines, based on at least the first spatial location and the second spatial location, a spatial boundary within the local environment relative to the spatial location of the head-mounted viewing device, and causes presentation of the virtual content on a transparent display of the head-mounted viewing device based on the spatial boundary such that the virtual content appears to be present within the spatial boundary of the local environment to a user wearing the head-mounted viewing device.

Abstract: A device includes a display, an optical sensor, and an augmented reality (AR) application. The optical sensor captures an image. The AR application determines visual properties of a region of the image, the region being adjacent to a portion of the AR content. The AR application determines visual properties of the AR content, determines a contrast between the region in the image and the AR content based on the visual properties of the region in the image and the AR content, and modifies an appearance of the AR content based on the contrast.

Abstract: A head-mounted display (HMD) system includes an HMD device wearable upon a head of a user, and a peripheral device that is dockable with the HMD device. The peripheral device comprises a plurality of light source elements disposed along a perimeter of a face of the peripheral device and a peripheral electronic control system. The peripheral electronic control system is configured to form an optically detectable light pattern with the plurality of light source elements by controlling each of the light source elements. The HMD device is configured to detect the optically detectable light pattern with a camera and to display an augmented reality (AR) content based on the identified optically detectable light pattern.

Abstract: A head-mounted display (HMD) system includes an HMD device wearable upon a head of a user, and a peripheral device that is dockable with the HMD device via a pair of electronic connectors. The HMD device and the peripheral device may communicate with each other via wireless communications in a docked configuration, and may communicate with each other via wired communications over the pair of electronic connectors in the docked configuration. The HMD system supports a variety of different modes of operation that may be varied responsive to whether the peripheral device is in the docked configuration or the undocked configuration with the HMD device.

Abstract: A head mounted device includes a helmet with a guide, a lens frame, at least one display surface mounted to the lens frame. The guide extends from a cavity of the helmet. The lens frame is moveably connected to the guide and moves along an axis of the guide between a first position within the cavity of the helmet and a second position outside the cavity of the helmet. The display surface is transparent and configured to display augmented reality content.

Abstract: A head mounted device includes a helmet with a guide, a lens frame, at least one display surface mounted to the lens frame. The guide extends from a cavity of the helmet. The lens frame is moveably connected to the guide and moves along an axis of the guide between a first position within the cavity of the helmet and a second position outside the cavity of the helmet. The display surface is transparent and configured to display augmented reality content.