Abstract: A display system comprising a steerable display having a monocular field of view of at least 1 degree, positioned within a scannable field of view of at least 20 degrees, the steerable display positioned for a user. In one embodiment, the steerable display is positioned for the user's fovea.

Abstract: A display system comprising a foveal display having a monocular field of view of at least 1 degree is positioned within a scannable field of view of at least 20 degrees, the foveal display positioned for a user. In one embodiment, the foveal display is positioned for the user's fovea.

Abstract: A system comprising a waveguide including an in-coupler and an out-coupler, and a digital micromirror device (DMD) to receive the light from the waveguide via the out-coupler, and to direct modulated light through the waveguide, the modulated light passing through the waveguide before being directed toward a user's eye.

Abstract: A display system for a head mounted device (HMD) including a lens comprising a display area on the lens of the HMD, the lens having a base angle and a pantoscopic tilt, a display engine and optics, and a prism to redirect output from the optics to the display area on the lens of the HMD, accounting for the base angle and the pantoscopic tilt.

Abstract: A system comprising an illumination system to direct light from one or more light sources to a limiting output pupil of a projection optomechanical system, a liquid crystal on silicon display panel (LCOS) to modulate the light from the projection optomechanical system and to direct the modulated light back toward the projection optomechanical system, and an in-coupler to a combiner waveguide to receive the modulated light from the LCOS, after it passes through the projection optomechanical system. The system in one embodiment is designed so that the light that passes through the projection optomechanical system from the illumination system lands on the LCOS within the limiting output pupil of the projection optomechanical system.

Abstract: A near-eye display system comprising an image source, a modulation stack, and an imaging assembly. The modulation stack, in one embodiment, comprises one or more digital light path length modulators.

Abstract: A head mounted display system to display an image, the head mounted display system comprising a display engine to generate light for a display, the system configured to color specific settings to one or more colors of the light. In one embodiment, the color specific settings comprises one or more of: colors having different resolutions, different focal distances, and different fields of view.

Abstract: A system including a steerable mirror, a waveguide, first optics, intermediate optics, and final optics. The system includes a first light path for a foveal image element, the first light path including the first optics, the steerable mirror to steer a position of the foveal image element to a particular orientation, intermediate optics, and the final optics to direct the foveal image element to an in-coupling region of the waveguide. The system further includes a second light path for a field image element, the second light path including final optics.

Abstract: A multi-mode display includes a mode selector to select one of a plurality of modes, each of the modes having a different light configuration, wherein one mode comprises a reduced color space mode, and one or more light sources controlled by the mode selector, the one or more light sources used to display content to a user with the multi-mode display.

Abstract: A system comprising a waveguide including an in-coupler and an out-coupler, and a digital micromirror device (DMD) to receive the light from the waveguide via the out-coupler, and to direct modulated light through the waveguide, the modulated light passing through the waveguide before being directed toward a user's eye.

Abstract: A display system comprising a foveal display having a monocular field of view of at least 1 degree is positioned within a scannable field of view of at least 20 degrees, the foveal display positioned for a user. In one embodiment, the foveal display is positioned for the user's fovea.

Abstract: A light engine including polarization splitting lens unit comprises an illumination subsystem to create an entrance pupil and a polarization splitting lens unit including an angled polarized beam splitter (PBS) and including an entry face, a double pass face, and an exit face, the polarization splitting lens unit positioned in proximity to the illumination subsystem. The light engine further comprising imaging and illumination optics receiving the light from the polarization splitting lens unit, and a display element modulating the light received from the imaging and illumination optics, and reflecting the light back through the imaging and illumination optics. Wherein the polarization splitting lens unit receives the modulated light from the imaging and illumination optics, and outputs the modulated light through the exit face forming an exit pupil.

Abstract: A system including a rendering engine to render a field texture for a field display and a foveal texture for a steerable foveal display and a compositor including a field compositor to generate frames for the field display from the field texture and a foveal compositor to generate frames for the foveal display from the foveal texture. The system further including a composition manager designed to sequence and select what is presented including one or more of data in the field display and the foveal display.

Abstract: A head mounted display system to display an image, the head mounted display system comprising a display engine to generate light for a display, the system configured to color specific settings to one or more colors of the light. In one embodiment, the color specific settings comprises one or more of: colors having different resolutions, different focal distances, and different fields of view.

Abstract: A system including a steerable mirror, a waveguide, first optics, intermediate optics, and final optics. The system includes a first light path for a foveal image element, the first light path including the first optics, the steerable mirror to steer a position of the foveal image element to a particular orientation, intermediate optics, and the final optics to direct the foveal image element to an in-coupling region of the waveguide. The system further includes a second light path for a field image element, the second light path including final optics.

Abstract: A relative position based eye tracking system includes a light source to illuminate a portion of the eye and an optical sensor to capture a sequence of samples of the portion of the eye. The system further includes a sample comparator to compare two samples and a relative position calculator to calculate a change in the position of the eye based on data from the sample comparator.

Abstract: A display system for a head mounted device (HMD) including a lens comprising a display area on the lens of the HMD, the lens having a base angle and a pantoscopic tilt, a display engine and optics, and a prism to redirect output from the optics to the display area on the lens of the HMD, accounting for the base angle and the pantoscopic tilt.

Abstract: A system of eye tracking includes an infrared (IR) source to project IR light to an eye of a user, an IR holographic optical element (HOE) to change an angle of the IR light reflected from the eye of the user, and a sensor to receive the IR light. The system further includes a processor to use the IR light to determine a gaze vector of the user, in one embodiment.

Abstract: A near-eye display system comprising a image source, a modulation stack, and an imaging assembly. The modulation stack, in one embodiment, comprises one or more digital light path length modulators.

Abstract: A relative position based eye tracking system includes a light source to illuminate a portion of the eye and an optical sensor to capture a sequence of samples of the portion of the eye. The system further includes a sample comparator to compare two samples and a relative position calculator to calculate a change in the position of the eye based on data from the sample comparator.