Patents Issued in November 28, 2019
  • Publication number: 20190361215
    Abstract: A slide imaging apparatus that includes a copy holder moving system and an imaging system. The copy holder moving system includes a movable stage configured to move along first and second slide movement axes relative to the imaging system, wherein the imaging system is configured to form an image of a sample mounted on a slide located in the/each imaging location on the movable stage during an image forming process that includes the movable stage moving relative to the imaging system along the first and second slide movement axes. The copy holder moving system also includes a copy holder configured to be mounted to the movable stage, wherein the copy holder is configured to be mounted to the movable stage in each of a plurality of indexing positions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2018
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Inventors: William Roland Hawes, Jagdish Pankhania
  • Publication number: 20190361216
    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems and methods for generating color video with a monochrome sensor include the acts of (i) selectively energizing each of a plurality of light sources in a sequence, (ii) capturing a monochrome image of the illuminated sample at a monochrome sensor at each stage of the sequence, and (iii) generating a color video from the monochrome images. The sequence can have a series of stages with each stage of the sequence corresponding to activation of a different wavelength of light from the light sources to illuminate a sample. Generating the monochrome video can include the acts of compiling a plurality of monochrome images captured at the monochrome sensor with a single light source into a series of monochrome video frames comprising the monochrome video.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2019
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Inventors: Marc BERRETTA, Jason MECHAM, Frank METTING, Jonathan PAULLIN, Paul BOESCHOTEN, Erik PERSMARK, Eric ALTENDORF
  • Publication number: 20190361217
    Abstract: In one aspect, a handheld lighting system is disclosed, which comprises a handheld housing extending from a proximal end to a distal end, and a light module disposed at least partially in the housing. The handheld lighting system further includes a removable and replaceable power module that is coupled to the housing (e.g., it is at least partially disposed within the housing) and is electrically coupled to the light module, e.g., through a pair of electrical leads, for providing electrical power thereto. Light intensity from the light module may be controlled from a knob on the power module. Various adapters can allow the lighting system to attach to a multitude of medical, industrial, dental or veterinary endoscopes or other instruments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2019
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Inventors: Thomas V. ROOT, Michael COOK, Thomas DAVIS, Michael S. EPSTEIN, Carlton JONES, David LEO
  • Publication number: 20190361218
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices are provided that facilitate reducing wear of threads of a camera head of an imaging system (e.g., a borescope), thereby increasing the lifespan of an imaging system. In some embodiments, an imaging system is provided that includes a camera head made of anodized TiAl6V4 and coated with a solid film lubricant. The imaging system can also include a probe tip made of 303 stainless steel and coated with a diamond-line carbon coating. By using a camera head made of anodized TiAl6V4 and coated with a SFL in combination with a probe tip made of 303 SS and coated with a DLC, wear on threads of the camera head can be reduced, thereby increasing the lifespan of the imaging system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2018
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Inventor: Andrew Tang
  • Publication number: 20190361219
    Abstract: A switch element, an array substrate, a display panel, and a display device are disclosed. The switch element includes: a first electrode, an insulation layer, where the first electrode is located on a first side of the insulation layer; a second electrode and a third electrode arranged spaced from each other, both of which are located on a second side of the insulation layer away from the first electrode; and a first oil ink located between the second electrode and the third electrode, where the first oil ink is electrically conductive, and configured to connect or disconnect the second electrode with or from the third electrode under control of the first electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2017
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Inventors: Jincheng Gao, Xiaolong HE, Zhanfeng CAO, Bin ZHANG, Qi YAO, Zhengliang LI, Xuefei SUN, Wei ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20190361220
    Abstract: Tunable MEMS etalon devices comprising: a front minor and a back mirror, the front and back mirrors separated in an initial pre-stressed un-actuated etalon state by a gap having a pre-stressed un-actuated gap size determined by a back stopper structure in physical contact with the front mirror and back mirrors, the etalon configured to assume at least one actuated state in which the gap has an actuated gap size gap greater than the pre-stressed un-actuated gap size; an anchor structure, a frame structure fixedly coupled to the front mirror at a first surface thereof that faces incoming light, and a flexure structure attached to the anchor structure and to the frame structure but not attached to the front mirror, and a spacer structure separating the anchor structure from the back mirror, and wherein the front mirror and the spacer structure are formed in a same single glass layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2017
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Inventors: Ariel RAZ, Slava Krylov, Eli Ashkenazy, Peleg Levin
  • Publication number: 20190361221
    Abstract: A wavelength-converting wheel, for converting an excitation beam having an output power greater than or equal to 100 W into a conversion beam, is provided. The wavelength-converting wheel includes a turntable having an annular irradiation portion, an adhesive layer disposed at the annular irradiation portion, a reflective layer disposed on the adhesive layer, and a wavelength-converting layer. The wavelength-converting layer is disposed on the reflective layer and has a light receiving surface configured to be irradiated by the excitation beam. The invention further provides an illumination system including the wavelength-converting wheel, and a projection apparatus including the illumination system. The heat dissipating ability of the wavelength-converting wheel is improved. The material of the wavelength-converting layer is not deteriorated or damaged due to the heat of the excitation beam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2019
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Inventors: CHI-TANG HSIEH, JO-HAN HSU, CHIA-LUN TSAI, HSIN-YUEH CHANG
  • Publication number: 20190361222
    Abstract: An optical imaging system leveraging an ultra-thin flat metalens to increase system functionality with a reduced set of imaging sensors. The optical imaging system is particularly adept at reconfiguring to and camouflaging within its external environmental.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2019
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Inventor: Michael Gurin
  • Publication number: 20190361223
    Abstract: A MEMS device includes a body pivoting around a pivot axis, a support, and a suspension structure mechanically coupling the body to the support. The suspension structure includes a torsion element defining the pivot axis, and first and second spring elements extending with an angle relative to the pivot axis on opposing sides of the torsion element so that a distance between at least portions of the first and second spring elements is changing in the direction of the pivot axis. The extension of the first and second spring elements in the direction of the pivot axis is larger than the extension of the torsion element in the direction of the pivot axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2019
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Applicant: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Stephan Gerhard ALBERT, Franz Michael DARRER, Marcus Edward HENNECKE, Hendrikus VAN LIEROP
  • Publication number: 20190361224
    Abstract: A camera and a terminal including the same are disclosed. The camera according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a first prism apparatus to reflect a first input light input in a first direction to a second direction; a second prism apparatus to reflect a second input light input in the first direction to the second direction, and output the reflected second input light to the first prism apparatus; a lens apparatus to receive the first input light from the first prism apparatus or the second input light from the second prism apparatus; and an image sensor to generate an image signal based on the first input light or the second input. Accordingly, it is possible to implement a slim camera that can use a single image sensor with respect to a plurality of cameras at the time of front photographing or rear photographing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2019
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Sunho CHO, Kwanhyung KIM, Dongryeol LEE, Hyungjoo KANG, Salkmann JI, Samnyol HONG
  • Publication number: 20190361225
    Abstract: A camera and a terminal including the same are disclosed. The camera according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a first prism apparatus to reflect a first input light input in a first direction to a second direction; a second prism apparatus to reflect a second input light input in a third direction opposite to the first direction to the second direction, and output the reflected second input light to the first prism apparatus; a lens apparatus to receive the first input light from the first prism apparatus or the second input light from the second prism apparatus; and an image sensor configured to generate an image signal based on the first input light or the second input. Accordingly, it is possible to implement a slim camera that can use a single image sensor at the time of front photographing and rear photographing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2019
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Sunho CHO, Kwanhyung KIM, Dongryeol LEE, Hyungjoo KANG, Salkmann JI, Samnyol HONG
  • Publication number: 20190361226
    Abstract: A wavefront sensor includes a splitting element configured to split an incident light beam into a plurality of light beams, an image sensor configured to receive the plurality of light beams, and a processing unit configured to calculate a wavefront of the incident light beam based on an intensity distribution of the plurality of light beams received by the image sensor. The splitting element is either in direct contact with the image sensor or in contact with the image sensor via a plate glass. In the calculation of the wavefront, the processing unit corrects a relative positional deviation between the splitting element and the image sensor by calculating a rotation about a rotation axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2019
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Inventor: Tomohiro Sugimoto
  • Publication number: 20190361227
    Abstract: A LiDAR sensor may include: a housing; a window cover installed on the housing; a motor mounted in the housing; a rotating shaft rotated by the motor; a guide connected to the rotating shaft and rotated along the surface of the window cover; and a brush mounted on the guide so as to face the window cover, contacted with the window cover, and washing the surface of the window cover with rotation of the guide. The guide may include: a first guide part connected to the rotating shaft; a second guide part rotatably connected to the housing; and a third guide part connected to the first and second guide parts, formed in a U-shape so as to face the window cover, and having the brush mounted thereon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2019
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Inventors: Sung Eun JO, Kyung Rin KIM, Won Gyum KIM, Young Shin KIM
  • Publication number: 20190361228
    Abstract: A lens system is disposed on the image side of an image pickup optical system and has a negative refractive power. The lens system includes, in order from an object side to the image side, a first lens unit having a positive refractive power, a second lens unit, and a third lens unit. The first lens unit consists of a single lens or a cemented lens. The second lens unit is configured to move in a direction of an optical axis to change a spherical aberration. A lateral magnification of the lens system and a lateral magnification of the second lens unit in a case where an axial ray is incident on the image pickup optical system are appropriately set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2019
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Inventor: Yoshihiko Sugawa
  • Publication number: 20190361229
    Abstract: An optical image capturing system is provided. In order from an object side to an image side, the optical image capturing system includes a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens, a fifth lens, and a sixth lens. At least one lens among the first lens to the fifth lens has positive refractive power. The sixth lens may have negative refractive power and an object side and an image side thereof are aspherical wherein at least one surface of the sixth lens has an inflection point. The optical image capturing system has six lenses with refractive power. When meeting some certain conditions, the optical image capturing system may have outstanding light-gathering ability and an adjustment ability about the optical path in order to elevate the image quality.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2018
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Inventors: Yeong-Ming CHANG, Chien-Hsun LAI, Yao-Wei LIU
  • Publication number: 20190361230
    Abstract: According to various embodiments, an electronic device can comprise: a housing including a first surface oriented in a first direction, and a second surface oriented in a second direction traversing the first direction; a display, which is arranged along at least a part of the first surface and at least a part of the second surface and has at least a portion including a curved surface; and an optical unit arranged along the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2017
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Inventors: Hyunwoong CHUNG, Sangyong EOM, Sungho AHN
  • Publication number: 20190361231
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method and a device for acquisition of a metric of an eye (1) located in an acquisition space (29). The device comprises at least one light source (11) configured to emit light towards the acquisition space, a camera (15) configured to receive light from the acquisition space to (29) generate image data, and an analyzing unit (14) configured to extract at least one metric from the image data. The camera (15) is configured to receive light from the acquisition space via at least two light paths (17, 19) which are differently angled with respect to the optical axis of the camera, the light of at least one path being received via a first mirror (21). The camera receives light from an overlapping portion of the acquisition space via the first and second paths, as to allow the camera to receive at least two representations of a single eye. This metric may be used for e.g. eye tracking or autorefraction/accomodation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2017
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Applicant: HEADS STOCKHOLM AB
    Inventor: HANS-PETER KURZ
  • Publication number: 20190361232
    Abstract: A display apparatus 1 includes a screen 13 configured to form an intermediate image by being irradiated with light, a front windshield 15 configured to display a virtual image 25 by being irradiated with light forming the intermediated image, a reflection member 31 configured to reflect light going out from the screen 13 to the front windshield 15, and a rotation shaft 32 configured to rotate the reflection member 31. The rotation shaft 32 is tilted with respect to a pitch axis (X-axis). The reflection member 31 has notches 41 formed thereon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2018
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Inventors: Kento NAKAMURA, Makoto HIRAKAWA, Hiromichi ATSUUMI, Naoki MIYATAKE, Yuki HAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20190361233
    Abstract: A vehicle display control device, which adjusts a brightness of a display image as a display image brightness of a head-up display that superimposes and displays the display image as a virtual image over a foreground scenery of the vehicle by projecting the display image onto a projection member, includes: a visual line position specifying unit that specifies a visual line position of the driver of the vehicle; and a display control unit that adjusts the display image brightness according to the brightness in a set range of the foreground scenery with respect to the visual line position as a reference point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2019
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Inventor: Hiroaki OGAWA
  • Publication number: 20190361234
    Abstract: A head-up display device displays a near virtual image and a far virtual image formed at different positions. The head-up display device includes an extension optical element, in addition to a first display surface that luminously displays a near display image and a second display surface that luminously displays a far display image. The extension optical element includes a reflective surface disposed on an optical path of light of the far display image. The extension optical element makes a far optical path distance of the far display image longer than a near optical path distance of the near display image by reflection of light by the reflective surface. The extension optical element has a transmission part that transmits light of the near display image in an area overlapping an optical path of light of the near display image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2019
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Inventors: Yuichiro Hayakawa, Makoto Sakai, Takashi Takazawa
  • Publication number: 20190361235
    Abstract: A display device includes: an illumination unit having a light source unit capable of emitting light; an illumination control unit controlling the illumination unit; a display clement capable of forming an image with illumination light from the illumination unit; a display control unit controlling the display element; a control unit controlling the display control unit and the illumination control unit based on a video signal; and a first circuit board on which the display element and the display control unit are mounted. When the display element and the display control unit are mounted on the surface of the first circuit board, a first signal for controlling pixels of the display element is arranged only on the front surface of the first circuit board, while a main portion of a second signal for setting control regarding the pixels is arranged on the rear surface of the first circuit board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2018
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Inventors: Yuichi FUKUSHIMA, Yasuhiro YAMAKAWA
  • Publication number: 20190361236
    Abstract: An imaging method is provided for a modular mixed reality (MR) device having an MR calculation module, an MR optical path module and an MR posture module. The MR calculation module is configured to adjust display content according to data from the MR posture module. The MR optical path module comprises a virtual-image optical path and a mixed optical path. A semi-transparent semi-reflective mirror is provided in the mixed optical path. One surface of the mirror is a real-image introduction surface facing a real environment, while the other is a virtual-image introduction surface facing the virtual-image optical path. Virtual-image light is reflected by the virtual-image introduction surface onto an observation end and mixed with real environment light transmitted to the observation end by the real-image introduction surface to form a mixed reality image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2018
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Inventor: Botao Hu
  • Publication number: 20190361237
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a head-up display device for a vehicle, having a projection device for projecting information onto a projection surface of the vehicle, and a control unit for switching on and off the light emission of the projection device with pulse-width modulation (PWM), at a control frequency fA. The control unit is configured to determine a excitation frequency fE and to adjust the control frequency fA according to the determined excitation frequency fE.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2018
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Peter Brandt, Holger Wolf, Heiko Charle, Andreas Kreis
  • Publication number: 20190361238
    Abstract: The present invention provides a backlight device, which comprises a plurality of optical devices and a plurality of backlight plates. The plurality of backlight plates include light sources, respectively, and are disposed at the light inlets of the plurality of optical devices. Then the beams of the light sources can be incident to the plurality of optical devices through the light inlets and reflected to the light outlets of the plurality of optical devices to form a backlight source for a display panel. The plurality of optical devices extend toward the direction opposite to the display panel. By distributing optical paths, the spaces required for the optical paths can be reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2018
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Inventor: Chuan-Pin HSIUNG
  • Publication number: 20190361239
    Abstract: A head mounted display (HMD) and an image generating method thereof are provided. The HMD includes a display device, an optical converter, an optical shutter and an optical engine. The display device receives an AR image and/or an external image, and transmits a display image along a projection direction. The optical converter receives the display image and adjusts an output angle to project an output image to a target area. The optical shutter opens a transmission path for the external image to the display device during a first time period, and inhibits the transmission path during a second time period, where the first time period is longer than the second time period. A first luminance of the AR image provided by the optical engine in the first time period is lower than a second luminance of the AR image provided by the optical engine in the second time period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2018
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Applicant: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Bo-Wen Xiao, Fu-Cheng Fan, Hsiu-An Lin
  • Publication number: 20190361240
    Abstract: A light-transmitting substrate has at least a first and a second major external surface. An electronic display source emanates light waves. A coupling-in optical arrangement couples light waves from the electronic display source into the light-transmitting substrate to effect total internal reflection of the coupled-in light waves between the major external surfaces of the light-transmitting substrate. An optical element is deployed in an optical path for light waves to traverse from the electronic display source into the light-transmitting substrate. The optical element defines a field curvature that causes light rays of the traversing light waves to diverge or converge. A lens is deployed in the optical path and reduces the field curvature. The electronic display source has a curvature that is matched to the reduced field curvature to counteract the divergence or convergence of the light rays caused by the reduced field curvature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2019
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Inventor: Jonathan GELBERG
  • Publication number: 20190361241
    Abstract: An optical device, including a light waves-transmitting substrate has two major surfaces and edges, optical means for coupling light into the substrate by total internal reflection, and a plurality of partially reflecting surfaces (22a, 22b) carried by the substrate. The partially reflecting surfaces (22a, 22b) are parallel to each other and are not parallel to any of the edges of the substrate, one or more of the partially reflecting surfaces (22a, 22b) being an anisotropic surface. The optical device has dual operational modes in see-through configuration. In a first mode, light waves are projected from a display source through the substrate to an eye of a viewer. In a second mode, the display source is shut off and only an external scene is viewable through the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2019
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Inventor: Yaakov Amitai
  • Publication number: 20190361242
    Abstract: A head-mounted imaging apparatus includes a frame that houses a left-eye and a right-eye imaging apparatus. Each imaging apparatus forms a virtual image to an eye of an observer and includes a projector, a planar waveguide, and an optical coupler. The projector is supported by a temple member of the frame and emits a central projected light beam along a projection axis. The planar waveguide accepts the projected light beam through an input aperture and forms an expanded light beam that is output from an output aperture and directed toward the observer's eye. The optical coupler receives the central projected light beam along a first axis that is at an obtuse angle with respect to the waveguide surface, and the optical coupler redirects the central projected light beam along a second axis that is at an acute angle with respect to the waveguide surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2019
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Inventor: Robert J. Schultz
  • Publication number: 20190361243
    Abstract: A head-mounted display including a transparent display, a main liquid crystal lens and a first liquid crystal lens is provided. The transparent display is configured to emit an image light beam. The main liquid crystal lens is disposed near the transparent display. The transparent display is disposed between the main liquid crystal lens and the first liquid crystal lens. The first liquid crystal lens is configured to receive an ambient light beam. The head-mounted display allows at least a part of the image light beam emitted from the transparent display passing through a pupil by phase modulating of at least a part of the main liquid crystal lens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2019
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Applicant: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventors: Chih-Hsien Tsai, Chi-Tang Hsieh, Haw-Woei Pan
  • Publication number: 20190361244
    Abstract: An immersive headset device is provided that includes a display portion and a body portion. The display portion may include microdisplays having a compact size. The microdisplays may be movable (e.g., rotational) relative to the body portion and can be moved (e.g., rotated) between a flipped-up position and a flipped-down position. In some instances, when the microdisplays are flipped up, the headset provides an augmented reality (AR) mode to a user, and when the microdisplays are flipped down, the headset provide a virtual reality (VR) mode to the user. In certain implementations, the headset includes an electronics source module to provide power and/or signal to the microdisplays. The electronics source module can be attached to a rear of the body portion in order to provide advantageous weight distribution about the head of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2019
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Inventors: Jerome T. Carollo, Amal Ghosh, John Chi-Liang Ho, Andrew Thomas Manning Rosen
  • Publication number: 20190361245
    Abstract: A head-mounted display device for providing augmented reality contents to a wearer includes a first light projector and a first Fresnel combiner. The first light projector is configured to project light for rendering images based at least on the augmented reality contents. The first Fresnel combiner is configured to combine the light from the first light projector and light from an outside of the head-mounted display device for providing an overlap of the rendered image and a real image that corresponds to the light from the outside of the head-mounted display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2019
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Inventors: Douglas Robert LANMAN, Brian WHEELWRIGHT, Andrew John OUDERKIRK
  • Publication number: 20190361246
    Abstract: A head-mounted display device for providing augmented reality contents to a wearer includes a light projector and a pancake combiner. The light projector is configured to project a light having a first polarization for rendering images based at least on the augmented reality contents. The pancake combiner is configured to combine the light from the light projector and light from an outside of the head-mounted display device for providing an overlap of the rendered image and a real image that corresponds to the light from the outside of the head-mounted display device. The pancake combiner is also configured to direct the light from the light projector toward a pupil of an eye the wearer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2019
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Inventors: Douglas Robert LANMAN, Jacques GOLLIER
  • Publication number: 20190361247
    Abstract: A head-mounted display device for providing augmented reality contents to a wearer includes a light projector, and eye tracker, and a beam steerer. The light projector is configured to project light for rendering images based at least on the augmented reality contents. The eye tracker is configured to determine a position of a pupil of an eye of the wearer. The beam steerer is configured to change a direction of the light from the light projector based on the position of the pupil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2019
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Inventors: Douglas Robert LANMAN, Robert KONRAD, Gang LI
  • Publication number: 20190361248
    Abstract: A method for providing images to a wearer using a head-mounted display device that includes a light projector and a beam shifter includes projecting, with the light projector, light for rendering images based at least on virtual reality contents and/or augmented reality contents. The method also includes changing, with a beam shifter, a path of the light projected from the light projector based on a position of a pupil of an eye of the wearer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2019
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Inventors: Douglas Robert LANMAN, Ryan Michael EBERT
  • Publication number: 20190361249
    Abstract: A head-mounted display device for providing images to a wearer includes a focus-supporting light projector and a beam steerer. The focus-supporting light projector is configured to project light for rendering images based at least on virtual reality contents and/or augmented reality contents. The light projected from the focus-supporting light projector corresponds to an image plane that is selected based at least in part on a position of a pupil of an eye of the wearer. The beam steerer is configured to change a path of the light projected from the focus-supporting light projector based on the position of the pupil of the eye of the wearer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2019
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Inventor: Douglas Robert LANMAN
  • Publication number: 20190361250
    Abstract: A method for providing augmented reality contents to a wearer using a head-mounted display device that includes an eye tracking sensor, a light projector, a beam steerer, and a combiner includes determining, with the eye tracking sensor, a position of a pupil of an eye of the wearer. The method also includes projecting, with the light projector, light for rendering images based at least on the augmented reality contents, and changing, with the beam steerer, a direction of the light from the light projector based on the position of the pupil. The light from the beam steerer is directed toward the combiner and the light from the beam steerer and light from an outside of the head-mounted display device are combined, by the combiner, to provide an overlap of a rendered image and a real image that corresponds to the light from the outside of the head-mounted display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2019
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Inventors: Douglas Robert LANMAN, Robert KONRAD, Robert Dale CAVIN
  • Publication number: 20190361251
    Abstract: [Object] To provide a see-through display device, a system, a program, and an information processing method capable of improving safety at the time of use. [Solving Means] According to one embodiment of the present technology, there is provided a see-through display device including an error detection unit and a display control unit. The error detection unit detects an error. The display control unit controls display of a see-through display on the basis of a detection result of the error detection unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2017
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Applicant: Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
    Inventors: Takeshi Iwatsu, Tohru Kadono, Akira Katayama
  • Publication number: 20190361252
    Abstract: [Object] In a configuration in which an image of a target is captured using a plurality of imaging elements, the plurality of imaging elements can be efficiently disposed in a limited space. [Solving Means] A branching optical system includes: a first branching optical system that separates first light belonging to a predetermined wavelength band from incident light in a first direction that is a surface direction of a plane including an optical axis corresponding to a normal direction of an incidence surface on which the incident light is incident; and a second branching optical system that is provided subsequent to the first branching optical system and separates, from second light after the first light is separated from the incident light, third light that is a part of the second light, in a second direction crossing the plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2017
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Satoshi NAGAE
  • Publication number: 20190361253
    Abstract: Disclosed are high-density energy directing devices and systems thereof for two-dimensional, stereoscopic, light field and holographic head-mounted displays. In general, the head-mounted display system includes one or more energy devices and one or more energy relay elements, each energy relay element having a first surface and a second surface. The first surface is disposed in energy propagation paths of the one or more energy devices and the second surface of each of the one or more energy relay elements is arranged to form a singular seamless energy surface. A separation between edges of any two adjacent second surfaces is less than a minimum perceptible contour as defined by the visual acuity of a human eye having better than 20/40 vision at a distance from the singular seamless energy surface, the distance being greater than the lesser of: half of a height of the singular seamless energy surface, or half of a width of the singular seamless energy surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2017
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Applicant: LIGHT FIELD LAB, INC.
    Inventors: Jonathan Sean Karafin, Brendan Elwood Bevensee
  • Publication number: 20190361254
    Abstract: The present application relates to an optical isolation device. The present application provides an optical isolation device having an excellent isolation ratio which can be formed simply and at low cost. Such an optical isolation device can be applied to various applications such as the field of optical communication or laser optics, the field of security or privacy protection, brightness enhancement of displays, or a use for hiding and covering.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2017
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Inventor: Sang Choll HAN
  • Publication number: 20190361255
    Abstract: A light source device includes first and second light source units, a first polarization beam splitter, and a polarization conversion element. The first light source unit emits first linear polarization light in a first direction. The second light source unit is disposed facing the first light source unit, and emits the first linear polarization light in a second direction opposite to the first direction. The first linear polarization light emitted from the first light source unit is reflected by the first polarization beam splitter in a third direction perpendicular to the first and second directions. The first linear polarization light emitted from the second light source unit is reflected by the first polarization beam splitter in a fourth direction opposite to the third direction, is converted into the second linear polarization light by the polarization conversion element, and is reflected in the third direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2019
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Inventor: SOSUKE OTANI
  • Publication number: 20190361256
    Abstract: A display system includes a waveguide having a first diffractive optical element and a second diffractive optical element. The waveguide is configured to receive a display light having a pupil height and pupil width and transmit the display light to an eyebox with an eyebox height and an eyebox width. The first diffractive optical element is configured to in-couple the display light into the waveguide, the first diffractive optical element having a first diffractive optical element height that is at least the pupil height and a first diffractive optical element width that is at least the eyebox width.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2018
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Inventor: Joshua Owen MILLER
  • Publication number: 20190361257
    Abstract: The cost and power consumption of an imaging apparatus are reduced by facilitating detection of an incident angle of a light beam transmitted through a grating substrate. An image sensor converts an optical image captured by pixels arranged on an imaging surface and outputs the converted image signal. A modulator is configured to modulate intensity of light; and an image processing circuit performs image processing of the output image signal. The modulator has a grating substrate, a grating pattern formed on a back surface side of the grating substrate arranged in proximity to the light receiving surface of the image sensor; and a grating pattern formed on a front surface facing the back surface. Each of the grating patterns is constituted of a plurality of concentric circles. The modulator performs intensity modulation on the light transmitted through the grating pattern and outputs the modulated light to the image sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2019
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Inventor: Takeshi SHIMANO
  • Publication number: 20190361258
    Abstract: An optical system, including: (a) an emitter array including a plurality of individual emitters, wherein each emitter in the emitter array is operable to emit a light beam which is characterized by a native beam width; (b) an optical subunit, operable to transform a plurality of light beams emitted by the emitter array, wherein each of the transformed light beams is characterized by an expanded beam width that is wider than the native beam width of the corresponding light beam and is wider than a facilitating beam width; and (c) a diffractive optical element that is capable of diffracting the transformed light beams to provide light patterns whose angular resolution meets a light pattern target angular resolution criteria.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2019
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Inventors: Martin Abraham, Eyal Gordon
  • Publication number: 20190361259
    Abstract: A method for semi-dense depth estimation includes receiving, at an electronic device, a control signal of a speckle pattern projector (SPP and receiving from each sensor of a dynamic vision sensor (DVS) stereo pair, an event stream of pixel intensity change data, wherein the event stream is time-synchronized with the control signal of the SPP. The method further includes performing projected light filtering on the event stream of pixel intensity change data for each sensor of the DVS stereo pair, to generate synthesized event image data, the synthesized event image data having one or more channels, each channel based on an isolated portion of the event stream of pixel intensity change data and performing stereo matching on at least one channel of the synthesized event image data for each sensor of the DVS stereo pair to generate a depth map for at least a portion of the field of view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2018
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Inventors: Michael Sapienza, Ankur Gupta, Abhijit Bendale
  • Publication number: 20190361260
    Abstract: There are provided a reflecting module for optical image stabilization (OIS) and a camera module including the same. The reflecting module for OIS includes: a housing including an internal space; a movable holder supported in the internal space of the housing by an elastic member; a reflecting member disposed on the movable holder; and a driving part configured to provide driving force to the movable holder so that the movable holder is moved relative to the housing, wherein the elastic member includes a fixed frame fixed to the housing, a movable frame provided in the fixed frame, and a spring connecting the fixed frame and the movable frame to each other and, the movable frame is movable in relation to two axes perpendicular to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2019
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Applicant: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Bong Won JEONG, Jae Kyung KIM, Young Bok YOON, Hyun Kag PARK
  • Publication number: 20190361261
    Abstract: A camera module includes: a housing having an internal space; a reflecting module including a reflecting member and including a moving holder movably supported by an inner wall of the housing disposed in the internal space; and a lens module disposed behind the reflecting module disposed in the internal space and including a lens barrel including lenses aligned in an optical axis direction so that light reflected from the reflecting member is incident thereto, wherein the moving holder is provided to be movable in one axis direction approximately perpendicular to the optical axis direction with respect to the housing, and the lens module is provided with a carrier to which the lens barrel is supported, configured to be movable in the other axis direction approximately perpendicular to the optical axis direction and the one axis direction with respect to the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2019
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ta Kyoung LEE, Ah Hyeon IM
  • Publication number: 20190361262
    Abstract: A photographing optical device may include a movable module including a movable body and a holding body; a support body to hold the movable module; a lens drive coil attached to the movable body; a shake correction coil attached to the support body, and a plurality of drive magnets attached to the holding body. The holding body may include a first magnet fixing member and a second magnet fixing member. The first magnet fixing member and the second magnet fixing member may be formed in a frame shape. The movable body may be disposed on inner peripheral sides of the first magnet fixing member and the second magnet fixing member. The support body may include a case body structuring an outer peripheral face of the support body. An object side end of the case body may include a facing part which faces an end face of the movable body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2019
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Inventors: Yoshihiro HAMADA, Tatsuki WADE
  • Publication number: 20190361263
    Abstract: According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided an imaging lens including: an image shake correcting action unit provided movably in a direction perpendicular to an optical axis of the lens; a stationary unit for supporting the image shake correcting action unit; a permanent magnet provided on one of the image shake correcting action unit and the stationary unit and a coil provided on an other; a drive circuit for moving the image shake correcting action unit relative to the stationary unit; a mount section for being connected to an imaging unit; and a conductive member which is nonmagnetically conductive and disposed between the coil and the mount section so as to include a facing surface facing a surface formed by a winding wire of the coil and having a larger area than a surface formed by an inner periphery of the coil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2019
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Inventor: Takayuki Taguchi
  • Publication number: 20190361264
    Abstract: An optical element driving mechanism is provided, including: a fixed portion; a movable portion movably connected to the fixed portion and includes a frame and a holder, wherein an optical element having an optical axis is connected to the movable portion; a first driving assembly disposed in the fixed portion to move the movable portion relative to the fixed portion; and a resilient element, including: an outer resilient element, including: a first segment having a strip-shaped structure; a second segment having a strip-shaped structure; and a first bending segment, wherein the first segment connects to the second segment through the first bending segment, and the frame is movably connected to the fixed portion through the outer resilient element; and an inner resilient element, wherein the holder is movably connected to the frame through the inner resilient element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2019
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Inventors: Chao-Chang HU, Cheng-Kai YU