Abstract: A wearable 3D augmented reality display and method, which may include 3D integral imaging optics.

Abstract: An optical element includes partially reflecting mirrors provided in parallel to each other with an interval therebetween, reflect a part of image light and external light, and transmit another part of the image light and the external light; and a transmitting member interposed between adjacent two partially reflecting mirrors of the partially reflecting mirrors. The light-transmissive member includes an incidence surface on which the image light and the external light are incident and an exit surface from which the image light and the external light are exited. Each of the partially reflecting mirrors is disposed to be inclined with respect to the incidence surface and the exit surface. The partially reflecting mirrors include at least one first partially reflecting mirror and at least one second partially reflecting mirror having different reflectances with respect to predetermined polarized light components included in the image light and the external light.

Abstract: A display includes a projector configured to provide light of a virtual image, a waveguide into which the light of the virtual image is injected at an injection angle by the projector, and a combiner disposed along the waveguide and configured to redirect the light of the virtual image. The waveguide is configured to emit the light at a point established by the injection angle. The combiner is further configured to allow ambient light from beyond the waveguide to pass through the combiner. The waveguide constrains the light of the virtual image through total internal reflection along a curved path for the light between the projector and the combiner.

Abstract: An optical apparatus includes a lightguide and an optical combiner. The lightguide receives display light having an initial cross-section size and guides the display light down the lightguide. The lightguide includes internal optical elements that redirect the display light out of the lightguide with an expanded cross-section size that is larger than the initial cross-section size. The optical combiner combines the display light having the expanded cross-section with ambient scene light. The optical combiner includes an ambient scene side, an eye-ward side, and one or more reflective optical elements that pass at least a portion of the ambient scene light incident along an eye-ward direction on the ambient scene side through to the eye-ward side and redirect the display light having the expanded cross-section and incident on the eye-ward side to the eye-ward direction. The one or more reflective optical elements are substantially without lensing power.

Abstract: The present invention provides a display device that can easily perform control for driving a movable screen. Display device includes light source that emits a light beam, scanner that causes the light beam from light source to scan, movable screen in which a first image is formed by transmitting the light beam from scanner, projection unit that projects the first image formed in movable screen on windshield and displays a virtual image of the first image in a space in front of windshield, and driver that causes movable screen to reciprocate in a first direction separating from scanner and in a second direction approaching scanner. Movable screen reciprocates in a posture inclined to moving directions of movable screen.

Abstract: A mirror assembly includes a mirror substrate, a sensor, and a controller. The mirror substrate is configured to provide a reflection of objects including a user. The sensor is configured to collect sensor data from the user. The controller is configured to analyze the sensor data and select an auxiliary command for an auxiliary device coordinated with the mirror assembly. The auxiliary command is selected for the user.

Abstract: Apparatus and method of reducing light leakage from display devices are described. An embodiment of reducing light leakage from display devices includes providing an optical shutter that is configured to block light from a display device from being emitted into the ambient environment when the display device is in a bright state and configured to display visual information to the user. The optical shutter can be configured to transmit light from the ambient environment to the user when the display device is not displaying visual information.

Abstract: Systems, devices, media, and methods are presented for presentation of modified objects within a video stream. The systems and methods receive a set of images within a video stream and identify at least a portion of a face in a first subset of images. The systems and methods determine face characteristics by analyzing the portion of the face in the first subset of images. The systems and methods apply a graphical representation of glasses to the face based on the face characteristics and cause presentation of a modified video stream including the portion of the face with the graphical representation of the glasses in a second subset of images of the set of images while receiving the video stream.

Abstract: A head-mounted display apparatus is disclosed. The head-mounted display apparatus includes an optical member having a front surface, a rear surface, and a plurality of side surfaces, a display unit adapted to emit a display image toward one of the side surfaces of the optical member, and a reflective structure disposed inside the optical member to reflect the display image emitted from the display unit and to allow the reflected display image to pass and propagate through the rear surface. The image reflected by the reflective structure and delivered to user's eyes is the same irrespective of the coverage of the user's field of view.

Abstract: A display device has a display to generate a real image. An optical system has lenslets, each generating a virtual sub-image from a respective partial real image on the display, by each lenslet projecting light from the display to an eye position. The sub-images combine to form a virtual image viewable from the eye position. At least one of the lenslets is an “RXIR” lenslet, in which the light rays from the display to the eye position are deflected sequentially at least four times by a refraction (R), a reflection (X), a total internal or metallic reflection (I), and a refraction (R) in that order.

Abstract: An optical element, used as first imaging element, includes a first entry surface and a curved exit surface. A spectacle lens, used as second imaging element, includes a curved second entry surface and a coupling-out section spaced apart therefrom. An imaging optical system images the generated image as a virtual image by guiding the light bundles fed to the optical element via the first entry surface to the curved exit surface, and coupling them from the latter, via the curved second entry surface, into the spectacle lens, in which they are guided to the coupling-out section and coupled out via the coupling-out section to generate the virtual image. To reduce the lateral chromatic aberration in the imaging of the virtual image, the two imaging elements are produced from different materials; one having positive refractive power and the other having negative refractive power for imaging the virtual image.

Abstract: A virtual scene presented on a display of a virtual reality headset can be adjusted using a varifocal element by changing the shape of one or more optical elements of a pancake lens block, by varying the distance between the two optical elements, or both, based on where in a virtual scene a user is looking. The headset tracks a user's eyes to determine a vergence depth from gaze lines in order to accommodate the user's eye for the determined vergence depth. Accordingly, the shape of one or more optical elements is adjusted, the distance between the two optical elements, or both, is changed to focus light from the display of the virtual reality headset at the vergence depth to keep the user's eye in a zone of comfort as vergence and accommodation change.

Abstract: A head-mounted display (HMD) includes a pancake lens block, an eye tracking system, and an electronic display. The electronic display is coated with a dichroic film that transmits visible light and reflects infrared light (IR). An IR emitter illuminates an eye of the user, and infrared light is reflected from an eye through the pancake lens block and is incident on the dichroic film. The reflected light undergoes multiple reflections before being captured by an image capturing element of the eye tracking system that is positioned at a periphery of HMD located off-axis relative to an optical axis of the pancake lens block.

Abstract: A head-mounted display (HMD) includes a pancake lens block, an eye tracking system, and an electronic display. The electronic display is coated with a dichroic film that transmits visible light and reflects infrared light (IR). An IR emitter illuminates an eye of the user, and infrared light is reflected from an eye through the pancake lens block and is incident on the dichroic film. The reflected light is captured by an image capturing element of the eye tracking system that is positioned at a periphery of HMD located off-axis relative to an optical axis of the pancake lens block.

Abstract: A head-mounted display (HMD) includes a pancake lens block, an eye tracking system, and an electronic display. The electronic display is coated with a dichroic film that transmits visible light and reflects infrared light (IR). An IR emitter illuminates an eye of the user, and infrared light is reflected from an eye through the pancake lens block and is incident on the dichroic film. The reflected light undergoes multiple reflections before being captured by an image capturing element of the eye tracking system that is positioned at a periphery of HMD located off-axis relative to an optical axis of the pancake lens block. Moreover, each reflection results in a particular view of the eye that results in multiple views of the eye being received by the image capturing element.

Abstract: A head-up display device includes a display element, a movable mirror, one or more first and second mirrors, and an movable unit. The display element emits light to form a display image. The movable mirror first reflects light emitted from the display element. The one or more first and second mirrors reflect light reflected off the movable mirror to project a virtual image. The movable unit adjusts a position of the movable mirror to adjust a projection distance of the virtual image. The movable mirror is disposed at a position such that light incident to the movable mirror is non-parallel to a normal of the movable mirror.

Abstract: A head-up display causes light modulated by an optical modulation element to form, via a projection lens, an intermediate image on a screen, and then causes the intermediate image to reflect, via a mirror, on a windshield to allow a user to view a virtual image. A normal line of the screen is inclined with respect to an optical axis of the projection lens. An emission surface of the optical modulation element is inclined with respect to the screen and a principal plane of the projection lens so as to satisfy a Scheimpflug condition.

Abstract: A method, apparatus, and computer-readable medium for a user interface (UI) for a head-mountable display (HMD). The method includes generating three-dimensional content for display by the HMD. The method also includes identifying three-dimensional coordinates for UI elements of the UI that are associated with the three-dimensional content. The three-dimensional coordinates identified within an angular range for the UI that includes a viewable region of a user while wearing the HMD. Additionally, the method includes, in response to a user input, displaying the UI elements at the identified three-dimensional coordinates over the three-dimensional content. The method may further include, after displaying the UI elements, moving the display of the UI elements on the HMD in a direction corresponding to a movement direction of the HMD in response to detecting movement of the HMD corresponding to movement of a head of the user wearing the HMD.

Abstract: A head-up display includes: a display projecting light; a reflection part reflecting the light; a supported part disposed on the end of the reflection part and including a cylindrical shaft; a support, through which the shaft passes, rotatably supporting the supported part; and an elastic member which has a U-shape cross-section and in which a hole is formed in one end section and a spherical-surface protrusion protruding towards the hole is formed in the other end section that passes through the center axis of the hole. With the supported part supported by the support, the distal end of the shaft passes through the hole, the distal end-side inner circumferential edge of the shaft abuts the protrusion, and the inner surface of the one end section and that of the other end section of the elastic member cause the supported part and the support part to press against each other.

Abstract: A method of displaying a video sequence of a scene captured using a video capture device, the video sequence having a limited field of view of the scene. A plurality of objects positioned in the scene outside limits of the field of view of the captured video sequence is determined. A representation of at least one of the objects is generated, a characteristic of the generated representation being determined from an object impact measure defining, at least in part, a confidence that the at least one object will enter the field of view. The generated object representation is displayed together with, and proximate to, a display of the captured video sequence.

Abstract: A HMD includes an electronic display and a pancake lens block. The pancake lens block includes a back curved optical element and a front curved optical element. Light propagating through the pancake lens block undergoes multiple reflections and to mitigate parasitic reflections, there are no air gaps between optical elements of the pancake lens block. A hybrid film that operates as a waveplate surface and a mirrored surface can be placed between the front curved optical element and the back curved optical element. A wide FOV can be obtained by making the coupling surfaces of the front optical element and the back optical element to be based on a convex cylindrical surface profile and a concave cylindrical surface profile, with the axis of the cylinder surface in a vertical direction for a user wearing the HMD.

Abstract: An HUD apparatus is structured such that a first cover moves forward to open a first opening, which is disposed on a path along which a combiner moves, and a second cover also moves forward to open a second opening, which is disposed on an optical path from a light-projecting portion of a light-emitting unit (second mirror) to the combiner. When the combiner moves from an accommodated position to a projecting position, a front end portion of the second cover moves into a space that is occupied by the combiner when the combiner is at the accommodated position.

Abstract: A waterproofed wearable displaying device with an augmented reality function. The wearable displaying device is in form of goggles. A waterproofer is attached in front of a lens of the goggle. A receiving space defined between the waterproofer and the lens is sealed. The wearable displaying device further includes an image capturing device and a display in the receiving space. When the user wears the wearable displaying device indoors or outdoors, the display faces to the user's eyes, and modules in the device can detect air pressure and humidity in the goggles, to maintain air pressure within the goggles at a slight vacuum compared to the air pressure outside.

Abstract: A near-eye display device is disclosed that includes a pixel display configured to display multiple groups of pixels, in each frame of image, that are output by scanning. The device includes multiple semi-reflectors, where each semi-reflector is in a one-to-one correspondence with each group of pixels displayed by the pixel display unit. Each semi-reflector includes multiple inner platings that are disposed at different reflection angles. Each of the inner platings is in a one-to-one correspondence with each pixel subunits that is in a group of pixels corresponding to a semi-reflector in which the inner plating is located. Each semi-reflector is configured to be activated when the group of pixels corresponding to the semi-reflector is reflected, and reflect each pixel subunit which is in a one-to-one correspondence with each of the inner platings to a direction of an eyeball center by using all the inner platings included in the semi-reflector.

Abstract: An apparatus (110), system (100), and method (900) for displaying an image (880). Instead of using an expensive configuration of prisms (310) such as TIR prisms (311) or RTIR prisms (312) to direct light (800) to and from a DMD (324), a plate (340) with transmissive (374), reflective (372), and/or polarization (373) characteristics is used. The plate (340) can be implemented in a wide variety of different embodiments using a wide variety of different components and configurations.

Abstract: A wearable apparatus comprises at least one processing unit and at least one memory. The at least one memory stores program instructions that, when executed by the at least one processing unit, cause the apparatus to detect a context related view activation input from a user, determine a context in response to detecting the context related view activation input from the user, and cause a view relating to the context to be provided with the wearable apparatus such that the view appears to be at ground level around at least one foot of the user.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided that allow a person to exert control in real space as well as in virtual spaces. Eye tracking is employed to determine the direction of the viewer's gaze, and head tracking can be used as needed to track the viewer's head in order to provide a stable virtual environment. Eye vergence can then be used to as a triggering mechanism to initiate responses stored in association with objects in the field of view. Additionally, eye vergence can be used to provide a continuous control.

Abstract: A head-mounted display (HMD) includes a multifocal block having one or more possible focal distances and includes a multifocal structure. The multifocal structure has a first focal distance and a second focal distance of the one or more possible focal distances. The multifocal structure includes one or more optical components positioned in series such that light from an electronic display is received and passes through each of the one or more optical components at least once before being output from the multifocal structure. The one or more optical components includes a switchable half waveplate (SHWP). The SHWP has a first state that causes the multifocal structure to output image light at the first focal distance, and a second state that causes the multifocal structure to output the image light at the first focal distance.

Abstract: The disclosure features three-dimensional stereoscopic imaging systems and methods that include two image capture devices configured to obtain images of a scene, at least one display screen, and an electronic processor configured to: receive one or more images of the scene from the capture devices, where each of the one or more images includes a lateral dimension and a height; warp the one or more images along their respective lateral dimensions to at least partially correct for disparity distortions associated with displaying the one or more images on the at least one display screen; correct the one or more images by scaling the respective heights of the images along the lateral dimensions of the images so that the height of each image is the same along the images lateral dimension; and display the warped and corrected one or more images on the at least one display screen.

Abstract: A waveguide display disposed in glasses includes a first pupil expander assembly operable to project a first image defined by a first field of view and a second pupil expander assembly disposed adjacent the first pupil expander assembly and operable to project a second image defined by a second field of view different from the first field of view.

Abstract: A combiner positioning system for a head-up display includes a carrier and a locking element. The carrier supports a combiner for the head-up display, and the combiner is movable between a stowed position and a display position. The locking element has an engaged position and a disengaged position. The locking element engages a portion of the carrier in the display position and rigidly holds the carrier in the display position.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a head-up display device comprising a pivoting and/or tilting combiner system, a projector system capable of generating information to be viewed, a mechanical actuation and drive system, a housing including a compartment and a fixed cover. The fixed cover includes a contact and sealing edge, and the device further includes a movable cover being mounted, preferably removable, on the support. The resultant device forms a contact seal preventing the passage of dust and other foreign elements between said contact and sealing edge and the movable cover.

Abstract: An information processing device of the present invention includes a sightline distance calculating unit (106) configured to calculate a sightline distance between a position of a user and a position of a point specified on an image display surface based on a sightline direction of the user, a character size calculating unit (108) configured to determine a character size in accordance with the sightline distance calculated by the sightline distance calculating unit (106), and a display control unit (110) configured to determine a size of a display image in accordance with the character size calculated by the character size calculating unit (108).

Abstract: Apparatus, including a retaining structure (54), positioned near a subject's eye that has a pupil with a diameter, an optical combiner (52A) mounted on the structure before the eye, and a pixelated screen (60A) having an array of variably transparent pixels coating the combiner. There is an image capturing device (68A) mounted on the structure to capture an image of a scene viewed by the eye, and a projector (64A) is mounted on the structure to project at least one of a portion of the captured image and a stored image onto a section of the screen at a selected location thereof. A processor (26) renders the screen section at least partially opaque, selects the section location in response to a region of interest in the scene identified by analysis of the captured image, and determines a dimension of the section in response to the pupil diameter.

Abstract: An information processing device is provided which is mounted on the head of the human body and which is capable of maintaining usability regardless of the attachment direction. The information processing device includes an operation detection unit that detects an operation performed with respect to the information processing device and a control unit that based on an attitude of the information processing device, determines an action to be conducted in correspondence with an operation detected by the operation detection unit.

Abstract: Examples are directed to optimal field mappings that provide the highest contrast images for time delay integration (TDI) imaging systems and methods. The mapping can be implemented for line-scanned imaging with optical systems including an anamorphic field correcting assembly configured to implement a non-rotationally symmetric field mapping between object space and image space to adjust distortion characteristics of the optics to control image wander on a focal plane array. The anamorphic field correcting assembly can include one or more mirrors or lenses having non-rotationally symmetric aspherical departures.

Abstract: To provide a head-up display apparatus capable of displaying an easily visible image. The apparatus projects a display image displayed on the image displaying part installed in an instrument panel of a vehicle toward a windshield glass (translucent member) through an opening of the instrument panel, reflects the image on the windshield glass, and displays character information and symbol information as a virtual image, which is visible from a predetermined eye-position range. The character information is displayed in a first area where a difference in distortion (binocular parallax) of the virtual image is less than a predetermine value when the translucent member is seen from the predetermined eye-position range.

Abstract: A saddle riding vehicle includes: a meter apparatus; and a head-up display apparatus including a projection unit and a combiner to which an image from the projection unit is projected. The meter apparatus is arranged at a position overlapping with an optical path from the projection unit to the combiner as viewed in plan view.

Abstract: A method for panning content on a display of a wearable device is disclosed. The method may include determining, via an eye tracking device, a gaze direction of a user. The method may also include determining, via a movement detection system, a head direction of the user. The method may further include, based at least in part on the gaze direction and the head direction both being consistent with a particular direction, causing content displayed on a display of the wearable device to be panned in the particular direction. The method may additionally include determining during panning of the content, via the eye tracking device, that the gaze direction of the user has returned to a neutral position. The method may moreover include, based at least in part on the gaze direction of the user returning to the neutral position, causing content displayed on the display to stop panning.

Abstract: Described herein are embodiments of methods and apparatuses for a wearable augmented reality system for fitness. The embodiments may include producing an avatar in the field of vision of the wearer, wherein a perceived position of the avatar may be controlled to aid the wearer in fitness training by establishing a controllable pace for the wearer. The embodiments may further include an optical system that produces the avatar such that it may be perceived by the wearer of the wearable augmented reality apparatus as a virtual running partner.

Abstract: A portable eye tracker device is disclosed which includes a frame, at least one optics holding member, and a control unit. The frame may be adapted for wearing by a user. The at least one optics holding member may include at least one illuminator configured to selectively illuminate at least a portion of at least one eye of the user, and at least one image sensor configured to capture image data representing images of at least a portion of at least one eye of the user. The control unit may be configured to control the at least one illuminator for the selective illumination of at least a portion of at least one eye of the user, receive the image data from the at least one image sensor, and calibrate at least one illuminator, at least one image sensor, or an algorithm of the control unit.

Abstract: A near eye display includes at least one of a combiner, a secondary mirror, and a waveguide having a freeform nanostructured surface. The freeform nanostructured surface encompasses a freeform surface, a nanostructured surface or a combination of both the freeform surface and the nanostructured surface. The freeform nanostructured surface can be incorporated into a combiner or a secondary mirror in the near eye display in a compact folded geometry, wherein an anamorphic or freeform optic can be optically intermediate an image source and the freeform nanostructured surface. The nanostructured surface can include a meta-grating operable across the visible spectrum. The meta-grating includes meta-atoms configured to provide a given efficiency at the desired wavelengths in reflection.

Abstract: A 3D display device is disclosed, which comprises: a display panel and a modulating unit disposed on the display panel and comprising plural columnar elements. The display panel comprises: a substrate; plural horizontal electrode lines disposed on the substrate and substantially arranged in parallel; and plural vertical electrode lines disposed on the substrate and substantially arranged in parallel, wherein the vertical electrode lines are interlaced with the horizontal electrode lines to define plural pixel units. In addition, the columnar elements are slanted at a slant angle to an extension direction of the vertical electrode line of the display panel, and the slant angle is in a range from 60 degree to 85 degree.

Abstract: One embodiment of an in-vehicle display device includes: a display unit that includes a transparent display part and a low-transmissivity display part, and that changes an area ratio of an area of the low-transmissivity display part to an area of the transparent display part; an image capturing unit that captures a space around the vehicle as an image; and a first display control unit configured to control the display unit such that the area ratio is increased when a predetermined condition is satisfied as compared to when the predetermined condition is not satisfied, and the image captured by the image capturing unit is displayed in the low-transmissivity display part after the area ratio has been increased.

Abstract: A system and method of adjusting content displayed to a user during an interactive HMD session to compensate for the user's head tilt. The user's head tilt causes the displayed content to be displayed offset from the user's comfortable viewing area of the screen in the HMD. The offset is determined a number of ways and then the displayed images are adjusted to reduce or substantially eliminate the offset. The adjusting can compensate for different user postures for standing, sitting, reclining, lying down, etc. as may occur during an interactive HMD session. The user's head tilt can be caused by the user's physical posture, physical shape or due to corrective lenses that cause the user to inadvertently tilt his head.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are devices, methods and systems for implementing a beam-splitter with the deleterious effects of double images removed. The aspects disclosed herein are implemented with the introduction of a front and rear surface of the beam-splitter's transparent substrate being in a non-parallel fashion. The aspects disclosed herein may be employed with a head-up display (HUD), an augment reality (AR) HUD, or any implementation employing at least two picture generation units.

Abstract: Exemplary embodiments provide methods, mediums, and systems for behavioral research. In some embodiments, a simulated environment may be created. The simulated environment may be displayed to a user on a proprietary display device which utilizes a proprietary data format for storing the simulated environment. Multiple different types of proprietary devices may be supported by providing a hardware agnostic canvas and translation logic. The hardware agnostic canvas may be stored in a neutral format that is not specific to a proprietary display device. The translation logic may translate the hardware agnostic canvas into a format that is interpretably by a proprietary display device, and may translate data gathered from the proprietary display device into a hardware neutral format for further analysis.

Abstract: In a head-up display device, projection light P emitted from a projector is reflected by a plurality of reflectors (first reflector, second reflector, third reflector) and then, the projection light P is formed into an image on an image formation unit. Among the projector and the reflectors, the first reflector and the third reflector are housed in a casing. Among the reflectors, the second reflector is disposed at a roof near a windshield of a vehicle.

Abstract: A display device includes: an optical member that guides incident image light; a frame member that includes an opening in which a part of the optical member is inserted and holds the optical member; and a water repellent layer that is located between the optical member and an inner surface of the opening.

Abstract: A display device configured to project a display image including at least any one of a first image or a second image is provided. A horizontal direction of the first image is longer than a vertical direction thereof. A vertical direction of the second image is longer than a horizontal direction thereof. The display device includes: a controller configured to generate a display image obtained by changing a width of at least any one of the first image or the second image in accordance with a deviation amount between the display image and a ghost image, the ghost image being visually recognized so as to deviate in a deviation direction with respect to the display image; and an image display configured to emit display light for projecting the display image generated by the controller.