Optical systems for head-worn computers

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12111473-B2
Application number	US-202318165851-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 7, 2023
Priority date	Sep 8, 2016
Publication date	Oct 8, 2024
Grant date	Oct 8, 2024

Abstract

Aspects of the present disclosure relate a head-worn computer with a see-through display wherein computer content is presented to a user wearing the head-worn computer and through which the user sees a surrounding environment, wherein the see-through display generates image light comprised of narrow bandwidths of red, green and blue light and wherein the see-through display further includes a tristimulus notch mirror positioned to reflect the image light towards the user's eye, and wherein the tristimulus notch mirror reflects less than a full width half max of the red image light.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A wearable device, comprising:
a light source configured to generate image light comprising a first bandwidth of light, the first bandwidth of light centered at a first frequency, the light source comprising a color source;
a see-through display configured to present the image light to a user, the see-through display comprising a mirror configured to:
direct the image light towards an eye of the user; and
transmit environmental light, wherein:
the image light does not comprise the environmental light,
the environmental light comprises a second bandwidth centered at a second frequency, and
the second frequency differs from the first frequency by less than a threshold frequency; and

one or more filters, the one or more filters configured to apply a bandpass filter to an output of the color source to transmit the first bandwidth of light.

2. The wearable device of claim 1 , wherein the light source comprises a light emitting diode (LED).

3. The wearable device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a first optics module comprising the light source; and
a second optics module comprising the mirror,
wherein the light source is configured to project the image light from the first optics module to the second optics module.

4. The wearable device of claim 1 , wherein the mirror comprises a holographic mirror.

5. The wearable device of claim 1 , wherein the mirror comprises a notch mirror.

6. The wearable device of claim 1 , wherein the mirror comprises a curved surface.

7. The wearable device of claim 1 , wherein the environmental light comprises light emitted by an artificial light source and the second frequency corresponds to a frequency of the artificial light source.

8. The wearable device of claim 7 , wherein the artificial light source comprises a traffic control signal.

9. The wearable device of claim 7 , wherein the artificial light source comprises a vehicle light source.

10. The wearable device of claim 1 , wherein the first frequency equals the second frequency.

11. The wearable device of claim 1 , wherein:
the first bandwidth has a full width at half maximum (FWHM) equal to a first value, and the second bandwidth has a FWHM equal to a second value less than the first value.

12. A method comprising:
generating, via a light source of a wearable head device, image light comprising a first bandwidth of light, the first bandwidth of light centered at a first frequency, the light source comprising a color source;
presenting, via a see-through display of the wearable head device, the image light to a user of the wearable head device, the see-through display comprising a mirror;
directing, via the mirror, the image light towards an eye of the user;
transmitting, via the mirror, environmental light, wherein:
the image light does not comprise the environmental light,
the environmental light comprises a second bandwidth centered at a second frequency, and
the second frequency differs from the first frequency by less than a threshold frequency; and

applying, via one or more filters of the wearable head device, a bandpass filter to an output of the color source to transmit the first bandwidth of light.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the light source comprises an LED.

14. The method of claim 12 , wherein the wearable device further comprises:
a first optics module comprising the light source; and
a second optics module comprising the mirror,
wherein the method further comprises projecting, via the light source, the image light from the first optics module to the second optics module.

15. The method of claim 12 , wherein the mirror comprises a notch mirror.

16. The method of claim 12 , wherein the environmental light comprises light emitted by an artificial light source and the second frequency corresponds to a frequency of the artificial light source.

17. The method of claim 16 , wherein the artificial light source comprises a traffic control signal.

18. The method of claim 16 , wherein the artificial light source comprises a vehicle light source.

19. The method of claim 12 , wherein the first frequency equals the second frequency.

20. The method of claim 12 , wherein:
the first bandwidth has a FWHM equal to a first value, and
the second bandwidth has a FWHM equal to a second value less than the first value.

Assignees

• Mentor Acquisition One Llc

Inventors

• Nortrup Edward H
• Border John N
• Haddick John D

Classifications

• G02B5/04

  Prisms · CPC title

• G02B2027/0138

  comprising image capture systems, e.g. camera · CPC title

• G02B27/0093

  with means for monitoring data relating to the user, e.g. head-tracking, eye-tracking · CPC title

• G02B2027/0178

  Eyeglass type (eyeglass details G02C) · CPC title

• G02B2027/0112

  comprising device for genereting colour display · CPC title