Sympathetic optic adaptation for see-through display

US8988463B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8988463-B2
Application numberUS-96354710-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateDec 8, 2010
Priority dateDec 8, 2010
Publication dateMar 24, 2015
Grant dateMar 24, 2015

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A method for overlaying first and second images in a common focal plane of a viewer comprises forming the first image and guiding the first and second images along an axis to a pupil of the viewer. The method further comprises adjustably diverging the first and second images at an adaptive diverging optic to bring the first image into focus at the common focal plane, and, adjustably converging the second image at an adaptive converging optic to bring the second image into focus at the common focal plane.

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The invention claimed is: 1. In a see-through display system having an electronically controlled adaptive diverging optic and an electronically controlled adaptive converging optic, a method to present a display image and an external image to a viewer, wherein the external image is an image of a scene opposite the viewer and includes a background subject, the method comprising: forming the display image by an image former, wherein the image former is disposed between the adaptive…

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What does patent US8988463B2 cover?
A method for overlaying first and second images in a common focal plane of a viewer comprises forming the first image and guiding the first and second images along an axis to a pupil of the viewer. The method further comprises adjustably diverging the first and second images at an adaptive diverging optic to bring the first image into focus at the common focal plane, and, adjustably converging …
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Stone Perez Kathryn, Kipman Alex Aben-Athar, Fuller Andrew, and 4 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G02B27/0172. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Mar 24 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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