AR glasses with event and sensor triggered control of AR eyepiece applications

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9285589-B2
Application number	US-201213342965-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 3, 2012
Priority date	Feb 28, 2010
Publication date	Mar 15, 2016
Grant date	Mar 15, 2016

Abstract

This disclosure concerns an interactive head-mounted eyepiece with an integrated processor for handling content for display and an integrated image source for introducing the content to an optical assembly through which the user views a surrounding environment and the displayed content, wherein the eyepiece includes an event and sensor triggered control of eyepiece applications.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system, comprising:
a see-through display configured to display augmented reality images that augment a surrounding environment viewable via the see-through display;
a processor; and
a storage device configured to hold instructions executable by the processor to:
detect a first data feed from a first network source,
control an internal application executable by the processor according to a first user-input command scheme responsive to the first data feed being detected,
detect a second data feed from a second network source, the second data feed being different than the first data feed,
control the internal application according to a second user-input command scheme responsive to the second data feed being detected, the first user-input command scheme being different than the second user-input command scheme.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the head-mounted device includes an eyepiece.

3. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a communications facility configured to receive the first data feed from the first network source and the second data feed from the second network source.

4. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a sensor configured to detect at least one of an event and a physical quantity as input.

5. The system of claim 4 , wherein the storage device is configured to hold instructions executable by the processor to control the internal application based on a third user-input command scheme responsive to the event or the physical quantity being detected by the sensor, the third user-input command scheme being different than the first user-input command scheme and the second user-input command scheme.

6. The system of claim 4 , wherein the sensor is an environmental sensor configured to detect an environmental condition.

7. An augmented reality system, comprising:
a communications facility configured to receive a first data feed from a first network source and a second data feed from a second network source;
an internal application that automatically makes available a first user-input command scheme to control the internal application responsive to detection of the first data feed and automatically makes available a second user-input command scheme to control the internal application responsive to detection of the second data feed, the second user-input command scheme being different than the first user-input command scheme; and
a see-through display to display augmented reality images of a user interface of the internal application, the first user-input command scheme useable to control the user interface and the second user-input command scheme useable to control the user interface.

8. The augmented reality system of claim 7 , wherein the see-through display includes an eyepiece.

9. The augmented reality system of claim 7 , further comprising a sensor configured to detect at least one of an event and a physical quantity as input.

10. The augmented reality system of claim 9 , wherein the user-input command scheme automatically is made available to control the internal application responsive to the event or the physical quantity being detected by the sensor.

11. The augmented reality system of claim 9 , wherein the sensor is an environmental sensor configured to detect an environmental condition.

12. A method of augmenting reality, the method comprising:
automatically making available a first user-input command scheme to control an internal application of an augmented reality device;
receiving, at the augmented reality device, a data feed from a network source;
responsive to reception of the data feed, automatically making available a second user-input command scheme to control the internal application of the augmented reality device, the second user-input command scheme being different than the first user-input command scheme; and
displaying, via a see-through display of the augmented reality device, augmented reality images of a user interface of the internal application, the first user-input command scheme and the second user-input command scheme mapping a same user-input action to different commands useable to control the user interface.

13. The method of claim 12 , further comprising detecting, with a sensor of the augmented reality device, at least one of an event and a physical quantity.

14. The method of claim 13 , further comprising automatically making available the user-input command scheme responsive to the event or the physical quantity being detected by the sensor.

15. The method of claim 13 , wherein the sensor is an environmental sensor configured to detect an environmental condition.

Assignees

• Osterhout Ralph F
• Haddick John D
• Lohse Robert Michael
• Cella Charles
• Nortrup Robert J
• Nortrup Edward H
• Microsoft Technology Licensing Llc

Inventors

• Osterhout Ralph F
• Haddick John D
• Lohse Robert Michael
• Cella Charles
• Nortrup Robert J
• Nortrup Edward H

Classifications

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