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Augmented reality head-mounted display with a pancake combiner and pupil steering

US11061239B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 9, 2019
Grant dateJul 13, 2021
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Expiry dateAug 9, 2039

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02B2027/0187
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

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.

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