Virtual reality and/or augmented reality viewer having variable transparency
US11209681B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 27, 2020 |
| Grant date | Dec 28, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 27, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02F1/133626
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
According to one implementation, a dual-mode augmented reality and virtual reality viewer (AR/VR viewer) includes a device configured to provide AR and VR effects, the device including a display screen, a VR shield, and a transparency control unit coupled to the VR shield. The AR/VR viewer also includes a computing platform for generating the AR and VR effects communicatively coupled to the device. The display screen has a user facing first surface for receiving the AR and VR effects, and a second surface opposite the user facing first surface. The display screen or a transmissive layer adjoining the display screen is configured to have a variable transparency. The VR shield is configured to be one of substantially transparent in an AR mode and substantially opaque in a VR mode under the control of the transparency control unit.
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