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Reverse pass-through glasses for augmented reality and virtual reality devices

US11736679B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 6, 2021
Grant dateAug 22, 2023
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Expiry dateAug 6, 2041

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N13/366
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A device for providing a reverse pass-through view of a user of a headset display to an onlooker includes an eyepiece comprising an optical surface configured to provide an image to a user on a first side of the optical surface. The device also includes a first camera configured to collect an image of a portion of a face of the user reflected from the optical surface in a first field of view, a display adjacent to the optical surface and configured to project forward an image of the face of the user, and a screen configured to receive light from the display and provide the image of the face of the user to an onlooker.

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