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Wearable electronic device with display

US11953695B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 27, 2022
Grant dateApr 9, 2024
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Expiry dateMay 27, 2042

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02F2203/24
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

It is provided the wearable electronic device including a skeletal member comprising a temple, a frame, and a bridge; a display fixed to the temple and configured to output visible light corresponding to a virtual image; a beam steering member comprising a liquid crystal and configured to adjust a direction of the visible light traveling from an exit pupil of the display to an input grating of an optical waveguide using the liquid crystal; the optical waveguide configured to adjust a path of the visible light and output the virtual image; an infrared output unit configured to output infrared light for tracking a gaze of a user; an infrared sensor configured to detect infrared light reflected from a pupil of the user; a bend sensor connected to the temple and the frame to measure a first bending state between the temple and the frame.

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