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Switchable head-mounted display transition

US8619005B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 9, 2010
Grant dateDec 31, 2013
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Expiry dateJul 13, 2032

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02B2027/014
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method of operating a switchable head-mounted display apparatus includes the steps of providing a head-mounted display that includes a switchable viewing area that is switched between a transparent viewing state and an information viewing state, switching the viewing state to an intermediate state from the transparent viewing state or the information viewing state, and switching the intermediate state to the transparent viewing state or the information viewing state.

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