METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SEE-THROUGH NEAR EYE DISPLAY

摘要

Some aspects of the present application include a wearable, see-through display device. The device includes a source of video information and a micro-display configured to receive video information from the source of video information and to project light forming an image based on the video information. The device also includes a lens system comprising one or more lenses, the lens system configured to receive and collimate light from the micro-display and to propagate the light from the micro-display to an image guide and the image guide positioned to receive light from the lens system and direct the received light to a partial reflector. The device also includes a partial reflector configured to reflect the light received from the image guide out of the display device towards a place where an eye of a user wearing the see-through display device may be positioned.

主权项

1. A wearable display device, comprising:
a housing comprising at least a front portion having a center; a display panel disposed in the housing, the display panel configured to display image information; a processor in electronic communication with the display panel, the processor configured to provide the image information to the display panel; and an optical system comprising
an image guide including
a receiving surface disposed facing the display panel, andan emitting surface disposed facing interior to the housing,the image guide positioned to receive light representative of the image information from the display panel on the receiving surface, the image guide configured to propagate light received from the display through the image guide and towards the front portion of the housing; andan at least partially reflective surface positioned to reflect light propagating through the image guide towards the light guide emitting surface such that the reflected light exits the image guide through the emitting surface in a direction towards a viewing eye point such that the image information is visible in a side portion of the field-of-view (FOV) of a user's eye that is located at the eye point, the side portion of the FOV being distal to the center of the front portion of the housing.