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AssigneeFacebook Technologies, LLC
InventorsBrian Wheelwright, Jacques Gollier, Ying Geng, Yusufu Njoni Bamaxam Sulai, Fenglin Peng, Babak Amirsolaimani
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A display device is configured to be operable in a normal mode that blocks ambient light or a see-through mode that allows ambient light to be visible to a user. The display device includes an emission surface configured to output image light, a switchable window configurable to block ambient light in the normal mode or to transmit ambient light in the see-through mode, and an optical assembly. The optical assembly includes a first region configured to receive image light from the emission surface and to direct the image light toward the eyes of a user. The optical assembly also includes a second region configured to receive ambient light from the switchable window and to allow at least a portion of the ambient light to pass through. A method of setting the display device in normal mode or see-through mode is also disclosed.
A display device mountable near an eye of a user and operable in either one of a first mode and a second mode, comprising:
A method of operating a display device mounted near an eye of a user, wherein the display device is operable in either one of a first mode and a second mode, comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.