# US 12,216,285 B2 · User interfaces for adjusting a tunable lens > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,216,285 B2 - Document ID: US12216285B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 18/427,527 - Filed: 2024-01-30 - Published: 2024-09-12 - Granted: 2025-02-04 - Earliest claimed: 2023-03-08 - Assignees: Apple Inc. - Applicants: Apple Inc. - Inventors: James E Pedder; Gareth D Hastings; Igor Stamenov; Matthew D Hollands - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12216285B2 ## CPC - G02B 27/0172: {characterised by optical features} - G02B 3/14: of variable focal length - G02B 27/0093: {with means for monitoring data relating to the user, e.g. head-tracking, eye-tracking} - G02B 27/0179: {Display position adjusting means not related to the information to be displayed} - G06F 3/013: {Eye tracking input arrangements (G06F3/015 takes precedence)} - G02B 2027/0187: {slaved to motion of at least a part of the body of the user, e.g. head, eye} - G02B: OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) ## Abstract An electronic device may include a display and a lens module through which the display is viewable. The lens module may include a tunable lens with an adjustable spherical power, cylindrical axis, and/or cylindrical power. To tune the tunable lens to compensate for a viewer's eyesight, the display may present at least one target. The optical power of the tunable lens may be set based on the point of gaze relative to the at least one target. Multiple targets with associated optical powers may be presented and the optical power of the tunable lens may be set depending on which target is aligned with the point of gaze. The display may present an image through a masking layer with a ring of pinhole pairs. The electronic device may include an input device that receives user input regarding a perceived image associated with the display and the masking layer. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An electronic device, comprising: a display that is configured to present a target that extends from a first side to a second opposing side, wherein the first side of the target is associated with a first optical power, the second side of the target is associated with a second optical power, and a region of the target between the first and second sides is associated with a continuous range of optical powers between the first and second optical powers; a gaze detection sensor configured to determine a point of gaze; and a tunable lens through which the display is viewable, wherein the tunable lens has an optical power that is set based on the point of gaze relative to the target. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The electronic device defined in claim 1, wherein the optical power is set based on the point of gaze relative to the first and second sides. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The electronic device defined in claim 2, wherein the optical power is set to a first magnitude when the point of gaze overlaps the first side and wherein the optical power is set to a second magnitude when the point of gaze overlaps the second side. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The electronic device defined in claim 3, wherein the display is further configured to present a description of the first magnitude adjacent to the first side and a description of the second magnitude adjacent to the second side. ### Claim 5 (depends on 3) The electronic device defined in claim 3, wherein the gaze detection sensor is configured to identify a user selected point along the target. ### Claim 6 (depends on 3) The electronic device defined in claim 3, further comprising: an input device that is configured to identify a user selected point along the target. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The electronic device defined in claim 6, wherein the input device comprises a microphone. ### Claim 8 (depends on 6) The electronic device defined in claim 6, wherein the input device comprises a touch sensor. ### Claim 9 (depends on 6) The electronic device defined in claim 6, wherein the input device comprises a button. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The electronic device defined in claim 1, wherein the target includes glyphs or stripes. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The electronic device defined in claim 1, wherein the optical power is set as a function of the point of gaze within the target. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The electronic device defined in claim 1, wherein the display is configured to present background content in addition to the target. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The electronic device defined in claim 12, wherein the background content includes a depth cue. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The electronic device defined in claim 1, wherein the optical power is a spherical power or a cylindrical power. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The electronic device defined in claim 1, wherein the second optical power is different than the first optical power. ### Claim 16 An electronic device, comprising: a display configured to present an image through a masking layer with a ring of pinhole pairs; a tunable lens through which the display is viewable; and an input device configured to receive user input regarding a perceived image associated with the display and the masking layer. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The electronic device defined in claim 16, wherein the user input identifies whether pairs of dots or single dots are perceived around the ring. ### Claim 18 (depends on 16) The electronic device defined in claim 16, wherein the masking layer has a central opening in addition to the ring of pinhole pairs. ### Claim 19 (depends on 16) The electronic device defined in claim 16, wherein the masking layer is selectively attached to the electronic device. ### Claim 20 (depends on 16) The electronic device defined in claim 16, wherein the masking layer comprises an adjustable liquid crystal layer. ### Claim 21 A method of operating an electronic device with a display, a tunable lens that is aligned with the display, and a gaze detection sensor, the method comprising: using the display, presenting multiple targets associated with respective spherical powers; based on a point of gaze that is obtained using the gaze detection sensor, wherein the point of gaze is overlapping a target of the multiple targets, adjusting a spherical power of the tunable lens to have the respective spherical power of the target; receiving user input that identifies a preferred target of the multiple targets; and based on the user input, adjusting the spherical power of the tunable lens to have the respective spherical power of the preferred target. ### Claim 22 A method of operating an electronic device with a display and a tunable lens that is aligned with the display, the method comprising: using the display, presenting a test chart that comprises multiple visual elements that connect to and extend radially outward from a common point; gradually changing a spherical power of the tunable lens; and based on user input, selecting an optimal spherical power for the tunable lens, an optimal cylindrical power for the tunable lens, and an optimal cylindrical axis for the tunable lens. ### Claim 23 (depends on 22) The method defined in claim 22, wherein the user input comprises selecting a visual element of the multiple visual elements, the method further comprising: based on user input, recording an angle associated with the visual element.