Augmented reality (AR) eyewear with an environment-only viewing mode and an augmented reality viewing mode
AssigneeHolovisions LLC
InventorRobert A. Connor
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Abstract
This invention is augmented reality eyewear with a first mode which provides a clear, bright, wide-angle environment-only view when needed and a second mode which displays an augmented reality view when needed. This eyewear can have a virtual-object-display component which pivots between being on an eyewear sidepiece (e.g. temple) and being in front of a person's eye. It also includes a light emitter, wherein the virtual-object-display component reflects and/or refracts light from the light emitter toward the person's eye when the virtual-object-display component is in its second configuration.
Claims14
Augmented reality eyewear comprising:
- a first-side see-through optical component which is configured to be in front of a person's first-side eye, wherein there is an opening and/or gap in the first-side see-through optical component;
- a second-side see-through optical component which is configured to be in front of the person's second-side eye;
- an eyewear front piece which holds the first-side see-through optical component and the second-side see-through optical component in front of the person's first-side eye and second-side eye, respectively;
- a first-side eyewear sidepiece which connects the eyewear front piece to the person's first-side ear;
- a second-side eyewear sidepiece which connects the eyewear front piece to the person's second-side ear;
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- a first-side virtual-object-display component which displays a virtual object in the person's field of view;
- wherein the first-side virtual-object-display component has a first configuration along the first-side eyewear sidepiece and the first-side virtual-object-display component does not display a virtual object in the person's field of view;
- and wherein the first-side virtual-object-display component has a second configuration in which the first-side virtual-object-display is inserted into the opening and/or gap in the first-side see-through optical component and the first-side virtual-object-display component displays a virtual object in the person's field of view.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.