Miniature communications gateway for head mounted display
AssigneeKopin Corporation
InventorsJEFFREY J. JACOBSEN, Christopher Parkinson, Stephen A. Pombo
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Abstract
A head mounted display (HMD) system includes a number of separately and uniquely packaged components. A first component is a headset that incorporates at least a microphone input and speaker output devices into headset housing apparatus designed to be supported about the user's head or face. A microdisplay element is located in an optical pod at the end of an adjustable boom as part of the headset. Additional components, including electronic circuits, such as a microcomputer, one or more wired and wireless interfaces, associated memory or storage devices, auxiliary device mounts and the like are packaged in the headset or as a pager sized gateway device having a belt clip.
Claims9
A head mounted display subsystem comprising:
- at least two subsystem components including a head mounted housing component having at least a microphone and speaker, and a second component wearable housing on their body part other than the head, the second component containing additional electronic communication circuitry.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.