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US 2012/0235900 A1Published application
See-through near-eye display glasses with a fast response photochromic film system for quick transition from dark to clear
AssigneeOsterhout Group, Inc.
InventorsJohn N. Border, Ralph F. Osterhout
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Abstract
This disclosure concerns an interactive head-mounted eyepiece with an integrated processor for handling content for display and an integrated image source for introducing the content to an optical assembly through which the user views a surrounding environment and the displayed content wherein the optical assembly comprises a photochromic layer and a heater layer disposed on a see-through lens of the optical assembly, wherein the photochromic layer is heated by the heater layer to accelerate its transition from dark to clear.
Claims5
A system, comprising:
- an interactive head-mounted eyepiece worn by a user, wherein the eyepiece includes an optical assembly through which the user views a surrounding environment combined with displayed content, an integrated processor for handling content for display to the user, and an integrated image source for introducing the content to the optical assembly,
- wherein the optical assembly comprises a photochromic layer and a heater layer disposed on a see-through lens of the optical assembly,
- wherein the photochromic layer is heated by the heater layer to accelerate its transition from dark to clear.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.