US 2015/0084841 A1 · APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR A BIOPTIC REAL TIME VIDEO SYSTEM

Abstract

A method and apparatus of displaying an electronic video image using a head-worn near-to-eye display in a non-immersive fashion, such that the wearer can choose, through simple adjustments of their neck and eye angles, to either look at the displayed video image or their natural environment. The invention also relates to the incorporation of prescription lenses into the optical chain of the near-to-eye display. The invention also relates to the use of motion and position sensors incorporated into the head-worn device to enable automatic stabilization of the video image. The invention also relates to the use of motion and position sensors incorporated into the head-worn device to automatically adjust the vertical angle of either the camera or the electronic display or both, by sensing the vertical angular position of the user's head.

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Dependent claims

A head-worn device comprising:

a frame;
a binocular electronic near-to-eye display assembly pivotally attached to the frame;
and
a camera with vertical angle adjustment forming part of the electronic near-to-eye display;
whereby the wearer views their environment directly with their head in a first position such that the electronic near-to-eye display is pivoted upwards;
views a video image presented on the electronic near-to-eye display with their head in a second position such that the electronic near-to-eye display is pivoted down in front of their eyes;
and views the video image generated from the camera and presented on the electronic near-to-eye display with their head in a third position, wherein the third position is such that the electronic near-to-eye display is pivoted further down in front of them than when their head was in the second position.

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A head mounted electronic near-to-eye display module, the electronic near-to-eye display module comprising:

a camera adjustably attached to the display module;
a display electronics circuit in communication with the camera;
a head mounted display optics having a first surface adjacent the display electronics circuit and a second surface disposed towards a user's head;
and
a means for pivotally attaching the electronic near-to-eye display module to a frame worn by the user,
whereby the wearer views their environment directly with their head in a first position such that the electronic near-to-eye display module is pivoted upwards;
views a video image presented on the electronic near-to-eye display module with their head in a second position such that the electronic near-to-eye display module is pivoted down in front of their eyes;
and views the video image generated from the camera and presented on the electronic near-to-eye display module with their head in a third position, wherein the third position is such that the electronic near-to-eye display module is pivoted further down in front of them than when their head was in the second position.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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