# US 2018/0024370 A1 · Microdisplay based immersive headset > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2018/0024370 A1 - Document ID: US20180024370A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 15/646,390 - Filed: 2017-07-11 - Published: 2018-01-25 - Earliest claimed: 2014-10-24 - Assignees: Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Limited - Applicants: eMagin Corporation - Inventors: Jerome T. Carollo; Amal Ghosh; John C. Ho; Andrew T. Rosen - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20180024370A1 ## CPC - G02B 27/0176: {characterised by mechanical features} - G02B 27/0172: {characterised by optical features} - G02B 27/0179: {Display position adjusting means not related to the information to be displayed} - G06T 19/006: {Mixed reality (object pose determination, tracking or camera calibration for mixed reality G06T7/00)} - G09G 5/005: {Adapting incoming signals to the display format of the display terminal} - H04N 13/286: having separate monoscopic and stereoscopic modes - G02B 2027/0132: {comprising binocular systems} - G02B 2027/0152: {involving arrangement aiming to get lighter or better balanced devices} - G02B 2027/0154: {with movable elements} - G02B 2027/0156: {with optionally usable elements} - G02B 2027/0161: {characterised by the relative positioning of the constitutive elements} - G02B 2027/0169: {Supporting or connecting means other than the external walls} - G02B 2027/0178: {Eyeglass type (eyeglass details G02C)} - G02B 2027/0181: {Adaptation to the pilot/driver} - G09G 2360/10: Display system comprising arrangements, such as a coprocessor, specific for motion video images - G02B: OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS - G06T: IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL - G09G: ARRANGEMENTS OR CIRCUITS FOR CONTROL OF INDICATING DEVICES USING STATIC MEANS TO PRESENT VARIABLE INFORMATION (arrangements for transferring data between digital computers and displays G06F3/14; static indicating arrangements comprising an association of a number of separate sources or light control cells G09F9/00; static indicating arrangements comprising integral associations of a number of light sources H01J, H01K, H10H, H05B33/12; scanning, transmission or reproduction of documents or the like, e.g. facsimile transmission, details thereof H04N1/00) - H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION ## Abstract An immersive headset device is provided that includes a display portion and a body portion. The display portion may include microdisplays having a compact size. The microdisplays may be movable (e.g., rotational) relative to the body portion and can be moved (e.g., rotated) between a flipped-up position and a flipped-down position. In some instances, when the microdisplays are flipped up, the headset provides an augmented reality (AR) mode to a user, and when the microdisplays are flipped down, the headset provide a virtual reality (VR) mode to the user. In certain implementations, the headset includes an electronics source module to provide power and/or signal to the microdisplays. The electronics source module can be attached to a rear of the body portion in order to provide advantageous weight distribution about the head of the user. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An immersive headset device comprising: a body portion adapted to be worn on a head of a user; a display portion attached to the body portion, the display portion comprising at least one display comprising a diagonal dimension in a range from 0.5 to 1.5 inches and adapted to display an image having a display resolution of at least 2 k×2 k pixels; and an electronics source module for housing at least one of power and display signal electronics operatively connected to the display portion. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The immersive headset of claim 1, wherein the body portion comprises semi-rigid side frame members. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The immersive headset of claim 2, wherein the body portion further comprises a strap assembly adapted to connect the semi-rigid side frame members about the rear of the head, the electronics source module forming part of the strap assembly. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The immersive headset of claim 3, wherein the electronics source module is shaped to hold the strap assembly in an appropriate location on the head. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The immersive headset of claim 1, wherein the display portion further comprises a diopter adjust mechanism and an interpupillary distance adjust mechanism. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The immersive headset of claim 5, wherein at least one of the diopter adjust mechanism and the interpupillary distance adjust mechanism is adapted to be adjusted without removing the headset from the head of the user. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The immersive headset of claim 1, wherein the display comprises at least one microdisplay. ### Claim at position 8 -9. (canceled) ### Claim 10 (depends on 7) The immersive headset of claim 7, wherein the at least one microdisplay comprise two microdisplays comprising one microdisplay for each eye of the user. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The immersive headset of claim 10, wherein each microdisplay is adapted to receive an independent input from the electronics source module. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The immersive headset of claim 1, wherein the display portion is adapted to move between an immersed position in which the display is in a line-of-sight of the user and a non-immersed position by rotating with respect to the body portion. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The immersive headset of claim 12, further comprising a hinge mechanism adapted to rotate the display portion with respect to the body portion. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The immersive headset of claim 1, wherein the electronics source module forms a disk shape. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The immersive headset of claim 1, wherein the electronics source module is adapted to provide data in both 2D and 3D formats. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) The immersive headset of claim 1, wherein the electronics source module is adapted to provide at least one of a single and a dual output. ### Claim 17 (depends on 12) The immersive headset of claim 12, further comprising a holding structure adapted to maintain the display portion in at least one of the immersed position and the non-immersed position. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The immersive headset of claim 17, wherein the holding structure is selected from the group consisting of a spring mechanism, a snap connector, a latch, a catch, a detent, and a ratcheting mechanism. ### Claim 19 A method of configuring an immersive headset device, the method comprising the steps of: providing a body portion adapted to be worn on a head of a user; providing a display portion attached to the body portion, the display portion comprising at least one display comprising a diagonal dimension in a range from 0.5 to 1.5 inches and adapted to display an image having a display resolution of at least 2 k×2 k pixels; and operatively connecting an electronics source module for housing at least one of power and display signal electronics to the display portion. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The method of claim 19, further comprising programming the electronics source module such that it is adapted to provide data to the display portion in both 2D and 3D formats. ### Claim at position 20 -46. (canceled) ### Claim 47 (depends on 1) The immersive headset of claim 1, wherein the display portion further comprises a co-axial reflective optical system. ### Claim 48 (depends on 15) The immersive headset of claim 15, wherein the electronics source module is adapted to provide the data at up to 4 k resolution at 120 Hz.