Method and system for communication between a wearable display device and a portable device
OwnerDarwin Huinventor
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Abstract
Techniques for reducing weight on wearable display devices are described. In one embodiment of the present invention, an active optical cable is used to transmit image data as well as control signals along with various instructions. The active optical cable is used between a wearable device and a control box (portable device) or extended all the way to a frame holding an integrated lens via a temple. An exemplary active optical cable includes one or more optical fibers for transporting control signals, image data and various instructions while a minimum number of wires are used (e.g., for power and ground).
Claims11
A system comprising:
- a set of wearable display glasses including at least one integrated lens and one temple, the temple including an optical conduit transporting an optical image from one end of the temple to another end of the temple, wherein the optical image is projected into the integrated lens for a viewer to view an image formed from the optical image;
- a wearable docking unit including predefined circuitry to provide image data to generate the optical image;
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- an active optical cable including a first end, a second end, an array of optical fibers and at least two wires, the first and second ends being coupled by the optical fibers and wires.
the data is converted to a light beam transported in one or more of the fibers to the microdisplay device energized by power from one of the wires in the active optical cable.
A method for transporting an optical image, the method comprising:
- receiving the optical image from an optical cube, wherein the optical cube is attached with a microdisplay device and a light source, the optical image is formed by shining illumination from the light source onto the microdisplay device;
- shrinking the optical image by projecting the optical image through an optically shrinking lens;
- projecting the shrunk optical image into an optical conduit, wherein the conduit includes an array of optical fibers;
- expanding the shrunk optical image back to the optical image by projecting the shrunk optical image into an optically expanding lens;
- projecting the optical image into an integrated lens for view therein by a viewer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.