Mixed reality head worn display
AssigneeRockwell Collins, Inc.
InventorsCarlo L. Tiana, Eric P. Stratton, Christopher A. Keith
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Abstract
A head worn display (HWD) includes a head attachment region, an internal display and a controller. The internal display is viewable by a user and includes variable transparency areas. The internal display is arranged to display at least a portion of an external region external to the HWD. The controller is configured to control the variable transparency areas to block view of a region of the external region and to control the internal display to overlay information in a region of the internal display corresponding to the region of the external region which is blocked.
Claims20
A head worn display (HWD) comprising:
- a head attachment region;
- an internal display viewable by a user comprising a variable transparency layer configured to provide a plurality of predetermined variable transparency areas, and a combiner configured to display at least a portion of an external region external to the HWD;
- and
- a controller configured to control the plurality of predetermined variable transparency areas of the variable transparency layer to block view of a region of the external region and to control the combiner to overlay information in a region of the internal display in the region of the external region which is blocked by the variable transparency layer;
- wherein the variable transparency layer is positioned behind the combiner.
A head worn display (HWD) comprising:
- a head attachment region;
- an internal display viewable by a user of the HWD, the internal display comprising a combiner and a variable transparency layer positioned behind the combiner;
- one or more image detectors arranged to detect an image of an external region external to the internal display;
- and
- a controller configured to control the combiner to display the detected image and to overlay information over the displayed detected image and to control the variable transparency layer to block view of a region of the external region.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.