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US 2023/0400684 A1Published application
Eye imaging in head worn computing
AssigneeMentor Acquisition One, LLC
InventorJohn N. BORDER
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Abstract
Aspects of the present invention relate to methods and systems for imaging, recognizing, and tracking of a user's eye that is wearing a HWC. Aspects further relate to the processing of images reflected from the user's eye and controlling displayed content in accordance therewith.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- receiving, via a first side of a partially reflective and partially transmissive optical element, image light produced by a display of a wearable head device;
- transmitting, via a second side of the partially reflective and partially transmissive optical element, the image light to an eye of a user of the wearable head device, wherein the second side of the partially reflective and partially transmissive optical element is different from the first side of the partially reflective and partially transmissive optical element;
- receiving eye-image light from the eye via the second side of the partially reflective and partially transmissive optical element, the eye-image light comprising image light reflected in the eye;
- reflecting, via the partially reflective and partially transmissive optical element, the eye-image light toward a camera;
- and
- capturing, via the camera, the reflected eye-image light.
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A wearable head device comprising:
- a display;
- a camera;
- and
- a partially reflective and partially transmissive optical element comprising a first side and a second side;
- wherein the partially reflective and partially transmissive optical element is configured to:
- receive, via the first side, image light produced by the display;
- transmit, via the second side, the image light to an eye of a user of the wearable head device;
- receive, via the second side, eye-image light from the eye, the eye-image light comprising image light reflected in the eye;
- and
- reflect the eye-image light toward the camera, wherein the camera is configured to capture the reflected eye-image light.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.