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OwnerPhilip M. Buscemi, Ronald Blum +4inventors
InventorsPhilip M. Buscemi, Ronald Blum, Ami Gupta, Igor Landau, Rick Morrison, John Dorfman
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A see-through transparent (or semi-transparent) near eye optical module includes a transparent sparsely populated near eye display comprising a plurality of pixels or pixel patches and a sparsely populated micro-lens array comprising a plurality of micro-lenses positioned in optical alignment with the plurality of pixels or pixel patches of the sparsely populated transparent near eye display. The sparsely populated transparent near eye display has a pixel fill factor capable of rendering the near eye display at least partially transparent. Light rays originating from outside the transparent sparsely populated near eye module pass through the transparent sparsely populated near eye display and sparsely populated micro-lens array of the transparent near eye module to an eye of a user to form a real image perceived by the user. The transparent sparsely populated near eye display further produces light rays generated by way of active pixels which pass through aligned micro-lenses to form a virtual image perceived by the eye of the user. The combination of the real image with the virtual images as perceived by the eye of a user causes the perception of Augmented Reality or Mixed Reality for the user. Light rays being projected away from the eye of the user are reduced or blocked by the transparent near eye display.
A display system for a lens or an optic, the display system comprising a single or a plurality of modules, the modules comprising one or more microlenses in optical communication with an associated one or more microdisplays, wherein a space or area comprising gas, a space or area comprising a substance of different or varying index of refraction compared to the one or more microlenses, a space or area comprising a substance configured to change or vary index of refraction compared to the one or more microlenses, or a space or area comprising a transparent or mostly transparent substrate, is located between the one or more microlenses and the associated one or more microdisplays, wherein the system is configured to focus an image or a sub-image on to a retina of an individual using or wearing the display system, and wherein the single or the plurality of modules are attached to, embedded in, physically supported by, or physically or optically associated with one or more of, the lens or optic, an eyewear lens or optic, a contact lens or optic, an eyewear or optic frame, an ophthalmic lens or optic, a visor lens or optic, eyewear, a scope, a face shield, a lens or optical plate, a corrective lens or optic, a plano lens or optic, or a transparent, semi-transparent, or mostly transparent material.
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