Systems and methods for external light management

AI Russell - US Patent 11,428,942, 2022 - Google Patents
An augmented reality system includes a light source to generate a virtual light beam, the
virtual light beam carrying information for a virtual object. The system also includes a light …

Systems and methods for external light management

DR Dominguez, K Messer, J Schaefer… - US Patent App. 17 …, 2021 - Google Patents
An augmented reality system includes a light source configured to generate a virtual light
beam. The system also includes a light guiding optical element, the light guiding optical …

Systems and methods for augmented reality

BT Schowengerdt, MD Watson - US Patent 11,067,797, 2021 - Google Patents
An augmented reality system includes a light source configured to generate a virtual light
beam. The system also includes a light guiding optical element having an entry portion, an …

Augmented reality systems and methods with variable focus lens elements

SA Miller, PM Greco, BT Schowengerdt - US Patent 11,106,041, 2021 - Google Patents
An augmented reality display system includes a pair of variable focus lens elements that
sandwich a waveguide stack. One of the lens elements is positioned between the …

Augmented reality systems and methods with variable focus lens elements

SA Miller, PM Greco, BT Schowengerdt - US Patent 10,459,231, 2019 - Google Patents
An augmented reality display system includes a pair of variable focus lens elements that
sandwich a waveguide stack. One of the lens elements is positioned between the …

Virtual and augmented reality systems and methods

HC Cheng - US Patent 10,739,593, 2020 - Google Patents
An imaging system includes a light source configured to generate a light beam. The system
also includes first and second light guiding optical elements having respective first and …

Systems and Methods for Illuminating Physical Space with Shadows of Virtual Objects

ZV Velinov, KJ Mitchell, JG Hager IV - US Patent App. 16/885,172, 2021 - Google Patents
A system can be used in conjunction with a display configured to display an augmented
reality (AR) environment including a virtual object placed in a real environment, the virtual …

Light combiner for augmented reality display systems

DA Tinch - US Patent App. 15/072,055, 2016 - Google Patents
A planar light combiner includes a planar substrate having a planar waveguide therein. The
planar waveguide includes a first channel and a second channel. The first channel is …

Systems and methods for augmented reality devices with light security

MP Browne - US Patent 9,651,786, 2017 - Google Patents
An innovative aspect of the Subject matter disclosed herein is implemented in an optical
system comprising a display device; a beam combiner, and a shutter. The display device …

Automatic placement of a virtual object in a three-dimensional space

PA Hoover, JL Mann - US Patent 10,627,625, 2020 - Google Patents
Augmented reality systems and methods for automatically repositioning a virtual object with
respect to a destination object in a three-dimensional (3D) environment of a user are …