18453879. Eyewear with Display-Optimized Lenses simplified abstract (Apple Inc.)

Eyewear with Display-Optimized Lenses

Organization Name

Apple Inc.

Inventor(s)

Jonathan C Moisant-thompson of San Jose CA (US)

Alexandre Chapiro of Sunnyvale CA (US)

Bennett S Wilburn of Saratoga CA (US)

Seth E Hunter of Santa Clara CA (US)

Ove Lyngnes of Carmel Valley CA (US)

Nicolas P Bonnier of Mountain View CA (US)

Cameron A Harder of San Francisco CA (US)

Nawaf Al-baghly of San Jose CA (US)

Eyewear with Display-Optimized Lenses - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18453879 titled 'Eyewear with Display-Optimized Lenses

Simplified Explanation

The patent application describes eyewear with display-optimized lenses that provide sun protection and allow users to view an external display. The lenses reduce ambient light brightness while maintaining the brightness of the external display, enabling users to interact with the display while wearing the eyewear. The lenses include a polarizer and a color filter with peaks corresponding to the primary colors of the external display. They can be removable clip-on lenses, and the light filter can be an electrochromic filter.

• Eyewear with display-optimized lenses for viewing an external display and providing sun protection.
• Lenses reduce ambient light brightness while maintaining the brightness of the external display.
• Users can interact with the external display while wearing the eyewear.
• Lenses include a polarizer and a color filter with peaks corresponding to the primary colors of the external display.
• Lenses can be removable clip-on lenses.
• Light filter can be an electrochromic filter.

Potential Applications

• Augmented reality devices
• Virtual reality headsets
• Smart glasses
• Outdoor electronic displays

Problems Solved

• Difficulty in viewing external displays while wearing head-mounted devices
• Lack of sun protection for users' eyes while using head-mounted devices outdoors

Benefits

• Improved visibility of external displays while wearing head-mounted devices
• Sun protection for users' eyes
• Enhanced user experience with touch input on external displays

Original Abstract Submitted

Eyewear such as a head-mounted device may include display-optimized lenses. The lenses may be optimized for viewing an external display while also providing sun protection for the user's eyes. The external display may form part of a handheld electronic device that serves as a controller for the head-mounted device. The lenses in the head-mounted device may reduce ambient light brightness while maintaining the brightness of the external display so that the user can use the external display while wearing the head-mounted device. The user may, for example, provide touch input to the external display to adjust display content on the head-mounted display. The lenses may include a polarizer and a color filter having a transmission spectrum curve with peaks corresponding to the primary colors of the external display. The lenses may be removable clip-on lenses and the light filter may be an electrochromic filter.