US Patent Application 18218787. Head-Mounted Display With Low Light Operation simplified abstract

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Head-Mounted Display With Low Light Operation

Organization Name

Apple Inc.


Inventor(s)

Killian J. Poore of Santa Clara CA (US)

Trevor J. Ness of Santa Cruz CA (US)

Stephen E. Dey of San Francisco CA (US)

Fletcher R. Rothkopf of Los Altos CA (US)

Head-Mounted Display With Low Light Operation - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18218787 titled 'Head-Mounted Display With Low Light Operation

Simplified Explanation

This patent application describes a display system that includes a head-mounted display and a controller.

  • The head-mounted display is designed to be worn on a user's head and includes a display and sensors.
  • The sensors are used to sense the environment around the user, particularly in low light conditions.
  • The sensors can include an infrared sensor, a depth sensor, and an ultrasonic sensor.
  • The controller uses the data from these sensors to determine graphical content that is displayed on the head-mounted display.
  • The graphical content is provided to the user in real-time, concurrent with the sensing of the environment.
  • This technology allows for an immersive and interactive experience for the user, even in low light conditions.


Original Abstract Submitted

A display system includes a controller and a head-mounted display. The head-mounted display includes a display, a head support coupled to the display for supporting the display on a head of a user to be viewed by the user, and sensors coupled to the head support for sensing an environment from the head-mounted display unit in low light. The sensors include one or more of an infrared sensor for sensing the environment with infrared electromagnetic radiation, or a depth sensor for sensing distances to objects of the environment, and also include an ultrasonic sensor for sensing the environment with ultrasonic sound waves. The controller determines graphical content according to the sensing of the environment with the one or more of the infrared sensor or the depth sensor and with the ultrasonic sensor, and operates the display to provide the graphical content concurrent with the sensing of the environment.

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