US Patent Application 18351187. Electronic Devices With Optical Component Protection simplified abstract
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Electronic Devices With Optical Component Protection
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Inventor(s)
Ritu Shah of Sunnyvale CA (US)
Forrest C. Wang of Petaluma CA (US)
Electronic Devices With Optical Component Protection - A simplified explanation of the abstract
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18351187 titled 'Electronic Devices With Optical Component Protection
Simplified Explanation
- The patent application describes a head-mounted device with rear-facing displays that show images to the user. - The device also has a front-facing display that can be seen by others. - A display cover layer is placed over the front-facing display, with an inactive border area overlapping optical components. - Shutter systems are used to selectively block light between the display cover layer and the optical components. - Actuators are used to move the shutter members or other movable members to cover or uncover the optical components. - A removable cover is included to protect the display cover layer, with different areas of the cover having different optical properties.
Original Abstract Submitted
A head-mounted device may have a head-mounted housing. The head-mounted housing may have rear-facing displays that display images for a user. The images are viewable from eye boxes while the head-mounted device is being worn by the user. A publicly viewable front-facing display may be mounted on a front face of the head-mounted housing. A display cover layer may overlap a pixel array associated with the front-facing display. An inactive border area of the display cover layer may overlap optical components. Shutter systems may be provided between the display cover layer and the optical components to selectively block light. Actuators may move shutter members or other movable members to cover and uncover the optical components. A removable cover may be used to protect the display cover layer and may have portions in different areas that have different optical properties.
