18451787. Head-Mounted Electronic Device with Magnification Tool simplified abstract (Apple Inc.)
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Head-Mounted Electronic Device with Magnification Tool
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Inventor(s)
Daniel M Golden of Sunnyvale CA (US)
John M Nefulda of Oakville (CA)
Joaquim Goncalo Lobo Ferreira Da Silva of San Jose CA (US)
Anuj Bhatnagar of San Jose CA (US)
Mark A Ebbole of San Francisco CA (US)
Andrew A Haas of Cupertino CA (US)
Seyedkoosha Mirhosseini of Santa Clara CA (US)
Colin D Munro of San Jose CA (US)
Head-Mounted Electronic Device with Magnification Tool - A simplified explanation of the abstract
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18451787 titled 'Head-Mounted Electronic Device with Magnification Tool
Simplified Explanation
The patent application describes a head-mounted device with displays that can show an image along with a magnifying window displaying a magnified portion of the image. The magnifying window is fixed relative to the user's head, and processors in the device can perform operations to interact with the magnified content.
- Displays in the head-mounted device show an image and a magnifying window simultaneously.
- Processors in the device can identify user input intersecting the magnifying window and perform operations based on that input.
- The device can shift the input point from the magnification plane to another parallel plane for further processing.
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- Potential Applications
- Assistive technology for visually impaired individuals.
- Enhanced viewing experience for detailed work such as graphic design or engineering.
- Problems Solved
- Difficulty in viewing small details in images or text.
- Limited field of view when using magnifying tools.
- Benefits
- Improved accessibility for visually impaired users.
- Enhanced user experience for tasks requiring detailed inspection or analysis.
Original Abstract Submitted
A head-mounted device is provided that includes displays configured to display an image and to simultaneously display a magnifying window that presents a magnified portion of the image. The magnifying window lies in a magnification plane that is fixed relative to a user's head. One or more processors in the head-mounted device can be used to perform a first ray cast operation to identify an input point where a detected user input intersects the magnifying window, to obtain a remapped point from the input point, to compute a directional vector based on the remapped point and a reference point associated with the user's head, to obtain a shifted point by shifting the remapped point from the magnification plane to another plane parallel to the magnification plane, and to perform a second ray cast operation using the shifted point and the directional vector.
- Apple Inc.
- Daniel M Golden of Sunnyvale CA (US)
- John M Nefulda of Oakville (CA)
- Joaquim Goncalo Lobo Ferreira Da Silva of San Jose CA (US)
- Anuj Bhatnagar of San Jose CA (US)
- Mark A Ebbole of San Francisco CA (US)
- Andrew A Haas of Cupertino CA (US)
- Seyedkoosha Mirhosseini of Santa Clara CA (US)
- Colin D Munro of San Jose CA (US)
- G06F3/04815
- G06F3/01
- G06T19/00
- G06T19/20