US Patent Application 18219208. Head-Mounted Display With Facial Interface For Sensing Physiological Conditions simplified abstract

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Head-Mounted Display With Facial Interface For Sensing Physiological Conditions

Organization Name

Apple Inc.


Inventor(s)

Daniel M. Strongwater of San Francisco CA (US)

Kristi E. Bauerly of Los Altos CA (US)

Dustin A. Hatfield of Los Gatos CA (US)

Head-Mounted Display With Facial Interface For Sensing Physiological Conditions - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18219208 titled 'Head-Mounted Display With Facial Interface For Sensing Physiological Conditions

Simplified Explanation

The patent application describes a head-mounted display that can be worn on the face.

  • The display unit of the device shows graphical content to the user.
  • The device includes a facial interface that can be attached and detached from the display unit.
  • The facial interface is designed to fit on the user's face and support the display unit.
  • The facial interface also has a physiological sensor that can measure the user's physiological condition in the area where it touches the face.


Original Abstract Submitted

A head-mounted display includes a display unit and a facial interface. The display unit displays graphical content to the user. The facial interface is removably coupleable to the display unit and engages a facial engagement region of a face of the user whereby the display unit is supported on the face of the user. The facial interface includes a physiological sensor for sensing a physiological condition of the user in the facial engagement region.