WO1995021396A3 - Personal visual display - Google Patents

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WO1995021396A3
WO1995021396A3 PCT/US1994/009820 US9409820W WO9521396A3 WO 1995021396 A3 WO1995021396 A3 WO 1995021396A3 US 9409820 W US9409820 W US 9409820W WO 9521396 A3 WO9521396 A3 WO 9521396A3
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user
image
eye
lens
light
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PCT/US1994/009820
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Dennis Richard Rallison
C Gregory Amadon
Wolfgang Adam Mack Jr
Arlie R Conner
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Virtual I O Inc
Dennis Richard Rallison
C Gregory Amadon
Wolfgang Adam Mack Jr
Arlie R Conner
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Priority claimed from PCT/US1994/001390 external-priority patent/WO1995021440A1/en
Priority claimed from PCT/US1994/001391 external-priority patent/WO1995021391A1/en
Application filed by Virtual I O Inc, Dennis Richard Rallison, C Gregory Amadon, Wolfgang Adam Mack Jr, Arlie R Conner filed Critical Virtual I O Inc
Priority to AU21562/95A priority Critical patent/AU2156295A/en
Priority to EP95914671A priority patent/EP0763216A2/en
Priority to JP7520579A priority patent/JPH09508478A/en
Priority to US08/416,840 priority patent/US6097543A/en
Publication of WO1995021396A2 publication Critical patent/WO1995021396A2/en
Priority to AU37164/95A priority patent/AU3716495A/en
Priority to JP50967196A priority patent/JP2002515127A/en
Priority to PCT/US1995/011344 priority patent/WO1996007947A1/en
Publication of WO1995021396A3 publication Critical patent/WO1995021396A3/en

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    • G02B27/01—Head-up displays
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    • G02B27/0172—Head mounted characterised by optical features
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    • G02B27/00—Optical systems or apparatus not provided for by any of the groups G02B1/00 - G02B26/00, G02B30/00
    • G02B27/01—Head-up displays
    • G02B27/0101—Head-up displays characterised by optical features
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    • G02B27/01—Head-up displays
    • G02B27/0101—Head-up displays characterised by optical features
    • G02B2027/0118—Head-up displays characterised by optical features comprising devices for improving the contrast of the display / brillance control visibility
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    • G02B2027/0132—Head-up displays characterised by optical features comprising binocular systems
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    • G02B27/01—Head-up displays
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    • G02B2027/0138—Head-up displays characterised by optical features comprising image capture systems, e.g. camera
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    • G02B2027/0143—Head-up displays characterised by optical features the two eyes not being equipped with identical nor symmetrical optical devices
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    • G02B27/01—Head-up displays
    • G02B27/0179—Display position adjusting means not related to the information to be displayed
    • G02B2027/0187—Display position adjusting means not related to the information to be displayed slaved to motion of at least a part of the body of the user, e.g. head, eye
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    • G02B2027/0192—Supplementary details
    • G02B2027/0198—System for aligning or maintaining alignment of an image in a predetermined direction
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    • G02B3/00—Simple or compound lenses
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Abstract

A visual display device is provided for delivering a generated image, preferably combinable with environment light, to the eye of a user. Light from an image generator (2) such as a CRT, LED or LCD is reflected from a fold mirror (1) away from a user's eye (5) towards a combiner (4). The image is reflected from the combiner and magnified, optionally combined with light from the environment and passes back through the fold mirror towards the eye of the user. In one embodiment, an optical element (7) such as a meniscus lens or PCX lens is used to present the user with a substantially flat focal field and/or a Fresnel lens or diffractive optical element is used to aim rays from the image to the field curvature corrective lens in order to maintain maximum contrast.
PCT/US1994/009820 1992-02-07 1994-08-31 Personal visual display WO1995021396A2 (en)

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AU21562/95A AU2156295A (en) 1994-02-07 1994-08-31 Personal visual display
EP95914671A EP0763216A2 (en) 1994-02-07 1994-08-31 Personal visual display
JP7520579A JPH09508478A (en) 1994-02-07 1994-08-31 Personal visual display
US08/416,840 US6097543A (en) 1992-02-07 1994-08-31 Personal visual display
AU37164/95A AU3716495A (en) 1994-08-31 1995-08-31 Personal display system
JP50967196A JP2002515127A (en) 1994-08-31 1995-08-31 Personal display system
PCT/US1995/011344 WO1996007947A1 (en) 1994-08-31 1995-08-31 Personal display system

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USPCT/US94/01391 1994-02-07
PCT/US1994/001390 WO1995021440A1 (en) 1994-02-07 1994-02-07 Depixelated visual display
PCT/US1994/001391 WO1995021391A1 (en) 1994-02-07 1994-02-07 Intensified visual display
USPCT/US94/01390 1994-02-07

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