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Head-mounted display system
Assignee: Kopin Corp
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Filing: 1993-03-12
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Granted: 2000-10-31
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Expires: 2013-03-12
Abstract
Abstract A head-mounted display system including a high resolution active matrix display which reduces center of gravity offset in a compact design. The active matrix display can be either a liquid crystal display or a light emitting display.
Inventors
- 👤 Mark B. Spitzer
- 👤 Ronald Gale
- 👤 Jeffrey Jacobsen
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 23:20
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10D; H10D86/00; H10D86/01; H10D86/021; H10D86/0214; A; A61; A61B; A61B3/00; A61B3/10; A61B3/113; G; G02; G02B; G02B27/00; G02B27/0093; G02B27/01; G02B27/017; G02B27/0172; G02F; G02F1/00; G02F1/01; G02F1/13; G02F1/133; G02F1/1333; G02F1/1345; G02F1/13454; G02F1/136; G02F1/1362; G02F1/136277; G09; G09G; G09G3/00; G09G3/20; G09G3/22; G09G3/30; G09G3/34; G09G3/36; G09G3/3611; G09G3/3648; H04; H04N; H04N5/00; H04N5/74; H04N5/7416; H04N5/7441; H04N9/00; H04N9/12; H04N9/31; H04N9/3141; H05; H05B; H05B33/00; H05B33/12; H10D30/00; H10D30/60; H10D30/67; H10D30/6729; H10D30/673; H10D30/6733; H10D30/6734; H10D30/6758; H10D84/00; H10D84/01; H10D84/02; H10D84/03; H10D84/038; H10D86/201; H10D86/40; H10D86/60; H10D88/00; H10D88/01; H10H; H10H20/00; H10H20/01; H10H20/011; H10H20/013; H10H29/00; H10H29/10; H10H29/14; H10H29/142; H10W; H10W90/00; G02B27/0101; G02B2027/0132; G02B2027/0136; G02B2027/0138; G02B27/0179; G02B2027/0187; G02B2027/0192; G02B2027/0198; G02B5/00; G02B5/30; G02F1/13336; G02F1/1343; G02F1/134309; G02F2202/00; G02F2202/10; G02F2202/105; G09G2300/00; G09G2300/02; G09G2300/023; G09G2300/08; G09G2300/0809; G09G2300/0842; G09G2310/00; G09G2310/02; G09G2310/0243; G09G2310/0251; G09G2370/00; G09G2370/04; G09G2370/042; G09G3/3607; H01; H01S; H01S5/00; H01S5/02; H01S5/0206; H01S5/0217; H01S5/40; H01S5/42; H01S5/423; H04N5/7475; H04N5/7491; H10F; H10F39/00; H10F39/10; H10F39/12; H10H20/80; H10H20/81; H10H20/814; H10H20/8142; H10P; H10P72/00; H10P72/70; H10P72/74; H10P72/7426; H10P72/743; H10P72/7432
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 24
Claim 1
Independent Claim
179 words
A method of displaying images with a head mounted display system comprising: providing a support frame that is mounted on a user's head; providing a transmissive active matrix display and a light source coupled to the display along a single optical axis and mounted on the support frame, the display comprising an array of pixel circuits formed with a silicon material, an array of pixel electrodes formed with a silicon material and connected to a pixel circuit, a row driver circuit and a column driver circuit formed with the silicon material and electrically connected to each pixel circuit such that actuation of a pixel circuit transmits light through a pixel electrode and a liquid crystal material adjacent to said pixel electrode, the display having at least 200 row lines per centimeter and a diagonal length of 1.27 centimeters or less; generating an image with the active matrix display; magnifying the image with a lens positioned along the single optical axis; and directing the magnified image through the lens along the single optical axis to an eye of the user.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
179 words
A method of displaying images with a head mounted display system comprising: providing a support frame that is mounted on a user's head; providing a transmissive active matrix display and a light source coupled to the display along a single optical axis and mounted on the support frame, the display comprising an array of pixel circuits formed with a silicon material, an array of pixel electrodes formed with a silicon material and connected to a pixel circuit, a row driver circuit and a column driver circuit formed with the silicon material and electrically connected to each pixel circuit such that actuation of a pixel circuit transmits light through a pixel electrode and a liquid crystal material adjacent to said pixel electrode, the display having at least 200 row lines per centimeter and a diagonal length of 1.27 centimeters or less; generating an image with the active matrix display; magnifying the image with a lens positioned along the single optical axis; and directing the magnified image through the lens along the single optical axis to an eye of the user.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
13 words
The method of claim 1 further comprising providing a color active matrix display.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method of claim 1 further comprising providing an array of pixel circuits formed in a layer of single crystal silicon.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 3 further comprising providing a row driver circuit formed in the layer of single crystal silicon.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 3 further comprising providing a column driver circuit formed in the layer of single crystal silicon.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method of claim 1 further comprising providing an active matrix liquid crystal display.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method of claim 1 further comprising reflecting the generated image with a reflecting surface along the line-of-sight of the user.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
175 words
A method of displaying images with a head mounted liquid crystal display system comprising; providing a support frame that is mounted on a user's head; providing a transmissive liquid crystal active matrix display mounted on the support frame, the display comprising a backlight source, an array of pixel circuits formed with a silicon material, the pixel circuits being bonded to an optically transmissive substrate with an adhesive layer, an array of pixel electrodes formed with a silicon material and that are each connected to a pixel circuit, and a row driver circuit and a column driver circuit formed with the silicon material and electrically connected to each pixel circuit the display having at least 400 row lines per centimeter and a diagonal length of 1.27 centimeters or less; generating an image with the active matrix display; magnifying the image with a lens, the lens, the backlight, and the active matrix display being aligned along a single optical axis; and directing the magnified image along the single optical axis coinciding with a line-of-sight of the user.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
175 words
A method of displaying images with a head mounted liquid crystal display system comprising; providing a support frame that is mounted on a user's head; providing a transmissive liquid crystal active matrix display mounted on the support frame, the display comprising a backlight source, an array of pixel circuits formed with a silicon material, the pixel circuits being bonded to an optically transmissive substrate with an adhesive layer, an array of pixel electrodes formed with a silicon material and that are each connected to a pixel circuit, and a row driver circuit and a column driver circuit formed with the silicon material and electrically connected to each pixel circuit the display having at least 400 row lines per centimeter and a diagonal length of 1.27 centimeters or less; generating an image with the active matrix display; magnifying the image with a lens, the lens, the backlight, and the active matrix display being aligned along a single optical axis; and directing the magnified image along the single optical axis coinciding with a line-of-sight of the user.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
13 words
The method of claim 8 further comprising providing a color active matrix display.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method of claim 8 further comprising providing an array of pixel circuits formed in a layer of single crystal silicon.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 10 further comprising providing a row driver circuit formed in the layer of single crystal silicon.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 10 further comprising providing a column driver circuit formed in the layer of single crystal silicon.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method of claim 10 further comprising reflecting the generated image with a reflecting surface along the line-of-sight of the user.
Claim 16
Independent Claim
180 words
A method of displaying images with a direct view display system comprising; providing a support frame that supports the display system for viewing by a user's eye; providing an active matrix liquid crystal display and a display light source mounted on the support frame, the display comprising an array of pixel circuits an array of pixel electrodes formed with a silicon material and that are each connected to a pixel electrode, and a row driver circuit and a column driver circuit which are electrically connected to each pixel circuit the display having at least 400 row lines per centimeter and a diagonal length of 1.27 centimeters or less; generating an image with light source and the active matrix liquid crystal display; magnifying the image with a lens positioned along a single optical axis with the display light source and the active matrix liquid crystal display, the lens being positioned at a distance of less than 2.54 centimeters from the display; and directing the magnified image through the lens along the single optical axis coinciding with a line-of-sight of the user.
Claim 17
Independent Claim
180 words
A method of displaying images with a direct view display system comprising; providing a support frame that supports the display system for viewing by a user's eye; providing an active matrix liquid crystal display and a display light source mounted on the support frame, the display comprising an array of pixel circuits an array of pixel electrodes formed with a silicon material and that are each connected to a pixel electrode, and a row driver circuit and a column driver circuit which are electrically connected to each pixel circuit the display having at least 400 row lines per centimeter and a diagonal length of 1.27 centimeters or less; generating an image with light source and the active matrix liquid crystal display; magnifying the image with a lens positioned along a single optical axis with the display light source and the active matrix liquid crystal display, the lens being positioned at a distance of less than 2.54 centimeters from the display; and directing the magnified image through the lens along the single optical axis coinciding with a line-of-sight of the user.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
13 words
The method of claim 14 further comprising providing a color active matrix display.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 14 further comprising providing a row driver circuit formed in the layer of single crystal silicon.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 14 further comprising providing a column driver circuit formed in the layer of single crystal silicon.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 14 further comprising providing a mirror surface mounted on the frame.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
32 words
The method of claim 14 wherein the step of providing an active matrix display further comprises providing an image detector electrically connected to the display and a plurality of light emitting diodes.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
35 words
The method of claim 14 wherein the step of providing an active matrix display further comprises providing a display having a polarizer that polarizes light from the light source that is directed onto the display.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
12 words
The method of claim 14 wherein the display comprises a video display.
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 2007-10-31 | 2008-05-01 | 2008-10-31 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
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