New augmented reality display systems are provided, some of which incorporate “shifted-reality” techniques. In some embodiments, an augmented reality display system includes a matrix of light-augmenting pixels within a variable-transmission, semi-transparent screen (e.g., an augmented reality headset, comprising a semi-transparent screen) and creates redirected, attenuated and augmented light and shading to form and alter virtual objects. In some embodiments, a plurality of angle-alterable, shiftable sources (e.g., light-focusing and -directing pixels), aids in creating virtual objects of greater realism than conventional 3D imaging methods, and aids in reducing the appearance of other objects or conditions. In some aspects, existing images and objects may be shifted in perspective for an observer, and enhanced and overlaid with effects and demonstrative information related to them and a surrounding environment. In other aspects, the system builds and accesses an object structure and materials library and object inventory, enriching a user's augmented reality experience.
Augmented reality display systems enhancing virtual images with redirected light
2023-08-29
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | G02B Optische Elemente, Systeme oder Geräte , OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS, OR APPARATUS / B60J WINDOWS, WINDSCREENS, NON-FIXED ROOFS, DOORS, OR SIMILAR DEVICES FOR VEHICLES , Fenster, Windschutzscheiben und bewegbare Dächer, Türen oder Ähnliches für Fahrzeuge / G03B APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS OR FOR PROJECTING OR VIEWING THEM , Geräte oder Anordnungen zum Aufnehmen, Projizieren oder Betrachten von Fotografien / G06F ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING , Elektrische digitale Datenverarbeitung / H04N PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION , Bildübertragung, z.B. Fernsehen |
European Patent Office | 2021
|BASE | 2023
|DISPLAY OF AUGMENTED REALITY IMAGES USING A VIRTUAL OPTICAL DISPLAY SYSTEM
European Patent Office | 2025
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