Google Inc.

Jay Kothari

Christopher Edward Hoover

Jacques L Gagne

Kenneth G Robertson

Alberto Vidal

Melvin Chua

John Michael Stivoric

Raymond Louis Gradwohl

Christopher Hoover

Prasad Panchalan

Zoey Zweber

Kenneth Robertson

Determining a relative location of an object in an environment of a head-mountable device by performing a Wi-Fi round trip time (RTT) process to determine a location of the head-mountable device based on respective round-trip times for a plurality of access points or peer devices, using data generated by an inertial measurement unit as a basis for determining a pose of the head-mountable device, determining a location of a first object in an environment of the head-mountable device, and based at least in part on the location and pose of the head mountable device and the location of the first object, determining a relative location of the first object.

Antenna methods and systems for wearable devices

An apparatus includes a frame component of a head-mounted device (HMD), an eyepiece, a battery, a processor, a heat pipe, and a hinge. The frame component includes a first compartment, a second compartment, and a channel connecting the first compartment and the second compartment. The heat pipe may extend from the first compartment to the second compartment through a channel and may be configured to transfer heat from the processor to the battery. A rate of heat transfer through the hinge may be greater than a threshold value when the hinge is in an open conformation that configures the frame component to be positioned along the side of the head. The heat transfer through the hinge may be smaller than the threshold value when the hinge is in a folded conformation that configures the frame component to be positioned for storage.

Heat transfer through frame component of head-mounted device

An apparatus includes a frame component of a head-mounted device (HMD) configured to secure the HMD to a head of a user. The frame component includes therein a first compartment, a second compartment, and a channel connecting the first compartment and the second compartment. The frame component is configured to be positioned along a side of the head with the channel passing over an ear of the head, the first compartment disposed on a first side of the ear, and the second compartment disposed on a second side of the ear. The apparatus also includes a battery disposed within the first compartment, a processor disposed within the second compartment, and a heat pipe extending from the first compartment to the second compartment through the channel. The heat pipe is configured to transfer heat from the processor to the battery.

Systems and devices are disclosed herein that provide or relate to modular accessory devices for a wearable device, such as a glasses-style head-mountable device (HMD). Illustrative systems may include a first frame component having an accessory slot accessible via an entry point on a transverse surface of the first frame component, a second frame component movably coupled to the first frame component, and one or more accessory devices that each have a slot-mating feature shaped for insertion into and removal from the accessory slot via the entry point. The second frame component may be movable between a first position in which the second frame component blocks access to the entry point, and a second position in which the second frame component allows access to the entry point.

Modular accessory systems for wearable devices

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Jay Kothari