Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Kyusub Kwak

Myongjo Choi

Jongchul Choi

Wonjun Lee

Kyookeun Lee

Jeonggeun Yun

Jaeyeol Ryu

Bonkon Koo

Youngmo Jeong

Gavril Nikolaevich Vostrikov

Vladimir Nikolaevich Borisov

Jeongeun Yun

Roman Aleksandrovich Okun

Aleksandr Evgenyevich Angervaks

Nikolay Viktorovich Muravev

Mikhail Vyacheslavovich Popov

Jaewoo Ko

Sangchul Jung

Sangho Yoon

Anastasia Sergeevna Perevoznikova

Jeongwon Kim

Myungjo Choi

Jeongbong Bae

Janghoon Yoo

The disclosure relates to augmented reality devices based on a curved waveguide. An augmented reality device is provided. The augmented reality device includes a projection system to project an undistorted image, an input optical compensator located on the path of light rays out-coupled from the projection system, a curved waveguide comprising an input diffractive optical element and an output diffractive optical element. The output diffractive optical element performs the function of an output optical compensator that converts the light beams of a distorted image at the output of the waveguide into parallel light beams to output an undistorted image. Augmented reality glasses comprising an augmented reality device are also proposed. There is provided the ability to project a virtual image without aberrations, distortions and doubling of the image.

Augmented reality device based on curved waveguide, method therefor, augmented reality glasses based on said device

Provided is an electronic device including an optical engine including a projection lens configured to project light of a virtual image, a waveguide including an input grating on which the light of the virtual image is incident, an actuator configured to adjust a position of the projection lens relative to an optical axis of the projection lens, a light sensor configured to detect light passing through the input grating, a memory configured to store one or more instructions, and a processor configured to execute the one or more instructions to obtain a degree of parallelism of the light detected by the light sensor, obtain, based on the degree of parallelism of the light, a position adjustment value of the projection lens to detect light, and control the actuator to adjust a distance between the projection lens and the waveguide based on the position adjustment value.

Electronic device and operating method thereof

The disclosure relates to augmented reality devices, and more particularly, to augmented reality glasses and methods for operating the same. An augmented reality display device is provided. The augmented reality display device includes a projection system, an optical compensator positioned after the projection system, and a flexible waveguide. The flexible waveguide can change its curvature and comprises an input diffraction grating and an output diffraction grating. The optical compensator is configured to introduce pre-distortion to the image and optically zoom the image received from the projection system, the pre-distortion in the image and optical zoom of the image being opposite to those introduced by the flexible waveguide to the undistorted image in accordance with chosen radius of the flexible waveguide. Flexible diffraction grating distorts the pre-distorted image. The output diffraction grating outputs undistorted image to a user's eyes.

Augmented reality device based on waveguide with variable curvature, method for operating the augmented reality device, augmented reality glasses, optical compensator

An augmented reality (AR) device including a variable focus lens of which a focal length may be changed by adjusting refractive power and adjusting the position of a focus adjustment region of the variable focus lens according to a direction of the user's view. The AR device may obtain an eye vector indicating a direction of the user's view using an eye tracker, adjust a refractive power of a first focus adjustment region of a first variable focus lens to change a focal length for displaying a virtual image, and complementarily adjust a refractive power of a second focus adjustment lens with respect to the adjusted refractive power of the first focus adjustment region.

Augmented reality device for adjusting focus region according to direction of user's view and operating method of the same

A waveguide and an augmented reality (AR) device employing the waveguide are disclosed. The waveguide includes a waveguide body, an input-coupling element inputting a light into the waveguide body, a reflective element disposed at one side of the waveguide body and again inputting a light that is not input into the waveguide body or is transmitted through the waveguide body into the waveguide body, and an output-coupling element outputting a light propagating inside the waveguide body to an outside.

Waveguide and augmented reality device employing the same

A method of obtaining a depth map, performed by an augmented reality (AR) device including a depth sensor, includes: sensing a motion of the AR device worn by a user; identifying an activity of the user, based on the sensed motion of the AR device; determining a light pattern of emission light to be emitted by the depth sensor, based on the identified activity; controlling the depth sensor to emit emission light in the determined light pattern; receiving reflection light obtained by reflection of the emission light by at least one object; and obtaining the depth map, based on the emission light and the received reflection light.

Augmented reality device and method for obtaining depth map by using depth sensor

A display device includes a first light source configured to emit first pixel light in each of which lights of a plurality of different wavelengths are mixed with one another, a second light source configured to emit a plurality of second pixel lights in each of which lights of a plurality of different wavelengths are mixed with one another, and an optical scanner configured to output an image including the plurality of first pixel lights and the plurality of second pixel lights to an external space by sequentially changing travelling paths of the plurality of first pixel lights and the plurality of second pixel lights.

Display device and method of operating the same

An image display apparatus including a first waveguide, a second waveguide, a focus tunable lens positioned between the first waveguide and the second waveguide, and a display engine configured to control a focal length of the focus tunable lens and control the display engine to output first light forming the first virtual image and second light forming the second virtual image, wherein at least a portion of the first light is diffracted from the first waveguide and at least a portion of the second light diffracted from the second waveguide is incident on the first waveguide through the focus tunable lens.

Apparatus and method for displaying image and computer program thereof

Provided is an augmented reality device including a display element configured to generate a first image, an optical coupler including a first surface through which the first image is input and a second surface opposite the first surface and configured to output light that is input through the first surface to the second surface and output light that is input through the second surface to the first surface, a reflective polarizer provided on the side of the second surface of the optical coupler and configured to reflect light with a first polarization and transmit light with a second polarization different from the first polarization, and a polarization selective variable focus lens provided in a traveling path of the light with the first polarization reflected by the reflective polarizer and having variable refractive power with respect to the light with the first polarization.

Augmented reality device including reflective polarizer and wearable device including the same

Provided are an optical device and a method of outputting light using the optical device. The optical device includes a waveguide, a first diffraction grating receiving at least a portion of light incident on the waveguide and a second diffraction grating receiving a light diffracted from the first diffraction grating, wherein the first diffraction grating and the second diffraction grating are provided in or on the waveguide, the light diffracted from the first diffraction grating is diffracted, in three-dimensional directions, from the second diffraction grating, and at least a portion of the light diffracted in the three-dimensional directions is output to an outside of the waveguide.

Optical device and method of outputting light by using the same

An electronic device for displaying augmented reality (AR) includes: an optical engine configured to output light of virtual image; a waveguide from which the light of the virtual image is output and through which light of a real scene is transmitted; an optical shutter configured to transmit or block the light of the real scene; a focus tunable lens configured to adjust a focal length for the light of the virtual image output from the waveguide; and one or more processors configured to, during a first period, control the optical shutter to block at least part of a first light of the real scene, and control the focus tunable lens to have a first focal length, and during a second period, control the optical shutter to transmit a second light of the real scene, and control the focus tunable lens to have a second focal length different from the first focal length.

Electronic device and method for displaying augmented reality

An image display apparatus includes a first waveguide, a second waveguide positioned at one side of the first waveguide, a first diffraction grating positioned at an other side of the first waveguide, a second diffraction grating positioned between the first waveguide and the second waveguide and a display engine configured to control a shape of the second diffraction grating according to a quantity of light diffracted from the first diffraction grating, wherein at least a portion of light incident on the first waveguide is diffracted from the first diffraction grating, and at least a portion of light incident on the second waveguide, is diffracted from the second diffraction grating.

Apparatus and method of displaying image and computer program thereof

An electronic device for displaying AR includes: an optical engine; a first polarizer; a polarization converter configured to maintain or convert a polarization direction of light of a real scene; a waveguide from which light of a virtual image is output and through which the light of the real scene is transmitted; a focus tunable lens; a second polarizer; and one or more processors. The one or more processors are configured to, during a first period, control the polarization converter to convert a polarization direction of a first light of the real scene such that at least part of the first light of the real scene is blocked by the second polarizer, and during a second period, control the polarization converter to maintain a polarization direction of a second light of the real scene such that the second light of the real scene is transmitted through the second polarizer.

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Suwon-si, South Korea

Kyusub Kwak