Facebook Technologies, LLC

Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC

Weihua Gao

Daozhi Wang

Evan Mark Richards

Tianxin Ning

Aiqing Chen

Shizhe Shen

Mark Alan Tempel

Steven Paul Lansel

Haomiao Jiang

Richard Han Soo Cho

Linghui Rao

Jian Zhang

Todd Douglas Keeler

Ashvath Sharma

Silvio Grespan

Jianing Yao

Yongmin Park

Matthew Erich

John Robert Volk

Chia-Hsuan Tai

In one embodiment, a method includes by a computing system, rendering an image using a tile-based graphics processing unit. Determining a gaze location of a user wearing a head-mounted device and using the gaze location to select, from the multiple tiles, central tiles in which the user's gaze location is located, periphery tiles outside of the central tiles, and border tiles located between the central tiles and the periphery tiles. Instructing the GPU to render (a) the central tiles in a first pixel-density, (b) the periphery tiles in a second pixel-density, and (c) the border tiles in the first pixel-density and in the second pixel-density and then blending the border tiles rendered in the first pixel-density and the border tiles rendered in the second pixel-density to create blended border tiles. Then, outputting the central tiles, the periphery tiles, and the blended border tiles using a display of the head-mounted device.

Techniques for reducing visual artifacts in foveated rendering

In particular embodiments, a computing system may receive receiving a first image frame of a sequence of image frames to be shown on a display having a plurality of backlight zones. The computing system may compute backlight unit statistics of the first image frame. The backlight unit statistics may represent grayscale levels for the plurality of backlight zones. The computing system may compute a global dimming gain for adjusting color values and backlight unit intensity of a second image frame of the sequence of image frames based on the backlight unit statistics of the first image frame. The computing system may adjust, using the global dimming gain, the color values and the backlight unit intensity of the second image frame.

Systems and methods for performing global dimming in artificial reality systems

An optical element includes a linear polarizer layer and a transparent optical layer. The linear polarizer layer includes surfaces waviness and the transparent optical layer smooths the surfaces waves of the linear polarizer layer.

Optical element with linear polarizer

A housing assembly for mounting a first lens and a second lens includes a first lens holder. The first lens holder includes a ring-shaped structure configured to mount the first lens. The housing assembly also includes a second lens holder including a cup-shaped structure. The cup-shaped structure includes an upper portion configured to mount the first lens holder, and a lower portion configured to mount the second lens.

Optical assembly having a housing for mounting optical lenses

A method for assembling a first lens and a second lens is provided. The method includes performing an optical center measurement for at least one of the first lens or the second lens, and performing an optical center adjustment when the optical center measurement does not satisfy a predetermined optical center condition. The method also includes performing a polarimetric measurement for at least one of the first lens or the second lens, and performing a polarimetric angle adjustment when the polarimetric measurement does not satisfy a predetermined polarimetric condition. The method further includes assembling the first lens and the second lens to form an optical assembly.

System and method for automatic lens assembling and testing

The disclosed method may include (1) providing, from a display, an image to an eye by way of a lens assembly on an optical path between the display and the eye, wherein the lens assembly includes (a) a first liquid crystal lens providing a first electronically controllable cylindrical power, oriented along a first constant axis, in response to a first signal and (b) a second liquid crystal lens providing a second electronically controllable cylindrical power, oriented along a second constant axis that is rotationally offset from the first constant axis, in response to a second signal, (2) determining, based on information indicating cylindrical power and cylindrical axis components, the electronically controllable cylindrical powers that result in providing the cylindrical power component, oriented along the cylindrical axis component, and (3) generating, based on the electronically controllable cylindrical powers, the signals. Various other systems and methods are also disclosed.

Systems and methods for astigmatism correction in a head-mounted display

The disclosed system may include (1) a lens assembly that provides an electronically controllable cylindrical power, oriented along an electronically controllable axis, on an optical path between a display device and an eye of a viewer in response to at least one first control signal, and (2) a controller that (a) receives information indicating a cylindrical power component and a cylindrical axis component of an eyeglass prescription for the viewer, and (b) generates, based on the information, the at least one first control signal to cause the lens assembly to provide the cylindrical power component, oriented along the cylindrical axis component, for the viewer. Various other systems and methods are also disclosed.

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Weihua Gao