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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 19, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 17, 2017
Applicant:
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Inventor:
Cynthia S. Bell, Kirkland, WA (US);
Assignee:
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G09G 5/00 (2006.01); G02B 27/01 (2006.01); G02F 1/1335 (2006.01); G02F 1/133 (2006.01); G02B 5/23 (2006.01); G09G 3/34 (2006.01); G09G 3/36 (2006.01); G02F 1/137 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 27/0172 (2013.01); G02B 5/23 (2013.01); G02F 1/13306 (2013.01); G02F 1/133528 (2013.01); G09G 3/3406 (2013.01); G09G 3/36 (2013.01); G02B 2027/014 (2013.01); G02B 2027/0118 (2013.01); G02B 2027/0138 (2013.01); G02B 2027/0174 (2013.01); G02F 1/13725 (2013.01); G09G 2320/066 (2013.01); G09G 2320/0626 (2013.01); G09G 2360/144 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system and method are disclosed for controlling an amount of ambient light transmitted to the eye of a wearer through an NED device. A passive component such as a photochromic coating may be applied to a visor of the NED device to block light. An active component may be included to augment the light dimming capabilities of the passive component.