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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 2023

Filed:

Mar. 03, 2021
Applicant:

Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);

Inventors:

David A. Kalinowski, Davis, CA (US);

Brian S. Lau, Sacramento, CA (US);

Cameron A. Harder, San Francisco, CA (US);

Fletcher R. Rothkopf, Los Altos, CA (US);

Assignee:

Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G09G 5/37 (2006.01); G06T 3/00 (2006.01); G06T 7/70 (2017.01); H04N 13/239 (2018.01); G06T 5/00 (2006.01); G02B 27/01 (2006.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); H04N 23/57 (2023.01); H04N 23/90 (2023.01); H04N 23/54 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G09G 5/37 (2013.01); G02B 27/0172 (2013.01); G02B 27/0179 (2013.01); G06F 3/013 (2013.01); G06T 3/0093 (2013.01); G06T 5/006 (2013.01); G06T 7/70 (2017.01); H04N 13/239 (2018.05); H04N 23/57 (2023.01); H04N 23/90 (2023.01); G02B 2027/0134 (2013.01); G02B 2027/0138 (2013.01); G02B 2027/0187 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10048 (2013.01); G09G 2320/0693 (2013.01); G09G 2340/14 (2013.01); H04N 23/54 (2023.01);
Abstract

A head-mounted device may have a left display and a right display that provide respective left and right images. Left and right optical combiner systems may be configured to pass real-world light to left and right eye boxes while directing the left and right images respectively to the left and right eye boxes. Misalignment of the left and right images with respect to the left and right eye boxes may be detected using gaze tracking systems, using cameras such as front-facing cameras in conjunction with a database of known real-world object properties, using visual inertial odometry systems formed from cameras and inertial measurement units, or using one or more sensors in a portable head-mounted device case or other item with a receptacle configured to receive a head-mounted device. Compensating adjustments may be made to the images based on the measured misalignment.


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