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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 2023
Filed:
Oct. 07, 2022
Meta Platforms Technologies, Llc, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Afsoon Jamali, Issaquah, WA (US);
Sandro Pintz, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Kurt Jenkins, Sammamish, WA (US);
Christopher Stipe, Woodinville, WA (US);
META PLATFORMS TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Abstract
A device is provided. The device includes a reflective polarizer configured to selectively reflect or transmit a polarized light based on a polarization of the polarized light. The device also includes a display element disposed at a first side of the reflective polarizer, and configured to output a first image light representing a virtual image. The device also includes a polarization switch disposed between the display element and the reflective polarizer, and configured to switch or maintain a polarization of the first image light. The device further includes an active dimming device disposed at a second side of the reflective polarizer, and configured to provide an adjustable transmittance of an input light.