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Date of Patent:
Jan. 14, 2025

Filed:

Jun. 27, 2022
Applicant:

Meta Platforms Technologies, Llc, Menlo Park, CA (US);

Inventors:

Yang Yang, Redmond, WA (US);

Jianbo Zhao, Redmond, WA (US);

Peter Johnsen, Seattle, WA (US);

Assignee:

Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC, Menlo Park, CA (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 27/01 (2006.01); G02B 6/42 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 27/0179 (2013.01); G02B 6/42 (2013.01); G02B 6/4214 (2013.01); G02B 27/0172 (2013.01); G02B 2027/0174 (2013.01); G02B 2027/0178 (2013.01); G02B 2027/0187 (2013.01);
Abstract

An apparatus, system, and method for a waveguide system may be used to support eye tracking in a head mounted display (HMD). The waveguide system may be positioned in a user's field of view and within a lens assembly of the HMD to capture light that is reflected from an eye. The waveguide system may have a number of multi-directional gratings configured to direct light to an out-coupling grating. The multi-directional gratings include first and second in-coupling diffraction gratings disposed in a waveguide. The first and second in-coupling diffraction gratings are oriented to direct incident light in multiple directions within the waveguide towards the out-coupling diffraction grating.


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