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US6483483:
Eyeglasses type image display apparatus
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| Country: |
US United States of America
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| Inventor: |
Kosugi, Ichiro; Tokyo, Japan
Okoshi, Yoshio; Kanagawa, Japan
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| Assignee: |
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, Japan
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| Published / Filed: |
2002-11-19
/ 1999-03-15
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| Application Number: |
US1999000268376
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| IPC Code: |
Advanced:
G02B 27/01;
G02B 27/02;
G06F 3/01;
G09F 9/00;
H04N 5/64;
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IPC-7:
G09G 5/00;
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| ECLA Code: |
G02B27/01C;
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| U.S. Class: |
345/008;
345/009;
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| Field of Search: |
345/007,8,9
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| Priority Number: |
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| Abstract: |
An eyeglasses type image display apparatus can be connected to a computer having a large amount of information so that it can display information from the computer on a large screen. The apparatus is adapted to be mounted on a head of a user to display an image in front of eyes of the user, and includes a connector capable of receiving information from a computer, a processor for processing the information, and a display unit for displaying an image based on the information processed. The connector includes a wire or a radio section for transmitting information. The display unit can display an image and has a see-through function for allowing the user to see the external world therethrough.
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| Attorney, Agent or Firm: |
Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C. ;
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| Primary / Asst. Examiners: |
Shankar, Vijay; Patel, Nitin
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First Claim:
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What is claimed is:
1. An eyeglasses type image display apparatus for being mounted on a head of a user to display an image in front of eyes of the user, the apparatus comprising:
- a) connector configured to receive information from a computer therethrough;
- b) a processor configured to process the information received through said connector; and
- c) a display assembly configured to display an image based on the information processed by said processor while allowing the user to see the external world, the display assembly including:
- 1) a display screen that emits an original image;
- 2) a first half-mirror that is configured and arranged to partially reflect the original image from the display screen toward a second half-mirror, and to partially transmit toward the user's eye, an enlarged image that is returned from the second half-mirror;
- 3) the second half-mirror, constituting a curved half-mirror that is configured and arranged to enlarge the original image reflected by the first half-mirror and to return the enlarged image toward the first half-mirror;
- 4) a second display screen that emits a second original image;
- 5) a third half-mirror that is configured and arranged to partially reflect the second original image from the second display screen toward a fourth half-mirror, and to partially transmit toward the user's second eye, a second enlarged image that is returned from the fourth half-mirror; and
- 6) the fourth half-mirror, constituting a second curved half-mirror that is configured and arranged to enlarge the second original image reflected by the third half-mirror and to return the second enlarged image toward the third half-mirror;
- wherein the user can see both the enlarged returned image and the external world through the first and second half-mirrors; and
- wherein the user can see both the second enlarged returned image and the external world through the third and fourth half-mirrors.
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