US 11,683,470 B2
Determining inter-pupillary distance
Todd Michael Lyon, Seattle, WA (US); Maria M. Cameron, Seattle, WA (US); Felicia Stephanie Williams, Seattle, WA (US); Scott Petill, Seattle, WA (US); and Qi Kuan Zhou, Bellevue, WA (US)
Assigned to Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US)
Filed by Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US)
Filed on Jan. 11, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/647,644.
Application 17/647,644 is a continuation of application No. 14/724,633, filed on May 28, 2015, granted, now 11,252,399.
Prior Publication US 2022/0132099 A1, Apr. 28, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04N 13/327 (2018.01); G02B 27/01 (2006.01); H04N 13/366 (2018.01); G02B 7/12 (2021.01)
CPC H04N 13/327 (2018.05) [G02B 27/017 (2013.01); G02B 27/0189 (2013.01); H04N 13/366 (2018.05); G02B 7/12 (2013.01); G02B 2027/0129 (2013.01); G02B 2027/0138 (2013.01); G02B 2027/0141 (2013.01); G02B 2027/0178 (2013.01); G02B 2027/0198 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A head-mounted display device for determining an inter-pupillary distance of a user, comprising:
a see-through display providing both eyes of the user with a view of a physical object;
a processor; and
a non-volatile storage device holding instructions executable by the processor to:
display an image that corresponds to the physical object viewable by the user, wherein the image is displayed to a first eye of the user at an offset to the physical object;
display blocking light to a second eye of the user to obscure vision in the second eye;
receive an alignment user input from the user;
in response to receiving the alignment user input, move a position of the image relative to the physical object;
receive a completion user input from the user;
in response to receiving the completion user input, determine the inter-pupillary distance of the user; and
calibrate the head-mounted display device based on the inter-pupillary distance.