US 11,720,145 B2
Head-mounted display and facial interface thereof
Dustin A. Hatfield, Los Gatos, CA (US); Daniel M. Strongwater, San Francisco, CA (US); and Kristi E. Bauerly, Los Altos, CA (US)
Assigned to APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed by Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed on Jan. 14, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/742,029.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/793,479, filed on Jan. 17, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2020/0233453 A1, Jul. 23, 2020
Int. Cl. G06F 1/16 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 1/163 (2013.01) [G06F 1/1637 (2013.01)] 26 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A head-mounted display comprising:
a display unit having a display for displaying graphical content to a user;
a facial interface coupled to the display unit and configured to engage a face of the user to support the display unit thereon, the facial interface having an upper portion that engages a forehead of the user and side portions that engage temple regions of the user, wherein the facial interface includes lateral stabilizers positioned between the display unit and the side portions that selectively transfer force between the side portions and the display unit; and
a controller that operates the lateral stabilizer to selectively transfer the force upon sensing a change in the graphical content.