US 11,754,845 B2
Modular systems for head-worn computers
Ralph F. Osterhout, San Francisco, CA (US); and Robert Michael Lohse, Palo Alto, CA (US)
Assigned to Mentor Acquisition One, LLC, Plantation, FL (US)
Filed by Mentor Acquisition One, LLC, Plantation, FL (US)
Filed on Jan. 12, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/153,957.
Application 18/153,957 is a continuation of application No. 17/894,926, filed on Aug. 24, 2022, granted, now 11,586,048.
Application 17/894,926 is a continuation of application No. 17/242,550, filed on Apr. 28, 2021, granted, now 11,460,708, issued on Oct. 4, 2022.
Application 17/242,550 is a continuation of application No. 16/670,943, filed on Oct. 31, 2019, granted, now 11,022,808, issued on Jun. 1, 2021.
Application 16/670,943 is a continuation of application No. 15/170,256, filed on Jun. 1, 2016, granted, now 10,466,491, issued on Nov. 5, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2023/0161167 A1, May 25, 2023
Int. Cl. G06F 1/16 (2006.01); H05K 5/00 (2006.01); H05K 7/00 (2006.01); G02B 27/01 (2006.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G06F 3/0354 (2013.01); G06F 3/0346 (2013.01); G06F 3/0362 (2013.01)
CPC G02B 27/0176 (2013.01) [G06F 1/163 (2013.01); G06F 1/1632 (2013.01); G06F 1/1658 (2013.01); G02B 2027/0156 (2013.01); G02B 2027/0161 (2013.01); G02B 2027/0178 (2013.01); G06F 3/012 (2013.01); G06F 3/013 (2013.01); G06F 3/016 (2013.01); G06F 3/017 (2013.01); G06F 3/0346 (2013.01); G06F 3/0362 (2013.01); G06F 3/03545 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A wearable head device comprising:
a first see-through display region adapted to be positioned in front of a first eye of a user of the wearable head device;
a second see-through display region adapted to be positioned in front of a second eye of the user;
a frame coupled to the first see-through display region and further coupled to the second see-through display region;
an electrical connector configured to removably mount to an expansion module; and
one or more processors configured to perform a method comprising:
determining that the expansion module is coupled to the wearable head device via the electrical connector, wherein the determining that the expansion module is coupled comprises determining that the electrical connector is physically secured to the frame;
in accordance with a determination that the expansion module is coupled to the wearable head device, receiving data from the expansion module;
determining, based on the received data, an operation of the expansion module, and
presenting an output of the operation to the user via the first see-through display region and via the second see-through display region.