US 12,242,069 B2
Augmented and virtual reality display systems with correlated in-coupling and out-coupling optical regions for efficient light utilization
Brian T. Schowengerdt, Seattle, WA (US)
Assigned to Magic Leap, Inc., Plantation, FL (US)
Filed by Magic Leap, Inc., Plantation, FL (US)
Filed on Nov. 21, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/516,321.
Application 18/516,321 is a continuation of application No. 18/068,294, filed on Dec. 19, 2022, granted, now 11,860,370.
Application 18/068,294 is a continuation of application No. 17/326,833, filed on May 21, 2021, granted, now 11,543,666, issued on Jan. 3, 2023.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/050,635, filed on Jul. 10, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/029,312, filed on May 22, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2024/0085707 A1, Mar. 14, 2024
Int. Cl. G02B 27/01 (2006.01); F21V 8/00 (2006.01)
CPC G02B 27/0172 (2013.01) [G02B 6/0016 (2013.01); G02B 6/0076 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A display system comprising:
a light projection system;
a head-mounted display configured to project light into an eye of a user to display virtual image content, the head-mounted display comprising:
at least one waveguide comprising:
a plurality of light in-coupling regions configured to receive light from the light projection system; and
a plurality of light out-coupling regions configured to output light to the eye of the user; and
processing electronics in communication with the display and the light projection system, the processing electronics comprising one or more processors and one or more computer storage media storing instructions that when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
determining a location for a virtual object to be presented by the display system;
identifying a light out-coupling region corresponding to the location; and
providing instructions to direct light from the light projection system to a light in-coupling region associated with the identified light out-coupling region, wherein the light is directed to present at least the virtual object.