US 12,393,031 B2
Transparent microled display for VR headsets
Mark James Holmes, San Jose, CA (US); and Johannes Willem Herman Sillevis Smitt, San Jose, CA (US)
Assigned to Lumileds LLC, San Jose, CA (US)
Filed by Lumileds LLC, San Jose, CA (US)
Filed on Jun. 14, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/210,075.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/352,517, filed on Jun. 15, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0408820 A1, Dec. 21, 2023
Int. Cl. G02B 27/01 (2006.01); G02B 27/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); H01L 23/538 (2006.01); H01L 25/075 (2006.01); H05B 45/30 (2020.01); H10H 20/01 (2025.01); H10H 20/85 (2025.01); H10H 20/852 (2025.01); H10H 20/853 (2025.01); H10H 20/856 (2025.01); H10H 20/857 (2025.01); H10H 29/14 (2025.01)
CPC G02B 27/0172 (2013.01) [G02B 27/0093 (2013.01); G06F 3/013 (2013.01); H01L 23/5387 (2013.01); H01L 25/0753 (2013.01); H05B 45/30 (2020.01); H10H 20/8506 (2025.01); H10H 20/852 (2025.01); H10H 20/853 (2025.01); H10H 20/856 (2025.01); H10H 20/857 (2025.01); H10H 29/142 (2025.01); G02B 27/0101 (2013.01); G02B 2027/0112 (2013.01); G02B 2027/0145 (2013.01); G02B 2027/0178 (2013.01); G02B 2027/0196 (2013.01); H10H 20/0362 (2025.01); H10H 20/0363 (2025.01); H10H 20/0364 (2025.01)] 23 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A virtual reality (VR) headset comprising:
a frame configured to receive a head of a user;
a substantially transparent display that includes a sparse array of micro light-emitting diodes (microLEDs) configured to display a VR image; and
a darkening layer having a controllable opacity, the darkening layer disposed between a front surface of the frame and the substantially transparent display,
wherein the sparse array of microLEDs includes a rectangular central array of microLEDs surrounded by a peripheral group of microLEDs to mimic a shape of an eye.