US 11,768,376 B1
Head-mounted display system with display and adjustable optical components
James E. Pedder, Oxford (GB); James H. Foster, Oxford (GB); Julian Hoening, San Francisco, CA (US); and Julian Jaede, San Francisco, CA (US)
Assigned to Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed by Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed on Nov. 16, 2017, as Appl. No. 15/815,563.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/424,683, filed on Nov. 21, 2016.
Int. Cl. G02B 27/01 (2006.01); G02B 27/00 (2006.01); G06T 19/00 (2011.01); G09G 3/20 (2006.01); G02F 1/01 (2006.01)
CPC G02B 27/0172 (2013.01) [G02B 27/0068 (2013.01); G02B 27/0179 (2013.01); G06T 19/006 (2013.01); G09G 3/2003 (2013.01); G02B 2027/014 (2013.01); G02B 2027/0112 (2013.01); G02B 2027/0138 (2013.01); G02B 2027/0185 (2013.01); G02F 1/0136 (2013.01); G09G 2320/0242 (2013.01); G09G 2320/0693 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An electronic device, comprising:
a support structure;
a component configured to measure a color of ambient light surrounding the support structure;
a display supported by the support structure that is configured to display images;
an adjustable optical component supported by the support structure, wherein the adjustable optical component comprises an adjustable optical component selected from a group consisting of: a light modulator, an adjustable color filter, and an adjustable polarizer; and
control circuitry configured to adjust the adjustable optical component based on the color of the ambient light.