US 12,148,332 B1
Head mountable display
Edward S. Huo, Sunnyvale, CA (US)
Assigned to APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed by Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed on Sep. 29, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/478,796.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/586,403, filed on Sep. 28, 2023.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/506,020, filed on Jun. 2, 2023.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/502,408, filed on May 15, 2023.
Int. Cl. G02B 7/28 (2021.01); G02B 27/01 (2006.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G06T 7/246 (2017.01); G06T 7/73 (2017.01); G09G 3/00 (2006.01); H04N 5/225 (2006.01); H04N 23/56 (2023.01); H04N 23/90 (2023.01)
CPC G09G 3/002 (2013.01) [G06F 3/013 (2013.01); H04N 23/56 (2023.01); H04N 23/90 (2023.01); G09G 2354/00 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A head mountable device, comprising:
a front cover defining:
an external forward facing surface; and
a nasal bridge configured to accommodate a nose when the head mountable device is donned;
a first rearward facing display configured to project light in a rearward direction opposite the forward facing surface;
a second rearward facing display configured to project light in the rearward direction;
a first forward facing camera configured to capture a first image through the front cover;
a second forward facing camera configured to capture a second image through the front cover; and
a controller coupled to memory including instructions, the controller electrically coupled to the first forward facing camera, the second forward facing camera, the first rearward facing display, and the second rearward facing display; wherein:
the nasal bridge is disposed between the first forward facing camera and the second forward facing camera; and
the controller is configured to, when executing the instructions, cause mixed reality video pass-through from the first forward facing camera to the first rearward facing display including the first image and from the second forward facing camera to the second rearward facing display including the second image.