Publication/Creation Date

April 16 2020

Creators/Contributors

William Gallagher (creator)
Apple Inc. (contributor)
Jonathan B. Pfeiffer (contributor)
Adam C. Urness (contributor)
Friso Schlottau (contributor)
Mark R. Ayres (contributor)
Vikrant Bhakta (contributor)

Description

Apple has been working on a set of augmented reality wearable peripherals for some time. A constant question about any future "Apple Glasses" peripheral has been over how Apple can maintain its preference for sleek, high-performance systems instead of the bulk in some present headsets. A new patent provides part of the answer.

"Optical System with Dispersion Compensation," is a patent application that describes a method that combines a small "holographic optical element" which may project onto a reflective surface. So the holographic projector could be in the rim of Apple Glasses, and the fully or semi-reflective surface could be the lenses in front of the user's eyes.

Augments

Seeing, Designing

Technology Keywords

Augmented Reality (AR), Smartglasses, Holography, Holographic Optical Element (HOE), Holographic Projections, Head-Mounted Displays (HMD), Skew Mirrors, Waveguides

Keywords

Patents, Pre-Release, Innovation

Marketing Keywords

Apple, Apple Smart Glasses, Optical System With Dispersion Compensation, Magic Leap One

Source

https://appleinsider.com/articles/20/04/16/apples-smart-glasses-could-use-holography-to-keep-weight-down-and-image-quality-up