SHARED DATA AND COLLABORATION FOR HEAD-MOUNTED DEVICES

    公开(公告)号:WO2020214454A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-10-22

    申请号:PCT/US2020/027060

    申请日:2020-04-07

    Applicant: APPLE INC.

    Abstract: A system can include head-mounted devices that collaborate to process views from cameras of the respective head-mounted devices and identify objects from different perspectives and/or objects that are within the view of only one of the head-mounted devices. Sharing sensory input between multiple head-mounted devices can complement and enhance individual units by interpreting and reconstructing objects, surfaces, and/or an external environment with perceptive data from multiple angles and positions, which also reduces occlusions and inaccuracies. As more detailed information is available at a specific moment in time, the speed and accuracy of object recognition, hand and body tracking, surface mapping, and/or digital reconstruction can be improved. Such collaboration can provide more effective and efficient mapping of space, surfaces, objects, gestures and users.

    HEAD-MOUNTED DEVICE WITH ACTIVE OPTICAL FOVEATION

    公开(公告)号:WO2019209364A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-10-31

    申请号:PCT/US2018/051581

    申请日:2018-09-18

    Applicant: APPLE INC.

    Abstract: A pass-through camera in a head-mounted device may capture image data for displaying on a display in the head-mounted device. However, only low-resolution image data may be needed to display low-resolution images in the periphery of the user's field of view on the display. Therefore, the pass-through camera may only capture high-resolution images that correspond to the portion of the user's field-of-view that is being directly viewed and may capture lower resolution image data that corresponds to the real -world objects in the user's peripheral vision. To enable the camera module to selectively capture high-resolution images, the pass-through camera may include an image sensor with two or more pixel densities, a distortion lens, and/or one or more planar or curved mirrors. Any of the components in the camera module may be adjusted to change which portion of a scene is captured with high-resolution image data.

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