Resonant modulation of varifocal liquid membrane lens to provide multiple concurrent focal planes in VR display for realistic focus cues

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10056057
APP PUB NO 20170301313A1
SERIAL NO

15135970

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A near-eye display system includes a display assembly comprising at least one display panel and a display driver to drive the display assembly to display a sequence of frames in a low-persistence mode based on a frame clock signal having a first frequency. The near-eye display system further includes a pair of liquid membrane lenses facing the display assembly, and a lens driver having an output coupled to an input of each of liquid membrane lenses of the pair, the lens driver to generate at the output a periodic, continuously variable driving signal having a second frequency, wherein the first frequency is an integer multiple of the second frequency. As the liquid membrane lenses are synchronized with the low-persistence display of the sequence of frames, each displayed frame is perceived through the liquid membrane lenses at a different nearly constant focal depth, and thus creating a perception to the user of multiple focal planes in the displayed imagery.

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Perreault, John D Mountain View, US 35 438

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