VARIABLE CURVATURE REFLECTIVE LENS FOR HEAD-MOUNTED DEVICE
Dossier Overview
Applicant
Universal City Studios LLC
Inventor
Benjamin Thompson; Erin Carter; Patrick John Goergen; Thomas Owen Williams
IPC Classification
CPC Classification
In an embodiment, a system includes a head-mounted device including a display configured to display one or more images and a reflective lens spaced apart from the display. The reflective lens is configured to reflect the one or more images towards a user. The reflective lens includes a curved surface having a fixed curve in a vertical plane and a variable curve in a horizontal plane. The system also includes a ride vehicle configured to move along a path. The system also includes a controller communicatively coupled to the head-mounted device and the ride vehicle. The controller is configured to determine a location of the ride vehicle along the path and instruct the display to display the one or more images based on the location of the ride vehicle.
Original (Chinese)
In an embodiment, a system includes a head-mounted device including a display configured to display one or more images and a reflective lens spaced apart from the display. The reflective lens is configured to reflect the one or more images towards a user. The reflective lens includes a curved surface having a fixed curve in a vertical plane and a variable curve in a horizontal plane. The system also includes a ride vehicle configured to move along a path. The system also includes a controller communicatively coupled to the head-mounted device and the ride vehicle. The controller is configured to determine a location of the ride vehicle along the path and instruct the display to display the one or more images based on the location of the ride vehicle.
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