Meta Patents a Dual-Hinge System for AR Glasses That Bends Without Breaking
Glasses hinges are one of the most-stressed parts of any frame — and AR glasses carry batteries and electronics in the arms,…
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Meta Patents a Dynamic Audio Quality System That Reacts to Scene Conditions
What if your headset could tell the device sending you audio to dial back quality on less important sounds before your ears…
Apple Patents a System That Sizes Virtual Windows to Your Room
Ever wished your virtual monitor would just figure out how far away it should sit based on the size of your room?…
Apple Patents a Sliding Optical Enclosure for Head-Mounted Displays
Apple's latest patent digs deep into the physical plumbing of a VR/AR headset — specifically, how the lens assembly slides into position…
Apple Patents a Display System That Moves Content to Follow Your Eyes
Apple is exploring a display technique that physically repositions on-screen content in real time based on where your eyes are looking —…
Apple Patents Eye-Tracking Filter That Corrects Gaze Data at Lens Boundaries
When you wear a headset and glance toward the edge of a lens, your eye tracker can pick up gaze data that's…
Apple Patents a System That Tracks Your Eye and Maps It in 3D at the Same Time
Apple's new patent describes a system that doesn't make you sit through a separate eye-enrollment process — instead, it quietly builds and…
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Meta Patents an Adjustable Hinged Nose Bridge for Smart Glasses
Smart glasses that don't fit right don't get worn. Meta is patenting a small but practical fix: a nose bridge that clicks…
Google Patents a Curved Lightguide That Keeps AR Glasses Thin
Getting a wide, full-color image into a pair of glasses without making the lenses look like bricks is one of augmented reality's…
Google Patents a Smarter Way to Measure Crosstalk in 3D Displays
When you put on a 3D headset and see ghosting — a faint double image bleeding from one eye's view into the…
Meta Patents Radar-Based Facial Expression Tracking for VR Headsets
Meta is filing patents for a system that uses radar — the same basic technology in your car's collision-avoidance sensors — to…
Meta Patents a Metal-Sheathed Camera Lens Assembly for AR Glasses
Meta is patenting a very specific way to wrap a camera lens in metal — and the tiny air gap built into…
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