Patent ID: 11971551
Assignee: MAGIC LEAP, INC.
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC F  G

Claim 0:
1. A user-wearable display device comprising:
a frame configured to mount on a user;
an augmented reality display attached to the frame and configured to direct images to an eye of the user;
a variable optical material that undergoes a physical and/or a chemical change in response to a stimulus;
a source configured to provide the stimulus; and
processing electronics configured to:
store one or more locations of ambient light sources in the environment;
determine the user's position within an environment surrounding the user; and
trigger the source to provide the stimulus to the variable optical material to effect a physical and/or a chemical change in the material based on the user's position in the environment such that at least one of an intensity of ambient light, a spectral content of ambient light, or a direction of ambient light is changed, wherein the stimulus is provided based on the user's position relative to the one or more stored locations of ambient light sources.