Patent Document ID: 9341843
Application ID: 13429599
Patent Status: 1

Claim One:
1. A head-mounted display device comprising: an integrated processor for handling virtual content for display; an integrated image source for introducing the virtual content, the integrated image source including: a reflective pixel array of individually addressable pixels, the reflective pixel array configured to form a virtual display image based on the virtual content, a light source configured to illuminate the pixel array, and a polarization-sensitive surface configured to receive illumination from the light source, to reflect the illumination onto the pixel array, and to transmit the image formed by the pixel array, the polarization-sensitive surface opposing the pixel array and curving away from the pixel array by more than half a width of the pixel array; and a beam-splitting assembly configured to receive the virtual display image transmitted through the polarization-sensitive surface and to redirect the virtual display image to a viewing location, in combination with external imagery.