"Importantly, the patent's claims include using contact lenses as a display via an image projection powered by energy emitted by an AR headset, much like an RFID tag is powered by a receiver," said Jordan Boss, chief product engineer for Ocutrx, "The application of a contact lens as a display—either alone or with AR glasses—is an important improvement to the art, and creates a virtual retina display into the eyes, augmenting the user's real-world images with added AR or computer modified visuals."
In addition, the patent covers using contact lenses as an AR display in amalgamation with eye tracking sensors and algorithms. These claims include an AR/XR system comprising a database, a model controller coupled to the database using data acquired by means of real-world cameras, with the FOV modified by eye tracking input to establish a retinal map with the resulting AR display projected onto contact lenses alone or in combination with the AR glasses functions.
Ocutrx Chief Scientific and Strategic Officer Dr. Linda Lam, MD, MBA believes eye tracking will add critical new technology for research. "Ocutrx's methods for capturing, tracking, and processing eye movements in the Oculenz device enables it to not only help patients with macular degeneration but also those with eye movement disorders. Oculenz can reveal and help potentially correct abnormalities in eye movements. This may be applicable to those patients with amblyopia (lazy eye), strokes, concussions and neurologic disorders."
The issued patent is USPTO No. 10,111,583. Ocutrx owns a worldwide, exclusive license and development agreement on the technology from Raytrx, LLC, a company affiliate. Hardware components in the patent include a wearable headset, reflective lenses, displays, processors, sensors and other input devices, including an AR eye tracking subsystem. The patent award gives Ocutrx broad patent protection on its core medical application and for the larger AR field of technology. For more information about Ocutrx, the company's patented eye tracking technology and the groundbreaking, redesigned Oculenz AR glasses, please visit http://bit.ly/ocu040219.
About Ocutrx
With corporate headquarters in Irvine, California, and a research and development lab in the US Midwest, Ocutrx is a new breed of AR manufacturing company focusing on the best connected lightest weight AR headset housing the largest field-of-vision in the market. At a time when worldwide applications for easy-to-wear and easy-to-use AR solutions are being touted as the "next big thing after smartphones," Ocutrx is creating impactful, revolutionary AR wear for mass use. To learn more about Ocutrx and its ground-breaking technology, please visit the company website at http://bit.ly/ocu040219.
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