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Direct retinal projection display for smart glasses using a meta-optic mirror

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  1. tash_2s · · focus · HN ↗

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  2. pentaphobe · · focus · HN ↗
    Neat, but hardly a world first

    I first read about direct retinal projection (using oscillating mirrors no less) in Mondo 2000 [^1]

    Hard to find much on the "Private Eye" hardware as I guess Reflection Technology (the manufacturer) went outta business in the mid 90's

    But a 700x280 display painted onto your retina that looked like a full-ish size display hovering in space nonetheless, and downright epic for 1989

    [^1]: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;microship.com&#x2F;winnelife-interview-with-steve-roberts-mondo-2000&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;microship.com&#x2F;winnelife-interview-with-steve-roberts...

    For the curious, a bit more info and some pics on these sites

    <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;glassdevelopment.wordpress.com&#x2F;2014&#x2F;04&#x2F;17&#x2F;hmd-history-and-objectives-of-inventions&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;glassdevelopment.wordpress.com&#x2F;2014&#x2F;04&#x2F;17&#x2F;hmd-histor...

    <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;artsandculture.google.com&#x2F;asset&#x2F;reflection-technology-private-eye-display&#x2F;QgFnZtDAdVz0CQ?hl=en&amp;avm=4" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;artsandculture.google.com&#x2F;asset&#x2F;reflection-technolog...

    1. SapporoChris · · focus · HN ↗
      &quot;TDK demonstrates the world’s first direct retinal projection display for smart glasses using a meta-optic mirror&quot;. The qualifier is different. &quot;using a meta-optic mirror&quot; versus &quot;using oscillating mirrors&quot;

      I appreciate your comment on the history.

  3. AndrewKemendo · · focus · HN ↗
    This looks strikingly similar to my 2017&#x2F;20 patent:

    <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;kemendo.com&#x2F;pdfs&#x2F;USPatent10757400.pdf" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;kemendo.com&#x2F;pdfs&#x2F;USPatent10757400.pdf

    Pretty much all my patents are being infringed at this point.

    Lesson to anyone getting patents, they don’t matter unless you have $100M to fight Microsoft or oracle with. At that point might as well just keep your 100M and forget it

    1. SapporoChris · · focus · HN ↗
      Did you file for a patent in Japan? Foreign countries are not bound by United States patents; U.S. patent rights only apply within the United States.
      1. AndrewKemendo · · focus · HN ↗
        Fair point
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