DETAILED ACTION
Notice of Pre-AIA or AIA Status
The present application, filed on or after March 16, 2013, is being examined under the first inventor to file provisions of the AIA .
Claims 1-20 are pending in the instant application. Claims 1 is amended and claims 2-20 are added.
Information Disclosure Statement
The information disclosure statement (IDS) submitted on 05/04/2026 is being considered by the examiner.
The information disclosure statement (IDS) submitted on 07/14/2026 is partly being considered by the examiner. This is because Applicant has failed to provide an English translation of foreign documents JP 2003199125 A, JP 2013044779 A, JP 2013114021 A, JP 2014224846 A, and JP H0764033 A (MPEP § 609).
Claim Objections
Claims 1-18 are objected to because of the following informalities:
Claim 1, line 4, recites “virtual content”. Examiner suggest “the virtual content”, since the phrase appears previously in line 2.
Claim 2, line 2, recites “head-mounted display unit”. Examiner suggest “the head-mounted display unit”, since the phrase appears previously in claim 1.
Claim 2, line 4, recites “rendered frames”. Examiner suggest “the rendered frames”, since the phrase appears previously in claim 1
Claim 4, line 3, recites “rendered frames”. Examiner suggest “the rendered frames”, since the phrase appears previously in claim 1
Claim 4, line 3, recites “orientation information”. Examiner suggest “the orientation information”, since the phrase appears previously in claim 1
Claim 7, line 2, recites “the warped rendered frames”. To keep consistency in the claim language, examiner suggest “the plurality of warped rendered frames”.
Claim 8, line 2, recites “the warped rendered frames”. To keep consistency in the claim language, examiner suggest “the plurality of warped rendered frames”.
Claim 9, line 2, recites “the array”. To keep consistency in the claim language, examiner suggest “the array of micro-LEDs”.
Claim 10, line 2, recites “the array”. To keep consistency in the claim language, examiner suggest “the array of micro-LEDs”.
Claim 13, line 2, recites “the plurality of rendered frames”. To keep consistency in the claim language, examiner suggest “the rendered frames”.
Claim 15, lines 7-8, recites “virtual content”. Examiner suggest “the virtual content”, since the phrase appears previously in line 5.
Claim 15, line 14, recites “the warped rendered frames”. To keep consistency in the claim language, examiner suggest “the plurality of warped rendered frames”.
Claim 17, line 2, recites “second element”. Examiner suggest “the second element”, since the phrase appears previously in claim 15.
Claims 3, 5-6, 11-12, 14, 16, and 18 depend directly or indirectly from an objected claim, therefore are also objected.
Appropriate correction is required.
Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 112
The following is a quotation of 35 U.S.C. 112(b):
(b) CONCLUSION.—The specification shall conclude with one or more claims particularly pointing out and distinctly claiming the subject matter which the inventor or a joint inventor regards as the invention.
The following is a quotation of 35 U.S.C. 112 (pre-AIA ), second paragraph:
The specification shall conclude with one or more claims particularly pointing out and distinctly claiming the subject matter which the applicant regards as his invention.
Claims 1-14 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 112(b) or 35 U.S.C. 112 (pre-AIA ), second paragraph, as being indefinite for failing to particularly point out and distinctly claim the subject matter which the inventor or a joint inventor (or for applications subject to pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 112, the applicant), regards as the invention.
Claim 1 recites “warp the rendered frame to generate a plurality of warped rendered frames”. It is unclear how warping one rendered frame (singular) will generate a plurality of warped rendered frames. Based on applicants’ disclosure the rendered frame is warped a threshold number of times based on determined head pose of the user (see para. [0098]). In addition, applicants’ specification discloses “[t]he on-panel control logic 3206 may then receive updates regarding user pose from, at least, an orientation sensor. Using these updates, the on-panel control logic 3206 may warp the received rendered frame a threshold number of times before receipt of a subsequent frame of rendered content”, para. [0320]. Examiner suggest amending claim 1 as follows “warp the rendered frame a plurality of times based on the orientation information to generate a plurality of warped rendered frames”, similar to claims 16 and 19.
Claim 2-14 depend directly or indirectly form claim 1, therefore are also rejected as being indefinite under 112b.
Allowable Subject Matter
Claims 19-20 are allowed.
Claims 1-14 would be allowable if rewritten or amended to overcome the objections and the rejection(s) under 35 U.S.C. 112(b) or 35 U.S.C. 112 (pre-AIA ), 2nd paragraph, set forth in this Office action.
Claim 15-18 would be allowable if rewritten or amended to overcome the objections set forth in this Office action.
The closest prior art, Quach et al. (US 9858637 B1), teaches a head-mounted display system (see Figs. -22, col. 3 lines 8-9, col. 3 lines 62-67, col. 4 lines 1-8, head-mount virtual reality display) comprising:
a processing system configured to generate rendered frames for output as virtual content (see abstract, col. 1 lines 39-53, col. 2 lines 39-59, col. 3 lines 62-67, col. 4 lines 1-8, col.4 lines 38-55, col. 5 lines 28-36, Figs. 1-2. The computer system includes a virtual reality application executed by a processing device. A graphic processing unit (GPU) displays rendered images associated with the virtual reality application. The warp engine may use the speed data along with eye-tracking information to adjust the rendering resolution. For example, if the user's head (or the eyes) are moving fast enough (e.g., past a certain threshold—100 degrees/second), then rendering may be performed at a lower resolution to minimize DDR bandwidth);
a head-mounted display unit in communication with the processing system (see Fig. 2, col. 3 lines 8-9, col. 3 lines 62-67, col. 4 lines 1-8, head-mount virtual reality display), the head-mounted display unit configured to output the rendered frames as virtual content (abstract, col. 2 lines 46-59, col. 3 lines 62-67, col. 4 lines 1-8, col.4 lines 38-55, col. 5 lines 28-36. It should be appreciated that the system 100 may be implemented in various types of virtual reality systems (e.g., headsets, goggles, eyewear, external VR display(s), projection systems, etc.). As illustrated in the embodiment of FIG. 2, the system 100 may be incorporated in an integrated head mount display (HMD) 200 that is worn by a user. A graphic processing unit (GPU) displays rendered images associated with the virtual reality application. The warp engine may use the speed data along with eye-tracking information to adjust the rendering resolution. For example, if the user's head (or the eyes) are moving fast enough (e.g., past a certain threshold—100 degrees/second), then rendering may be performed at a lower resolution to minimize DDR bandwidth), wherein the head-mounted display unit comprises:
an orientation sensor, the orientation sensor configured to detect orientation information associated with an orientation of the head-mounted display unit (see col. 2 lines 46-60, col. 4 lines 9-38. As illustrated in FIG. 2, the sensor(s) enable the system 100 to track the rotational and translational movement of a user (e.g., the user's head, eyes, and/or other body parts) within three-dimensional space using six degrees of freedom (6DOF). As known in the art, the term 6DOF refers to the freedom of movement of the user in three-dimensional space. The sensors track motion as forward/backward (surge), up/down (heave), left/right (sway) translation in three perpendicular axes, combined with changes in orientation through rotation about three perpendicular axes (i.e., pitch, yaw, and roll). One or more accelerometer sensors 126 may sense changes in the magnitude and/or direction of the proper acceleration of the user's head and/or other body parts. One or more gyroscope sensors 128 may be used to track angular motion of the user's head and/or other body parts);
a display, the display configured to output light to present the virtual content (abstract, col. 2 lines 33-45, col. 3 lines 62-67, col. 4 lines 1-8, col. 5 lines 36-50. As known in the art, the GPU command buffer 314 provides commands to the GPU 108 for displaying the rendered images on the stereo display 302. Inherently the images include visible light);
a local processing system communicatively coupled to the head-mounted display, the local processing system being configured to generate rendered frames at a first frame rate to be output to the head-mounted display via the data link to be warped at the head-mounted display unit to generate warped rendered frames (see abstract, col. 1 lines 39-53, col. 2 lines 39-59, col. 3 lines 62-67, col. 4 lines 1-8, col.4 lines 38-55, col. 5 lines 28-36, Figs. 1-2. The computer system includes a virtual reality application executed by a processing device. A graphic processing unit (GPU) displays rendered images associated with the virtual reality application. The warp engine may use the speed data along with eye-tracking information to adjust the rendering resolution. For example, if the user's head (or the eyes) are moving fast enough (e.g., past a certain threshold—100 degrees/second), then rendering may be performed at a lower resolution to minimize DDR bandwidth).
Another prior art, Chen et al. (US 20190149809 A1), teaches the local processing system external to the head-mounted display unit (see para. [0036], para. [0038] and Fig. 1. The computing device 110 may be, for example a personal computer or a laptop with computing capability and includes a processor. The processor is, for example, a central processing unit (CPU), a graphics processing unit (GPU) or any other programmable microprocessor for general or special use, a digital signal processor (DSP), a programmable controller, an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), a programmable logic device (PLD) or other similar devices, or a combination of these devices. The computing device 110 is disposed separately from the HMD 120) and communicatively coupled to the head-mounted display unit via a data link (see Fig. 1, para. [0038], para. [0054]. The computing device 110 is disposed separately from the HMD 120, and coupled to the HMD 120 in a wired or a wireless manner for data transmission), the local processing system being configured to generate rendered frames to be output to the head-mounted display via the data link (see para. [0015], para. [0040], para. [0046]. The computing device is configured to generate a plurality of image frames to be displayed on the HMD according to a frame rate. The computing device is configured to transfer the generated image frames to the HMD. The computing device 110 generates a plurality of image frames to be displayed on the HMD 120 according to a frame rate (step S202)) to be warped at the head-mounted display unit to generate warped rendered frames (see para. [0015], para. [0026]. The HMD is configured to restore the second frames with the second resolution among the image frames to a regular resolution of the first display and the second display, and to interleaved display the first frames and the restored second frames on the first display and the second display. The application provides a display system for adaptive interleaved image warping), the head-mounted display unit configured to output the warped rendered frames as virtual content to a user of the head-mounted display system (see Fig. 2, para. [0015], para. [0030], para. [0039], para. [0049]. The HMD is configured to restore the second frames with the second resolution among the image frames to a regular resolution of the first display and the second display, and to interleaved display the first frames and the restored second frames on the first display and the second display); head-mounted display unit configured to: receive the rendered frames generated by the local processing system, which is external to the head-mounted display unit (see Fig. 1, para. [0015], para. [0038], para. [0040], para. [0046]. After generating the image frames, the computing device 110 transfers the generated image frames to the HMD 120 (step S204). Then, the HMD 120 restores the second frames with the second resolution among the image frames to a regular resolution of the first display 121 and the second display 122 (step S206)); and warp the rendered frames generated by the local processing system, which is external to the head-mounted display unit, to generate the warped rendered frames (see Figs. 1-2, para. [0015], para. [0030], para. [0038]-[0039], para. [0049]. The HMD is configured to restore the second frames with the second resolution among the image frames to a regular resolution of the first display and the second display, and to interleaved display the first frames and the restored second frames on the first display and the second display. The computing device 110 is disposed separately from the HMD 120).
The following is a statement of reasons for the indication of allowable subject matter:
None of the prior art, made of record, singularly or in combination, discloses or fairly suggests the following:
Claim 15:
providing, by the first element via a hardware connection, the rendered frames of the virtual content to a second element of the system, the second element including a display, on-panel control logic, and a warp engine positioned proximate to the on-panel control logic or integrated within the on-panel control logic; warping, by the warp engine of the second element, each rendered frame a plurality of times based on orientation information associated with the system to generate a plurality of warped rendered frames; and outputting, via the display of the second element, the plurality of warped rendered frames prior to receiving a subsequent rendered frame from the first element via the hardware connection
In combination with all other claim limitations.
Claim 19:
providing, by the first element via the hardware connection, the rendered frames to the second element, the second element including a display, on-panel control logic, and a warp engine positioned proximate to the on-panel control logic or integrated within the on-panel control logic; warping, by the warp engine of the second element, each rendered frame a plurality of times based on orientation information associated with the head-mounted display system to generate a plurality of warped rendered frames; and outputting, via the display of the second element, the plurality of warped rendered frames prior to receiving a subsequent rendered frame from the first element via the hardware connection
In combination with all other claim limitations.
Conclusion
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