Natural-looking, discreet eyewear
Lumus offers eyewear that is natural looking, discreet, lightweight, and portable. It permits users to watch TV, read an e-mail, or glance at stock tickers without anyone else knowing they are doing this. And it provides users with information flow without obstructing their vision, so they can carry on their day uninterrupted. All these factors are the key differentiators in Lumus products, and represent the potential and opportunity to produce mainstream consumer products. Utilizing Lumus' patented LOE (Light-guide Optical Element) technology, they eliminate all the complaints about existing personal display solutions - too heavy, too bulky, too geeky, too cheap-looking, too uncomfortable, too immersive.
 
 
Disruptive LOE technology
LOE technology is disruptive because it shatters the laws of conventional optics. It is a technological breakthrough which combines a large, high-quality image in an incomparably compact form factor, using a transparent lens. Together, these features enable Lumus to offer products with the natural look of standard eyeglasses. The LOE is a unique ultra-thin lens design that embeds miniature, see-through elements in front of the eye. A mini-projector (micro display pod) embedded in the temple of the eyeglasses receives the image content from the mobile device and projects it into the side of the LOE, using advanced coupling optics. As the image travels to the center of the lens, it is reflected into the eye via the see-through elements, creating the effect of a virtual large screen.
Another great feature of the LOE is that the resolution and Field of View (FoV) can be increased without any increase to the LOE’s size. The only limiting factor at this point is in the micro-displays (mini LCDs, LCoSs, OLEDs, etc.), which are currently not available in high resolutions such as HDTV in a small enough form factor to fit discreetly into Lumus eyewear. However, as such micro-displays become available, Lumus’ large screen will enable device manufacturers to significantly increase resolution and thereby enhance the viewing experience. At present, Lumus offers QVGA and VGA resolution for consumer products and SVGA for professional products where higher resolution is required.
See-through and large screen effect
Unlimited screen size is one of the most innovate and coolest features of Lumus' see-through capability, enabling users to literally experience the world's largest screen. While display brightness and contrast are optimized to block out ambient background when watching video content, the remaining FoV around the image remains clear, with the image appearing as though it is being projected on whatever background is visible. For example, when viewing an image with a wall 7ft in front of the wearer, the image appears as if it is a large screen projected on that wall. When outside and looking at the view several blocks away, the image appears as if it is hundreds of feet wide – clearly the largest screen possible. This phenomenon is explained by the unlimited distance perception enabled by the see-through capability - the farther the distance observed around the active image, the larger the image appears.
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