ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,298,514, issued on May 13, was assigned to Snap Inc. (Santa Monica, Calif.).
"Augmented reality headset with controllably dimmable filter" was invented by Stephen Andrew Steger (Los Angeles).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An augmented reality system can include a headset frame wearable by a user. A window disposed in or on the headset frame can include adjacent first and second window regions. When the headset frame is worn by the user, a field of view of an eye of the user can extend through at least part of the first window region. A camera can be disposed in or on the headset frame. When the headset frame is worn by the user, the camer...