Samsung has previously acknowledged that it is developing an augmented reality (AR) headset, and a newly released patent document provides some insight into the potential features of the company’s initial AR headset. A head-mounted gadget with its own operating system is hinted at in the company’s patent. Because of the collaboration between the two companies on the project, a Qualcomm chip is also anticipated to be included. With comparable functionality, a Samsung mixed reality headset would rival products from companies like Meta, HTC, and Magic Leap.
A patent document reveals the design of a Samsung AR reality headset.
Spotted by 91Mobiles on the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) database, Samsung’s patent is titled “Wearable Device for Displaying Visual Object for Adjusting Visibility of Virtual Object, and Method Thereof”. It looks to be a head-mounted device (HMD) that uses augmented reality (AR) technology and has an integrated display.
The patent document claims that Samsung’s device has a processor that can generate a field-of-view (FoV) by using reference points inside a virtual space. When viewing objects in a virtual environment, this can be used to activate different features on the headset. Nevertheless, the device’s display technology is not mentioned.
The mixed reality headset can display multiple virtual objects within the field of view once it has been created. The patent claims that a virtual object’s visibility and appearance within the virtual space, in conjunction with other virtual objects, can be controlled by the headset’s processor.
The document also implies that the wearer can modify the location of virtual objects within the virtual environment the headset creates. Additionally, the headset’s compatibility with a handheld controller and additional input devices is demonstrated.
Other drawings of the purported headset suggest that it will be equipped with a range of sensors that would enable augmented reality features on the headset. Though it is unclear if it requires an external battery pack, like the Apple Vision Pro, it is anticipated to support wireless connectivity.
There is no assurance that Samsung will release a mixed reality headset with the design depicted in the patent document, just like with all other published patents. In the future, additional information about the mixed reality headset being developed in collaboration with Qualcomm should become available.