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A body-mountable display device includes an image source for producing an image, an image transmission device including at least one optically-transmissive fiber, the image transmission device being mountable on the body of a user, projection optics for receiving and relaying the image carried by th

A body-mountable display device includes an image source for producing an image, an image transmission device including at least one optically-transmissive fiber, the image transmission device being mountable on the body of a user, projection optics for receiving and relaying the image carried by the image transmission device, and a display for receiving the image from the image transmission device and projecting the image to at least one person. Embodiments of the invention are of significantly reduced size and weight, significantly reduced power consumption and thermal output, and significantly increased durability and reliability. Embodiments of the invention also are more aesthetically pleasing in appearance. Corresponding method embodiments provide similar advantages.

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[ What is claimed is:] [4.] A fiber-optic coupled head-mounted display device, the fiber-optic coupled head-mounted display device comprising:drive and interface electronics for receiving a video signal from video output circuitry of a source, the drive and interface electronics producing signals co

[ What is claimed is:] [4.] A fiber-optic coupled head-mounted display device, the fiber-optic coupled head-mounted display device comprising:drive and interface electronics for receiving a video signal from video output circuitry of a source, the drive and interface electronics producing signals compatible with display electronics;a display for receiving signals from the drive and interface electronics, the display comprising a two-dimensional array of picture elements, the signals from the drive and interface electronics controlling which picture elements to turn on and off and controlling the brightness or color of the individual pixels to form an image on the display;a display light source for making the image on the display visible to a wearer of the head-mounted display device;imaging optics to inject and transmit the image on the display;a coherent fiber optic conduit for receiving the image from the display via the imaging optics, the coherent fiber optic conduit having two ends, the coherent fiber optic conduit receiving the image at one end and carrying it to and replicating it at the other end, the coherent fiber optic conduit being constructed for carrying by the head of the wearer;projection optics for receiving and relaying the image carried by the coherent fiber optic conduit; anda projection mirror for receiving the image from the projection optics and relaying the image to the eye of the wearer, wherein the projection mirror comprises an off-axis parabolic mirror. [6.] A fiber-optic coupled head-mounted display device for use by a wearer, the fiber-optic coupled head-mounted display device comprising:drive and interface electronics for receiving a video signal from video output circuitry of a source, the drive and interface electronics producing signals compatible with display electronics;a display for receiving signals from the drive and interface electronics and displaying an image, the signals from the drive and interface electronics controlling formation of the image on the display, the display being constructed for carrying by the head of the wearer;a display light source for making the image on the display visible to a wearer of the head-mounted display device;imaging optics to inject and transmit the image on the display;a coherent fiber optic conduit for receiving the image from the display via the imaging optics, the coherent fiber optic conduit having two ends, the coherent fiber optic conduit receiving the image at one end and carrying it to and replicating it at the other end, the coherent fiber optic conduit being constructed for carrying by the head of the wearer;projection optics for receiving and relaying the image carried by the coherent fiber optic conduit; anda projection mirror for receiving the image from the projection optics and relaying the image to the eye of the wearer.