Driving sub-images based on a user's accommodation

Abstract

Configurations are disclosed for presenting virtual reality and augmented reality experiences to users. The system may comprise an image-generating source to provide one or more frames of image data in a time-sequential manner, a light modulator configured to transmit light associated with the one or more frames of image data, a substrate to direct image information to a user's eye, wherein the substrate houses a plurality of reflectors, a first reflector of the plurality of reflectors to reflect transmitted light associated with a first frame of image data at a first angle to the user's eye, and a second reflector to reflect transmitted light associated with a second frame of the image data at a second angle to the user's eye.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method for displaying virtual content to a user, the method comprising:
 determining a position of the user's pupil relative to a bundle of light projectors, wherein the bundle of light projectors corresponds to a sub-image of an image to be presented to the user; and   driving, based on the determined position of the user's pupil, light corresponding to the sub-image into a portion of the user's pupil.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising driving light corresponding to another sub-image of the image to be presented to another portion of the user's pupil through another bundle of light projectors. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising mapping one or more bundles of light projectors of the fiber scanning display with one or more portions of the user's pupil. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 3 , wherein the mapping is a 1:1 mapping. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein a diameter of the light is no greater than 0.5 mm. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the bundle of light projectors produces an aggregate wavefront. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein beamlets produced by the light projectors form a discretized aggregate wavefront. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein when the beamlets approach the user's eye in parallel, the eye deflects the beamlets to converge upon a spot on the retina. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the user's eye receives a superset of beamlets, the beamlets corresponding to a plurality of angles at which they interest the pupil. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein a perceived depth of the first sub-image is different from the perceived depth of the second sub-image.