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Method for producing an image using a portable object

US6567539B1 · kind B1 · utility

11Cited by
10References
6Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 12, 1999
Grant dateMay 20, 2003
Priority date
Expiry dateOct 12, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06V40/13
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a method for producing a predetermined image by means of a device (40) and a portable object (8), the device including data processing means, data memorizing means, and image processing means, and the portable object including data processing means, data memorizing means, a through window, and display means (17) capable of displaying an image in the window.The method comprises:placing the window of the portable object before the image processing means of the device in such a way that they cooperate optically with one another;producing a first image in the window;causing a second portable object image to be displayed by the display means of the portable object; andobtaining the predetermined image by superpositioning the first image and the second portable object image, one over the other, to obtain the predetermined image.

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