Method and apparatus for displaying images in combination with taking images
US7196728B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 27, 2002 |
| Grant date | Mar 27, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 16, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N13/31
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An imaging apparatus. The apparatus includes a display mechanism for displaying an image. The apparatus includes a camera mechanism distributed throughout the display mechanism to take images of objects in view of the display mechanism. A screen. The screen includes a display for displaying an image. The screen includes a plurality of pinholes distributed in the display. The screen includes a plurality of sensors with at least one sensor of the plurality of sensors in alignment with and corresponding with one pinhole of the plurality of pinholes to receive light passing through the pinhole to image a ray of a specific size and a specific direction out from the display. A method for imaging.
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