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Device configured to enable a face to be observed

US7394538B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 21, 2005
Grant dateJul 1, 2008
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Expiry dateJan 20, 2026

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA45D2044/007
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A device may include a display system including at least one of a mirror and a video system including a camera and a screen configured to return to a user positioned in front of the camera, an image acquired by the camera. The device may also include: a first polarizing system configured to polarize in a first direction light emitted by a light source; a second polarizing system configured to polarize in a second direction light received by the mirror or the camera; a mechanism configured to vary an angular offset between the first and second directions; and an angular-offset identifier system configured to identify at least three different angular offsets.

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