Monitor having integral camera and method of operating the same
US8223188B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 16, 2008 |
| Grant date | Jul 17, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 16, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02F1/13312
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
As discussed herein, there is presented a visual communication system, a method of conducting two-way visual communication and an apparatus. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes: (1) a lens substrate having a first array of micro lenses on one side thereof, (2) an optical output substrate having a second array of display pixels and (3) an optical input substrate having a third array of image sensors laterally inter-dispersed with respect to display pixels of the first array and positioned to receive light from the micro lenses of the first array.
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