Kiosk having a light source
First Claim
1. An imaging kiosk, comprising:
- a housing comprising;
a continuous curved front surface;
a digital image capture device, disposed in a recess in the front surface, for capturing a digital image of the user;
a display, disposed in the front surface, for displaying the captured digital image;
a single light source providing reflected and diffused lighting and being disposed adjacent the housing such that the digital image capture device is disposed intermediate the display and the light source; and
a reflector for reflecting the light emitted from the light source, the reflector disposed proximate the light source such that the light source is intermediate the digital image capture device and at least a portion of the reflector.
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Abstract
A kiosk for capturing an image. The kiosk includes a housing having a width and a continuous curved surface; a digital image capture device adapted to capture an image, the image capture device disposed in a portal in the curved surface; a display disposed on the curved surface adapted to display the image captured by the image capture device; a light source disposed within the housing for illumination during the capture of an image by the image capture device, the image capture device being disposed intermediate the display and light source, the light source being configured along the width of the housing; and a data entry device adjacent the curved surface such that the distance from the digital image capture device to an outboard edge of the keyboard defines a minimum image capture distance.
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1. An imaging kiosk, comprising:
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a housing comprising;
a continuous curved front surface;
a digital image capture device, disposed in a recess in the front surface, for capturing a digital image of the user;
a display, disposed in the front surface, for displaying the captured digital image;
a single light source providing reflected and diffused lighting and being disposed adjacent the housing such that the digital image capture device is disposed intermediate the display and the light source; and
a reflector for reflecting the light emitted from the light source, the reflector disposed proximate the light source such that the light source is intermediate the digital image capture device and at least a portion of the reflector. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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