Self-contained interactive video display system
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1. A self-contained interactive video display system comprising:
- a flat-panel display screen for displaying a visual image for presentation to a user on a front side of said flat-panel display screen;
a first illuminator for illuminating said flat-panel display screen with visible light;
a second illuminator for illuminating an object;
a camera for detecting interaction of an illuminated object with said visual image, wherein said camera is operable to view said object through said flat-panel display screen; and
a computer system for directing said flat-panel display screen to change said visual image in response to said interaction.
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Abstract
A self-contained interactive video display system. A flat-panel display screen displays a visual image for presentation to a user on a front side of the flat-panel display screen. A first illuminator illuminates the flat-panel display screen with visible light. A second illuminator illuminates an object. A camera detects interaction of an illuminated object with the visual image, wherein the camera is operable to view the object through the flat-panel display screen. A computer system directs the projector to change the visual image in response to the interaction.
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1. A self-contained interactive video display system comprising:
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a flat-panel display screen for displaying a visual image for presentation to a user on a front side of said flat-panel display screen;
a first illuminator for illuminating said flat-panel display screen with visible light;
a second illuminator for illuminating an object;
a camera for detecting interaction of an illuminated object with said visual image, wherein said camera is operable to view said object through said flat-panel display screen; and
a computer system for directing said flat-panel display screen to change said visual image in response to said interaction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A method for presenting an interactive visual image using a self-contained interactive video display system, said method comprising:
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displaying a visual image on a flat-panel display screen, wherein said visual image is for presentation to a user on a front side of said flat-panel display screen;
illuminating a back side of said flat-panel display screen with visible light;
illuminating an object on said front side of said flat-panel display screen;
detecting interaction of said object with said visual image through said flat-panel display screen; and
changing said visual image in response to said interaction. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53)
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54. A self-contained interactive video display system comprising:
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a liquid crystal display screen for displaying a visual image for presentation to a user on a front side of said liquid crystal display screen;
a visible light illuminator for illuminating said liquid crystal display screen with visible light;
a infrared illuminator for illuminating an object;
a infrared camera for detecting interaction of an illuminated object with said visual image, wherein said infrared camera is operable to view said object through said liquid crystal display screen; and
a computer system for directing said liquid crystal display screen to change said visual image in response to said interaction;
wherein said infrared camera, said visible light illuminator, said infrared illuminator, and said computer system are comprised within an enclosure, and wherein one side of said enclosure comprises said liquid crystal display screen. - View Dependent Claims (55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82)
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