Computer-"reflected" (avatar) mirror
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1. A computer-“
- reflected”
mirror system comprising, at a minimum;
a flat-panel display subsystem having a computer interface and suitable for displaying a computer-generated image;
at least one of a set of subject sensors capable of detecting the presence and orientation of human body parts by optical (visible and/or infrared), ultra-sonic and/or electromagnetic means, such sensors located within and/or around the plane of said display subsystem;
a data storage system capable of storing one or more models of the body parts expected to comprise a human being and a multitude of digital images of “
avatar”
body parts comprising one or more different visual representations for each of the body parts in said models;
a computer-based image processing subsystem capable of integrating information from the sensors, selecting a model from storage at random, assembling a set of “
avatar”
body part images from storage to fit this model, generating a complete body image with each part “
posed”
or oriented to mimic the actual orientation of the subject body parts as determined from the sensor information and producing this complete image in a manner suitable to the flat-panel display subsystem.
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Abstract
The mirror of the present invention provides a new device and method for generating a “reflection” of an object that may be processed before display. The invention comprises an image-capture system, an image-processor and a flat-panel display. By this combination, the invention is capable of acquiring the image of a subject in front of the display by passive means not requiring transmitters or reflectors on the subject (such means including optical, ultra-sonic, and electromagnetic sensors), processing the image in programmable ways to create an altered image of the subject and displaying the new image, which appears to mimic the movement and orientation of the original subject.
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10 Claims
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1. A computer-“
- reflected”
mirror system comprising, at a minimum;
a flat-panel display subsystem having a computer interface and suitable for displaying a computer-generated image;
at least one of a set of subject sensors capable of detecting the presence and orientation of human body parts by optical (visible and/or infrared), ultra-sonic and/or electromagnetic means, such sensors located within and/or around the plane of said display subsystem;
a data storage system capable of storing one or more models of the body parts expected to comprise a human being and a multitude of digital images of “
avatar”
body parts comprising one or more different visual representations for each of the body parts in said models;
a computer-based image processing subsystem capable of integrating information from the sensors, selecting a model from storage at random, assembling a set of “
avatar”
body part images from storage to fit this model, generating a complete body image with each part “
posed”
or oriented to mimic the actual orientation of the subject body parts as determined from the sensor information and producing this complete image in a manner suitable to the flat-panel display subsystem. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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