Multi-angle mirror

• US 20060055809A1
• Filed: 09/15/2004
• Published: 03/16/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 09/15/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ventrk LLC
• Original Assignee: The Invention Science Fund I, L.L.C. (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Jung, Edward K.Y., Levien, Royce A., Malamud, Mark A., Rinaldo, John D. Jr.
• Granted Patent: US 7,714,804 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/335
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/90 Arrangement of cameras or camera modules, e.g. multiple cameras in TV studios or sports stadiums

Abstract

Multi-angle mirror methods and related systems.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

at least one mirror;

a data presentation device proximate to said at least one mirror; and

a multi-angle view/registration engine operably couplable to said data presentation device.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein said at least one mirror-further comprises:

at least one of a plane mirror, a convex mirror, or a concave mirror.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein said at least one mirror further comprises:

a partially silvered mirror.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein said data presentation device proximate to said at least one mirror further comprises:

said data presentation device integral with said at least one mirror.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein said data presentation device proximate to said at least one mirror further comprises:

said data presentation device operably coupled with said at least one mirror.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein said data presentation device proximate to said at least one mirror further comprises:

said data presentation device in physical communication with said at least one mirror.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein said data presentation device in physical communication with said at least one mirror further comprises:

said data presentation device connected with a housing connected with said at least one mirror.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein said data presentation device further comprises:

a light generation device.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein said data presentation device further comprises:

an image representation presentation device.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein said data presentation device further comprises:

a laser-diode device.

11. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

at least one image storage device operably couplable with said data presentation device.

12. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

at least one image recall engine operably couplable with said data presentation device.

13. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

at least one image capture device operably couplable with said multi-angle view/registration engine.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein said at least one image capture device further comprises:

at least one image representation capture device located to capture a field of view at least partially different from a field of view of said at least one mirror.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein said at least one image representation capture device located to capture a field of view at least partially different from a field of view of said at least one mirror further comprises:

at least one image representation capture device located to capture a field of view at least partially opposing a field of view of said at least one mirror.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein said at least one image representation capture device located to capture a field of view at least partially opposing a field of view of said at least one mirror further comprises:

at least one image representation capture device located to capture a field of view rotated substantially 180 degrees relative to the field of view of said at least one mirror.

17. The system of claim 15, wherein said at least one image representation capture device located to capture a field of view at least partially opposing a field of view of said at least one mirror further comprises:

at least one image representation capture device located to capture a field of view having an offset relative to the field of view of said at least one mirror.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein said at least one image representation capture device located to capture a field of view having an offset relative to the field of view of said at least one mirror further comprises:

at least one image representation capture device located to capture a field of view rotated between zero and plus or minus substantially 180 degrees relative to the field of view of said at least one mirror.

19. The system of claim 13, wherein said at least one image capture device further comprises:

at least one image representation capture device located to capture a field of view of said at least one mirror.

20. The system of claim 13, wherein said at least one image capture device further comprises:

at least one image representation capture device alignable relative to a field of view of said at least one mirror.

21. The system of claim 13, wherein said at least one image capture device further comprises:

at least two image representation capture devices alignable relative to a field of view of said at least one mirror.

22. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

at least one input capture device operably couplable with said data presentation device.

23. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

at least one image sequencing/presentation engine operably couplable with said data presentation device.

24. A system comprising:

a mirror; and

an offset-view image representation capture device having an image field different from an image field corresponding to said mirror.

25. The system of claim 24, further comprising:

at least one multi-angle view/registration engine operably couplable with said offset-view image representation capture device.

26. The system of claim 24, further comprising:

at least one data presentation device operably couplable with said offset-view image representation capture device.

27. The system of claim 24, wherein said mirror further comprises:

at least one of a plane mirror, a convex mirror, or a concave mirror.

28. The system of claim 24, wherein said mirror further comprises:

a partially silvered mirror.

29. A method comprising:

accepting input related to an image of a light reflecting structure/surface; and

presenting one or more view-shifted images related to at least a part of the image of the light reflecting structure/surface.

30. The method of claim 29, wherein said accepting input related to an image of a light reflecting structure/surface further comprises:

accepting touch input to a surface proximate to the at least a part of the image of the light reflecting structure/surface.

31. The method of claim 30, wherein said accepting touch input to a surface proximate to the at least a part of the image of the light reflecting structure/surface further comprises:

detecting input to a touch sensitive device associated with the light reflecting structure/surface.

32. The method of claim 30, wherein said accepting touch input to a surface proximate to the at least a part of the image of the light reflecting structure/surface further comprises:

detecting input to a mouse associated with the light reflecting structure/surface.

33. The method of claim 29, wherein said accepting input related to an image of a light reflecting structure/surface further comprises:

accepting input of at least one of a user touching herself, a user gesturing, or a user speaking in relation to the at least a part of the image of the light reflecting structure/surface.

34. The method of claim 29, wherein said presenting one or more view-shifted images related to at least a part of the image of the light reflecting structure/surface further comprises:

obtaining one or more images having the at least a part of the image of the light reflecting structure/surface.

35. The method of claim 29, wherein said presenting one or more view-shifted images related to at least a part of the image of the light reflecting structure/surface further comprises:

identifying one or more reference points demarcating the at least a part of the image of the light reflecting structure/surface;

retrieving at least a part of one or more alternate-view images in response to the identified one or more reference points; and

presenting the one or more view-shifted images in response to the at least a part of the one or more alternate-view images.

36. The method of claim 35, wherein said presenting the one or more view-shifted images in response to the at least a part of the one or more alternate-view images further comprises:

registering at least a portion of the at least a part of the one or more alternate-view images with the image of the light reflecting structure/surface.

37. The method of claim 35, wherein said presenting the one or more view-shifted images in response to the at least a part of the one or more alternate-view images further comprises:

indicating in the light reflecting structure/surface an extent of a field of view of an image capture device.

38. The method of claim 35, wherein said presenting the one or more view-shifted images in response to the at least a part of the one or more alternate-view images further comprises:

at least one of sequencing or presenting at least a portion of the one or more view-shifted images in response to the at least a part of the one or more alternate-view images.

39. The method of claim 38, wherein said at least one of sequencing or presenting at least a portion of the one or more view-shifted images in response to the at least a part of the one or more alternate-view images further comprises:

at least one of sequencing at least two view-shifted images captured substantially contemporaneously or sequencing at least two view-shifted images captured at substantially different instances in time.

40. The method of claim 35, wherein said presenting the one or more view-shifted images in response to the at least a part of the one or more alternate-view images further comprises:

presenting in a store and forward format.

41. The method of claim 35, wherein said presenting the one or more view-shifted images in response to the at least a part of the one or more alternate-view images further comprises:

presenting in a database format.

42. The method of claim 35, wherein said retrieving at least a part of one or more alternate-view images further comprises:

retrieving from a storage associated with the one or more view-shifted images.

43. The method of claim 42, wherein said retrieving from a storage associated with the one or more view-shifted images further comprises:

retrieving from a storage associated with at least one alternate view angle of the one or more view-shifted images.

44. A system comprising:

means for accepting input related to an image of a light reflecting structure/surface; and

means for presenting one or more view-shifted images related to at least a part of the image of the light reflecting structure/surface.

45. The system of claim 44, wherein said means for accepting input related to an image of a light reflecting structure/surface further comprises:

means for accepting touch input to a surface proximate to the at least a part of the image of the light reflecting structure/surface.

46. The system of claim 45, wherein said means for accepting touch input to a surface proximate to the at least a part of the image of the light reflecting structure/surface further comprises:

means for detecting input to a touch sensitive device associated with the light reflecting structure/surface.

47. The system of claim 45, wherein said means for accepting touch input to a surface proximate to the at least a part of the image of the light reflecting structure/surface further comprises:

means for detecting input to a mouse associated with the light reflecting structure/surface

48. The system of claim 44, wherein said means for accepting input related to an image of a light reflecting structure/surface further comprises:

means for accepting input of at least one of a user touching herself, a user gesturing, or a user speaking in relation to the at least a part of the image of the light reflecting structure/surface.

49. The system of claim 44, wherein said means for presenting one or more view-shifted images related to at least a part of the image of the light reflecting structure/surface further comprises:

means for obtaining one or more images having the at least a part of the image of the light reflecting structure/surface.

50. The system of claim 44, wherein said means for presenting one or more view-shifted images related to at least a part of the image of the light reflecting structure/surface further comprises:

means for identifying one or more reference points demarcating the at least a part of the image of the light reflecting structure/surface;

means for retrieving at least a part of one or more alternate-view images; and

means for presenting the one or more view-shifted images in response to the at least a part of the one or more alternate-view images.

51. The system of claim 50, wherein said means for presenting the one or more view-shifted images in response to the at least a part of the one or more alternate-view images further comprises:

means for registering at least a portion of the at least a part of the one or more alternate-view images with the image of the light reflecting structure/surface.

52. The system of claim 50, wherein said means for presenting the one or more view-shifted images in response to the at least a part of the one or more alternate-view images further comprises:

means for indicating in the light reflecting structure/surface an extent of a field of view of an image capture device.

53. The system of claim 50, wherein said means for presenting the one or more view-shifted images in response to the at least a part of the one or more alternate-view images further comprises:

means for at least one of sequencing or presenting at least a portion of the one or more view-shifted images in response to the at least a part of the one or more alternate-view images.

54. The system of claim 53, wherein said means for at least one of sequencing or presenting at least a portion of the one or more view-shifted images in response to the at least a part of the one or more alternate-view images further comprises:

means for at least one of sequencing at least two view-shifted images captured substantially contemporaneously or sequencing at least two view-shifted images captured at substantially different instances in time.

55. The system of claim 50, wherein said means for presenting the one or more view-shifted images in response to the at least a part of the one or more alternate-view images further comprises:

means for presenting in a store and forward format.

56. The method of claim 50, wherein said means for presenting the one or more view-shifted images in response to the at least a part of the one or more alternate-view images further comprises:

means for presenting in a database format.

57. The system of claim 50, wherein said means for retrieving at least a part of one or more alternate-view images further comprises:

means for retrieving from a storage associated with the one or more view-shifted images.

58. The system of claim 57, wherein said means for retrieving from a storage associated with the one or more view-shifted images further comprises:

means for retrieving from a storage associated with at least one alternate view angle of the one or more view-shifted images.

59. A system comprising:

a digital mirror;

a data presentation device proximate to said digital mirror; and

a multi-angle view engine operably couplable to said data presentation device.