CAPTURING IMAGES USING A SWITCHABLE IMAGING APPARATUS
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- configuring a switchable imaging apparatus to an image capture mode using a controller to set a display screen to a second transparent state and an optical beam deflector to the second deflecting state;
capturing an image of a scene, the captured image being represented by an array of pixel values;
configuring the switchable imaging apparatus to an image display mode using the controller to set the display screen to a display state and the optical beam deflector to the first non-deflecting state; and
displaying an image on the display screen by energizing the display pixels in accordance with pixel values representing the image.
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Abstract
A method for capturing an image, comprising: providing a switchable imaging apparatus including a display screen having a first display state and a second transparent state, an optical beam deflector switchable between a first non-deflecting state and a second deflecting state, a camera positioned in a location peripheral to the display screen, and a controller; setting the switchable imaging apparatus to the image capture mode by using the controller to set the display screen to the second transparent state and the optical beam deflector to the second deflecting state; using the camera to capture an image of the scene; setting the switchable imaging apparatus to the image display mode by using the controller to set the display screen to the first display state and the optical beam deflector to the first non-deflecting state; and displaying an image on the display screen.
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21 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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configuring a switchable imaging apparatus to an image capture mode using a controller to set a display screen to a second transparent state and an optical beam deflector to the second deflecting state; capturing an image of a scene, the captured image being represented by an array of pixel values; configuring the switchable imaging apparatus to an image display mode using the controller to set the display screen to a display state and the optical beam deflector to the first non-deflecting state; and displaying an image on the display screen by energizing the display pixels in accordance with pixel values representing the image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 21)
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16. An apparatus having an image display mode and an image capture mode, the apparatus comprising:
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a display screen having a first display state and a second capture state, wherein the display screen includes a front side oriented toward a scene and an opposing back side and includes an array of display pixels energizable to provide a displayed image when the display screen is in the first display state; an optical beam deflector switchable between a first non-deflecting state and a second deflecting state, wherein when the optical beam deflector is in the first non-deflecting state, light from the scene passes through the optical beam deflector in an undeflected direction, and when the optical beam deflector is in the second deflecting state, light from the scene is deflected from a first optical axis perpendicular to the front side of the display screen onto a second optical axis parallel to the front surface of the display screen; a camera positioned along the second optical axis; and a controller which synchronously switches the display screen between the first display state and the second capture state, and the optical beam deflector between the first non-deflecting state and the second deflecting state and initiates capture of an image by the camera, thereby providing the image display mode and the image capture mode. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. A method comprising:
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configuring a switchable imaging apparatus to a transparent viewing mode using a controller to set a display screen to a second transparent state and an optical beam deflector to a first non-deflecting state. capturing an image of a scene, the captured image being represented by an array of pixel values; configuring the switchable imaging apparatus to an image display mode using the controller to set the display screen to a display state and the optical beam deflector to the first non-deflecting state; and displaying an image on the display screen by energizing the display pixels in accordance with pixel values representing the image.
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