Image-sensing display panels with LCD display panel and photosensitive element array
First Claim
1. An image-sensing display panel, comprising:
- an LCD display panel;
a substrate having;
an array of photosensitive elements disposed on a surface of the substrate; and
an optically transmissive layer above and contiguous with the array, wherein said transmissive layer is capable of focusing light onto said array;
wherein said LCD display panel, and said substrate are aligned along the same optical path.
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Abstract
A camera comprising various arrangements for employing optical elements in association with photosensitive elements are described. In some of the arrangements, the optical elements are formed integrally with a substrate containing the photosensitive elements. In other arrangements, an optical element is mounted to a package, or the like, containing the substrate and photosensitive elements. In other arrangements, two or more optical elements are employed, including conventional refractive elements, refractive focusing elements, and refractive beam splitting elements. Utility as solid state image sensors is discussed. Utility for monochromatic and color imaging is discussed. Various devices based on such camera arrangements and methods of making same are discussed.
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35 Claims
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1. An image-sensing display panel, comprising:
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an LCD display panel; a substrate having; an array of photosensitive elements disposed on a surface of the substrate; and an optically transmissive layer above and contiguous with the array, wherein said transmissive layer is capable of focusing light onto said array; wherein said LCD display panel, and said substrate are aligned along the same optical path. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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6. An image sensing display panel according to claim I, wherein:
the LCD display panel is positioned behind the substrate along the optical path. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8)
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20. A full page scanner, comprising:
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an LCD display panel; an substrate having an array of photosensitive elements disposed on a surface of the substrate; and an optically transmissive layer above and contiguous with the array, wherein said transmissive layer is capable of focusing light onto said array; wherein; said LCD display panel, said optically transmissive layer, and said substrate are aligned along the same optical path. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A camera chip comprising:
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an LCD display panel; a substrate having; an array of photosensitive elements disposed on a surface of the substrate; and an optically transmissive layer above and contiguous with the array, wherein said transmissive layer is capable of focusing light onto said array; means for back-lighting the LCD display panel; and means for causing the LCD display panel to alternate between displaying an image and an opaque state;
wherein;said LCD display panel, and said substrate are aligned along the same optical path; the LCD digital panel is positioned behind the substrate along the optical path. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30)
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31. A camera chip comprising:
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an LCD display panel; a substrate having; an array of photosensitive elements disposed on a surface of the substrate; and an optically transmissive layer above and contiguous with the array, wherein said transmissive layer is capable of focusing light onto said array; means for back-lighting the LCD display panel; and means for causing the LCD display panel to alternate between displaying and image and a light transmissive state;
wherein;said LCD display panel, and said substrate are aligned along the same optical path; the LCD display panel is positioned ahead of the substrate along the optical path. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35)
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