Combined display-camera for an image processing system
First Claim
1. An apparatus for use in an image processing system, theapparatus comprising:
- a combined display-camera having a plurality of display elements and a plurality of camera elements, the display elements and camera elements comprising respective elements that are arranged substantially in a common plane with the display elements being interspersed with the camera elements, and wherein each of at least a subset of the camera elements has two or more imaging angles associated therewith, the two or more imaging angles being selected to provide a desired imaging operation for the combined display-camera.
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Abstract
An image processing system includes a combined display-camera having an array of interspersed display elements and camera elements, arranged substantially in a common plane of a flat panel or other display. Each of at least a subset of the camera elements has one or more imaging angles associated therewith, with the one or more imaging angles being selected to provide a desired imaging operation for the combined display-camera. The imaging angles of the camera elements can be selected to provide an imaging operation which approximates that of a lens-based single-camera system, a pin-hole camera system or other type of system. Each of the camera elements may include multiple image sensors, such that different imaging angles can be set for the different image sensors of a given camera element, and different perspectives of a scene can be generated in the image processing system.
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13 Claims
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1. An apparatus for use in an image processing system, the
apparatus comprising: a combined display-camera having a plurality of display elements and a plurality of camera elements, the display elements and camera elements comprising respective elements that are arranged substantially in a common plane with the display elements being interspersed with the camera elements, and wherein each of at least a subset of the camera elements has two or more imaging angles associated therewith, the two or more imaging angles being selected to provide a desired imaging operation for the combined display-camera. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for use in an image processing system, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing a combined display-camera having a plurality of display elements and a plurality of camera elements, the display elements and camera elements comprising respective elements that are arranged substantially in a common plane with the display elements being interspersed with the camera elements, and wherein each of at least a subset of the camera elements has two or more imaging angles associated therewith; and selecting from the two or more imaging angles to provide a desired imaging operation for the combined display-camera.
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13. An article of manufacture comprising a storage medium for storing one or more programs for use in an image processing system, the image processing system including a combined display-camera having a plurality of display elements and a plurality of camera elements, the display elements and camera elements comprising respective elements that are arranged substantially in a common plane with the display elements being interspersed with the camera elements, and wherein each of at least a subset of the camera elements has two or more imaging angles associated therewith, wherein from the two or more programs when executed by a processor implement the step of selecting the one or more imaging angles to provide a desired imaging operation for the combined display-camera.
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