Interactive display using planar radiation guide
First Claim
1. A method for using an interactive display that includes a planar radiation guide having a radiation propagation portion and a radiation interface portion, the radiation interface portion being of non-uniform thickness, a display mechanism structured to display at the area of the radiation interface portion, and an imaging mechanism structured to image at the area of the radiation interface portion using a backlight and a camera, the method comprising:
- acts of placing an object in contact with or in front of the radiation interface portion of the planar radiation guide, illuminating the object with the backlight, and interpreting light reflected by the object with the camera; and
an act of interpreting an image that is displayed from the radiation interface portion of the planar radiation guide.
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Abstract
An interactive display that uses a planar radiation guide (such as a planar light guide) to perform display and/or imaging. The planar radiation guide has a radiation propagation portion and a radiation interface portion. The radiation propagation portion propagates the radiation by the principles of total internal reflection (with perhaps some minor leakage). The planar radiation guide also has a radiation interface portion where radiation is more apt to exit or enter the planar radiation guide. The interactive display performs both display and imaging, while the planar radiation guide is used to perform at least one (but perhaps both) of the display and imaging operations.
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18 Claims
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1. A method for using an interactive display that includes a planar radiation guide having a radiation propagation portion and a radiation interface portion, the radiation interface portion being of non-uniform thickness, a display mechanism structured to display at the area of the radiation interface portion, and an imaging mechanism structured to image at the area of the radiation interface portion using a backlight and a camera, the method comprising:
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acts of placing an object in contact with or in front of the radiation interface portion of the planar radiation guide, illuminating the object with the backlight, and interpreting light reflected by the object with the camera; and an act of interpreting an image that is displayed from the radiation interface portion of the planar radiation guide.
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2. An interactive display comprising:
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a planar radiation guide having a radiation propagation portion and a radiation interface portion, the radiation interface portion being of non-uniform thickness; a display mechanism for outputting radiation from the area of the radiation interface portion; an imaging mechanism for capturing radiation received at the area of the radiation interface portion, wherein the interactive display is structured such that at least one of the display mechanism or the camera mechanism uses the planar radiation guide such that the display mechanism uses the radiation propagation portion to propagate radiation to be displayed and emits at least a portion of such propagated radiation from the radiation interface portion if the display mechanism uses the planar radiation guide, and such that the imaging mechanism uses the radiation interface portion to receive radiation and propagates at least a portion of such received radiation down the radiation propagation portion if the imaging mechanism uses the planar radiation guide. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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