Multi-angle mirror

• US 20090102747A1
• Filed: 09/29/2008
• Published: 04/23/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 08/02/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ventrk LLC
• Original Assignee: The Invention Science Fund I, L.L.C. (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Rinaldo, John D. JR., Jung, Edward K.Y., Levien, Royce A., Malamud, Mark A.
• Granted Patent: US 7,671,823 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/32
• CPC Class Codes: A45D 2044/007 Devices for determining the condition of hair or skin or for selecting the appropriate cosmetic or hair treatment
• CPC Class Codes: A45D 44/005 for selecting or displaying personal cosmetic colours or hairstyle

Abstract

Multi-angle mirror methods and related systems.

Claims

1. A method of making a system comprising:

operably coupling at least two parts of a multi-angle view system, wherein operably coupling at least two parts of a multi-angle view system includes but is not limited to;

operably coupling a multi-angle view/registration engine to a data presentation device proximate to at least one digital mirror.

2. The method of making a system of claim 1, wherein said at least one digital mirror further comprises:

at least one of a Liquid Crystal display device, a plasma display device, or a laser-diode display device.

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

a microelectrical mechanical system display device.

60. The method of making a system of claim 1, wherein operably coupling at least two parts of a multi-angle view system comprises:

communicating with at least one part of a multi-angle view system via a signal bearing medium.

61. The method of making a system of claim 60, wherein communicating with at least one part of a multi-angle view system via a signal bearing medium comprises:

transmitting onto a signal bearing medium.

62. The method of making a system of claim 60, wherein communicating with at least one part of a multi-angle view system via a signal bearing medium comprises:

receiving from a signal bearing medium.

63. The method of making a system of claim 60, wherein communicating with at least one part of a multi-angle view system via a signal bearing medium comprises:

communicating with at least one part of a multi-angle view system via at least one of a digital communication link or an analog communication link.

64. The method of making a system of claim 60, wherein communicating with at least one part of a multi-angle view system via a signal bearing medium comprises:

communicating via a client-server communication link.

65. The method of making a system of claim 60, wherein communicating with at least one part of a multi-angle view system via a signal bearing medium comprises:

communicating via a peer-to-peer communication link.

66. The method of making a system of claim 60, wherein communicating with at least one part of a multi-angle view system via a signal bearing medium comprises:

communicating via a mobile-to-base station communication link.

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24. A method of making a system comprising:

operably coupling at least two parts of a multi-angle view system, wherein operably coupling at least two parts of a multi-angle view system includes but is not limited to;

operably coupling at least one part of the multi-angle view system with an offset-view image representation capture device having an image field different from an image field corresponding to a digital mirror.

67. The method of making a system of claim 24, wherein operably coupling at least two parts of a multi-angle view system comprises:

communicating with at least one part of a multi-angle view system via a signal bearing medium.

68. The method of making a system of claim 67, wherein communicating with at least one part of a multi-angle view system via a signal bearing medium comprises:

transmitting onto a signal bearing medium.

69. The method of making a system of claim 67, wherein communicating with at least one part of a multi-angle view system via a signal bearing medium comprises:

receiving from a signal bearing medium.

70. The method of making a system of claim 67, wherein communicating with at least one part of a multi-angle view system via a signal bearing medium comprises:

communicating via at least one of a digital communication link or an analog communication link.

71. The method of making a system of claim 67, wherein communicating with at least one part of a multi-angle view system via a signal bearing medium comprises:

communicating via a client-server communication link.

72. The method of making a system of claim 67, wherein communicating with at least one part of a multi-angle view system via a signal bearing medium comprises:

communicating via a peer-to-peer communication link.

73. The method of making a system of claim 67, wherein communicating with at least one part of a multi-angle view system via a signal bearing medium comprises:

communicating via a mobile-to-base station communication link.

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29. A system comprising:

an article of manufacture including but not limited to a signal bearing medium configured by one or more instructions related to;

accepting input related to an image of a digital mirror; and

presenting one or more view-shifted images related to at least a part of the image of the digital mirror.

30. The system of claim 29, wherein said article of manufacture including but not limited to a signal bearing medium configured by one or more instructions related to . . . accepting input related to an image of a digital mirror further comprises:

an article of manufacture including but not limited to a signal bearing medium configured by one or more instructions related to accepting touch input to a surface proximate to the at least a part of the image of the digital mirror.

31. The system of claim 30, wherein said article of manufacture including but not limited to a signal bearing medium configured by one or more instructions related to . . . accepting touch input to a surface proximate to the at least a part of the image of the digital mirror further comprises:

an article of manufacture including but not limited to a signal bearing medium configured by one or more instructions related to detecting input to a touch sensitive device associated with the digital mirror.

32. The system of claim 30, wherein said article of manufacture including but not limited to a signal bearing medium configured by one or more instructions related to . . . accepting touch input to a surface proximate to the at least a part of the image of the digital mirror further comprises:

an article of manufacture including but not limited to a signal bearing medium configured by one or more instructions related to detecting input to a mouse associated with the digital mirror.

33. The system of claim 29, wherein said article of manufacture including but not limited to a signal bearing medium configured by one or more instructions related to . . . accepting input related to an image of a digital mirror further comprises:

an article of manufacture including but not limited to a signal bearing medium configured by one or more instructions related to 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 digital mirror.

34. The system of claim 29, wherein said article of manufacture including but not limited to a signal bearing medium configured by one or more instructions related to . . . presenting one or more view-shifted images related to at least a part of the image of the digital mirror further comprises:

an article of manufacture including but not limited to a signal bearing medium configured by one or more instructions related to obtaining one or more images having the at least a part of the image of the digital mirror.

35. The system of claim 29, wherein said article of manufacture including but not limited to a signal bearing medium configured by one or more instructions related to . . . presenting one or more view-shifted images related to at least a part of the image of the digital mirror further comprises:

an article of manufacture including but not limited to a signal bearing medium configured by one or more instructions related to;

identifying one or more reference points demarcating the at least a part of the image of the digital mirror;

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 system of claim 35, wherein said article of manufacture including but not limited to a signal bearing medium configured by one or more instructions related to . . . 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:

an article of manufacture including but not limited to a signal bearing medium configured by one or more instructions related to registering at least a portion of the at least a part of the one or more alternate-view images with the image of the digital mirror.

37. The system of claim 35, wherein said article of manufacture including but not limited to a signal bearing medium configured by one or more instructions related to . . . 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:

an article of manufacture including but not limited to a signal bearing medium configured by one or more instructions related to indicating in the digital mirror an extent of a field of view of an image capture device.

38. The system of claim 35, wherein said article of manufacture including but not limited to a signal bearing medium configured by one or more instructions related to . . . 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:

an article of manufacture including but not limited to a signal bearing medium configured by one or more instructions related to 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 system of claim 38, wherein said article of manufacture including but not limited to a signal bearing medium configured by one or more instructions related to 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:

an article of manufacture including but not limited to a signal bearing medium configured by one or more instructions related to 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.

42. The system of claim 35, wherein said article of manufacture including but not limited to a signal bearing medium configured by one or more instructions related to . . . retrieving at least a part of one or more alternate-view images further comprises:

an article of manufacture including but not limited to a signal bearing medium configured by one or more instructions related to retrieving from a storage associated with the one or more view-shifted images.

43. The system of claim 42, wherein said article of manufacture including but not limited to a signal bearing medium configured by one or more instructions related to retrieving from a storage associated with the one or more view-shifted images further comprises:

an article of manufacture including but not limited to a signal bearing medium configured by one or more instructions related to retrieving from a storage associated with at least one alternate view angle of the one or more view-shifted images.

74. The system of claim 29, wherein said article of manufacture including but not limited to a signal bearing medium comprises:

a recordable medium.

75. The system of claim 29, wherein said article of manufacture including but not limited to a signal bearing medium comprises:

a transmission medium.

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44. A system comprising:

circuitry for accepting input related to an image of a digital mirror; and

circuitry for presenting one or more view-shifted images related to at least a part of the image of the digital mirror.

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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.