Adjustable Beam Splitter Glass for Dual Desktop Camera Views
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing information handling systems lack the ability to efficiently split and display multiple views from a single camera without physically repositioning the camera, limiting flexibility and usability in capturing and presenting different images simultaneously.
Innovation Solution
A beam splitter component comprising a beam splitter glass, angular adjustment component, and mounting structure that allows the beam splitter glass to be positioned at various angles and secured to different locations on a display device, enabling it to split and display images from multiple capture points without repositioning the camera.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a single camera is used to capture images, then the device structure is simple, but the ability to capture and display multiple views simultaneously is limited
Solution Approach 1:
A beam splitter component is introduced as an intermediary optical element between the camera and the display device. The beam splitter divides the light path from a single camera into multiple paths, enabling multiple views to be captured and displayed simultaneously without requiring multiple cameras. This intermediary component resolves the contradiction by adding optical complexity rather than structural complexity.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the camera is physically repositioned to capture different images, then multiple views can be obtained, but the camera must be moved and the system loses flexibility
Solution Approach 1:
The beam splitter creates optical copies of the camera's field of view by dividing the light path. Instead of physically moving the camera to capture different images, the beam splitter generates multiple virtual views from a single camera position. This copying mechanism maintains camera stability while providing flexibility in displaying multiple perspectives simultaneously.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the beam splitter glass is fixed at a single angle, then the mounting structure is simple, but the ability to adjust different views is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting structure incorporates an angular adjustment mechanism that allows the beam splitter glass to be dynamically repositioned to different angles. This dynamic adjustment capability enables users to customize the viewing angles and perspectives without requiring a complex multi-component system. The mechanism transforms a static optical path into an adjustable one, resolving the contradiction between simplicity and adaptability.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables simultaneous capture and display of multiple images from different angles or locations, enhancing the flexibility and usability of information handling systems by allowing the beam splitter glass to adjust its position and orientation relative to the camera.
Implementation Method 1
the beam splitter component may split an image captured by the camera and displayed on the display device
Data Source
AI summary
A beam splitter component for a camera of a display device for an information handling system includes a beam splitter glass, an angular adjustment component, and a mounting structure. The beam splitter glass is positioned in front of the camera. The angular adjustment component is in physical communication with the beam splitter. The angular adjustment component secures the beam splitter glass in different angles with respect to the camera. The mounting structure is in physical communication with the angular adjustment component. The mounting structure secures the beam splitter component to different locations of the display device. Based on an angle of the beam splitter glass and a location of the beam splitter component on the display device, the beam splitter component splits an image captured by the camera and displayed on the display device.