Integrated Display With Partially Transparent Pixels for Camera Apertures
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional two-way communication systems face challenges such as poor eye contact, limited field of view, compromised image quality, and artifacts due to the separation of image capture and display components, leading to an unnatural conversational experience and reduced usability.
Innovation Solution
An integrated imaging apparatus with an electronic display featuring an array of display pixels, including partially transparent pixels that also serve as apertures for image capture, allowing for simultaneous image display and capture while adapting to changes in the scene, and utilizing imaging optics and sensor components for improved image quality.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If separate video monitor and video camera are used in conventional two-way systems, then image capture and display functions are achieved, but poor eye contact and unnatural conversational experience result
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the video camera and video monitor into a single integrated display device with a common optical axis. The camera is positioned behind the display screen, allowing both capture and display functions to share the same optical path, thereby achieving natural eye contact while reducing component separation complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The display device serves multiple functions simultaneously: it acts as both a display screen for viewing remote images and a camera aperture for capturing local images. The same optical axis and physical structure support both image capture and image display operations, eliminating the need for separate dedicated components
2Measurement precision
If conventional separate capture and display components are used, then basic two-way communication is achieved, but limited field of view and compromised image quality occur
Solution Approach 1:
By merging the capture device and display into a single integrated unit with shared optics, the system achieves improved image quality through consistent optical characteristics while expanding field of view through coordinated operation of capture and display elements along a common optical axis
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple capture devices are integrated with display, then improved image capture and adaptability are achieved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the display screen into multiple regions, with each region containing a capture device aperture. This segmentation allows different capture devices to be positioned at specific locations (e.g., corners) of the display, enabling adaptability for different capture scenarios while organizing complexity through structured spatial distribution
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The solution provides natural two-way communication with improved eye contact, adaptable capture conditions, high-quality images, and enhanced display brightness without noticeable defects, addressing the limitations of previous systems.
Implementation Method 1
a plurality of apertures are integrated within the display, wherein each of the apertures includes at least one partially transparent pixel
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AI summary
An integrated imaging apparatus for displaying images while capturing images of a scene, including an electronic display having an array of display pixels which are used to display image content; a plurality of apertures are integrated within the display, wherein each of the apertures includes at least one partially transparent pixel; and a plurality of capture devices each of which captures an image, and includes at least a lens and an image sensor array; wherein each capture device is operatively associated with at least part of a particular aperture of the display; and wherein the partially transparent pixels also provide light for image content display.