Notebook Mirror Multi-Angle Image Capture
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Solution Overview
Problem
Notebook computers with fixed image pickup devices have limited shooting angles, requiring additional devices to capture broader scenes, increasing cost and space usage, and existing solutions like fisheye lenses produce distorted images, which are unsatisfactory.
Innovation Solution
Incorporating a mirror tilted beside the image pickup device to reflect and capture a second image, allowing simultaneous capture of multiple images at different angles without additional devices, enabling enhanced space utilization and cost-effectiveness.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Area of stationary object
If a fixed image pickup device is used, then the device structure is simple, but the shooting area is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a mirror to reflect light from directions that would not otherwise reach the image pickup device. By adding this optical element, the system captures images from multiple spatial dimensions without adding multiple image pickup devices, thus expanding the effective shooting area while maintaining relatively simple device structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The mirror acts as an intermediary optical element that redirects light paths to the image pickup device. This mediator enables the capture of reflected images from different angles, effectively expanding the shooting area without requiring additional sensors or complex multi-device arrangements.
2Area of stationary object
If an additional image pickup device is added, then the shooting area is expanded, but the fabricating cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of adding a second image pickup device, the patent uses a mirror to create an optical copy of the scene from a different angle. This reflected image is captured by the existing image pickup device, achieving expanded shooting coverage without the cost of additional sensors, lenses, and associated electronics.
Solution Approach 2:
The single image pickup device serves multiple functions by capturing both direct views and reflected views through the mirror. This multi-functionality allows one device to perform the work that would traditionally require multiple devices, reducing fabrication costs while maintaining expanded shooting capabilities.
3Area of stationary object
If a fisheye lens is used, then the shooting area is increased, but the image quality is distorted
Solution Approach 1:
Rather than using a fisheye lens that distorts images to achieve wide-angle coverage, the patent uses a mirror to capture additional scene areas from reflected light paths. This approach maintains normal image quality in both the direct and reflected images while still expanding the overall shooting area through multi-angle capture.
4Productivity
If a mirror is added, then multiple images are captured simultaneously, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The mirror serves as a simple optical intermediary that enables simultaneous multi-image capture without requiring complex electronic systems, multiple sensors, or sophisticated image processing hardware. The added complexity is minimal, consisting primarily of the mirror element and its positioning mechanism.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The multi-image capturing function allows for broader scene capture without additional hardware, supports stereo image analysis for facial recognition, and adjusts to environmental brightness, enhancing usability and functionality.
Implementation Method 1
The mirror is disposed beside the image pickup device and tilted by an angle with respect to the image pickup device. A second image reflected by the mirror is adjustable by changing the angle.
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AI summary
A notebook computer with a multi-image capturing function is provided. The notebook computer includes an image pickup device and a mirror. The image pickup device is used for capturing a first image. The mirror is disposed beside the image pickup device and tilted by an angle with respect to the image pickup device. A second image reflected by the mirror is adjustable by changing the angle. The second image reflected by the mirror is also captured by the image pickup device, so that the first image and the second image are simultaneously captured by the image pickup device.