Video display two way mirror assembly
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing two-way mirror devices with integrated cameras do not communicate with personal electronic devices and lack image manipulation capabilities, limiting users' ability to take self-pictures without holding a device and customize their images.
Innovation Solution
A two-way mirror device with a camera and display integrated into a housing, allowing users to take self-pictures while posing in front of the mirror, with remote communication to a personal electronic device and image manipulation software for editing and customization.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a camera is integrated into the mirror for photographing users, then users can take self-pictures without holding a device, but the device lacks communication with personal electronic devices and image manipulation capabilities
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple functions into a single mirror device: camera for photographing, display for showing images, two-way mirror for viewing reflections, and communication module for connecting with personal electronic devices. This integration allows users to take self-pictures without holding a device while also enabling image manipulation and communication capabilities through the unified system.
Solution Approach 2:
The mirror device serves multiple purposes: it acts as a reflective surface for viewing, a camera for capturing images, a display for showing captured images and manipulations, and a communication hub for connecting with personal electronic devices. This multi-functionality resolves the contradiction by making the device both easy to use for self-pictures and versatile in its capabilities.
2Ease of operation
If a display is positioned behind the two way mirror to show captured images, then users can view images superimposed on their reflection, but the structural complexity of the housing increases
Solution Approach 1:
The display is positioned behind the two-way mirror within the housing structure, creating a nested arrangement where the display is embedded within the mirror assembly. This nesting allows the display to show images superimposed on the user's reflection without requiring separate external components, thereby managing structural complexity while achieving the desired visual effect.
3Adaptability or versatility
If image manipulation software is integrated into the device, then users can customize their images with avatars and backgrounds, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The communication module acts as an intermediary between the mirror device and personal electronic devices. The image manipulation software can be implemented either locally in the mirror device or on the connected personal electronic device, with the communication module mediating between them. This intermediary approach allows image manipulation and customization capabilities without requiring all complex processing functions to be built into the mirror device itself.
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AI summary
A video display two way mirror assembly for taking self pictures without holding a device includes a personal electronic device that has an electronic display to display imagery for a user. A housing is vertically oriented on a support surface to facilitate a user to stand in front of the housing. A camera is integrated into the housing to capture imagery of the user. A two way mirror is integrated into the housing to facilitate the user to view a reflection of themselves in the two way mirror, and a display is positioned behind the two way mirror. The display displays indicia comprising imagery to facilitate the user to view the image captured by the camera superimposed onto the reflection of themselves.