Multifunctional display

A multifunctional display comprising a display panel and a sensing and emitting base, the display panel comprising a body forming a layer extending substantially between a viewing surface that an observer can see, or against which an object may be placed, and a base surface facing the sensing and emitting base, and a plurality of optical paths-bounded by a light resistant material are formed within the body extending between a base orifice in the base surface and a viewing orifice in the viewing surface for the passage of light between base orifice and the viewing orifice, the sensing and emitting base comprising at least one multi-color light source positioned below or in the base orifice and at least one optical sensor positioned below or in the base orifice, wherein the display comprises a scanning function in which the sensing and emitting base is operable to emit light from the multi-color light source and simultaneously detect with the optical sensor reflected light of the emitted light from a surface of an object placed on the viewing surface, and to compute with a microprocessor, an image of said surface of the object based on the detected reflected light of a plurality of optical paths.