Dual function display and multi-view imaging system
AssigneeKoc Universitesi
InventorsHakan Urey, Shoaib Soomro, Muhsin Eralp
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a system preferably in the form of a wearable system combined with a double-function image display and image capturing screen. The system is intended to be used to display projected images on the screen and capture the 3D ambient using the image formations from the screen by means of a camera. The present invention more particularly relates to a display and imaging system comprising an image capturing device (16), a projector assembly (26) and a passive screen (11), said image capturing device (16) capturing at least one view being formed by the said passive screen (11) in optical communication therewith.
Claims58
1) A display and imaging system comprising an image capturing device (16), a projector assembly (26) and a passive screen (11), said image capturing device (16) capturing at least one view being formed by said passive screen (11) in optical communication therewith characterized in that;
- said image capturing device (16) is in optical communication with said passive screen (11) in the manner that an imaging layer (14) of said passive screen (11) having a two-dimensional optical element (18) array forms at least one view of a scene on one side thereof, the at least one view of the scene being formed by a respective optical element (18) of the imaging layer (14) being captured by the image capturing device (16), said image capturing device (16) simultaneously capturing at least one view of the scene as individually formed by an optical element (18) in the optical element array, said imaging layer (14) acting as an image forming medium of the scene and,
- the projector assembly (26) is configurable to project images on the passive screen (11), the latter having a display layer (12) for effecting displaying of the projected images thereon in the manner that the passive screen (11) simultaneously forms the at least one view of the scene as formed by said imaging layer (14) and displays the images as projected by the projector assembly (26).
17) A display and imaging system as set forth in any preceding claims, characterized in that the passive screen (11) is a portable medium or wall-mountable assembly in optical cooperation with a position-adjustable image capturing device (16).
51) A display layer (12) comprising display cells (17) in the form of retroreflective display cells (17), diffusive metal coatings or a micro-lens array (24) characterized in that said display layer (12) is an at least partially see-through layer in the manner that images of a projector assembly (26) projecting images on a first side of the display layer (12) is at least partially juxtaposed with a scene on the second opposite side of said display layer (12).
52) A method for manufacturing a display layer (12) having retroreflective display cells (17), said method comprising the steps of applying pressure sensitive or radiation curable (UV) adhesive/resin to a substrate using a surface pattern having surface openings for receiving the pressure sensitive or radiation curable (UV) adhesive/resin, applying a microspheres reflective coating (22) on the surface openings containing pressure sensitive or radiation curable (UV) adhesive/resin and tightly placing transparent microspheres (21) on said microspheres reflective coating (22).
53) A telepresence system with a first telepresence sub-system (30) comprising a first head-mountable device (28) with a first image capturing device (16) and a first projector assembly (26), both of which in optical communication with a first passive screen (11), said first telepresence sub-system (30) remotely communicating with a second telepresence sub-system (31) with a second head-mountable device (28) having a second image capturing device (16) and a second projector assembly (26), both of which in optical communication with a second passive screen (11) whereby a first user can view the second user on the first passive screen (11) and the second user can view the first user on the second passive screen (11).
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