Interactive photo booth system that is wirelessly paired with a primary mobile device and related methods

A photography system, comprising:

• a photo booth having a transparent touch display that projects an image;
• a local area network;
• a mobile device to capture the image from a human subject,
• wherein the transparent touch display to wirelessly serve as a controller of a photo booth application executing on the mobile device, and
• wherein the transparent touch display of the photo booth and the photo booth application on the mobile device are automatically wirelessly paired with each other through the local area network using at least one of User Datagram Protocol (UDP) and a Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) protocol using three ports despite the photo booth and the mobile device having different operating systems, and
• wherein the first port is used to mirror the information on a screen of the mobile device onto the transparent touch display, and other two ports are used for bidirectional communication channels between the transparent touch display of the photo booth and the photo booth application of the mobile device.

A method comprising:

• projecting an image on a front side of a lifesize display,
• wherein the image is a two dimensional image that is perceptible to a human eye as being a three dimensional projection encapsulated within the rectangular cavity;
• automatically loading a thin client application operating on a first operating system language whenever the lifesize display is powered;
• authenticating the lifesize display onto a local area network;
• detecting that a photo booth application is open on a mobile device communicatively coupled with the lifesize display through the local area network, wherein the mobile device to operate using a different operating system language than the lifesize display;
• and
• automatically establishing a bidirectional communication channel between the lifesize display and the photo booth application,
• wherein the photo booth application to take an image using a camera of the mobile device, and
• wherein the lifesize display to simultaneously display the image while operating as a touchscreen controller of the photo booth application on the mobile device.