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US 6,421,031 B1Granted
Camera display system
OwnerPeter A. Ronzani, Jeffrey Jacobsen +2inventors
InventorsPeter A. Ronzani, Jeffrey Jacobsen, Ronald Gale, Stephen Pombo
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Abstract
A camera display system displays information via a matrix display element mounted within a housing that is positioned relative to at least eye of a user. The display is connected to a video or image sensor such that the user can view information or images shown on the display. The display can be mounted to a housing so that the user can move the display in and out of the user's field of view.
Claims45
A camera display device comprising:
- housing;
- an electronic imaging camera attached to the housing;
- an active matrix liquid crystal display attached to the housing, the display having an active matrix circuit including an array of pixel circuits and an array of pixel electrodes;
- a light source attached to the housing that illuminates the display with red, green and blue light emitting elements;
- an image processing circuit in the housing and connected to the electronic imaging camera and the display;
- a lens that enlarges an image displayed on the display for viewing by a user such that the active matrix liquid crystal display and the lens are located on a single optical axis extending along a line of sight of the user;
- a display control panel on the housing;
- and
- a battery carried by the housing that provides power to the display, the light source, the camera and the processing circuit.
6 more elements
A camera device comprising:
- a housing having an electronic image sensor;
- a matrix liquid crystal display, the display having a matrix circuit including an array of transistor circuits and an array of electrodes such that the matrix circuit is bonded to an optically transmissive substrate with an adhesive layer;
- a control circuit connected to the sensor and the display;
- a lens that enlarges an image displayed on the display for viewing by a user such that the matrix liquid crystal display and the lens are located on a single optical axis;
- a display control panel on the housing;
- and
- a battery within the housing for powering the sensor, the display and the circuit.
4 more elements
A method of viewing an image comprising:
- providing a camera housing enclosing an image sensor;
- providing an active matrix liquid crystal display, the display having an active matrix circuit including an array of transistor circuits and an array of at least 300,000 pixel electrodes, and a lens such that the active matrix liquid crystal display and the lens are located on a single optical axis;
- powering the sensor and the display by a battery in the housing;
- operating a display control panel on the camera housing to display an image, the control panel being connected to a control circuit and the sensor;
- and
- viewing through the lens an enlarged image displayed on the display.
3 more elements
A camera display device comprising:
- a housing;
- an electronic imaging camera attached to the housing;
- an active matrix liquid crystal display attached to the housing, the display having an active matrix circuit including an array of pixel circuits and an array of pixel electrodes;
- a light source attached to the housing that illuminates the display;
- an image processing circuit in the housing and connected to the electronic imaging camera and the display;
- a lens that enlarges an image displayed on the display for viewing by a user such that the active matrix liquid crystal display and the lens are located on a single optical axis extending along a line of sight of the user;
- a display control panel on the housing;
- and
- a battery carried by the housing that provides power to the display, the light source, the camera and the processing circuit.
6 more elements
A camera display device comprising:
- a housing;
- an electronic imaging camera attached to the housing;
- an active matrix liquid crystal display attached to the housing, the display having an active matrix circuit including an array of pixel circuits and an array of pixel electrodes, the display having an array of at least 640×480 pixel electrodes and the display having a diagonal length of 0.7 inches or less;
- a light source attached to the housing that illuminates the display with red, green and blue light emitting elements;
- an image processing circuit in the housing and connected to the electronic imaging camera and the display;
- a lens that enlarges an image displayed on the display for viewing by a user such that the active matrix liquid crystal display and the lens are located on a single optical axis extending along a line of sight of the user;
- a display control panel on the housing;
- and
- a battery carried by the housing that provides power to the display, the light source, the camera and the processing circuit.
6 more elements
A camera device comprising:
- a housing having an electronic image sensor;
- a matrix liquid crystal display, the display having a matrix circuit including an array of transistor circuits and an array of electrodes such that the matrix circuit is bonded to an optically transmissive substrate with an adhesive layer, the display having an array of at least 640×480 pixel electrodes and the display having a diagonal length of 0.7 inches or less;
- a control circuit connected to the sensor and the display;
- a lens that enlarges an image displayed on the display for viewing by a user such that the matrix liquid crystal display and the lens are located on the single optical axis;
- a display control panel on the housing;
- and
- a battery within the housing for powering the sensor, the display and the circuit.
4 more elements
A camera display device comprising:
- a housing;
- an electrode imaging camera attached to the housing;
- an active matrix liquid crystal display attached to the housing, the display having an active matrix circuit including an array of pixel circuits and an array of pixel electrodes, the display having an array of at least 640×480 pixel electrodes and the display having a diagonal length of 0.7 inches or less;
- a light source attached to the housing that illuminates the display;
- an image processing circuit in the housing and connected to the electronic imaging camera and the display;
- a lens that enlarges an image displayed on the display for viewing by a user such that the active matrix liquid crystal display and the lens are located on a single optical axis extending along a line of sight of the user;
- a display control panel on the housing;
- and
- a battery carried by the housing that provides power to the display, the light source, the camera and the processing circuit.
6 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.