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US 9,288,480 B2Granted
Visual displays and telePresence embodiments with perception of depth using one or more reflected surface
AssigneeTelePresence Technologies, LLC
InventorPeter McDuffie White
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Abstract
System and method for a visual display system with a two-way mirror, which is between the observation zone and the image display device, positioned at an angle to reflect a backdrop surface that may be wider than the image display device or a backdrop with mirrored sides to extend the visual perception of the backdrop surface. A camera may be included with the visual display system for telepresence applications. The two-way mirror may extend into wall panels on the sides to form a room that appears to extend in depth by the reflection of the wall panels and a backdrop panel.
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An image display system comprising:
- a contained space defined at least in part by two opposing vertical walls, each of the two opposing vertical walls comprising parallel visual markers, the parallel visual markers comprising first parallel indentations or parallel visible dark lines, wherein the parallel visual markers are intersected by perpendicular visual markers;
- an image display device having an image area positioned within a first plane, the first plane positioned for viewing by a user in an observation zone of the contained space;
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- a two-way mirror positioned between the observation zone and the image display device, the two-way mirror extending from one of the two opposing vertical walls to another of the two opposing vertical walls, the two-way mirror being positioned to reflect a surface of the contained space to a reflected second plane positioned for viewing by the user in the observation zone, the reflected second plane being parallel with the first plane and positioned further away from the two-way mirror than the first plane, the parallel visual markers of each respective one of the two opposing vertical walls being parallel to an intersection of the two-way mirror with the respective one of the two opposing vertical walls.
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An image display system comprising:
- an enclosed space defined at least in part by a first vertical wall, a second vertical wall, and a third vertical wall, the first vertical wall opposing the second vertical wall;
- an image display device disposed along the third vertical wall and between the first vertical wall and the second vertical wall, the image display device being viewable by a user in an observation zone by a direct line of sight;
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- a two-way mirror disposed between the first vertical wall and the second vertical wall, the two-way mirror intersecting the first vertical wall along a first intersection line, the two-way mirror intersecting the second vertical wall along a second intersection line, the two-way mirror being positioned to reflect a horizontal surface defining at least in part the enclosed space to a first reflected plane, the first reflected plane being viewable by the user in the observation zone and appearing at a distance further away from the user than the image display device.
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An image display system comprising:
- an image display device having an image area positioned within a first plane, the image area positioned for viewing by a user in an observation zone;
- a two-way mirror positioned between the observation zone and the image display device;
- a backdrop positioned so that a first reflection of the backdrop in the two-way mirror appears within a second plane positioned for viewing by the user, the second plane being parallel with the first plane and positioned further away from the two-way mirror than the first plane;
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- a first mirror adjoining the backdrop and extending in a first direction toward the two-way mirror, the first mirror being positioned so that a second reflection of the backdrop in the two-way mirror and the first mirror appears within a third reflected plane positioned for viewing by the user, the first reflection being spatially distinct from the second reflection.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.