Capturing images using a switchable imaging apparatus

摘要

A method for capturing an image, comprising: providing a switchable imaging apparatus including a display screen having a first display state and a second transparent state, an optical beam deflector switchable between a first non-deflecting state and a second deflecting state, a camera positioned in a location peripheral to the display screen, and a controller; setting the switchable imaging apparatus to the image capture mode by using the controller to set the display screen to the second transparent state and the optical beam deflector to the second deflecting state; using the camera to capture an image of the scene; setting the switchable imaging apparatus to the image display mode by using the controller to set the display screen to the first display state and the optical beam deflector to the first non-deflecting state; and displaying an image on the display screen.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
configuring a switchable imaging apparatus to an image capture mode using a controller to set a display screen to a second transparent state and an optical beam deflector to the second deflecting state; capturing an image of a scene, wherein light from the scene is deflected by the optical beam deflector more than once from a first optical axis perpendicular to a front side of the display screen onto a second optical axis parallel to the front side of the display screen, and wherein the captured image represented by an array of pixel values; configuring the switchable imaging apparatus to an image display mode using the controller to set the display screen to a display state and the optical beam deflector to a first non-deflecting state; and displaying an image on the display screen by energizing the display pixels in accordance with pixel values representing the image.