CN1143211A - Multi-medium colour display system - Google Patents

Abstract

The computerized multimedia display system receives image from a small image source and produces an enlarged virtual color image via beam splitter and reflector. It has a watching window, through which the operator observes the enlarged virtual image. Its computer controls providing signal to peripheral multimedia components and excutes multimedia function, e.g., visible telex to establish eye-to-eye contact and multi-page display. The system together with the peripheral components is mounted in a delicate casing.

Description

Multi-medium colour display system

A kind of multi-medium colour display system belongs to the device of control light intensity, color, phase place, polarization or direction or installs class.

The modern computerized multimedia and the application of videotex, the major limitation that runs into is, display system occupies more space usually, owing to need to integrate many functional element of packing into, as, camera etc., make bulky and heavy, in addition, for videotex on the line, traditional display system can not be replaced the teletype conference user, the contact of eye to eye is provided, its fundamental cause is, in order not hinder speaker's sight line, the image capture of speaking is sent to hearer's camera on the line, must be positioned at the outer diverse location of form of this display system, if the speaker is watching camera attentively when speaking, then watching the hearer of form attentively at the other end will be not can not have eye to the contacting of eye with the speaker, and for the teletype conference monitor that the image camera is placed the top, the user must lift eyes could do a contact to eye; In order to keep eye to the contact of eye, user's sight line must be between camera and screen moving back and forth, could see the message that appears on the display screens simultaneously; Recently, another multimedia feature comes into one's own gradually, promptly to the digital type adjustment of display quality on the screen (brightness, contrast, colour mixture, between two parties reach size etc.), traditional display system all is that the message on the screen directly is presented at it above cathode-ray tube (CRT) at present, because the message on the screen is through regular meeting's interference and hinder the show image that will adjust, the feasible image inconvenience of adjusting on the screen is so just seem important to the digital type adjustment of display quality on the screen; United States Patent (USP) 5305214 discloses a kind of virtual image display system, with the optical system magnified image, little video source is zoomed into a bigger virtual image source, yet, to the suffered restriction of aforesaid multi-media display system, do not provide effective solution; United States Patent (USP) 5278532 discloses the display system that a kind of automobile instrument is used, but equally all can not solve the suffered restriction of aforesaid multi-media display system.

A kind of optical design technology and a kind of virtual image display system that is suitable for multimedia application that the purpose of this invention is to provide the virtual image display system, it uses one can make numerous electronic multimedia elements and peripheral device all synthesize a complete exquisite structure assembling system of multimedia, shows a big image; This system provides the special meeting user of electricity to keep the contact of eye to eye, and can receive many image sources, creates the multiple page or leaf display field that is suitable for various multimedia application.

The present invention program comprises and comprises image source, optical system and computer, this display system has an image source to be used for throwing image to a beam splitter, beam splitter reflexes to a mirror surface with the image of image source, mirror surface receives and it is projected to the big screen image that first virtual image that the operator can watch by observing window shows behind this image again, also have at least one relative in this system with first image source, place second image source on the beam splitter, second image source produces and is used for throwing second virtual image demonstration of watching to the operator that is different from the first image display position, the demonstration of second virtual image can be adjusted to and be positioned at the position nearer or far away than the first image range of a signal operator, on beam splitter, also settle an image display device, this image display device is via the image of watching form capture operation person, the image display device can be one to be suitable for the image camera that teletype conference is used, image cuts device and also comprises a beam splitter, be used for operator's image is reflexed to the image camera, the second virtual show image is used to provide operator's display environment of one multiple page or leaf, be used to show the message of the relevant first virtual show image simultaneously, computer in this system is an integrated computerized multimedia system, comprise the peripheral element that is integrated into a structure dress, peripheral element comprises sound components, image element, fax communication device and one is suitable for carrying out the image display device of multimedia fax communication work.

Advantage of the present invention has provided a kind of virtual image display system that is suitable for multimedia application, can make all synthetic one complete exquisite structure assembling systems of multimedia of numerous electronic multimedia elements and peripheral device by one, shows a big image; This system can also provide the special meeting user of electricity to keep the contact of eye to eye, and can receive many image sources, creates the multiple page or leaf display field that is suitable for various multimedia application.

The present invention has following accompanying drawing:

Accompanying drawing 1 is the present invention's one optical system diagram, represents a kind of virtual image display system, and this system can provide the contact of eye to eye between the teletype conference user.

Accompanying drawing 2 is another optical system diagrams of the present invention, represents another virtual image display system, and this system can provide the image of multiple page or leaf at different display depths.

Accompanying drawing 3 is multi-medium colour display system figure, represents a virtual image display system, and this system and numerous computerized electronic multimedia element and peripheral device combine.

Narrate embodiments of the invention below in conjunction with accompanying drawing:

Fig. 1 is the system diagram of the present invention's one optical system 100, image source 105 can be the cathode-ray tube (CRT) of a TV among the figure, the monochrome or the chromatic image source of liquid crystal display flat board or other patterns, be projected onto a beam splitter 110 from the image of image source 105, beam splitter 110 reflexes to mirror surface 120 with this image again, mirror surface 120 is projected to it to operator 130 and watches big screen image 125, also comprise an image display device 145 in this system, this device comprises a camera 140, camera 140 is placed in above the beam splitter 110, is used for the image of capture operation person's 130 sight lines; When carrying out the teletype conference calling, operator 130 can directly watch attentively and watching form 150, sees the image 125 that is exaggerated, the user of other end teletype conference, transmit on the line by means of the image that captures by camera 140, will directly watch attentively on operator 130 sight line; Therefore, utilize this virtual image display system 100, just can set up the contact that attracts attention to eye, watch form 150 and show image 125 and need not operator 130 back and forth sight line be removed; Above-mentioned image camera 140 can be any image display device, as charge coupled cell (CCD) camera or other image display elements; Fig. 2 is the system diagram of another optical system 200 of the present invention, be projected to a beam splitter 210 from the image of image source 205, beam splitter 210 reflexes to image one mirror surface 220 again, mirror surface 220 is projected to it to operator 230 and watches big screen image 225, comprise also in this optical system that one is placed on the beam splitter 210 and second image source 240 relative with first image source 205, being used for throwing second virtual image watched to operator 230 shows that 250, the second virtual images 250 can be adjusted to be positioned at than first image and shows 225 positions nearer or far away apart from operator 230; So just can create the effect that a kind of multiple page or leaf image shows, promptly can be simultaneously at different space or depth perceptions, watch multiple image, this multiple page or leaf image shows that different purposes can be arranged, one of them is to be used for adjustment message on the display screens, the brightness of image system, contrast and other characteristics can show that the adjustment message on 250 is adjusted with reference to being shown in second image; Like this, operator 230 can watch attentively at the first main show image 225, adjusts display characteristic with reference to the message that is shown in second virtual image demonstration 250 simultaneously; Because display system 200 creates multiple page or leaf display effect, and a message screen is provided, make the less interference of adjustment of display characteristic on the screen, and also more convenient; In addition under the situation that does not jump out of first channel, watch the user making video recording or the program of interesting other channels; Second image can be the demonstration of present date and time, also can be used to simultaneously next appointment of range of a signal or last time of meeting, to the terminating machine on a line headline road, second dicom message can also be used to showing that whether to have the message that has just transmitted to wait processed; To a multimedia application, the technology of multiple page or leaf virtual image demonstration can be used to provide multi-functional, allows operator 230 to show by being positioned at display system 200 form 260 before, watching the message or the image that are simultaneously displayed on different space or depth perceptions; Fig. 3 is the system diagram of a multi-medium colour display system 300, comprise a little image source 305, be projected to a beam splitter 310 from the image of image source 305, beam splitter 310 reflexes to a mirror surface 320 with image, mirror surface 320 is projected to it first image demonstration 325 that operator 330 can watch again, this multi-media color shows and also comprises at least one second image source 340 relative with first image source 305 that places above the beam splitter 310 in the system, generation is used for throwing second virtual image watched to operator 330 and shows that 350, the second virtual images show that 350 can be adjusted to be positioned at than first image and show 325 positions nearer or far away apart from operator 330; Like this, the present invention just can create the effect that a kind of multiple page or leaf image shows, promptly can watch multiple image at different space or depth perceptions; The image display device 360 that is placed in this multi-medium colour display system on the beam splitter 310 is an image camera, be used for the image of capture operation person's 330 sight lines, when carrying out the teletype conference calling, operator 330 can directly watch attentively and watching form 365, and see the image 325 and 350 that is exaggerated, teletype conference user at the other end, transmit on the line of the image that captures by means of camera 360, will directly watch attentively on operator 330 sight line, therefore, the present invention can also set up and attract attention to the contact of eye and need not operator 330 back and forth sight line be removed and watched form 365 and show image 325 and 350; Also comprise a system 370 transmission sound in this multi-medium colour display system, one disk drive system 375, be used for magnetic disc is read and write data work, a personal host computer plate 380, one small-sized magnetic disc (CD) system 385 and a multimedia interface electronic installation 390 are used for the secondary master plate and control all multimedia functions, multimedia system 300 of the present invention is integrated into a light weight with multimedia function and exquisite total system, it utilizes the little and big advantage of image source 305 peripheral free spaces of image source 305 sizes, and image is provided, sound, teletype conference and multiple page or leaf display capabilities also are integrated into the integrated computerized multimedia system of an exquisite light weight with it; In sum, the invention provides a virtual image display system, this system is very suitable for multimedia application, it can be by the system that uses an exquisite structure dress, show a big image, can be with numerous medium electronic component and peripheral devices, be integrated into a complete multimedia system, be suitable for the teletype conference user, on system line, receive image and sound, keep the contact of eye, can receive many image sources simultaneously eye, can demonstrate the image of image source at different space or depth perceptions, create the multiple page or leaf display field that is suitable for various multimedia application.

Claims (4)

1, a kind of multi-medium colour display system, comprise image source, optical system and computer, it is characterized in that this display system has an image source (305) to be used for throwing image to a beam splitter (310), beam splitter (310) reflexes to a mirror surface (320) with the image of image source (305), mirror surface (320) receives and it is projected to the big screen image (325) that first virtual image that the operator can watch by observing window (365) shows behind this image again, also have at least one relative in this system with first image source (305), place second image source (340) on the beam splitter (310), this image source produces and is used for throwing second virtual image demonstration (350) that is different from the first image display position of watching for operator (330), second virtual image (350) can be adjusted to and be positioned at the position nearer or far away than the first image range of a signal operator (330), also settle an image display device (360) on beam splitter (310), this image display device (360) is via the image of watching form (365) capture operation person (330).

2, by the described display system of claim 1, it is characterized in that image display device (360) can be one to be suitable for the image camera that teletype conference is used, image cuts device (360) and also comprises a beam splitter (310), is used for operator's (330) image is reflexed to the image camera.

3, by the described display system of claim 1, it is characterized in that the computer in this system is an integrated computerized multimedia system, comprise the peripheral element that is integrated into a structure dress, peripheral element comprises that sound components, image element, fax communication device and are suitable for carrying out the image display device of multimedia fax communication work.

4, by the described display system of claim 1, it is characterized in that the second virtual show image (350) is used to provide operator's display environment of (330) one multiple pages or leaves, be used to show the message of the relevant first virtual show image (325) simultaneously.

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