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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 1994
Filed:
Feb. 25, 1992
Makoto Kuriki, Tokyo, JP;
Hitoshi Arai, Niiza, JP;
Shigenobu Sakai, Tama, JP;
Masato Nakamura, Hachioji, JP;
Hideki Nakajima, Tokyo, JP;
Shirou Suyama, Tokyo, JP;
Kazutake Uehira, Tokorozawa, JP;
Noboru Hagiwara, Tokorozawa, JP;
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
In a display and image capture apparatus for a videophone or video teleconferencing system a half-transparent mirror array is disposed adjacent the display surface of a display and an image reflected by the half-transparent mirror array is captured by a video camera. The half-transparent mirror array is formed by a plurality of micro HMs arranged in the same plane at a predetermined inclination angle and reflects incident light from a subject toward the video camera.