Patent ID: 6728030
Filing Date: 2004-04-27
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
Electronic binoculars for a user having a face and eyes, the binoculars comprising:a body comprising: a proximal aperture in said body which is at least 4 centimeters wide, a substantially rigid hood substantially encircling the space rearward of said proximal aperture and substantially encircling the space forward of both of said user's eyes and substantially all area between said user's eyes when in contact with the user's face; an electric imaging display device within said body positioned so that one eye of the user can simultaneously view substantially the same portion of said display device that the other eye is viewing through said proximal aperture when the user places said hood element against the user's face, said electric imaging display device being further positioned so that a path exists between each of said user's eyes and a common portion of said display device, said path including no reflective optical elements, and an electronic camera mounted to said body and having an output connected to said electric imaging display device.