Patent ID: 7500755
Filing Date: 2009-03-10
Classification: A45D,A47F,G06F,H04N

Abstract:
1. A display apparatus comprising: a half mirror for allowing light incident from a rear side of the half mirror to pass through to a front side of the half mirror and reflecting the light incident from the front side of the half mirror toward the front side of the half mirror; a display section being placed at the rear of the half mirror; an image pickup section for picking up an image of a user and generating user image data; an image data retention section for retaining a plurality of pieces of attachment member image data; an image combining section for combining the attachment member image data selectively read from the image data retention section and the user image data to generate combined image data; and an image display control section for displaying the combined image data on the display section, wherein the image display control section places a partial area of the display section in a nondisplay mode, thereby causing a part of the half mirror corresponding to the partial area to function as a mirror, the partial area excluding an area of the display section on which the combined image data is displayed, wherein the display section is opposed to the user, wherein the image pickup portion is disposed in a position outside a path through which the display section displays the combined image data to the user.