Patent ID: 8953246
Filing Date: 2015-02-10
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
1. An image augmenting window, comprising: a front end receiving incoming light from a scene in front of the image augmenting window; a back end, opposite the front end, projecting a modified image of the scene; at least one internally focused intermediate image lens, each of the at least one internally focused intermediate image lens having a respective first side corresponding to the front end and a respective rear side corresponding to the back end, the respective first side being opposite the respective rear side, each of the at least one internally focused intermediate image lens respectively comprising: at least one controllable light source that is separate from the at least one internally focused intermediate image lens, wherein each controllable light source within the at least one controllable light source comprises a respective light source lens emitting a respective afocal projection of a respective controlled light within the image augmenting window, the respective light source lens being separate from each internally focused intermediate image lens within the at least one internally focused intermediate image lens, and the respective light source lens being positioned adjacent to a lateral side of a respective internally focused intermediate image lens within the at least one internally focused intermediate image lens, each respective controllable light source within the at least one controllable light source further emitting a respective projected light that is parallel to a respective exit angle of the at least one internally focused intermediate image lens; and a controller configured to independently control each of the at least one controllable light source.