Patent ID: 8976160
Filing Date: 2015-03-10
Classification: A47F,G02B,G06F,G06T,G09F,H04N

Abstract:
1. A computerized system for operating a monitor, a camera, and a processor, so as to display a mirror-mimicking image on the monitor, comprising: on a device having the processor and a memory storing a program for execution by the processor, the program including instructions for: operating the monitor in an idle mode while sensing for presence of a user; upon detecting the presence of a user, automatically and without the user prompting performing the steps: the method further comprises: flipping the images about a vertical axis so as to reverse right and left sides of the images; applying a transformation mapping to the images to modify the images to appears to mimic a reflection of a mirror; resizing the images to reduce variations caused by changes in the object's distance to the camera; and displaying the images on the monitor after performing the flipping, transformation mapping, and resizing.