Patent ID: 6307526
Filing Date: 2001-10-23
Classification: G02B,H04N

Abstract:
Camera bearing headgear, comprising:an electronic camera borne by said headgear;an electronic display for providing a viewfinder for said electronic camera, said electronic display:responsive to an electronic output from said electronic camera;borne by said headgear;positioned such that an optical axis of said camera is perpendicular to anoptical axis of said display; andhaving a polarizer;a mirror arranged for diverting light that would otherwise enter an eye of a wearer to said camera and for diverting light emitted from said display to said eye of said wearer such that diverted light from said display is collinear with said light that would otherwise enter said eye of said wearer;a first beamsplitter, said first beamsplitter positioned between said mirror and said eye of said wearer;a second beamsplitter interposed along said optical axes and making a 45.degree. angle with said optical axes; anda further polarizer in front of said camera oriented to block polarized light emitted by said display.