Patent ID: 7825949

Claim:
A closed circuit video magnification system for use by a viewer being vision impaired, including, a platform base, said platform base provided for resting upon a stable surface during usage of the system, a platen mounted upon the base and provided for shifting relative to the base in both the lateral and depth dimensions, structural arms connecting approximate the back edge of the base and normally extending upwardly therefrom during usage, a video screen mounted approximate the upper end of said structural arms, and capable of being manipulated into an upright position, to allow for its ease of observance by the vision impaired viewer, a linkage also extending upwardly from the approximate back edge of the base, said linkage capable of mounting a video camera normally for use in video recording any materials rested upon the shiftable platen and for projecting onto the video screen to facilitate its viewing by the viewer, circuitry provided for video recording any of said materials resting upon the shiftable platen, and for processing detected signals from the video camera for projection onto the video screen, said circuitry provided for magnification of the displayed materials to facilitate viewing of the projection by the vision impaired viewer, and said video screen and video camera capable of being collapsed into a contiguous location relative to the shiftable platen to allow for the system to be condensed, as during non-usage and storage.