Patent ID: 8514260

Claim:
A video-conferencing system comprising: a display panel configured to form a display image for viewing by a local video conferencer; a camera configured to acquire a facial image of the local video conferencer; an array of partly reflective facets disposed parallel to and forward of the display panel; a wedge-shaped light guide disposed parallel to and forward of the display panel and the array of partly reflective facets, the wedge-shaped light guide having opposing first and second faces, a thicker, image-reflecting end adjacent the first and second faces, and a thinner, image-releasing end opposite the thicker, image-reflecting end, where the first face of the wedge-shaped light guide is substantially parallel to the display panel, and where the wedge-shaped light guide is configured to redirect the facial image of the local video conferencer to the camera, where the camera is disposed at the thinner, image-releasing end of the wedge-shaped light guide, each facet of the array positioned to transmit a portion of the display image from the display panel through that facet and the wedge-shaped light guide to the local video conferencer, and to reflect a portion of the facial image of the local video conferencer to an aperture via the wedge-shaped light guide.