Apple displaycamera
We intentionally wrote “displaycamera”.
Why is that ? Let us explain about a new revolutionary Apple patent after the break.
And we quote appleinsider
The idea behind the invention is to wedge thousands of microscopic image sensors between the LCD cells that make up the display, where each sensor would be responsible for capturing a piece of the overall photo.A panel created from an integrated, embedded macro charge-coupled devices (CCD) would thus be able to both display and record visual information simultaneously, without the use of an external video capture device. Simply put, the same panel could display a video conference while also recording the participant sitting in front of it,” the company said in the filing.
A video panel that has an embedded macro CCD is no longer just a display. It can be used to transmit as well as receive visual information. One use and benefit for such a panel is video conferencing: a user can maintain eye contact with someone on screen because the camera is ‘in’ the screen. In addition, portable devices, such as portable digital assistants (PDAs) and cell phones, have very limited space for displays and would benefit if additional real estate were not used for a camera.
The patent was registered in April 2006 by Apple and with the rumor of 3G iPhone, we’ll consider this feature also.
Via appleinsider