Systems, devices, and/or methods for managing images

US8928796B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8928796-B2
Application numberUS-201113232303-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateSep 14, 2011
Priority dateSep 15, 2010
Publication dateJan 6, 2015
Grant dateJan 6, 2015

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Certain exemplary embodiments can provide a system, machine, device, manufacture, circuit, composition of matter, and/or user interface adapted for and/or resulting from, and/or a method and/or machine-readable medium comprising machine-implementable instructions for, activities that can comprise and/or relate to, managing one or more images, such as those related to an optical system.

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What is claimed is: 1. A system comprising: a focusing element; a beam splitter; and a first electro-active element; wherein: the focusing element is adapted to receive an original image and is adapted to project the original image onto the beam splitter; the beam splitter is adapted to, upon receipt of the original image, provide a first derived image and a second derived image; the first electro-active element is configured to tip and/or tilt received beams; and the…

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What does patent US8928796B2 cover?
Certain exemplary embodiments can provide a system, machine, device, manufacture, circuit, composition of matter, and/or user interface adapted for and/or resulting from, and/or a method and/or machine-readable medium comprising machine-implementable instructions for, activities that can comprise and/or relate to, managing one or more images, such as those related to an optical system.
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Van Heugten Anthony, Duston Dwight, E Vision Smart Optics Inc
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G02B26/08. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jan 06 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).