A photo terminal stand system is provided having a case, a one-way mirror, a computer display for presenting a graphical presentation seen through the one-way mirror, a camera, a touch overlay frame, a computer, configured to receive touch input from the touch overlay frame and responsively to activate the camera to record an image or a video sequence, a camera flash, and at least one of a reflector, a wheel bumper brake, and a service step ladder.

A photo terminal stand system is provided having a case, a one-way mirror, a computer display for presenting a graphical presentation seen through the one-way mirror, a camera, a touch overlay frame, a computer, configured to receive touch input from the touch overlay frame and responsively to activate the camera to record an image or a video sequence, a camera flash, and at least one of a reflector, a wheel bumper brake, and a service step ladder.

An imaging system is configured to capture images of both obverse and reverse sides of a collectible item using a single image captured by a single camera. The reflective faces of two flat mirrors are positioned at a 90-degree angle, and a collectible item is positioned and secured between the mirrors such that parallel faces of the item or its case are oriented at a 45-degree angle between the flat mirrors. A camera is mounted to face the mirrors with its perspective being parallel to the faces of the item, looking into the mirrors. The camera can see mirrored reflections of both faces of the item simultaneously from a single perspective and can capture views of both faces in a single camera image. The single image can then be cropped and reverse-mirrored automatically or manually in software to extract images of the obverse and reverse sides of the item.

An imaging system is configured to capture images of both obverse and reverse sides of a collectible item using a single image captured by a single camera. The reflective faces of two flat mirrors are positioned at a 90-degree angle, and a collectible item is positioned and secured between the mirrors such that parallel faces of the item or its case are oriented at a 45-degree angle between the flat mirrors. A camera is mounted to face the mirrors with its perspective being parallel to the faces of the item, looking into the mirrors. The camera can see mirrored reflections of both faces of the item simultaneously from a single perspective and can capture views of both faces in a single camera image. The single image can then be cropped and reverse-mirrored automatically or manually in software to extract images of the obverse and reverse sides of the item.

In one aspect, the present invention is directed to a photo terminal stand system, comprising: a light-opaque case, in which a front facet thereof is a tempered one-way reflective mirror; a display, mounted behind the one-way mirror, such that a graphical presentation presented by the display is seen outside the case through the one-way mirror; a camera, mounted behind the one-way mirror, for taking a stills photo or a video sequence; an input device using an infrared touch overlay frame, for providing coordinates of the mirror on which a user touches; and a computer, configured to receive from the input device which a user touches the coordinates thereof and responsively generate the graphical presentation, and activate the camera to record an image or a video sequence, wherein the system is adapted to convert the coordinates of a point the user touches on the mirror to the coordinates of the display.

A panoramic optical element that integrates a mirrored sphere surface positioned at a specific length perpendicular to the focus point of the video camera. The sphere reflects the 360 environment into the lens of the video camera installed below the rear view mirror of a vehicle. The use of one video camera to capture 360 field of view is significant because it does not employ any moving parts to capture the 360 image. The recorded image output is in the form of a circular video image that can later be converted by using a software package that digitizes the pixel points into a rectilinear image. The embodiment can be used to capture a continuous loop recording of the operation of a motor vehicle by capturing the outside environment along with the vehicle's operator and incumbents or passengers or for other applications where a 360 panoramic view is required.

A media prompter may be provided by a media prompting system, including a monitor having a light emitting surface a pane having a first surface opposed to a second surface. The first surface has a reflection coefficient and a transmission coefficient with respect to light incident with the first surface, the reflection coefficient being greater than the transmission coefficient, an imaging device, having an imaging direction defined by a first direction vector, and a housing including opaque panels, in which the monitor, the pane, and the imaging device are disposed.

A media prompter may be provided by a media prompting system, including a monitor having a light emitting surface a pane having a first surface opposed to a second surface. The first surface has a reflection coefficient and a transmission coefficient with respect to light incident with the first surface, the reflection coefficient being greater than the transmission coefficient, an imaging device, having an imaging direction defined by a first direction vector, and a housing including opaque panels, in which the monitor, the pane, and the imaging device are disposed.