Display apparatus and image processing system

Claim 2

A display apparatus comprising: a half mirror for allowing light incident from a rear side of the half mirror to pass through to a front side of the half mirror and reflecting the light incident from the front side of the half mirror toward the front side of the half mirror; a display section being placed at the rear of the half mirror; an image pickup section for picking up an image of a user and generating user image data; an image data retention section for retaining a plurality of pieces of attachment member image data; an image combining section for combining the attachment member image data selectively read from the image data retention section and the user image data to generate combined image data; and an image display control section for displaying the combined image data on the display section, wherein the image display control section places a partial area of the display section in a nondisplay mode, thereby causing a part of the half mirror corresponding to the partial area to function as a mirror, the partial area excluding an area of the display section on which the combined image data is displayed, wherein the display section is opposed to the user, wherein the image pickup portion is disposed in a position outside a path through which the display section displays the combined image data to the user.

Claim 3

The display apparatus according to claim 1 , the display apparatus further includes a move mechanism for moving the display section along the half mirror.

Claim 4

The display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the image pickup section picks up an image of a whole body of the user, and the image combining section combines the user image data provided by picking up the image of the whole body of the user and the attachment member image data.

Claim 5

The display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the image pickup section picks up an image of a part of the body of the user, and the image combining section combines the user image data provided by picking up the image of the part of the body of the user and the attachment member image data.

Claim 6

The display apparatus as claimed in claim 4 , wherein said image display control section places any area other than the part of the body of the user in said display section in a nondisplay mode.

Claim 7

The display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the image display control section is capable of displaying a television picture on the display section. an image pickup section for picking up an image of a user and generating image data; and an image display control section for displaying the combined image data sent from the image processing server through the network on the display section, wherein the image display control section places the combined image data in a nondisplay mode, thereby causing the half mirror to function as a mirror, wherein the display section is opposed to the user, wherein the image pickup portion is disposed in a position outside a path through which the display section displays the combined image data to the user.

Claim 8

The display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the display section is a plasma display panel.

Claim 9

A display apparatus comprising: a half mirror for allowing light incident from a rear side of the half mirror to pass through to a front side of the half mirror and reflecting the light incident from the front side of the half mirror toward the front side of the half mirror; a display section being placed at the rear of the half mirror; an image pickup section for picking up an image of a user and generating user image data; an image data retention section for retaining a plurality of pieces of attachment member image data; an image combining section for combining the attachment member image data selectively read from the image data retention section and the user image data to generate combined image data; and an image display control section for displaying the combined image data on the display section, wherein the image display control section supplies a black signal to a predetermined area of the display section for causing an area of the half mirror corresponding to the predetermined area to function as a mirror, the predetermined area excluding an area of the display section on which the combined image data is displayed, wherein the display section is opposed to the user, wherein the image pickup portion is disposed in a position outside a path through which the display section displays the combined image data to the user.

Claim 10

A display apparatus comprising: a half mirror for allowing light incident from a rear side of the half mirror to pass through to a front side of the half mirror and reflecting the light incident from the front side of the half mirror toward the front side of the half mirror; a display section being placed at the rear of the half mirror; an image pickup section for picking up an image of a user and generating user image data; an image data retention section for retaining a plurality of pieces of attachment member image data; an image combining section for combining the attachment member image data selectively read from the image data retention section and the user image data to generate combined image data; and an image display control section for displaying the combined image data on the display section, wherein the image display control section supplies a black signal to a predetermined area of the display section for causing an area of the half mirror corresponding to the predetermined area to function as a mirror, the predetermined area excluding an area of the display section on which the combined image data is displayed, wherein the display section is opposed to the user, wherein the image pickup portion is disposed in a position outside a path through which the display section displays the combined image data to the user.

Claim 11

The display apparatus according to claim 8 , the display apparatus further includes a move mechanism for moving the display section along the half mirror.

Claim 12

The display apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the image pickup section picks up an image of a whole body of the user, and the image combining section combines the user image data provided by picking up the image of the whole body of the user and the attachment member image data.

Claim 13

The display apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the image pickup section picks up an image of a part of the body of the user, and the image combining section combines the user image data provided by picking up the image of the part of the body of the user and the attachment member image data.

Claim 14

The display apparatus as claimed in claim 11 , wherein said image display control section places any area other than the part of the body of the user in said display section in a nondisplay mode.

Claim 15

The display apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the image display control section is capable of displaying a television picture on the display section.

Claim 16

The display apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the display section is a plasma display panel.

Claim 17

A display apparatus comprising: a half mirror for allowing light incident from a rear side of the half mirror to pass through to a front side of the half mirror and reflecting the light incident from the front side of the half mirror toward the front side of the half mirror; a display section being placed at the rear of the half mirror; an image pickup section for picking up an image of a user and generating user image data; an image data retention section for retaining a plurality of pieces of attachment member image data; an image combining section for combining the attachment member image data selectively read from the image data retention section and the user image data to generate combined image data; and an image display control section for displaying the combined image data on the display section, wherein the image display control section comprises means for placing a partial area of the display section in a non-display mode causing at least part of the half mirror to function as a mirror, the partial area excluding an area of the display section on which the combined image data is displayed, wherein the display section is opposed to the user, wherein the image pickup portion is disposed in a position outside a path through which the display section displays the combined image data to the user.

Claim 18

A display apparatus comprising: a half mirror for allowing light incident from a rear side of the half mirror to pass through to a front side of the half mirror and reflecting the light incident from the front side of the half mirror toward the front side of the half mirror; a display section being placed at the rear of the half mirror; an image pickup section for picking up an image of a user and generating user image data; an image data retention section for retaining a plurality of pieces of attachment member image data; an image combining section for combining the attachment member image data selectively read from the image data retention section and the user image data to generate combined image data; and an image display control section for displaying the combined image data on the display section, wherein the image display control section comprises means for placing a partial area of the display section in a non-display mode causing at least part of the half mirror to function as a mirror, the partial area excluding an area of the display section on which the combined image data is displayed, wherein the display section is opposed to the user, wherein the image pickup portion is disposed in a position outside a path through which the display section displays the combined image data to the user.

Claim 19

A display apparatus comprising: a half mirror for allowing light incident from a first side of the half mirror to pass through to a second side of the half mirror and reflecting the light incident from the second side of the half mirror toward the second side of the half mirror; a display being placed at the first side of the half mirror; an image pickup circuit that picks up an image of a user and generates user image data; a memory that retains a plurality of pieces of attachment member image data; a control circuit that combines the attachment member image data selectively read from the memory and the user image data to generate combined image data, and that displays the combined image data on the displays, wherein the control circuit produces a black signal on at least a part of an area of the display on which the combined image data is not displayed such that at least a part of the half mirror corresponding to the part of the display on which the black signal is produced is caused to function as a mirror, wherein the display is opposed to the user, wherein the image pickup circuit is disposed in a position outside a path through which the display section displays the combined image data to the user.

Claim 20

A display apparatus comprising: a half mirror for allowing light incident from a first side of the half mirror to pass through to a second side of the half mirror and reflecting the light incident from the second side of the half mirror toward the second side of the half mirror; a display being placed at the first side of the half mirror; an image pickup circuit that picks up an image of a user and generates user image data; a memory that retains a plurality of pieces of attachment member image data; a control circuit that combines the attachment member image data selectively read from the memory and the user image data to generate combined image data, and that displays the combined image data on the displays, wherein the control circuit produces a black signal on at least a part of an area of the display on which the combined image data is not displayed such that at least a part of the half mirror corresponding to the part of the display on which the black signal is produced is caused to function as a mirror, wherein the display is opposed to the user, wherein the image pickup circuit is disposed in a position outside a path through which the display section displays the combined image data to the user.