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Granted Patent B2
US 12,560,788 · App. 18/776,235 · Granted Feb 24, 2026

Teleprompter

Inventors: Tzu-Chieh Hung (New Taipei, TW); Jhih-Yu Chen (New Taipei, TW); Pei-Chun Lai (New Taipei, TW)
Assignee: ATEN INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.
G02B17/004G02B27/021G02B27/026G02B27/144G03B21/145G03B21/28
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Patent No.
US 12,560,788
App. No.
18/776,235
Granted
Feb 24, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A teleprompter includes an accommodating space and an optical assembly disposed in the accommodating space. The accommodating space is configured for accommodating an electronic device including an image display unit and a lens. The image display unit is configured to emit a light along a first path. The optical assembly includes a light-reflecting unit and a beam-splitting unit. The light-reflecting unit is configured to divert the light from the first path to a second path and has a first light-reflecting portion disposed on the first path. The beam-splitting unit is disposed on the second path and is configured to allow a first portion of the light to transmit and divert a second portion of the light from the second path to a third path. The third path has a same direction as a direction of an optic axis of the lens.

Claims (12)

1 . A teleprompter, comprising:

an accommodating space configured for accommodating an electronic device, wherein the electronic device comprises an image display unit and a lens, and the image display unit is configured to emit a light along a first path,

wherein the lens is disposed on a first surface of the electronic device, and the image display unit is disposed on a second surface of the electronic device opposing the first surface; and

an optical assembly disposed in the accommodating space and comprising a light-reflecting unit and a beam-splitting unit, wherein the light-reflecting unit is configured to divert the light from the first path to a second path, the light-reflecting unit has a first light-reflecting portion, a second light-reflecting portion, and a third light-reflecting portion,

wherein the first light-reflecting portion is disposed on the first path and is configured to divert the light from the first path to a fourth path, the third light-reflecting portion is configured to divert the light from the fourth path to a fifth path, the second light-reflecting portion is configured to divert the light from the fifth path to the second path,

the beam-splitting unit is disposed on the second path and is configured to allow a first portion of the light to transmit and to divert a second portion of the light from the second path to a third path, and the third path has a same direction as a direction of an optic axis of the lens,

wherein the first surface of the electronic device faces the beam-splitting unit, and the second surface of the electronic device faces the first light-reflecting portion of the light-reflecting unit.

2 . The teleprompter of claim 1 , wherein the second light-reflecting portion of the light-reflecting unit is substantially parallel to the beam-splitting unit.

3 . The teleprompter of claim 1 , wherein the first path is substantially parallel to the fifth path.

4 . The teleprompter of claim 1 , wherein a unit vector {circumflex over (r)} 1 along the second path, a unit vector {circumflex over (r)} 2 along the third path, and a unit normal vector {circumflex over (n)} 1 of the second light-reflecting portion of the light-reflecting unit satisfy an equation: {circumflex over (r)} 2 ={circumflex over (r)} 1 −2({circumflex over (r)} 1 ·{circumflex over (n)} 1 ){circumflex over (n)} 1 .

5 . The teleprompter of claim 1 , further comprising a block body disposed in the accommodating space opposing the electronic device and disposed between the second light-reflecting portion and the third light-reflecting portion.

6 . The teleprompter of claim 1 , wherein the light-reflecting unit comprises a convex mirror or a concave mirror.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 18, 2024
From: HUNG, TZU-CHIEH; CHEN, JHIH-YU; LAI, PEI-CHUN
To: ATEN INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 068016/0206 →
Priority Claims (1)
TW 112134153 · Sep 7, 2023 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20250085521A1 · Mar 13, 2025
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