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| 20080211916 | IMAGE CAPTURING SYSTEM, IMAGE CAPTURING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - Visible light image capturing is performed at appropriate timing that corresponds to the action of a subject. An image capturing system includes: an infrared light image capturing section that successively captures a plurality of infrared light images of a subject, by means of infrared light; a timing predicting section that predicts timing at which the subject included in the plurality of infrared light images matches a predetermined condition, based on timing at which each of the plurality of infrared light images is captured and image content of the plurality of infrared light images; and a visible light image capturing section that captures a visible light image by means of visible light at the timing predicted by the timing predicting section. | 09-04-2008 |
| 20080278583 | Method and device for activating and deactivating a television set - A device to automatically activate and deactivate a television set has a sensor. The sensor will monitor an area in front of the television set. A controller is coupled to the sensor. The controller will send signals to activate and deactivate the television set when the sensor monitors a presence or absence of an individual in front of the television set. | 11-13-2008 |
| 20090102925 | ERGONOMIC CONFIGURATIONS FOR THERMAL IMAGING CAMERAS - A housing of a thermal imaging camera includes a camera portion, in which an thermal imaging assembly is mounted, and to which a focusing assembly is mounted, on a first side thereof, and to which a display is mounted, on a second side thereof; a handle portion of the housing extends from a bottom side of the camera portion of the housing at an angle, away from the first side of the camera portion. The housing is configured for ergonomic handling wherein an index finger of a hand may readily activate the focusing assembly, when the hand is wrapped about the handle portion of the housing. The hand may be a right hand or a left hand, and the camera may further include additional features to provide support for single-handed operation. | 04-23-2009 |
| 20090237511 | MULTI-WINDOW/MULTI-TARGET TRACKING (MW/MT TRACKING) FOR POINT SOURCE OBJECTS - A sensor is used to detect and track a plurality of objects by using a separate track window for each object. Such sensors may be electro optical or infrared. Each object of interest (potential target) in the sensor FOV has a unique track window assigned. This allows independent control of video frame summing for each object to maintain a constant (optimized) signal to noise ratio (SNR) over an extremely large signal dynamic range and reduces track jitter by the simultaneous tracking of multiple objects. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090244288 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND LIGHTING APPARATUS FOR IMAGING - An imaging apparatus for taking an image of a face includes an imaging element having sensitivity for a near-infrared range and a visible range, a first optical filter provided between the face and the imaging element to reduce an intensity of a visible light entering the imaging element and a near-infrared light irradiating portion for irradiating the face with a near-infrared light. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20090268032 | CAMERA SYSTEM - A camera apparatus, which can be worn on a person and provides hands-free operation, includes a housing for a camera and a mounting device for the housing on a person. The camera apparatus is able to transmit video signals and may also transmit and receive audio signals. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090273675 | IR CAMERA AND METHOD FOR USE WITH IR CAMERA - An infrared camera is arranged to compensate for temperature variations of the camera by | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090284603 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING BLACK PLASTIC ARTICLE CAPABLE OF TRANSMITTING INFRARED RAY - A method for manufacturing black plastic article capable of transmitting infrared ray, which includes mixing a black colorant, produced by mixing several transparent colorants of different color, into a transparent resin used as support, and processing the resulting mixture to manufacture a black plastic article. Said black plastic article is capable to absorbing visible light and transmitting infrared ray, and may be used in combination with an infrared region-sensitive CCD camera. The infrared region-sensitive CCD camera can take photos of the subject in a long distance through the black plastic article, if sufficient infrared ray from a subject may penetrate the black plastic article. | 11-19-2009 |
| 20090290025 | METHOD, DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING THE PRESENCE OF VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS (VOC) IN VIDEO - A video based method to detect volatile organic compounds (VOC) leaking out of components used in chemical processes in petrochemical refineries. Leaking VOC plume from a damaged component causes edges present in image frames to loose their sharpness, leading to a decrease in the high frequency content of the image. Analysis of image sequence frequency data from visible and infrared cameras enable detection of VOC plumes in real-time. Analysis techniques using adaptive background subtraction, sub-band analysis, threshold adaptation, and Markov modeling are described. | 11-26-2009 |
| 20100033578 | COMPACT DUAL-FIELD IR2-IR3 IMAGING SYSTEM - The invention relates to a dual-field (NF and WF) imaging system comprising an optronic detector ( | 02-11-2010 |
| 20100039516 | Video thermometery - System and method are described for display of remote surface measurement areas by capture of both a visible and an infrared view of an identified surfaced measurement area and the mutual display of the visible and infrared views of the thermal image zones with temperature indication across a panoramic view of the measured area by video. | 02-18-2010 |
| 20100053332 | FRUSTRATED INTERNAL REFLECTION UNCOOLED INFRARED CAMERA - A longwave infrared (LWIR) camera system incorporates a prism having a reflecting face with an internal surface and an external surface, an input face and an output face. A visible light source provides light to the prism input face and an image detector is positioned to receive light from the prism output face. A plurality of bi-metal cantilevers are arranged in a MEMS array immediately adjacent the external surface of the reflecting face of the prism. Each of the bi-metal cantilever deflects based on absorbed infrared energy to contact the outer surface of the reflecting face. A CMOS image sensor is employed as the image detector. An infrared energy wavefront from a source impinging on the MEMS structure results in energy absorbtion by the MEMS elements corresponding to the energy distribution of the wavefront with each of the MEMS elements contacting the prism reflecting face outer surface for frustration of the total internal reflection from the light source providing a infrared induced modulation of the visible light wavefront impinging on the CMOS image sensor. | 03-04-2010 |
| 20100085432 | PORTABLE DEVICE FOR VIEWING AND IMAGING - A portable searchlight with a focused beam operating both in the infrared and visible portions of the spectrum with a range of approximately 400 meters includes telescopic lens system integrated with an illumination system. The beam of the searchlight and the telescopic lens are automatically aligned to both focus on the distant object. The telescopic lens system is combined with a digital camera system and an LCD display. The searchlight includes an eyepiece lens enabling an user to choose either viewing a display screen or using the eyepiece lens to optically observe the field of view. | 04-08-2010 |
| 20100085433 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF NOISE REDUCTION - An image processing apparatus including an image acquiring unit to acquire a first image including color information and a second image having a spectral band wider than that of the first image and a noise reduction unit to extract edge information from the second image and to reduce noise of the first image based on the extracted edge information. | 04-08-2010 |
| 20100110198 | MID INFRARED OPTICAL ILLUMINATOR ASSEMBLY - An optical illuminator assembly ( | 05-06-2010 |
| 20100118148 | Illumination Apparatus - An illumination apparatus is provided, including an adapter that converts alternating power into driving power; a communication unit connected to the adapter and configured to communicate with a remote controller; a controller connected to the communication unit and configured to generate a control signal according to a control command from the communication unit; and a light emitting device illumination part configured to be connected detachably and electrically to the adapter, comprising a plurality of light emitting devices that emit light according to the driving power and the control signal. | 05-13-2010 |
| 20100123781 | IMAGE SHOOTING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SHOOTING IMAGE - An image shooting device for an object includes: a first light irradiation element for irradiating first light; a second light irradiation element for irradiating second light; an image shooting element; and a controller. A first irradiation region of the first light irradiation element is partially overlapped with a second irradiation region of the second light irradiation element. The controller controls the image shooting element to shoot a non-irradiation image of the object when no light irradiation element irradiates light. The controller controls the image shooting element to shoot a first image of the object when the first light irradiation element irradiates the first light. The controller controls the image shooting element to shoot a second image of the object when the second light irradiation element irradiates the second light. | 05-20-2010 |
| 20100128129 | Apparatus and method of obtaining image - An apparatus and method for obtaining an image. A first filter unit of the apparatus of obtaining an image may pass a light in a first wavelength band corresponding to visible light. Also, a second filter unit may pass a light in a second wavelength band corresponding to an Infrared ray (IR). A sensor unit may sense the light in the first wavelength band and the light in the second wavelength band. An operating unit may operate at least one of the first filter unit and the second filter unit | 05-27-2010 |
| 20100134630 | FREQUENCY AND SPECTRAL DOMAIN SOLUTIONS FOR PREVENTION OF VIDEO RECORDING - A projection system has a projector having a varying frame rate during the course of operation. The projector having warning message frames in between actual video frames. The warning frames are not detectable to humans. A light source which emits infrared light and ultraviolet light at wavelengths and intensities detectable by movie cameras (e.g., camcorders) and undetectable to humans. | 06-03-2010 |
| 20100141768 | FAST ELECTROSTATIC SHUTTER AND METHOD OF ACHIEVING OFFSET COMPENSATION IN INFRARED VIDEO IMAGERS USING FAST SHUTTERS - Embodiments of the invention are directed to methods and apparatus for infrared imagers including fast electrostatic shutters and offset compensation. Fast electrostatic shutters are used for video image correction including image offset compensation where temporal noise and scene nonuniformity are corrected. This method provides a shutterless experience for the user because the image will be blocked for only one frame at a time. A method of manufacturing an electrostatic infrared shutter includes a conductive infrared-transparent substrate, covering it with an insulating layer, depositing adhesive and a thin film stack, delineating a working area, providing contacts, heat-treating the assembly, and making the polymer non-reflective in the infrared. | 06-10-2010 |
| 20100141769 | IMAGE SENSOR AND IMAGE SENSOR SYSTEM - A CMOS image sensor | 06-10-2010 |
| 20100141770 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND IMAGING METHOD - An imaging apparatus is provided which includes an imaging unit including a first photoelectrical conversion device and a second photoelectrical conversion device, wherein the first photoelectrical conversion device generates first image data by photoelectrically converting a visible light component transmitted from a subject, and wherein the second photoelectrical conversion device generates second image data by photoelectrically converting an infrared light component transmitted from the subject, a filter removing the visible light component but allowing the infrared light component to pass through, a subject image position identification unit for identifying, in the first image data, a predetermined subject image and a position of the predetermined subject image, an infrared light intensity detection unit for detecting an infrared light intensity transmitted in the second image data, and a living body detection unit for detecting a living body based on the position of the predetermined subject image and the infrared light intensity. | 06-10-2010 |
| 20100141771 | Multi-Spectrum Sensing Device And Manufacturing Methods Thereof - A multi-spectrum sensing device comprises a top layer and a bottom layer. The top layer comprises sensing pixels for sensing a first group of colors. The bottom layer comprises sensing pixels for sensing a second group of colors. At least one of the layers comprises sensing pixels having at least two or more than two spectra. | 06-10-2010 |
| 20100149339 | METHOD FOR EVALUATING MECHANICAL TESTS OF A COATING - In a method for evaluating mechanical tests of a coating on a substrate, in a first step a mechanical stress is applied onto the coating, in a second step the substrate having the coating is isothermally clamped, in a third step an infrared photograph is generated of the region in which the mechanical stress is applied onto the coating in the first step, and in a fourth step the infrared photograph is evaluated. A device is arranged for carrying out the method. | 06-17-2010 |
| 20100165110 | Image Pickup Apparatus, Imaging Method and Method for Correcting Infrared Light - An image pickup device comprising visible color optimization under received near-infrared and infrared light conditions is disclosed. Color signals corresponding to light received through each of a plurality of color filters are processed to determine a near-infrared and infrared light energy contribution. The color signals are processed to optimize color of received images. | 07-01-2010 |
| 20100165111 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONCEALED OBJECT DETECTION - In an exemplary embodiment, in the infrared range, in practicing the method of these teachings, three infrared images of a body having concealed objects are acquired, each image resulting in a response of a detector having a spectral sensitivity in the infrared that is analogous to one of the spectral sensitivities of the color response of the human eye, each image corresponding to a different spectral sensitivity. At least the center of the spectral sensitivity corresponding to the Green response at the human eye is selected to allow increasing the detected radiation difference between the concealed object and the body. The responses of the detector to each of the three images are utilized to provide RGB signals to a display device (a monitor in one instance). The color image displayed in the display device allows identifying the concealed object. | 07-01-2010 |
| 20100177195 | INFRARED CAMERA COMPRISING A HIGH-RATIO OPTICAL ZOOM - The invention relates to an infrared camera comprising an optical zoom, characterized in that it comprises:—a matrix detector ( | 07-15-2010 |
| 20100182434 | CAMERA ASSISTED SENSOR IMAGING SYSTEM AND MULTI ASPECT IMAGING SYSTEM - The present invention relates to the fields of imaging systems, security screenings, contraband object detection, microwave screening, millimeter wave screening and Terahertz screening. The present invention especially relates to a camera assisted sensor imaging system and a multi aspect imaging system. | 07-22-2010 |
| 20100188510 | LANDMARK FOR POSITION DETERMINATION OF MOBILE ROBOT AND APPARATUS AND METHOD USING IT - There are provided a landmark for recognizing a position of a mobile robot moving in an indoor space and an apparatus and method for recognizing the position of the mobile robot by using the landmark. The landmark includes a position recognition part formed of a mark in any position and at least two marks on an X axis and Y axis centered on the mark and further includes an area recognition part formed of a combination of a plurality of marks to distinguish an individual landmark from others. The apparatus may obtain an image of the landmark by an infrared camera, detect the marks forming the landmark, and detect precise position and area information of the mobile robot from the marks. | 07-29-2010 |
| 20100201823 | Low-Light Imaging Augmented With Non-Intrusive Lighting - In some implementations, invisible light is emitted toward a subject being imaged in a low-light environment. A camera having a first color image sensor captures an image of the subject. Image processing is used to correct distortion in the image caused by the invisible light, and an augmented color image is output. | 08-12-2010 |
| 20100220193 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING INFRARED IMAGES - One or more embodiments of the invention provide a system and method for processing an infrared image to receive infrared image data of a non-uniform scene, apply column noise filter correction to the infrared image data, and/or apply row noise filter correction to the infrared image data, and provide corrected infrared image data based on the column and/or row noise filter correction as infrared output image data. | 09-02-2010 |
| 20100225766 | Image Alignment and Trend Analysis Features for an Infrared Imaging System - In one embodiment, a thermographic imaging device having a visual compare mode that allows a user to compare a live image of a subject to a previously captured image of the same subject to aid the user in aligning the live image with the previously captured image. In this manner, a user can capture a series of images of the subject with the device located and oriented at a common location and orientation that is consistent throughout the series. In another embodiment, trend analysis software that includes a thermographic tool copying feature for copying one or more thermographic tools from a tooled thermographic image file to one or more non-tooled thermographic image files. In some embodiments, the software includes a trend-graphing feature that generates one or more trend plots after one or more tools have been copied to one or more non-tooled thermographic image files. | 09-09-2010 |
| 20100231722 | Compact handheld detector for greenhouse gasses - Techniques are disclosed relating to gas leak detection. The techniques can be deployed, for example, in compact, handheld portable devices usable for detecting leaks in space-confined applications. The devices generally include an unstablized laser and thermal imaging camera that allow for detection of gas that absorbs at least some of the wavelength of operation of the unstablized laser. The devices can be operated at a low-power density for safety and/or may be configured to mitigate wavelength hopping associated with unstablized laser light sources. | 09-16-2010 |
| 20100238294 | METHOD OF PROCESSING AN INFRARED IMAGE, INFRARED IMAGE CAPTURING SYSTEM AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - A system and method for processing an infrared image. The infrared image is processed to provide a background portion of the infrared image and a detail portion of the infrared image. The background portion and/or the detail portion is scaled to provide a level of the detail portion relative to a level of the background portion. The background portion and the detail portion are merged after the scaling to provide a processed infrared image. The processed infrared image is stored. | 09-23-2010 |
| 20100238295 | INFRARED SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE - A thermal infrared solid-state imaging device includes a pixel array having pixels diodes, a vertical power supply line connected to horizontal drive lines and commonly connecting the horizontal drive lines, integrating circuits for integrating voltages at the ends of the vertical signal lines for a predetermined integration time, and current sources connected to the vertical signal lines at an opposite end to the end of the vertical signal line which is connected to the integrating circuit. The integration time is equally divided substantially into two periods, and during one divided period of the integration time, energization is performed between one end of the vertical power supply line and the current source, and during the other divided period of the integration time, the energization is performed between other end of the vertical power supply line and the current source. | 09-23-2010 |
| 20100245585 | Headset-Based Telecommunications Platform - A hands-free wireless wearable GPS enabled video camera and audio-video communications headset, mobile phone and personal media player, capable of real-time two-way and multi-feed wireless voice, data and audio-video streaming, telecommunications, and teleconferencing, coordinated applications, and shared functionality between one or more wirelessly networked headsets or other paired or networked wired or wireless devices and optimized device and data management over multiple wired and wireless network connections. The headset can operate in concert with one or more wired or wireless devices as a paired accessory, as an autonomous hands-free wide area, metro or local area and personal area wireless audio-video communications and multimedia device and/or as a wearable docking station, hot spot and wireless router supporting direct connect multi-device ad-hoc virtual private networking (VPN). The headset has built-in intelligence to choose amongst available network protocols while supporting a variety of onboard, and remote operational controls including a retractable monocular viewfinder display for real time hands-free viewing of captured or received video feed and a duplex data-streaming platform supporting multi-channel communications and optimized data management within the device, within a managed or autonomous federation of devices or other peer-to-peer network configuration. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100245586 | PROJECTION DISPLAY APPARATUS - A camera for capturing an object that will enter a projection space is attached to the casing of a projection display apparatus. The camera is installed at the position in which, when the camera faces the projection plane, at least one of the back direction and the side direction of the casing is included within the filed of view of the camera. For example, the cameras are installed on both side edges of the casing so as to face each other. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100265332 | IR CAMERA WITH IMPROVED PARAMETER INTERPRETATION AND IMAGE CONTROL - Embodiments of the invention relate to an IR camera for capturing thermal images of an imaged view, the IR camera comprising an IR camera display configured to display the captured thermal images to a user of the IR camera; a display control unit configured to control the IR camera display to further display a current temperature range of the IR camera. The IR camera is characterised in that the display control unit is configured to determine an indication scale comprising the entire current temperature range of the IR camera wherein equally sized temperature intervals have different geometric size in the indication scale based on upon the actual image content of the captured thermal image, and control the IR camera display to display the indication scale to a user of the IR camera. Embodiments of the invention further relate to a method for use in displaying captured thermal images of an IR camera and a computer-readable medium encoded with executable instructions for the same. | 10-21-2010 |
| 20100265333 | QUANTUM NANODOT CAMERA - A quantum nanodot camera, comprising: a quantum nanodot camera sensor including: at least one visible pixel sensor configured to capture scenes including actors and/or objects in a visible band; and at least one IR pixel sensor configured to capture motions of at least one quantum nanodot (QD) marker tuned to emit a narrowband IR signal. | 10-21-2010 |
| 20100277594 | Imaging System with Wavefront Modification - An imaging system ( | 11-04-2010 |
| 20100277595 | CLIP-ON INFRARED IMAGER - A clip-on infrared imager may be coupled and decoupled to an existing night vision system to add infrared imaging to provide a fused image through at least one of the night vision system eyepieces. | 11-04-2010 |
| 20100289901 | THERMOGRAPHIC CAMERA - The invention relates to a thermographic camera comprising at least one infrared radiation detector and at least one adjusting device that supplies control and/or supply voltages required for operating the thermographic camera. In order to design a thermographic camera in which the temperature-induced drift of the electronics can be compensated while the cost of parts is reduced, a storage medium in which at least one temperature-related characteristic curve is stored is provided on the thermographic camera, and the thermographic camera automatically compensates a temperature-induced drift of the at least one adjusting device on the basis of the characteristic curve. The invention further relates to a method for operating such a thermographic camera. | 11-18-2010 |
| 20100295946 | LONG-RANGE MOTION DETECTION FOR ILLUMINATION CONTROL - An illumination system and methods to control a light source are provided. An illumination system includes a light source, a two-dimensional non-Passive Infrared (non-PIR) imager, and a controller. The light source provides at least two levels of illumination. The non-PIR imager images an area and to produce image data representative of images across at least part of a visible portion of an electromagnetic spectrum. The controller is communicatively coupled to receive the image data from the non-PIR imager and process the received image data to detect at least one ambient environmental characteristic of the area in the part of the visible portion of the electromagnetic spectrum, where the ambient environmental characteristic is indicative of a presence or imminent presence of a body in the area. The controller is also coupled to control operation of the light source based on, at least in part, detection of the ambient characteristic of the environment. | 11-25-2010 |
| 20100295947 | Multi-Spectral Color and IR Camera Based on Multi-Filter Array - A color filter array is provided that includes a mosaic of two new filters that are sensitive only to a narrow band of near infrared light centered around 850 nm. In one embodiment, the color filter array is provided for a two-dimensional CMOS sensor device, the filter array including a filter arrangement of green, blue, green, red, infrared and infrared color filters. A de-mosaicing process can be used to create a full-resolution color image from the image detected by the CMOS sensor through the color filter array. | 11-25-2010 |
| 20100302376 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HIGH-QUALITY REAL-TIME FOREGROUND/BACKGROUND SEPARATION IN TELE-CONFERENCING USING SELF-REGISTERED COLOR/INFRARED INPUT IMAGES AND CLOSED-FORM NATURAL IMAGE MATTING TECHNIQUES - An apparatus and method is provided for near real-time, bi-layer segmentation of foreground and background portions of an image using the color and infrared images of the image. The method includes illuminating an object with infrared and visible light to produce infrared and color images of the object. An infrared mask is produced from the infrared image to predict the foreground and background portions of the image. A trimap is produced from the color image to define the color image into three distinct regions. A closed-form natural image matting algorithm is applied to the images to determine the foreground and background portions of the image. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20100309315 | INFRARED CAMERA SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DUAL SENSOR APPLICATIONS - Systems and methods disclosed herein provide for infrared camera systems and methods for dual sensor applications. For example, in one embodiment, an enhanced vision system comprises an image capture component having a visible light sensor to capture visible light images and an infrared sensor to capture infrared images. The system comprises a first control component adapted to provide a plurality of selectable processing modes to a user, receive a user input corresponding to a user selected processing mode, and generate a control signal indicative of the user selected processing mode, wherein the plurality of selectable processing modes includes a visible light only mode, infrared only mode, and a combined visible-infrared mode. The system comprises a processing component adapted to receive the generated control signal from the control component, process the captured visible light images and the captured infrared images according to the user selected processing mode, and generate processed images based on the processing mode selected by the user. The system comprises a display component adapted to display the processed images based on the processing mode selected by the user. | 12-09-2010 |
| 20100309316 | CAMERA MODULE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A camera module includes: a lens unit including a casing portion and a lens; and a substrate portion on which an image pick-up element is mounted. The camera module is assembled in combination of the lens unit and the substrate portion in an arrangement in which the lens and the image pick-up element are opposed to each other. The substrate portion includes: a first substrate including one of surfaces on which the image pick-up element is mounted; an infrared filter supported on a light receiving face of the image pick-up element; and a second substrate supported on a surface of the infrared filter which is opposed to the lens. The second substrate includes an opening portion disposed in alignment with the infrared filter so as not to intercept an incident light. A circuit component is mounted on the second substrate. | 12-09-2010 |
| 20100315511 | Image capturing device - An image capturing device includes a lens module, a filter, two sensors, a first image processing module, and a second image processing module. The lens module is adapted to receive the image beam. The filter is adapted to split the image beam into a first beam and a second beam. The two sensors are disposed in transmission paths of the first beam and the second beam separately, and the sensors separately convert the first beam and the second beam into a first optical information and a second optical information. The first image processing module and the second image processing module are disposed in transmission paths of the first optical information and the second optical information separately, and the image processing modules separately convert the optical information into image information. The second image processing module integrates the first image information and the second image information into a color image. | 12-16-2010 |
| 20100321502 | Input Device of Apparatus Using Dot Pattern, Receiver of Controlled Apparatus, Terminal, and Paper Controller - A paper remote controller system capable of registering and controlling a plurality of apparatuses with an easy manipulation and superior in convenience and flexibility is provided. The input system for an apparatus using a dot pattern comprises a reading unit for reading out a dot pattern formed based on a predetermined rule on a medium surface, a converting unit for analyzing a dot pattern from image information of the dot pattern read out by the reading unit and converting the dot pattern into a dot code corresponding to the dot pattern, an infrared code table for registering one or a plurality of infrared codes that are related with the dot code, and a control unit for causing an infrared code read out from the infrared code table to be irradiated from an infrared emission unit to a control-subject apparatus. | 12-23-2010 |
| 20100328466 | INFRARED ILLUMINATOR WITH VARIABLE BEAM ANGLE - An infrared illuminator including at least two carrier members in angularly adjustable relation with respect to one another, each carrier member having at least one infrared light source mounted thereto, for projecting infrared light in a variable illumination pattern. The illuminator may also include at least one fan for cooling the light sources, and a housing for containing the light sources. The carrier members are positionally adjustable such that the width, range, and/or intensity of the light projected by the illuminator can be varied depending on the desired application. | 12-30-2010 |
| 20110001830 | INFRARED IMAGING DEVICE AND FIXED PATTERN NOISE CORRECTION METHOD - The present invention is applied to an infrared imaging device including infrared lens ( | 01-06-2011 |
| 20110007166 | Mixed Optical Device for Multifocal Imaging and IR Calibration - The invention relates to an imaging device which comprises a matrix IR detector, a multifocal lens with a focal length ranging from a short focal length to a long focal length, including a front group of lenses, a variator, a compensator and means for positioning the variator and the compensator, the positions of the variator and of the compensator being respectively adapted to the focal length. This device includes a calibration system which comprises a control for the means for positioning the variator in the vicinity of its short focal length position and the compensator upstream of its long focal length position so as to conjugate the plane of the detector with a real object plane located upstream of the front group of lenses, this positioning being called calibration positioning. | 01-13-2011 |
| 20110019004 | IMAGING DEVICE, IMAGING METHOD, IMAGING CONTROL PROGRAM, AND PORTABLE TERMINAL DEVICE - An imaging device includes an imaging element, a color filter, a read control unit, an infrared component quantity detection unit, and an infrared component removing unit. The imaging element includes a large number of pixels in a light receiving surface. The color filter includes, a large number of red, green, and blue filter units, and a plurality of infrared-transparent filter units extracting the infrared component of imaging light incident substantially on a center and peripheral areas of the light receiving surface. The read control unit controls reading out of the imaging element. The infrared component quantity detection unit detects the infrared component quantity contained in the imaging light received at each pixel. The infrared component removing unit outputs the imaging data after removing the quantity of infrared component detected by the infrared component quantity detection unit from the imaging data obtained from each of the RGB pixels. | 01-27-2011 |
| 20110037854 | Solid-state imaging device and camera module - A solid-state imaging device is provided. The solid-state imaging device includes a plurality of arrayed pixels, an optical inner filter layer, and a light-blocking side wall. The plurality of arrayed pixels each includes a photoelectric conversion portion and a pixel transistor. The optical inner filter layer is provided for blocking infrared light and formed facing to a light-receiving surface of the photoelectric conversion portion of a desired pixel among the arrayed pixels. The light-blocking side wall is formed on a lateral wall of the optical inner filter layer. | 02-17-2011 |
| 20110037855 | INFRA RED DETECTOR SYSTEM AND METHOD - A detector system is described in which an image of a scene is displaced with reference to a dual waveband detector array. Such ‘scanning’ increases the sampling density, thereby reducing the effective pixel pitch, by moving the image of the scene relative to the detector array by fractions of a pixel pitch in sequential frames. The display is then reconstructed with the data from these frames interleaved relative to the original scan displacement. | 02-17-2011 |
| 20110037856 | Optronic Infrared System with Predictive Maintenance in Terms of the Number of Cycles Before Breakdown - The invention relates to an optronics system equipped with: a detector cooler having a cooling machine, a cryostat, an IR detector placed in the cryostat, and a sensor for measuring the temperature T | 02-17-2011 |
| 20110043637 | IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE - An image pickup device includes a main body, an image pickup assembly, and a cover. The image pickup assembly is located in the main body and has an image pickup section and an infrared emitter section. The image pickup section has a lens, a light filter, and a light sensing element. The light filter is located between the lens and the light sensing element to allow visible light and infrared light of a predetermined wavelength to pass therethrough and reach at the light sensing element. The cover is located on the main body to cover the image pickup assembly, and has an image pickup window positioned corresponding to the image pickup section and an emission window positioned corresponding to the infrared emitter section. With these arrangements, the image pickup device can be used to pick up images of an object in a fully dark environment. | 02-24-2011 |
| 20110043638 | Optronic Infrared System with Predictive Maintenance Following a Sudden Drift - The invention relates to an optronics system equipped with: a detector cooler having a cooling machine, a cryostat, an IR detector placed in the cryostat, and a sensor for measuring the temperature T | 02-24-2011 |
| 20110063450 | Camera module - A camera module including a housing that includes one or more lenses which are sequentially fixed and coupled and of which the focus does not need to be adjusted; a holder assembly that is coupled to a lower end portion of the housing; and a main substrate that is coupled to a lower end portion of the holder assembly through a reflow process, wherein the holder assembly includes a holder including a housing mounting portion, and a filter mounting portion that is formed in such a manner that an internal space of the holder is sealed by an IR filter. | 03-17-2011 |
| 20110063451 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS AND IMAGE PICKUP ELEMENT - A luminance signal and a color information signal having high S/N ratios are generated by combining a visible luminance image component and an infrared image component at an appropriate ratio according to brightness of a subject such as brightness on a sunny day or brightness in darkness. An image pickup element | 03-17-2011 |
| 20110069175 | VISION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MOTION ADAPTIVE INTEGRATION OF IMAGE FRAMES - A night vision device and method for filtering a series of image frames that depict a moving subject, which thereby improves the signal-to-noise ratio of each image frame, is provided. A composite image is formed for each image frame by combining pixel values in a current image frame with pixel values in composite images corresponding to image frames acquired before the current image frame. Additionally, pixels values in image frames acquired subsequent to the acquisition of the current image frame are included when forming the composite image. A bi-directional recursive filter is used to weight the contributions from the previous composite images and subsequent image frames with a decay constant. Motion of the imaging system is optionally compensated for by establishing a moving reference frame and shifting the image frames to account for this motion; thus, registering the image frames before filtering the current image frame. | 03-24-2011 |
| 20110074959 | CALCULATING ENERGY DISSIPATION IN AN IR IMAGE - An IR camera comprises: a thermal radiation capturing arrangement for capturing thermal radiation of an imaged view in response to input control unit(s) receiving user inputs from a user of the IR camera; a processing unit arranged to process the thermal radiation data in order for the thermal radiation data to be displayed by an IR camera display as thermal images; and a IR camera display arranged to display thermal images to a user of the IR camera. The IR camera is characterized in that the processing unit is further arranged to: determine at least one temperature reference value representing the temperature of the surrounding environment of the imaged view; and calculate at least one output power value indicative of an amount of energy dissipated in a part of the imaged view by using the temperature value of the thermal radiation data corresponding to said part of the imaged view and the at least one determined temperature reference value. | 03-31-2011 |
| 20110074960 | SOLID STATE IMAGING DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a solid state imaging device has a semiconductor substrate. First, second and third photoelectric conversion portions are provided in a surface region of the semiconductor substrate. A blue color filter has a film thickness to give a first light path length. A green color filter has a film thickness to give a second light path length longer than the first light path length. A red color filter has a film thickness to give a third light path length longer than the second light path length. A flattening film is formed on the blue color filter, the green color filter and the red color filter. The flattening film flats steps of the color filters. Micro lenses are provided on the flat film. Each of the micro lenses is formed at a position corresponding to each of the first, second and third photoelectric conversion portions. | 03-31-2011 |
| 20110080483 | INFRA-RED IMAGER - An infrared (IR) imaging system is presented. The system comprises a cooling chamber associated with a cooler generating a certain temperature condition inside the chamber. The cooling chamber has an optical window, and comprises thereinside an IR detector and a cold shield both thermally coupled to said cooler, and an imaging optical assembly comprising one or more imaging lenses defining a certain fixed focus of the imaging assembly and being enclosed by the cold shield in between the detector and the optical window. The imaging optical assembly and the detector are therefore under the same cooling temperature thereby reducing thermal noise in the detected image. | 04-07-2011 |
| 20110085043 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, IMAGE CAPTURING SYSTEM, AND PROCESSING METHOD - An image capturing apparatus includes an infrared cutoff filter, an image capturing device having a plurality of pixels for detecting light transmitted through the infrared cutoff filter, and four optical filters disposed on a light-detecting surface of the image capturing device. The four optical filters include a first filter for transmitting light having a wavelength longer than a first wavelength, a second filter for transmitting light having a wavelength longer than a second wavelength, a third filter for transmitting light having a wavelength longer than a third wavelength, and a fourth filter for transmitting light having a wavelength longer than a fourth wavelength. The infrared cutoff filter transmits light having a wavelength shorter than a fifth wavelength. A processor calculates blue-, green-, red-, and infrared-component pixel signals from pixel signals that are produced by the pixels of the image capturing device. | 04-14-2011 |
| 20110090342 | MULTI-MODE IMAGING IN THE THERMAL INFRARED FOR CHEMICAL CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT - A system and method for analyzing a sample is disclosed. At least a portion of the sample is illuminated with modulated light from a light source, such as an infrared light source. Infrared energy from the sample is monitored with an infrared detector as the sample is being illuminated with the modulated light. The AC response of the infrared energy is analyzed to determine at least one of emission data or reflection data about the sample. The emission data or the reflection data can be used to enhance chemical contrast between varying substances on the sample. | 04-21-2011 |
| 20110090343 | COMPOSITE IMAGE GENERATING SYSTEM, OVERLAYING CONDITION DETERMINING METHOD, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM - A mark which at least reflects or radiates invisible light of predetermined wavelength other than visible light is added in a space of the real world. A camera apparatus comprises image capturing means for capturing a real image in which an invisible-light image may be discriminating. An image processing apparatus, comprises: mark discriminating means for discriminating at least one condition of a position of image of mark in the captured real image, a orientation of the mark, and a distance from the mark to the image capturing means, and overlaying condition determining means for determining, in correspondence with the discriminated condition, a overlaying condition which is at least one of an overlaying position which is a position of the image of the virtual object overlaid on the captured real image in the real image, an orientation of the virtual object which the age of the virtual object indicates, and a distance from a view point of viewer, of the image of the virtual object. | 04-21-2011 |
| 20110102598 | Device for Illuminating a Target - A device for illuminating a target comprises a laser which produces a light beam, a viewing medium which receives electromagnetic radiation in an acceptance band, a beam-splitter which splits the light beam into a first beam and a second beam, and an imaging assembly. The imaging assembly comprises a light conversion medium and an element responsible for image creation comprising one of a light focusing medium and a light reflective medium. The first beam is directed along a travel path from the beam-splitter to the element and then to the light conversion medium, wherein the light conversion medium converts the first beam into electromagnetic radiation within the acceptance band. A spot object distance between the light conversion medium and the element is less than a target distance. The target distance is between the target and the beam-splitter less a distance between the beam-splitter and the element. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110102599 | MOBILE TERMINAL INCLUDING PROJECTOR AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed is a mobile terminal for providing a blackboard function to an image projected through a projector, which includes a projector for projecting an image on a screen, a camera for photographing the image projected through the projector and transferring the photographed image to an image processor. The image processor processes the image transferred from the camera and transfers the processed image to a controller. The controller controls the operation of the mobile terminal including recognizing an effective region for the projected image where infrared rays are detected from the photographed image so as to recognize an indication position of an indication device. The indication device generates infrared rays, in the projected image, and when the infrared rays are detected, a preset mark is displayed on a position of the detected infrared rays by using the projector. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110109749 | METHOD FOR ACTIVATING A FUNCTION, NAMELY AN ALTERATION OF SHARPNESS, USING A COLOUR DIGITAL IMAGE - The invention concerns a method for activating a function by using a measurement taken from at least one digital image ( | 05-12-2011 |
| 20110115918 | Camera module having lens mount with ir filter - An image sensor package includes an image sensor, a window, and a molding, where the molding includes a lens holder extension portion extending upwards from the window. The lens holder extension portion includes a female threaded aperture extending from the window such that the window is exposed through the aperture. A lens is supported in a threaded lens support. The threaded lens support is threaded into the aperture of the lens holder extension portion. The lens is readily adjusted relative to the image sensor by rotating the lens support. | 05-19-2011 |
| 20110115919 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING ELEMENT AND IMAGING DEVICE - A solid-state image sensor according to the present invention includes a number of photosensitive cells | 05-19-2011 |
| 20110122251 | Comparison of Infrared Images - Methods for comparing infrared image data and/or for generating infrared image comparison data are provided. In one method two image data sets are selected including visual-light and infrared image data from one or more points of view of a scene. Visual-light image data from each data set can be compared to determine an alignment correlation between different points of view for the visual-light data. The alignment correlation can then be used to correlate infrared image data from each data set. The correlated infrared image data can be compared to generate infrared comparison image data. Thermal imaging cameras capable of performing such methods are also provided. | 05-26-2011 |
| 20110122252 | DIGITAL IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND PHOTOGRAPHING METHOD OF DIGITAL IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - A digital image processing apparatus including an infrared (IR) cut filter and a visible light cut filter that are arranged on an optical axis between a lens unit and an image sensor, and that are selectively retractable from the optical axis, a filter driver that drives the IR cut filter and the visible light cut filter, a first image information acquiring unit that acquires first image information transmitted through the IR cut filter, a second image information acquiring unit that acquires second image information transmitted through the visible light cut filter, and an image synthesizing unit that extracts a synthesized image from the first image information and the second image information, in a low-illumination mode. | 05-26-2011 |
| 20110128384 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RECEIVING INFRARED DATA WITH A CAMERA DESIGNED TO DETECT IMAGES BASED ON VISIBLE LIGHT - Systems and methods for receiving infrared data with a camera designed to detect images based on visible light are provided. A system can include a camera and image processing circuitry electrically coupled to the camera. The image processing circuitry can determine whether each image detected by the camera includes an infrared signal with encoded data. If the image processing circuitry determines that an image includes an infrared signal with encoded data, the circuitry may route at least a portion of the image (e.g., the infrared signal) to circuitry operative to decode the encoded data. If the image processing circuitry determines that an image does not include an infrared signal with encoded data, the circuitry may route the image to a display or storage. Images routed to the display or storage can then be used as individual pictures or frames in a video because those images do not include any effects of infrared light communications. | 06-02-2011 |
| 20110128385 | MULTI CAMERA REGISTRATION FOR HIGH RESOLUTION TARGET CAPTURE - A multi-camera arrangement for capturing a high resolution image of a target. A first camera may be for capturing a wide field of view low resolution image having a target. The target or a component of it may be border-boxed with a marking. The target may be a human being component, such as a face, having approximately the same size among virtually all humans. A distance of the target may be determined from a known size of a component of the target. The target may be other items of similar size. Coordinates of pixels of the image portion containing the target may be mapped to a pan, tilt and zoom (PTZ) camera. The pan and tilt of the PTZ camera may be adjusted according to image information from the wide field of view camera. Then the PTZ camera may zoom in on the target to obtain a high resolution image of the target. | 06-02-2011 |
| 20110128386 | INTERACTIVE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR USE - The interactive device comprises image capture means, at least one interaction space and means for producing an infrared light beam, comprising at least one light source emitting in the near-infrared range, directed towards the interaction space. The capture means comprise at least two infrared cameras covering said interaction space, and a peripheral camera covering the interaction space contained in an external environment. The device further comprises a transparent panel delineating on the one hand the interaction space included in the external environment and on the other hand an internal space in which the light source and capture means are arranged. It comprises at least one support element supporting said light source and/or the infrared cameras and at least one partially reflecting complementary element, the support element and complementary element being separated by the transparent panel. | 06-02-2011 |
| 20110134249 | Optical Detection and Ranging Sensor System For Sense and Avoid, and Related Methods - An apparatus carried by an unmanned vehicle to provide passive sensing and facilitate avoiding airborne aerial obstacles is provided. The apparatus can include at least one, but typically multiple optical systems installed, for example, in the nose of the aerial vehicle to passively sense and determine a range, direction, and velocity of the airborne obstacles to allow the aerial vehicle to avoid the airborne obstacles. The typical optical system includes at least one focal plane array or other imaging device configured to receive a wide field of view and at least one focal plane array or other imaging device configured to receive a steerable narrow field of view within the wide field of view to allow concentrated determination of the range, direction, and/or velocity of obstacles detected by the wide field of view imaging devices. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20110134250 | POWER CONTROL METHOD OF DEVICE CONTROLLABLE BY USER'S GESTURE - Provided is a method which minimizes power consumption by controlling power of a camera that is used for recognizing a user's gesture, in a video processing apparatus, which recognizes the user's gesture and is controlled according to the recognized gesture, such as a TV or a monitor. In the present invention, a camera is driven in a low power mode or a high power mode, and when a user's specific gesture is detected in the lower power mode, the camera is switched to the high power mode for recognizing a detailed gesture. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20110134251 | POWER CONTROL METHOD OF GESTURE RECOGNITION DEVICE BY DETECTING PRESENCE OF USER - Provided is a method which reduces the power consumption of a camera for detecting a user's gesture, in a device that detects the user's gesture and performs a command corresponding to the detected gesture. Moreover, provided is a method which turns off a camera or drives the camera in an ultra low power mode when there is no user input, and detects presence of a user to activate the camera. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20110141285 | HD-Xanna - Normally infrared data transmitted to TV is used for command protocols. The HD-XANNA converts any audio and video signal through a processor into ATSC or NTSC or SECAM and then converts this signal again into an Infrared Digital Television channel (IRDTV). This IRDTV signal travels wirelessly to an infrared adapter either on a computer or TV. The signal is then converted into standard ATSC or NTSC or SECAM which travels via a coaxial cable into the ATSC input on a given television. Although ATSC is used in the RF spectrum today, IRDTV enables a localized transmission in a secure environment giving it complete privacy settings not available through RF. The Antenna input's current off air broadcast use can now be used for receiving IRDTV signals. By feeding multiple IRDTV signal(s) from transmitter units into receiver unit(s), the TV channels switch among sources by changing channels. | 06-16-2011 |
| 20110141286 | ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION DETECTOR WITH MICRO-ENCAPSULATION, AND DEVICE FOR DETECTING ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION USING SUCH DETECTORS - This electromagnetic radiation detector consists of a plurality of elementary detection micro-sites, each including a micro-detector provided with a membrane ( | 06-16-2011 |
| 20110149081 | Sensor with obscurant detection - A sensor having a detector array is provided with means for determining whether the normal field of view of the sensor has been obscured. The image output from the detector array is compared by a processor to an image of the normal filed of view, previously acquired and stored in a memory. Where there are significant differences between the images the processor activates an alarm. The location of high spatial frequency detail in the image may be compared and the absence of such detail used to give an indication that the sensor may be masked. | 06-23-2011 |
| 20110164139 | DEVICE FOR IMAGING WITHIN THE IR RANGE - A device for imaging within the IR range. The imaging device includes a cooled unit having a cooled matrix with detectors and a calibrating device for individual calibration of the detectors of the detector matrix with respect to amplification and/or offset. The calibrating device includes at least one radiator, which is housed in or can be introduced into the imaging device, and a signal-processing unit. | 07-07-2011 |
| 20110169961 | INFRARED CAMERA - Taught is an infrared camera comprising an infrared detection device having an infrared optical lens with a center line, an infrared detector, and a shutter, and being enclosed by an enclosure | 07-14-2011 |
| 20110169962 | MULTISPECTRAL UNCOOLED THERMAL INFRARED CAMERA SYSTEM - A multispectral thermal infrared camera system is disclosed. An uncooled thermal imaging camera is equipped with an axially tilted, cooled spectral filter. The axially tilted, cooled spectral filter deflects the radiation emitted by the uncooled camera away from being reflected back into the camera. The axially tilted, cooled spectral filter emits a lesser amount of thermal radiation towards the camera. And the axially tilted, cooled tilted filter is enclosed in a cold radiation shield to minimize the thermal emission that would be reflected by the filter towards the camera and to absorb the radiation deflected by the tilted filter. The axially tilted, cooled spectral filter passes only the desired portion of the thermal infrared radiation from the scene onto the uncooled camera. | 07-14-2011 |
| 20110181730 | ROOM-TEMPERATURE FILTERING FOR PASSIVE INFRARED IMAGING - A device, for imaging infrared radiation from a scene, includes a detector of the infrared radiation, an enclosure for keeping the detector at an operating temperature thereof, an optical system, outside the enclosure, for focusing the infrared radiation onto the detector via a window of the enclosure, and a filter. In one embodiment, the filter is positioned at an intermediate focal plane of the optical system. In another embodiment, the filter is on a surface of an optical element of the optical system and has a defocusing relationship to the detector. | 07-28-2011 |
| 20110181731 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - Disclosed herein is an image pickup apparatus, including: an image pickup element having a plurality of pixels; and a radiation/shielding portion configured to radiate/shield an electromagnetic wave for the image pickup element in such a way that a partial pixel selective radiation state in which the electromagnetic wave is radiated to a part of the pixels in the image pickup element and the electromagnetic wave is shielded for the pixels other than the part of the pixels is obtained in a time division manner while the part of the pixels to each of which the electromagnetic wave is radiated is successively changed. | 07-28-2011 |
| 20110193967 | Imaging device, imaging device control method and program - An imaging device that includes a control unit is provided. The control unit switches between a day mode and a night mode. In the day mode, image capture is performed while an infrared cut filter is placed on an optical path, and in the night mode, image capture is performed while the infrared cut filter is removed from the optical path. Immediately after shifting from the day mode to the night mode, in the night mode, as the amount of incident light decreases, the control unit increases an irradiation intensity of an infrared irradiation portion from zero while a gain is maintained at a first gain value. When the amount of the incident light further decreases after the irradiation intensity reaches a maximum, the control portion increases the gain from the first gain value. | 08-11-2011 |
| 20110193968 | IMAGE SENSOR CAPABLE OF REALIZING NIGHT-PHOTOGRAPHING AND FUNCTIONS OF PROXIMITY SENSOR AND ILLUMINANCE SENSOR - An image sensor capable of realizing night-photographing and functions of a proximity sensor and an illuminance sensor. The image sensor includes a light source for emitting light toward a subject; a light source control section for controlling current applied to the light source; an illuminance sensor section for sensing an illuminance of surrounding environment; and a sensor section having an image sensor unit for sensing an image signal. | 08-11-2011 |
| 20110199489 | METHOD FOR THE EXTRACTION OF AN IR-IMAGE AND THERMAL IMAGING CAMERA - A thermal imaging camera ( | 08-18-2011 |
| 20110205367 | MMW Enhanced Infrared Concealed Object Detection with Closed-Loop Control of Illumination Energy - An active infrared sensor may include an imaging infrared sensor to provide an output signal conveying time-sequential infrared images of a scene which includes a subject, a beam generator to generate a millimeter wave energy beam, and a processor. An initial infrared image of the scene may be stored in a memory. After storing the initial infrared image, the beam generator may illuminate the subject with the millimeter wave energy beam. A temperature change across the subject due to the millimeter wave energy beam may be estimated based on the output signal and the stored initial infrared image. The beam generator may stop illuminating the subject when a highest temperature change across the subject is at least equal to a predetermined temperature change limit. | 08-25-2011 |
| 20110205368 | DIGITALLY ENHANCED NIGHT VISION DEVICE - A user portable viewing device (D) includes a plurality of non-coaxially aligned sensors ( | 08-25-2011 |
| 20110211073 | OBJECT DETECTION AND SELECTION USING GESTURE RECOGNITION - Object detection and selection for use in a device having digital camera functionality is described. The mechanism detects the occurrence of a gesture by a pointing member in an image frame captured by an IR image sensor. The gesture is then recognized and an object pointed to is detected. The object detected is then selected as a result of the gesture recognition. | 09-01-2011 |
| 20110221908 | INFRARED TRANSMISSIVE DOME SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Systems and methods are disclosed that provide an infrared-transmissive dome, such as for infrared imaging applications. For example, an infrared-transmissive dome, for an embodiment, includes a main body providing a hollow, hemispherical-shaped dome; wherein the main body is made of an ultra-high molecular weight or a very-high molecular weight polyethylene material; and wherein the main body has a wall thickness equal to or less than approximately 0.012 inches to allow infrared transmittance greater than approximately sixty five percent through the main body for infrared imaging in a wavelength range of approximately three to fourteen micrometers. | 09-15-2011 |
| 20110228096 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENHANCING VIDEO IMAGES IN A CONFERENCING ENVIRONMENT - A method is provided in one example and includes receiving image data for a field of view associated with a display. The image data is used to generate a plurality of red green blue (RGB) frames. The method also includes emitting infrared energy onto the field of view in order to generate a plurality of infrared frames, the plurality of RGB frames and the plurality of infrared frames are generated by a single camera. The plurality of RGB frames can be combined with the plurality of infrared frames in order to generate a video data stream. In a more particular embodiment, the emitting of the infrared energy is synchronized with the camera such that the infrared energy is emitted onto the field of view at one half of an existing frame rate of the camera. | 09-22-2011 |
| 20110228097 | Image Sensor Including Color and Infrared Pixels - An image sensing system includes an IR notch filter configured to block transmission of spectral energy having wavelengths in an interface region between the visible and the invisible spectra and enable transmission of spectral energy having wavelengths in at least the visible spectrum and the near-infrared (IR) spectrum, a digital image sensor including a two-dimensional array of pixel elements and configured to generate output signals at each pixel element as pixel data representing an image of a scene, and a color filter array including a two-dimensional array of selectively transmissive filters superimposed on and in registration with the two-dimensional array of pixel elements. The color filter array includes a first group of selectively transmissive filters disposed to transmit spectral energy in one or more colors of the visible spectrum and a second group of gray color filters disposed to transmit spectral energy in at least the near-infrared (IR) spectrum. | 09-22-2011 |
| 20110228098 | AUTOMATIC MOTION TRACKING, EVENT DETECTION AND VIDEO IMAGE CAPTURE AND TAGGING - A method is provided to track an object, the method comprising: directing a video imager to perform image recognition to recognize a feature of the object within an imager field of view and to determine a position of the feature within the field of view; using an IR sensor to determine a position of an infrared (IR) transmitter; and automatically adjusting orientation of the imager as a function of the position of the recognized feature within the field of view and the determined position of the IR transmitter to follow movement of the object. | 09-22-2011 |
| 20110234809 | DUAL-LENS IMAGE CAPTURE DEVICE - A dual-lens image capture device includes an optical conversion module, a first image sensor, a second imager sensor, a first lens, and a second lens. The optical conversion module includes an infrared light filter, a collimator, and a spectroscope. The infrared light filter filters infrared light of light from a light source and allows visible light from the light source to pass through. The collimator converts the visible light into parallel beams. The spectroscope is placed at one side of the collimator away from the infrared light filter, and reflects a portion of the parallel beams and allows remaining parallel beams to pass through. The first lens receives the reflected parallel beams, and focusing the beams onto the first image sensor. The second lens receives the passed parallel beams, and focusing the beams onto the second image sensor. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20110242328 | IR-BASED MULTISPECTRAL DISTURBED GROUND DETECTION - A multispectral imaging system identifies disturbed ground regions in an interrogation area and includes an image sensor. The image sensor includes a photodetector array, a filter that transmits a non-near infrared (non-NIR) reference band and NIR including band from diffusely scattered light to the photodetector array. The 2-D photodetector array generates separately detected first non-NIR reference band data and NIR comprising band data. A processor for data processing is coupled to the photodetector array to receive the non-NIR reference band data and NIR band data. The data processing includes utilizing both the NIR band data and the non-NIR reference band data to generate processed image data that can be used to identify disturbed ground regions within the interrogation region. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110254959 | BOLOMETER ELEMENT, BOLOMETER CELL, BOLOMETER CAMERA AND METHOD - The invention relates to a bolometer element, a bolometer cell, a bolometer camera, and a method for reading a bolometer cell. The bolometer cell comprises several bolometer elements. Each bolometer element comprises a first bolometer having a first heating resistance for sensing radiation power acting on the element, and a second bolometer having a second heating resistance, and in each bolometer element the first and second bolometers are electrically connected to each other in such a way that the heating resistance ( | 10-20-2011 |
| 20110261207 | INFRARED RESOLUTION AND CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT WITH FUSION - The present disclosure relates to combination of images. A method according to an embodiment comprises: receiving a visual image and an infrared (IR) image of a scene; extracting high spatial frequency content from said visual image; and combining said extracted high spatial frequency content from said visual image with said IR image, wherein a resolution for the visual image and the IR image are substantially the same, to generate a combined image. | 10-27-2011 |
| 20110267473 | INFRARED SENSING ELEMENT AND INFRARED IMAGING DEVICE - An infrared sensing element is provided and includes a substrate, a supporting electrical insulating layer formed on the substrate; a first electrode formed on the supporting electrical insulating layer, a pyroelectric layer formed on the first electrode, and a second electrode formed on the pyroelectric layer. The pyroelectric layer has a light receiving area of 1×10 | 11-03-2011 |
| 20110279680 | PASSIVE INFRARED IMAGER - An infrared camera includes a lens to receive infrared radiation from an image to be viewed. A thermal detector is positioned to receive the infrared radiation from the lens and vary the amount of light transmitted through the thermal detector responsive to the infrared radiation. | 11-17-2011 |
| 20110279681 | ROOM-TEMPERATURE FILTERING FOR PASSIVE INFRARED IMAGING - A device, for imaging a scene, includes a detector of the radiation that includes a plurality of detector elements, a circularly variable filter, a mechanism for rotating the filter perpendicular to the optical path of the radiation from the scene to the detector, and a data capture apparatus. All the detector elements are repeatedly interrogated by as a group as the filter rotates, to acquire images of the scene, each of which includes a plurality of image portions in respective spectral bands of the filter. The image portions are assembled to form processed images, each of which depicts the scene in a single respective spectral band. | 11-17-2011 |
| 20110285853 | MOVEMENT DETECTION SYSTEM AND MOVEMENT SENSING FOOTWEAR - A movement detection system includes: a movement sensing footwear operable for providing an infrared signal, and for generating and wirelessly transmitting a footwear motion signal that corresponds to acceleration of the movement sensing footwear; an image acquisition module for capturing images that contain the infrared signal; and a data processing device connected electrically to the image acquisition module for receiving the images captured by the image acquisition module, including a wireless receiver module for receiving the footwear motion signal transmitted by the wireless transmitter module, and configured to acquire information corresponding to acceleration of the movement sensing footwear based on the footwear motion signal, and to acquire information corresponding to position of the movement sensing footwear relative to the image acquisition module based on the images captured by the image acquisition module. | 11-24-2011 |
| 20110292216 | METHOD, COMPUTER-ACCESSIBLE, MEDIUM AND SYSTEMS FOR FACILITATING DARK FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY - Exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure relate generally to methods, computer-accessible medium and systems for dark flash photography. For example, described herein is an exemplary embodiment of an apparatus for providing illumination and obtaining an image, which can include, e.g., a first arrangement configured to emit a flash of light including ultra-violet light and/or infra-red light to illuminate a scene and/or one or more subjects, and a second arrangement configured to obtain an image of the illuminated scene and/or one or more subject. A duration of time and/or an intensity level of the flash can be selected, e.g., so that wavelengths of the flash can be substantially invisible to a human eye. For example, the visibility of the flash perceived by the human eye can be, e.g., approximately 200 times less than the visibility of a standard flash of light having substantially the same amount of energy as the flash. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20110298932 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONCEALED OBJECT DETECTION - A system including an image acquisition subsystem receiving electromagnetic radiation from a body, a spectral decomposition subsystem separating the received electromagnetic radiation into at least a number of predetermined spectral components, each one component from the number of predetermined components corresponding to a response to a non-visible analogue to a visible spectrum representation of the predetermined spectral components, a wavelength of the received electromagnetic radiation being in a non-visible range, and an analysis subsystem receiving the at least the number of predetermined components, identifying at least one region in an image obtained from at least one the number of predetermined components and providing a color image, the color image obtained from the visible spectrum representation of the non-visible analogue; the at least one region of the color image enabling detection of a concealed object. | 12-08-2011 |
| 20120007987 | Optical system with automatic switching between operation in daylight and thermovision modes - An optical sight system that comprises a combination of a thermal scope with a CCD visual-range attachment connectable to the thermal scope with a quick-release connector. The system is equipped with a device that automatically activates the CCD visual-range attachment when the latter is connected to the thermal scope and with a comparator that compares the video signal of the CCD attachment with the video signal of the thermal scope for sending the brightest video signal to the thermal scope display. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120007988 | IMAGING DEVICE, DISPLAY-IMAGING DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT - Disclosed herein is an imaging device including: a plurality of photodetecting elements arranged on a substrate, each having a first semiconductor layer for the channel region; and a plurality of driving elements arranged on the substrate, each having a second semiconductor layer for the channel region, wherein the first and second semiconductor layers each are a crystallized semiconductor layer, the first and second semiconductor layers each are approximately equal in thickness and impurity concentration, and the first and second semiconductor layers each have an average trap level density no higher than 2.0×10 | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120007989 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING IMAGING APPARATUS - An imaging apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus includes: a solid-state imaging device provided with a plurality of arranged light-sensitive devices each having sensitivity to light in a range from a visible region to an infrared region; a first filter for transmitting light in the visible region to a first part light-sensitive device out of the plurality of light-sensitive devices; a second filter for transmitting light in the infrared region to a second part light-sensitive device out of the plurality of light-sensitive devices; and a signal processing section for changing a ratio between an electrical signal converted by the first part light-sensitive device and an electrical signal converted by the second part light-sensitive device used as an electrical signal used for deciding exposure in accordance with intensity of the electrical signal converted by the first part light-sensitive device. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120013745 | INFRARED SENSOR AND SENSING METHOD USING THE SAME - Disclosed herein are an infrared (IR) sensor and a sensing method using the same, in which disturbance by an external luminous object is removed using the IR sensor that irradiates IR light into a sensing area to sense an object, so that the position or distance of the object can be precisely and accurately sensed. An IR sensor includes an illumination unit that irradiates IR light into a sensing area; an image pickup device that obtains an IR image in the sensing area by sensing the IR light incident from the sensing area; and a control unit that controls the emission time at which the illumination unit irradiates the IR light and the pickup time of the image pickup device. In the IR sensor, the control unit includes an illumination controller that controls the emission time of the illumination unit; an image pickup device controller that controls the pickup time of the image pickup device; a memory that stores the IR image obtained by the image pickup device; and an image processor that calculates the position or distance of the object in the sensing area by performing comparison operation processing with respect to an IR image obtained when the illumination unit irradiates the IR light and an IR image obtained when the illumination unit does not irradiate the IR light in the IR images stored in the memory. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120019663 | AUTOMATIC CONTROL MODULE FOR ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A module is configured to control an electronic device equipped with an optical receiver for wireless remote control. The module includes a face detection circuit that detects the presence of a face within an area proximate to the electronic device. An optical transmission circuit operates to transmit an optical control signal to the electronic device in response a detected change in face detection status made by the face detection circuit. To assist operation of the face detection circuit, the optical transmission circuit is further configured to illuminate an area proximate to the electronic device. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120026337 | INFRARED CAMERA ARCHITECTURE SYSTEMS AND METHODS - An infrared camera architecture includes, for an embodiment, an infrared detector, a substrate, a plurality of electrical components coupled to the substrate, and a pedestal made of a thermally conductive material and having a leg coupled to the substrate. The infrared detector is supported by and thermally coupled to the pedestal, with the pedestal thermally isolating the infrared detector from the plurality of electrical components. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120026338 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND DISPLAY MODE CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An electronic device and a display mode control method thereof are disclosed. The electronic device includes an infrared lighting unit, an imaging unit, and a processing unit. The infrared lighting unit illuminates a face or an eye of a person that is using the device. The imaging unit takes an image of the face or the eye that the lighting unit illuminates. The processing unit calculates a sight line vector according to the image taken by the imaging unit and determining whether the sight line vector points to the device. If the sight line vector points to the device, switch the device into a normal mode; otherwise, switch the device into a power saving mode. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120026339 | WHITE BALANCE ADJUSTMENT METHOD AND IMAGING DEVICE - A method includes the steps of emitting infrared light of a predetermined wavelength to an object, receiving infrared light of a predetermined wavelength different from the infrared light emitted from the object, and adjusting white balance of an image output from a camera at this time, thereby showing the incident infrared light as white. The method further includes the steps of emitting white visible light to the object from an RGB light source, receiving visible light emitted from the object, and adjusting the intensity of the RGB light source for each of R, G, and B, thereby adjusting white balance of a captured image. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120033084 | Method For Centroiding And Tracking A Distorted Optical Image - A centroiding method is provided for an optical tracking system including a laser used for countermeasuring purposes in which a pencil thin laser beam is accurately positioned onto a target through the use of centroiding techniques for ascertaining the position not only of the target but also the laser beam, with the centroiding techniques resulting in a sub-pixel level resolution. The sub-pixel resolution permits utilization of smaller cost-effective focal plane arrays by giving the small focal plane array a resolution associated with much larger focal plane arrays. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120038777 | System, Method, and Software for Image Processing - According to certain embodiments, an image processing system includes a computing system that receives a video signal including data for one or more images and determines a region of interest in a particular image of the one or more images. Using the determined region of interest, the computing system instructs the camera to generate a peripheral region of one or more subsequent images having a reduced information intensity level relative to the information intensity level with which the region of interest of the one or more subsequent images are generated. The region of interest of the one or more subsequent images corresponds to the region of interest of the particular image. The peripheral region including portions of the image other than the region of interest. | 02-16-2012 |
| 20120044356 | POWER SUPPLY CIRCUIT FOR INFRARED CUT REMOVABLE FILTER - A power supply circuit for an infrared cut removable (ICR) filter includes an identifying module, a supply mode module, a switching module, and a power source module. The identifying module generates a first identifying signal when the brightness of external light is higher than a preset brightness; otherwise, the identifying module generates a second identifying signal. The supply mode module generates a power supply corresponding to the power supply mode of the ICR filter. The switching module includes two connecting nodes for connecting to the ICR filter and loads the power supply generated by the supply mode module on one of the nodes correspondingly according to the first and second identifying signals. The power source module is connected to an external DC power supply and generates an operating voltage for the identifying module, the supply mode module, and the switching module. | 02-23-2012 |
| 20120044357 | Image processing apparatus and method for night vision - There are provided an image processing apparatus and an image processing method for night vision that can generate a night vision image in which the overall quality thereof is maintained to be excellent and an obstacle is easily distinguished. The image processing apparatus for night vision includes: a brightness improving unit improving the brightness of an inputted infrared image; an obstacle judging unit judging whether an obstacle is present by analyzing an infrared image in which brightness is improved by the brightness improving unit; an obstacle region separating unit separating an image of a region judged as the obstacle by the obstacle judging unit; and an image synthesizing unit synthesizing the image of the region judged as the obstacle separated by the obstacle region separating unit with the inputted infrared image. | 02-23-2012 |
| 20120057027 | INFRARED CAMERA WITH ROTATABLE CORE ASSEMBLY - An infrared camera with a rotatable core assembly, the infrared camera having; a main body including a body shell and a signal processor installed in the body shell; a core assembly including a core assembly housing, an infrared lens provided at the front end of the core assembly housing, and a sensing unit installed in the core assembly housing; a handle connected to the main body; and a LCD display used to display a picture and rotatably installed on one side of the main body, wherein the core assembly is rotatably connected to the front end of the body shell. The infrared camera according to the present application can switch its shooting modes among horizontal type, gun type and upright type according to the requirements of the observation by a user. | 03-08-2012 |
| 20120069193 | THERMAL CAMERA CALIBRATION - A system for calibrating a thermal camera with a calibration target. The calibration target may have a pattern which can be seen on an infrared image captured by the camera. The pattern may be of various kinds. For example, the pattern may be a checkerboard with some, such as every other square, having one emissitivity and the remaining squares having a different emissitivity, or having infrared light sources placed at corners of the squares. A difference between the emmissitivities may be sufficient so that the checkerboard pattern appears in an infrared image captured by the camera for calibration. The calibration may aid in determining intrinsic and extrinsic parameters of the camera. The parameters may provide a basis for transforming camera pixel coordinates to a world coordinate system which allows measurement of real world entities by the thermal camera. Measurements may incorporate distances between objects, heights of objects, and so forth. | 03-22-2012 |
| 20120075477 | HANDHELD TERAHERTZ WAVE IMAGING SYSTEM - A handheld terahertz wave imaging system is disclosed. In a particular embodiment, the system includes a housing adapted to be carried by an operator, a terahertz wave camera configured to process terahertz wave energy to detect concealed objects hidden on a target subject, and a hand operated control device to control the terahertz wave camera based on an operator input. Optics are mounted to the housing and configured to adjust a focus of the terahertz wave energy. The terahertz wave camera may have a three axis stage and a laser rangefinder to determine a distance to the target subject to assist in focusing the terahertz wave camera. Further, the handheld terahertz wave imaging system may include video goggles to display terahertz wave imagery generated from the terahertz wave energy. | 03-29-2012 |
| 20120075478 | Image Sensor, Method Thereof And Devices Having The Same - An image sensor is provided. The image sensor includes an active pixel configured to pass wavelengths of light and generate an image signal corresponding to the passed wavelengths of light, a first optical black pixel configured to generate a first optical black signal by blocking the light by metal, and a second optical black pixel configured to generate a second optical black signal by blocking the light by a light blocking element. | 03-29-2012 |
| 20120075479 | Millimeter Wave Imaging Apparatus and Program - There is provided a millimeter wave imaging apparatus including: a lens antenna forming a subject image based on the millimeter waves from a subject; a line sensor including a plurality of millimeter wave sensors and capturing an image for one line of a predetermined width of the whole subject; a reflector having a reflecting surface reflecting millimeter waves; a reflection angle change device changing an angle of the reflecting surface; an image generation device generating an image of the whole subject from the respective subject images for one line; a millimeter wave radiation unit radiating a reference millimeter wave; a correction value setting device setting correction values with respect to the detected values by the millimeter wave sensors based on the millimeter wave from the millimeter wave radiation unit; and a detected value correction device correcting the detected values by the millimeter wave sensors with the correction values. | 03-29-2012 |
| 20120086810 | METHOD FOR A TOUCHLESS DETERMINATION OF THE TEMPERATURE OF AN OBJECT AND CORRESPONDING THERMAL IMAGING CAMERA - A method for a touchless determination of the temperature of an object ( | 04-12-2012 |
| 20120098971 | INFRARED BINOCULAR SYSTEM WITH DUAL DIOPTER ADJUSTMENT - Binocular system, including method and apparatus, for viewing a scene. The system may comprise a left camera and a right camera that create left and right video signals from detected optical radiation. At least one of the cameras may include a sensor that is sensitive to infrared radiation. The system also may comprise a left display and a right display arranged to be viewed by a pair of eyes. The left and right displays may be configured to present respective left video images and right video images formed with visible light based respectively on the left and right video signals. | 04-26-2012 |
| 20120098972 | INFRARED BINOCULAR SYSTEM - Binocular system, including method and apparatus, for viewing a scene. The system may comprise a left camera and a right camera that create left and right video signals from detected optical radiation. At least one of the cameras may include a sensor that is sensitive to infrared radiation. The system also may comprise a left display and a right display arranged to be viewed by a pair of eyes. The left and right displays may be configured to present respective left video images and right video images formed with visible light based respectively on the left and right video signals. | 04-26-2012 |
| 20120105646 | INFRA-RED IMAGER - An infrared (IR) imaging system is presented. The system includes a cooling chamber associated with a cooler generating a certain temperature condition inside the chamber. The cooling chamber has an optical window, and includes thereinside an IR detection unit including one or more detectors thermally coupled to the cooler and at least two cold shields thermally coupled to the cooler and carrying at least two imaging optical assemblies. The at least two imaging optical assemblies are enclosed by the cold shields in between the detection unit and the optical window and thereby define at least two different optical channels for imaging light from the optical window onto the one or more detectors of the detection unit. | 05-03-2012 |
| 20120120245 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MULTI-RESOLUTION SHARPNESS TRANSPORT ACROSS COLOR CHANNELS - Provided are a system and method for image sharpening is provided that involves capturing an image, and then decomposing the image into a plurality of image-representation components, such as RGB components for example. Each image-representation component is transformed to obtain an unsharpened multi-resolution representation for each image-representation component. A multi-resolution representation includes a plurality of transformation level representations. Sharpness information is transported from an unsharpened transformation level representation of a first one of the image-representation components to a transformation level representation of an unsharpened multi-resolution representation of a second one of the image-representation components to create a sharpened multi-resolution representation of the second one of the image-representation components. The sharpened multi-resolution representation of the second one of the image-representation components is then transformed to obtain a sharpened image. The improved and sharpened image may then be displayed. | 05-17-2012 |
| 20120120246 | METHOD FOR DETECTING DAMAGE TO A DECK OF A BRIDGE - Provided is a method for detecting damage to a deck of a bridge, the method allowing detection work to be achieved with less labor and being capable of reducing the time and cost needed for the detection work. From a road-surface measuring vehicle running on pavement | 05-17-2012 |
| 20120133775 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING EXPLOSIVE AGENTS USING SWIR, MWIR, AND LWIR HYPERSPECTRAL IMAGING - A system and method for hyperspectral imaging to detect hazardous agents including explosive agents. A system comprising a tunable laser, a collection optics, and one or more hyperspectral imaging detectors configured for hyperspectral imaging of a target comprising an unknown material. A method comprising illuminating a target comprising an unknown material via a tunable laser to thereby generate a plurality of interacted photons. Detecting said interacted photons to generate at least one hyperspectral image representative of the target. One or more hyperspectral images may be obtained including SWIR, MWIR, and LWIR hyperspectral images. Algorithms and chemometric techniques may be applied to assess the hyperspectral images to identify the unknown material as comprising an explosive agent or a non-explosive agent. A video imaging device may also be configured to provide a video image of an area of interest, which may be assessed to identify a target for interrogation using hyperspectral imaging. | 05-31-2012 |
| 20120133776 | LOW CONTRAST MIDWAVE FLIR IMPLEMENTATION - An infrared camera system for low contrast employs a focal plane array (FPA) of a plurality of detector diodes. A read out integrated circuit (ROIC) including a plurality of integration switches is connected to the plurality of detector diodes. A frame mean calculator receives raw data from the FPA and an integration time servo receives a frame mean from the frame mean calculator and a preprogrammed target mean. The integration time servo compares the frame mean and target mean and provides an integration time output to the ROIC responsive to the comparison for control of the integration switches. | 05-31-2012 |
| 20120147193 | Back Panel for a Portable Electronic Device with Different Camera Lens Options - A portable electronic device includes a digital imaging subsystem with a lens having an optical axis. A case encloses and supports the digital imaging subsystem in a first defined positional relationship to the case. A removable panel is coupled to the case and held in a second defined positional relationship to the case that covers the digital imaging subsystem without the removable panel being directly connected to the digital imaging subsystem. An optical component is supported by the removable panel such that the optical component is aligned with the optical axis and alters optical characteristics of the digital imaging subsystem. The device may include a power supply and an electronic control system coupled to the digital imaging subsystem and the power supply enclosed in and supported by the case. Electrical connectors may couple the power supply and the electronic control system to an electrical component on the removable panel. | 06-14-2012 |
| 20120147194 | DETERMINING A TOTAL NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN AN IR IMAGE OBTAINED VIA AN IR IMAGING SYSTEM - What is disclosed is a novel system and method for determining the number of persons in an IR image obtained using an IR imaging system. The present method separates a human from the surrounding background via a set of particularly formed intensity ratios. Quantities derived from these ratios and threshold values are used to selectively classify whether a pixel in the IR image is from a human or from a non-human. Based upon the classification of the various pixels in the IR image, the number of persons is determined. Various embodiments are disclosed. | 06-14-2012 |
| 20120154595 | Integrated Camera-Projection Device - A projector for projecting media, such as video and images, comprises an integrated camera. The camera can capture an image of a subject external to the projector, as well as an image of the media being projected. To capture these images, a controller dynamically changes the orientation of one or more reflective members of a Digital Micromirror Device (DMD) within the projector. | 06-21-2012 |
| 20120154596 | REDUCING NOISE IN A COLOR IMAGE - A method and an imaging system is described for providing a low noise color image. The method comprises the steps of: exposing an image sensor to visible spectral energy and non-visible spectral energy, said image sensor comprising pixels for obtaining first image data associated with said visible spectral energy and pixels for obtaining second image data associated with said non-visible spectral energy; generating first and second image data; subjecting said first image data to a low-pass filt and said second image data to a high-pass filter; and, forming a color image by adding at least part of the high frequency components of said second image data to at least part of the low frequency components of said first image data. | 06-21-2012 |
| 20120154597 | IR DETECTOR SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system and method of reducing undesirable image artefacts such as image tear and image smearing are described. The system can include a series of pixels and enhanced sensitivity circuits. The circuit can be configured so as to operate in an enhanced sensitivity mode having a combination of sample and hold circuits and binning functions, the combination acting so as to reduce the undesirable imaging artefacts. | 06-21-2012 |
| 20120154598 | THERMAL MARKING SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF CONTROL - A target marking system includes a light source configured to emit a beam of thermal radiation and to impinge the beam onto a target. The system also includes a detector configured to collect radiation passing from the target to the detector along a path. The radiation passing from the target in response to impingement of the beam onto the target. The system further includes an optics assembly disposed optically upstream of the detector along the path. The optics assembly includes at least one of an afocal power changer, a camera objective, a catadioptric lens, and a zoom system configured to condition the radiation passing from the target to the detector. | 06-21-2012 |
| 20120169884 | VARIABLE APERTURE OPTICAL DEVICE HAVING A MICROSHUTTER - In certain embodiments, a detection device includes a structure having an entrance that permits radiation to enter the structure and a radiation detector operable to detect radiation that enters the structure. The device also includes a microshutter array coupled to the structure and aligned with the entrance, the array comprising a plurality of microshutter cells operable to move between a first position in which that microshutter cell prevents radiation of a first wavelength from passing through a portion of the entrance and a second position in which that microshutter cell permits the radiation of the first wavelength to pass through the portion of the entrance. The device further includes an actuating device operable to define a first entrance pupil having a first f-number by moving a plurality of microshutter cells associated with the first f-number. | 07-05-2012 |
| 20120182428 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - An image pickup apparatus includes a light emitting unit and a light receiving unit, a first light path changing unit, and a second light path changing unit, wherein the first light path changing unit is movable from a first state, in which a light flux from the light emitting unit is guided toward a front direction of the image pickup apparatus, into a second state in which a light flux from the light emitting unit is guided toward a front direction and a side direction of the image pickup apparatus, and wherein the second light path changing unit is movable from a first state, in which a light flux from a front direction of the image pickup apparatus is guided to the light receiving unit, into a second state in which light fluxes from a front direction and a side direction. | 07-19-2012 |
| 20120200714 | METHOD FOR CORRECTING IMAGES OUTPUT BY A DETECTOR WITHOUT TEMPERATURE REGULATION AND DETECTOR IMPLEMENTING SUCH A METHOD - Image correction methods and systems are disclosed that correct raw values, including, subsequent to closing the shutter, acquiring a current raw value table, determining an offset correction table for the current temperature of the detector as a function of the current table and a set of stored raw value tables, and correcting the stream of raw values using the offset correction table. A maintenance process includes testing a condition for replacing a table of the current set with the current table, and if the condition is met, replacing the table of the current set with the current table. This test includes determining whether there is a new set of tables obtained by replacing a table from the current set with the current table that is more relevant than the current set with regard to subsequently determining an offset table. | 08-09-2012 |
| 20120212619 | IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE AND IMAGE CAPTURING METHOD - Disclosed is an image capturing device which is provided with an irradiation unit, an image capturing unit, and a color representation setting unit, wherein the irradiation unit irradiates a subject with infrared rays having different wavelength intensity distributions, the image capturing unit captures images of the subject by the respective infrared rays having different wavelength distributions which are reflected by the subject, and forms image information indicating the respective images, and the color representation setting unit sets, in the image information, color representation information for representing the respective images, which are indicated by the formed image information, by different plain colors. Also disclosed is an image capturing method characterized by separating infrared rays from a subject into infrared rays having different wavelength intensity distributions, capturing images of the subject by the respective infrared rays having different wavelength intensity distributions, forming image information indicating the respective images, and representing the respective images, which are indicated by the formed image information, by different plain colors. | 08-23-2012 |
| 20120212620 | Mounting Structure of Infrared Camera and Infrared Camera Provided with the Same - An object of the present invention is to provide a mounting structure of infrared camera which enables effective transfer of heat generated in an image sensor to a lens unit without increasing the size of the infrared camera. In order to achieve the object, a mounting structure of infrared camera comprising a lens-side mount disposed in a lens unit in which an imaging lenses are disposed; and a camera main body-side mount disposed in a camera main body and geared with the lens-side mount in an attachable and detachable manner, wherein the geared portion between the lens-side mount and the camera main body-side mount has a contact area effective for heat transfer of 36% or more of the total surface area is adopted. | 08-23-2012 |
| 20120212621 | Back Focus Adjusting System for Infrared Camera and Back Focus Adjusting Method for Infrared Camera - Disclosed is a back focus adjusting system for an infrared camera including a lens unit having a lens group to be mounted on the camera main body. The camera main body includes an infrared detector disposed in a vacuum chamber and has a detecting surface that detects the infrared rays; a memory means that stores a position information on the detecting surface obtained by measuring a position in an optical axis direction of the detecting surface of the infrared detector; and a transmitting means that transmits the position information on the detecting surface to the lens unit. The lens unit includes a receiving means that receives the position information on the detecting surface transmitted from the transmitting means of the camera main body and focal position adjusting means that adjusts a position in the optical axis direction of the lens group. | 08-23-2012 |
| 20120218417 | SHORT THROW RATIO FLUORESCENT COLOR VIDEO DISPLAY DEVICE - A short throw ratio projection display system that produces high-resolution and high-dynamic range images. The system comprising a scanning laser for generating a light beam optically modulated with image information. The system further includes an image plane, in light of sight of the light beam, the image plane coated with an image-enhancing layer on a first side and a layer of fluorescent material strips on a second side. The image plane generates an image corresponding to the image information by absorbing the light beam and emitting visible fluorescent light corresponding to the intensity of the light beam falling on the fluorescent material. | 08-30-2012 |
| 20120218418 | CAMERA WITH TWO VISUAL IMAGING SUBSYSTEMS FOR DETERMINING PARALLAX AND FOR FOCUSING AN INFRARED IMAGING SUBSYSTEM - A camera has an infrared (IR) imaging subsystem that includes an IR detector. The camera also has a visual imaging subsystem for generating a visual image of an observed scene. The camera also has one or more distance measuring devices for obtaining distance related information regarding a distance from the camera to the scene and a processor arranged to receive distance related information from one or more distance measuring devices and process the received distance related information, wherein said processing comprises determining a distance to the scene based on the received distance related information. The IR imaging subsystem may also include an IR optical element for focusing IR radiation on the IR detector. The IR optical element may be operable to focus the IR radiation on the IR detector based on the determined distance. | 08-30-2012 |
| 20120224067 | VISUAL IMAGE ANNOTATION, TAGGING OF INFRARED IMAGES, AND INFRARED IMAGE LINKING - Methods used with a thermal imager in capturing a primary thermal image of an object or scene and then associating it, as desired, with any of a multitude of information relating to the object or scene. The related information can be associated with the primary thermal image in the field after the image is captured. The related information can pertain to further detail regarding the object, the surroundings of the scene, and/or surroundings of the location of the scene, which when associated with the primary thermal image, collectively represents a form of asset information card for the image. | 09-06-2012 |
| 20120229650 | Method And Apparatus For Image Production - An improved lighting technique via a lighting technique utilizing a light source invisible to the subject is provided herein. The improved lighting technique capability blends image data from an image detector sensitive to visible light with corresponding image data from an image detector sensitive to light not visible to humans to create an improved image. | 09-13-2012 |
| 20120236155 | TERAHERTZ WAVE GENERATION DEVICE, LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE, CAMERA, IMAGING DEVICE, AND MEASUREMENT DEVICE - A terahertz wave generation device includes a light source device emitting an optical pulse, and an antenna generating a terahertz wave through irradiation of the optical pulse that is emitted from the light source device onto the antenna, wherein the light source device includes an optical pulse generation unit generating the optical pulse, a first pulse compression unit performing pulse compression based on saturable absorbers with respect to the optical pulse generated by the optical pulse generation unit, a second pulse compression unit performing pulse compression based on group velocity dispersion compensation with respect to the optical pulse already compressed by the first pulse compression unit, and an amplifying unit installed between the first pulse compression unit and the second pulse compression unit to amplify the optical pulse emitted from the first pulse compression unit. | 09-20-2012 |
| 20120249799 | Image capture device, pixel output level compensation method for same, infrared camera system, and interchangeable lens system - An image capture device and method for correcting output levels thereof, made up of an image shifter for moving an image position on a light receiving surface, having a differential calculating section for calculating the differential between the output levels of pixels receiving light from the same part of an image on a light-receiving surface before and after moving the image position; an offset amount calculating section for calculating the amount of offset to the output levels of pixels in a pixel line by sequentially adding the differences in output levels in pixel lines arrayed in the direction of image position movement; and a correcting section for correcting pixel output levels by equalizing the variability in output levels between pixels in a pixel line based on the amount of pixel offset in the pixel line. | 10-04-2012 |
| 20120249800 | SEQUENTIAL MARKER PLACER - A method for marking and analyzing at least one object in an IR image, for an embodiment, comprises receiving an image of an object scene comprising at least one object, receiving a first input control signal indicating pixel coordinates of a first selected object scene portion, locking a first marker of a camera on a first object region corresponding to said pixel coordinates in said object scene in response to said first input control signal, wherein said input control signal is generated by a user activating an input means by a single action. The invention for various embodiments also relates to an IR camera, a computer program product and an image processing system comprising such an IR camera. | 10-04-2012 |
| 20120249801 | IMAGE GENERATION APPARATUS, IMAGE GENERATION METHOD AND IMAGE GENERATION PROGRAM - An image generation apparatus is provided with: a resolution sensitivity conversion unit which generates different weight-averaged images by performing convolution operations on the infrared image with plural different weighted-filter images, and generates a resolution-sensitivity-converted image by adding luminance differences between the weight-averaged images to luminance values of the infrared image; a luminance shift calculating unit which sets the most frequently appearing luminance value of the resolution-sensitivity-converted image to an intermediate value in an enlarged range and as an intermediate luminance value, and generates a luminance-shifted image obtained by linearly shifting luminance values of the resolution-sensitivity-converted image in such a manner that the shifting corresponds to the intermediate luminance value and the enlarged range; and a luminance arithmetic operation unit which generates an arithmetically processed image by performing an arithmetic operation based on luminance differences between corresponding positions of the luminance-shifted image and a reverse shifted image. | 10-04-2012 |
| 20120262583 | AUTOMATED METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING THE PRESENCE OF A LIT CIGARETTE - An automated method and system for detecting the presence of a smoking product utilizing a near infrared video-processing unit in real time. One or more near infrared (NIR) video capturing units can be configured to capture a video feed. The video feed can be processed by the video-processing unit in order to detect a smoking product (e.g., a lit cigarette) within a field of view of the video capturing unit. A near infrared video sequence can be read and analyzed for the presence of a “hot spot” of a predetermined size based on pixel color information. In some cases, the motion of the hot spot can be tracked in response to the detection of the hot spot. An alarm signal can also be triggered in some cases, if the pattern of motion is consistent with that of a cigarette being smoked. | 10-18-2012 |
| 20120262584 | INFRARED RESOLUTION AND CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT WITH FUSION - The present disclosure relates to combination of images. A method according to an embodiment comprises: receiving a visual image and an infrared (IR) image of a scene and for a portion of said IR image extracting high spatial frequency content from a corresponding portion of said visual image. The method according to the embodiment further comprises combining said extracted high spatial frequency content from said portion of the visual image with said portion of the IR image, to generate a combined image, wherein the contrast and/or resolution in the portion of the IR image is increased compared to the contrast and/or resolution of said received IR image. | 10-18-2012 |
| 20120268607 | IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM AND IMAGE ACQUISITION METHOD - An image processing system includes an illumination unit and an illumination control unit configured to adjust light emitted from the illumination unit so as to illuminate a limited area in a space, the system generates a timing signal for controlling emission/non-emission of light from the illumination unit, captures a first image of an imaging area including the limited area or part of the limited area based on the timing signal, the first image being taken from a position different from the illumination unit when the illumination unit emits light, captures a second image of the imaging area based on the timing signal, the second image being taken from the position when the illumination unit emits no light, and acquires a third image which is a difference image between the first image and the second image. | 10-25-2012 |
| 20120274778 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THERMOGRAPHIC INSPECTION - A method for thermographic imaging is described. The method captures a plurality of thermal images of a surface of an object, at non-linear intervals over a period of time, each of the thermal images being associated with temporal data. The method then processes the plurality of thermal images and the temporal data, and identifies features within the object based on the processing. | 11-01-2012 |
| 20120274779 | Image Capture Device, Method for Generating Image, Infrared Camera System, and Interchangeable Lens System - Problem: To generate images with precise luminance gradation regardless of variability in output levels between pixels. | 11-01-2012 |
| 20120281097 | VEHICLE MEDIA SYSTEM - A vehicle media system is disclosed. The system includes a media unit mounted to a headrest of the vehicle. The media unit includes a video camera oriented towards a passenger area of the vehicle and an infrared camera configured to capture infrared images. A display monitor is disposed in the vehicle in a field-of-view of a vehicle operator to display images captured by the video camera. | 11-08-2012 |
| 20120281098 | SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING ENHANCED THERMAL IMAGES - An imaging device has a thermal sensor to remotely measure respective temperatures of regions within an imaging field and to generate temperature information signals. A motion tracking system tracks motion of the thermal sensor and generates position information signals representing positions of the thermal sensor during the temperature measurements. An image construction processor uses the position and temperature information signals to generate a two-dimensional image representative of the imaging field including respective temperature indications at different locations within the two-dimensional image, and stores the two-dimensional image within a memory. The two-dimensional image may be used as an output image for display to a user. | 11-08-2012 |
| 20120314083 | Handheld imaging and defense system - This invention provides a handheld imaging system for use by law enforcement that has an infrared camera disposed at a lower portion of a housing and a display on an upper portion of the housing. A color CCD camera is also provided for surveillance situations that are not in low light. The imaging system contains tactical flashlights that operate in a programmable multimode fashion. Images captured by the handheld imaging system may be transmitted wirelessly to a remote location or stored in a memory contained within the housing. Finally, a series of detachable accessories are provided that may include a siren, taser or a pepper spray device. | 12-13-2012 |
| 20120314084 | CAMERAS WITH ON-BOARD REPORTING CAPABILITIES - Described herein is an IR camera that can prepare a report on-board the camera in a standard file format that is substantially universally readable by a number of receiving devices, including but not limited to computers. The report preferably includes at least one IR image, at least one visual image and a table that can be populated with the output of any of the camera's measurement functions or any parametric information (time, date, emissivity, background temperature, GPS location, etc.). The report may also include text, voice, and/or visual/graphical comments and recommendations. The comments may be added directly to the report or hyperlinked to the report. | 12-13-2012 |
| 20120314085 | VIDEO IMAGE DISPLAY SCREEN, VIDEO IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR DETECTING CAMERA USED IN ILLEGAL CAMCORDING - Provided is a technique for easily detecting a person who attempts illegal camcording, by using device(s) that removes non-visible light as an anti-camcording interference image from a video image containing the non-visible light. A video image display system includes: a screen that displays a video image; an infrared ray emitting unit that projects infrared rays together with the video image toward an observer; and an infrared ray camera that detects infrared rays reflected by a video camera owned by the observer. The infrared ray camera particularly detects reflection light from an infrared ray cut filter attached to the video camera of the observer. | 12-13-2012 |
| 20120320216 | Method and System for Object Recognition, Authentication, and Tracking with Infrared Distortion Caused by Objects for Augmented Reality - There are presented methods and systems for virtual environment manipulation by detection of physical objects. An example method includes projecting an infrared pattern onto a physical environment having a physical object, capturing an infrared image of the physical environment using an infrared camera, detecting, in the infrared image, an infrared distortion caused by at least a portion of the physical object, the at least portion of the physical object comprising patterned materials affecting an infrared light, modifying a virtual environment based on the infrared distortion caused by the patterned materials affecting the infrared light, and rendering the modified virtual environment on a display. For example, the at least portion of the physical object is a tag placed on the physical object. | 12-20-2012 |
| 20120320217 | SCENE BASED NON-UNIFORMITY CORRECTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Systems and methods provide scene-based non-uniformity correction for infrared images, in accordance with one or more embodiments. For example in one embodiment, a method of processing infrared images of a scene captured by an infrared image sensor comprising a plurality of sensor elements includes receiving a first frame comprising a first plurality of pixel data of a first infrared image; receiving a second frame comprising a second plurality of pixel data of a second infrared image; determining frame-to-frame motion between the first frame and the second frame, wherein the frame-to-frame motion identifies portions of the first and second pixel data corresponding to identical scene coordinates captured by different sensor elements for the first and second frames; determining irradiance differences between the first and second portions of pixel data; and determining pixel offset information for scene based non-uniformity correction terms based on the irradiance differences and the frame-to-frame motion. | 12-20-2012 |
| 20120320218 | IMAGING APPARATUS - Disclosed is an imaging apparatus provided with: a light irradiation unit which irradiates a target area with light; a differential image generation unit which generates a differential image between a first image which was taken in synchronization with the irradiation period during which the light irradiation unit irradiates the light and a second image which was taken outside the irradiation period; a transmittance estimation unit which estimates the light transmittance of an object in the target area; and a light exposure adjustment unit which adjusts the exposure based on the estimation result from the transmittance estimation unit. The transmittance estimation unit estimates the transmittance of the object from at least one of the first image, the second image, and the differential image. | 12-20-2012 |
| 20120327247 | AUTOMATED THERMAL SCOPE SET - An advanced weapon scope system, particularly for 21 | 12-27-2012 |
| 20120327248 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT FOR SPECTRAL IMAGING SYSTEM - An integrated circuit for an imaging system is disclosed. In one aspect, an integrated circuit has an array of optical sensors, an array of optical filters integrated with the sensors and configured to pass a band of wavelengths onto one or more of the sensors, and read out circuitry to read out pixel values from the sensors to represent an image. Different ones of the optical filters are configured to have a different thickness, to pass different bands of wavelengths by means of interference, and to allow detection of a spectrum of wavelengths. The read out circuitry can enable multiple pixels under one optical filter to be read out in parallel. The thicknesses may vary non monotonically across the array. The read out, or later image processing, may involve selection or interpolation between wavelengths, to carry out spectral sampling or shifting, to compensate for thickness errors. | 12-27-2012 |
| 20130002881 | SYNTHETIC INFRARED IMAGE INJECTION APPARATUS - A synthetic infrared image injection apparatus for simulating images obtained from an electron optics head and injecting them into a signal process part so as to evaluate the performance of an infrared image seeker. The synthetic infrared image injection apparatus comprises: an image input module for receiving the images from a channel synthetic image generation apparatus and extracting an effective area from the received images; a first pixel process module for performing an image process so as to reflect elements influenced by model characteristic effects of the electron optics head in the images; a second pixel process module for realizing dead and hot pixels and an automatic gain; an image transmitting and receiving module for outputting processing images of each module and real-time images before the output thereof formed at least one module among each module; and a system control module for diagnosing and controlling operations of each module. | 01-03-2013 |
| 20130002882 | IMAGE-CAPTURING DEVICE - The image-capturing device according to the present invention includes a solid-state imaging element, an infrared LED which emits infrared light, a light-emission controlling unit which causes the infrared LED to emit infrared pulsed light on a per frame time basis, and a signal processing unit which extracts, from the solid-state imaging element, a color visible-light image signal in synchronization with a non-emitting period and an infrared image signal in synchronization with an emitting period of the infrared LED. The solid-state imaging element includes an image-capturing region in which unit-arrays are two-dimensionally arranged, and each of the unit-arrays has a pixel for receiving green visible light and infrared light, a pixel for receiving red visible light and infrared light, a pixel for receiving blue visible light and infrared light, and a pixel for receiving infrared light. | 01-03-2013 |
| 20130002883 | DEVICE FOR SENDING IMAGE DATA FROM CAMERA TO CCTV NETWORK - An integrated Internet camera includes, an infrared sensor, an optical system for forming an image on the infrared sensor and lenses formed from infrared transmitting material, an image capturing circuit, for capturing digital images from the infrared sensor; a network interface device connectible to a computer network for transmission of the digital images, as digital image files, across the computer network. A file transfer device of the camera communicates, via the network interface device, with a destination computer at a selected network address on the computer network, and transfers the digital image files to the destination computer according to a predetermined file transfer protocol. A transport control device of the camera controls addressing of the digital image files to the selected network address. The camera self-initiates a connection with the computer network and a connection with the destination computer at the selected network address. | 01-03-2013 |
| 20130016220 | PASSIVE MULTI-BAND APERTURE FILTERS AND CAMERAS THEREFROMAANM BROWN; KEVIN L.AACI CLERMONTAAST FLAACO USAAGP BROWN; KEVIN L. CLERMONT FL US - A multi-band aperture filter for optically coupling to a focal plane array (FPA) of a camera includes a substrate, and a first spectral coating on a first surface of the substrate that passes both a first longer and a second shorter wavelength band. A second spectral coating that passes the longer wavelength band and blocks the shorter wavelength band is on an outer annulus region, but not on an inner region on the first surface or a second surface of the substrate. The second spectral coating provides a larger aperture area for the longer wavelength band as compared to an aperture area for the shorter wavelength band to passively realize different F-numbers for the bands to provide substantially matched beam spot sizes on the detector array for the longer wavelength band and the shorter wavelength band, such as a long-wave infrared (LWIR) band and a mid-wave IR (MWIR) band. | 01-17-2013 |
| 20130033606 | CAMERA APPARATUS - A camera apparatus includes: an image pickup device; a lens configured to converge light from an object to the image pickup device; a coaxial circular-shaped lens cover in which the lens is arranged; a plurality of infrared light sources arranged to surround the lens in the lens cover; and a light shielding member which is provided between the lens and the infrared light source and which has an opening. The opening is outwardly extended at corner optical path portions which correspond to diagonal corners of an angle of view of the image pickup device. | 02-07-2013 |
| 20130044221 | DUAL FIELD OF VIEW MULTI-BAND OPTICS - A dual field of view, all-refractive infrared optical system that images the mid-wave infrared light in one field of view and the short wave infrared light in the second field of view onto the same detector. The two fields of view vary in focal length by a factor of six. The narrow field of view images the SWIR radiation at a slow f/number of 10.0 while the wide field of view images the MWIR radiation at f/1.9. The field of view is changed via a single lens that changes its axial position within the lens, resulting in an axial zoom. The change in focal length and f/number at the same time enables an increased focal length without having to increase the aperture size by the ratio of the focal length change, but rather by the ratio of the focal length change divided by the ratio of the f/number change. | 02-21-2013 |
| 20130057699 | IMAGING DEVICE, IMAGING APPARATUS, MANUFACTURING APPARATUS AND MANUFACTURING METHOD - An imaging device includes: plural photoelectric conversion device layers in which photoelectric conversion devices performing photoelectric conversion of incident light are formed; and a wiring layer sandwiched by respective photoelectric conversion device layers, in which wirings for reading charges from the photoelectric conversion devices are formed. | 03-07-2013 |
| 20130063603 | VACUUM COMPATIBLE HIGH-DENSITY ELECTRICAL INTERCONNECT SYSTEM - A vacuum compatible high-density electrical interconnect system for use in a vacuum environment is disclosed. In one embodiment, the vacuum compatible high-density electrical interconnect system includes a vacuum compatible base plate, a vacuum compatible printed wiring board (PWB) disposed on the vacuum compatible base plate and a vacuum compatible interposer module disposed in the vacuum compatible base plate. Further, the vacuum compatible PWB includes a plurality of components on a front side of the vacuum compatible PWB and a plurality of associated pads on a back side of the vacuum compatible PWB. In one exemplary embodiment, the vacuum compatible interposer module is disposed in the vacuum compatible base plate such that it operatively connects to the plurality of associated pads on the back side of the vacuum compatible PWB and further operatively connects to a plurality of pads of an external device that is disposed outside the vacuum environment. | 03-14-2013 |
| 20130063604 | FLUID COOLED THERMAL MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUE FOR A HIGH-DENSITY COMPOSITE FOCAL PLANE ARRAY - A fluid cooled thermal management technique for a high-density composite focal plane array (CPFA) is disclosed. In one embodiment, a high density CFPA assembly includes a plurality of imaging dies mounted on a front surface of a printed wiring board (PWB) and a base plate. The base plate has a substantially matched coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) to that of the high density CFPA. Further, the high density CFPA is disposed on a front side of the base plate. Furthermore, the base plate has a plurality of integral serpentine fluid flow channels configured to receive and circulate fluid and further configured such that the heat generated by the CFPA is transferred via conduction into the base plate and to the integral serpentine fluid flow channels and to the circulating fluid to dissipate the generated heat. | 03-14-2013 |
| 20130070101 | Camera Module - Disclosed is a camera module. The camera module includes a lens assembly comprising a plurality of lens units having a polygonal outer peripheral portion, a lens barrel receiving the lens assembly, a fixing unit fixing the lens assembly to the lens barrel, a housing coupled with the lens barrel, and a sensor unit in the housing. The lens barrel is provided in a lower portion thereof with a receiving groove, and the receiving groove has a shape corresponding to a shape of the lens assembly | 03-21-2013 |
| 20130070102 | THERMAL ISOLATION DEVICE FOR INFRARED SURVEILLANCE CAMERA - A thermal imaging system includes a mounting structure characterized by a first thermal conductivity and a focal plane array mounted to the mounting structure. The thermal imaging system also includes an optical system coupled to the mounting structure and a heating element coupled to the mounting structure. The thermal imaging system further includes a thermal isolator coupled to the mounting structure and characterized by a second thermal conductivity lower than the first thermal conductivity. | 03-21-2013 |
| 20130076909 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EDITING ELECTRONIC CONTENT USING A HANDHELD DEVICE - Embodiments of the present invention disclose a system and method for editing electronic content using a handheld device. According to one example embodiment, the system includes a mobile computing device hosting electronic content, and a handheld imaging device. The handheld imaging device is configured to communicate with the mobile computing device and includes an optical sensor for capturing image data associated with an object or area. Still further, the handheld imaging device is configured to transmit and designate a location for insertion of said image data into the electronic content hosted on the mobile device. | 03-28-2013 |
| 20130076910 | Dual Pixel Pitch Imaging Array with Extended Dynamic Range - An integrated focal plane provides two co-aligned, overlapping pixel arrays in two formats, one with large pixels and low pixel count, the other with small pixels and high pixel count. Typically, the large pixels are 10 to 100 times larger in area than the small pixels. The dual arrays are disposed in a single detector substrate flip-chip bonded to a single readout circuit. They are sensitive to two infrared colors, one shorter and one longer wavelength band. The dual array focal plane concurrently provides two distinct pixel instantaneous fields of view within the same overall field of view as well as simultaneous fast and slow frame rates. The dual frame rates allow for combined fast sensing with sensitive imaging. Differing spatial and temporal data enables enhanced image processing for improved clutter rejection and detection performance. Differing gains combined with the dual frame rates provide an extended dynamic range. | 03-28-2013 |
| 20130076911 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING APPARATUS, IMAGING METHOD, AND IMAGING SYSTEM - A solid-state imaging apparatus | 03-28-2013 |
| 20130076912 | REFLECTIVE IMAGING DEVICE AND IMAGE ACQUISITION METHOD - In order to generate a two-dimensional image of a sample in a short time using THz waves, provided is a reflective imaging device including a sample holder, a THz wave light source, a THz wave camera, a rotation mechanism for rotating the holder and the camera, and a processing unit. A sample unit includes an incidence member, a sample, and a reflection member. The sample includes a first region of only a membrane and a second region including a biopolymer. The camera detects, with regard to respective incident angles, a THz wave in which interference occurs between a component reflected at an interface between the incidence member and the sample and a component reflected at an interface between the sample and the reflection member, of each portion of the sample unit, and outputs a signal. The processing unit specifies an incident angle at which a signal of a first THz wave that interferes in the first region is relatively small and a signal of a second THz that interferes in the second region is relatively large, and generates a two-dimensional image of the sample based on the signal from the camera with regard to the specified incident angle. | 03-28-2013 |
| 20130083199 | THERMAL IMAGING CAMERA WITH INFRARED LENS FOCUS ADJUSTMENT - A thermal imaging camera may be used to capture a visible-light (VL) image and an infrared (IR) image. In some examples, the camera includes adjustable focus IR optics. For example, the camera may include a focus mechanism coupled to the IR optics and configured to move the IR optics to various focus positions so as to focus the IR optics. The various focus positions may include a hyperfocal position in which a scene is in focus between a set distance and infinity, and a plurality of focus positions in which the scene is in focus between the set distance and a minimum focus distance. Depending on the configuration of the camera, the IR optics of the camera may define an F-number greater than 1.0, and an axis of the IR optics may be offset from an axis of the VL optics by a distance less than 1.7 inches. | 04-04-2013 |
| 20130083200 | INFRARED OPTICAL SYSTEM AND INFRARED IMAGING APPARATUS - Provided is an infrared optical system including: three lenses of a first lens, a second lens, and a third lens that are provided from an object side to an image-surface side, the first and third lenses being each configured as a spherical lens made of an inorganic material and having a positive refractive power, the second lens being configured as a meniscus lens made of a resin material and having aspherical surfaces; and an aperture stop that is provided between any two of the first to third lenses. | 04-04-2013 |
| 20130088602 | INFRARED LOCATOR CAMERA WITH THERMAL INFORMATION DISPLAY - An infrared locator provides a camera image of a scene while collecting thermal information via a thermal sensor. A direction indicator may be provided to indicate the direction of a heat source allowing the user to easily find the heat source. Alternatively or in addition a thermal indicator, such as a graph showing thermal levels, may be provided to allow the user to find a heat source. The infrared locator may display these indicators without obscuring any portion of the camera image. In addition, the infrared locator may have a memory device for recording images and thermal information. | 04-11-2013 |
| 20130088603 | COMPACT VIEWER FOR INVISIBLE INDICIA - An apparatus for detecting and viewing an invisible indicia includes an illumination source for illuminating the invisible indicia with radiation of a first wavelength; a sensor array for detecting emitted light from the invisible indicia at a second wavelength; a filter between the sensor and the invisible indicia for eliminating reflected radiation at the first wavelength; a lens for focusing an image of the invisible indicia on the sensor array; a video display for displaying the image of the invisible indicia; a spacer for spacing the sensor array at a fixed distance from the invisible indicia; and a gain control for adjusting sensitivity of the sensor array. | 04-11-2013 |
| 20130088604 | METHOD FOR DISPLAYING A THERMAL IMAGE IN AN IR CAMERA, AND AN IR CAMERA - A method for displaying a thermal image in an infrared (IR) thermal camera, includes, for an embodiment, registering an outdoor temperature value, registering an indoor temperature value, calculating an isotherm level by using the registered temperature values and a temperature color alarm level, imaging a surface area to create an image of the temperature distribution in at least a part of the surface area, comparing the surface area temperature in at least one image point of the thermal image to the isotherm level, adjusting the color of the at least one image point in dependence of the relation between the surface area temperature in said at least one image point and the isotherm level and displaying the colored version of the thermal image. The method may allow a user to determine immediately, on-site, if a building is well insulated and may present an easily interpreted and understandable thermal image. | 04-11-2013 |
| 20130093902 | INFRARED SOLID STATE IMAGING DEVICE - An infrared solid state imaging device includes an infrared detection element unit having heat sensitive pixels, an AD conversion unit which conducts analog-to-digital conversion on an infrared image signal obtained by the infrared detection element unit, and a digital signal processing unit which converts the image signal converted to a digital signal. The digital signal processing unit stores an image value produced from the digital signal, and acquired in a frame immediately preceding a current frame, subtracts an image value obtained by multiplying the image value acquired in the frame immediately preceding the current frame by a predetermined constant α in a range of 0 to 1, from an image value acquired in the current frame, and conducts processing of multiplying a resultant image value obtained by the subtraction by 1/(1−α) so that an infrared image with less afterimage is provided. | 04-18-2013 |
| 20130093903 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR CAMERA APPLICATIONS - Apparatus and methods for using infra-red light provide for enhanced operation in camera applications. In an embodiment, a safety camera includes an optical filter that provides an input to an imager from received light having wavelengths in the infra-red spectrum. Output from the imager can be analyzed to determine safety hazard events in an area viewed by the safety camera. | 04-18-2013 |
| 20130100294 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING DIGITAL SIGNALS OF AN INFRARED IMAGE - A system and method are provided for processing digital signals of an infrared image. In a frame's backward-stroke, performing a differential weight accumulation process on an original column diagram data representing an original column diagram curve distribution of a current frame image, so as to filter overbright or overdark pixels, and output grayscale value data of a last frame image after being processed in a last frame's backward-stroke. In a frame's forward stroke, receiving the grayscale value data of the last frame image and performing a grayscale shift process in way of multi-meandering lines on the received grayscale value data, so as to perform different levels of brightness grayscale shift for the grayscale value data on bright or dark side, and output the processed grayscale value data of the last frame image. The present application can provide better scene adaptability for the infrared image. | 04-25-2013 |
| 20130113939 | GAS VISUALIZATION ARRANGEMENTS, DEVICES, AND METHODS - Gas visualization in an image depicting a scene, for an example embodiment comprises capturing a first IR image depicting the scene at a first time instance and a second IR image depicting the scene at a second time instance; performing image processing operations on image data derived from said first IR image and from said second IR image, to generate a collection of data representing the location of gas in one of the first or second IR images; and generating a third image by adjusting pixel values in an image depicting the scene, dependent on pixel values of said collection of data. According to various embodiments, there is further provided further processing of the collection of data, and/or gas detection, before generation of the third image with adjusted pixel values. | 05-09-2013 |
| 20130120583 | PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS - A photographing apparatus includes an optical system, an imaging device that converts image light passing through the optical system into an electrical signal, and a light amount reduction filter that is disposed on a light path of the image light incident on the imaging device and reduces an amount of light having a wavelength of 450 nm to 600 nm. | 05-16-2013 |
| 20130120584 | SHORT LIGHT PULSE GENERATING DEVICE, TERAHERTZ WAVE GENERATING DEVICE, CAMERA, IMAGING DEVICE, AND MEASURING DEVICE - A short light pulse generating device includes a light pulse generating part, a first pulse compressing part, a second pulse compressing part, and an amplifying part. The light pulse generating part is configured to generate light pulses, the light pulse generating part being a super luminescent diode. The first pulse compressing part is configured to perform pulse compression based on saturable absorption on the light pulses generated by the light pulse generating part. The second pulse compressing part is configured to perform pulse compression based on group velocity dispersion compensation on the light pulses that underwent the pulse compression by the first pulse compressing part. The amplifying part is provided between the first pulse compressing part and the second pulse compressing part, and configured to amplify the light pulses that underwent the pulse compression by the first pulse compressing part. | 05-16-2013 |
| 20130135480 | THERMAL IMAGING CAMERA FOR TAKING THERMOGRAPHIC IMAGES - In a thermal imaging camera for acquisition of thermographic images of a measurement object, an electronic evaluation unit is integrated into the thermal imaging camera; it is designed for recognition of corresponding partial regions of the acquired thermographic images, and with it, the acquired images can be assembled into an overall image by overlapping the corresponding partial regions and displayed. The acquisition of the images preferably takes place during the swiveling of the thermal imaging camera over the solid angle region of the desired overall image. | 05-30-2013 |
| 20130141590 | Infrared Camera - An object of the present invention is to provide an infrared camera capable of shading correction with ease and an improved degree of accuracy and has good maintenance ability. To achieve the object, an infrared camera provided with an infrared lens group and an infrared image sensor located at an image focusing surface of the infrared lens group in a housing in which a window is formed at a portion facing the object side of the infrared lens group comprising: a controller correcting a captured image according to an output from the infrared image sensor and outputting the corrected image; a shutter arranged on an infrared light path in the housing from the window to the infrared lens group; and a temperature sensor detecting the temperature of the shutter is adopted. | 06-06-2013 |
| 20130147965 | IR-CUT FILTER HAVING RED ABSORBING LAYER FOR DIGITAL CAMERA - An infrared cut filter may be used with an image sensor to remove infrared light components from image light received from a first side of the infrared cut filter prior to the image light reaching the image sensor to be disposed on a second side of the infrared cut filter. The infrared cut filter includes at least one red absorbing layer and an infrared reflector. The at least one red absorbing layer partially absorbs red light components within the image light. The infrared reflector reflects the infrared light components. The infrared reflector is disposed between the red absorbing layer and the first side of the infrared cut filter while the at least one red absorbing layer is disposed between the infrared reflector and the second side of the infrared cut filter. | 06-13-2013 |
| 20130147966 | FLAT FIELD CORRECTION FOR INFRARED CAMERAS - Various techniques are provided to perform flat field correction for infrared cameras. In one example, a method of calibrating an infrared camera includes calibrating a focal plane array (FPA) of the infrared camera to an external scene to determine a set of flat field correction values associated with a first optical path from the external scene to the FPA. The method also includes estimating a temperature difference between the FPA and a component of the infrared camera that is in proximity to the first optical path. The method also includes determining supplemental flat field correction values based on, at least in part, the first set of flat field correction values, where the supplemental flat field correction values are adjusted based on the estimated temperature difference before being applied to thermal image data obtained with the infrared camera. The method also includes storing the supplemental flat field correction values. | 06-13-2013 |
| 20130155253 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A CAMERA AND INFRARED ILLUMINATOR IN AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An apparatus and a method in an electronic device provide for controlling a camera and an infrared illuminator, wherein an image capturing process is initiated to produce image data representing a photographic scene. In response to initiating the image capturing process, an infrared illuminator is activated to illuminate the photographic scene. Reflected infrared light from the photographic scene is measured to produce exposure data. In response to the exposure data, a sensor is exposed and image data from the sensor in the electronic device is stored. The electronic device can be a wireless device. Exposure data can include an aperture size, an exposure duration, a lens position for focusing, and the like. Sensing a reflection of infrared light can indicate the presence of a subject in the photographic scene that can be illuminated. The infrared illuminator can be activated before or during the capturing of image data. | 06-20-2013 |
| 20130155254 | IMAGING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An imaging unit has sensitivity to visible light and infrared light and captures an image. When the distribution of the color of each pixel in the image captured by the imaging unit is calculated, a deriving unit derives a predetermined feature amount indicating the range of the color distribution. An estimating unit estimates a lighting environment during imaging based on the feature amount derived by the deriving unit. | 06-20-2013 |
| 20130155255 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING CAMERA OF THE ELECTRONIC DEVICE ACCORDING TO GESTURES - A method for controlling a camera according to gestures for an electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes an optical camera, an infrared camera and a storage unit. The storage unit stores a table recording relationships between gestures for controlling camera and photographic commands. The method includes the following steps: generating a signal for activating a composite mode of the electronic device; controlling the optical camera to record real-time videos, and controlling the infrared camera to record real-time color temperature photographs; determining whether the gesture of the user is a gesture for controlling camera according to the video and the corresponding color temperature photograph; controlling the electronic device to enter a photographic mode when the gesture of the user is a gesture for controlling photography; and determining a camera command and executing the determined photography command. An electronic device using the method is also provided. | 06-20-2013 |
| 20130155256 | THERMAL IMAGER AND TRANSMITTER - A method of assessing the condition of a component through a thermal window, the method including storing information on a radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag associated with the component or the thermal window and taking a thermal image of the component through the thermal window using a thermal imaging device. The method also including retrieving the information on the RFID tag using a radio-frequency identification (RFID) reader on the thermal imaging device. Also, a thermal imaging system comprising a thermal imaging device including a radio-frequency identification (RFID) reader, and a thermal window having a radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag associated with the thermal window. The RFID reader may be adapted to access information on the RFID tag. | 06-20-2013 |
| 20130162834 | INTEGRATED VIDEO QUANTIZATION - Techniques for processing video content in a video camera are provided. The techniques include a method for processing video content in at video camera according to the disclosure includes capturing thermal video data using a thermal imaging sensor, determining quantization parameters for the thermal video data, quantizing the thermal video data to generate quantized thermal video data content and video quantization information, and transmitting the quantized thermal video data stream and the video quantization information to a video analytics server over a network. | 06-27-2013 |
| 20130162835 | THERMAL IMAGING CAMERA FOR INFRARED REPHOTOGRAPHY - Thermal imaging cameras for use in retaking images and methods of retaking images with thermal imaging cameras that include a position sensor that helps guide the camera back to the position where the original image was captured. The position sensor provides position data that may include location data, heading data, and orientation data. | 06-27-2013 |
| 20130162836 | CALCULATING ENERGY DISSIPATION IN AN IR IMAGE - An IR camera comprises: a thermal radiation capturing arrangement for capturing thermal radiation of an imaged view in response to input control unit(s) receiving user inputs from a user of the IR camera; a processing unit arranged to process the thermal radiation data in order for the thermal radiation data to be displayed by an IR camera display as thermal images; and a IR camera display arranged to display thermal images to a user of the IR camera. The IR camera is characterized in that the processing unit is further arranged to: determine at least one temperature reference value representing the temperature of the surrounding environment of the imaged view; and calculate at least one output power value indicative of an amount of energy dissipated in a part of the imaged view by using the temperature value of the thermal radiation data corresponding to said part of the imaged view and the at least one determined temperature reference value. | 06-27-2013 |
| 20130169819 | IMAGE STABILIZATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A method and systems of stabilizing a sequence of infrared (IR) images captured using an infrared (IR) imaging system, includes: generating edge information representations of selected captured IR images in said sequence; for each generated edge information representation, generating a second representation having a reduced amount of information compared to the edge information representation; determining displacements between captured IR images in relation to previous IR images in said sequence based on a comparison between said second representations; generating a stabilized sequence of IR images by shifting said captured IR images based on said determined displacements. | 07-04-2013 |
| 20130182121 | MIRROR, CASING AND INFRARED DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME - A mirror comprises a doubly curved surface and is formed by pressing or casting. Additionally, a casing comprises a mirror including a doubly curved surface and formed by pressing or casting. An infrared device includes an infrared sensor or an infrared source and a mirror having a doubly curved surface formed by pressing or casting. | 07-18-2013 |
| 20130188056 | COMPACT OBJECTIVE LENS ASSEMBLY FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY IMAGING MULTIPLE SPECTRAL BANDS - An objective lens assembly suitable for use in helmet-mounted applications. The objective lens assembly comprises two prisms that collectively are configured, oriented and bonded relative to each other to separate and allow simultaneous imaging of two separate spectral bands (such as VNIR and LWIR bands) received from the same object scene via a common window such that the object scene may be viewed from the same perspective without the effects of parallax. | 07-25-2013 |
| 20130188057 | IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE AND METHOD THEREOF - An image capturing device and a method thereof are provided. The image capturing device includes an image sensor and a processor. The image sensor includes a color filter array and a sensor chip. The color filter array includes a first region permitting visible light and infrared light to pass and a second region permitting the infrared light to pass. The sensor chip obtains a target image through the color filter array, wherein the target image includes a composite image corresponding to the first region and a first group infrared image corresponding to the second region, and the composite image includes a second group infrared image, where the second group infrared image and the first group infrared image are linear correlated. The processor adjusts a proportion of the second group infrared image in the composite image by employing the first group infrared image, so as to generate a processed image. | 07-25-2013 |
| 20130188058 | THERMAL DETECTION SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES - Systems, methods, and devices for thermal detection. A thermal detection device includes a visual camera, a thermal detector, a controller, a user interface, a display, and a removable and rechargeable battery pack. The thermal detection device also includes a plurality of additional software and hardware modules configured to perform or execute various functions and operations of the thermal detection device. An output from the visual camera and an output from the thermal detector are combined by the controller or the plurality of additional modules to generate a combined image for display on the display. | 07-25-2013 |
| 20130194432 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF IMPROVING IMAGE QUALITY OF IMAGED IMAGE - An apparatus includes: an infrared light source configured to emit an infrared light within a specific wavelength band; an imaging element configured to output a color signal which corresponds to an incident light; an optical filter configured to be always inserted into an optical path to the imaging element and attenuate an infrared light with a wavelength outside the specific wavelength band; and a color corrector configured to correct the color signal output from the imaging element and approximate spectral sensitivity characteristics of each color of the imaging element in the specific wavelength band of a wavelength band of an infrared light to human cone characteristics. | 08-01-2013 |
| 20130201342 | ESTIMATING A VISIBLE VECTOR REPRESENTATION FOR PIXELS IN AN INFRARED IMAGE - What is disclosed is a system and method for estimating color for pixels in an infrared image. In one embodiment, an infrared image is received which has been captured using a N-band infrared imaging system comprising a multi-spectral camera or a hyperspectral camera. The IR image is composed of an array of pixels with N intensity values having been collected for each pixel in the image. Then, for each pixel of interest, a search metric is used to search a database of vector samples to identify a visible-IR set which is closest to the intensity values of the IR band vector collected for the pixel. A visible vector representation is then estimated for the pixel based upon the visible portion corresponding to the closest visible-IR set. Thereafter, color coordinates for this pixel are computed from the visible vector. The method repeats for all pixels of interest in the IR image. | 08-08-2013 |
| 20130201343 | LENSELESS COMPRESSIVE IMAGE ACQUISITION - An exemplary lensless compressive imaging device may include a micro mirror array having a plurality of mirror elements that are individually controllable for selectively directing light reflecting from the micro mirror array. A detector detects light reflected from at least one of the mirror elements. A processor provides compressive image information based on the detected light. | 08-08-2013 |
| 20130208125 | INFRARED CAMERA MODES FOR MARITIME APPLICATIONS - Systems and methods disclosed herein provide an image capture component adapted to capture an infrared image, a control component adapted to provide a plurality of selectable processing modes to a user, receive a user input corresponding to a user selected processing mode, generate a control signal indicative of the user selected processing mode and transmit the generated control signal. The user selected processing modes, for example, may be directed to maritime applications, such as night docking, man overboard, night cruising, day cruising, hazy conditions, and/or shoreline modes. The systems and methods further provide a processing component adapted to receive the generated control signal from the control component, process the captured infrared image according to the user selected processing mode, and generate a processed infrared image, and a display component adapted to display the processed infrared image. | 08-15-2013 |
| 20130215278 | Method and Apparatus for Thermal Inspection - A method and apparatus for rapid finding of the hidden defects/heterogeneity under protective layer and for a qualitative evaluation of thickness and heterogeneity of the protective layer itself. Disclosed method is based on creation of conditions of rapid heat exchange and identifying defects via reading changes of thermodynamic profile of inspecting object. | 08-22-2013 |
| 20130222603 | IMAGING SYSTEMS FOR INFRARED AND VISIBLE IMAGING - An imaging device capable of simultaneously capturing visible and infrared images may be provided with an array of photosensitive elements, an array of filter elements arranged over the array of photosensitive elements, and a dual bandpass filter arranged over the array of filter elements. The dual bandpass filter may have a first passband in the visible spectral range and a second passband in the infrared spectral range. The array of filter elements may include color filter elements and infrared filter elements. During color image capturing operations, each color pixel receives visible and near infrared light through the dual bandpass filter and an associated color filter element. The infrared portion of the pixel signal from the color pixels may be removed using signals from the near infrared pixels. During infrared image capturing operations, each near infrared pixel receives infrared light through the dual bandpass filter and an associated infrared filter element. | 08-29-2013 |
| 20130222604 | IR CAMERA AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING THERMAL IMAGE INFORMATION - A method for processing information from an IR detector of an IR camera, for an embodiment, comprises receiving a series of frames of data from said IR detector being operable to detect IR radiation from a scene, said frames of IR data representing detected IR radiation; performing a compression of said frames of IR data; wherein each data value together with calibration data uniquely represents measured IR radiation from the scene. | 08-29-2013 |
| 20130229526 | CAMERA APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image taking unit takes an image by exposing three color light receivers and an invisible light receiver. The three color light receivers are sensitive to light in an invisible region emitted by an invisible light projector, and concurrently sensitive to the respective three primary colors of light. The invisible light receiver is sensitive to the light in the invisible region emitted by the invisible light projector. A marker pulse generator generates an exposure timing pulse for the image taking unit, and an emission timing pulse for the invisible light projector on the basis of a reference signal. A color image creator creates a color image from outputs from the respective color light receivers. A synchronous detection processor creates a detection image by performing a synchronous detection process on the outputs from the color light receivers and the invisible light receiver by use of the reference signal. | 09-05-2013 |
| 20130229527 | INFRARED IMAGING PROJECTION - The subject matter disclosed herein involves systems, methods, apparatuses or devices related to infrared imaging or infrared imaging projection. | 09-05-2013 |
| 20130235210 | 3D STACKED UNCOOLED IR SENSOR DEVICE AND METHOD - A 3D wafer-integration uncooled infrared (IR) microbolometer focal plane array (FPA) sensor includes a first die with an FPA of uncooled IR microbolometers, a second die signal-processing layer. The dies are vertically aligned, stacked with 3D wafer bonding, and interconnected. Interconnection include vertical electrical interconnects. Separate optimized manufacturing processes are used for die, so that additional processing costs of the FPA die are leveraged and 3D integration is completed at wafer level, minimizing total device cost and maximizing die count per wafer. | 09-12-2013 |
| 20130242110 | WEARABLE APPARATUS WITH INTEGRATED INFRARED IMAGING MODULE - Various techniques are disclosed for providing a wearable apparatus having an integrated infrared imaging module. In one example, a wearable apparatus implemented as a self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) may include a shield to protect a user from an external environment, one or more infrared imaging modules, a projector, a processor, and a communication module for projecting a user-viewable thermal image onto a surface of the shield. Such infrared imaging modules may be positioned internal to the SCBA for protection from a hazardous external environment. In another example, a wearable apparatus implemented as a welding mask may include one or more infrared imaging modules, a projector, a processor, and a communication module, so as to project a user-viewable thermal image onto a surface of a shield of the welding mask, while at the same time protecting these components and the welder's face from a harsh welding environment. | 09-19-2013 |
| 20130242111 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR BLUR PROCESSING - Provided is a blur processing method and apparatus that may determine whether a blur occurs in an image generated by a Time of Flight (ToF) camera, and may deblur a blur using a value of a normal adjacent pixel in which the blur is absent when the blur occurs. | 09-19-2013 |
| 20130250123 | MULTISPECTRAL IMAGING SYSTEM - Systems and methods for multispectral imaging are disclosed. The multispectral imaging system can include a near infrared (NIR) imaging sensor and a visible imaging sensor. The disclosed systems and methods can be implemented to improve alignment between the NIR and visible images. Once the NIR and visible images are aligned, various types of multispectral processing techniques can be performed on the aligned images. | 09-26-2013 |
| 20130250124 | Chemical Leak Inspection System - A method of visually detecting a leak of a chemical emanating from a component. The method includes: aiming a passive infrared camera system towards the component; filtering an infrared image with an optical bandpass filter, the infrared image being that of the leak; after the infrared image passes through the lens and optical bandpass filter, receiving the filtered infrared image with an infrared sensor device; electronically processing the filtered infrared image received by the infrared sensor device to provide a visible image representing the filtered infrared image; and visually identifying the leak based on the visible image. The passive infrared camera system includes: a lens; a refrigerated portion including therein the infrared sensor device and the optical bandpass filter (located along an optical path between the lens and the infrared sensor device). At least part of a pass band for the optical bandpass filter is within an absorption band for the chemical. | 09-26-2013 |
| 20130250125 | THERMAL IMAGE FRAME CAPTURE USING DE-ALIGNED SENSOR ARRAY - Various techniques are provided to capture one or more thermal image frames using an infrared sensor array that is fixably positioned to substantially de-align rows and columns of infrared sensors. In one example, an infrared imaging system includes an infrared sensor array comprising a plurality of infrared sensors arranged in rows and columns and adapted to capture a thermal image frame of a scene exhibiting at least one substantially horizontal or substantially vertical feature. The infrared imaging system also includes a housing. The infrared sensor array is fixably positioned within the housing to substantially de-align the rows and columns from the feature while the thermal image frame is captured. | 09-26-2013 |
| 20130258111 | DEVICE ATTACHMENT WITH INFRARED IMAGING SENSOR - Various techniques are disclosed for providing a device attachment configured to releasably attach to and provide infrared imaging functionality to mobile phones or other portable electronic devices. For example, a device attachment may include a housing with a tub on a rear surface thereof shaped to at least partially receive a user device, an infrared sensor assembly disposed within the housing and configured to capture infrared image data, and a processing module communicatively coupled to the infrared sensor assembly and configured to transmit the infrared image data to the user device. Infrared image data may be captured by the infrared sensor assembly and transmitted to the user device by the processing module in response to a request transmitted by an application program or other software/hardware routines running on the user device. The infrared image data may be transmitted to the user device via a device connector or a wireless connection. | 10-03-2013 |
| 20130258112 | VISIBLE LIGHT AND IR HYBRID DIGITAL CAMERA - A hybrid camera includes a sensor array, a rolling shutter configured to expose groups of pixels of the sensor array sequentially, an IR illuminator configured to illuminate a scene alternately in synchrony with the rolling shutter and the sensor array, and a control system configured to operate the sensor array, the rolling shutter and the IR illuminator. The hybrid camera control system is configured further to receive raw pixel data from the sensor array that include alternating visible data and visible plus IR data and to create from the raw pixel data a visible image of a scene and a separate monochrome IR image of the scene. An image acquisition method includes illuminating a scene with an IR illuminator alternately in synchrony with a rolling shutter and a sensor array, capturing visible data and visible plus IR data alternately, and creating visible and separate IR images using the captured data. | 10-03-2013 |
| 20130265437 | CONTENT TRANSFER VIA SKIN INPUT - The invention is directed to systems, methods and computer program products for transferring content between electronic devices via skin input. An exemplary method includes detecting, by an interface device, an input received on a user's skin, wherein the interface device is in electronic communication with at least one of the first device or the second device; in response to detecting the input, determining the type of input; and at least one of: in response to determining the type of input is a first type of input, initiating transmission of content from the first device to the second device; or in response to determining the type of input is a second type of input, initiating reception of content at the second device. | 10-10-2013 |
| 20130265438 | IMAGING APPARATUS, IMAGING METHOD, AND CAMERA SYSTEM - An imaging apparatus includes: an imaging device that images an infrared image using reflected light from a subject to which infrared light is irradiated, and, in addition, images a color image using the reflected light from the subject to which patterns formed by combining a plurality of colors of visible laser light are projected; and a signal processing unit that colors the infrared image using color information which is determined depending on an intensity of the reflected light of the plurality of colors of visible laser light from the color image. | 10-10-2013 |
| 20130271610 | POLYCRYSTALLINE CHALCOGENIDE CERAMIC MATERIAL - The invention relates to a polycrystalline IR transparent material produced by sintering chalcogenide powder, e.g., ZnS powder, using hot uniaxial pressing followed by hot isostatic pressing. The microstructure of the material described in this disclosure is much finer than that found in material produced using the state of the art process. By using a powder with a particle size fine enough to improve sintering behavior but coarse enough to prevent a lowering of the wurtzite-sphalerite transition temperature, a highly transparent material with improved strength is created without degrading the optical properties. A high degree of transparency is achieved during hot pressing by applying pressure after the part has reached a desired temperature. This allows some degree of plastic deformation and prevents rapid grain growth which can entrap porosity. The crystallographic twins created during this process further inhibit grain growth during hot isostatic pressing. | 10-17-2013 |
| 20130271611 | IMAGING DEVICE WITH THE AUTOFOCUS - An imaging device performs optimum focus correction at low cost with an autofocus device that moves a lens for focusing an image. The imaging device includes a camera signal processing part having a contrast signal generation part that extracts a high frequency component from a video signal and generates a contrast signal of the video signal based on the extracted high frequency component. The imaging device also has a controller that performs focus control based on the contrast signal. The controller performs an ON/OFF control of an infrared rays cut filter and includes a recording part to hold a set value of an ON/OFF state of the infrared rays cut filter. The camera signal processing part includes a signal conversion processing part to change a ratio of RGB of the video signal to be sent to the contrast signal generation part based on the set value. | 10-17-2013 |
| 20130271612 | VARIABLE APERTURE AND ACTUATOR ASSEMBLIES FOR AN IMAGING SYSTEM - An imaging system which includes a housing for a radiation detector having a window disposed above and in axial alignment with the radiation detector, a variable aperture assembly which includes a base ring having a first opening and mounted on the radiation detector housing such that the first opening is in axial alignment with the window, a plate having a first aperture and adapted to engage the base ring such that the first aperture is disposed over the window, at least one aperture blade each operatively coupled to the base ring, and an aperture drive mechanism having a body and an actuator coupling member extending at an angle from the body. In addition, the imaging system includes an actuator assembly having an actuator and an actuator arm, the actuator arm disposed adjacent to the radiation detector housing in proximity to the actuator coupling member. | 10-17-2013 |
| 20130286213 | METHOD, DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING THE PRESENCE OF VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS (VOC) IN VIDEO - A video based method to detect volatile organic compounds (VOC) leaking out of components used in chemical processes in petrochemical refineries. Leaking VOC plume from a damaged component has distinctive properties that can be detected in realtime by an analysis of images from a combination of infrared and optical cameras. Particular VOC vapors have unique absorption bands, which allow these vapors to be detected and distinguished. A method of comparative analysis of images from a suitable combination of cameras, each covering a range in the IR or visible spectrum, is described. VOC vapors also cause the edges present in image frames to loose their sharpness, leading to a decrease in the high frequency content of the image. Analysis of image sequence frequency data from visible and infrared cameras enable detection of VOC plumes. Analysis techniques using adaptive background subtraction, sub-band analysis, threshold adaptation, and Markov modeling are described. | 10-31-2013 |
| 20130286214 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD FOR THE SAME - A infrared camera includes: a camera module photographing a subject; a lighting module outputting light to the subject; a control module controlling the camera module to photograph the subject and outputting a lighting driving signal synchronized with an operation of the camera module; and a lighting driving module driving the lighting module based on the lighting driving signal output from the control module. | 10-31-2013 |
| 20130286215 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RESTRICTING APPLICATIONS FOR A FOCAL PLANE ARRAY - Systems and methods disclosed herein include preventing use of a Focal Plane Array (“FPA”) in a thermal imaging system if used in conjunction with a weapons-related activity by disabling the FPA in response to detecting one or more shock pulse events using accelerometers coupled with the thermal imaging system. The method includes monitoring an output from the one or more of the accelerometers to determine whether a shock pulse acceleration event has been detected that exceeds a predetermined threshold. The method also includes determining that a second acceleration event associated with the accelerometers exceeds a second predetermined threshold. The method further includes disabling the thermal imaging system in response to the detected acceleration events. | 10-31-2013 |
| 20130293722 | LIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Provided is a light-emitting device control system, comprising a beam steering mechanism that directs a beam of light at a first surface location, wherein an illumination region is formed at the first surface location in response to the directed beam of light, a sensor that recognizes a hand gesture at the illumination region; a processor that converts data related to the hand gesture into a command signal, and a controller that instructs the beam steering mechanism to move the illumination region to a second surface location in response to the command signal corresponding to the hand gesture. | 11-07-2013 |
| 20130293723 | AUDIO SYSTEM - An audio system comprises a headset comprising a pair of earpieces positionable with respect to the user's ears so that, in use, the user is inhibited from hearing sounds from the user's environment, at least one of the earpieces having a transducer for reproducing sounds from an input audio signal; a microphone for generating a captured audio signal representing captured sounds from the user's environment; a detector for detecting the presence of any of a set of one or more characteristic sounds in the captured audio signal; and a controller operable to transmit sounds from the user's environment to the user in response to a detection that one or more of the set of characteristic sounds is present in the captured audio signal. | 11-07-2013 |
| 20130300875 | CORRECTION OF IMAGE DISTORTION IN IR IMAGING - There is disclosed a method, arrangement, and computer program product for correcting distortion present in an image captured using an infrared (IR) arrangement, the method for an embodiment comprising: capturing a first image using a first imaging system comprised in said IR arrangement; and correcting image distortion of the first image based on a pre-determined distortion relationship. According to embodiments, the method may further comprise capturing a second image using a second imaging system comprised in said IR arrangement, wherein: said distortion relationship represents distortion caused by said first and/or second imaging systems of said IR arrangement; and said correcting of image distortion of the first image comprises correcting image distortion with relation to the second image based on said pre-determined distortion relationship, wherein the distortion relationship represents distortion caused by said first and/or second imaging systems. | 11-14-2013 |
| 20130300876 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MULTI-SPECTRAL IMAGING - A system and method for sampling multi-spectral images of a dynamically changing scene facilitates independently dynamically adjusting the exposure of a photosensor based on a first group of sequences of images, while disregarding a second group of sequences of images, where each sequence of images is of a distinct color of light. In addition, the current description presents an innovative technique for constructing a multi-spectral image of a scene based on individually contrast-enhanced images of the scene. Applications include video photography and high quality true color stills camera with separate sensor arrays for each color channel. The control of the present embodiment can be used to produce photographs with truer color than conventional techniques. | 11-14-2013 |
| 20130307991 | INFRARED SENSOR CONTROL ARCHITECTURE - A system and method for optimizing fixed and temporal noise in an infrared imaging system. The system may use correction tables with correction factors, each correction factor indexed to a plurality of system parameters. | 11-21-2013 |
| 20130307992 | METHOD FOR MANAGING IR IMAGE DATA - This disclosure relates in general to the field of visualizing, imaging and animating groups of images, and annotations in IR-cameras. Various techniques are provided for a method of managing IR image data on a group level. For example, the method may comprise; capturing an IR image comprising temperature data representing the temperature variance of an object scene; storing the IR image as a first data item in a predetermined data structure; storing a second data item in said predetermined data structure; and associating in said data structure the first and the second data item such that an operation is enabled on the first and the second associated data items jointly as a group of data items. | 11-21-2013 |
| 20130314544 | NIGHT VISION IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS AND INFRARED RADIATING APPARATUS AND NIGHT VISION IMAGE CAPTURING SYSTEM - An imaging device includes pixels configured to sequentially output image signals for an infrared radiation having a first wavelength, an infrared radiation having a second wavelength and an infrared radiation having a third wavelength. A first pixel has the sensitivity to a first color of a primary color and outputting a first signal in response to reception of the infrared radiation having the shortest wavelength of the first wavelength, the second wavelength and the third wavelength. A second pixel has the sensitivity to a second color of the primary color and outputting a second signal in response to the reception of the infrared radiation having the shortest wavelength. A discriminating circuit is configured to compare the first signal and the second signal with each other to discriminate a reception timing of an infrared radiation having a selected wavelength in response to a relative sensitivity ratio. | 11-28-2013 |
| 20130314545 | LOW LIGHT VISION AND THERMAL IMAGING DEVICES WITH COOL CHIP COOLING - Improved low light vision and thermal imaging devices are provided. The devices of the present invention employ thermionic or thermotunneling cooling, with or without Avto Metals™, to ensure efficient operation under conditions of low illumination or the complete absence of illumination to detect emitted or reflected infrared and visible light radiation, significantly reducing thermal noise to produce superior image resolution and sensitivity within a small, lightweight footprint that will have a wide range of military, law enforcement, civilian, and other applications. | 11-28-2013 |
| 20130314546 | ACQUIRING AND DISPLAYING IMAGES IN REAL-TIME - An imaging device ( | 11-28-2013 |
| 20130321639 | INFRARED THERMAL IMAGING SYSTEM AND METHOD - An infrared thermal imaging system includes a focal plane array (FPA) of infrared detectors, read out integrated circuitry (ROIC) operatively coupled to the FPA, and a microcontroller having at least one video display interface operatively coupled to the ROIC. The FPA is configured to generate an output signal in response to infrared radiation impinging upon the infrared detectors. The microcontroller is configured to send data to the ROIC via the at least one video display interface, the data including non-uniformity correction terms for correcting non-uniformities of the FPA. | 12-05-2013 |
| 20130321640 | IMAGING DEVICE AND IMAGING METHOD - There is provided an imaging device including an image sensor that performs photoelectric conversion on subject light to generate an image signal, a photographing optical system that forms an image of the subject light on the image sensor, and a first optical member that transmits the subject light incident on the image sensor via the photographing optical system. The first optical member changes transmittance of a first band of the subject light according to an angle with respect to an optical axis of the photographing optical system. | 12-05-2013 |
| 20130321641 | VISIBLE LIGHT AND IR COMBINED IMAGE CAMERA - A camera producing visible light images with thermal data. The camera may include visible light lens and sensor, an infrared light lens and sensor, and a display. The display displays some of the visible light image and thermal data from the respective sensors. The visible light image is divided into an array of zones where each zone may provide thermal data associated with the corresponding portion of the target shown in the zone. The camera may sense infrared images also provide audible alarms where the alarm is emitted with a tone of variable output to indicate the relative level of the alarm. | 12-05-2013 |
| 20130329053 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CREATING FULL-COLOR IMAGE IN LOW LIGHT - Full-color images of low-light scenes are generated by the systems and methods described herein using only two light channels. An array of photosensitive pixels includes two sets of pixels, the first sensitive only to light associated with a first light channel, the second only to light associated with a second light channel. Thus the first set of pixels generate a first set of electrical signals in response to incident light within the first light channel, and the second set of pixels generate a second set of electrical signals in response to incident light within the second light channel. An image processor receives the first and second sets of electrical signals and generates a full-color image of the scene by processing only signals generated by the first and second sets of pixels. | 12-12-2013 |
| 20130329054 | INFRARED CAMERA SYSTEM HOUSING WITH METALIZED SURFACE - A housing for an infrared camera module may be implemented with a substantially non-metal cover configured to substantially or completely enclose various components of an infrared imaging device. A metal layer may be disposed on various interior and/or exterior surfaces of the cover. Such implementations may be used to reduce the effects of various environmental conditions which may otherwise adversely affect the performance of the infrared imaging device. In addition, one or more conductive traces may be built into the housing and/or on interior surfaces of the housing to facilitate the passing of signals from components of the infrared imaging device such as infrared sensors, read out circuitry, a temperature measurement component, and/or other components. One or more fiducial markers may be provided to align various components of the infrared camera module during manufacture. | 12-12-2013 |
| 20130342701 | ACTIVE ADAPTIVE THERMAL STEALTH SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a thermal vision countermeasure system to enable concealment of objects from identification by thermal imaging night vision systems, including a screen made of thermoelectric modules, disposed between the target object and an IR detector. The screen, formed of at least one thermoelectric unit, is coupled to the target object, and the thermoelectric unit includes a Thermoelectric Cooler (TEC) module coupled to a plate formed of a material selected from aluminum, copper, or aluminum with copper, the plate being substantially larger than the TEC module. | 12-26-2013 |
| 20130342702 | SYSTEMS AND METHOD FOR FACIAL VERIFICATION - Systems and methods for detecting a live human face in an image are disclosed. The methods and systems are capable of receiving multispectral image data that includes a human face. The multispectral image data can comprise visible light image data and near-infrared (NIR) image data. The multispectral image data can be processed to detect the human face. The detected human face in the visible light image data can be associated with the detected human face in the NIR image data to determine whether the detected human face is a live human face. | 12-26-2013 |
| 20130342703 | System and Method for Identifying Human Face - The present invention discloses a system for identifying a human face, which includes a visible light camera, an infrared (IR) camera, a non-contact temperature sensing device and a processing unit. The visible light camera and the IR camera aim at a same photograph zone for respectively photographing at least one visible-light picture and at least one IR picture. The non-contact temperature sensing device senses a present target temperature in a temperature sensing zone, which is in the photograph zone. When the processing unit detects that a human face is existed in the corresponding zone of the visible-light picture and that of the IR picture, it determines if the present target temperature is in a body-temperature range. When the present target temperature is in the body-temperature range, the processing unit determines that the human face detected in the corresponding zone is an alive human face. | 12-26-2013 |
| 20130342704 | INTERACTIVE AUDIOVISUAL DEVICE - Disclosed is a portable low-power audio-visual (A/V) device including: a housing enclosing a computer board, a projector, a speaker, a power supply and optionally a webcam. The power supply may be one or more power converters connected to a DC battery. The A/V device may include a user interface enabling web browsing with functions including scroll, refresh, home, listing playable/viewable files, and generating a projection screen keyboard. Navigating on the screen can be achieved by a user input system that is calibrated to be used on a projected image, such as an infrared point source. | 12-26-2013 |
| 20140002665 | INFRARED IMAGING SYSTEM | 01-02-2014 |
| 20140002666 | DUAL-MODE TERAHERTZ IMAGING SYSTEMS | 01-02-2014 |
| 20140002667 | Differential Infrared Imager for Gas Plume Detection | 01-02-2014 |
| 20140002668 | THERMAL IMAGER | 01-02-2014 |
| 20140002669 | INFRARED IMAGE CAPTURE DEVICE | 01-02-2014 |
| 20140015982 | INFRARED RESOLUTION AND CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT WITH FUSION - The present disclosure relates to combination of images. A method according to an embodiment comprises: receiving a visual image and an infrared (IR) image of a scene and for a portion of said IR image extracting high spatial frequency content from a corresponding portion of said visual image. The method according to the embodiment further comprises combining said extracted high spatial frequency content from said portion of the visual image with said portion of the IR image, to generate a combined image, wherein the contrast and/or resolution in the portion of the IR image is increased compared to the contrast and/or resolution of said received IR image. | 01-16-2014 |
| 20140022393 | DUAL BAND IMAGER - A dual band imager includes a lens to receive short wavelength and medium or long wavelength radiation from a scene to be imaged, a beam splitter positioned to receive the radiation from the lens, a medium or long wavelength to short wavelength image converter positioned to receive long wavelength radiation reflected via the beam splitter and to transmit the image information via short wavelength radiation, and a detector to receive the short wavelength radiation containing the image information through the beam splitter or from the scene and from the image converter. | 01-23-2014 |
| 20140028854 | THERMAL IMAGING CAMERA WITH GRAPHICAL TEMPERATURE PLOT - Methods and apparatus for monitoring a temperature of an object over time using a thermal imaging camera. The methods and apparatus may gather infrared temperature data from a selected source of temperature data within a scene at a selected time interval and display a graphical plot of the gathered temperature data on a digital display. | 01-30-2014 |
| 20140043487 | ELECTROMAGNETIC (EM) POWER DENSITY AND FIELD CHARACTERIZATION TECHNIQUE - An apparatus and method for characterization of a directed beam of electromagnetic radiation is provided. An exemplary embodiment of the invention can include an apparatus and measuring technique method which uses a model for blackbody radiation that includes consideration all the degrees of freedom due to translation, vibration, and rotation of molecules or atoms that make up the absorber and a heat transfer term which averages the behavior of all the atoms of the material as a function of temperature. This apparatus and method provides an advantage of increased accuracy, substantial reductions of time required for processing, simplification of measuring processes, and reduction required equipment. | 02-13-2014 |
| 20140043488 | System and Method for Drug Detection Using SWIR - A method for detecting unknown materials, such as drugs. A first location is surveyed using a video capture device to identify a second location comprising an unknown material. The second location is interrogated using SWIR spectroscopic and/or imaging methods to generate a SWIR hyperspectral image. The SWIR hyperspectral image is analyzed to associate the unknown material with a known drug material. A system for detecting unknown materials, such as drugs comprising a first collection lens for collecting interacted photons from a first location and a visible imaging device for generating a visible image. A second collection lens may collect a plurality of interacted photons from a second location and a tunable filter may filter the interacted photons. A spectroscopic imaging device may detect the interacted photons and generate a SWIR hyperspectral image. A processor may analyze the SWIR hypespectral image to associate an unknown material with a known material. | 02-13-2014 |
| 20140043489 | NIGHT VISION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A night vision system and method for imaging an object at or near room temperature and in the wavelength region up to 2.5 microns is described. The includes a photodetector having a cut-off wavelength of 2.5 microns under the room temperature, an optical system configured for collecting light and focusing the collected light onto the photodetector, and a spectral filter located in an optical path of light propagating toward the photodetector. The spectral filter is configured and operable to selectively filter out light of wavelength shorter than a predetermined value, thereby gradually shifting operation of the night vision system from mostly reflection mode to a combined reflection and thermal mode, to allow the night vision system to detect light reflected from and emitted by the object being imaged. | 02-13-2014 |
| 20140071293 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR AUTHINTICATION OF LIVE HUMAN FACES USING INFRA RED IMAGES - A security device for identifying a person makes two images of a person to detect spoofing. The first image is a conventional visible image and the second image is an infrared image. Both images are analyzed to determine whether they represent a real person or not. If a placard or active display device is presented to the security device to spoof the real person, the infrared image of the placard or display device is recognized not to have the same characteristics as the infrared image of a real person. | 03-13-2014 |
| 20140071294 | FACE MOUNTED EXTREME ENVIRONMENT THERMAL SENSOR SYSTEM - A system for the display of thermal imaging data is provided with a hands free thermal imaging camera; a transparent display directly coupled to said thermal imaging camera; a head mounted lens; the display being integrated into the head mounted lens in front of at least one eye of a user. | 03-13-2014 |
| 20140071295 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPTICALLY LIFTING LATENT FINGERPRINTS FROM A NON-POLISHED AND/OR NON-FLUORESCING SURFACE - A system including a light emitting device configured to illuminate a light at a low optical transmission wavelength upon a surface to detect a latent print or a contaminant, and an imaging device configured to operate at the wavelength emitted by the light emitting device to capture an image of the latent print or contaminant, upon the surface, that is visible in a visible spectrum is disclosed. A method and another system are also disclosed. | 03-13-2014 |
| 20140078310 | IMAGING SYSTEMS WITH FRONT SIDE ILLUMINATED NEAR INFRARED IMAGING PIXELS - An imaging system may include an image sensor having front side illuminated near infrared image sensor pixels. Each pixel may be formed in a graded epitaxial substrate layer such as a graded p-type epitaxial layer or a graded n-type epitaxial layer on a graded p-type epitaxial layer. Each pixel may be separated from an adjacent pixel by an isolation trench formed in the graded epitaxial layer. A deep p-well may be formed within each isolation trench. The isolation trenches and photodiodes for the pixels may be formed in the graded p-type epitaxial layer or the graded n-type epitaxial layer. The graded p-type epitaxial layer may have an increasing concentration of dopants that increases toward the backside of the image sensor. The graded n-type epitaxial layer may have an increasing concentration of dopants that increases toward the front side of the image sensor. | 03-20-2014 |
| 20140085482 | HYBRID INFRARED SENSOR ARRAY HAVING HETEROGENEOUS INFRARED SENSORS - Various techniques are provided for an infrared sensor assembly having a hybrid infrared sensor array. In one example, such a hybrid infrared sensor array may include a plurality of microbolometers and a non-bolometric infrared sensor. The non-bolometric infrared sensor may be a thermopile or other type of infrared sensor different from a bolometer-based sensor. The non-bolometric infrared sensor may be utilized to provide a more accurate and stable temperature reading of an object or area of a scene captured by the array. In some embodiments, the non-bolometric infrared sensor may also be utilized to perform a shutter-less radiometric calibration of the microbolometers of the array. An infrared sensor assembly may include, for example, the hybrid infrared sensor array, as well as a substrate including bond pads and/or appropriate circuits to obtain and/or transmit output signals from the non-bolometric infrared sensor. | 03-27-2014 |
| 20140092255 | AUTO CORRELATION BETWEEN CAMERA BANDS - A method for correlating an image to align two sensors comprising the steps of centering an imaging unit on a landmark that provides good contrast and distinct edges so as to provide a scene, taking a snapshot of the scene from both sensors, applying a Sobel edge filter to the image from both sensors to create two strong edge maps, cropping a small block of one image centered about the landmark and cross-correlating it on a larger region centered on an expected position of the landmark in the other image, and from the position of the strongest correlation peak determining the position of the center of the block from the first image, providing the difference in the alignment of the two sensors. | 04-03-2014 |
| 20140092256 | INFRARED IMAGER WITH INTEGRATED METAL LAYERS - Various techniques are provided for implementing, operating, and manufacturing infrared imaging devices using integrated circuits. In one example, a system includes a focal plane array (FPA) integrated circuit comprising an array of infrared sensors adapted to image a scene, a plurality of active circuit components, a first metal layer disposed above and connected to the circuit components, a second metal layer disposed above the first metal layer and connected to the first metal layer, and a third metal layer disposed above the second metal layer and below the infrared sensors. The third metal layer is connected to the second metal layer and the infrared sensors. The first, second, and third metal layers are the only metal layers of the FPA between the infrared sensors and the circuit components. The first, second, and third metal layers are adapted to route signals between the circuit components and the infrared sensors. | 04-03-2014 |
| 20140092257 | NON-UNIFORMITY CORRECTION TECHNIQUES FOR INFRARED IMAGING DEVICES - Various techniques are disclosed for performing non-uniformity correction (NUC) for infrared imaging devices. Intentionally blurred image frames may be obtained and processed to correct for FPN (e.g., random spatially uncorrelated FPN in one embodiment) associated with infrared sensors of the infrared imaging device. Intentionally blurred image frames may be used to distinguish between FPN associated with the infrared sensors and desired scene information. Advantageously, such techniques may be implemented without requiring the use of a shutter to perform flat field correction for the infrared imaging device. | 04-03-2014 |
| 20140092258 | LINE BASED IMAGE PROCESSING AND FLEXIBLE MEMORY SYSTEM - Techniques are provided to implement line based processing of thermal images and a flexible memory system. In one example, individual lines of a thermal image frame may be provided to an image processing pipeline. Image processing operations may be performed on the individual lines in stages of the image processing pipeline. A memory system may be used to buffer the individual lines in the pipeline stages. In another example, a memory system may be used to send and receive data between various components without relying on a single shared bus. Data transfers may be performed between different components and different memories of the memory system using a switch fabric to route data over different buses. In another example, a memory system may support data transfers using different clocks of various components, without requiring the components and the memory system to all be synchronized to the same clock source. | 04-03-2014 |
| 20140098236 | THERMAL IMAGER - A thermal imager includes a detector, a lens, a shutter disposed between the detector and the lens, and a motor operably connected to the shutter for moving the shutter between a first and a second position. There is a source of electrical energy operably connected to one or more of the detector, lens and motor by an electrical circuit. The electrical circuit includes one or more of a capacitor, a diode, and a resistor. | 04-10-2014 |
| 20140098237 | FLEXIBLE MEMORY SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Techniques are provided to implement line based processing of thermal images and a flexible memory system. In one example, individual lines of a thermal image frame may be provided to an image processing pipeline. Image processing operations may be performed on the individual lines in stages of the image processing pipeline. A memory system may be used to buffer the individual lines in the pipeline stages. In another example, a memory system may be used to send and receive data between various components without relying on a single shared bus. Data transfers may be performed between different components and different memories of the memory system using a switch fabric to route data over different buses. In another example, a memory system may support data transfers using different clocks of various components, without requiring the components and the memory system to all be synchronized to the same clock source. | 04-10-2014 |
| 20140098238 | INFRARED CAMERA SYSTEM ARCHITECTURES - Various techniques are disclosed for providing an infrared imaging module that exhibits a small form factor and may be used with one or more portable devices. Such an infrared imaging module may be implemented with a housing that includes electrical connections that may be used to electrically connect various components of the infrared imaging module. In addition, various techniques are disclosed for providing system architectures for processing modules of infrared imaging modules. In one example, a processing module of an infrared imaging module includes a first interface adapted to receive captured infrared images from an infrared image sensor of the infrared imaging module. The processing module may also include a processor adapted to perform digital infrared image processing on the captured infrared images to provide processed infrared images. The processing module may also include a second interface adapted to pass the processed infrared images to a host device. | 04-10-2014 |
| 20140098239 | IMAGING LENS AND CAMERA MODULE - The present invention relates to an imaging lens and a camera module, the imaging lens including a first lens having positive (+) refractive power, a second lens having negative (−) refractive power, a third lens having positive (+) refractive power, a fourth lens having positive (+) refractive power, a fifth lens having negative (−) refractive power, and a sixth lens having negative (−) refractive power, wherein the sixth lens is formed with an infrared filter coated film. | 04-10-2014 |
| 20140111651 | IMAGING SYSTEM COMPRISING A FRESNEL LENS - The imaging system for imaging field rays comprises a detection surface, a device for focusing the field rays with said detection surface, and a diaphragm. Said device comprises a Fresnel lens comprising a first dioptre, the non-plane surface of which, called the active zone, makes it possible to focus the field rays towards said detection surface, and said diaphragm allows controlled distribution of the field rays over said active zone. | 04-24-2014 |
| 20140111652 | INFRARED IMAGING DEVICE INTEGRATING AN IR UP-CONVERSION DEVICE WITH A CMOS IMAGE SENSOR - Imaging devices include an IR up-conversion device on a CMOS imaging sensor (CIS) where the up-conversion device comprises a transparent multilayer stack. The multilayer stack includes an IR sensitizing layer and a light emitting layer situated between a transparent anode and a transparent cathode. In embodiments of the invention, the multilayer stack is formed on a transparent support that is coupled to the CIS by a mechanical fastener or an adhesive or by lamination. In another embodiment of the invention, the CIS functions as a supporting substrate for formation of the multilayer stack. | 04-24-2014 |
| 20140125810 | LOW-PROFILE LENS ARRAY CAMERA - An imaging device includes an image sensor and an array of wafer lenses. The image sensor has rows and columns of pixels partitioned into an array of sensor subsections. The array of wafer lenses is disposed over the image sensor. Each of the wafer lenses in the array of wafer lenses is optically positioned to focus image light onto a corresponding sensor subsection in the array of sensor subsections. Each sensor subsection includes unlit pixels that do not receive the image light focused from the wafer lenses and each sensor subsection also includes lit pixels that receive image the image light focused by the wafer lenses. A rectangular subset of the lit pixels from each sensor subsection are arranged to capture images. | 05-08-2014 |
| 20140125811 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR IDENTIFYING CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF OPTICALLY LIFTED LATENT PRINTS AND CONTAMINANTS - A system including an imaging device with a sensor having at least two dimensions operating in a long wave infrared emission spectrum to collect images of a latent print or a contaminant at different illuminating wavelengths, a storage device comprising a database of known material spectra, and a processor configured to determine an absorption spectrum per image based on a detection of high contrast being associated with low optical transmission and a detection of low contrast being associated with a high optical transmission and to compare the determined absorption spectrum with the known material spectra to determine a material identification of the latent print or the contaminant is disclosed. A method and a non-transitory processor readable storage medium are also disclosed. | 05-08-2014 |
| 20140132774 | THERMAL IMAGING CAMERA WITH REPOSITIONABLE ACTIVE PORTIONS OF FOCAL PLANE ARRAY - A thermal imaging camera with a repositionable focal plane array (FPA) is disclosed. An active portion of the FPA is used by the camera to generate a thermal image. The FPA may be positioned such that a defect in the FPA is located in an unused and inactive portion of the FPA. | 05-15-2014 |
| 20140132775 | IMAGE CAPTURE USING INFRARED AND VISIBLE SPECTRUM LIGHT - A device (e.g., an image capture device, or camera) includes a sensor and a filtering apparatus. Incident light received by the device includes visible spectrum light and infrared light. The filtering apparatus can alternately filter out the infrared light while allowing the sensor to be exposed to the visible spectrum light, and filter out the visible spectrum light while allowing the sensor to be exposed to the infrared light. For example, the filtering apparatus can include a shutter that, when in a first position, filters out the infrared light and, when in a second position, filters out the visible spectrum light. In particular, the shutter can be a rotating shutter that includes a visible spectrum pass filter in one sector and an infrared pass filter in another sector. | 05-15-2014 |
| 20140132776 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RESTRICTING APPLICATIONS FOR A THERMAL CAMERA - Systems and methods disclosed herein include preventing use of a thermal imaging system if used in conjunction with a weapons-related activity by disabling the system in response to detecting one or more shock pulse events using accelerometers coupled with the thermal imaging system. The method includes monitoring an output from one or more of the accelerometers to determine whether a shock pulse acceleration event has been detected that exceeds a predetermined threshold. The method also includes determining that a second acceleration event associated with the accelerometers exceeds a second predetermined threshold. The method further includes disabling the thermal imaging system in response to the detected acceleration events. | 05-15-2014 |
| 20140139684 | INFRARED DETECTOR WITH INCREASED IMAGE RESOLUTION - Apparatus for increasing resolution of cryogenically cooled vacuum-sealed infrared imaging detector. A two-dimensional detector array of photosensitive pixels is successively exposed to an image scene, acquiring multiple imaging samples. A masking filter, disposed between the detector array and image scene focal plane, is maintained at a fixed position with respect to the detector array, and reduces the region of pixels collecting incident radiation for each imaging sample such that only a portion of each pixel area of the image scene is imaged onto the corresponding detector array pixel. Shifting means successively shifts the optical path of the image scene relative to the masking filter, by a shifting increment or fill-factor reduction amount equal to a fraction of the array pixel width, to image different sub-pixel regions in each imaging sample. A processor reconstructs an image frame having a resolution greater than the intrinsic detector resolution by the fill-factor reduction amount. | 05-22-2014 |
| 20140139685 | LOW POWER AND SMALL FORM FACTOR INFRARED IMAGING - Various techniques are provided for implementing an infrared imaging system. In one example, a system includes a focal plane array (FPA). The FPA includes an array of infrared sensors adapted to image a scene. The FPA also includes a bias circuit adapted to provide a bias voltage to the infrared sensors. The bias voltage is selected from a range of approximately 0.2 volts to approximately 0.7 volts. The FPA also includes a read out integrated circuit (ROIC) adapted to provide signals from the infrared sensors corresponding to captured image frames. Other implementations are also provided. | 05-22-2014 |
| 20140146180 | INFRARED THERMAL IMAGING SYSTEM AND METHOD - Systems and methods for configuring an infrared thermal imaging system using a video interface of an electronic device, such as a microcontroller, for example, for sending commands and control information. In one example a an infrared thermal imaging system includes a focal plane array (FPA) of infrared detectors, the FPA being configured to generate an output signal in response to infrared radiation impinging thereupon, read out integrated circuitry (ROIC) operatively coupled to the FPA, and a microcontroller having at least one video display interface operatively coupled to the ROIC, the microcontroller being configured to send data to the ROIC via the at least one video display interface, the data including command data. | 05-29-2014 |
| 20140146181 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ACQUIRING DIFFERENTIAL IMAGE - An apparatus for acquiring a differential image includes: an image acquiring unit acquiring a first image including environment light from an image sensor of a camera and infrared polarized light from an illuminating unit and a second image including horizontal polarized light of the environment light; an image correcting unit correcting brightnesses of background areas of the first and second images; and a differential image generating unit generating a differential image between the first and second images of which the brightnesses of the background areas are corrected. | 05-29-2014 |
| 20140152838 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING IMAGE - Exemplary embodiments disclose a method of processing an image. The method includes: offsetting aliasing by analyzing frequency characteristics of at least one color channel and a NIR channel, of a MSFA pattern image; generating a high resolution base image; and offsetting an artifact from the high resolution base image by weighting the high resolution base image and a blur image, based on a pixel difference value between the blur image and the high resolution base image. | 06-05-2014 |
| 20140152839 | MULTI-SPECTRAL IMAGING WITH DIFFRACTIVE OPTICS - A multi-spectral imaging (MSI) device can include an imaging plane and a diffractive optic. The imaging plane can include at least two groups of pixels an array of pixels for sensing at least two spectral bands. The at least two spectral bands can include a first spectral band and a second spectral band. The diffractive optic can be configured for diffracting an electromagnetic wave into the at least two spectral bands and focusing each spectral band component of the electromagnetic wave onto the group of pixels for the spectral band to generate an image. | 06-05-2014 |
| 20140152840 | Systems And Methods For Preventing Friendly Fire Through Infrared Recognition And Authentication - Systems and methods prevent friendly fire using infrared object recognition. An IR projector projects a beam of IR radiation at a first wavelength onto the object and an IR detector, having a field of view of the object, detects IR fluorescence from the object, where a wavelength of the fluorescence is a function of the first wavelength. The system includes a memory for storing software having machine readable instructions that, when executed by a processor, perform the steps of: (a) controlling the IR projector to generate IR at the first wavelength; (b) controlling the IR detector to capture the object fluorescence; and (c) identifying the object as friendly or non-friendly based upon the object fluorescence. The system further includes an inhibitor for preventing firing of a gun or missile when the object is identified as friendly. | 06-05-2014 |
| 20140152841 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR EMISSIVITY DETERMINATION - A surface of an object is irradiated using an infrared light beam. The infrared light beams reflected at the object are received by an infrared camera which captures a first intensity of the reflected infrared light beams on a detector of the infrared camera. Ambient radiation reflected at the object and the characteristic radiation of the object are detected by capturing a second intensity of the reflected ambient radiation and the characteristic radiation of the object on the detector of the infrared camera. The emissivity of the object is calculated based on the first intensity and the second intensity. | 06-05-2014 |
| 20140152842 | WAVEFRONT SENSOR DEVICE - This invention relates to an infra red wavefront sensor device ( | 06-05-2014 |
| 20140160298 | CAMERA AND METHOD FOR THERMAL IMAGE NOISE REDUCTION USING POST PROCESSING TECHNIQUES - Devices and methods for generating infrared (IR) images with improved quality are disclosed. In embodiments of the invention, temporal averaging techniques are used to reduce temporal noise that may be present in thermal images. This is especially useful in low-contrast thermal scenes, where a relatively small amount of thermal noise may become exceedingly prevalent. In order to average properly, some embodiments of the invention provide methods or means for aligning multiple images that are to be averaged together to eliminate inaccuracies and misrepresentations that may result from averaging misaligned images. | 06-12-2014 |
| 20140160299 | Infrared Sensor Amplification Techniques for Thermal Imaging - Thermal imaging devices, systems, and methods are provided with IR sensor amplification techniques that in some cases provide a gain transfer function having at least two different gain regions. One thermal imaging camera includes an IR camera module, processing circuitry, and an amplifier stage that comprises a continuous gain function including at least two gain regions having different gains. In some cases a thermal imager is provided with saturation circuitry configured to reduce the gain of the amplifier stage in order to provide one of at least two different gain regions within the continuous gain function. In some cases amplification techniques provide a continuous gain function that includes both linear and nonlinear gain regions. One or more gain regions may further be calibrated for measuring temperature. | 06-12-2014 |
| 20140160300 | NETWORK CAMERA - A network camera comprising an infrared light emitting component, a night lens, an infrared light penetrable cover and a shading ring is provided. The infrared light penetrable cover covers the night lens and the infrared light emitting component, and has a through hole from which the night lens is exposed. The shading ring is disposed on the infrared light penetrable cover and surrounding the night lens to shade and prevent the light emitted by the infrared light emitting component from being outputted off the through hole. The network camera of the invention can adopt a short type infrared light emitting component to simplify the assembly of the network camera. | 06-12-2014 |
| 20140168444 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FUSING IMAGES - Provided is a method of merging or fusing a visible image captured by a visible camera and an infrared (IR) image captured by an IR camera. The method includes: providing a first image of a subject captured by a first camera and a second image of the subject captured by a second camera; converting brightness of the second image based on brightness of the first image; and merging the first image and the second image having the converted brightness. | 06-19-2014 |
| 20140168445 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF SUPPRESSING SKY REGIONS IN IMAGES - Various techniques are provided for systems and methods to process images to reduce consumption of an available output dynamic range by the sky in images. For example, according to one or more embodiments of the disclosure, a region or area in images that may correspond to the sky may be identified based on the location of the horizon in the images. A distribution of irradiance levels in the identified sky region may be analyzed to determine a dynamic range attributable to the sky region. A transfer function that compresses the dynamic range attributable to the sky region may be generated and applied so that the sky in the images may be suppressed, thereby advantageously preserving more dynamic range for terrestrial objects and other objects of interest in the images. | 06-19-2014 |
| 20140168446 | PIXEL ARRAY, CAMERA USING THE SAME AND COLOR PROCESSING METHOD BASED ON THE PIXEL ARRAY - A pixel array is provided. The pixel array comprises a plurality of two-dimensionally arranged 4*4 Bayer matrix units, in which the matrix unit comprises a plurality of pixels, any of a green filter, a red filter and a blue filter is disposed in one pixel, and one or more of the green filters are replaced by white color filters in the matrix units. A camera using the same and a color processing method based on the pixel array are also provided. | 06-19-2014 |
| 20140176724 | SPLIT SUB-PIXEL IMAGING CHIP WITH IR-PASS FILTER COATING APPLIED ON SELECTED SUB-PIXELS - An apparatus for capturing an image includes a plurality of lens elements coaxially encompassed within a lens housing. A split-sub-pixel imaging chip includes an IR-pass filter coating applied on selected sub-pixels. The sub-pixels include a long exposure sub-pixel and a short-exposure sub-pixel for each of a plurality of green blue and red pixels. | 06-26-2014 |
| 20140176725 | THERMAL IMAGER THAT ANALYZES TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT CALCULATION ACCURACY - A method and computer program product for determining whether an object of interest can have its temperature measurement calculated by a thermal imaging camera. To do this, the measurement IFOV is converted into linear units. The measurement IFOV may be displayed on the display of the camera as a graphical indicator ( | 06-26-2014 |
| 20140184805 | THERMAL CAMERA AND METHOD FOR ELIMINATING GHOSTING EFFECTS OF HOT-TARGET THERMAL IMAGES - Various apparatuses and methods for compensating for ghosting effects in thermal imaging devices are disclosed. Offsets in thermal image data due to ghosting effects on thermal sensors may be modeled, predicted, and/or eliminated by various embodiments of the present invention. These models may be time-varying to compensate for dynamic offset behavior, and may be based on formulas, lookup tables, or the like. Predicted offset amounts may be compensated for in various ways in order to produce more accurate thermal image data free from accumulated offset. | 07-03-2014 |
| 20140184806 | GUNSHOT DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A device and a method for use in detection of a muzzle flash event is described. The device can include a Photo Detector Array (PDA), sensitive in at least a portion of the NIR and SWIR spectrum, and a filter of electromagnetic radiation selectively passing in this portion a spectral range of low atmospheric transmission, the PDA has an integration time shorter than a duration of the muzzle flash event. | 07-03-2014 |
| 20140184807 | SEGMENTED FOCAL PLANE ARRAY ARCHITECTURE - Various techniques are provided for implementing a segmented focal plane array (FPA) of infrared sensors. In one example, a system includes a segmented FPA. The segmented FPA includes a top die having an array of infrared sensors (e.g., bolometers). The top die may also include a portion of a read-out integrated circuit (ROIC). The segmented FPA also includes a bottom die having at least a portion of the ROIC. The top and the bottom dies are electrically coupled via inter-die connections. Advantageously, the segmented FPA may be fabricated with a higher yield and a smaller footprint compared with conventional FPA architectures. Moreover, the segmented FPA may be fabricated using different semiconductor processes for each die. | 07-03-2014 |
| 20140184808 | Photoelectric Conversion Device and Imaging Apparatus Having the Photoelectric Conversion Device - A photoelectric conversion device includes visible-light filters, infrared light filters, pixels arrayed in a row direction and a column direction, and wiring layers disposed between the pixels and visible-light filters and infrared light filters. The pixels include first pixels disposed corresponding to the visible-light filters, and second pixels disposed corresponding to the infrared light filters. The shape and size of the first pixels and second pixels is the same in planar view. The second pixels are disposed between adjacent pixels of the first pixels in the row direction, column direction, and diagonal directions. At least one wiring layer of the wiring layers defines apertures corresponding to photoelectric conversion regions at the first pixels and second pixels. Apertures corresponding to photoelectric conversion regions of first pixels and apertures corresponding to photoelectric conversion regions of second pixels are of the same shape and size in planar view. | 07-03-2014 |
| 20140184809 | IMAGE SENSOR DEVICE WITH ALIGNED IR FILTER AND DIELECTRIC LAYER AND RELATED METHODS - An image sensor device may include an interconnect layer, an image sensor IC adjacent the interconnect layer and having an image sensing surface, and a dielectric layer adjacent the image sensor IC and having an opening therein aligned with the image sensing surface. The image sensor device may also include an IR filter adjacent and aligned with the image sensing surface, and an encapsulation material adjacent the dielectric layer and laterally surrounding the IR filter. | 07-03-2014 |
| 20140184810 | INSPECTION SYSTEM, INSPECTION METHOD, PIXEL CIRCUIT AND IMAGE SENSOR - An inspection system includes a CIGS camera configured to generate a visible light image and an infrared light image of an inspection object by imaging visible light and infrared light simultaneously on the same optical axis using a CIGS image sensor, and an inspection apparatus configured to inspect the inspection object based on the visible light image and the infrared light image. | 07-03-2014 |
| 20140192202 | IMAGING DEVICE - An imaging unit photographs an object, and obtains a visible light signal and an invisible light signal. A visible light luminance extraction unit extracts a visible light luminance signal. An invisible light luminance extraction unit extracts an invisible light luminance signal. A color signal extraction unit extracts color signals from the visible light signal and corrects the color signals. An image synthesis unit uses the visible light luminance signal and the invisible light luminance signal to synthesize a luminance signal and generates a color image using the synthesized luminance signal and the corrected color signals. In accordance with the value of the visible light luminance signal, the control unit controls a synthesis ratio between the visible and invisible light luminance signals, a gain for the color signals to be corrected in the color signal extraction unit, and color noise removal to be performed in the color signal extraction unit. | 07-10-2014 |
| 20140192203 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FOCUSING AN ELECTRONIC IMAGING SYSTEM - The present invention relates to the field of image processing and methodologies to passively focus an image automatically, using the electronic sensor signal. The method comprises the steps of; receiving a pixel image, generating at least two histograms of the received image using at least two different frequency components, finding widths of acquired histograms and storing them as a focus measure, finding the difference between last received frame's highest frequency component histogram width and at least one previously received frame's histogram width corresponding to the same component, is there a meaningful difference?, and using the difference to determine the focus direction signal. The system comprises; an image sensor to acquire an electronic pixel image; an image processing unit configured to receive an image and implement the method using this image and output a focus direction signal found by the method; and a memory unit configured to store image histogram widths. | 07-10-2014 |
| 20140198217 | SHUTTER FOR THERMAL IMAGING CAMERA - Various embodiments of shutters for thermal imaging cameras, cameras comprising such shutters, and methods for providing such shutters are disclosed. The shutter may include a substrate with various layers and components thereon, such as a temperature sensor. The shutter may resemble a printed circuit board (PCB), utilizing efficient, cost-effective materials and methods known in the art. | 07-17-2014 |
| 20140198218 | IMAGING APPARATUS WITH SCENE ADAPTIVE AUTO EXPOSURE COMPENSATION - A method adjusts an auto exposure target in an auto-exposure operation on a sequence of images, such as a sequence of infrared images. The method comprises: obtaining a histogram of at least one of the images; applying a weighted histogram table to the histogram to obtain weighted histogram bins wherein at least some bins in the histogram containing saturated pixels are assigned a higher weighting value and at least some bins in the histogram containing unsaturated pixels are assigned a lower weighting value, and summing the weighted histogram bins to obtain a saturation score and decreasing an auto exposure target for an auto exposure operation when the saturation score exceeds a first threshold value, and increasing the auto-exposure target when the saturation score is below the first threshold value and the image is underexposed. | 07-17-2014 |
| 20140198219 | MULTI-FUNCTION CONTROL ILLUMINATION DEVICE - A multi-function control illumination device has a synchronization separator, a parameter setting device, a light emitting device, and a video processor. The synchronization separator connects with a video camera and the parameter setting device connecting with the light emitting device. The synchronization separator receives a video signal from the video camera, retrieves a synchronization signal from the video signal, and outputs the synchronization signal to the parameter setting device. The parameter setting device generates an electric signal corresponding to the synchronization signal according to at least one illumination parameter and outputs the electric signal to the light emitting device. The light emitting device emits toward a shooting direction of the video camera a light beam whose intensity periodically varies according to the electric signal. Thereby, the video camera captures images exposed by light beams of different intensities lest nearby persons be overexposed and distant persons be under-exposed. | 07-17-2014 |
| 20140204217 | THERMAL IMAGING SYSTEM CAPABLE OF TRACING SPECIFIC PORTION IN THERMAL IMAGE AND METHOD OF TRACING SPECIFIC PORTION USING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a thermal imaging system capable of tracing a specific portion in a thermal image and a method of tracing a specific portion using thereof. The thermal imaging system includes a thermal imaging camera; an imaging camera installed to be adjacent to the thermal imaging camera; and a position measurement apparatus installed to be adjacent to the thermal imaging camera in order to measure photographing positions of the thermal imaging camera and the imaging camera. Therefore, a specific portion of the subject that is difficult to recognize in the thermal image with naked eyes is recognized by contrasting the specific portion in the thermal image with a corresponding portion in the normal image, and thus a correct temperature can be extracted by tracing the specific portion in the thermal image in real-time. | 07-24-2014 |
| 20140204218 | Rotatable optical device housing and mounting platform - A rotatable optical device housing and mounting platform is disclosed. The optical device housing includes a bezel, front housing and rear housing. The optical device housing can include a number of lighting devices, including light-emitting diodes (LEDs), high-intensity discharge (HID) lamps, halogen lights, incandescent lights, or imaging devices, such as cameras, while utilizing the same bezel, front housing and rear housing. The depicted device can include a vertical tilt, which is adjustable either manually or electronically. A slip ring system provides continuous 360 rotation ability, with controllable and adjustable speed settings. Alternatively, a stop can be used instead of the slip ring, wherein the stop serves as a point of reversal of the unit's rotation. The unit contains an optional home position, allowing a user to select a point in the horizontal rotation to which the unit will return at the touch of a button. | 07-24-2014 |
| 20140218538 | IMAGE FUSION METHOD AND APPARATUS USING MULTI-SPECTRAL FILTER ARRAY SENSOR - Provided is an image fusion apparatus using a multi-spectral filter array sensor, the image fusion apparatus including a separation unit configured to separate an input image input through the multi-spectral filter array sensor into an RGB image and a near infrared (NIR) image, a color reconstruction unit configured to extract an RGB image in a visible band by removing an NIR value incident together with R, G and B values through the multi-spectral filter array sensor from the R, G and B values, and an image fusion unit configured to fuse the RGB image in the visible band with the NIR image, in which a fusion rate of the RGB image and the NIR image is based on a size of each of the R, G and B values of the RGB image in the visible band. | 08-07-2014 |
| 20140232875 | DETERMINATION OF AN ABSOLUTE RADIOMETRIC VALUE USING BLOCKED INFRARED SENSORS - Various techniques are provided for using one or more shielded (e.g., blinded, blocked, and/or obscured) infrared sensors of a thermal imaging device. In one example, a method includes capturing a signal from a shielded infrared sensor that is substantially blocked from receiving infrared radiation from a scene. The method also includes capturing a signal from an unshielded infrared sensor configured to receive the infrared radiation from the scene. The method also includes determining an average thermographic offset reference for the shielded and unshielded infrared sensors based on the captured signal of the shielded infrared sensor. The method also includes determining an absolute radiometric value for the scene based on the average thermographic offset reference and the captured signal of the unshielded infrared sensor. | 08-21-2014 |
| 20140240511 | AUTOMATICALLY FOCUSING A SPECTRAL IMAGING SYSTEM ONTO AN OBJECT IN A SCENE - What is disclosed is a system and method for focusing a camera on an object of interest in a scene. In one embodiment, an illuminator comprising a light source which emits light at a desired wavelength band is aimed at an object in a scene. The source light beam impacts the object at an aim point. A spectral sensing device senses a reflection of the projected light beam off the object. In response to the reflected light beam having been detected by the spectral sensing device, a location of the object in the scene is determined and communicated to a video acquisition system. A focus of the video system is changed so that the object is brought into the camera's field of view. The object can be tracked as it moves about the scene. A spectral image of the object can be captured and analyzed for the object's material composition. | 08-28-2014 |
| 20140240512 | TIME SPACED INFRARED IMAGE ENHANCEMENT - Techniques using small form factor infrared imaging modules are disclosed. An imaging system may include visible spectrum imaging modules, infrared imaging modules, and other modules to interface with a user and/or a monitoring system. Visible spectrum imaging modules and infrared imaging modules may be positioned in proximity to a scene that will be monitored while visible spectrum-only images of the scene are either not available or less desirable than infrared images of the scene. Imaging modules may be configured to capture images of the scene at different times. Image analytics and processing may be used to generate combined images with infrared imaging features and increased detail and contrast. Triple fusion processing, including selectable aspects of non-uniformity correction processing, true color processing, and high contrast processing, may be performed on the captured images. Control signals based on the combined images may be presented to a user and/or a monitoring system. | 08-28-2014 |
| 20140240513 | SPECTROSCOPIC CAMERA AND SPECTROSCOPIC IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - A spectroscopic analysis apparatus includes a light source section having a first light source and second light source that radiate light fluxes, a wavelength tunable interference filter, an imaging section that captures light having passed through the wavelength tunable interference filter to acquire a first spectroscopic image when the object being imaged is irradiated with the light from the first light source and a second spectroscopic image when the object being imaged is irradiated with the light from the second light source, a pixel detector that detects an abnormal pixel in the first spectroscopic image, and a light amount corrector that replaces the amount of light at the abnormal pixel in the first spectroscopic image with the amount of light at a pixel in the second spectroscopic image that is located in the same position as the abnormal pixel. | 08-28-2014 |
| 20140240514 | FULL-FRAME, PROGRAMMABLE HYPERSPECTRAL IMAGER - A programmable, many-band spectral imager based on addressable spatial light modulators (ASLMs), such as micro-mirror-, micro-shutter- or liquid-crystal arrays, is described. Capable of collecting at once, without scanning, a complete two-dimensional spatial image with ASLM spectral processing applied simultaneously to the entire image, the invention employs optical assemblies wherein light from all image points is forced to impinge at the same angle onto the dispersing element, eliminating interplay between spatial position and wavelength. This is achieved, as examples, using telecentric optics to image light at the required constant angle, or with micro-optical array structures, such as micro-lens- or capillary arrays, that aim the light on a pixel-by-pixel basis. Light of a given wavelength then emerges from the disperser at the same angle for all image points, is collected at a unique location for simultaneous manipulation by the ASLM, then recombined with other wavelengths to form a final spectrally-processed image. | 08-28-2014 |
| 20140247364 | IR SIGNAL CAPTURE FOR IMAGES - Technologies and implementations for capturing images from IR signals are generally disclosed. | 09-04-2014 |
| 20140253735 | DEVICE ATTACHMENT WITH INFRARED IMAGING SENSOR - Various techniques are disclosed for providing a device attachment configured to releasably attach to and provide infrared imaging functionality to mobile phones or other portable electronic devices. For example, a device attachment may include a housing with a tub on a rear surface thereof shaped to at least partially receive a user device, an infrared sensor assembly disposed within the housing and configured to capture thermal infrared image data, and a processing module communicatively coupled to the infrared sensor assembly and configured to transmit the thermal infrared image data to the user device. Thermal infrared image data may be captured by the infrared sensor assembly and transmitted to the user device by the processing module in response to a request transmitted by an application program or other software/hardware routines running on the user device. | 09-11-2014 |
| 20140267756 | Microbolometer supported by glass substrate - This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatus for forming microbolometers on glass substrates. In one aspect, the formation of microbolometers on glass substrates can reduce the size and cost of the resultant array and associated circuitry. In one aspect, a portion of the measurement and control circuitry can be formed by thin-film deposition on the glass substrate, while sensitive measurement and control circuitry can be formed on ancillary CMOS substrates. In one aspect, the microbolometers may be packaged using a variety of techniques, including a wafer-level packaging process or a pixel-level packaging process. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140267757 | PARALLAX CORRECTION IN THERMAL IMAGING CAMERAS - A method and apparatus for reducing parallax offset in a combination infrared and visible light camera. A thermal imaging camera comprises at least two modes of operation for correcting parallax offset, and is designed to shift at least one of the visible light and infrared images by a predetermined amount. The amount of the shift is dependent at least on the mode of operation. The mode of operation may be manually selected by the user via a user interface on the camera. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140267758 | STEREO INFRARED DETECTOR - Existing passive infrared (PIR) sensors rely on motion of an object to detect presence and do not provide information about the number of objects or other characteristics of objects in a field of view such as distance or size. Disclosed herein are apparatuses and corresponding methods for detecting a source of infrared emission. Example embodiments include two infrared sensors for imaging and a processor configured to use the images to detect a presence of an infrared source and output a signal based on the presence. Example apparatuses and corresponding methods provide for measurement of an infrared source's speed, size, height, width, temperature, or range using analytics. Some advantages of these systems and methods include low cost, stereo view, and detection of people, children, or objects with infrared/thermal sensors of low pixel count. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140267759 | ESTIMATION OF FINE STRUCTURE WITHIN PIXELS IN SATELLITE IMAGERY - Techniques for synthesizing finer resolution image pixels and estimations of most likely endmembers and their abundances within relatively coarse resolution image pixels by using relatively fine resolution nearly collinear and nearly coincident panchromatic and multispectral data in the estimation of mixing endmembers, their abundances and their locations within native-scale coarse resolution imagery. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140267760 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH CAMERA MODULE - An electronic device comprises a camera module comprising an infrared light filter for blocking infrared light and passing visible light. The infrared light filter comprises a filtering area, a peripheral area adjacent and peripheral to the filtering area and an opaque coating layer coating the infrared light filter in the peripheral area and blocking external light introduced into an image sensor and reducing flare artifacts. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140267761 | IMAGING DEVICE, IMAGING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - An imaging device that generates a taken image of an object in an image area by taking an image of each line structuring the image area, includes: an inclination estimate unit that estimates an inclination of the object based on a portion of the taken image corresponding to a first line and a portion of the taken image corresponding to a second line; an image estimate unit that estimates an image of the object to be generated when the image is taken having an inclination estimated by the inclination estimate unit, based on the inclination; and a correction process unit that corrects the taken image based on a result of a comparison between the taken image and the image estimated by the image estimated unit. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140267762 | EXTENDED COLOR PROCESSING ON PELICAN ARRAY CAMERAS - Systems and methods for extended color processing on Pelican array cameras in accordance with embodiments of the invention are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method of generating a high resolution image includes obtaining input images, where a first set of images includes information in a first band of visible wavelengths and a second set of images includes information in a second band of visible wavelengths and non-visible wavelengths, determining an initial estimate by combining the first set of images into a first fused image, combining the second set of images into a second fused image, spatially registering the fused images, denoising the fused images using bilateral filters, normalizing the second fused image in the photometric reference space of the first fused image, combining the fused images, determining a high resolution image that when mapped through a forward imaging transformation matches the input images within at least one predetermined criterion. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140267763 | INTEGRATED RADIATION SHIELD AND RADIATION STOP - An apparatus includes a detector that measures radiation. The apparatus also includes a window that is relationally coupled to the detector and a shield, so that the window is in between the detector and the shield. The apparatus further includes the shield that emits substantially constant radiation, and substantially blocks radiation from a camera housing at least partially surrounding the shield, so that the detector measures radiation passing through an optical system and the shield. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140267764 | SINGLE ELEMENT RADIOMETRIC LENS - The disclosure describes systems and apparatuses that include a focusable lens, as well as methods for focusing the optical lens. The focusable lens system includes a single element lens having a concave refractive surface characterized by a first radius of curvature and a convex refractive surface characterized by a second radius of curvature larger than the first radius of curvature. A detector element generates electrical signals representative of infrared rays refracted by the single element lens and incident on the detector element, and an aperture stop is disposed around an optical axis of the optical system and secured in a constant position relative to the detector element, the aperture stop configured to limit a cone angle of rays refracted by the single element lens. They system also includes image processing circuitry configured to generate digital pixilation data based on electrical signals generated by the detector element. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140267765 | VISIBLE AUDIOVISUAL ANNOTATION OF INFRARED IMAGES USING A SEPARATE WIRELESS MOBILE DEVICE - A smart phone user captures video and still images of a motor and makes a sound recording of his observations. The images and recordings are tagged with a date/time stamp, a serial number, bar code, matrix code, RFID code, or geolocation and sent wirelessly to an infrared camera. The infrared camera has a collocation application that reads the tag and creates a folder which holds the infrared image and the auxiliary information from the smartphone related to an asset. The collocation program also adds icons to the infrared image. By operating the user interface (not shown) of the infrared camera, the user may select an icon to view the images and listen to the sound recording. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140267766 | INFRARED CAMERA ARCHITECTURE SYSTEMS AND METHODS - An infrared camera architecture includes, for an embodiment, an infrared detector, a substrate, a plurality of electrical components coupled to the substrate, and a pedestal made of a thermally conductive material and having a leg coupled to the substrate. The infrared detector is supported by and thermally coupled to the pedestal, with the pedestal thermally isolating the infrared detector from the plurality of electrical components. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140267767 | Camera Module - The present invention relates to a camera module, the camera module including a PCB (Printed Circuit Board) mounted with an image sensor, a base formed with an IRCF (Infrared Cut Filter) at a position corresponding to that of the image sensor, a bobbin including a coil winding unit vertically reciprocatively formed at an upper surface of the base and provided at a periphery, and a plurality of rib members protrusively formed from a floor surface, a yoke formed with a magnet arranged at a position corresponding to that of a coil of the bobbin, and a shock absorption member arranged at an ambience of the rib members and longer than the rib member, wherein the shock absorption member is compressed by being elastically deformed, in a case the base is brought into contact with the rib member. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140285671 | INFRARED IMAGING DEVICE AND INFRARED IMAGING MODULE - An infrared imaging module according to an embodiment includes: an infrared imaging element including a semiconductor substrate having a recessed portion, and a pixel portion formed on the recessed portion, the pixel portion converting infrared rays to electrical signals; and a lid including a lens portion facing the pixel portion, and a flat plate portion surrounding the lens portion, the flat plate portion being bonded to the semiconductor substrate. | 09-25-2014 |
| 20140285672 | INFRARED CAMERA SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DUAL SENSOR APPLICATIONS - Systems and methods disclosed herein provide for infrared camera systems and methods for dual sensor applications. For example, in one embodiment, an enhanced vision system comprises an image capture component having a visible light sensor to capture visible light images and an infrared sensor to capture infrared images. The system comprises a first control component adapted to provide a plurality of selectable processing modes to a user, receive a user input corresponding to a user selected processing mode, and generate a control signal indicative of the user selected processing mode, wherein the plurality of selectable processing modes includes a visible light only mode, infrared only mode, and a combined visible-infrared mode. The system comprises a processing component adapted to receive the generated control signal from the control component, process the captured visible light images and the captured infrared images according to the user selected processing mode, and generate processed images based on the processing mode selected by the user. The system comprises a display component adapted to display the processed images based on the processing mode selected by the user. | 09-25-2014 |
| 20140285673 | Plant Stand Counter - A method for recognizing individual plants of a selected type growing in a field, wherein the method comprises capturing color NIR image data of an entire field having plants of a selected type growing therein utilizing an automated plant counting system and calculating a ratio value between each pixel of the color image data and the corresponding pixel of the NIR image data utilizing a plant recognition algorithm executed via a data processing system of the plant counting system. The method additionally comprises generating, via execution of the plant recognition algorithm, a false color image of the field based on the calculated ratios for each pixel, and identifying, via execution of the plant recognition algorithm, all plants of the selected type in the false color image based on a plant distinguishing characteristic uniquely rendered for each individual plant of the selected type in the false color image. | 09-25-2014 |
| 20140293063 | CAMERA MODULE - There is provided a camera module including a lens barrel including at least one lens disposed on an optical axis, a housing having the lens barrel disposed therein, and an infrared (IR) filter bonded to an inside of the housing and disposed below the lens barrel, wherein the IR filter has a coating material applied to a portion of one surface thereof so as to block diffusely reflected light. | 10-02-2014 |
| 20140300747 | System and Method for Controlling a Projector via a Passive Control Strip - A projector includes an infrared generator, an infrared camera, an infrared control module, and a controller. The infrared generator provides an infrared curtain on a screen that the projector projects an image. The infrared camera detects a selection of an icon on a control strip located within the infrared curtain. The infrared control module is in communication with the infrared generator and the infrared camera, and determines a coordinate position within the infrared curtain associated with the selection of the icon on the control strip. The controller is in communication with the infrared control module, and determines a command for the projector based on the coordinate position of the selection of the icon, and executes the command. | 10-09-2014 |
| 20140300748 | FIELD IR IMAGER - A handheld-sized infrared thermal imaging device (i.e. IR camera) having a focal plane array (FPA) or other type of infrared sensor array, internal memory for storing saved thermal images, a mini-USB or other communications port, battery power supply, and minimal user interface options such as on/off, IR image capture, and potentially a very basic display. The IR camera provides a highly portable field usable thermal image capture instrument which can later be connected to an external computing device such as a laptop computer, with the computer software providing thermal imaging functionality typical of higher end thermal imaging cameras. A visual image camera may be added whereby corresponding visible and IR images are captured and downloadable to the external computer for subsequent thermal analysis. | 10-09-2014 |
| 20140300749 | AUTOFOCUS SYSTEM FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE SAME - Disclosed herein are an autofocus system for electronic devices and an electronic device using the same. An electronic device includes an image sensor, a phase difference autofocus (AF) sensor module, a reflection-type infrared (IR) cut-off filter, and an absorption-type IR cut-off filter. The reflection-type IR cut-off filter is disposed on an optical axis to reflect a first portion of light incident thereon through an imaging lens to the phase difference AF sensor module and to allow a second portion of the light to be transmitted therethrough. The absorption-type IR cut-off filter is disposed between the image sensor and the reflection-type IR cut-off filter on the optical axis to filter the second portion of the light transmitted through the reflection-type IR cut-off filter. The phase difference AF sensor module performs auto-focusing on a subject using the first portion of the light reflected from the reflection-type IR cut-off filter. | 10-09-2014 |
| 20140300750 | IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE AND IMAGE CAPTURING METHOD - Disclosed is an image capturing device having an irradiation unit, an image capturing unit, and a color representation setting unit. The irradiation unit irradiates a subject with infrared rays having different wavelength intensity distributions, the image capturing unit captures images of the subject by the respective infrared rays having different wavelength distributions which are reflected by the subject, and forms image information indicating the respective images, and the color representation setting unit sets color representation information for representing the respective images, which are indicated by the formed image information, by different plain colors. Also disclosed is an image capturing method for separating infrared rays from a subject into infrared rays having different wavelength intensity distributions, capturing images of the subject by the respective infrared rays having different wavelength intensity distributions, forming image information indicating the respective images, and representing the respective images, which are indicated by the formed image information. | 10-09-2014 |
| 20140307097 | Method of Generating a Digital Video Image Using a Wide-Angle Field of View Lens - A method of generating a digital video image uses a wide-angle field of view (WFOV) lens positioned closely in front of an image sensor array so that the image field of the lens is so curved at the sensor array that different regions of the image field are substantially in focus on the sensor array for different positions of the lens. The method comprises selecting a desired region of interest in the image field of the lens, and adjusting the lens/array distance to bring the region of interest into focus on the sensor array. The in-focus region of interest is stored and at least partially corrected for field-of-view distortion due to the WFOV lens. The corrected image is displayed, locally and/or remotely. These steps are cyclically repeated to provide the video image. | 10-16-2014 |
| 20140307098 | EXTRACTING TRUE COLOR FROM A COLOR AND INFRARED SENSOR - The subject disclosure is directed towards color correcting for infrared (IR) components that are detected in the R, G, B parts of a sensor photosite. A calibration process determines true R, G, B based upon obtaining or estimating IR components in each photosite, such as by filtering techniques and/or using different IR lighting conditions. A set of tables or curves obtained via offline calibration model the correction data needed for online correction of an image. | 10-16-2014 |
| 20140307099 | Camera Module and a Method for Assembling the Same - The present invention relates to a camera module, the camera module including a base formed at an upper surface of a PCB (Printed Circuit Board) mounted with an image sensor, and formed with an IRCF (Infrared Cut Filter) at a position corresponding to that of the image sensor, a bobbin vertically reciprocatively formed at an upper surface of the base, and having a bobbin screw thread at an upper surface, a lens barrel formed with a lens barrel screw thread at an outer surface for being screw-connected to an interior of the bobbin and mounted with at least one or more lenses, and a foreign object blocking unit formed at a screw-connected portion between the bobbin and the lens barrel to prevent sticky and adhesive foreign objects from being transmitted to an IRCF (Infrared Cut Filter) in the course of screw-connection between the lens barrel and the bobbin. | 10-16-2014 |
| 20140313343 | MODULAR INFRARED CAMERA SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Modular infrared imaging systems and methods disclosed herein, in accordance with one or more embodiments, provide for capturing an infrared image, sensing a mode of operation, processing the captured infrared image according to the sensed mode of operation, generating a processed infrared image based on the sensed mode of operation, and displaying the processed infrared image. | 10-23-2014 |
| 20140313344 | Image Capturing Method and Image Capturing Device - An image capturing device includes a lens module, a filter, two sensors, a first image processing module, and a second image processing module. The lens module is adapted to receive the image beam. The filter is adapted to split the image beam into a first beam and a second beam. The two sensors are disposed in transmission paths of the first beam and the second beam separately, and the sensors separately convert the first beam and the second beam into a first optical information and a second optical information. The first image processing module and the second image processing module are disposed in transmission paths of the first optical information and the second optical information separately, and the image processing modules separately convert the optical information into image information. The second image processing module integrates the first image information and the second image information into a color image. | 10-23-2014 |
| 20140327783 | LIGHT-CONDENSING UNIT, SOLID-STATE IMAGE SENSOR, AND IMAGE CAPTURE DEVICE - A solid-state image sensor according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a photodetector array | 11-06-2014 |
| 20140347492 | VENUE MAP GENERATION AND UPDATING - Image data from cameras can be used to detect structural components and furnishings of a venue using image processing. A venue map can be generated or updated accordingly. Image data may be obtained from existing cameras (e.g., security cameras) and/or specialized cameras (e.g., IR cameras). The updated or generated building map may then be transmitted to a mobile device and/or stored by a server for use by a positioning system. | 11-27-2014 |
| 20140347493 | IMAGE-CAPTURING DEVICE AND FILTER - An image-capturing device including a lens system and an image-capturing unit upon which light having passed through the lens system is incident, wherein the image-capturing unit includes a plurality of first image-capturing elements configured to receive light in a first wavelength band and a plurality of second image-capturing elements configured to receive light in a second wavelength band which is different from the first wavelength band, and wherein the lens system or the image-capturing unit is provided with an optical element so that the light in the first wavelength band of which light quantity is less than the light quantity of the light in the second wavelength band reaches the image-capturing unit. | 11-27-2014 |
| 20140347494 | IMAGING LENS AND IMAGING DEVICE - An imaging lens is provided with: a first lens with negative power; a second lens with negative power; a third lens with positive power; and a fourth lens with positive power. The cemented fourth lens is formed from an object side lens with negative power and an image side lens with positive power. The thickness of a resin adhesive layer that bonds the object side lens and the image side lens is 20 μm or greater on the optical axis, and when Sg1H is the amount of sag in the image side lens surface of the object side lens and Sg2H is the amount of sag in the object side lens surface of the image side lens. The bonding operation is easy without damage occurring to the cemented surfaces, with a design that takes into account thickness of the resin adhesive layer; therefore various forms of aberration can be corrected. | 11-27-2014 |
| 20140347495 | LENS SYSTEM - A fragmented lens system for creating an invisible light pattern useful to computer vision systems is disclosed. Random or semi-random dot patterns generated by the present system allow a computer to uniquely identify each patch of a pattern projected by a corresponding illuminator or light source. The computer may determine the position and distance of an object by identifying the illumination pattern on the object. | 11-27-2014 |
| 20140354824 | CAMERA MODULE - There is provided a camera module including: a lens barrel including at least one lens disposed along an optical axis; a housing in which the lens barrel is disposed; and an infra-red (IR) filter adhesively bonded to an inner surface of the housing and disposed below the lens barrel, wherein protective tape is adhered to a contact surface of the IR filter in contact with the inner surface of the housing. | 12-04-2014 |
| 20140354825 | STRAY LIGHT COMPENSATION TECHNIQUES FOR AN INFRARED CAMERA - Various techniques are provided for a stray light compensation method for an infrared (IR) camera. For example, a stray light compensation method includes: capturing an IR image of a scene by an IR camera, generating a fixed pattern noise estimate FPNest | 12-04-2014 |
| 20140362226 | DETECTING COOLANT LEAKS IN TURBINE GENERATORS - An apparatus for detecting a leak in a gas cooled generator is provided. The apparatus includes a subsystem for introducing a non-corrosive second gas having an infrared absorption spectrum into the generator. The apparatus also includes an imaging component adapted to detect radiation at the infrared absorption spectrum of the non-corrosive second gas. The imaging component is provided with a filter that filters wavelengths in a range encompassing the infrared absorption spectrum of the non-corrosive second gas. The imaging component displays an image of the tracer gas leaking from the generator on the imaging component. | 12-11-2014 |
| 20140362227 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MULTISPECTRAL IMAGING WITH PARALLAX CORRECTION - An apparatus and a method for multispectral imaging that may, comprising a cyclopean camera arrangement comprising at least two spaced apart imaging sensors operating at a first waveband, an image combiner arranged to combine images from the at least two spaced apart imaging sensors to provide a first cyclopean image of a scene from a first virtual position, a further imaging sensor operating at a second waveband different from the first and arranged to provide a second image of the scene from a second position, and a second image combiner arranged to combine the first and second images of the scene to provide a multispectral image, wherein the first virtual position of the cyclopean camera arrangement and the second position of the further sensor are arranged to be substantially the same. | 12-11-2014 |
| 20140362228 | Systems and Methods for Infrared Detection - A fluorescence detection system includes a light source for coupling with a mobile device and software, having machine readable instructions loadable into memory of the mobile device and executable by a processor of the mobile device, capable of: activating the light source in coordination with capturing one or more images using a camera of the mobile device; analyzing an image captured with the light source on with an image captured with the light source off, to detect a shift of intensity within a predetermined color range within the images; and identifying and authenticating objects by measuring the intensity shift within the images. | 12-11-2014 |
| 20140368661 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DEPTH SELECTIVE SEGMENTATION OF OBJECT - A method and a system for depth selective segmentation of an object are provided. The method comprises the following steps. An image is captured in an invisible domain of the optical spectrum by illuminating a scene of interest under an illumination corresponding to said invisible domain of the optical spectrum by an invisible light illumination unit. A binary mask is obtained from the image according to a threshold. Part of the image is eliminated by applying the binary mask to the image, and resulting in another image. The threshold is changed and another binary mask is obtained. The latest obtained binary mask is applied to the latest captured image. The step of changing of the threshold, the step of obtaining a mask and the step of applying the latest obtained binary mask on the latest captured image are performed at least once. | 12-18-2014 |
| 20140368662 | Capturing and Processing of Near-IR Images Including Occlusions Using Camera Arrays Incorporating Near-IR Light Sources - A camera array, an imaging device and/or a method for capturing image that employ a plurality of imagers fabricated on a substrate is provided. Each imager includes a plurality of pixels. The plurality of imagers include a first imager having a first imaging characteristics and a second imager having a second imaging characteristics. The images generated by the plurality of imagers are processed to obtain an enhanced image compared to images captured by the imagers. Each imager may be associated with an optical element fabricated using a wafer level optics (WLO) technology. | 12-18-2014 |
| 20140375820 | Multimodal Image Sensing for Region of Interest Capture - Aspects of the subject disclosure are directed towards saving resources such as energy, computing, and communication by capturing evaluation (e.g., low-resolution) images periodically or otherwise, such as in a continuous mobile vision system, and processing each evaluation to determine whether a likely event is present that warrants capturing another (e.g., higher-resolution) image for further image processing. In one aspect, only the region or regions of interest of the high-resolution image is provided to an image processing algorithm for further image processing. Also described is the use of infrared sensing, such as to determine whether an image/event location/region of interest includes thermal data indicative of human features. | 12-25-2014 |
| 20140375821 | DETECTION SYSTEM - A detection system including a light source, an image sensor and a processor is provided. The light source is configured to illuminate an object. The image sensor is configured to output a picture. The processor is configured to generate an IR picture and a color picture according to the picture captured by the image sensor, identify a skin-color object in the color picture and determine an object image in the IR picture according to the skin-color object. | 12-25-2014 |
| 20150009334 | IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - Discussed is an image display apparatus including a main body; a display unit displaying at least one screen image; a capturing unit mounted on the main body and capturing an image using a single image sensor; a drive unit that receives a control signal for selectively activating any one of first and second modes that differ depending on whether or not to use an infrared light-cut filter, to drive the capturing unit; and a controller that outputs a first control signal for establishing a connection between the single image sensor and the infrared light-cut filter when one screen image for capturing an image corresponding to a first function is displayed and that outputs a second control signal for establishing a connection between the single image sensor and a visible light-cut filter when another screen image for capturing an image corresponding to a second function is displayed. | 01-08-2015 |
| 20150009335 | FACILITATING IMPROVED CALIBRATION OF CAPTURED INFRARED DATA VALUES BY AN IR IMAGING SYSTEM IN A THERMOGRAPHY ARRANGEMENT - A method for enabling improved calibration of captured infrared data values by an IR imaging system in a thermography arrangement dependent on an infrared (IR) image depicting an observed real world scene, said IR image being captured by a thermography arrangement comprising said IR imaging system, wherein infrared (IR) image is related to temperature dependent on IR calibration parameters, the method comprising: capturing an IR image depicting the observed real world scene using the IR imaging system, determining that a predefined feature is represented by IR pixels in the IR image and obtaining a second subset of said IR pixels representing said predefined feature; and calibrating said IR imaging system based on the captured infrared data values associated with said second subset of said IR pixels and a predetermined temperature value associated to said predefined feature. | 01-08-2015 |
| 20150022667 | ACTIVITY AND/OR ENVIRONMENT DRIVEN ANNOTATION PROMPTS FOR THERMAL IMAGER - A thermal imaging camera comprises an infrared lens assembly and associated IR sensor for detecting thermal images of a target scene, a processor, and at least one additional sensor. The at least one additional sensor is configured to provide measurement data to the processor, where it is compared to a predetermined requirement. If the measurement data satisfies the predetermined requirement, the camera will prompt the user via a display. During use, the camera can prompt the user to provide annotation data, conduct a thermographic inspection, inspect the target scene, or perform other tasks based on the measurement data. | 01-22-2015 |
| 20150022668 | LIGHTING APPARATUS FOR INFRARED CAMERA SYSTEM COMPRISING ARRAY OF VERTICAL-CAVITY SURFACE-EMITTING LASERS - The invention relates to a lighting apparatus ( | 01-22-2015 |
| 20150035989 | OPTICAL SENSOR APPARATUS - An optical sensor apparatus includes a package having a window; a sensor chip having an array of light receiving devices and a pixel electrode connected to the light receiving device, the sensor chip having an incidence surface that faces the window of the package; and a read-out circuit disposed under the sensor chip, the read-out circuit having a read-out electrode electrically connected to the pixel electrode of the sensor chip. The sensor chip and the read-out circuit are housed in the package. In plan view from the sensor chip, the read-out circuit is overlapped with the sensor chip, and the read-out circuit has no portion extending off the sensor chip. | 02-05-2015 |
| 20150042816 | METHODS OF EXTRACTING 4-BAND DATA FROM A SINGLE CCD; METHODS OF GENERATING 4X4 OR 3X3 COLOR CORRECTION MATRICES USING A SINGLE CCD - Cameras for capturing an image of an object include a CCD, an optical filter for removing energy of a portion of the spectrum wavelengths, and a ND filter for variable light attenuation. Methods for generating 4-band image data involve obtaining four spectral channels of data using a single CCD and generating 4-band image data. Methods for generating a 4×4 (or a 3×3) color correction matrix involve obtaining four (or three) spectral channels of data with a single CCD and generating the 4×4 (or 3×3) color correction matrix based on these four (or three) spectral channels of data. | 02-12-2015 |
| 20150042817 | THERMAL IMAGING DEVICE AND THERMAL IMAGE PHOTOGRAPHING METHOD - This invention provides a thermal imaging device and a thermal image photographing method. In the prior art, when the thermal imaging device is used, a photographing part, photographing angle, and photographing distance of a photographed object are selected according to subjective experience of users, thus lowering photographing speeds and having omissions, and a position, dimension, and angle of thermal images of similar photographed objects in infrared thermal images photographed each time are different, causing subsequent analysis trouble. In this invention, via a reference image with a specified position and specified dimension presented in the infrared thermal image and reflecting specified morphological characters of the photographed object, a visual reference of predetermined thermal image quality and photographing requirements of the photographing object is provided, assisting the users to correctly grasp imaging states and photographing distances of the thermal image, thereby acquiring uniform normative thermal image of the photographed object. | 02-12-2015 |
| 20150042818 | CAMERA APPARATUS AND FILTER UNIT - A camera apparatus includes: an imaging device; a polarization filter that transmits a polarization component; an infrared ray cut filter that cuts infrared rays; a first motor that rotates the polarization filter; and a second motor that inserts any one filter of the polarization filter and the infrared ray cut filter in an imaging region of the imaging device. The infrared ray cut filter cuts the infrared rays among light beams incident on the imaging device when the infrared ray cut filter is inserted in the imaging region by the second motor, and the polarization filter that is rotated by the first motor transmits the polarization component among the light beams incident on the imaging device when the polarization filter is inserted in the imaging region by the second motor. | 02-12-2015 |
| 20150042819 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RECEIVING INFRARED DATA WITH A CAMERA DESIGNED TO DETECT IMAGES BASED ON VISIBLE LIGHT - Systems and methods for receiving infrared data with a camera designed to detect images based on visible light are provided. A system can include a camera and image processing circuitry electrically coupled to the camera. The image processing circuitry can determine whether each image detected by the camera includes an infrared signal with encoded data. If the image processing circuitry determines that an image includes an infrared signal with encoded data, the circuitry may route at least a portion of the image (e.g., the infrared signal) to circuitry operative to decode the encoded data. If the image processing circuitry determines that an image does not include an infrared signal with encoded data, the circuitry may route the image to a display or storage. Images routed to the display or storage can then be used as individual pictures or frames in a video because those images do not include any effects of infrared light communications. | 02-12-2015 |
| 20150049200 | AUTOMATED CAMERA ASSEMBLY WITH INFRARED DETECTOR CURTAIN - The present invention provides an automated camera assembly comprising a camera (e.g., a digital camera) having a field of vision and a detector for detecting a subject and triggering the camera. The detector has an adjustable field of view and includes a sensor (e.g., an IR sensor) having a maximum field of view, and a curtain for reducing the maximum field of view to an adjusted field of view. The curtain comprises at least two sections (e.g., opaque members) coupled to move together from a first position corresponding with the maximum field of view to a second position corresponding with the adjusted field of view smaller than the maximum field of view. Movement of the curtain relative to the sensor can be linear, pivotal, radial, or any other suitable movement. | 02-19-2015 |
| 20150054961 | IMAGE CAPTURE DEVICE - An image capture device including: a light-receiving element; a casing enclosing the light-receiving element; a space temperature sensor measuring a temperature of a space, which is part of an inside portion of the casing; a light-receiving-element temperature sensor measuring a temperature of the light-receiving element; cooling means for cooling the light-receiving element so that the temperature of the light-receiving element will be a predetermined temperature; temperature-information storage means for storing information concerning an association between a temperature of the space and a preset temperature, the information being used for maintaining the temperature of the light-receiving element at a constant value; and control means for obtaining, on the basis of the temperature of the space, the preset temperature corresponding to the temperature of the space by referring to the temperature-information storage means, and for controlling the cooling means so that the temperature of the light-receiving element will be the preset temperature. | 02-26-2015 |
| 20150054962 | IMAGING SYSTEMS WITH STACKED IMAGE SENSORS - An imaging system may include a first image sensor die stacked on top of a second image sensor die. A pixel array may include first pixels having photodiodes in the first image sensor die and second pixels having photodiodes in the second image sensor die. The first pixels may be optimized to detect a first type of electromagnetic radiation (e.g., visible light), whereas the second pixels may be optimized to detect a second type of electromagnetic radiation (e.g., infrared light). Light guide channels may be formed in the first image sensor die to help guide incident light to the photodiodes in the second image sensor substrate. The first and second image sensor dies may be bonded at a wafer level. A first image sensor wafer may be a backside illumination image sensor wafer and a second image sensor wafer may be a front or backside illumination image sensor wafer. | 02-26-2015 |
| 20150054963 | INTERACTIVE PROJECTION EFFECT AND ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM - Various embodiments herein include systems, methods, and software for an entertainment projection device. In addition to projecting entertainment content, the projection device includes a camera for capturing user motion and a graphical display that is arranged to be altered in response to detection of user motion as captured by the camera. Two or more systems may also be used to display a continuous image, such as in projecting streaming video. The entertainment projection device may be a standalone device, or may be in a self-contained light fixture replacement that provides ambient room light or an interactive RGB projection. | 02-26-2015 |
| 20150062346 | MOBILE THERMAL IMAGING DEVICE - A mobile noncontact thermal imaging camera employs a stabilization module that detects stability of the received image and provides correction to the detected thermal signals. The stabilization improves sharpness of the thermal image by adjusting signal at the output means and improves noise reduction by processing signals from the pixels corresponding to a particular part of the object image. The stabilization module may have various embodiments, including an accelerometer or a visible video camera having an overlapping field of view with a thermal camera. The invention is applicable to both—the multi-pixel thermal imagers and single-pixel IR thermometers. | 03-05-2015 |
| 20150062347 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHODS FOR VISIBLE AND INFRARED IMAGING - Imaging systems may be provided with image sensors for capturing information about incident light intensities in the visible and infrared bands of light. The means of capturing information about visible light may be unintentionally and undesirably influenced by infrared light. Similarly, the means of capturing information about infrared light may be unintentionally and undesirably influenced by visible light. Storage and processing circuitry may correct for the undesired influence of infrared and visible light on the signal data from the visible and infrared sensors, respectively. The correction may be determined or chosen based on a detection of the illuminant type of the imaged scene. The correction may alternatively be universal, and applicable to images of scenes illuminated by any illuminant. | 03-05-2015 |
| 20150085134 | Infrared Imager Readout Electronics - Readout integrated circuits placed below the suspended sensor elements detect changes of electrical resistance of sensor elements and digitize the signals with digital to analog convertor for each element. Readout electronics provides low parasitics, high signal to noise ratio, high data rate, high dynamic range and instantaneous global readout. | 03-26-2015 |
| 20150085135 | WIDE ANGLE LENS ASSEMBLY - A camera system includes an image sensor, a stop aperture, an infrared cut filter disposed between the image sensor and the stop aperture, and a lens assembly. The lens assembly has a field of view ranging between 80 degrees and 110 degrees and is disposed between the infrared cut filter on an image side of the lens assembly and the stop aperture on an object side of the lens assembly. The lens assembly includes six lenses. Four of the six lenses have positive optical power and two of the six lenses have negative optical power. The six lenses include first, second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth lenses having first inline, second inline, third inline, fourth inline, fifth inline, and sixth inline relative positions, respectively, along an optical path through the lens assembly. | 03-26-2015 |
| 20150085136 | Hybrid single-pixel camera switching mode for spatial and spot/area measurements - Disclosed herein is a single-pixel camera system and method for performing spot/area measurement of a localized area of interest identified in a scene and for performing spatial scene reconstruction. A switching module enables a single-pixel camera to alternate between a spot/area measurement mode and a spatial scene reconstruction mode. In the case where the operative mode is switched to spot measurement, a light modulation device is configured to modulate incoming light according to a clustered pattern that is specific to a localized area of interest intended to be measured by integrating across the pixels to generate an integral value. In the case where the operative mode is switched to spatial scene reconstruction, the light modulation device can be configured to modulate incoming light to display a spatial pattern corresponding to a set of predetermined basis functions. | 03-26-2015 |
| 20150085137 | FLASH SYSTEM FOR MULTI-APERTURE IMAGING - A method and a system for forming an image of a scene are provided. The method includes capturing an image of the scene by exposing an image sensor to radiation from one part of the EM spectrum using one aperture and to radiation from another part of the EM spectrum using another aperture having a different size than the first aperture. Simultaneously with capturing the image, the scene is illuminated with radiation from the second part of the EM spectrum. The image is then formed on the basis of image data generated by the radiation from the first part of the EM spectrum and image data generated by radiation from the second part of the EM spectrum. | 03-26-2015 |
| 20150092062 | INFRARED PHOTOGRAPHING DEVICE AND INFRARED PHOTOGRAPHING METHOD - An infrared photographing device and infrared photographing method in the invention relate to an infrared photographing device and an application field of infrared imaging detection. According to an infrared photographing device in the prior art, the objects to be photographed are selected according to subjective experience of users, with lower efficiency and omissions. According to the infrared photographing device and infrared photographing method in the invention, based on the stored object information, the object information and the sequence related to the object to be photographed is determined. Then, the special object information is designated, and the object instructing information acquired according to the special object information is displayed specially, using as the information instruction of the object to be photographed at present. When the switch instruction is sent, the designated special object information is switched according to the sequence. Thereby, the photographing speed is improved, and there are no omissions. | 04-02-2015 |
| 20150092063 | APPARATUS AND METHOD SUPPORTING COVERT COMMUNICATIONS USING TERAHERTZ IMAGING CAMERA - An apparatus includes a link receiver having a detector array configured to receive radiation from a remote communication device, where the detector array includes multiple detectors. Each detector includes a horn receiver configured to capture the radiation using an antenna positioned in or proximate to a throat of the horn receiver, where the antenna is coupled to an antenna load. Each detector also includes a bolometer electrically isolated from the antenna load and in thermal contact with the antenna load. The link receiver could include a terahertz camera. The detector array can be located at a focal plane of an optical system configured to receive the radiation through a specified far-field solid angle. The apparatus could also include a link transmitter configured to generate and transmit second radiation to the remote communication device and/or a communication transmitter/receiver configured to communicate with the remote communication device. | 04-02-2015 |
| 20150097964 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING EXPOSURE TIME BY USING INFRARED LIGHT, COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING RECORDED THEREON COMPUTER PROGRAM CODES FOR PERFORMING THE METHOD, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS HAVING PHOTOGRAPHING FUNCTION - An electronic apparatus having a photographing function includes: a flash that emits light including a visible light wavelength range and an infrared wavelength range and radiates the light onto a subject; an infrared detector that absorbs light in the infrared wavelength range and generates a detection signal corresponding to the light; an image sensor that photoelectrically transforms incident light and generates an image signal; and a controller that controls an exposure time of the image sensor based on the detection signal. | 04-09-2015 |
| 20150097965 | ELIMINATING LINE-OF-SIGHT NEEDS AND INTERFERENCE IN A TRACKER - A system for tracking a cinematography target can comprise a tracking system configured to identify a particular emitter and to track the movements of the particular emitter. The tracking system can comprise a transmission module, an antenna array, and a motor module. The motor module can point a cinematography device towards an emitter. | 04-09-2015 |
| 20150097966 | Photoelectric Conversion Device and Image Pick-Up Device - A photoelectric conversion device includes a semiconductor substrate, an insulating layer provided on the semiconductor substrate, an electrode provided on the insulating layer, a photoelectric conversion film provided on the electrode for converting received light to charges, a line connected between the electrode and the semiconductor substrate, a first planar electrode provided in the insulating layer and connected to the electrode, and a second planar electrode provided in the insulating layer between the first planar electrode and the semiconductor substrate. | 04-09-2015 |
| 20150103182 | INFRARED OPTICAL SYSTEM, INFRARED IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS - There is provided an infrared optical system includes a light collecting lens having a curved light collecting surface for collecting infrared light incident from an object side, the lens being made of resin having a stepped shape being gradually deeper from periphery to center; and an optical path length correction element for correcting a difference in an optical path length produced by the stepped shape of the light collecting lens. The above-described stepped shape is provided to allow the lens to be thinner than the lens having the plano-convex shape. In other words, the infrared transmittance of the optical system is improved. In addition, the optical path length correction element can correct a difference in an optical path length produced by the stepped shape of the light collecting lens. | 04-16-2015 |
| 20150109454 | FACILITATING ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF ASSOCIATED VISIBLE LIGHT AND INFRARED (IR) IMAGE INFORMATION - There is provided for an embodiment a method for enabling improved analysis and interpretation of associated image data in an infrared (IR) image and a visible light (VL) image depicting a real world scene, captured using a thermography arrangement comprising an IR imaging system and a VL imaging system, the method comprising: capturing an IR image depicting the scene, having a first field of view (FOV); capturing a VL image depicting the scene, having a second FOV; processing at least one of the VL image and the IR image such that the FOV represented in the VL image substantially corresponds to the FOV represented in the IR image; associating the resulting IR and VL images to provide associated images; and enabling a user to access the associated images for display, wherein analysis and interpretation of the associated images, having image pair content, is intuitive as the resulting VL image and the resulting IR image after associating represent the same FOV. | 04-23-2015 |
| 20150109455 | AMBIENT LIGHT SENSOR AND ADJUSTING METHOD THEREOF, AND ELECTRONIC PRODUCT - A method for adjusting an ambient light sensor includes: acquiring a color temperature of light received by the ambient light sensor; and adjusting an output light intensity of the ambient light sensor according to the color temperature to enable output light intensities of the ambient light sensor to be consistent under received light with different color temperatures. The ambient light sensor includes: an acquiring device, configured to acquire a color temperature of light received by the ambient light sensor; and an adjuster, configured to adjust an output light intensity of the ambient light sensor according to the color temperature acquired by the acquiring device to enable output light intensities of the ambient light sensor to be consistent under received light with different color temperatures. | 04-23-2015 |
| 20150109456 | TIR IMAGING LENS, IMAGE CAPTURING SYSTEM HAVING THE SAME, AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - A method of manufacturing lenses includes creating a wafer-level master, overmolding the wafer-level master to form a daughter replica, casting a polymer lens shapes onto a wafer using the daughter replica, transferring the polymer lens shapes into the wafer, and singulating the wafer to create individual dies with a lens thereon. The wafer may be silicon, e.g., silicon having a resistivity between 0.1 and 100 Ωcm. | 04-23-2015 |
| 20150116500 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - The image pickup apparatus includes a focus detector to produce, by using a light from an object passing through an image-taking optical system, focus information indicating a focus state of the image-taking optical system, a light-receiving sensor including visible-light receiving elements each receiving the light from the object and respectively having sensitivity centroids in mutually different wavelength ranges of a visible wavelength range, and a controller. The light-receiving sensor includes, separately from the visible-light receiving elements, infrared receiving elements each having a sensitivity centroid in an infrared wavelength range. An infrared-cutting filter disposed on a light-entering side further than the light-receiving sensor has a half-value wavelength longer than a wavelength of the sensitivity centroid of the infrared receiving elements. The controller performs focus control by using the focus information, output from the visible-light receiving elements and output from the infrared receiving elements. | 04-30-2015 |
| 20150130949 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OUTPUT OF DUAL VIDEO STREAM VIA A SINGLE PARALLEL DIGITAL VIDEO INTERFACE - A method of operating a video camera includes capturing a scene of imaging data using the video camera, wherein the imaging data is characterized by a first bit depth and processing the imaging data to provide display data characterized by a second bit depth less than the first bit depth. The method also includes framing the imaging data and the display data and outputting the framed imaging and display data. | 05-14-2015 |
| 20150130950 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INTEGRATED OPTICAL SYSTEMS - A method of operating optical systems includes forming a stitched image of a field of regard using a first optical device. The stitched image of the field of regard comprises a plurality of sub-images associated with a first field of view. The method also includes receiving an image of a second field of view from a second optical device and determining a location of the image of the second field of view in the stitched image. The method further includes communicating an indicator to the second optical device. The indicator is to the location of the image of the second field of view in the stitched image. | 05-14-2015 |
| 20150138366 | IMAGING SYSTEMS WITH VISIBLE LIGHT SENSITIVE PIXELS AND INFRARED LIGHT SENSITIVE PIXELS - An image sensor may have an array of image pixels arranged in color filter unit cells that each have at least one red image pixel that generates red image signals, at least one blue image pixel that generate blue image signals, at least one clear image pixels that generate clear image signals, at least one infrared image pixel that generates infrared image signals, and optionally at least one green image pixel that generates green image signals. The image sensor may be coupled to processing circuitry that performs chroma demosaicking operations on the image signals. The processing circuitry may generate an infrared image using the infrared image signals and a luminance value using the clear, red, blue, and infrared image signals. The processing circuitry may perform point filter operations on the image signals based on the generated luminance value to produce corrected visible light image signals having improved image quality. | 05-21-2015 |
| 20150138367 | IMAGER WITH INCREASED READOUT CAPACITANCE - An image sensor may be provided. The image sensor may be a high-capacitance image sensor or a dual-mode image sensor having a high-capacitance operational mode. A high-capacitance image sensor may include image detectors and associated unit cells. During operation, the image sensor may integrate image signals from each detector row using unit cells in multiple unit cell rows. The image sensor may integrate and readout image signals in an interleaved process that allows each detector row to capture image data using multiple unit cells. A dual-mode image sensor may operate in a similar manner to a high-capacitance image sensor when operated in the high-capacitance mode. The dual-mode image sensor may have switches interposed between unit cells to selectively couple and decouple the unit cells for switching between the high-capacitance mode and a normal operational mode. | 05-21-2015 |
| 20150138368 | IMAGING APPARATUS, IMAGING SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD OF IMAGING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An imaging apparatus that communicate with an external apparatus through a network includes an imaging optical system; an imaging unit that captures an image of an object by the imaging optical system; an optical filter; an inserting and removing unit that inserts and removes the optical filter into and from an optical path of the imaging optical system; a receiving unit that receives an adjustment command from the external apparatus through the network, the command including individual adjustment values respectively for insertion and removal of the optical filter into and form the optical path; an automatically determining unit that, based on one of the adjustment values, automatically determines the other adjustment value in the adjustment command; and a control unit that controls the inserting and removing unit based on the one adjustment value received by the receiving unit and the other adjustment value determined by the automatically determining unit. | 05-21-2015 |
| 20150138369 | NEAR INFRARED ABSORPTIVE LIQUID COMPOSITION, NEAR INFRARED CUT FILTER USING THE SAME, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND CAMERA MODULE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Provide a near-infrared absorbing composition excellent in the light resistance, and suppressed from producing non-uniformity. | 05-21-2015 |
| 20150146009 | ALIGNMENT OF VISIBLE LIGHT SOURCES BASED ON THERMAL IMAGES - Various techniques are disclosed for providing systems for providing alignment guide information to selectively direct a visible light source to substantially align the visible light source with a desired subject and to project a visible light beam substantially on the desired subject. For example, a system may include a small form factor infrared imaging module to capture thermal images of a scene, which may be received by a processor to generate alignment guide information such as a user-viewable image of the scene, a user-viewable cue, and a framing reticle. In another example, such a system may be implemented as a camera. In yet another example, such a system may be implemented as a spotlight. | 05-28-2015 |
| 20150296150 | COMBINED VISIBLE AND NON-VISIBLE PROJECTION SYSTEM - A projection display system includes a visible light source coupled to project a visible image onto a screen. An infrared (IR) light source is coupled to project a non-visible IR image onto the screen. The non-visible IR image on the screen is independent of the visible image on the screen. The visible image and the non-visible IR image are overlapped and are displayed simultaneously on the screen. | 10-15-2015 |
| 20150311242 | IMAGE SENSOR WITH DUAL LAYER PHOTODIODE STRUCTURE - An image system with a dual layer photodiode structure is provided for processing color images. In particular, the image system can include an image sensor that can include photodiodes with a dual layer photodiode structure. In some embodiments, the dual layer photodiode can include a first layer of photodiodes (e.g., a bottom layer), an insulation layer disposed on the first layer of photodiodes, and a second layer of photodiodes (e.g., a top layer) disposed on the insulation layer. The first layer of photodiodes can include one or more suitable pixels (e.g., green, blue, clear, luminance, and/or infrared pixels). Likewise, the second layer of photodiodes can include one or more suitable pixels (e.g., green, red, clear, luminance, and/or infrared pixels). An image sensor incorporating dual layer photodiodes can gain light sensitivity with additional clear pixels and maintain luminance information with green pixels. | 10-29-2015 |
| 20150312488 | TECHNIQUES TO COMPENSATE FOR CALIBRATION DRIFTS IN INFRARED IMAGING DEVICES - Various techniques are provided to compensate for and/or update ineffective (e.g., stale) calibration terms due to calibration drifts in infrared imaging devices. For example, a virtual-shutter non-uniformity correction (NUC) procedure may be initiated to generate NUC terms to correct non-uniformities when appropriate triggering events and/or conditions are detected that may indicate presence of an object or scene to act as a shutter (e.g., a virtual shutter). Scene-based non-uniformity correction (SBNUC) may be performed during image capturing operations of the infrared imaging device, for example, when a virtual-shutter scene is not available. Further, snapshots of calibration data (e.g., NUC terms) produced during the virtual-shutter NUC procedure, the SBNUC process, and/or other NUC process may be taken. Such snapshots may be utilized to provide useful NUC data when the infrared imaging device starts up or is otherwise reactivated, so that the SBNUC or other NUC methods may produce effective results soon after the start-up. Such snapshots may also be utilized to update ineffective calibration terms. | 10-29-2015 |
| 20150312489 | ANOMALOUS PIXEL DETECTION - Various techniques are provided to identify anomalous pixels in images captured by imaging devices. In one example, an infrared image frame is received. The infrared image frame is captured by a plurality of infrared sensors based on infrared radiation passed through an optical element. A pixel of the infrared image frame is selected. A plurality of neighborhood pixels of the infrared image frame are selected. Values of the selected pixel and the neighborhood pixels are processed to determine whether the value of the selected pixel exhibits a disparity in relation to the neighborhood pixels that exceeds a maximum disparity associated with a configuration of the optical element and the infrared sensors. The selected pixel is selectively designated as an anomalous pixel based on the processing. | 10-29-2015 |
| 20150312490 | INFRARED FOCAL PLANE ARRAY HEAT SPREADERS - In one embodiment, an infrared (IR) sensor module includes an IR sensor assembly, including a substrate, a microbolometer array disposed on an upper surface of the substrate; and a cap disposed on the upper surface of the substrate and hermetically enclosing the microbolometer array. A base is disposed below the substrate, and a heat spreader having a generally planar portion is interposed between a lower surface of the substrate and an upper surface of the base. In some embodiments, the heat spreader can include a material having an anisotropic thermal conductivity, e.g., graphite. | 10-29-2015 |
| 20150312541 | IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE - An image pickup device includes an image pickup section that picks up an image and is sensitive to at least the red, green, and blue ranges of visible light, and the infrared range; an extraction region processing section that sets regions in an image picked up by the image pickup section; an infrared extraction processing section that extracts infrared range signal information from the regions that were set by the extraction region processing section; a visible light extraction processing section that extracts visible light range signal information from the regions that were set by the extraction range processing section; a white balance processing section that conducts white balance processing on the image using a prescribed color gain; and a system control section that controls the white balance processing section. The system control section performs control so that the color gain of the white balance processing section is a prescribed value. | 10-29-2015 |
| 20150319378 | INFRARED IMAGING DEVICE HAVING A SHUTTER - A shutter assembly may be provided for an infrared imaging module to selectively block external infrared radiation from reaching infrared sensors of the infrared imaging module. For example, the shutter assembly may comprise a paddle situated external to an optical element (e.g., lens) and adapted to be selectively moved by an actuator to substantially block external infrared radiation from entering the optical element. The shutter assembly may be stacked relative to a housing of the infrared imaging module without excessively increasing the overall profile of the infrared imaging module. A substantially reflective low emissivity interior surface may be provided on the paddle to reflect infrared radiation originating from an infrared sensor assembly of the infrared imaging module back to the infrared sensor assembly. | 11-05-2015 |
| 20150319387 | METHOD OF INFRARED IMAGE PROCESSING FOR NON-UNIFORMITY CORRECTION - The invention concerns a method of image processing involving: receiving, by a processing device, an input image (IB) captured by a pixel array sensitive to infrared radiation; determining, based on the input image and on a column component vector (VCOL), a first scale factor (α) by estimating a level of the column spread present in the input image; generating column offset values (α.VCOL(y)) based on the product of the first scale factor with the values of the vector; determining, based on the input image and on a 2D dispersion matrix (IDISP), a second scale factor (β) by estimating a level of the 2D dispersion present in the input image; generating pixel offset values (β.IDISP(x,y)) based on the product of the second scale factor with the values of the matrix; and generating a corrected image (IC′) by applying the column and pixel offset values. | 11-05-2015 |
| 20150326799 | REDUCING CAMERA INTERFERENCE USING IMAGE ANALYSIS - Various embodiments relating to reducing camera interference are disclosed. In one embodiment, an infrared image of a scene may be received from a camera that emits infrared light. An interference condition likely to degrade infrared performance of one or more proximate infrared devices may be recognized. Responsive to recognizing the interference condition, an instruction to mitigate the interference condition may be output. | 11-12-2015 |
| 20150334314 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETECTING THERMAL IMAGES - This invention provides a device and method for detecting thermal images, which relates to infrared detection. The conventional thermal imaging device is excessively dependent on subjective experience of users to photograph a thermal image of a photographed body during photographing, causing omissions and failing to ensure the quality of the photographed thermal image. In the invention, a reference image and an infrared thermal image acquired by photographing are displayed together. A user may photograph a body and detect the acquired thermal imaging data frame under the visual reference of the reference image. When the specified body thermal image is detected, the user is informed. Thereby, the technical requirements for the users are reduced, the photographing quality and speed is improved, and the working strength is reduced. | 11-19-2015 |
| 20150334315 | INFRARED IMAGING ENHANCEMENT WITH FUSION - Techniques using small form factor infrared imaging modules are disclosed. An imaging system may include visible spectrum imaging modules, infrared imaging modules, and other modules to interface with a user and/or a monitoring system. Visible spectrum imaging modules and infrared imaging modules may be positioned in proximity to a scene that will be monitored while visible spectrum-only images of the scene are either not available or less desirable than infrared images of the scene. Imaging modules may be configured to capture images of the scene at different times. Image analytics and processing may be used to generate combined images with infrared imaging features and increased detail and contrast. Triple fusion processing, including selectable aspects of non-uniformity correction processing, true color processing, and high contrast processing, may be performed on the captured images. Control signals based on the combined images may be presented to a user and/or a monitoring system. | 11-19-2015 |
| 20150346403 | IR CUT FILTER AND IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE INCLUDING SAME - A multilayer film of an IR cut filter has the following characteristics. The multilayer film is formed by stacking a high refractive index layer | 12-03-2015 |
| 20150350567 | DATA DIGITIZATION AND DISPLAY FOR AN IMAGING SYSTEM - A system and method for digitizing data from an imaging system includes sampling a signal from an optical detector with a first circuit having a first attenuation and with a second circuit having a second attenuation different than the first attenuation. The system and method further includes digitizing the sampled signal at a predetermined number of bits desired for an analog to digital conversion of the sampled signal by allocating a first portion of bits to digitizing a signal from the first circuit and allocating a second portion of bits to digitizing a signal from the second circuit. The system and method further includes encoding the first and second portion of bits into one monotonic digital word corresponding to a range of the sampled signal. | 12-03-2015 |
| 20150350569 | MULTIPLE-SENSOR IMAGING SYSTEM - An imaging system may include input optics and a plurality of optical sensors. A positionable reflector may be disposed between the input optics and the optical sensors, and may be positionable to redirect incident radiation from an input optical axis toward any one of the optical sensors. The reflector may comprise a rotatable prism. | 12-03-2015 |
| 20150350571 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SELECTING THERMAL IMAGES - This invention provides a device and method for selecting thermal images, which relates to infrared thermal imaging detection. The conventional thermal imaging device is excessively dependent on subjective experience of users to photograph a thermal image of a body, causing great workload and failing to ensure the quality of the thermal image. In the invention, specified information of a specified body thermal image can be automatically detected from the acquired thermal imaging data frame, or auxiliary information is considered. Thus, the thermal imaging data frame satisfying a specified condition can be automatically selected, thereby facilitating subsequent processing or operation, such as inform, analysis, or storage, simplifying photographing operation, and improving the photographing speed and the quality of the thermal image. | 12-03-2015 |
| 20150356351 | Biometric Imaging Devices and Associated Methods - Systems, devices, and methods for authenticating an individual or user using biometric features is provided. In one aspect, for example, a system for authenticating a user through identification of at least one biometric feature can include an active light source capable of emitting electromagnetic radiation having a peak emission wavelength at from about 700 nm to about 1200 nm, where the active light source is positioned to emit the electromagnetic radiation to impinge on at least one biometric feature of the user, and an image sensor having infrared light-trapping pixels positioned relative to the active light source to receive and detect the electromagnetic radiation upon reflection from the at least one biometric feature of the user. The system can further include a processing module functionally coupled to the image sensor and operable to generate an electronic representation of the at least one biometric feature of the user from detected electromagnetic radiation, and an authentication module functionally coupled to the processing module that is operable to receive and compare the electronic representation to an authenticated standard of the at least one biometric feature of the user to provide authentication of the user. | 12-10-2015 |
| 20150358557 | THERMAL RECOGNITION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Various techniques are disclosed for providing object recognition using thermal imaging. Unique thermal features of an object such as a human face can be detected using a thermal imaging module. The thermal imaging module may be included in an authentication system that performs authentication operations for users of a secure system based on the detected thermal features. The thermal features may include a thermal map of a user's face. An object recognition system such as an authentication system may include a non-thermal imaging module that captures non-thermal images of the object. The object recognition system may recognize objects using thermal images and non-thermal images in separate object recognition operations or by combining the thermal and non-thermal images and performing object recognition operations using the combined image. A thermal imaging authentication system may help eliminate user passwords on phones, tablets, computers and/or other secure access systems. | 12-10-2015 |
| 20150358559 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MATCHING THERMAL IMAGES - This invention provides a device and method for matching thermal images, which relates to infrared detection. The conventional thermal imaging device is excessively dependent on subjective experience of users to photograph a thermal image of a photographed body during photographing, causing omissions and failing to ensure the quality of the photographed thermal image. In the invention, if there is a specified body thermal image in the photographed infrared thermal image may be detected, and when the specified body thermal image is detected, the identification is displayed, thus to inform the users. Thereby, the technical requirements for the users are reduced, the photographing quality and speed is improved, and the working strength is reduced. | 12-10-2015 |
| 20150358560 | COMPACT MULTI-SPECTRUM IMAGING WITH FUSION - Techniques using small form factor infrared imaging modules are disclosed. An imaging system may include visible spectrum imaging modules, infrared imaging modules, illumination modules, and other modules to interface with a user and/or a monitoring system. Visible spectrum imaging modules and infrared imaging modules may be positioned in proximity to a scene that will be monitored while visible spectrum-only images of the scene are either not available or less desirable than infrared images of the scene. Imaging modules may be configured to capture images of the scene at different times. Image analytics and processing may be used to generate combined images with infrared imaging features and increased detail and contrast. Selectable aspects of non-uniformity correction processing, true color processing, and high contrast processing, may be performed on the captured images. Control signals based on the combined images may be presented to a user and/or a monitoring system. | 12-10-2015 |
| 20150358567 | SENSORS AND SYSTEMS FOR THE CAPTURE OF SCENES AND EVENTS IN SPACE AND TIME - Various embodiments comprise apparatuses and methods including a light sensor. In one embodiment, an integrated circuit includes an image sensing array region, a first photosensor having a light-sensitive region outside of the image sensing array region, and control circuitry. The control circuitry is arranged in a first mode to read out image data from the image sensing array region, where the data provide information indicative of an image incident on the image sensing array region of the integrated circuit. The control circuitry is arranged in a second mode to read out a signal from the first photosensor indicative of intensity of light incident on the light-sensitive region of the first photosensor. Electrical power consumed by the integrated circuit during the second mode is at least ten times lower than electrical power consumed by the integrated circuit during the first mode. Additional methods and apparatuses are described. | 12-10-2015 |
| 20150358592 | Imaging Device, Image Processing Device, Image Processing Method, and Image Processing Program - An imaging unit includes a color filter in which filter elements of R, G and B are arranged in a plane thereof. The imaging unit captures an object in a state where infrared light with three frequencies assigned to R, G and B are projected so as to generate first to third frames. A synthesizing unit in a pre-signal processing unit arranges pixel data for the three primary colors including pixel data for R in the first frame, pixel data for G in the second frame and pixel data for B in the third frame in such a manner as to have the same array as the filter elements in the color filter, so as to generate synthesized image signals synthesized in one frame. A demosaicing unit subjects the frame of the synthesized image signals to demosaicing so as to generate frames of the three primary colors. | 12-10-2015 |
| 20150365592 | ALIGNMENT OF VISIBLE LIGHT SOURCES BASED ON THERMAL IMAGES - Various techniques are disclosed for providing systems for providing alignment guide information to selectively direct a visible light source to substantially align the visible light source with a desired subject and to project a visible light beam substantially on the desired subject. For example, a system may include a small form factor infrared imaging module to capture thermal images of a scene, which may be received by a processor to generate alignment guide information such as a user-viewable image of the scene, a user-viewable cue, and a framing reticle. In another example, such a system may be implemented as a camera. In yet another example, such a system may be implemented as a spotlight. | 12-17-2015 |
| 20150365607 | TARGET OBJECT INFORMATION ACQUISITION METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - Disclosed are a target object information acquisition method and an electronic device. The target object information acquisition method comprises a first infrared transmitter transmitting scattered light to a target area comprising at least one object; a photoreceptor receiving first reflected light output after at least one object reflects the scattered light in a first time period, and generating a depth image corresponding to the target area, acquiring the target image information about a target object; a second infrared transmitter transmitting scattered light to the target area; the photoreceptor receiving second reflected light output after at least one object reflects the scattered light in a second time period, and generating a feature image corresponding to the target area; and acquiring feature information. By means of the time division, the present invention solves the technical problem of a low acquisition rate for target object information in the prior art. | 12-17-2015 |
| 20150365609 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image capturing apparatus includes a photometric sensor having a plurality of pixels having a sensitivity to an infrared light range and a visible light range, an acquisition unit that divides the photometric sensor into a plurality of pixel groups and acquires image information of the infrared light range and image information of the visible light range in each of the plurality of pixel groups, a subtraction unit that generates a visible light component obtained by subtracting an infrared light component that is based on the image information of the infrared light range from the image information of each of the plurality of pixel groups, and a processing unit that performs at least one of light source determination processing, specific color detection processing, and exposure amount determination processing, using the visible light component generated by the subtraction unit. | 12-17-2015 |
| 20150369978 | NVIS COLOR FILTER AND A LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - A night vision imaging system (NVIS) compatible liquid crystal display (LCD) includes a backlight and an LCD panel. The LCD panel includes a color filter including a plurality of colored pixels. Each of the colored pixels in the plurality of colored pixels incorporates a near infrared (NIR) filter, capable of substantially blocking emissions from the backlight, including NIR emission between 650 nm and 930 nm, while maintaining high transmission of bands of visible light for producing a full color visual image. | 12-24-2015 |
| 20150377587 | COATING FOR LIGHT SECURITY - A night vision system includes an eyepiece and a video camera to capture a video image that can be remote to the eyepiece. The eyepiece includes an optical device with a front side and a back side. A splitting surface within the optical device reflects some of a video image toward an eye of a user of the eyepiece, and the splitting surface further allows some light of an optical image received from in front of the eyepiece to past through the eyepiece to the eye of the user. The layer of switchable coating on the eyepiece can be switched between a transparent mode and an opaque mode by the user. When in an opaque mode no light can leave the front side of the optical device and only the video image can be seen through the eyepiece. | 12-31-2015 |
| 20150381865 | INFRARED CAMERA - An infrared camera, comprising photosensitive element ( | 12-31-2015 |
| 20150381907 | IMAGING SYSTEMS FOR INFRARED AND VISIBLE IMAGING WITH PATTERNED INFRARED CUTOFF FILTERS - An image sensor may include a pixel array having visible and infrared imaging pixels for simultaneously detecting light in the visible and infrared spectral ranges. The pixel array may include an array of photodiodes, an array of filter elements formed over the photodiodes, and an array of microlenses formed over the array of filter elements. The filter elements may include infrared cutoff filter elements that block infrared light while passing visible light. The infrared cutoff filter elements may be formed from a patterned layer of infrared blocking material. Each visible imaging pixel includes a portion of the infrared blocking material and a color filter element. Each infrared imaging pixel is aligned with an opening in the infrared blocking material. The opening may be filled with an infrared pass filter element that passes infrared light while blocking visible light. | 12-31-2015 |
| 20160006951 | 3D IMAGING METHOD AND SYSTEM - A system for generating a three-dimensional model of an object, the system including a portable hand-held imaging device including a housing, a plurality of sensors attached to the housing and at least one electronic processing device coupled to the plurality of sensors. The electronic processing device determines from the plurality of sensors, whilst the imaging device is in at least two different poses relative to the object, range data indicative of a range of the object and thermal infrared data indicative of a thermal infrared image of the object, generates a three-dimensional model based at least partially upon the range data from the at least two different poses and associates model data derived from the thermal infrared data from the at least two different poses with the three dimensional model to thereby provide a three dimensional thermal infrared model of the object. | 01-07-2016 |
| 20160006952 | CAMERA | 01-07-2016 |
| 20160006953 | Signaling Device for an Obscured Environment - A portable signaling device for use in a reduced visibility environment. The signaling device includes a housing for carrying the signaling device into the reduced visibility environment, the housing having a signaling side and an attachment side, the signaling side configured to transmit an infrared signal and the attachment side configured to be secured to a structure within the environment, and an infrared energy source located within the housing, the infrared energy source including a power source, an emitter connected to the power source, and a switching mechanism connected to the power source and the emitter. The signaling device also includes a control circuit coupled to the infrared energy source, the control circuit configured to receive an input representing a message to be transmitted to a thermal imaging camera being carried by a first responder, the message providing a visual indication of a firefighting operation, and operate the infrared energy source to transmit the infrared signal representing the message to the thermal imaging camera. | 01-07-2016 |
| 20160018648 | SEE-THROUGH COMPUTER DISPLAY SYSTEMS - Aspects of the present invention relate to providing see-through computer display optics. | 01-21-2016 |
| 20160027825 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND IMAGING SYSTEM - A solid-state imaging apparatus, comprising a first semiconductor region of a first conductivity type provided on a substrate by an epitaxial growth method, a second semiconductor region of the first conductivity type provided on the first semiconductor region, and a third semiconductor region of a second conductivity type provided in the second semiconductor region so as to form a pn junction with the second semiconductor region, wherein the first semiconductor region is formed such that an impurity concentration decreases from a side of the substrate to a side of the third semiconductor region, and an impurity concentration distribution in the second semiconductor region is formed by an ion implantation method. | 01-28-2016 |
| 20160028979 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR UV INOPERABLE PIXEL COMPENSATION - A method for estimating values lost to inoperable pixels on ultraviolet (UV) sensor arrays comprising identifying an inoperable pixel on a UV sensor array, applying a three by three kernel to the inoperable pixel, the three by three kernel being centered on the inoperable pixel, acquiring a centroid value for the inoperable pixel, applying a compensation algorithm based on the three by three kernel radial centroid value, and calculating estimated values for the inoperable pixel. | 01-28-2016 |
| 20160034759 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RECOGNIZING IRIS - An iris recognition apparatus is provided. The iris recognition apparatus includes a first photographer configured to photograph an iris in a visible ray wavelength range, a second photographer configured to photograph in an infrared ray wavelength range, a determiner configured to determine whether the iris photographed by the first photographer satisfies a predetermined condition, and a controller configured to, in response to the photographed iris satisfying the predetermined condition, control the second photographer to photograph the iris, and to perform iris recognition using the iris photographed in the infrared ray wavelength range. | 02-04-2016 |
| 20160037077 | INFRARED BINOCULAR SYSTEM WITH DUAL DIOPTER ADJUSTMENT - Binocular system, including method and apparatus, for viewing a scene. The system may comprise a left camera and a right camera that create left and right video signals from detected optical radiation. At least one of the cameras may include a sensor that is sensitive to infrared radiation. The system also may comprise a left display and a right display arranged to be viewed by a pair of eyes. The left and right displays may be configured to present respective left video images and right video images formed with visible light based respectively on the left and right video signals. | 02-04-2016 |
| 20160037088 | OBJECT RECOGNITION APPARATUS THAT PERFORMS OBJECT RECOGNITION BASED ON INFRARED IMAGE AND VISIBLE IMAGE - An object recognition apparatus includes an image capturing unit configured to capture a first image based on infrared or near-infrared light and a second image based on visible light, an object being included in the first and second images, respectively, a storage unit storing image data of articles, and a processing unit configured to determine a first portion of the first image in which the object is contained, extract a second portion of the second image corresponding to the first portion, and select one of the articles as a candidate for the object based on the second portion of the second image and the stored image data. | 02-04-2016 |
| 20160041036 | METHOD OF NON-CONTACT CONTROL USING A POLARIZING PEN AND SYSTEM INCORPORATING SAME - There are disclosed a method and a system for non-contact control in a form of a polarization marker, a receiving device, and a microprocessor. In the polarization marker, beams are polarized with a customized cylinder polarizer, pass through a system of lenses and reflectors and are emitted into space, wherein the direction of the polarization vectors is axially symmetrical about the virtual axis of the polarization marker. The receiving device located in the working plane identifies the direction and position in space of the polarization marker in relation to the receiver, the results being interpreted by the microprocessor into control commands The receiving device consists of polarimeters spaced at a predetermined distance. The polarimeters identify the direction of the polarization vectors of incident beams from the polarization marker. Based on the data obtained from each polarimeter, the microprocessor calculates the direction and angles of site of the polarization marker. | 02-11-2016 |
| 20160044254 | THERMAL IMAGER WITH LARGE DYNAMIC RANGE AND IMPROVED SIGNAL-TO-NOISE RATIO - A system for producing thermal images acquires at least first and second thermal images comprising a plurality of pixels and a first and second dynamic range, respectively. The second dynamic range is such that its upper limit is higher than that of the first, and at least partially overlaps the first. A final thermal image is created comprising pixels from the first thermal image that are not saturated or nearly saturated with respect to the first dynamic range, and pixels from the second thermal image that are saturated or nearly saturated with respect to the first dynamic range. The resulting final image generally comprises both a large dynamic range and high signal-to-noise ratio. | 02-11-2016 |
| 20160044306 | TIME BASED OFFSET CORRECTION FOR IMAGING SYSTEMS - A method for offset correction in an imaging system comprising acquiring image data representative of at least a portion of a frame of pixel intensity values from the detector array at two times with a shutter closed. The method includes determining an offset value function for individual pixels based on the image data acquired with the shutter closed. The method includes acquiring subsequent scene image data with the shutter open, and adjusting the scene image data relative to the flat field as predicted by the offset value function at the time the scene image data was acquired to correct for offset drift of the imaging system. In some embodiments, the imaging array is an infrared Focal Plane Array (IR FPA) in a thermal imaging camera. | 02-11-2016 |
| 20160048727 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RECOGNIZING AN OBJECT - A method, a system, and a non-transitory computer readable medium for recognizing an object are disclosed, the method including: emitting an array of infrared rays from an infrared emitter towards a projection region, the projection region including a first object; generating a reference infrared image by recording an intensity of ray reflection from the projection region without the first object; generating a target infrared image by recording the intensity of ray reflection from the projection region with the first object; comparing the target infrared image to the reference infrared image to generate a predetermined intensity threshold; and extracting the first object from the target infrared image, if the intensity of ray reflection of the target infrared image of the first object exceeds the predetermined intensity threshold. | 02-18-2016 |
| 20160057327 | CAMERA MODULE - Exemplary embodiments of a camera module are proposed, the camera module including a PCB (Printed Circuit Board) mounted with an image sensor, a base installed at an upper surface of the PCB and formed with a window at a position corresponding to that of the image sensor, an IRCF (Infrared Cut Filter) installed at an upper surface of the base, and an adhesive member fixing the IRCF to the base. | 02-25-2016 |
| 20160057365 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, COMPUTER-READABLE NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING STORED THEREIN INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - An example information processing apparatus including an infrared light emitter capable of emitting infrared light and a camera capable of at least taking an infrared light image is provided. In the information processing apparatus, when face detection has been successful with the infrared light emitted, emission of the infrared light is stopped, and a face detection process with the emission stopped is executed. As a result, when face detection has been successful, the face detection process is continued with emission of the infrared light stopped, and when face detection has been failure, the infrared light is emitted and the face detection process is continued. | 02-25-2016 |
| 20160057367 | METHOD FOR EXTRACTING RGB AND NIR USING RGBW SENSOR - A method is provided for extracting RGB and NW using an RGBW sensor that improves image information processing performance by simultaneously extracting RGB and NIR image information using the RGBW sensor in which pixels of an RGB filter and pixels of a clear filter are coupled, and reducing cost by extracting the NIR image information while not using an infrared cutoff filter is provided. The method includes transmitting, by light, an RGBW filter, and extracting an RGBW image value (R_c, G_c, B_c, W_c) captured by sensing the transmitted light by the RGBW sensor and extracting an RGB value. In addition, the method includes an NIR value by multiplying the captured RGBW image value with an inverse matrix (A) value. | 02-25-2016 |
| 20160057371 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, COMPUTER-READABLE NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING STORED THEREIN INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - An example information processing apparatus including an infrared light emitter capable of emitting infrared light and a camera capable of at least taking an infrared light image is provided. In the information processing apparatus, first, an image taken by use of the camera is obtained. A face detection process based on the image is repeatedly executed. Then, based on a result of the face detection process, emission of the infrared light is stopped and emission of the infrared light is resumed after a lapse of a predetermined time period. | 02-25-2016 |
| 20160063711 | NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM ENCODED WITH COMPUTER READABLE IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - A non-transitory storage medium encoded with a computer readable image processing program is provided. The image processing program causes a computer to perform functionality including obtaining an infrared image of a subject and determining a position of the subject included in the infrared image based on brightness and a size of a prescribed region of the subject within the infrared image. | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160065865 | IMAGING DEVICE AND IMAGING SYSTEM - The imaging device includes an imaging unit that acquires a visible light signal and an invisible light signal by imaging a subject, a first luminance generation unit that generates a visible light luminance signal by using the visible light signal output from the imaging unit, a second luminance generation unit that generates an invisible light luminance signal by using the invisible light signal output from the imaging unit, an image correction processing unit that performs a correction process by using the visible light luminance signal generated by the first luminance generation unit and the invisible light luminance signal generated by the second luminance generation unit, and a control unit that controls at least the image correction processing unit; and the image correction processing unit performs the correction process by adding a correction signal, which is generated using the invisible light luminance signal, to the visible light signal. | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160065926 | Image-Capturing Method and Image-Capturing Device - Provided is an image-capturing device including: a visible light signal generating unit that extracts a visible light signal from a pixel signal from an image-capturing element; a light source color estimating unit that estimates a color temperature of a light source from the visible light signal; a white-balance adjusting unit that performs white balance correction on the visible light signal according to an estimation result; a non-visible light signal generating unit that extracts a non-visible light signal from the signals from the image-capturing element; and an image composing unit that combines and outputs the visible light signal on which the white balance correction was performed and the non-visible light signal. | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160070125 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUS FOR SENSITIVE THERMAL IMAGING - The high-pixel-count uncooled thermal imaging arrays disclosed herein have liquid crystal (LC) microcavity transducers separate from the read-out integrated circuit (ROIC). The transducer converts incident infrared (IR) radiation in birefringence changes that can be measured with visible light. In other words, the system uses the temperature sensitivity of the LC birefringence to convert the IR scene to a visible image. Measurements on sample arrays indicate that the LC material quality is similar to that of bulk samples and has good noise performance. Additionally, high-fill-factor arrays on fused-silica substrates may be processed to enable optimization of conditions for greatly improved temperature sensitivity. An additional IR absorber layer may be integrated into the process to tune the structure for the infrared. | 03-10-2016 |
| 20160073043 | Systems and Methods for Enhanced Infrared Imaging - An infrared imaging system combines a low-resolution infrared camera with a high-resolution visible-light camera. Information extracted from images taken using the visible-light camera is combined with the low-resolution infrared images to produce an infrared image with enhanced spatial details. The process of extracting the information from the visible image adjusts the quantization level of the visible-light image to scale visible objects to match objects identified in the infrared image. | 03-10-2016 |
| 20160073044 | System and Method for Controlling a Projector via a Passive Control Strip - A projector includes an infrared generator, an infrared camera, an infrared control module, and a controller. The infrared generator provides an infrared curtain on a screen that the projector projects an image. The infrared camera detects a selection of an icon on a control strip located within the infrared curtain. The infrared control module is in communication with the infrared generator and the infrared camera, and determines a coordinate position within the infrared curtain associated with the selection of the icon on the control strip. The controller is in communication with the infrared control module, and determines a command for the projector based on the coordinate position of the selection of the icon, and executes the command. | 03-10-2016 |
| 20160080664 | SELECTIVE COLOR DISPLAY OF A THERMAL IMAGE - An imaging system includes an array of photodetectors that produce an array of intensity values. Image and display processing components of the imaging system produce an array of display-formatted pixels for display on an imaging system display. The display-formatted pixels include a first plurality of pixels associated with a color lookup table and a second plurality of pixels associated with a grey-scale lookup table. The image and display processing components compare pixel intensity values to temperature criteria and apply the color lookup table to pixels satisfying the temperature criteria and apply the grey-scale lookup table to pixels not satisfying the temperature criteria. | 03-17-2016 |
| 20160080668 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING LIGHT SOURCES - A method for detecting light sources. The method includes capturing an image including a sub-infrared light emitter, applying a filter to a pixel of the captured image to isolate a signal strength of a range of frequencies, and comparing the signal strength of the filtered pixel to an expected signal strength of a background spectra for the range of frequencies. As a result of a difference between the signal strength of the filtered pixel and the expected signal strength exceeding a predetermined threshold, the method includes identifying the pixel as corresponding to a light emitter. As a result of the difference between the signal strength of the filtered pixel and the expected signal strength not a predetermined threshold, the method includes identifying the pixel as not corresponding to a light emitter. | 03-17-2016 |
| 20160086315 | METHOD OF SHUTTERLESS NON-UNIFORMITY CORRECTION FOR INFRARED IMAGERS - A method of correcting an infrared image including a plurality of pixels arranged in an input image array, a first pixel in the plurality of pixels having a first pixel value and one or more neighbor pixel with one or more neighbor pixel values. The first pixel and the one or more neighbor pixels are associated with an object in the image. The method includes providing a correction array having a plurality of correction pixel values, generating a corrected image array by adding the first pixel value to a correction pixel value in the correction array, and detecting edges in the corrected image array. The method also includes masking the detected edges in the corrected image array, updating the correction array, for each correction pixel value in the correction array and providing an output image array based on the correction array and the input image array. | 03-24-2016 |
| 20160088238 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND METHOD - An imaging apparatus and method are provided for improving discrimination between parts of a scene enabling enhancement of an object in the scene. A camera unit ( | 03-24-2016 |
| 20160088242 | RECONFIGURABLE PHASE CHANGE MATERIAL MASKS FOR ELECTRO-OPTICAL COMPRESSIVE SENSING - An optical system that includes a reconfigurable phase-change material (PCM) layer that includes a plurality of individually controllable pixel areas. Each individually controllable pixel area is variable between a first refractive index and a second refractive index. The PCM layer is configured to pass radiation incident on the PCM layer in accordance with a first mask pattern through the PCM layer in a downstream direction. A PCM controller is configured to control the plurality of individually controllable pixel areas to have respective refractive indices in accordance with the first mask pattern. | 03-24-2016 |
| 20160094780 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ADJUSTING CAMERA FOCUS TO FACILITATE INFRARED IMAGING - Methods, systems, and techniques for adjusting camera focus to facilitate infrared imaging are employed to account for a difference in wavelength between visible and infrared light to permit sharp imaging regardless of whether imaging is performed using visible or infrared light. Camera focus is adjusted in accordance with base and offset values. The base value may be determined in accordance with a curve relating focus motor position and object distance and the offset value may be manually set by the user or automatically set by performing an autofocus method when the camera is operating in low light conditions. | 03-31-2016 |
| 20160099271 | INFRARED IMAGE SENSOR - An image sensor includes a substrate, dual-waveband photosensitive devices, at least one infrared photosensitive device, a transparent dielectric layer, at least one infrared band-pass filter, a color filter layer and a micro-lens layer. The dual-waveband photosensitive devices are disposed in the substrate, and each dual-waveband photosensitive device is configured to sense an infrared light and one visible light. The infrared photosensitive device is disposed in the substrate, in which the dual-waveband photosensitive devices and the infrared photosensitive device are arranged in an array. The transparent dielectric layer is disposed over the dual-waveband photosensitive devices and the infrared photosensitive device. The infrared band-pass filter is disposed in the transparent dielectric layer and corresponds to the infrared photosensitive device. The color filter layer is disposed to cover the transparent dielectric layer and the infrared band-pass filter. The micro-lens layer is disposed on the color filter layer. | 04-07-2016 |
| 20160103247 | NEAR INFRARED RADIATION-ABSORBING COMPOSITION, NEAR INFRARED RADIATION CUT-OFF FILTER AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR, AND CAMERA MODULE AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR - Provided are a near infrared radiation-absorbing composition capable of forming a cured film having excellent heat resistance while maintaining high near infrared radiation-shielding properties, a near infrared radiation cut-off filter and a production method therefor, and a camera module and a production method therefor. The near infrared radiation-absorbing composition includes a copper compound obtained from a reaction between a siloxane (A1) having an acid group or a salt thereof and a copper component. | 04-14-2016 |
| 20160112613 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - An image pickup apparatus includes a lens, an image sensor, an optical filter, and a driving device. The lens focuses light beams from at least one subject to form an optical image, and the image sensor receives the optical image and converts the optical image into at least one electric signal. The optical filter includes a first plate and a second plate, the first plate is disposed between the lens and the image sensor, and the second plate is disposed between the first plate and the image sensor. The driving device moves the second plate. The second plate has substantially the same index of refraction as the first plate, and a thickness of the second plate is continuously decreased or increased across the second plate. | 04-21-2016 |
| 20160112655 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR INDICATING HOSTILE FIRE - Systems, methods, and computer program products for identifying hostile fire. A characteristic of a fired projectile is detected using an optical system and the projectile's travel path in relation to a vehicle is determined. If the determined travel path of the projectile is within a predetermined distance from the vehicle, it is determined that the projectile is hostile towards the vehicle and a warning is output. | 04-21-2016 |
| 20160112656 | THERMAL IMAGING DEVICE, ANALYZING DEVICE, THERMAL IMAGE PHOTOGRAPHING METHOD, AND ANALYZING METHOD - This invention provides a thermal imaging device, an analyzing device, a thermal image photographing method, and an analyzing method, relates to a thermal imaging device and application fields of thermal image photographing. The present thermal imaging devices mainly belong to a picture-photographing type. When a photographing button of an infrared photographing device of a picture-photographing mode is pressed, the recorded thermal image document is a thermal image picture document, causing the slower photographing speed and the lower efficiency, failing to measure moving objects and to describe large-scale objects. In the thermal imaging device, the analyzing device, the thermal image photographing method, and the analyzing method in the invention, according to thermal imaging data frames acquired by a photographing part, the acquired thermal imaging data frames are continuously recorded, and the key frame is distinguished from other frames. | 04-21-2016 |
| 20160116341 | HAND-HELD MEDICAL-DATA CAPTURE-DEVICE HAVING A DIGITAL INFRARED SENSOR WITH NO A/D CONVERTER AND HAVING INTEROPERATION WITH ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD SYSTEMS VIA AN AUTHENTICATED COMMUNICATION CHANNEL - In one implementation, an apparatus estimates body core temperature from an infrared measurement of an external source point using a cubic relationship between the body core temperature and the measurement of an external source point is described, estimates temperature from a digital infrared sensor and determines vital signs from a solid-state image transducer, or determines vital signs from a solid-state image transducer and estimates body core temperature from an infrared measurement of an external source point using a cubic relationship between the body core temperature and the measurement of an external source point; after which the estimated and/or determined information is transmitted to an external database. | 04-28-2016 |
| 20160119558 | ILLUMINATION ESTIMATION DEVICE, ILLUMINATION ESTIMATION METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - Illumination estimation device includes: target object area extraction unit which extracts an object area from a multispectral image, the object area being an area, including specular reflection, of an object; distribution characteristics estimation unit which estimates information representing a subspace that approximates a distribution of observation values in a spectral space, as distribution characteristics, the distribution characteristics being characteristics of a spreading manner of the observation values in the object area within the spectral space; dimension reduction unit which selects a distribution characteristic to be used from among the distribution characteristics estimated by the distribution characteristics estimation unit depending on the number of dimensions to be reduced, the number of dimensions to be reduced being determined in advance by a light environment; and illumination estimation unit which estimates spectral characteristics of illumination based on the subspace information to be represented by the distribution characteristic selected by the dimension reduction unit. | 04-28-2016 |
| 20160124180 | COMBINED LENS MODULE AND IMAGE CAPTURING-AND-SENSING ASSEMBLY - A combined lens module including plural lens modules deposited within a housing is provided. These lens modules include plural lenses and multiple apertures. Each lens has a main lens element for visible light and an associate lens element for invisible light. An image capturing-and-sensing assembly may be performed by equipping with such a combined lens module and a sensor for visible light and invisible light, which could have high-resolution and apply to a thin portable device or any environment in use of infrared structured lighting or light scanner for the applications of human-machine interactive. | 05-05-2016 |
| 20160127659 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS INCLUDING INFRARED LIGHT REDUCTION SECTION, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image pickup apparatus capable of accurately inserting/removing an infrared light reduction section. An infrared cut filter is inserted between a photographic optical system and an image pickup device to reduce infrared light contained in an optical image. If an object luminance acquired based on an optical image is lower than a first threshold, a camera control circuit calculates a second threshold for comparison with the object luminance and a third threshold value for comparison with an object luminance detected by a luminance sensor, based on the object luminances and the first threshold, and one of the second and third thresholds is made equal to or higher than the other. The infrared cut filter is selectively inserted or removed based on the object luminances, the second and third switching threshold values. | 05-05-2016 |
| 20160127660 | LIQUID CRYSTAL FOURIER TRANSFORM IMAGING SPECTROMETER - A device has a hyperspectral imaging sensor including a polarizing device to receive and polarize an incoming beam of light, a liquid crystal variable retarder adjacent the polarizing device to receive the polarized beam of light from the polarizing device and to change polarization of the light in a wavelength dependent manner, an output polarizer to receive the wavelength-dependent polarized light and to convert polarization state information of the light into a form detectable as light intensity, a voltage source connected to the liquid crystal device, and a controller to control voltages applied to the liquid crystal variable retarder; an image sensor synchronized with the controller to receive the light in a form detectable as light intensity as a function of retardance of the liquid crystal variable retarder and convert the light to an output signal, and a processor to transform the output signal into spectral information. | 05-05-2016 |
| 20160127661 | LIQUID CRYSTAL FOURIER TRANSFORM IMAGING SPECTROMETER - A method of operating a hyperspectral imaging device includes connecting electrodes on a liquid crystal variable retarder to a voltage source, rotating liquid crystal material in the liquid crystal variable retarder between a first orientation with a certain optical phase delay and a second orientation with a different optical phase delay, receiving a beam of light at an image sensor that has passed through the liquid crystal variable retarder, and producing an output signal from the image sensor. | 05-05-2016 |
| 20160134819 | OPTICAL LAMPSHADE AND RELATED CAMERA DEVICE CAPABLE OF DECREASING NOISE OF OPTICAL REFLECTION - An optical lampshade is capable of decreasing noise of optical reflection includes a first transparent component, a second transparent component and an opaque component. An opening is formed on the first transparent component. An accommodating space is located inside the first transparent component. The first transparent component includes a first interior surface and a first exterior surface. The second transparent component is assembled with the first transparent component via the opening. The opaque component is disposed between the first transparent component and the second transparent component. The opaque component stretches from the first exterior surface to the first interior surface, and is suspended inside the accommodating space of the first transparent component. | 05-12-2016 |
| 20160142608 | IMAGING APPARATUS WITH SCENE ADAPTIVE AUTO EXPOSURE COMPENSATION - A method adjusts an auto exposure target in an auto-exposure operation on a sequence of images, such as a sequence of infrared images. The method comprises: obtaining a histogram of at least one of the images; applying a weighted histogram table to the histogram to obtain weighted histogram bins wherein at least some bins in the histogram containing saturated pixels are assigned a higher weighting value and at least some bins in the histogram containing unsaturated pixels are assigned a lower weighting value, and summing the weighted histogram bins to obtain a saturation score and decreasing an auto exposure target for an auto exposure operation when the saturation score exceeds a first threshold value, and increasing the auto-exposure target when the saturation score is below the first threshold value and the image is underexposed. | 05-19-2016 |
| 20160142652 | COMPACT PMMW CAMERA CALIBRATION TARGET - A calibration system for a passive millimeter-wave (PMMW) camera. The calibration system includes a thermal calibrator having a first thermally conducting body, a second thermally conducting body, a first black body target mounted to a front surface of the first conducting body, a second black body target mounted to a front surface of the second conducting body, and a thermo-electric (TE) cooling device having a hot side and a cold side. The hot side of the TE cooling device is thermally attached to the first conducting body and the cold side of the TE cooling device is thermally attached to the second conducting body. | 05-19-2016 |
| 20160142654 | On-chip Integrated Hyperspectral or Multispectral Imaging System - Methods and systems for on-chip hyperspectral or multispectral imaging are disclosed, including providing an imaging system comprising one or more detectors; plasmonic hyperspectral or multispectral filters integrated onto each pixel of the IR FPA; and electrical interconnections to the IR FPA; and exposing the imaging system to electromagnetic radiation reflected from an area and using the imaging system to generate a hyperspectral image of the area. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 05-19-2016 |
| 20160156855 | VECTOR PROCESSING ARCHITECTURES FOR INFRARED CAMERA ELECTRONICS | 06-02-2016 |
| 20160156856 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING THERMAL IMAGE | 06-02-2016 |
| 20160163054 | REDUCING INTERFERENCE BETWEEN MULTIPLE INFRA-RED DEPTH CAMERAS - Systems and methods for reducing interference between multiple infra-red depth cameras are described. In an embodiment, the system comprises multiple infra-red sources, each of which projects a structured light pattern into the environment. A controller is used to control the sources in order to reduce the interference caused by overlapping light patterns. Various methods are described including: cycling between the different sources, where the cycle used may be fixed or may change dynamically based on the scene detected using the cameras; setting the wavelength of each source so that overlapping patterns are at different wavelengths; moving source-camera pairs in independent motion patterns; and adjusting the shape of the projected light patterns to minimize overlap. These methods may also be combined in any way. In another embodiment, the system comprises a single source and a mirror system is used to cast the projected structured light pattern around the environment. | 06-09-2016 |
| 20160164261 | COMPACT MULTI-ZONE INFRARED LASER ILLUMINATOR - Methods, devices and systems are described for selectively illuminating different zones of a field of view by a multi-zone illumination device. In one aspect, a multi-zone illuminator may include a plurality of vertical cavity surface emitting lasers (VCSELs), and a plurality of micro-optical devices aligned with apertures of individual or groups of VCSELs, which are configured to be individually activated to provide adjustable illumination to different zones of a field of view of an image sensor. In another aspect, a method of selective illumination may include receiving information specifying a field of view of a camera, and controlling at least two sub arrays or individual illuminators of an illuminating array to output light at independently adjustable illumination powers, wherein each of the at least two sub arrays are independently configurable to illuminate at least one of a plurality of separate zones corresponding to the field of view of the camera. | 06-09-2016 |
| 20160165147 | Camera Modules Patterned with Pi Filter Groups - Systems and methods in accordance with embodiments of the invention pattern array camera modules with π filter groups. In one embodiment, an array camera module includes: an M×N imager array including a plurality of focal planes, where each focal plane includes an array of pixels; an M×N optic array of lens stacks, where each lens stack corresponds to a focal plane, and where each lens stack forms an image of a scene on its corresponding focal plane; where each pairing of a lens stack and focal plane thereby defines a camera; where at least one row in the M×N array of cameras includes at least one red camera, one green camera, and one blue camera; and where at least one column in the M×N array of cameras includes at least one red camera, one green camera, and one blue camera. | 06-09-2016 |
| 20160165151 | Virtual Focus Feedback - A system and method for focusing a camera is disclosed. The system may generate a proxy image that is blurred to an extent that is correlated to a degree to which a camera is out of focus. A user may be asked to adjust a focusing mechanism to attempt to bring the proxy image into focus. This allows the camera to be focused without the user needing to see an image from the camera. This can be used, for example, to focus an infrared camera. The infrared camera could be a tracking camera in a device such as a head mounted display device. | 06-09-2016 |
| 20160165152 | Drift Correction Method for Infrared Imaging Device - A method reduces drift induced by environment changes when imaging radiation from a scene in two wavelength bands. Scene radiation is focused by two wedge-shaped components through a lens onto a detector that includes three separate regions. The wedge-shaped components are positioned at a fixed distance from the lens. The radiation from the scene is imaged separately onto two of the detector regions through an f-number of less than approximately 1.5 to produce a first pixel signal. Imaged radiation on each of the two regions includes radiation in one respective wavelength band. Radiation from a radiation source is projected by at least one of the wedge-shaped components through the lens onto a third detector region to produce a second pixel signal. The first pixel signal is modified based on a predetermined function that defines a relationship between second pixel signal changes and first pixel signal changes induced by environment changes. | 06-09-2016 |
| 20160165153 | AMBIENT INFRARED DETECTION IN SOLID STATE SENSORS - An image sensor device has a first region configured to sense only infrared illumination and a second region configured to not sense visible and infrared illumination. | 06-09-2016 |
| 20160165154 | OPERATION INPUT DEVICE, OPERATION INPUT METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - An operation input device includes an infrared irradiation unit radiates infrared, a capturing unit detects the infrared to capture an image, an luminance calculating unit calculates, in a captured image, a luminance difference between a luminance of a first area irradiated with the infrared by the infrared irradiation unit and a luminance of a second area arranged outside the first area, an infrared control unit adjusts an irradiation intensity of the infrared to be radiated from the infrared irradiation unit so that the luminance difference calculated by the luminance calculating unit becomes a predetermined target value, an image processing unit detects a shape of an indication object from the captured image, a determination unit determines an operation by the indication object from the shape detected by the image processing unit, and a command unit makes a device to be operated perform a function corresponding to the determined operation determined. | 06-09-2016 |
| 20160165202 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING WHITE BALANCE - A method comprising: capturing, by an electronic device, a first incident light sample and generating an image based on the first incident light sample; capturing, by the electronic device, a second incident light sample and identifying a light source type associated with the second incident light sample; and adjusting a white balance of the image according to the light source type. | 06-09-2016 |
| 20160173790 | IMAGING DEVICE, IMAGING METHOD, AND ON-BOARD IMAGING SYSTEM | 06-16-2016 |
| 20160181226 | STACKED SEMICONDUCTOR CHIP RGBZ SENSOR | 06-23-2016 |
| 20160181295 | RGBZ PIXEL CELL UNIT FOR AN RGBZ IMAGE SENSOR | 06-23-2016 |
| 20160181298 | RGBZ PIXEL UNIT CELL WITH FIRST AND SECOND Z TRANSFER GATES | 06-23-2016 |
| 20160182835 | ELECTROMAGNETIC (EM) POWER DENSITY AND FIELD CHARACTERIZATION TECHNIQUE | 06-23-2016 |
| 20160182837 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS | 06-23-2016 |
| 20160198101 | Pixel with Switchable High Gain and High Capacity Modes | 07-07-2016 |
| 20160198102 | TIME BASED OFFSET CORRECTION FOR IMAGING SYSTEMS AND ADAPTIVE CALIBRATION CONTROL | 07-07-2016 |
| 20160198103 | IMAGING DEVICE, IMAGING SYSTEM, AND IMAGING METHOD | 07-07-2016 |
| 20160203694 | INFRARED SENSOR SYSTEMS AND METHODS | 07-14-2016 |
| 20160252395 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT FOR SPECTRAL IMAGING SYSTEM | 09-01-2016 |
| 20160255255 | IMAGING APPARATUS | 09-01-2016 |
| 20160255288 | A METHOD TO USE ARRAY SENSORS TO MEASURE MULTIPLE TYPES OF DATA AT FULL RESOLUTION OF THE SENSOR | 09-01-2016 |
| 20160255290 | HYBRID IMAGE CORRECTION FOR DUAL-APERTURE CAMERA | 09-01-2016 |
| 20160255292 | INFRARED DETECTION APPARATUS | 09-01-2016 |
| 20160380014 | Thermal Imaging Device - A thermal imaging device comprises a focal plane array disposed on a focal plane substrate. The focal plane array comprises a plurality of pixels grouped into sub-arrays of pixels. The device also comprises a lens array comprising a plurality of lenslets. Each of the lenslets is arranged to focus infrared rays on a respective one of the sub-arrays of pixels. The focal plane array is enclosed in a vacuum in a space between the lens array and the focal plane substrate, and a readout circuit is electrically connected to the pixels. The thermal imaging device has a small form factor and low cost while maintaining adequate performance, enabling expanded usage of thermal imaging (e.g., in security, surveillance, first responder, defense and/or automotive applications). | 12-29-2016 |
| 20160381307 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM - An image processing apparatus includes an input unit configured to input a first image generated based on an electromagnetic wave other than visible light, an output unit configured to output a second image as an image obtained by emulating a displayed image using a night vision apparatus or a thermal imaging apparatus based on the first image, and a display processing unit configured to perform processing to cause a display unit to display the second image, wherein the output unit outputs, as the second image, an image obtained by performing at least one of processing to limit a spatial frequency band of the first image, processing to output the first image after storing the first image for a predetermined time, and processing to limit an amount of light of at least a partial region of the first image. | 12-29-2016 |
| 20170237887 | IMAGING DEVICE AND IMAGING METHOD | 08-17-2017 |
| 20170237911 | IMAGE SENSOR HAVING IMPROVED SPECTRAL CHARACTERISTICS | 08-17-2017 |
| 20170237919 | INFRARED IMAGER NON-UNIFORMITY CORRECTION WITH BAD PIXEL DETECTION AND CORRECTION | 08-17-2017 |
| 20180027190 | INFRARED NON-DESTRUCTIVE EVALUATION OF COOLING HOLES USING EVAPORATIVE MEMBRANE | 01-25-2018 |
| 20180027191 | SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING PIXEL ARRAY SENSOR WITH INDEPENDENTLY CONTROLLED SUB PIXELS | 01-25-2018 |
| 20180027205 | Methods and Systems for Thermal Image Display | 01-25-2018 |
| 20190149791 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING WHITE BALANCE | 05-16-2019 |
| 20220141400 | COLOR AND INFRARED IMAGE SENSOR - A color and infrared image sensor includes a silicon substrate, MOS transistors formed in the substrate and on the substrate, first photodiodes at least partly formed in the substrate, separate photosensitive blocks covering the substrate, and color filters covering the substrate, the image sensor further including first and second electrodes on either side of each photosensitive block and delimiting a second photodiode in each photosensitive block. The first photodiodes are configured to absorb the electromagnetic waves of the visible spectrum and each photosensitive block is configured to absorb the electromagnetic waves of the visible spectrum of a first portion of the infrared spectrum. | 05-05-2022 |
| 20220141427 | IMAGE SENSOR INCLUDING COLOR SEPARATING LENS ARRAY AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING THE IMAGE SENSOR - Provided is an image sensor including a sensor substrate including a plurality of first pixels configured to sense first wavelength light in an infrared ray band and a plurality of second pixels configured to sense second wavelength light in a visible light band, and a color separating lens array disposed on the sensor substrate and configured to change a phase of the first wavelength light incident on the color separating lens array such that the first wavelength light is condensed to the plurality of first pixels, wherein the color separating lens array includes a plurality of light condensing regions configured to condense the first wavelength light respectively on the plurality of first pixels, and wherein an area of each of the plurality of light condensing regions is larger than an area of each of the plurality of first pixels. | 05-05-2022 |
