Spatial isolation of energy associated with a scene
US10298826B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 10, 2017 |
| Grant date | May 21, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 26, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B13/146
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Mechanisms for spatially isolating a region of interest (ROI) in a scene. A first sensor generates sensor data that quantifies energy received from a scene within a field of view (FOV) of the first sensor to generate a real-time FOV full motion video. A processor analyzes the sensor data to identify a first ROI during a wait period of a frame period of the first sensor. A first subset of micromirrors in a micromirror array that is directed toward the scene is identified. The first subset of micromirrors receives energy from the first ROI. A micromirror in the first subset is controlled to move from a primary position of the at least one micromirror to a first tilt position of the micromirror to reflect the energy from the first ROI toward a second sensor, the first ROI being spatially isolated from the real-time FOV full motion video.
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