Apparatuses, systems and methods for generating color video with a monochrome sensor
US11340442B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 30, 2020 |
| Grant date | May 24, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 30, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N2209/044
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Apparatuses, systems and methods for generating color video with a monochrome sensor include the acts of (i) selectively energizing each of a plurality of light sources in a sequence, (ii) capturing a monochrome image of the illuminated sample at a monochrome sensor at each stage of the sequence, and (iii) generating a color video from the monochrome images. The sequence can have a series of stages with each stage of the sequence corresponding to activation of a different wavelength of light from the light sources to illuminate a sample. Generating the monochrome video can include the acts of compiling a plurality of monochrome images captured at the monochrome sensor with a single light source into a series of monochrome video frames comprising the monochrome video.
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