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Imaging apparatus and imaging system

US11367309B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 3, 2016
Grant dateJun 21, 2022
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Expiry dateJun 3, 2036

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N25/135
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Provided is an imaging system capable of stereo-photographing with both of visible and infrared images, and improving color reproducibility in visible-light-photographing. The imaging system includes two imaging sensors 1, and two DBPFs 5 that have transmittance characteristics in a visible light band and a second wavelength band, are respectively provided correspondingly to the two imaging sensors, and serve as optical filters. The imaging system has: at least four kinds of filters, which have mutual different spectral transmission characteristics corresponding to wavelengths in the visible light band and whose transmissions in a second wavelength band approximate each other; and two color filters provided so as respectively correspond to the two imaging sensors. The imaging system measures a distance to a target based on two visible or infrared image signals.

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