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Energy optimized imaging system with synchronized dynamic control of directable beam light source and reconfigurably masked photo-sensor

US11747135B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 19, 2019
Grant dateSep 5, 2023
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Expiry dateMay 30, 2040

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06T17/00
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An energy optimized imaging system that includes a light source that has the ability to illuminate specific pixels in a scene, and a sensor that has the ability to capture light with specific pixels of its sensor matrix, temporally synchronized such that the sensor captures light only when the light source is illuminating pixels in the scene.

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