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Controlling image signals in an imaging apparatus

US4799106A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 19, 1986
Grant dateJan 17, 1989
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Expiry dateAug 19, 2006

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N23/23
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Thermal imaging apparatus is provided with a comparator and a digital counter for counting the number of pixels in the scene within certain defined brightness bands. Utilizing this data, a microprocessor controls gain, level, gamma correction and integration for noise reduction.

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