Versatile camera for various visibility conditions
US7496293B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 15, 2005 |
| Grant date | Feb 24, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 30, 2027 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N23/63
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A versatile camera that operates in various visibility conditions, such as daylight and poor visibility conditions, the camera including at least two sensors that capture images in a scene and provide a digital representation of the captured images, each sensor having a particular operational wavelength, and an optical and routing module that receives incoming rays from the scene and routes the incoming rays toward the two sensors.
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