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Versatile camera for various visibility conditions

US7496293B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 15, 2005
Grant dateFeb 24, 2009
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Expiry dateJan 30, 2027

Classification

  • 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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