Digitally enhanced night vision device
US7969462B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 28, 2006 |
| Grant date | Jun 28, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 28, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B2027/014
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A user portable viewing device includes a plurality of non-coaxially aligned sensors for sensing a scene. A processing element combines electronic images into a single electronic image. A display displaying the combined electronic image is adaptable for mounting in an optical axis including an eye of the user and an input end of the first sensor for direct view. In a second embodiment, a system for fusing images comprises sensors for generating sets of image data. An information processor receives and samples the sets of image data to generate sample data for computing a fused image array. A display receives the fused image array and displays a fused colorized image generated from the fused image array.
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