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7612799 |
Humidity control systems and methods for infrared cameras
An infrared camera, in accordance with one embodiment, includes a housing having disposed therein one or more heating elements; a vent; a sensor for detecting a humidity level and providing a...
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7609291 |
Device and method for producing an enhanced color image using a flash of infrared light
A device and method for producing an enhanced color image of a scene of interest captures a grayscale image of the scene of interest using a flash of infrared light and a color image of the scene...
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7593573 |
Method and device for visualizing the surroundings of a vehicle
A method and device for visualizing the surroundings of a vehicle, in particular for detecting and representing the traffic situation in front of a driver are provided. A night vision information...
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7524069 |
Projector with transmitter information receiver and method of correcting distortion of projected image
A projector has a transmission time information reception unit for calculating the distances between a transmitter and first and second ultrasonic receivers based on reception times of ultrasonic...
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7521692 |
TDI detecting device, a feed-through equipment, an electron beam apparatus using these device and equipment, and a semiconductor device manufacturing method using the same electron beam apparatus
An electron beam apparatus comprises a TDI sensor 64 and a feed-through device 50 . The feed-through device has a socket contact 54 for interconnecting a pin 52 attached to a flanged 51 ...
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7483213 |
Image combining viewer
An image combining viewer transmits a daylight image directly through the viewer, while reflecting at least one wavelength other than visible light towards a sensor. A display for displaying the...
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7456749 |
Apparatus for detecting a fire by IR image processing
An apparatus for detecting a fire in a scene by infrared radiation image processing includes a means for receiving a sequential plurality of infrared radiation images of the scene, a means for...
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7453511 |
Apparatus and method for inputting reflected light image of a target object
An area image sensor outputs the difference between charges received by light-receiving cells arranged in an array pattern. A system controller generates a timing signal for generating a pulse or...
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7418127 |
Apparatus for testing infrared camera
An apparatus for testing infrared cameras includes: a front plate which has holes arranged in line, and which is adapted to emit an amount of infrared light; and a back plate which is disposed in...
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7365771 |
Camera with visible and infra-red imaging
A digital camera derives an infrared and visible signals from IR and visible sensors. The sensor fields of view overlap or share a common field of view. An analyzer of the IR signal provides the...
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7330649 |
Universal security camera
A security camera has an adjustable turret that holds a lens assembly which can be aimed in various directions. The camera also has a compact housing which, in combination with the adjustable...
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7304675 |
Digital timing rate buffering for thermal stability of uncooled detectors
A system ( 100 ) and method for outputting data from a detector ( 104 ). The novel system ( 100 ) includes a first controller ( 118 ) that samples the detector ( 104 ) at a first rate, a memory (...
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7294817 |
System and methods for determining nonuniformity correction parameters in detector-array imaging
An imaging system ( 110 ) for imaging a scene with a detector array ( 104 ) having an array of imaging elements is provided. The imaging system ( 110 ) includes an image estimation module ( 202 )...
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7292281 |
Monitoring camera with a far infrared capability
A monitoring camera with a far infrared capability has a cylindrical body ( 10 ), a lens hood ( 20 ), a luminous body ( 30 ) with multiple far infrared light emitting diodes (LEDs) and a lens cover...
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7292278 |
System and method for recording management data for management of solid-state electronic image sensing device, and system and method for sensing management data
Management data for managing an image sensing device can be read from the device even after the device has been mounted. To accomplish this, the management data is recorded in a non-effective...
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7239344 |
Camera and device for switching optical filters
To provide an optical filter switching device for a camera in which a clear image can always be obtained during the day and at night. In a cameral in which an image is formed on an image pick-up...
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7170577 |
Targeted anti-piracy system and methodology
A movie anti-piracy system with sensing and reporting is provided. A movie projector projects a light image to reflect off of a screen, while an infrared energy projection source generates an...
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7151439 |
Device for improving the visibility conditions in a motor vehicle
A device for improving the visibility conditions in a motor vehicle has a radiation source for infrared radiation for irradiating the surroundings of the vehicle, an infrared-sensitive camera for...
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7139411 |
Pedestrian detection and tracking with night vision
A system and method for detecting and tracking humans, such as pedestrians, in low visibility conditions or otherwise. A night vision camera periodically captures a an infrared image of a road from...
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7132653 |
Apparatus for visual comparison of infrared images
A method and apparatus for visually observing thermal disparities between like vehicular components that are spatially separated. The invention uses only one infrared camera and one or more...
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7130448 |
Device for monitoring around a vehicle
A device for monitoring around a vehicle capable of detecting objects present around the vehicle based on an image captured by at least one infrared camera member provided with the vehicle. The...
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7110035 |
Device and a method for an infrared image analyzing autofocus
An apparatus and a method is introduced by which infrared image analysing automatic focusing is made possible. The invention among others comprises a focus function to be used by a search operation...
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7076088 |
Near-infrared disguise detection
Detection of a person disguised with one or more artificial materials includes detecting reflection from at least one portion of a head of a human body in at least a portion of an upper band of the...
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7075576 |
CCD camera having an anti-stokes phosphor bound thereto
A camera includes a charge-coupled device (CCD). The CCD has an anti-stokes phosphor bound to the light receiving surface of the CCD. The anti-stokes phosphor emits electromagnetic radiation having...
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7064775 |
Camera with image recording mode switching function
To provide a camera with an image switching function capable of assuredly recording mode preventing the generation of a hunting upon switching the image recording mode, an image pick-up signal...
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7062134 |
Interactive display system having a scaled virtual target zone
A display system includes a waveguide optical panel having an inlet face and an opposite outlet face. A projector and imaging device cooperate with the panel for projecting a video image thereon....
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7053928 |
Method and system for combining multi-spectral images of a scene
A system ( 100 ) for combining multi-spectral images of a scene ( 102 ) is disclosed. The system ( 100 ) is compatible with a viewing system ( 104 ) for viewing the scene ( 102 ) in a first...
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7030907 |
Image pickup apparatus of a surrounding area of a vehicle
An image pickup apparatus which is equipped in a vehicle includes an infrared light emitter, an infrared camera and an infrared light sensor. The infrared light emitter irradiates an infrared light...
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7015944 |
Device for improving visibility in vehicles
The present invention relates to a device for improving visibility in a vehicle, especially in darkness, bad weather and fog, including one or more laser headlights radiating laser light of a...
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6847727 |
Infrared monitoring system having variable assignment of grey scale values
A monitoring system suitable for a vehicle has a display which displays an image of the road area traveled by the vehicle. The system further comprises a controller which is capable of allocating...
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6795110 |
Weatherproof and watertight digital electronic camera, including a solid or fluid-filled digital camera operating at great depths
A digital electronic camera is hermetically sealed in a housing, typically inexpensive clear plastic. Digital electrical signals for downloading image information from the camera are converted to...
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6792141 |
Infrared detection system and method with histogram based manual level and gain control with local gain clipping
A system and method for processing digital video. The invention allows for manual level and gain adjustment of the video similar to that used in a histogram based automatic level and gain control...
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6783285 |
Image viewing device
An image viewing device is described which is capable of producing images comprising at least a 180° field of view, also referred to as fisheye images. The device employs an extremely small...
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6775014 |
System and method for determining the location of a target in a room or small area
A system is provided for locating a target, such as a person, relative to a projection screen, the system including two infrared light sources for casting separate shadows of the target on a...
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6771349 |
Anti-piracy protection system and methodology
This invention relates generally to a movie anti-piracy system with sensing and reporting features. A movie projector projects a light image to reflect off of a screen, while an infrared energy...
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6700613 |
Data-reading image capture apparatus, camera, and method of use
A data-reading image capture apparatus, camera, and method of use. The capture apparatus has a digital image detector sensitive to a band of visible radiation and a band of invisible...
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6696958 |
Method of detecting a fire by IR image processing
A method of detecting a fire in a scene by infrared (IR) radiation image processing comprises the steps of: receiving a sequential plurality of IR radiation images of the scene, each image...
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6693561 |
System for and method of wide searching for targets in a marine environment
An above-the-water system for and method of finding targets, both animate and inanimate, in a marine environment, especially by determining the distance and depth of targets at, above or below the...
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6667761 |
Instrument visualization system
The invention is directed to an improved visualization and measurement system ( 15 ). In the preferred embodiment, the visualization system comprises: a video sensor ( 16 ) having a range of view (...
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6642955 |
Surveillance camera system with infrared and visible light bandpass control circuit
A camera system switches electronically between infrared radiation sensing and visible light sensing depending on ambient conditions, to optimize visible picture quality for surveillance. An...
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6608613 |
Matrix type liquid-crystal display unit
A matrix type liquid-crystal display unit includes: a plurality of pixel portions which are arranged in the form of a matrix; a plurality of signal lines through which a display signal is supplied...
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6606115 |
Method and apparatus for monitoring the thermal characteristics of an image
A method and apparatus for automatically identifying and tracking the hottest spot in an infrared scene captured and displayed by an infrared camera system. In an Autospot Mode of the present...
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6606114 |
Combination head-protective helmet and thermal imaging apparatus
Combination head-protective helmet and thermal imaging apparatus including an infrared camera for producing an infrared image of a scene or object and a display system which generates a visible...
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6605806 |
System and method for generating signals representing infrared radiation
A system and method for generating signals representing infrared radiation include the capability to provide a reference scene and an actual scene to a plurality of infrared detector elements...
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6591021 |
Method and apparatus for correcting the gray levels of images of a digital infrared camera
To correct the gray levels or pixel intensities of images provided by a digital infrared camera having a two-dimensional array of detector elements with non-sensitive areas therebetween, correction...
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6567116 |
Multiple object tracking system
A system 100 for tracking the movement of multiple objects within a predefined area using a combination of overhead X-Y filming cameras 25 and tracking cameras 24 with attached frequency...
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6559883 |
Movie film security system utilizing infrared patterns
A security method and system for protecting movie film images from being recorded by video cameras. The system is comprised of a means to generate an infrared pattern and a means to display this...
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6476859 |
Thermal tracker
An image of a scene is focused onto a two dimensional array of passive infrared sensing elements mounted on and connected to an integrated circuit, and used to detect the location of events within...
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6469734 |
Video safety detector with shadow elimination
A two-dimensional (2-D) machine-vision safety-solution involving a method and apparatus for performing high-integrity, high efficiency machine vision. The machine vision safety solution digitally...
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6411328 |
Method and apparatus for traffic incident detection
Apparatus and methods effective for detecting, locating and characterizing traffic-related incidents are based upon improved image processing techniques applied to infrared and visible light...
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