Camera glare reduction system and method
First Claim
1. A camera or video system, comprising:
- a light source;
a first polarized filter adapted to polarize light emanating from said light source;
a second polarized filter adapted to perform polarized filtering on a received light of which at least a portion originates from said light source; and
an image-capturing device adapted to receive said filtered light.
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Abstract
Various image-capturing systems are disclosed that use polarized filters to reduce or control glare effects on captured images. In one embodiment, the system includes a light source, a first polarized filter adapted to polarize light emanating from the light source; a second polarized filter adapted to perform polarized filtering on received light; and an image-capturing device adapted to receive the filtered light. In another embodiment, the system further includes an actuator to selectively move any of the polarized filter into and out of the light path. In yet another embodiment, a method of forming a resultant image comprises recording a first image with a filter set to a first polarization angle, recording a second image with the filter set to a second polarization angle, and blending the first and second images. The recording of the first and second images may be performed simultaneously or at different times.
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39 Claims
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1. A camera or video system, comprising:
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a light source; a first polarized filter adapted to polarize light emanating from said light source; a second polarized filter adapted to perform polarized filtering on a received light of which at least a portion originates from said light source; and an image-capturing device adapted to receive said filtered light. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A camera or video system, comprising:
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a light source; an image-capturing device adapted to receive light from said light source; a polarized filter; and an actuator adapted to selectively move said polarized filter into a path of said light. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method of generating a resultant image, comprising:
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setting an active polarizing filter to a first polarization angle; recording a first image at a first time, wherein at least a portion of light used to generate said first image passes through said active polarizing filter when set to said first polarization angle; setting said active polarizing filter to a second polarization angle that is different than said first polarization angle; recording a second image at a second time different than said first time, wherein at least a portion of light used to generate said second image passes through said active polarizing filter when set to said second polarization angle; and blending said first and second images image to form said resultant image. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. The method of claim 31, wherein said external device comprises a computer.
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32. A camera or video system, comprising:
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a light source; a first polarized filter configured to polarize light emanating from said light source; a beam splitter adapted to split a portion of said polarized light into first and second light components; a second polarized filter adapted to perform polarized filtering on said first light component; a first image-capturing device adapted to receive said filtered first light component; a third polarized filter adapted to perform polarized filtering on said second light component; and a second image-capturing device adapted to receive said filtered second light component. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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