INFRARED BINOCULAR SYSTEM WITH DUAL DIOPTER ADJUSTMENT
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1. A binocular system, comprising:
- a left camera and a right camera that create left and right video signals from detected optical radiation received from about a same field of view along respective left and right optical axes that are parallel to and offset from each other, at least one of the cameras including a sensor that is sensitive to infrared radiation; and
a left display and a right display arranged to be viewed by a pair of eyes and configured to present left and right video images formed with visible light based respectively on the left and right video signals,wherein each display is operatively connected to a respective eyepiece, and wherein a focus of each eyepiece is adjustable independently of the other eyepiece.
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Abstract
Binocular system, including method and apparatus, for viewing a scene. The system may comprise a left camera and a right camera that create left and right video signals from detected optical radiation. At least one of the cameras may include a sensor that is sensitive to infrared radiation. The system also may comprise a left display and a right display arranged to be viewed by a pair of eyes. The left and right displays may be configured to present respective left video images and right video images formed with visible light based respectively on the left and right video signals.
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1. A binocular system, comprising:
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a left camera and a right camera that create left and right video signals from detected optical radiation received from about a same field of view along respective left and right optical axes that are parallel to and offset from each other, at least one of the cameras including a sensor that is sensitive to infrared radiation; and a left display and a right display arranged to be viewed by a pair of eyes and configured to present left and right video images formed with visible light based respectively on the left and right video signals, wherein each display is operatively connected to a respective eyepiece, and wherein a focus of each eyepiece is adjustable independently of the other eyepiece. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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