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System and method for identifying an object using invisible light

  • US 7,034,927 B1
  • Filed: 06/28/2002
  • Issued: 04/25/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/28/2002
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A system for automatically identifying an object with a camera, the system comprising:

  • an invisible light illuminator, disposed on the object to be identified, that projects a target of invisible light;

    a camera, sensitive to invisible light, that captures a first video signal depicting the object, the first video signal having visible and invisible components; and

    an identification subsystem that processes the invisible component to determine the identity of the object without reference to the object'"'"'s position or speed.

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