System and method for color measurements or other spectral measurements of a material
First Claim
1. A system, comprising:
- an illuminating device operable to generate light for illuminating a sample of material during a plurality of first illumination states, wherein the sample is illuminated differently during different ones of the first illumination states;
a detector operable to detect light that has interacted with the sample during the first illumination states and to provide measurements of the light that has interacted with the sample during the first illumination states;
a controller operable to adjust a duty cycle of the illuminating device to control the illumination of the sample during the first illumination states; and
an analyzer operable to determine a spectral characteristic of the sample based on the measurements, wherein the determined spectral characteristic is associated with a second illumination state that is different than the first illumination states.
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Abstract
A system and method for color measurements or other spectral measurements of a material are provided. An illuminating device generates light for illuminating a sample of material. A detector detects light that has interacted with the sample and provides a measurement of the light that has interacted with the sample. A controller adjusts a duty cycle of the illuminating device to control the illumination of the sample. The measurement could be used by an analyzer to determine a spectral characteristic of the sample (such as a color of the sample). The determination of the spectral characteristic could be done without using any measurement of light that has not interacted with the sample. One or multiple light emitting diodes (LEDs) could be used to illuminate the sample, and the duty cycle of individual LEDs or groups of LEDs could be adjusted.
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21 Claims
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1. A system, comprising:
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an illuminating device operable to generate light for illuminating a sample of material during a plurality of first illumination states, wherein the sample is illuminated differently during different ones of the first illumination states; a detector operable to detect light that has interacted with the sample during the first illumination states and to provide measurements of the light that has interacted with the sample during the first illumination states; a controller operable to adjust a duty cycle of the illuminating device to control the illumination of the sample during the first illumination states; and an analyzer operable to determine a spectral characteristic of the sample based on the measurements, wherein the determined spectral characteristic is associated with a second illumination state that is different than the first illumination states. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method, comprising:
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illuminating a sample of material using at least one light emitting diode (LED) during a plurality of first illumination states, wherein the sample is illuminated differently during different ones of the first illumination states; detecting light that has interacted with the sample during the first illumination states; providing measurements of the light that has interacted with the sample during the first illumination states; determining a spectral characteristic of the sample based on the measurements, wherein the determined spectral characteristic is associated with a second illumination state that is different than the first illumination states; and adjusting a duty cycle of the at least one LED to control the illumination of the sample. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A system, comprising:
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at least one light emitting diode (LED) operable to generate light for illuminating a sample of material during a plurality of first illumination states, wherein the sample is illuminated differently during different ones of the first illumination states; a detector operable to detect light that has interacted with the sample during the first illumination states and to provide measurements of the light that has interacted with the sample during the first illumination states; an analyzer operable to determine a spectral characteristic of the sample using the measurements, wherein the determined spectral characteristic is associated with a second illumination state that is different than the first illumination states; and a controller operable to adjust the at least one LED to control the illumination of the sample; wherein the analyzer, to determine the spectral characteristic of the sample, does not use any measurement of light that has not interacted with the sample. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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