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Scene illuminator

  • US 8,581,771 B2
  • Filed: 05/12/2010
  • Issued: 11/12/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/28/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of hampering unauthorized electro-optic devices, the method comprising the steps of:

  • interrogating an area with optical energy from at least one optical source;

    receiving a reflection from a first electro-optic device;

    storing data representative of optically detectable characteristics for a plurality of authorized electro-optic devices;

    comparing an optically detectable characteristic of the received reflection of the first electro-optic device to the stored data representative of optically detectable characteristics of authorized electro-optic devices to determine if the first electro-optic device is one of said authorized devices; and

    if the first electro-optic device is not one of said authorized devices, hampering the operation of the first electro-optic device.

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