Infrared camera system architectures
First Claim
1. A device comprising:
- an infrared imaging module comprising;
a housing configured to engage with a socket;
an infrared sensor assembly within the housing, wherein the infrared sensor assembly comprises a plurality of microbolometers, wherein each of the plurality of microbolometers is adapted to capture infrared image data from a target scene;
a processing module within the housing and adapted to process the captured infrared image data; and
a lens coupled to and at least partially within the housing and configured to pass infrared energy through to the infrared sensor assembly.
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Abstract
Various techniques are disclosed for providing an infrared imaging module that exhibits a small form factor and may be used with one or more portable devices. Such an infrared imaging module may be implemented with a housing that includes electrical connections that may be used to electrically connect various components of the infrared imaging module. In addition, various techniques are disclosed for providing system architectures for processing modules of infrared imaging modules. In one example, a processing module of an infrared imaging module includes a first interface adapted to receive captured infrared images from an infrared image sensor of the infrared imaging module. The processing module may also include a processor adapted to perform digital infrared image processing on the captured infrared images to provide processed infrared images. The processing module may also include a second interface adapted to pass the processed infrared images to a host device.
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22 Claims
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1. A device comprising:
an infrared imaging module comprising; a housing configured to engage with a socket; an infrared sensor assembly within the housing, wherein the infrared sensor assembly comprises a plurality of microbolometers, wherein each of the plurality of microbolometers is adapted to capture infrared image data from a target scene; a processing module within the housing and adapted to process the captured infrared image data; and a lens coupled to and at least partially within the housing and configured to pass infrared energy through to the infrared sensor assembly. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method comprising:
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passing infrared energy through a lens coupled to and at least partially within a housing of an infrared imaging module of a device, wherein the housing is configured to engage with a socket; capturing infrared image data associated with a target scene from the passed infrared energy through each of a plurality of microbolometers of an infrared sensor assembly within the housing; and providing electrical signals from the infrared sensor assembly to a processing module within the housing. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A processing module of an infrared imaging module, the processing module comprising:
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a first interface adapted to receive captured infrared images associated with a target scene from each of a plurality of microbolometers of the infrared imaging module; a processor adapted to perform digital infrared image processing on the captured infrared images to provide processed infrared images; and a second interface adapted to pass the processed infrared images to a host device. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of operating a processing module of an infrared imaging module, the method comprising:
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receiving captured infrared images associated with a target scene from each of a plurality of microbolometers of the infrared imaging module over a first interface of the processing module; performing digital infrared image processing on the captured infrared images to provide processed infrared images; and passing the processed infrared images to a host device over a second interface. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
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