Time spaced infrared image enhancement
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- a first imaging module comprising a first plurality of sensors configured to capture a first image of a scene;
a second imaging module comprising a second plurality of sensors configured to capture a second image of the scene; and
a processor configured to communicate with the first imaging module and the second imaging module and to process the first image and the second image to generate a combined image comprising first characteristics of the scene derived from the first image and second characteristics of the scene derived from the second image;
wherein;
the first plurality of sensors comprises a plurality of visible spectrum sensors configured to capture a visible spectrum image of the scene and the first image of the scene comprises the visible spectrum image of the scene; and
the processor and/or the first imaging module are configured to transmit, receive, store, and/or process the visible spectrum image of the scene according to an RGB color space, a YCbCr color space, a YUV color space, a color space derived through conversion from the RGB, YCbCr, and/or YUV color spaces, and/or a color space comprising an intensity component, a brightness component, and/or other color space components.
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Abstract
Techniques using small form factor infrared imaging modules are disclosed. An imaging system may include visible spectrum imaging modules, infrared imaging modules, and other modules to interface with a user and/or a monitoring system. Visible spectrum imaging modules and infrared imaging modules may be positioned in proximity to a scene that will be monitored while visible spectrum-only images of the scene are either not available or less desirable than infrared images of the scene. Imaging modules may be configured to capture images of the scene at different times. Image analytics and processing may be used to generate combined images with infrared imaging features and increased detail and contrast. Triple fusion processing, including selectable aspects of non-uniformity correction processing, true color processing, and high contrast processing, may be performed on the captured images. Control signals based on the combined images may be presented to a user and/or a monitoring system.
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19 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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a first imaging module comprising a first plurality of sensors configured to capture a first image of a scene; a second imaging module comprising a second plurality of sensors configured to capture a second image of the scene; and a processor configured to communicate with the first imaging module and the second imaging module and to process the first image and the second image to generate a combined image comprising first characteristics of the scene derived from the first image and second characteristics of the scene derived from the second image;
wherein;the first plurality of sensors comprises a plurality of visible spectrum sensors configured to capture a visible spectrum image of the scene and the first image of the scene comprises the visible spectrum image of the scene; and the processor and/or the first imaging module are configured to transmit, receive, store, and/or process the visible spectrum image of the scene according to an RGB color space, a YCbCr color space, a YUV color space, a color space derived through conversion from the RGB, YCbCr, and/or YUV color spaces, and/or a color space comprising an intensity component, a brightness component, and/or other color space components. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method comprising:
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receiving a first image of a scene captured by a first imaging module comprising a first plurality of sensors; receiving a second image of the scene captured by a second imaging module comprising a second plurality of sensors; processing the first image and the second image to generate a combined image comprising first characteristics of the scene derived from the first image and second characteristics of the scene derived from the second image, wherein the first plurality of sensors comprises a plurality of visible spectrum sensors configured to capture a visible spectrum image of the scene and the first image of the scene comprises the visible spectrum image of the scene; and transmitting, receiving, storing, and/or processing the visible spectrum image of the scene according to an RGB color space, a YCbCr color space, a YUV color space, a color space derived through conversion from the RGB, YCbCr, and/or YUV color spaces, and/or a color space comprising an intensity component, a brightness component, and/or other color space components. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system comprising:
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a display; a first imaging module comprising a first plurality of sensors configured to capture a first image of a scene; a second imaging module comprising a second plurality of sensors configured to capture a second image of the scene; a third imaging module comprising a plurality of infrared sensors configured to capture a thermal image of the scene; and a processor configured to communicate with the first imaging module and the second imaging module and to process the first image and the second image to generate a combined image comprising first characteristics of the scene derived from the first image and second characteristics of the scene derived from the second image, wherein; the first imaging module comprises a plurality of non-thermal sensors configured to capture a non-thermal image of the scene and the first image of the scene comprises the non-thermal image of the scene; the combined image comprises a first combined image; and the processor is configured to communicate with the third imaging module and to process the first image and the thermal image to generate a second combined image comprising the first characteristics of the scene derived from the non-thermal image and thermal characteristics of the scene derived from the thermal image, wherein the display is configured to present the first or the second combined images to a user.
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