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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Feb. 19, 2019

Filed:

Feb. 24, 2016
Applicant:

Thales Visionix, Inc., Clarksburg, MD (US);

Inventors:

William Whitehouse, Brentwood, NH (US);

Eric Foxlin, Lexington, MA (US);

Thomas Calloway, Dracut, MA (US);

John Popoolapade, Bolingbrook, IL (US);

Assignee:

THALES DEFENSE & SECURITY, INC., Clarksburg, MD (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/235 (2006.01); B64D 43/00 (2006.01); H04N 5/225 (2006.01); H04N 5/33 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/2352 (2013.01); B64D 43/00 (2013.01); H04N 5/2256 (2013.01); H04N 5/2351 (2013.01); H04N 5/2353 (2013.01); H04N 5/2354 (2013.01); H04N 5/33 (2013.01); H04N 5/332 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30204 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30268 (2013.01);
Abstract

An apparatus, system, and method for dual mode imaging under different lighting conditions. A sensor is configured to image a target. A dual-mode illumination source is configured to illuminate the target while the sensor images the target. The dual-mode illumination source is configured to illuminate the target using a first wavelength of light under a first lighting condition and to illuminate the target using a second wavelength of light under a second lighting condition. The system may be used in an optical tracking system to track the motion of an object.


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