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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 19, 2019
Applied Minds, Llc, Burbank, CA (US);
Michael Keesling, Agoura Hills, CA (US);
Bran Ferren, Beverly Hills, CA (US);
Adrian Kaehler, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Dan Ruderman, Glendale, CA (US);
David Beal, Glendale, CA (US);
Pablo Maurin, Glendale, CA (US);
Eric Powers, Glendale, CA (US);
APPLIED MINDS, LLC, Burbank, CA (US);
Abstract
Disclosed are improved methods, systems and devices for color night vision that reduce the number of intensifiers and/or decrease noise. In some embodiments, color night vision is provided in system in which multiple spectral bands are maintained, filtered separately, and then recombined in a unique three-lens-filtering setup. An illustrative four-camera night vision system is unique in that its first three cameras separately filter different bands using a subtractive Cyan, Magenta and Yellow (CMY) color filtering-process, while its fourth camera is used to sense either additional IR illuminators or a luminance channel to increase brightness. In some embodiments, the color night vision is implemented to distinguish details of an image in low light. The unique application of the three-lens subtractive CMY filtering allows for better photon scavenging and preservation of important color information.