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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 03, 2015
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Michael Kroepfl, Redmond, WA (US);
Michael Gruber, Graz, AT;
Martin Josef Ponticelli, Graz, AT;
Stephen Lawler, Kirkland, WA (US);
Joachim Bauer, Graz, AT;
Franz W. Leberl, Sankt Anton am Arlberg, AT;
Konrad Karner, Raaba, AT;
Zanin Cosic, Graz, AT;
Hannes Hegenbarth, Hausmannstaetten, AT;
Gur Kimchi, Bellevue, WA (US);
John Charles Curlander, Boulder, CO (US);
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A system that facilitates collecting data is described herein. The system includes a digital camera that is configured to capture images in a visible light spectrum and a near-infrared camera that is configured to capture near infrared images, wherein a field of view of the digital camera and the field of view of the near-infrared camera are substantially similar. The system further includes a trigger component that is configured to cause the digital camera and the near-infrared camera to capture images at a substantially similar point in time, and also includes a mounting mechanism that facilitates mounting the digital camera and the near-infrared camera to an automobile.