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Patent No.:

US 11275288 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2022

Filed:

Dec. 10, 2019

Ballistic light modulations for image enhancement through fog

Applicants:

Stanley Electric Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;

Linoptx, Llc, San Diego, CA (US);

Inventors:

Lin Pang, San Diego, CA (US);

Tomofumi Yamamuro, San Diego, CA (US);

Assignees:

STANLEY ELECTRIC CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;

LINOPTX, LLC, San Diego, CA (US);

Attorney:

Xsensus LLP

Primary Examiner:

Jonathan R Messmore

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/225 (2006.01); G02F 2/02 (2006.01); G02F 1/01 (2006.01); F21S 41/16 (2018.01); F21S 41/125 (2018.01); F21S 41/60 (2018.01); F21V 9/30 (2018.01); B60Q 1/14 (2006.01); F21V 9/08 (2018.01); F21V 9/14 (2006.01); F21V 14/00 (2018.01); G01S 17/04 (2020.01); B60Q 1/20 (2006.01); G01N 21/47 (2006.01); G01S 17/10 (2020.01); H04N 5/272 (2006.01); F21Y 115/30 (2016.01); F21Y 115/10 (2016.01); F21W 102/20 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F 2/02 (2013.01); B60Q 1/1407 (2013.01); B60Q 1/1423 (2013.01); B60Q 1/20 (2013.01); F21S 41/125 (2018.01); F21S 41/16 (2018.01); F21S 41/60 (2018.01); F21V 9/08 (2013.01); F21V 9/14 (2013.01); F21V 9/30 (2018.02); F21V 14/003 (2013.01); G01N 21/4795 (2013.01); G01S 17/04 (2020.01); G01S 17/10 (2013.01); G02F 1/0105 (2013.01); H04N 5/2256 (2013.01); H04N 5/272 (2013.01); F21W 2102/20 (2018.01); F21Y 2115/10 (2016.08); F21Y 2115/30 (2016.08); G02F 2203/12 (2013.01); G02F 2203/50 (2013.01);
Abstract

An adaptive lighting apparatus includes a light source, a spatial light modulator, and processing circuitry. Further, the processing circuitry is configured to drive the spatial light modulator by a modulation signal for irradiating patterns for generating one or more localized illuminations, scan the one or more localized illuminations on the target object based on the patterns, and calculate, in advance, the patterns so that light intensity of the one or more localized illuminations is enhanced on a virtual target located at a predetermined distance and without a scattering medium.

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