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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 11, 2008
Filed:
Dec. 28, 2005
Marek W. Kowarz, Henrietta, NY (US);
David L. Patton, Webster, NY (US);
John P. Spoonhower, Webster, NY (US);
Marek W. Kowarz, Henrietta, NY (US);
David L. Patton, Webster, NY (US);
John P. Spoonhower, Webster, NY (US);
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Abstract
An imaging apparatus for obtaining spectral image data from an object that includes: a) a light source; b) an input optics section; c) a programmable spectral filter that conditions the multispectral image bearing light according to a predetermined spectral transmission function; d) a detector array in the path of the conditioned multispectral image bearing light and providing a corresponding output signal; and, e) a control logic processor in communication with the spatial light modulator for modulating addressable areas of the spatial light modulator to provide the spectral transmission function thereby.