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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 05, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 22, 2009
Hyun-hwa OH, Yongin-si, KR;
Chi-ho Hwang, Daejeon-si, KR;
Hee-chul Lee, Daejeon-si, KR;
Seong-deok Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
Yong-soo Lee, Daejeon-si, KR;
Won-hee Choe, Gyeongju-si, KR;
Il-woong Kwon, Daejeon-si, KR;
Hyuck-jun Son, Seoul, KR;
Hyun-hwa Oh, Yongin-si, KR;
Chi-ho Hwang, Daejeon-si, KR;
Hee-chul Lee, Daejeon-si, KR;
Seong-deok Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
Yong-soo Lee, Daejeon-si, KR;
Won-hee Choe, Gyeongju-si, KR;
Il-woong Kwon, Daejeon-si, KR;
Hyuck-jun Son, Seoul, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-Si, KR;
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon-Si, KR;
Abstract
An image sensing apparatus, particularly, an apparatus for optically combining visible images with far-infrared images is provided in which performing a separate signal processing may not be needed. The image combining apparatus emits light that is sensed by an image sensor, and reflects the light toward the image sensor in response to far-infrared rays being sensed from an object, thereby converting far-infrared information into information that can be sensed by the image sensor.