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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2014
Filed:
May. 02, 2012
Richard G. Baraniuk, Houston, TX (US);
Dror Z. Baron, Cary, NC (US);
Marco F. Duarte, Durham, NC (US);
Kevin F. Kelly, Houston, TX (US);
Courtney C. Lane, Ventura, CA (US);
Jason N. Laska, Houston, TX (US);
Dharmpal Takhar, Houston, TX (US);
Michael B. Wakin, Castle Rock, CO (US);
Richard g. Baraniuk, Houston, TX (US);
Dror Z. Baron, Cary, NC (US);
Marco F. Duarte, Durham, NC (US);
Kevin F. Kelly, Houston, TX (US);
Courtney C. Lane, Ventura, CA (US);
Jason N. Laska, Houston, TX (US);
Dharmpal Takhar, Houston, TX (US);
Michael B. Wakin, Castle Rock, CO (US);
William Marsh Rice University, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A new digital image/video camera that directly acquires random projections of the incident light field without first collecting the pixels/voxels. In one preferred embodiment, the camera employs a digital micromirror array to perform optical calculations of linear projections of an image onto pseudorandom binary patterns. Its hallmarks include the ability to obtain an image with only a single detection element while measuring the image/video fewer times than the number of pixels or voxels—this can significantly reduce the computation required for image/video acquisition/encoding. Since the system features a single photon detector, it can also be adapted to image at wavelengths that are currently impossible with conventional CCD and CMOS imagers.