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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Feb. 02, 2016

Filed:

Jul. 06, 2012
Applicants:

Aaron L. Birkbeck, Bonita, CA (US);

Anis Husain, San Diego, CA (US);

Eliseo Ranalli, Irvine, CA (US);

Inventors:

Aaron L. Birkbeck, Bonita, CA (US);

Anis Husain, San Diego, CA (US);

Eliseo Ranalli, Irvine, CA (US);

Assignee:

ZIVA CORPORATION, INC., San Diego, CA (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/00 (2011.01); H04N 1/04 (2006.01); H04N 1/113 (2006.01); H04N 1/195 (2006.01); H04N 5/33 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 1/0408 (2013.01); H04N 1/113 (2013.01); H04N 1/195 (2013.01); H04N 5/332 (2013.01); H04N 2201/0081 (2013.01); H04N 2201/02493 (2013.01); H04N 2201/02495 (2013.01);
Abstract

Selected embodiments use a relatively small image detector and a scanning mirror to obtain effective performance of a larger image detector. An imager with folded optics captures images of different field positions of a field of view (FOV), and stitches the images together for a larger image of the FOV. The stitched image is processed to identify portions of interest within the larger image, for example, using a cuing algorithm. The portions of interest are scanned again to capture enhanced quality images using, for example, longer dwell time for enhanced contrast. Another image of the FOV or a part of the FOV is stitched together using the enhanced quality images.


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