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US6301050:
Image enhancement system for scaled viewing at night or under other vision impaired conditions
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| Country: |
US United States of America
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| Inventor: |
DeLeon, Jose M.; Columbus, OH
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| Assignee: |
Optics Wireless Led, Inc., Columbus, OH
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| Published / Filed: |
2001-10-09
/ 1999-10-13
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| Application Number: |
US1999000417701
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| IPC Code: |
Advanced:
G02B 23/12;
Core:
G02B 23/00;
IPC-7:
G02B 27/10;
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| ECLA Code: |
G02B23/12;
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| U.S. Class: |
Current:
359/618;
345/008;
359/630;
359/633;
Original:
359/618;
359/630;
359/633;
345/008;
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| Field of Search: |
359/618,630,633,637
345/7;8
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| Priority Number: |
| 1999-10-13 |
US1999000417701 |
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| Abstract: |
An image enhancement system for scaled viewing of surrounding objects at night or other vision impairing conditions such as dust, smoke, rain, fog, any combination of these conditions or other adverse weather conditions. The system includes a set of glasses or "headset", which a user wears in a manner similar to a pair of sun or prescription glasses. Affixed to the headset is a camera system which matches a lens element with high speed electronic circuitry to provide an enhanced image of a viewed object, in true scale and range, on LCD screens in front of the user's eyes. Audio is optionally provided. A high intensity wave form illuminator is used to further illuminate the object being viewed, and is preferably attached to the headset. The user has full control over optical properties of the viewed enhanced image, and the system can be activated by switch, by voice or by motion.
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| Attorney, Agent or Firm: |
Bracewell & Patterson, L.L.P. ;
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| Primary / Asst. Examiners: |
Ben, Loha;
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None
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First Claim:
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What is claimed is:
1. An image enhancement system for viewing an object under adverse conditions, the system comprising:
- (a) a viewing device for viewing by a user; and
- (b) a camera system to provide an enhanced image of said object to said user on said viewing device, wherein said camera system comprises
- (i) a matching factor lens, and
- (ii) high speed CCD camera circuitry, and wherein
- (iii) said lens and said camera circuitry are matched in that the lens determines how much reflected raw wavelength information enters the camera circuitry so that said object is viewed as an enhanced image by said user on said viewing device at true scale and range.
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