Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method of obtaining a digital image
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Application No.: US16697897Application Date: 2019-11-27
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Publication No.: US11378694B2Publication Date: 2022-07-05
- Inventor: Arjen Van Der Sijde , Nicola Pfeffer
- Applicant: Lumileds LLC
- Applicant Address: US CA San Jose
- Assignee: Lumileds LLC
- Current Assignee: Lumileds LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Jose
- Agency: Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.
- Priority: EP18208930 20181128
- Main IPC: H04N5/232
- IPC: H04N5/232 ; G01S17/89 ; H04N13/254 ; G01S17/18 ; H04N5/225 ; H04N5/235 ; H04N5/33 ; H04N9/04

Abstract:
Devices, systems and methods are described. A method includes driving a first light source to generate a visible light pulse having a first intensity for a first duration to illuminate a scene. An image sensor is used to record a visible-spectrum image of the scene illuminated by the first light pulse. A second light source is driven to generate a second light pulse having a second intensity that exceeds the first intensity by at least 100% for a second duration that is at most 10% of the first duration to illuminate the scene during the first duration. An image sensor is used to record a monochrome image of the scene illuminated by the second light pulse. Image processing is performed on a visible-spectrum image and the monochrome image to obtain the digital image of the scene.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200166646A1 METHOD OF OBTAINING A DIGITAL IMAGE Public/Granted day:2020-05-28
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