Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Infrared camera systems and methods
- Patent Title (中): 红外摄像机系统和方法
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Application No.: US13443794Application Date: 2012-04-10
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Publication No.: US09047745B2Publication Date: 2015-06-02
- Inventor: William A. Terre , Jeffrey D. Frank , James T. Woolaway , Austin A. Richards , Patrick B. Richardson , Nicholas Högasten
- Applicant: William A. Terre , Jeffrey D. Frank , James T. Woolaway , Austin A. Richards , Patrick B. Richardson , Nicholas Högasten
- Applicant Address: US OR Wilsonville
- Assignee: FLIR Systems, Inc.
- Current Assignee: FLIR Systems, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US OR Wilsonville
- Agency: Haynes and Boone LLP
- Main IPC: H04N7/18
- IPC: H04N7/18 ; G08B13/196 ; H04N5/232 ; H04N5/33

Abstract:
Systems and methods disclosed herein provide, for some embodiments, infrared cameras and target position acquisition techniques for various applications. For example, in one embodiment, a system may include a portable imaging/viewing subsystem having a target position finder and may also include a fixed mount camera subsystem having a camera and a camera positioner. A communications link may be configured to communicate a signal from the target position finder to the camera positioner. The signal may be representative of a position of a target being imaged/viewed with the portable imaging/viewing subsystem. The camera positioner may aim the camera toward the target in response to the signal. The target may, for example, be a man overboard. Thus, the system may be useful in search and rescue operations.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120224063A1 INFRARED CAMERA SYSTEMS AND METHODS Public/Granted day:2012-09-06
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