EP2332007A4 - Selective and adaptive illumination of a target - Google Patents

Selective and adaptive illumination of a target

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Publication number
EP2332007A4
EP2332007A4 EP08877213.2A EP08877213A EP2332007A4 EP 2332007 A4 EP2332007 A4 EP 2332007A4 EP 08877213 A EP08877213 A EP 08877213A EP 2332007 A4 EP2332007 A4 EP 2332007A4
Authority
EP
European Patent Office
Prior art keywords
selective
target
adaptive illumination
adaptive
illumination
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Withdrawn
Application number
EP08877213.2A
Other languages
German (de)
French (fr)
Other versions
EP2332007A1 (en
Inventor
Alain Bergeron
Hubert Jerominek
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Institut National dOptique
Original Assignee
Institut National dOptique
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Application filed by Institut National dOptique filed Critical Institut National dOptique
Publication of EP2332007A1 publication Critical patent/EP2332007A1/en
Publication of EP2332007A4 publication Critical patent/EP2332007A4/en
Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N5/00—Details of television systems
    • H04N5/30—Transforming light or analogous information into electric information
    • H04N5/33—Transforming infrared radiation
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
    • G01S3/00—Direction-finders for determining the direction from which infrasonic, sonic, ultrasonic, or electromagnetic waves, or particle emission, not having a directional significance, are being received
    • G01S3/78—Direction-finders for determining the direction from which infrasonic, sonic, ultrasonic, or electromagnetic waves, or particle emission, not having a directional significance, are being received using electromagnetic waves other than radio waves
    • G01S3/782—Systems for determining direction or deviation from predetermined direction
    • G01S3/785—Systems for determining direction or deviation from predetermined direction using adjustment of orientation of directivity characteristics of a detector or detector system to give a desired condition of signal derived from that detector or detector system
    • G01S3/786—Systems for determining direction or deviation from predetermined direction using adjustment of orientation of directivity characteristics of a detector or detector system to give a desired condition of signal derived from that detector or detector system the desired condition being maintained automatically
    • G01S3/7864—T.V. type tracking systems
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03B—APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS OR FOR PROJECTING OR VIEWING THEM; APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS EMPLOYING ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR
    • G03B15/00—Special procedures for taking photographs; Apparatus therefor
    • G03B15/02—Illuminating scene
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06V—IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING
    • G06V10/00—Arrangements for image or video recognition or understanding
    • G06V10/10—Image acquisition
    • G06V10/12—Details of acquisition arrangements; Constructional details thereof
    • G06V10/14—Optical characteristics of the device performing the acquisition or on the illumination arrangements
    • G06V10/141—Control of illumination
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N23/00—Cameras or camera modules comprising electronic image sensors; Control thereof
    • H04N23/56—Cameras or camera modules comprising electronic image sensors; Control thereof provided with illuminating means
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N23/00—Cameras or camera modules comprising electronic image sensors; Control thereof
    • H04N23/60—Control of cameras or camera modules
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N23/00—Cameras or camera modules comprising electronic image sensors; Control thereof
    • H04N23/70—Circuitry for compensating brightness variation in the scene
    • H04N23/74—Circuitry for compensating brightness variation in the scene by influencing the scene brightness using illuminating means
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02B—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO BUILDINGS, e.g. HOUSING, HOUSE APPLIANCES OR RELATED END-USER APPLICATIONS
    • Y02B20/00—Energy efficient lighting technologies, e.g. halogen lamps or gas discharge lamps
    • Y02B20/40—Control techniques providing energy savings, e.g. smart controller or presence detection

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Multimedia (AREA)
  • Signal Processing (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Theoretical Computer Science (AREA)
  • Electromagnetism (AREA)
  • Radar, Positioning & Navigation (AREA)
  • Remote Sensing (AREA)
  • Closed-Circuit Television Systems (AREA)
  • Transforming Light Signals Into Electric Signals (AREA)
  • Image Input (AREA)
EP08877213.2A 2008-10-10 2008-10-10 Selective and adaptive illumination of a target Withdrawn EP2332007A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
PCT/CA2008/001820 WO2010040197A1 (en) 2008-10-10 2008-10-10 Selective and adaptive illumination of a target

Publications (2)

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EP2332007A1 EP2332007A1 (en) 2011-06-15
EP2332007A4 true EP2332007A4 (en) 2013-05-01

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EP08877213.2A Withdrawn EP2332007A4 (en) 2008-10-10 2008-10-10 Selective and adaptive illumination of a target

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CA (1) CA2735803C (en)
WO (1) WO2010040197A1 (en)

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EP1793599A1 (en) * 2004-09-21 2007-06-06 Nikon Corporation Electronic device
WO2006129777A1 (en) * 2005-06-01 2006-12-07 Fujifilm Corporation Image capturing apparatus with flash device

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WILSON A D ED - ASSOCIATION FOR COMPUTING MACHINERY: "TouchLight: An imaging touch screen and display for gesture-based interaction", PROCEEDINGS OF THE 6TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MULTIMODAL INTERFACES; [INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MULTIMODAL INTERFACES],, 14 October 2004 (2004-10-14), pages 69 - 76, XP002527403, ISBN: 978-1-58113-954-9, DOI: 10.1145/1027933.1027946 *

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CA2735803A1 (en) 2010-04-15
EP2332007A1 (en) 2011-06-15
CA2735803C (en) 2011-12-13

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