US 11,902,655 B2
Infrared and visible imaging system for monitoring equipment
Leo Francis Casey, San Francisco, CA (US); Peter Light, San Francisco, CA (US); Joel Fraser Atwater, Danville, CA (US); Crystal Elayna Winston, Charlotte, NC (US); Mehrdad Roosta, Campbell, CA (US); Siyuan Xin, Mountain View, CA (US); and Chetan Mahadeswaraswamy, San Francisco, CA (US)
Assigned to X Development LLC, Mountain View, CA (US)
Filed by X Development LLC, Mountain View, CA (US)
Filed on Jan. 30, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/161,588.
Application 18/161,588 is a continuation of application No. 17/220,469, filed on Apr. 1, 2021, granted, now 11,595,561.
Application 17/220,469 is a continuation of application No. 16/287,010, filed on Feb. 27, 2019, granted, now 10,972,649, issued on Apr. 6, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0239568 A1, Jul. 27, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04N 23/661 (2023.01); G06T 7/70 (2017.01); B60R 11/04 (2006.01); G01C 19/56 (2012.01); G01J 5/02 (2022.01); G01S 19/13 (2010.01); H04N 5/33 (2023.01); H04N 7/18 (2006.01); G01J 5/07 (2022.01); G01J 5/00 (2022.01)
CPC H04N 23/661 (2023.01) [B60R 11/04 (2013.01); G01C 19/56 (2013.01); G01J 5/025 (2013.01); G01J 5/07 (2022.01); G01S 19/13 (2013.01); G06T 7/70 (2017.01); H04N 5/33 (2013.01); H04N 7/181 (2013.01); G01J 2005/0077 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
operating a camera system coupled to a vehicle, the camera system comprising a visible-light camera and an infrared camera;
while the vehicle is moving, tracking a position of a device with respect to the camera system based at least in part on image data captured using the visible-light camera;
repeatedly adjusting a position of the infrared camera based on the tracked position of the device to maintain the device in a field of view of the infrared camera as the vehicle with the camera system moves with respect to the device;
recording image data generated by the infrared camera that indicates properties of the device;
determining a temperature of the device based on the image data generated by the infrared camera; and
determining a level of wear of the device based on the determined temperature.