US 12,256,132 B2
Auto-alignment of multi-sensor overlay using bi-directional detector/display
Jon D. Burnsed, Tempe, AZ (US); and Jacob J. Becker, Gilbert, AZ (US)
Assigned to L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Melbourne, FL (US)
Filed by L3Harris Technologies, Inc., Melbourne, FL (US)
Filed on Oct. 18, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/503,755.
Prior Publication US 2023/0117148 A1, Apr. 20, 2023
Int. Cl. H04N 23/11 (2023.01); F41G 1/32 (2006.01); G01J 5/02 (2022.01); G02B 23/12 (2006.01); H04N 23/70 (2023.01)
CPC H04N 23/11 (2023.01) [F41G 1/32 (2013.01); G01J 5/0265 (2013.01); G02B 23/12 (2013.01); H04N 23/70 (2023.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An optical device comprising:
an underlying device configured output light, to an optical output to output an image of objects in an environment to a user, in a first spectrum as a result of absorbing input light;
a stacked device configured to be coupled in an overlapping fashion to an optical output of the underlying device, the stacked device being transparent, according to a first transmission efficiency, to light in the first spectrum, the stacked device comprising:
a plurality of electro-optical circuits including:
a plurality of light emitters configured to output light;
a plurality of detectors configured to detect light in the first spectrum from the underlying device that can be used to detect the objects in the image; and
wherein the light emitters are configured to output light dependent on light detected by the detectors and additional information about characteristics of the objects in the environment, wherein the additional information comprises thermal information, and wherein the light emitters are configured to output representations of the thermal information overlaid on one or more objects in the image where the thermal information is constrained to be within boundaries of the one or more objects.