US 12,363,413 B2
Infrared and broad spectrum illumination for simultaneous machine vision and human vision
Brian James Mock, Mint Hill, NC (US); and John Graves Larkin, Gastonia, NC (US)
Assigned to Event Capture Systems, Inc., Mint Hill, NC (US)
Filed by Event Capture Systems, Inc., Mint Hill, NC (US)
Filed on Mar. 25, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/615,513.
Application 18/615,513 is a continuation of application No. 17/479,097, filed on Sep. 20, 2021, granted, now 11,943,526.
Application 17/479,097 is a continuation of application No. PCT/US2020/023760, filed on Mar. 20, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/821,981, filed on Mar. 21, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2024/0236469 A1, Jul. 11, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06V 10/141 (2022.01); H04N 23/56 (2023.01); H04N 23/73 (2023.01)
CPC H04N 23/56 (2023.01) [G06V 10/141 (2022.01); H04N 23/73 (2023.01)] 23 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system comprising:
a first illumination control output configured to provide first illumination timing information for a first vision type illumination source; and
a second illumination control output configured to provide second illumination timing information for a second vision type illumination source, wherein:
the first vision type illumination source is configured to provide a first frequency band of illumination configured for concealing an obfuscation within a given environment for a first vision type camera; and
the second vision type illumination source is configured to provide a second frequency band of illumination configured for illuminating the obfuscation within the given environment for the first vision type camera.