Patent Application
20240015376
The invention, as the title of the present descriptive memory states, is an infrared capture device, which makes it possible to achieve high definition. It is applicable as a complement to electronic elements, such as telephones mobile phones, thereby increasing their usefulness.
Some, few, mobile electronic devices, such as smartphones, incorporate cameras capable of near-infrared photography. They are often used for biometric facial recognition. These cameras are not accessible to the user in order to maintain the security of this recognition.
Therefore, users of these devices are not allowed to take pictures in conditions of reduced visibility. Moreover, it is not possible to make a 3D reconstruction of the photographed areas or objects.
The applicant is not aware of the existence of a device that solves the problems of the art in a similar way to the invention.
The invention relates to an infrared capture device according to the claims. Its different variants solve the problems of the state of the art the technique.
It is a simple, inexpensive and small device that allows the capture of photographs and videos in infrared light and high definition, night vision and night vision in stereo, among other functions. It results in a camera that is detachable from the rest of the electronic device for those moments when you need it to be used.
For this purpose, the high-definition infrared capture device consists of a housing with a socket for connection to an electronic device and with one or more cameras configured to capture in the infrared. When there are two cameras, stereo image reconstruction is possible.
The housing may also comprise one or more infrared lamps and/or an infrared photometer.
Other variants are described below.
In order to complete the above description and to assist the better understanding of the features of the invention, this description is accompanied, as an integral part thereof, by a FIGURE in which, by way of illustration and not limitation, the following has been depicted.
The following is an example of an embodiment of the invention, which is intended for illustrative purposes only and does not limit the invention.
For example, an Apple mobile phone (3) uses a different standard than a Samsung mobile phone (3).
The housing (1) has one or more cameras (4) each with a suitable lens, as is known in the art. The cameras (4) are configured to capture in the infrared. One or more spotlights (5), preferably LEDs, are arranged next to the cameras (4), as well as a photometer (6). All elements are prepared to operate in the infrared and optionally in the visible spectrum. For example, the camera can operate in the near infrared (800-2500 nm). Other options are 300-1000 nm. Physical filters can be integrated to limit the wavelength range.
The cameras (4) shall preferably be UHD (Ultra High Definition), or ultra high definition, with autofocus. Ideally a “Time of Flight” (ToF) will be programmed to detect the time since the light takes from the focus (5) to the target. In this way, distances and 3D reconstructions can be calculated with a single camera-TOF pair or, even more robustly, with two cameras (4) and their respective ToF spotlights.
Infrared cameras (4) also allow for night vision, in two or three dimensions.
The mobile phone (3) will comprise a device management application, which commands the taking of photos or videos, receives the photos, manages its settings, etc.
| Number | Date | Country | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| P202230619 | Jul 2022 | ES | national |
