Patent ID: 11902638
Assignee: BALL AEROSPACE & TECHNOLOGIES CORP.
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  G | IPC G  H

Claim 10:
11. A method, comprising:
collecting light from an image area;
dividing the collected light into a plurality of component images, wherein each component image includes light collected from a different sub-area included in the image area, and wherein a first sub-area corresponding to a first one of the component images partially overlaps a second sub-area corresponding to a second one of the component images;
focusing each component image in the plurality of component images on a corresponding one of a plurality of detectors, wherein at least one detector is provided for each component image in the plurality of component images; and
fusing image information from a plurality of the component images to form a composite image, wherein fusing the component images includes registering the component images and adding pixel values from overlapping portions of the component images.