Patent ID: 9568802
Date: 2017-02-14
CPC Classifications: G02B,G02F,G06K,H04N

Claim:
1. A method, comprising: generating, by a first sensor, sensor data that quantifies energy received from a scene within a field of view (FOV) of the first sensor to generate an image; analyzing, by a processor, the sensor data to identify a first region of interest (ROI); identifying, in a micromirror array comprising a plurality of micromirrors that is directed toward the scene, during a wait period of a frame period of the first sensor, the frame period comprising an integration period and the wait period, a first subset of the plurality of micromirrors that receive energy from the first ROI; and controlling at least one micromirror in the first subset to move from a primary position of the at least one micromirror to a first tilt position of the at least one micromirror to reflect the energy from the first ROI toward a second sensor, the first ROI being spatially isolated from the image, wherein the first sensor generates new sensor data during each frame period of a plurality of frame periods to generate a plurality of images, the each frame period comprising the integration period and the wait period, wherein controlling the at least one micromirror further comprises: