Patent ID: 9137433
Filing Date: 2015-09-15
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. An imaging system, comprising: an optical system for receiving light from a field of view, said optical system comprising at least one beam splitter for splitting the received light between two optical paths, one of which leads to a first image plane and the other to a second image plane; a first image detector optically coupled to the first image plane to detect at least a portion of the light directed thereto for acquiring first image data corresponding to the field of view at a first resolution; and a second image detector optically and movably coupled to the second image plane, said second image detector adapted to move so as to detect light directed to the second image plane at a plurality of locations so as to acquire second image data corresponding to said field of view at a second resolution greater than said first resolution, a processor in communication with said first and second image detectors so as to receive said first and second image data, said processor processing said first and second image data to generate, respectively, first and second images of the field of view, wherein said second image exhibits a greater resolution than said first image, wherein said processor is configured to generate control signals for effecting movement of the second image detector to acquire the second image data corresponding to at least a portion of the first image at a resolution greater than a resolution provided by the first image.