Patent ID: 7211778
Filing Date: 2007-05-01
Classification: G02B,H04N

Abstract:
1. A night vision device comprising: a first detector configured to detect and transmit a scene image in a first spectral band along an image intensified input path; a second detector configured to detect and transmit the scene image in a second spectral band along an infrared input path; a beam splitter configured to receive the image intensified input path image; to output, along a visual lens output path, a first portion of the image intensified input path image, and to output, along a camera output path, a second portion of the image intensified input path image; wherein the beam splitter is configured to receive the infrared input image; to output, along the visual lens output path, a first portion of the infrared input path image; and to output, along the camera output path, a second portion of the infrared input image; a user optical output configured to receive and output images traveling along the visual lens output path including the first portion of the image intensified input path image and the first portion of the infrared input path image; and a camera configured to receive and store images traveling along the camera output path including the second portion of the image intensified input path image and the second portion of the infrared input path image.