Patent ID: 8937671
Filing Date: 2015-01-20
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A radial readout process for an electro-optic imager, the process comprising: projecting an object in image space onto an objective lens assembly, which focuses an image of said object onto a radial sensor FPA, wherein said radial sensor FPA has concentric rings of pixels sequenced from a center; reading out signals from said radial sensor FPA using a readout integrated circuit to process signals with support electronics and display drivers having a reduced processing circuitry and memory, wherein said concentric rings of pixels are radially read out from the center; displaying a collected image using a corresponding radial display based on said processed signals, wherein said collected image is reconstructed in concentric rings of said corresponding radial display; and projecting said display onto a simplified eyepiece lens assembly for observer's viewing.