Patent ID: 8600227

Claim:
A geometrically patterned multi-filter array for a multi-resolution multi-spectral camera system, the multi-filter array comprising: an image sensor in a camera with a full spatial resolution; a first high spatial resolution filter providing high image contrast for enabling a detection of at least one spatial characteristic of interest of a target object on a first portion of said image sensor at a high spatial resolution being less than said full spatial resolution; and a plurality of second filters with each being centered about wavelength bands which enable multi-spectral analysis of a material comprising said target object, said first filter being physically larger than any of said second filters, said first filter and said plurality of second filters being arranged in a geometric pattern, said geometrically patterned multi-filter array effectuating simultaneous multi-band capture of different wavelengths of an electromagnetic spectrum of said target object on a second portion of said image sensor at low spatial resolutions, wherein a sum of all said low spatial resolutions being equal to said high spatial resolution being subtracted from said full spatial resolution.