Patent ID: 8610062

Claim:
An apparatus comprising: a microbolometer array comprising a two-dimensional array of microbolometer detectors configured to respond to energy having a first range of wavelengths comprising a first plurality of spectral bands; a wideband window configured to allow energy having a second range of wavelengths to reach the microbolometer array, the second range of wavelengths comprising at least the first plurality of spectral bands; optics configured to focus the energy from a scene through the wideband window and towards the microbolometer array; a plurality of selectable bandpass windows each configured to allow energy having a third range of wavelengths comprising at least one of the first plurality of spectral bands to reach the microbolometer array; a display device; and a processor configured to generate a first image based on a response of the microbolometer array to the energy having the first range of wavelengths, analyze the first image, based on analyzing the first image generate a spectral band selection identifying the at least one of the first plurality of spectral bands, and generate a control signal to select at least one bandpass window of the plurality of bandpass windows so as to spectrally discriminate the identified at least one of the first plurality of spectral bands, and to generate a second image for display on the display device based on a response of the microbolometer array to the energy that passes through the at least one bandpass window.