Patent Document ID: 20020122114
Application ID: 09796365
Patent Status: 0

Claim One:
1. Apparatus for providing a digital data source for generating two dimensional images from single dimensional images of a subject of interest, wherein the single dimensional images are taken sequentially with respect to space and time from a mobile platform, comprising: a focussing device disposed to focus incoming light beams emanating from the subject of interest; a beam splitter disposed in series with focussed incoming light beams to divide optical energy of the incoming light beams to form a reference light beam and a subject light beam; digital memory apparatus disposed to store data in digital form; a first digital image recorder disposed in image capture relation with said reference light beam to record two dimensional reference images therefrom, wherein said first digital image recorder is communicably connected to said digital memory apparatus; a beam restrictor disposed to modify said subject light beam to generate single dimensional subject images from said subject light beam; and a second digital image recorder disposed in image capture relation to said single dimensional subject images, wherein said second digital image recorder is communicably connected to said digital memory apparatus.