Patent Document ID: 20100309288
Application ID: 12782845
Patent Status: 0

Claim One:
1. A hybrid three dimensional camera system comprising: a pulsed infrared laser transmitter providing an output laser pulse upon command from a system controller; a two dimensional visible light camera incorporating an array of visible light optical detectors positioned at the focal plane of a motorized zoom lens and with a two dimensional image output; a pixilated infrared optical receiver incorporating an array of infrared optical detectors positioned at the focal plane of a motorized zoom lens and providing through an output, range and intensity data for any pixel element of said array of infrared optical detectors receiving an incident reflected light portion of said output laser pulse; an image processor which intelligently integrates the output of said two dimensional visible light camera and the range and intensity data output of said infrared optical receiver to produce a three dimensional visible picture electrical output; a system controller which initiates the pulsing of said pulsed laser transmitter and which coordinates the operation of said two dimensional visible light camera zoom lens with the zoom lens of said infrared optical receiver and which controls the timing of the output of said infrared optical receiver and the timing of said image processor three dimensional visible picture electrical output.