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Infrared camera and infrared camera system

CA 2307459 C · Owner: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha · Inventors: Ookawa, Norio

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An infrared camera with lower dissipation power a wide range, of operating environment temperature and a shorter warmup is, provided. The infrared camera includes a plurality of device operating-temperature setting circuits setting respective device operating temperatures different from one another a, device operating-temperature setting switch for selecting one of the output of the device operating-temperature setting circuits and a temperature sensor, and performs imaging by switching the connection target of the device operating-temperature setting switch according to a measurement by the temperature sensor that, is to say, according to the temperature inside an enclosure and selecting …

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  • Filed May 3, 2000 and granted December 30, 2003. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended May 3, 2020.
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FiledMay 3, 2000
GrantedDecember 30, 2003
Term endedMay 3, 2020
Patent numberCA 2307459 C
Classification (IPC)H04N5/33 +2 more

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