EP1847128A2 - Module oculaire numerique - Google Patents

Module oculaire numerique

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EP1847128A2
EP1847128A2 EP05813984A EP05813984A EP1847128A2 EP 1847128 A2 EP1847128 A2 EP 1847128A2 EP 05813984 A EP05813984 A EP 05813984A EP 05813984 A EP05813984 A EP 05813984A EP 1847128 A2 EP1847128 A2 EP 1847128A2
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Prior art keywords
image
eyepiece module
image sensor
module according
eyepiece
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German (de)
English (en)
Inventor
Kurt Becker
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Carl Zeiss Sports Optics GmbH
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Carl Zeiss Sports Optics GmbH
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B23/00—Telescopes, e.g. binoculars; Periscopes; Instruments for viewing the inside of hollow bodies; Viewfinders; Optical aiming or sighting devices
    • G02B23/12—Telescopes, e.g. binoculars; Periscopes; Instruments for viewing the inside of hollow bodies; Viewfinders; Optical aiming or sighting devices with means for image conversion or intensification
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B25/00—Eyepieces; Magnifying glasses
    • G02B25/001—Eyepieces
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B27/00—Optical systems or apparatus not provided for by any of the groups G02B1/00 - G02B26/00, G02B30/00
    • G02B27/01—Head-up displays
    • G02B27/017—Head mounted
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N7/00—Television systems
    • H04N7/18—Closed-circuit television [CCTV] systems, i.e. systems in which the video signal is not broadcast
    • H04N7/183—Closed-circuit television [CCTV] systems, i.e. systems in which the video signal is not broadcast for receiving images from a single remote source

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  • the invention relates to an eyepiece module for an optical observation instrument.
  • the invention also relates to a monocular or binocular optical observation instrument.
  • the image information of a telescope is to be transferred to another site during the observation of objects or made accessible to several other persons.
  • another module which contains, for example, a video camera that captures the image information of the telescope, converted into a video signal and this via a cable or wireless connection to other devices (TV, monitors, PCs or the like ).
  • U1 discloses an optical image display device with an optical observation instrument having at least one objective and at least one eyepiece, an image recorder device having an image recorder and a display device connected thereto.
  • the Image pickup device is positioned in front of the eyepiece instead of the eye.
  • US 2002/0171924 A1 shows a telescope with a camera eyepiece connected via a connecting device, which is connected to a computer system via a data cable. The images taken by the telescope are displayed on a monitor of the computer system.
  • the object of the present invention is to provide an eyepiece module and an optical observation instrument which avoid the disadvantages of the prior art, in particular enable a positioning of the optical observation instrument for targeting with simultaneous transmission of image-related data.
  • the object is achieved by an eyepiece module according to claim 1 and claim 10.
  • the object is also achieved by a monocular or binocular optical observation instrument according to claim 14.
  • the eyepiece module in addition to the digital image sensor has an integrated image display device for displaying the images recorded by the image sensor or space areas or visual angle, which by a viewing optics or.
  • the optical observation instrument for targeting while transmitting image-related data signals to the external device (e.g., notebook, PC, TV or the like) is easily and advantageously possible.
  • the built-in image playback device allows you to view the captured images even in bright sunlight, without the need for the external playback device.
  • CCD sensors As digital image sensors, CCD sensors or CMOS sensors be used. Such sensors allow the associated electronic control device or the associated controller modules to store the recorded image data or output to display devices.
  • a rewritable storage medium in particular a flash memory or an exchangeable memory card, in particular for the storage and / or further processing of the image data, is provided.
  • the image reproduction device is designed as a microscreen, preferably as an SVGA display, for example on the basis of OLEDs.
  • connection to the external device may be in the form of a radio connection (eg Bluetooth), a cable connection (eg USB) or an optical connection (eg infrared).
  • a radio connection eg Bluetooth
  • a cable connection eg USB
  • an optical connection eg infrared
  • the image display device could also be designed as a so-called monocular or binocular head mounted display. This also makes it possible to view the recorded images in bright sunlight.
  • the image display device could be a display with a screen diagonal larger than 2 ", which can be used independently of the external device.
  • the sole figure of the drawing shows a schematic diagram of an optical observation instrument according to the invention an eyepiece module according to the invention.
  • an optical observation instrument designed as a telescope 1 has a digital eyepiece module 2 with a housing 2a for forwarding recorded image-related data signals to a PC 3 as an external device.
  • a digital eyepiece module 2 with a housing 2a for forwarding recorded image-related data signals to a PC 3 as an external device.
  • notebooks, TV, palmtops or the like could be considered as external devices.
  • the receiving external devices could have databases for the observed objects or catalogs (eg bird identification in ornithological applications).
  • a bayonet connection Ia of the telescope 1 enables coupling or replacement of the digital eyepiece module 2 by a conventional optical viewfinder.
  • the eyepiece module 2 has a digital CCD image sensor 4 for recording images in an intermediate image plane of the telescope 1. In other embodiments, this could also be a CMOS image sensor.
  • the CCD image sensor 4 usefully has a resolution of at least 1.0 megapixels.
  • the transmission of the image-related data signals recorded by the image sensor 4 to the PC 3 is effected by a radio link 5 having a standardized interface via transmitting and receiving parts 5a, 5b provided with antennas. For transmission, however, cable connections (eg USB) or optical connections (eg infrared) are also conceivable.
  • An existing as SVGA display based on OLEDS micro screen 6 is integrated as an image display device in the eyepiece 2 for displaying the images recorded by the image sensor 4 on the eyepiece 2 and the telescope 1.
  • the integrated micro screen 6 allows viewing of the recorded image-related data signals via an eyepiece or viewing optics 7 and an eyecup 8 (to protect against side light) even in bright sunlight, without the PC 3 must be available for playback. An alignment of the telescope 1 for Zielanpeilung is ensured.
  • An electronic control device or a controller module 9 (camera electronics) reads out the image-related data signals from the image sensor 4 and enables a display of the recorded images on the microscreen 6 and / or a storage of image-related data signals for further processing / evaluation on an optional permanently integrated Flash memory 10a or a removable memory card 10b, which is in the eyepiece 2 formed by a drawer 11 inserted.
  • the CCD image sensor 4, the transmitting part 5a, the micro screen 6, the flash memory 10a and the removable memory card 10b (or an unillustrated additional interface to its terminal) are connected via lines 12 to the controller module 9 (shown in simplified form) ).
  • an optional, additional, known imaging optics 13 for changing the image of the intermediate image of the telescope 1 to the CCD image sensor 4 is provided.
  • a so-called monocular or binocular head-mounted display 14 could also be provided as an image display device, which can be connected to the PC 3 or also to the eyepiece module 2, in particular wirelessly by a transmitting and Receiving section 5c communicates via the connection 5.
  • an image processing option eg white balance, color filtering, sensitivity adaptation, brightness and / or contrast adaptation
  • a display with a screen diagonal larger than 2 could be additionally provided which can be used independently of the external device (not shown).
  • a transmission to one or more additional digital eyepieces is conceivable. This would allow a group of observers to consider an object together.
  • the processing of the image-related data signals supplied by the image sensor could only take place after the transfer to the external device in the latter.
  • optical axes are arranged parallel to each other with variable distance from each other.
  • Two integrated image display devices for displaying the image information captured by the image sensor are also conceivable.
  • the power supply of the eyepiece module 2 is supported by a solar cell in the present case. Furthermore, a battery is provided as a voltage source (not shown in detail). In other embodiments, other photoelectric voltage generator for power supply or to support the power supply could be provided. An exclusive operation with batteries, rechargeable batteries or the like is of course also possible.

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Astronomy & Astrophysics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Multimedia (AREA)
  • Signal Processing (AREA)
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Abstract

L'invention concerne un module oculaire (2) destiné à un instrument optique d'observation (1), comprenant au moins : un capteur d'images (4) numérique servant à capter des images dans un plan d'image intermédiaire de l'instrument optique d'observation (1) ; une liaison (5) pour transmettre à au moins un appareil externe (3) les signaux de données captés relativement aux images ; un dispositif de restitution d'images (6) intégré destiné à afficher les images captées par le capteur d'images (4) ; un dispositif de commande électronique (9) pour commander le capteur d'images (4) et extraire les signaux de données relatifs aux images du capteur d'images (4) à la liaison (5) numérique et au dispositif de restitution d'images (6) intégré ; et une optique de visualisation (7) permettant à un utilisateur d'observer le dispositif de restitution d'images (6).
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DE102005005803A DE102005005803A1 (de) 2005-02-09 2005-02-09 Digitales Okularmodul
PCT/EP2005/013079 WO2006084497A2 (fr) 2005-02-09 2005-12-07 Module oculaire numerique

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