US 7,321,119 B2
Method and system for thermal imaging having a selective temperature imaging mode
John H. King, Cynthiana, Ky. (US)
Assigned to E.D. Bullard Company, Cynthiana, Ky. (US)
Filed on May 20, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/134,186.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/601017, filed on Aug. 12, 2004.
Prior Publication US 2006/0033998 A1, Feb. 16, 2006
Int. Cl. H01L 31/00 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 250—330 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of operating a thermal imaging camera for selective temperature imaging, comprising the steps of:
analyzing thermal image data for a scene to determine a highest temperature in said scene in response to receiving a command to enter a selective temperature imaging mode;
displaying a thermal image of said scene with the portions of the image equal to said highest temperature displayed in a predetermined hue and the remainder of the image displayed in grayscale, such that the highest temperature portions of the thermal image are selectively highlighted in said predetermined hue in contrast to the grayscale display of the remaining portions of the thermal image.