ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,450,856, issued on Oct. 21, was assigned to SimpliSafe Inc. (Boston).
"Hybrid night vision" was invented by Kevin Klemm (Waltham, Mass.) and Brooke Edington (Boston).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method comprises illuminating an area using an infrared light source. The method further comprises, while the area is illuminated using the infrared light source, capturing one or more images of the area. The method further comprises analyzing the one or more images to identify an object in the area. The method further comprises, after identifying the object, illuminating the area using a visible light source."
The patent was filed on Feb. 16...