Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080259050 | Optical touch control apparatus and method thereof - The present invention discloses an optical touch control apparatus, comprising: a light guide module having a screen, the light guide module guiding light to the screen, and generating optical information according to light input through or reflected from the screen; and an image sensor module for sensing the optical information, and generating an electronic signal according to the optical information. | 10-23-2008 |
20080259052 | Optical touch control apparatus and method thereof - The present invention discloses an optical touch control apparatus, comprising: a light guide module having an optical information capturing position, the light guide module guiding light to the optical information capturing position, and generating optical information according to light input through or reflected from the optical information capturing position; and an image sensor module for sensing the optical information, and generating an electronic signal according to the optical information. | 10-23-2008 |
20080273011 | Interactive game method and system with sports injury protection - The present invention discloses an interactive game method with sports injury protection, comprising: providing a remote pointing device for a user to swing; and triggering a safety mechanism in one or more of the following conditions: (1) when a user swings the remote pointing device drastically; (2) when a count of swings exceeds a first threshold; and (3) when a count of swings in a predetermined time period exceeds a second threshold. | 11-06-2008 |
20090090569 | Sensing System - A sensing system includes a panel, a reflective element (RE), an image sensor (IS) and a processor electrically connected to the IS. The panel has a plane, a first area (FIA) having the first, second, third and fourth boundaries connected in order and a third area (TA) at the plane. The TA in the FIA is smaller than the FIA. The FIA and TA are quadrilaterals. The RE on the plane is disposed at the first boundary. A reflective mirror plane (RMP) of the RE perpendicular to the plane mirrors the FIA and TA to form a second area (SA) and a fourth area (FOA). The IS sensing the TA and FOA on the plane is disposed at the intersection of the third and fourth boundaries. An imaginary line passing through the IS, being perpendicular to the RMP and being located on the plane is outside the TA and FOA. | 04-09-2009 |
20090207130 | INPUT DEVICE AND INPUT METHOD - The present invention discloses an input device and an input method. The input device comprises: a device for receiving input signals; and a processor circuit for generating control information according to comparison between a first difference between two input signals in a first direction and a second difference between two input signals in a second direction. | 08-20-2009 |
20090284497 | Optical Operating Apparatus - An optical operating apparatus includes a display panel, a transparent supporting plate, a deformable unit, a light source, an image sensing module, a function selecting module and a processing module. The deformable unit is disposed between the transparent supporting plate and the display panel. The deformable unit has a pattern configuration. The deformable unit deforms as applying an external force on the display panel and restores after the external force is removed. The light source provides a light beam to the deformable unit, and a visual field of the image sensing module covers the whole deformable unit. The function selecting module is disposed beside the display panel and has a plurality of function selecting buttons for selecting a predetermined function. The processing module is electrically connected with the display panel, the function selecting module, the image sensing module and the light source. The processing module is configured to control the display panel to display a predetermined picture according to a corresponding predetermined function. | 11-19-2009 |
20100010773 | Sensing System - A sensing system is adapted to sense a pointer and calculate a location of the pointer. The sensing system includes a panel, a reflective element, an image sensor and a processor connected to the image sensor. The panel has a first plane and a first area located at the first plane. The first area is quadrangular and has a first boundary, a second boundary, a third boundary and a fourth boundary connected in order. The reflective element is disposed at the first boundary and located on the first plane. A second plane of the reflective element which is a reflective plane is substantially perpendicular to the first plane and mirrors the first area to form a second area. The image sensor sensing the first and the second areas is disposed at a corner at which the third boundary and the fourth boundary intersects and located on the first plane. | 01-14-2010 |
20100025122 | Image-Sensing Module and Image-Sensing System - An image-sensing module includes an image-sensing chip and a processing unit. The image-sensing chip has a first image-sensing area and a second image-sensing area. The processing unit is electrically connected to the first image-sensing area and the second image-sensing area. In addition, the image-sensing system including the image-sensing module and a panel is also provided. The panel has a plane and a region located on the plane. The image-sensing module is disposed near the region. The image-sensing chip is disposed on the plane. The sensing range of the first image-sensing area covers the region. The sensing range of the second image-sensing area covers the region. | 02-04-2010 |
20100038519 | Image Sensing Module - An image sensing module includes a carrier and a plurality of image sensing devices, wherein the image sensing devices are electrically connected to the carrier. Each of the image sensing devices has a sensing area, and the sensing areas face different directions. Each of the image sensing devices has a field of view, and there is an overlap between the fields of view of two adjacent image sensing devices. The image sensing module has a wider field of view. | 02-18-2010 |
20100090950 | Sensing System and Method for Obtaining Position of Pointer thereof - In a sensing system and a method for obtaining a position of a pointer, the sensing system includes a sensing area, a reflective mirror, an image sensor and a processing circuit. The reflective mirror is configured for generating a mirror image of a pointer when the pointer approaches the sensing area. The image sensor is configured for sensing the pointer and the mirror image thereof when the pointer approaches the sensing area. When the pointer approaches the sensing area, the processing circuit calculates a coordinate value of the pointer according to an image sensed by the image sensor and a predetermined size of the pointer. The pointer forms an imaginary orthographic projection in the sensing area, the processing circuit regards the imaginary orthographic projection as a round projection, and a radius of the round projection is the predetermined size. | 04-15-2010 |
20100090987 | Sensing System - A sensing system includes a panel, a reflective element, an image sensor, a processor, a first light guide rod, a second light guide rod and a light source module. The panel has a plane and a first area and a third area located at the plane. The third area in the first area is smaller than or equal to the first area. The first area has four boundaries connected in order. A reflective mirror plane of the reflective element disposed at the first boundary mirrors the first and third areas. The image sensor disposed at the intersection of the third and fourth boundaries is electrically connected to the processor. The first and the second light guide rods are disposed at the second and the third boundaries respectively. The light source module is adapted to emit light passing through the first and the second light guide rods to the image sensor. | 04-15-2010 |
20100094584 | Sensing System and Method for Obtaining Location of Pointer thereof - In a sensing system and a method for obtaining a location of a pointer, the sensing system includes a sensing area, a reflective mirror, a first image sensor and a second image sensor. The reflective mirror is configured for generating a mirror image of the sensing area. The sensing system utilizes the above two image sensors to sense the pointer disposed in the sensing area and a mirror image of the pointer for obtaining two coordinate values. And then the sensing system endues each of the two coordinate values with a weighting factor for calculating the location of the pointer. | 04-15-2010 |
20100094586 | Sensing System - A sensing system is adapted to sense a pointer and calculate a location of the pointer. The sensing system includes a panel, a reflective element, an image sensor and a processor connected to the image sensor. The panel has a first plane and a first area located at the first plane. The first area is quadrangular and has a first boundary, a second boundary, a third boundary and a fourth boundary connected in order. The reflective element is disposed at the first boundary and located on the first plane. A second plane of the reflective element which is a reflective mirror plane is substantially perpendicular to the first plane and mirrors the first area to form a second area. The image sensor sensing the first and the second areas is disposed at a corner at which the third boundary and the fourth boundary intersects and located on the first plane. | 04-15-2010 |
20100117992 | Touch System and Method for Obtaining Position of Pointer Thereof - In a touch system and a method for obtaining a position of a pointer, the touch system includes a touch surface, at least three image sensing apparatuses and a processing circuit. A shape of the touch surface is a quadrilateral. The image sensing apparatuses are disposed at different comers of the touch surface and sensing areas of the image sensing apparatuses cooperatively cover the touch surface. The processing circuit is coupled to the image sensing apparatuses. When a pointer approaches the touch surface, the processing circuit takes each two of the image sensing apparatuses as one pair and detects a coordinate value of the pointer from images acquired by each pair of image sensing apparatuses. After at least two coordinate values have been detected, the processing circuit calculates the mean value of coordinate values of the pointer according to the detected coordinate values. | 05-13-2010 |
20100156820 | Variable Size Sensing System and Method for Redefining Size of Sensing Area thereof - In a variable size sensing system and a method for redefining the size of a sensing area thereof, the sensing system includes four elements, a mark and two image sensing devices. The four elements are consecutively connected and thereby forming a frame. Two of the four elements have variable lengths so as to adjust the size of the frame. The inner edge of the frame defines a sensing area of a parallelogram shape. The sensing system has a first and a second working mode. The sensing area has a first size and a second size when the sensing system is in the first working mode and the second working mode respectively, wherein the first size is predetermined and smaller than the second size. The mark is used to mark a fixed length. When the sensing system is changed from the first working mode to the second working mode, the mark sensed by the image sensing devices can be utilized to redefine the size of the sensing area in the sensing system. | 06-24-2010 |
20100171694 | Electronic Apparatus with Virtual Data Input Device - An electronic apparatus with a virtual data input device includes a first body, a second body, a sensing plane, an image sensing module and a processor. A display is disposed on the second body. The sensing plane is disposed on the first body and configured for generating an initiating signal when a user presses the sensing plane. The image sensing module is disposed on the second body and configured for sensing the pressing action on the sensing plane by the user and generating an image signal that carries the information of the pressed position on the sensing plane. The processor is electrically connected with the sensing plane and the image sensing module, and configured for processing the image signal after the initiating signal is generated so that data corresponding to the pressing action of the user is input to the electronic apparatus. | 07-08-2010 |
20100289773 | Controlling Method Applied to a Sensing System - A controlling method applied to a sensing system includes the following step. Whether a specific function is started is determined according to the size of a total pattern acquired. In an embodiment of the present invention, the step of determining whether the specific function is started according to the size of the total pattern acquired is the step of determining whether the specific function is started according to the size of the total pattern acquired and the length of time to successively acquire the total pattern. Accordingly, it is more convenient for a user to use the sensing system having the said controlling method. | 11-18-2010 |
20100309154 | TWO-DIMENSIONAL INPUT DEVICE, CONTROL DEVICE AND INTERACTIVE GAME SYSTEM - A two-dimensional input device, a control device and an interactive game system are provided. The control device is suitable for communicating with a game console which performing a game program. The control device includes a two-dimensional input device and a remote controller. The two-dimensional input device includes a touch panel which showing a pattern corresponding to the game program. The two-dimensional input device outputs a two-dimensional coordinate data when the pattern was touched. The remote control receives the two-dimensional coordinate data by a first communication method and outputs the two-dimensional coordinate data by a second communication method. Wherein, the game console receives the two-dimensional coordinate data and performs it with the game program. | 12-09-2010 |
20100309155 | TWO-DIMENSIONAL INPUT DEVICE, CONTROL DEVICE AND INTERACTIVE GAME SYSTEM - A two-dimensional input device, control device and interactive game system are provided. The control device is suitable for communicating with a game console which performs a game program. The control device includes a two-dimensional input device and a remote controller. The two-dimensional input device outputs a two-dimensional coordinate data when being touched. The remote controller receives the two-dimensional coordinate data by a first communication method and outputs the two-dimensional coordinate data by a second communication method. Wherein, the game console receives the two-dimensional coordinate data and performs it with the game program. | 12-09-2010 |
20110001727 | Optical Touch Display - An optical touch display includes a display panel, a light source module, and a sensing module. The display panel has a first edge, a second edge, a third edge and a fourth edge. The light source module is disposed beside the first edge and the second edge of the display panel. The light source module is configure for providing a first parallel light and a second parallel light passing through above a display surface of the display panel. The first parallel light passes from the first edge of the display panel through the third edge of the display panel, and the second parallel light passes from the second edge of the display panel through the fourth edge of the display panel. The sensing module is disposed beside the third edge and the fourth edge of the display panel for sensing the first parallel light and the second parallel light. The optical touch display has advantageous of high reliability and low cost. | 01-06-2011 |
20110061950 | Optical Touch Device and Locating Method thereof, and Linear Light Source Module - An optical touch device includes a light guide module including a first light guide component, a second light guide component, a third light guide component and a fourth light guide component, a light source module including a first light emitting component and a second light emitting component for emitting light alternately and an image detecting module disposed between two neighboring ends of the first light guide component and the second light guide component. The third light guide component and the fourth light guide component are mirror light guide components. A field of view of the image detecting module covers the third light guide component and the fourth light guide component. The optical touch device can avoid a blind zone and can be used as a dual-touch device or a multi-touch device. A locating method and a linear source module are also provided. | 03-17-2011 |
20110098088 | MULTIMEDIA DATA COMMUNICATION METHOD AND SYSTEM - A multimedia processing system is provided for communicating among a baseband module, an image sensor module, and at least one display module in a mobile phone. The system comprises: a serial baseband interface that transmits and receives processing data from the baseband module; an image sensor interface that transmits and receives image data from the image sensor module; a display interface that transmits and receives display data from the display module, wherein the display interface comprises a display write enable output, a display read enable output, and a display transceiver means to transmit and receive the display data; and at least one register that includes a clock phase control bit, a clock polarity control bit for assisting the serial baseband interface to accommodate different interface standards, and a burst read mode control bit for bursting the serial baseband interface to read sequential processing data from a multimedia module or from the baseband module. | 04-28-2011 |
20110134077 | Input Device and Input Method - The present invention discloses an input device and an input method. The input device is configured to indicate a lateral movement of a finger by comparing the two orthogonal components of a finger movement. | 06-09-2011 |