Optical sensor with sharing transistors in adjacent pixels

    公开(公告)号:US12184989B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-12-31

    申请号:US18408616

    申请日:2024-01-10

    Inventor: En-Feng Hsu

    Abstract: There is provided an optical sensor that acquires a first image frame corresponding to a first flicker period and acquires a second image frame corresponding to a second flicker period. The optical sensor respectively adds pixel data of every two pixels in neighboring rows of the first image frame and the second image frame to generate a low-resolution image frame for the motion detection.

    Method for identifying size of object, optical sensing apparatus and system

    公开(公告)号:US12019809B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-06-25

    申请号:US18132587

    申请日:2023-04-10

    CPC classification number: G06F3/017 G01S17/42 G01S17/50 G01S17/88

    Abstract: A method for identifying an object, an optical sensing apparatus and a system are provided. A controller of the system drives multiple light sources of the optical sensing apparatus to emit the multiple light beams with different beam angles, controls a light sensor to sense the lights reflected by the object, and performs the method for identifying the object. In the method, the light sensor is used to sense a first light emitted by a first light source with a first beam angle reflected by the object, and sense an intensity of the reflected first light. The light sensor is also used to sense a second light emitted by a second light source with a second beam angle reflected by the object and sense another intensity of the reflected second light. Therefore, the object can be identified by integrating information of the intensities obtained by the light sensor.

    Optical sensor cancelling image flicker

    公开(公告)号:US11910101B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-02-20

    申请号:US18117404

    申请日:2023-03-04

    Inventor: En-Feng Hsu

    CPC classification number: H04N23/745 H04N23/73

    Abstract: There is provided an optical sensor that acquires a first image frame corresponding to a first flicker period and acquires a second image frame corresponding to a second flicker period. The optical sensor respectively adds pixel data of every two pixels in neighboring rows of the first image frame and the second image frame to generate a low-resolution image frame for the motion detection.

    DISTANCE DETERMINING SYSTEM AND PROXIMITY SENSOR

    公开(公告)号:US20230175836A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-06-08

    申请号:US17541276

    申请日:2021-12-03

    CPC classification number: G01B11/14 G01B9/02058

    Abstract: A distance determining system comprising: a light source, configured to emit light; a first light sensing region, away from the light source for a first distance, comprising at least one first light sensing device; a second light sensing region, away from the light source for a second distance larger than the first distance, comprising at least one second light sensing device; and a processing circuit, configured to compute distance information of an object which reflects the light to the first light sensing region and the second light sensing region, according to a first relation between a first light intensity sensed by the first light sensing region and a second light intensity sensed by the second light sensing region.

    Encoding and decoding method and information recognition device using the same

    公开(公告)号:US11238269B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-02-01

    申请号:US17013690

    申请日:2020-09-07

    Abstract: There is provided an encoding and decoding method and an information recognition device using the same. A code block includes a center coding region and a peripheral coding region arranged around the center coding region. The encoding and decoding method uses the feature of at least one microdot included in the center coding region as codes. The encoding and decoding method uses the feature of at least one microdot included in the peripheral coding region as codes. The encoding and decoding method uses the relative feature between the center coding region and the peripheral coding region as codes. The information recognition device compares the read feature with pre-stored features to decode information such as position codes, object codes, parameter codes and control codes.

    Sensing element and optical distance measurement system

    公开(公告)号:US11073386B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-07-27

    申请号:US16157328

    申请日:2018-10-11

    Abstract: A sensing element includes a plurality of sensing pixel areas arranged in matrix, wherein each of the plurality of sensing pixel areas includes a first pixel, a second pixel, a first shielding layer, a second shielding layer and at least one micro lens. The second pixel is adjacent to the first pixel in a predetermined direction. The first shielding layer is disposed on the first pixel and has a first opening, wherein an aperture of the first opening increases along the predetermined direction from a center of the first pixel. The second shielding layer is disposed on the second pixel and has a second opening, wherein a shape of the second opening is mirror symmetrical with that of the first opening in the predetermined direction. The at least one micro lens is disposed on the first shielding layer and the second shielding layer.

    ENCODING AND DECODING METHOD AND INFORMATION RECOGNITION DEVICE USING THE SAME

    公开(公告)号:US20210004565A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-01-07

    申请号:US17013690

    申请日:2020-09-07

    Abstract: There is provided an encoding and decoding method and an information recognition device using the same. A code block includes a center coding region and a peripheral coding region arranged around the center coding region. The encoding and decoding method uses the feature of at least one microdot included in the center coding region as codes. The encoding and decoding method uses the feature of at least one microdot included in the peripheral coding region as codes. The encoding and decoding method uses the relative feature between the center coding region and the peripheral coding region as codes. The information recognition device compares the read feature with pre-stored features to decode information such as position codes, object codes, parameter codes and control codes.

    Encoding and decoding method and information recognition device using the same

    公开(公告)号:US10803291B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-10-13

    申请号:US15887318

    申请日:2018-02-02

    Abstract: There is provided an encoding and decoding method and an information recognition device using the same. A code block includes a center coding region and a peripheral coding region arranged around the center coding region. The encoding and decoding method uses the feature of at least one microdot included in the center coding region as codes. The encoding and decoding method uses the feature of at least one microdot included in the peripheral coding region as codes. The encoding and decoding method uses the relative feature between the center coding region and the peripheral coding region as codes. The information recognition device compares the read feature with pre-stored features to decode information such as position codes, object codes, parameter codes and control codes.

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