System and method for determining cursor speed in a puck-based pointing device
    1.
    发明申请
    System and method for determining cursor speed in a puck-based pointing device 审中-公开
    用于确定基于冰球的指点设备中的光标速度的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20080042974A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-02-21

    申请号:US11506245

    申请日:2006-08-17

    IPC分类号: G09G5/08

    摘要: A pointing device includes a moveable puck, a first surface on which a puck field of motion is defined, and a controller. The total distance the puck can move from its centered or resting position is divided into N regions using one or more transition points. Each transition point corresponds to a puck position at which the cursor speed changes. The controller determines the position of the puck within the puck field of motion and, based on the current puck position and at least one transition point, the controller determines a speed at which the cursor is to be moved.

    摘要翻译: 指示装置包括可移动的圆盘,其上限定了运动场的第一表面和控制器。 圆盘可以从其居中或静止位置移动的总距离使用一个或多个过渡点分成N个区域。 每个过渡点对应于光标速度变化的圆顶位置。 所述控制器确定所述圆盘在所述圆盘运动范围内的位置,并且基于所述当前的圆盘位置和至少一个转变点,所述控制器确定所述光标将被移动的速度。

    Image registration using sliding registration windows
    2.
    发明授权
    Image registration using sliding registration windows 有权
    使用滑动注册窗口的图像注册

    公开(公告)号:US09247133B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-01-26

    申请号:US13151149

    申请日:2011-06-01

    摘要: This disclosure pertains to devices, methods, and computer readable media for performing image registration. A few generalized steps may be used to carry out the image registration techniques described herein: 1) acquiring image data from an image sensor; 2) selecting a pair of overlapping image portions from the acquired image data for registration; 3) determining an area of “maximum energy” in one of the image portions being registered; 4) placing an image registration window over both image portions at the determined location of maximum energy; 5) registering the overlapping image portions using only the image data falling within the image registration windows; and 6) determining, according to one or more metrics, whether the image registration window should be shifted from a current location before registering subsequently acquired image portions.

    摘要翻译: 本公开涉及用于执行图像配准的设备,方法和计算机可读介质。 可以使用一些通用步骤来执行本文所述的图像配准技术:1)从图像传感器获取图像数据; 2)从所获取的图像数据中选择一对重叠图像部分用于登记; 3)确定正在登记的图像部分之一中的“最大能量”的面积; 4)在确定的最大能量的位置处在两个图像部分上放置图像配准窗口; 5)仅使用落在图像配准窗口内的图像数据来登记重叠图像部分; 以及6)根据一个或多个度量确定在登记随后获取的图像部分之前图像配准窗口是否应当从当前位置移位。

    One dimensional and three dimensional extensions of the slide pad
    3.
    发明授权
    One dimensional and three dimensional extensions of the slide pad 失效
    滑块的一维和三维延伸

    公开(公告)号:US07616195B2

    公开(公告)日:2009-11-10

    申请号:US11051107

    申请日:2005-02-04

    申请人: Todd S. Sachs

    发明人: Todd S. Sachs

    IPC分类号: G06F3/044

    CPC分类号: G06F3/044 G06F3/03548

    摘要: In one embodiment of the invention, a method for providing three-dimensional motion inputs to a device includes measuring characteristics (e.g., capacitances) between sense electrodes and a reference electrode on a movable pad, determining three-dimensional displacements of the movable pad from the capacitances, determining the three-dimensional motion inputs from the three-dimensional displacements of the movable pad, and providing the three-dimensional motion inputs to the device.In another embodiment of the invention, a pointing device mounted on a surface of a host device includes sense electrodes, a frame, a movable pad flexibly mounted in an opening of the frame. The movable pad includes a reference electrode opposite the sense electrodes. The opening limits the motion of the movable pad to a single axis on the surface and to an axis into the surface.

    摘要翻译: 在本发明的一个实施例中,用于向设备提供三维运动输入的方法包括测量感测电极和可移动​​垫上的参考电极之间的特性(例如,电容),确定可移动垫的三维位移 电容,从可移动衬垫的三维位移确定三维运动输入,以及向装置提供三维运动输入。 在本发明的另一个实施例中,安装在主机设备表面上的指示装置包括感测电极,框架,柔性地安装在框架的开口中的可移动垫片。 可动衬垫包括与感测电极相对的参考电极。 开口将可移动垫的运动限制在表面上的单个轴线和限制到表面的轴线。

    Automatic flicker frequency detection device and method

    公开(公告)号:US07187405B2

    公开(公告)日:2007-03-06

    申请号:US09969040

    申请日:2001-10-02

    IPC分类号: H04N9/73

    CPC分类号: H04N5/2357 H04N5/235

    摘要: An image device, such as a digital camera, detects specific repeating patterns of signal variations by processing columnar information from the device's two-dimensional sensor array used to generate images. In one embodiment, the columnar information is derived from calculating row averages for two image frames, with each row average being a computed average of the multiple signal intensities generated from some or all of the sensors within a particular row. After the columnar information is determined for each of the two frames, a difference signal is generated as a sequence of the differences between the row averages for the first frame and the row averages for the second frame. This row averaging and frame differencing removes a large percentage of the signal energy that is not a result of the artifact of interest, such as the flicker generated by illumination having intensity fluctuations at 100 Hz or at 120 Hz. In some embodiments of the invention, the row averaging and/or the frame-to-frame comparison are deleted.

    Interpolation of edge portions of a digital image
    5.
    发明授权
    Interpolation of edge portions of a digital image 失效
    插入数字图像的边缘部分

    公开(公告)号:US06707937B1

    公开(公告)日:2004-03-16

    申请号:US09615963

    申请日:2000-07-14

    IPC分类号: G06K900

    摘要: A method and apparatus for interpolating color image information are provided. One or more image data values for a portion of a digital image in a vicinity of a target pixel are received and stored in a local array. A processor determines whether there is an edge in the vicinity of the target pixel based on the data values in the local array. If there is not an edge in the vicinity of the target pixel, then long scale interpolation is performed on the image data values in the local array, in order to result in interpolating color information that is missing from the image. If there is an edge in the vicinity of the target pixel, then short scale interpolation is performed using image data values in a subset of the local array in a closer vicinity of the target pixel. As a result, accurate color rendering of a digital image is achieved, even in the presence of an edge portion that exhibits great contrast between regions of the image.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种内插彩色图像信息的方法和装置。 在目标像素附近的数字图像的一部分的一个或多个图像数据值被接收并存储在本地阵列中。 处理器基于本地阵列中的数据值来确定目标像素附近是否存在边缘。 如果目标像素附近没有边缘,则对本地阵列中的图像数据值进行长标度插值,以便导出从图像中丢失的颜色信息。 如果在目标像素附近存在边缘,则使用在目标像素附近的局部阵列的子集中的图像数据值来执行短距离内插。 结果,即使存在在图像的区域之间显示出很大的对比度的边缘部分的存在,也能实现数字图像的准确的显色。

    High Dynamic Range Image Registration Using Motion Sensor Data
    6.
    发明申请
    High Dynamic Range Image Registration Using Motion Sensor Data 有权
    使用运动传感器数据的高动态范围图像配准

    公开(公告)号:US20130329087A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-12-12

    申请号:US13489609

    申请日:2012-06-06

    IPC分类号: H04N5/262 H04N5/225

    摘要: Motion sensor data may be used to register a sequence of standard dynamic range images for producing a high dynamic range (HDR) image, reducing use of computational resources over software visual feature mapping techniques. A rotational motion sensor may produce information about orientation changes in the imaging device between images in the sequence of images sufficient to allow registration of the images, instead of using registration based on analysis of visual features of the images. If the imaging device has been moved laterally, then the motion sensor data may not be useful and visual feature mapping techniques may be employed to produce the HDR image.

    摘要翻译: 可以使用运动传感器数据来注册用于产生高动态范围(HDR)图像的标准动态范围图像序列,从而减少计算资源在软件视觉特征映射技术上的使用。 旋转运动传感器可以产生关于图像序列中的图像之间的成像装置中的取向变化的信息,足以允许图像的注册,而不是基于对图像的视觉特征的分析来使用注册。 如果成像装置已被横向移动,则运动传感器数据可能不是有用的,并且可以采用视觉特征映射技术来产生HDR图像。

    Image Registration Using Sliding Registration Windows
    7.
    发明申请
    Image Registration Using Sliding Registration Windows 有权
    使用滑动注册Windows的图像注册

    公开(公告)号:US20120307000A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-12-06

    申请号:US13151149

    申请日:2011-06-01

    IPC分类号: H04N5/228

    摘要: This disclosure pertains to devices, methods, and computer readable media for performing image registration. A few generalized steps may be used to carry out the image registration techniques described herein: 1) acquiring image data from an image sensor; 2) selecting a pair of overlapping image portions from the acquired image data for registration; 3) determining an area of “maximum energy” in one of the image portions being registered; 4) placing an image registration window over both image portions at the determined location of maximum energy; 5) registering the overlapping image portions using only the image data falling within the image registration windows; and 6) determining, according to one or more metrics, whether the image registration window should be shifted from a current location before registering subsequently acquired image portions.

    摘要翻译: 本公开涉及用于执行图像配准的设备,方法和计算机可读介质。 可以使用一些通用步骤来执行本文所述的图像配准技术:1)从图像传感器获取图像数据; 2)从所获取的图像数据中选择一对重叠图像部分用于登记; 3)确定正在登记的图像部分之一中的最大能量的面积; 4)在确定的最大能量的位置处在两个图像部分上放置图像配准窗口; 5)仅使用落在图像配准窗口内的图像数据来登记重叠图像部分; 以及6)根据一个或多个度量确定在登记随后获取的图像部分之前图像配准窗口是否应当从当前位置移位。

    Apparatus for controlling the position of a screen pointer based on projection data
    8.
    发明授权
    Apparatus for controlling the position of a screen pointer based on projection data 有权
    用于基于投影数据控制屏幕指针的位置的装置

    公开(公告)号:US07379049B2

    公开(公告)日:2008-05-27

    申请号:US11010666

    申请日:2004-12-13

    IPC分类号: G09G3/38

    CPC分类号: G06F3/0317

    摘要: A device such as an optical mouse includes a light source for illuminating an imaging surface, thereby generating reflected images. The device also includes an optical motion sensor for generating one-dimensional projection data based on the reflected images, filtering the projection data, and generating movement data based on the filtered projection data. The movement data is indicative of relative motion between the imaging surface and the device.

    摘要翻译: 诸如光学鼠标的装置包括用于照射成像表面的光源,从而产生反射图像。 该装置还包括用于基于反射图像产生一维投影数据的光学运动传感器,对投影数据进行滤波,以及基于经滤波的投影数据产生运动数据。 运动数据表示成像表面和装置之间的相对运动。