公开(公告)号：US20220066573A1

公开(公告)日：2022-03-03

申请号：US17419948

申请日：2020-01-28

Applicant: ams Sensors Singapore Pte. Ltd.

Inventor： Laurent Nevou ,  Markus Dantler ,  Jens Geiger

IPC: G06F3/03 ,  G06F3/16 ,  G06F3/0482 ,  G06F3/0485 ,  G06F3/0483

Abstract: Techniques are described for use with a wide range of consumer and other electronic devices to facilitate a user's control of such features as volume, as well as song, channel or page selection, depending on the application. A method includes emitting light out of a module, receiving signals from light detectors in the module, wherein the signals represent, at least in part, light reflected by a person's finger or other object passing in front of the light detectors, detecting movement of the person's finger or other object based on the received signals, and controlling a feature of a device in response to the detected movement.

公开(公告)号：US11537217B2

公开(公告)日：2022-12-27

申请号：US17419948

申请日：2020-01-28

Applicant: ams Sensors Singapore Pte. Ltd.

Inventor： Laurent Nevou ,  Markus Dantler ,  Jens Geiger

IPC: G06F3/03 ,  G06F3/16 ,  G06F3/0482 ,  G06F3/0483 ,  G06F3/0485

Abstract: Techniques are described for use with a wide range of consumer and other electronic devices to facilitate a user's control of such features as volume, as well as song, channel or page selection, depending on the application. A method includes emitting light out of a module, receiving signals from light detectors in the module, wherein the signals represent, at least in part, light reflected by a person's finger or other object passing in front of the light detectors, detecting movement of the person's finger or other object based on the received signals, and controlling a feature of a device in response to the detected movement.

公开(公告)号：US20210199475A1

公开(公告)日：2021-07-01

申请号：US16967601

申请日：2019-02-07

Applicant: ams Sensors Singapore Pte. Ltd.

Inventor： Markus Dantler ,  Alison Marie Jäggi ,  Robert Lenart ,  Nicola Spring

IPC: G01D5/347 ,  G01D5/30 ,  G06F3/03 ,  G06F3/0362

Abstract: An example optical encoder includes a rotary shaft having a rotational axis. The rotary shaft is actuatable along the rotational axis. The optical encoder also includes at least one light generating element operable to generate light, and at least one light detecting element operable to detect light and convert the detected light into a signal. The rotary shaft includes a portion operable to reflect light generated from the at least one light generating element onto the at least one light detecting element wherein the signal is generated. The portion is configured such that an actuation of the rotary shaft from a first position to a second position generates a corresponding change in the signal generated in the at least one light detecting element.