DIRTINESS LEVEL DETERMINING METHOD AND ROBOT CLEANER APPLYING THE DIRTINESS LEVEL DETERMINING METHOD

    公开(公告)号:US20230059880A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-02-23

    申请号:US17979000

    申请日:2022-11-02

    Inventor: Guo-Zhen Wang

    Abstract: A dirtiness level determining method, applied to a robot cleaner comprising an image sensor, comprising: capturing an image of a reference surface as a reference image: capturing a current image; calculating a fixed pattern according to a difference between the reference image and the current image; calculating a dirtiness level of the image sensor according to the fixed pattern; and generating a notifying message if the dirtiness level is higher than a dirtiness threshold. The dirtiness level of the image sensor can be automatically determined by the robot cleaner, thus the user can be notified before the auto clean machine cannot normally operate.

    Object determining system and electronic apparatus applying the object determining system

    公开(公告)号:US11587308B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-02-21

    申请号:US17203772

    申请日:2021-03-17

    Inventor: Guo-Zhen Wang

    Abstract: An object determining system, comprising: an optical sensor, comprising a kind determining region and an element analyzing region, wherein the optical sensor acquires first optical data via the kind determining region, and acquires second optical data via the element analyzing region, wherein the kind determining region and the element analyzing region are different regions of the optical sensor; a kind determining circuit, configured to determine an object kind of the object according to the first optical data; and an element analyzing circuit, configured to analyze element of the object according to the second optical data.

    Navigation device capable of estimating contamination and denoising image frame

    公开(公告)号:US11582413B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-02-14

    申请号:US17408733

    申请日:2021-08-23

    Abstract: There is provided an optical navigation device including an image sensor and a processing unit. The image sensor outputs successive image frames. The processing unit calculates a contamination level and a motion signal based on filtered image frames, and determines whether to update a fixed pattern noise (FPN) stored in a frame buffer according to a level of FPN subtraction, the calculated contamination level and the calculated motion signal to optimize the update of the fixed pattern noise.

    Image sensor employing avalanche diode and pixel circuit and operating method thereof

    公开(公告)号:US11575854B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-02-07

    申请号:US17378843

    申请日:2021-07-19

    Inventor: Tso-Sheng Tsai

    Abstract: There is provided an image sensor employing an avalanche diode. The image sensor includes a plurality of pixel circuits arranged in a matrix, a plurality of pulling circuits and a global current source circuit. Each of the plurality of pixel circuits includes a single photon avalanche diode and four P-type or N-type transistors. Each of the plurality of pulling circuits is arranged corresponding to one pixel circuit column. The global current source circuit is used to form a current mirror with each of the plurality of pulling circuits.

    Cleaning robot projecting different light patterns

    公开(公告)号:US11565423B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-01-31

    申请号:US17470401

    申请日:2021-09-09

    Inventor: Guo-Zhen Wang

    Abstract: There is provided a cleaning robot including a light source module, an image sensor and a processor. The light source module projects a line pattern and a speckle pattern toward a moving direction. The image sensor captures an image of the line pattern and an image of the speckle pattern. The processor calculates one-dimensional depth information according to the image of the line pattern and calculates two-dimensional depth information according to the image of the speckle pattern.

    Single layer capacitive touch force sensor

    公开(公告)号:US11561638B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-01-24

    申请号:US17316345

    申请日:2021-05-10

    Inventor: Chi-Chieh Liao

    Abstract: There is provided a touch force sensor including a first drive electrode, a second drive electrode and a receiving electrode. The first drive electrode is used to form a first capacitance with the receiving electrode. The second drive electrode is used to form a second capacitance with the receiving electrode. The receiving electrode shields the first drive electrode such that when a conductor approaches the receiving electrode, only the second capacitance is changed but the first capacitance is not changed. The first capacitance is changed only when the conductor gives a force upon the receiving electrode.

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