METHOD AND IMAGE SENSOR DEVICE CAPABLE OF PREDICTING APPROPRIATE LENGTH OF EXPOSURE TIME INTERVAL FOR INCOMING FRAME(S)

    公开(公告)号:US20230007201A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-01-05

    申请号:US17364903

    申请日:2021-07-01

    Inventor: Wooi Kip Lim

    Abstract: An image sensor device includes a sensor array and a processing circuit. The sensor array includes a plurality of pixel units each including a photodiode unit and a storage capacitor. The sensor array generates an image of a specific frame, and the photodiode unit is illuminated by a light ray to generate a photodiode current which is stored in the storage capacitor when the image sensor device performs an exposure operation. The processing circuit generates a reference current according to photodiode current(s) of photodiode unit(s) of pixel unit(s) before the exposure operation arranged for the specific frame starts, and predicts a length of an exposure time interval of the exposure operation for the specific frame based on the generated reference current.

    Photographing device having two output interfaces

    公开(公告)号:US11533449B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-12-20

    申请号:US17515575

    申请日:2021-11-01

    Abstract: There is provided a photographing device having two output interfaces that respectively used to output a first image frame and a second image frame. The first image frame is provided to a processor of the photographing device to perform the feature extraction and tag the second image frame accordingly. The tagged second image frame is for the image recording of an external back end.

    Electronic device which can detect touch state

    公开(公告)号:US11526195B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-12-13

    申请号:US17680243

    申请日:2022-02-24

    Abstract: An electronic device with a function of detecting a touch state, comprising: at least one first electrode, configured to generate a first capacitance reflecting a distance between the first electrode and an object; at least one second electrode, configured to generate a second capacitance reflecting a distance between the second electrode and the object, and wherein a first distance between the first electrode and the object is smaller than a second distance between the second electrode and the object when the electronic is in a wearing state; a capacitance calculating circuit, configured to calculate the first capacitance and the second capacitance; and a processing circuit, configured to determine if the electronic device is in the wearing state based on a capacitance difference between the first capacitance and the second capacitance. Via such structure, the touch state of the electronic device can be precisely acquired.

    Dirtiness level determining method and electronic device applying the dirtiness level determining method

    公开(公告)号:US11523722B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-12-13

    申请号:US16423165

    申请日:2019-05-28

    Inventor: Guo-Zhen Wang

    Abstract: A dirtiness level determining method applied to an electronic device comprising an image sensor. The method comprises: (a) capturing a first image at a first time point according to first type of light; (b) capturing a second image at a second time point after the first time point according to the first type of light; (c) calculating a first fixed pattern according to a first difference between the first image and the second image; and (d) calculating a first dirtiness level of the image sensor according to the first fixed pattern; (e) generating a first notifying message if the first dirtiness level is higher than a dirtiness threshold.

    OPTICAL TRACKING DEVICE
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    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20220390646A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-12-08

    申请号:US17336326

    申请日:2021-06-02

    Abstract: An optical tracking device is used to track a target object. An outer surface of the target object is divided into a first region and a second region adjacent to each other, and a marker is disposed on the first region. The optical tracking device includes an optical sensor and an operation processor. The optical sensor has auto exposure function and is adapted to acquire a detection image containing at least one of the first region and the second region. The operation processor is electrically connected to the optical sensor and adapted to analyze variation of an exposure parameter of the auto exposure function for determining whether the first region is appeared in the detection image, so as to acquire an operation datum of the target object.

    OBJECT SURFACE MANAGING METHOD AND OBJECT SURFACE MANAGING SYSTEM

    公开(公告)号:US20220388355A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-12-08

    申请号:US17888434

    申请日:2022-08-15

    Abstract: A tire surface managing method, comprising: emitting detecting light to a target object on a surface of a tire; receiving reflected detecting light from the target object and from the surface adjacent to the target object; determining whether the target object protrudes according to a distance calculated according to the reflected detecting light from the target object and a distance calculated according to the reflected detecting light from the surface; determining whether the target object forms a hole on the surface according to the distance calculated according to the reflected detecting light from the target object and the distance calculated according to the reflected detecting light from the surface; receiving the reflected detecting light from the surface to calculate a width of the hole on the tire; and activating a protection mechanism for a vehicle comprising the tire if the width is larger than a width threshold.

    WEARABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION MEASURING SYSTEM CAPABLE OF SENSING MOTION OR CALIBRATING BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION CORRESPONDING TO MOTION

    公开(公告)号:US20220378376A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-12-01

    申请号:US17331616

    申请日:2021-05-26

    Inventor: Ren-Hau Gu

    Abstract: A wearable electronic device, comprising: a substrate: a first motion sensing region, comprising at least one first electrode on the substrate; a second motion sensing region, comprising at least one second electrode, wherein a shielding layer is provided on the second electrode, and the second electrode is between the shielding layer and the substrate, wherein a user causes more capacitance variation to the first electrodes and causes less capacitance variation to the second electrodes when the user wears the smart watch; a capacitance calculating circuit, coupled to the first electrode, configured to calculate a capacitance variation generated by the first electrode or the second electrode; and a motion determination circuit, configured to determine a motion of the wearable electronic device according to the capacitance variation of the first electrode or the capacitance variation of the second electrode.

    Optical navigation device which can determine dirtiness level of cover or fix multi light pattern issue

    公开(公告)号:US11493336B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-11-08

    申请号:US16907329

    申请日:2020-06-22

    Inventor: Guo-Zhen Wang

    Abstract: An optical navigation device comprising: a processing circuit; a first light source, configured to emit first light; a cover; at least one second light source, configured to emit second light toward the cover; and an first optical sensor, configured to sense first optical data generated according to the first light and to sense second optical data generated according to the second light on the cover. The processing circuit determines a dirtiness level of the cover based on the second optical data sensed by the first optical sensor. The optical navigation device can further comprise a second optical sensor. Also, an optical navigation device which can avoid the interference of another optical navigation device is also disclosed.

    Image sensor capable of detecting rolling flicker and adjusting frame rate

    公开(公告)号:US11470264B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-10-11

    申请号:US17319101

    申请日:2021-05-13

    Inventor: Wen-Han Yao

    Abstract: There is provided an image sensor for exposing a plurality of pixel rows within a frame period using a rolling shutter. The image sensor includes a processor for calculating bright-dark distribution patterns of image frames. The processor further adjusts the frame period to be substantially identical to a predetermined period by changing a total number of exposed line times within the frame period when a difference between the bright-dark distribution patterns of two image frames is larger than a predetermined threshold.

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