公开(公告)号：US11927057B2

公开(公告)日：2024-03-12

申请号：US17066227

申请日：2020-10-08

Applicant: Lutron Technology Company LLC

Inventor： Craig A. Casey ,  Brent Protzman

IPC: G06T7/73 ,  E05F15/70 ,  E05F15/77 ,  E06B9/68 ,  G01J1/42 ,  G01J1/44 ,  G05B11/32 ,  H04L12/28 ,  H05B47/105 ,  H05B47/11 ,  H05B47/125 ,  H05B47/13 ,  E06B9/42 ,  E06B9/72

CPC classification number: E06B9/68 ,  E05F15/70 ,  E05F15/77 ,  G01J1/4204 ,  G01J1/44 ,  G05B11/32 ,  G06T7/73 ,  H04L12/2823 ,  H04L12/2825 ,  H05B47/105 ,  H05B47/11 ,  H05B47/125 ,  H05B47/13 ,  E05Y2400/40 ,  E05Y2400/44 ,  E05Y2900/146 ,  E06B9/42 ,  E06B2009/6818 ,  E06B2009/6827 ,  E06B9/72 ,  G01J2001/448 ,  G06T2207/10016 ,  G06T2207/20076

Abstract: A sensor may detect glare from a recorded image and a shade position of a motorized window treatment may be controlled based on the position of the detected glare in the image. A luminance of a pixel may be calculated in an image and a glare condition may be detected based on the luminance of the pixel. For example, the sensor may start at a first pixel in a bottom row of pixels and step through each of the pixels on the bottom row before moving to a next row of pixels. When the sensor detects a glare condition, the sensor may cease processing the remaining pixels of the image. The sensor may calculate a background luminance of the image by reordering the pixels of the image from darkest to lightest and calculating the luminance of a pixel that is a predetermined percentage from the darkest pixel.

公开(公告)号：US11923386B2

公开(公告)日：2024-03-05

申请号：US18305435

申请日：2023-04-24

Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.

Inventor： Keng-Yu Chou ,  Chun-Hao Chuang ,  Kazuaki Hashimoto ,  Wei-Chieh Chiang ,  Cheng Yu Huang ,  Wen-Hau Wu ,  Chih-Kung Chang

IPC: H01L27/146 ,  G01J1/02 ,  G01J1/44

CPC classification number: H01L27/14603 ,  G01J1/0271 ,  G01J1/44 ,  H01L27/14623 ,  H01L27/14627 ,  H01L27/1464 ,  H01L27/14649 ,  H01L27/14685 ,  H01L27/14689 ,  G01J2001/446

Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards an integrated chip. The integrated chip includes a first photodetector disposed in a first pixel region of a semiconductor substrate and a second photodetector disposed in a second pixel region of the semiconductor substrate. The second photodetector is laterally separated from the first photodetector. A first diffuser is disposed along a back-side of the semiconductor substrate and over the first photodetector. A second diffuser is disposed along the back-side of the semiconductor substrate and over the second photodetector. A first midline of the first pixel region and a second midline of the second pixel region are both disposed laterally between the first diffuser and the second diffuser.

公开(公告)号：US11910100B2

公开(公告)日：2024-02-20

申请号：US17384931

申请日：2021-07-26

Applicant: OPPLE LIGHTING CO., LTD.

Inventor： Zhixian Zhou ,  Yalong Liu ,  Jun Wu

IPC: H04N23/745 ,  G01J1/44

CPC classification number: H04N23/745 ,  G01J1/44 ,  G01J2001/444

Abstract: A detection circuit, a method for detecting light source flicker, a device for detecting light source flicker, and a photoelectric detection device are provided by the examples of the present disclosure, and the detection circuit includes a power supply; a photodiode configured to output a current based on a light source; a driving circuit connected in series with the photodiode and configured to generate an output voltage based on the current output by the photodiode, a current output by the power supply, and a resistive component, the driving circuit includes a plurality of circuits with different illumination correlation coefficients; and a control unit connected with the driving circuit and configured to select a circuit with a matched illumination correlation coefficient from the driving circuit to control the output voltage within a designate voltage range.

公开(公告)号：US20240047490A1

公开(公告)日：2024-02-08

申请号：US18490465

申请日：2023-10-19

Applicant: SONY GROUP CORPORATION

Inventor： Ryosuke NAKAMURA ,  Fumihiko KOGA ,  Taiichiro WATANABE

IPC: H01L27/146 ,  G01J1/44

CPC classification number: H01L27/14614 ,  H01L27/14612 ,  H01L27/14641 ,  H01L27/14638 ,  H01L27/1464 ,  G01J1/44 ,  H01L27/14643 ,  H01L27/14689 ,  H01L27/1461 ,  H01L27/14636 ,  H01L27/14645 ,  H01L27/14605 ,  H01L27/14621 ,  H01L27/14627 ,  H01L27/14647 ,  G01J2001/448

Abstract: There is provided a solid-state image pickup device including: a semiconductor substrate; a photodiode formed in the semiconductor substrate; a transistor having a gate electrode part or all of which is embedded in the semiconductor substrate, the transistor being configured to read a signal electric charge from the photodiode via the gate electrode; and an electric charge transfer layer provided between the gate electrode and the photodiode.

公开(公告)号：US11894670B2

公开(公告)日：2024-02-06

申请号：US17480554

申请日：2021-09-21

Applicant: Raytheon Company

Inventor： Christian M. Boemler

IPC: H02H3/20 ,  G01J1/44 ,  G01J1/02

CPC classification number: H02H3/20 ,  G01J1/44 ,  G01J2001/0276

Abstract: An apparatus includes a photodetector configured to generate an electrical current based on received illumination. The apparatus also includes an integration capacitor configured to integrate the electrical current and generate an integrator voltage. The apparatus further includes an amplifier configured to control a transistor switch coupled in series between the photodetector and the integration capacitor. The apparatus also includes an event detector configured to sense a high-energy event affecting the photodetector. In addition, the apparatus includes a switchable clamp coupled across inputs of the amplifier, where the event detector is configured to close the switchable clamp in response to sensing the high-energy event.

公开(公告)号：US20240035884A1

公开(公告)日：2024-02-01

申请号：US18226422

申请日：2023-07-26

Applicant: ELMOS SEMICONDUCTOR SE

Inventor： André SROWIG ,  Fabian FINKELDEY

IPC: G01J1/44 ,  G01S7/497

CPC classification number: G01J1/44 ,  G01S7/497 ,  G01J2001/444 ,  G01J2001/4466

Abstract: A light receiver circuit with compensation of propagation times has at least one light sensor, one control circuit, one connecting line to a TDC circuit, and a test circuit. The test line is connected to a test signal source. The test circuit connects the test line to the control circuit and forwards the test signal to the control circuit. The control circuit routes a measurement signal of the light sensor to the TDC circuit and a test signal to the connecting line and to the TDC circuit to evaluate the test signal and propagation time of test signal from test circuit to TDC circuit. The light sensor array further includes a plurality of light receiver circuits of such kind. The invention also relates to a Lidar receiver for capturing optical events with a light sensor array with a TDC circuit and a test signal source and with a timecode generator.

公开(公告)号：US11885672B2

公开(公告)日：2024-01-30

申请号：US17589098

申请日：2022-01-31

Applicant: Lutron Technology Company LLC

Inventor： James P. Steiner ,  Greg Edward Sloan ,  Nathan A. Boring

IPC: G01J1/02 ,  G01J1/16 ,  G01J1/32 ,  H05B47/11 ,  H05B47/10 ,  H05B47/19 ,  G01J1/44

CPC classification number: G01J1/02 ,  G01J1/0219 ,  G01J1/0228 ,  G01J1/0247 ,  G01J1/16 ,  G01J1/32 ,  G01J1/44 ,  H05B47/10 ,  H05B47/11 ,  H05B47/19 ,  Y02B20/40

Abstract: A wireless battery-powered daylight sensor for measuring a total light intensity in a space is operable to transmit wireless signals using a variable transmission rate that is dependent upon the total light intensity in the space. The sensor comprises a photosensitive circuit, a wireless transmitter for transmitting the wireless signals, a controller coupled to the photosensitive circuit and the wireless transmitter, and a battery for powering the photosensitive circuit, the wireless transmitter, and the controller. The photosensitive circuit is operable to generate a light intensity control signal in response to the total light intensity in the space. The controller transmits the wireless signals in response to the light intensity control signal using the variable transmission rate that is dependent upon the total light intensity in the space. The variable transmission rate may be dependent upon an amount of change of the total light intensity in the space. In addition, the variable transmission rate may be further dependent upon a rate of change of the total light intensity in the space.

公开(公告)号：US20240027352A1

公开(公告)日：2024-01-25

申请号：US18225594

申请日：2023-07-24

Applicant: Beckman Coulter, Inc.

Inventor： Brian Kozicki ,  Creigh Thompson ,  Richard Wolf ,  Laura Holmes ,  David Sorrentino

IPC: G01N21/76 ,  G01N21/27 ,  G01J1/44

CPC classification number: G01N21/76 ,  G01N21/27 ,  G01J1/44 ,  G01N21/272 ,  G01N2201/022 ,  G01J2001/444 ,  G01N2201/12753

Abstract: Assays (100) may be performed with a luminometer (400) having a chassis (405) that may include a reaction vessel chamber (610). The luminometer (400) may also include a light passage (640) that intersects the reaction vessel chamber (610). The luminometer (400) may also include a cap (415) that, when in a closed configuration, prevents light emitted by external sources from entering the reaction vessel chamber (610) and from entering the light passage (640). The cap (415) may provide access to the reaction vessel chamber (610) when in an open configuration. The luminometer (400) may also include a calibration light source (460) optically coupled to one end of the light passage (640) and a light detector (630) optically coupled to another end of the light passage (640). The light detector (630) may include a sensing element for receiving light from the light passage (640).

公开(公告)号：US20240027263A1

公开(公告)日：2024-01-25

申请号：US18267062

申请日：2021-12-08

Applicant: ams International AG

Inventor： Ravi Kumar ADUSUMALLI ,  Rahul THOTTATHIL ,  Gowri Krishna Kanth AVALUR ,  Sudhakar SINGAMALA ,  Dinesh KURUGANTI ,  Vijay ELE

IPC: G01J1/44

CPC classification number: G01J1/44 ,  G01J2001/4247

Abstract: An optical device for characterizing flicker from an ambient light source is disclosed. The device comprises a radiation-sensitive device configured to vary a current in response to incident radiation, a second or higher-order modulator configured to output data corresponding to the current, and processing circuitry configured to provide a real-time characterization of flicker in the incident radiation based upon an analysis of changes in the data. Also disclosed is an associated method of characterizing flicker from an ambient light source.

公开(公告)号：US11877825B2

公开(公告)日：2024-01-23

申请号：US17202548

申请日：2021-03-16

Applicant: HI LLC

Inventor： Benjamin Siepser ,  Sangyong Park ,  Sebastian Sorgenfrei ,  Jacob Dahle ,  Ryan Field ,  Alex Borisevich ,  Milin J. Patel

IPC: A61B5/00 ,  G01J1/42 ,  G01J1/44

CPC classification number: A61B5/0075 ,  G01J1/4228 ,  G01J1/44 ,  A61B5/0042 ,  A61B2562/0238 ,  G01J2001/442 ,  G01J2001/448 ,  G01J2001/4466

Abstract: An exemplary system includes a processor, a wearable device comprising a plurality of slots, and a first module including a plurality of detectors and a module control circuit. The processor is configured to successively transmit, to each slot of the plurality of slots, a command to enable a respective module located in each slot. The processor is further configured to determine, based on an acknowledgment received from the module control circuit, that the first module is enabled and located in a first slot, and to successively transmit, based on the determining that the first module is enabled and located in the first slot, a plurality of detector address identifiers. The module control circuit is configured to successively place the plurality of detectors into an enumeration mode in which each detector of the plurality of detectors is assigned a different detector address identifier of the plurality of detector address identifiers.