G06F3/0423

IRRADIATION OPTICAL SYSTEM AND PROJECTOR
20180011606 · 2018-01-11 · ·

An irradiation optical system includes a uniformizing section and an irradiation lens section. The uniformizing section brings in-plane distribution of light emitted from a light source, close to uniform in-plane distribution. The irradiation lens section diffuses the light in a predetermined direction. The in-plane distribution of the light is brought close to the uniform in-plane distribution by the uniformizing section. The irradiation lens section includes, in order from the light source, a first cylindrical lens and a second cylindrical lens each having negative refractive power in the predetermined direction.

Input device
09841848 · 2017-12-12 · ·

An input device includes an irradiation component that emits scanning light relative to an input region of a projected image, a light receiver that receives reflected light of the scanning light to output detection signal, a detector that detects an input operation relative to the input region based on the detection signal from the light receiver; and a controller that sets an irradiation parameter of the scanning light from the irradiation component based on the input region.

Touchscreen displays incorporating dynamic transmitters
09830022 · 2017-11-28 ·

Systems and methods for implementing touchscreen displays that utilize a transmitter system to dynamically scan at least one light beam across a surface of interest such that substantially every point in a region above the surface of interest is dynamically scanned by a light beam from two directions, a receiver system to receive and detect the at least one dynamically scanned light beams, and a processor configured to determine locations of contact are provided. The systems and methods may utilize a transmitter system that includes dynamic transmitters, which may be in the form MEMS micromirrors used in conjunction with infrared semiconductor lasers.

Optical touch module for sensing touch object and touch detecting method thereof
09791978 · 2017-10-17 · ·

An optical touch module and a touch detecting method thereof are provided. The optical touch module includes a plurality of sensing components, at least one carrier component and a control unit. The sensing components are configured to sense a touch object located on a touch plane. The carrier component carries and rotates at least one of the sensing components to change sensing directions of the sensing components relative to the touch plane. The control unit is coupled to the sensing components and the carrier component and divides the touch plane into a plurality of regions based on the sensing components. The control unit controls the rotation of the carrier component to change the sensing direction of the at least one sensing component, such that the sensing components sense the regions. The control unit calculates a coordinate of the touch object according to sensing results of the sensing components.

Optical touch system, light curtain generating module and adjusting structure
09784407 · 2017-10-10 · ·

An adjusting structure includes a first plate, a second plate opposite to the first plate, a first connection element, a second connection element and a third connection element. The second plate has a first connection portion, a second connection portion, and a third connection portion. The first connection element has a first spherical portion and a first rod. The first spherical portion is rotatably coupled to the first connection portion. The first rod is engaged through the first spherical portion and rotatably fixed to the first plate. The second connection element has a second spherical portion and a second rod. The second spherical portion is rotatably coupled to the second connection portion. The second rod is engaged through the second spherical portion and rotatably fixed to the first plate. The third connection element is connected to the second plate and the first plate.

MEMS DEVICE OSCILLATING ABOUT TWO AXES AND HAVING A POSITION DETECTING SYSTEM, IN PARTICULAR OF A PIEZORESISTIVE TYPE

A MEMS device includes a platform carried by a frame via elastic connection elements configured to enable rotation of the platform about a first axis. A bearing structure supports the frame through first and second elastic suspension arms configured to enable rotation of the frame about a second axis transverse to the first axis. The first and second elastic suspension arms are anchored to the bearing structure through respective anchorage portions arranged offset with respect to the second axis. A stress sensor formed by first and second sensor elements respectively arranged on the first and second suspension arms is positioned in proximity of the anchorage portions, on a same side of the second axis, in a symmetrical position with respect to the first axis.

LASER PROJECTOR AND CAMERA

An optical system including multiple lenses to receive respective laser beams, and including a combiner (an optical device) to receive the laser beams from the multiple lenses and to combine the laser beams into a single beam. The optical assembly includes a micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) mirror to reflect the single beam from the combiner and provide a reflected beam as an exit beam through a window to an object. The optical assembly includes a single-pixel photodetector to collect light reflected from the object.

Self-mixing interference based sensors for characterizing user input
11243686 · 2022-02-08 · ·

An earbud includes a housing, a speaker mounted within the housing, a processor mounted within the housing, a user input surface on the housing, and a set of self-mixing interferometry (SMI) sensors mounted within the housing. The set of SMI sensors includes a first SMI sensor configured to emit a first beam of light, and a second SMI sensor configured to emit a second beam of light. The second beam of light passes through the user input surface about an axis that is non-perpendicular to the user input surface. The processor is configured to adjust a parameter of the speaker at least partly in response to a first SMI output of the first SMI sensor and a second SMI output of the second SMI sensor.

INFRARED LIGHT ADJUSTMENT METHOD AND POSITION DETECTION SYSTEM
20170235432 · 2017-08-17 ·

An adjustment method for adjusting the direction of infrared light projected so that infrared light to pass over a displayed image from a projection device that is rotatable with orthogonal first and second axes as axes of rotation, the method including: arranging the projection device such that the plane containing the first axis and a line perpendicular to the upper edge or lower edge of the displayed image is orthogonal to the plane in which the displayed image is displayed; displaying a first image representing a first target on the line; and rotating the projection device with the second axis as the axis of rotation such that the irradiation position of the infrared light upon an indicator in the first image, in which is displayed a captured image, coincides with the position of the first target on the first image.

Optical Steering of Component Wavelengths of a Multi-Wavelength Beam to Enable Interactivity

Briefly, in accordance with one or more embodiments, an information handling system comprises a scanning system to scan one or more component wavelength beams into a combined multi-component beam in a first field of view, and a redirecting system to redirect one or more of the component wavelength beams into a second field of view. A first subset of the one or more component wavelength beams is projected in the first field of view and a second subset of the one or more component wavelength beams is projected in the second field of view. The first subset may project a visible image in the first field of view, and user is capable of providing an input to control the information handling system via interaction with the second subset in the second field of view.