Patents Assigned to Pixart Imaging, Inc.
  • Publication number: 20240168165
    Abstract: An optical tracking device includes an optical detection module and a target component. The optical detection module includes an optical receiver. The target component includes a light penetrating body with at least one mark and movably disposed adjacent to the optical detection module. The target component allows an illumination beam penetrating into the light penetrating body, so that the optical detection module acquires a detection image containing a pattern of the mark for tracking a relative movement between the target component and the optical detection module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2022
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Applicant: PixArt Imaging Inc.
    Inventors: Chung-Ting Yang, Kai-Ho Tsai
  • Patent number: 11990024
    Abstract: There is provided a fire alarm device including multiple light sources, a light sensor, a first processor and a second processor. In a standby mode, the first processor identifies whether to wake up the second processor according to a detection result of the light sensor obtained by detecting emission light of one of the multiple light sources. The second processor identifies whether to generate an alarm according to a detection result of the light sensor obtained by detecting emission light of the multiple light sources. The fire alarm device further includes a thermal sensor for providing detected temperature values to the first processor and/or the second processor to perform the identifying procedure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: PIXART IMAGING INC.
    Inventors: Ching-Kun Chen, Guo-Zhen Wang
  • Patent number: 11990557
    Abstract: There is provided an optical sensor package including a substrate, a base layer, an optical detection region, a light source and a light blocking wall. The base layer is arranged on the substrate. The light detection region and the light source are arranged on the base layer. The light blocking wall is arranged on the base layer, and located between the light detection region and the light source to block light directly propagating from the light source to the light detection region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: PIXART IMAGING INC.
    Inventors: Chi-Chih Shen, Kuo-Hsiung Li, Shang-Feng Hsieh, Jui-Cheng Chuang, Yi-Chang Chang
  • Patent number: 11989274
    Abstract: A virtual reality system including an image viewing device and a wearable accessary is provided. The image viewing device detects a biometric characteristic to identify a user ID according to the biometric characteristic, outputs an ID signal associated with the identified user ID and shows video stream associated with the identified user ID. The wearable accessary detects an attached status and movement of the wearable accessary after receiving the ID signal, and sends a control signal to the image viewing device to change image content in the video stream according to the detected movement of the wearable accessary when the attached status indicates continuous wearing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: PIXART IMAGING INC.
    Inventor: Yen-Min Chang
  • Patent number: 11989904
    Abstract: A liquid providing system of detecting a target container includes a main body, a holder, an optical sensor and an operational processor. The main body has a supporting platform. The holder is disposed on the supporting platform, and the holder is made by low reflectivity material and adapted to hold the target container. The optical sensor is disposed above the supporting platform and adapted to output a detection image containing the target container and the holder. The operational processor is electrically connected to the optical sensor, and adapted to analyze the detection image and then acquire an effective feature inside the detection image for distinguishing the target container from the holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: PixArt Imaging Inc.
    Inventors: Guo-Zhen Wang, Tse-En Peng
  • Publication number: 20240156405
    Abstract: A smart wearable device has a signal calibration function executed by a signal calibration method and applied to a finger, a limb and/or a neck of a user. The smart wearable device includes at least one physiological signal detector, at least one pressure detector and an operation processor. The at least one physiological signal detector is adapted to abut against a detection area of the user for detecting a physiological signal. The at least one pressure detector is disposed around the at least one physiological signal detector and adapted to detect a pressure value of the detection area. The operation processor is electrically connected with the at least one physiological signal detector and the at least one pressure detector. The operation processor is adapted to optimize the physiological signal when the pressure value exceeds a predefined pressure threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2024
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Applicant: PixArt Imaging Inc.
    Inventors: Yung-Chang Lin, Jian-Cheng Liao, Chun-Chih Chen, Sen-Huang Huang, Yen-Min Chang
  • Publication number: 20240159642
    Abstract: A smoke detector with an anti-insect function includes a substrate, an optical detection module, a top cover, a base and a perforated plate. The substrate has a ring shape region surrounding a central detection region, and a first block structure of the central detection region is protruded from the substrate and higher than an upper surface of the ring shape region. The optical detection module is disposed inside the central detection region. The top cover has a lateral wall. The base is disposed on the substrate and connected to the top cover to cover the optical detection module. The base has a second block structure partly overlapped with the lateral wall to form a guiding channel. The perforated plate is disposed between the lateral wall and the second block structure to prevent an insect from moving into the top cover through the guiding channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2024
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Applicant: PixArt Imaging Inc.
    Inventors: Yen-Chang Chu, Cheng-Nan Tsai, Chih-Ming Sun, Zhi-Hao Wu, Hung-Yu Lai
  • Patent number: 11980440
    Abstract: There is provided a physiological detection device including a light source, a light detector, a processing unit and a display device. The light source emits light to illuminate a skin surface. The light detector receives the light from the skin surface to output detected signals. The processing unit confirms an attached state according to the detected signals and controls the display device to show an indication signal or a warning message when the attached state is confirmed not good.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: PIXART IMAGING INC.
    Inventors: Ming-Chang Li, Ren-Hau Gu
  • Publication number: 20240152246
    Abstract: A joystick includes a stick head, an actuating component, a substrate, a bearing base, a resilient recovering component, a first rotation component and a second rotation component. The actuating component has a first end and a second end opposite to each other. The first end is connected to the stick head, and an identification feature is disposed on the second end. The substrate has a detector used to detect the identification feature and determine motion of the stick head. The bearing base is disposed on the substrate. The resilient recovering component is disposed between the substrate and the bearing base. The first rotation component is movably disposed on the bearing base and rotatable in a first direction. The second rotation component is movably connected to the first rotation component and rotatable in a second direction different from the first direction, and connected to the actuating component in a rotatable manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2024
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Applicant: PixArt Imaging Inc.
    Inventors: Hung-Yu Lai, Yong-Nong Huang, Hui-Hsuan Chen, Jia-Hong Huang
  • Publication number: 20240153543
    Abstract: An electronic device comprising: a clock pin; at least one data pin; a storage device, configured to store at least one program; a processing circuit, coupled to the data pin. A device ID setting method is performed when the processing circuit executes the program stored in the storage device. The device ID setting method comprises; (a) recording connections between pins of a first electronic device and pins of the electronic device by the electronic device, wherein the first electronic device comprises at least one data pin; and (b) applying the connections between the pins of the first electronic device and the pins of the electronic device as a device ID of the first electronic device by the electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2024
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Applicant: PixArt Imaging Inc.
    Inventors: En-Feng Hsu, Shiaw-Yu Jou, Tien-Chung Yang
  • Patent number: 11976942
    Abstract: An auto clean machine, comprising: an optical sensor; a light source, configured to generate a first light pattern; and a processing circuit, configured to determine which light pattern is the first light pattern if the optical sensor senses more than one light pattern. The present invention also discloses an optical navigation device with a first optical sensor and a second optical sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: PixArt Imaging Inc.
    Inventor: Guo-Zhen Wang
  • Patent number: 11976990
    Abstract: A force sensing method, applied to a force sensing system comprising a plurality of force sensors and a touch sensing surface, comprising: (a) determining a first location of a first object on the touch sensing surface; (b) defining a first force sensing region according to the first location; and (c) computing a first system sensing force which the first object causes to the touch sensing surface according to the first location, and according to at least one sensor sensing force of a first part of the force sensors corresponding to the first force sensing region. The present invention also discloses a force sensing system which uses the above-mentioned force sensing method, and an efficient force sensor calibration method. Noises can be reduced and power consumption can be decreased, since only sensor sensing forces of force sensors near the object are used for computing the system sensing force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: PixArt Imaging Inc.
    Inventors: Ming-Hung Tsai, Chun-Yang Chen, Yen-Po Chen
  • Patent number: 11979738
    Abstract: A method of wireless communication locator station to be disposed at specific location includes: detecting rotation angle information of client-based portable device, carried or worn by user, according to specific wireless communication standard between wireless communication locator station and client-based portable device when client-based portable device is within signal range of wireless communication locator station; generating head pose direction estimation according to calculated rotation angle information; and when head pose direction estimation indicates that a user turns face towards wireless communication locator station, sending packet signal from wireless communication locator station to server-based portable device, successfully paired with and security-connected with client-based portable device, so that server-based portable device can transfer packet signal to client-based portable device after receiving packet signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: PixArt Imaging Inc.
    Inventors: Shih-Feng Chen, Yen-Min Chang
  • Patent number: 11971480
    Abstract: An optical sensing system, comprising: a first light source for emitting first light to a first part of an object; a second light source for emitting second light to a second part of the object, wherein the first part is above the second part, wherein the first light is not emitted to the second part and the second light is not emitted to the first part; a uniform light source, for emitting uniform light to the object, wherein the first light source is below the uniform light source and the second light source is above the uniform light source; and an optical sensor, wherein a detecting region of the optical sensor comprises an adjustable upper half region and a lower half region. Such optical sensing system can reduce the effect that the arm causes for hand location calculating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: PixArt Imaging Inc.
    Inventors: Guo-Zhen Wang, Tse-En Peng
  • Patent number: 11969243
    Abstract: A wearable device is illustrated. The wearable device has a body, at least one light emitting unit, at least one light sensing unit and an action recognition module. The wearable device is suitable for wearing on a movable part of a user. The light emitting unit is disposed on an inner side of the body, wherein the light emitting unit emits a light beam illuminating at least a portion of the movable part. The light sensing unit operatively senses the light beam reflected by the at least portion of the movable part and generates a light sensing signal. The action recognition module is configured to operatively determine a function that corresponds to an action of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: PIXART IMAGING INC.
    Inventors: Ren-Hau Gu, Chung-Wen Lo
  • Publication number: 20240135553
    Abstract: A movement detection method, applied to a navigation input device with a navigation pattern comprising a center pattern and a radial pattern. The movement detection method comprises: (a)capturing a sensing image comprising a center pattern image and at least portion of a radial pattern image by an image sensor, wherein the center pattern image corresponds to the center pattern and the radial pattern image corresponding to the radial pattern; (b)computing a translation of the navigation input device according to shift of the center pattern image; and (c)computing a rotation angle of the navigation input device according to a first pattern relation between the center pattern image and a first portion of the radial pattern image. The translation and the rotation angle can be precisely and sensitively detected even if the joystick device is miniaturized, since the translation and the rotation angle are computed according to the navigation pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2022
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Applicant: PixArt Imaging Inc.
    Inventors: Yi-Chung Chen, Chao-Chien Huang, Chung-Yuo Wu
  • Patent number: 11964212
    Abstract: A game board device is provided for carrying and identifying game pieces that are divided into different piece types. The game board device includes a board, a plurality of optically identifying modules, and a processing module electrically coupled to the optically identifying modules. The optically identifying modules respectively correspond in position to detection regions of the board. Each of the optically identifying modules includes a light emitter that can emit light toward the corresponding detection region and a light receiver that can receive light reflected by the corresponding detection region. When any one of the detection regions is in an unoccupied mode, the corresponding optically identifying module can emit an unoccupied signal. When any one of the detection regions is in an occupied mode, the corresponding optically identifying module enables an identification signal that corresponds to the piece type of the corresponding game piece to be emitted therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: PIXART IMAGING INC.
    Inventors: Chung-Ting Yang, Yen-Min Chang, Yen-Chang Wang
  • Patent number: 11965968
    Abstract: An optical sensing system comprising: a processing circuit; an optical sensor, configured to sense first optical data respectively in first sensing time intervals; and a TOF (Time of Flight) optical sensor, configured to sense second optical data respectively in second sensing time intervals. The processing circuit computes a distance between a first object and the optical sensing system according to the second optical data. The first sensing time intervals do not overlap with the second sensing time intervals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: PixArt Imaging Inc.
    Inventors: Zi Hao Tan, Joon Chok Lee, Keen-Hun Leong, Sai Mun Lee
  • Publication number: 20240126297
    Abstract: An auto clean machine, comprising: a light source configured to emit light to illuminate at least one light region outside and in front of the auto clean machine; a first image sensing area, configured to sense a first brightness distribution of the light region; a second image sensing area below the first image sensing area, configured to sense a second brightness distribution of the light region; and a processor, configured to control movement of the auto clean machine according the first brightness distribution and the second brightness distribution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: PixArt Imaging Inc.
    Inventor: Guo-Zhen Wang
  • Patent number: 11962898
    Abstract: An image sensing system control method comprising: (a) receiving a first polling from the control circuit by the image sensor at a first polling time; (b) triggering a first dummy read at a first dummy read time after the first polling time, to compute output motion delta occurs between the first polling time and the first dummy read time according to frames sensed by the image sensor between the first polling time and the first dummy read time; (c) receiving a second polling from the control circuit by the image sensor at a second polling time after the first dummy read time; and (d) outputting the output motion delta to the control circuit by the image sensor in a predetermined time range of the second polling time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: PixArt Imaging Inc.
    Inventor: Zi Hao Tan