Abstract: A biometric detection module including a light source module, a detection region and a control module is provided. The light source module is configured to emit green light, red light and IR light in a time division manner to illuminate a skin surface. The detection region is configured to detect penetration light emitted from the light source module for illuminating the skin surface and passing through body tissues to correspondingly generate a green light signal, a red light signal and an IR light signal. The control module is configured to determine a filtering parameter according to the green light signal to accordingly filter the red light signal and the IR light signal, and calculate a biometric characteristic according to at least one of the green light signal, a filtered red light signal and a filtered IR light signal.

Abstract: There is provided an optical navigation device including an image sensor, a processing unit, a storage unit and an output unit. The image sensor is configured to successively capture images. The processing unit is configured to calculate a current displacement according to the images and to compare the current displacement or an accumulated displacement with a threshold so as to determine an outputted displacement. The storage unit is configured to save the accumulated displacement. The output unit is configured to output the outputted displacement with a report rate.

Abstract: Disclosed are a distance measuring method and a distance measuring apparatus. During the distance measuring, an image is obtained. If the location of a center of gravity of the image is within a first segment, the calculating unit calculates a distance between the object and the distance measuring apparatus corresponding to the projection point, according to a first mapping relationship and the location of a center of gravity of the image. If the location of a center of gravity of the image is within a second segment, the calculating unit calculates a distance between the object and the distance measuring apparatus corresponding to the projection point according to a second mapping relationship and the location of a center of gravity of the image.

Abstract: A pupil detection device includes an active light source, an image sensor and a processing unit. The active light source emits light toward an eyeball. The image sensor captures at least one image frame of the eyeball to be served as an image to be identified. The processing unit is configured to calculate a minimum gray value in the image to be identified and to identify a plurality of pixels surrounding the minimum gray value and having gray values within a gray value range as a pupil area.

Abstract: An operation method of an optical touch device includes: emitting, by a light emitting unit, a light beam to illuminate an object; capturing, by an image sensing device, an image of the object reflecting the light beam; selecting all pixels in the image having a brightness greater than or equal to a brightness threshold; sorting the selected pixels along a first coordinate axis of the image, a second coordinate axis of the image or based a pixel brightness; selecting the top first predetermined ratio of pixels from the sorted pixels as an object image of the object; and calculating a gravity center of the object image according to positions of the top first predetermined ratio of pixels or according to the positions of the top first predetermined ratio of pixels with a weight of pixel brightness. An optical touch device is also provided.

Abstract: Disclosed are a distance measuring method and a distance measuring apparatus. During the distance measuring, an image is obtained. If the location of a center of gravity of the image is within a first segment, the calculating unit calculates a distance between the object and the distance measuring apparatus corresponding to the projection point, according to a first mapping relationship and the location of a center of gravity of the image. If the location of a center of gravity of the image is within a second segment, the calculating unit calculates a distance between the object and the distance measuring apparatus corresponding to the projection point according to a second mapping relationship and the location of a center of gravity of the image.

Abstract: There is provided a capacitive touch device including a controlling and processing circuit and a touch panel. The touch panel has a plurality of detection cells arranged in matrix. The controlling and processing circuit is configured to input a drive signal to the detection cells of the touch panel and read measurement data from the detection cells for post-processing, wherein the controlling and processing circuit reads a first sampling number of the measurement data of the detection cells in a normal mode and a second sampling number of the measurement data of the detection cells in a sleep mode, and the second sampling number is lower than the first sampling number.

Abstract: An optical touch device includes a sensing area, at least a light source assembly and a light sensing component. The light source assembly is disposed beside the sensing area and includes a plurality of first point light sources configured to sequentially emit a first beam into the sensing area. The light sensing component has a field of view of the entire sensing area and is configured to sense the first beams. A light source assembly and a display module used in the optical touch device are also disclosed.

Abstract: An exposure mechanism of an optical touch system, which includes a plurality of image sensors and a plurality of active light sources each irradiating corresponding to the associated image sensor, includes: capturing image frames using the image sensors with a sampling cycle to allow each of the image sensors to capture a bright image, wherein the sampling cycle includes a plurality of working modes and in each of the working modes at least one of the image sensors captures the bright image in a sampling interval; simultaneously capturing a dark image using all the image sensors in a denoising sampling interval; and calculating a differential image between the bright image and the dark image captured by each image sensor.

Abstract: A gesture recognition method with improved background suppression includes the following steps. First, a plurality of images are sequentially captured. Next, a position of at least one object in each of the images is calculated to respectively obtain a moving vector of the object at different times. Then, an average brightness of the object in each of the images is calculated. Finally, magnitudes of the moving vectors of the object at different times are respectively adjusted according to the average brightness of the object in each of the images. There is further provided a gesture recognition apparatus using the method mentioned above.

Abstract: The present invention discloses embodiments for an optical touch systems and methods. One embodiment of the present invention is directed to an optical touch system that includes at least two image sensors configured to detect a plurality of objects over a touch surface to generate a plurality of object images; a plurality of first light receiving elements, wherein the first light receiving elements are arranged on a side of the touch surface along a first direction and are configured to detect the objects; and a processing unit configured to calculate a plurality of candidate coordinate data, based on the object images, and select the coordinate data that represents coordinate data of the objects from the candidate coordinate data, based on detection data of the first light receiving elements.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a gesture recognition apparatus including a substrate, a light emitting device, an image sensor and a processing unit. The light emitting device is for emitting a light beam according to a first clock signal. The image sensor is disposed on the substrate and is for receiving the light beam reflected by an object according to a second clock signal to generate an object image. The processing unit is disposed on the substrate and is for recognizing the object image detected by the image sensor to provide a command signal. There is a correlation between a period of the first clock signal and a period of the second clock signal. The present invention also provides a complex optical apparatus.

Abstract: An optical touch apparatus includes a first light source, a second light source, a light guide device, a light reflecting device and an image sensing module. The first light source emits first light beam which travels within the light guide device and is reflective by an object close to or in contact with a surface of the light guide device to become a first image light beam. The first image light beam is reflected by a light reflecting device. The image sensing module receives the first image light beam. The second light source emits a second light beam, wherein when the optical touch apparatus moves on a working surface, the second light beam is reflective by the working surface to form a second image light beam which is received by the same image sensing module.

Abstract: A detection system comprises a light source configured to illuminate an object, an image sensor configured to receive light reflected from the object, and a processor. The image sensor generates a first picture when the light source is turned on. The image sensor generates a second picture when the light source is turned off. The processor is configured to subtract the second picture from the first picture for determining an object image produced by the object.

Abstract: An image detecting method, comprising: controlling a synchronizing controller to transmit a first activating signal to a light source controller; controlling the light source controller to control at least one light source to generate a predetermined radiating pattern, and controlling the light source controller to transmit back a first responding signal to the synchronizing controller when the light source controller receives the first activating signal; and controlling an image sensor to start an image detecting when the synchronizing controller receives the first responding signal.

Abstract: A light source is used for emitting an invisible light toward an object. The object reflects the invisible light and reflected light is formed, and a sensor is used for receiving the reflected light. A processor is coupled to the sensor for recording a time interval of the invisible light traveling from the light source to the object and reflected from the object to the sensor. Then, the processor estimates a measurement distance of the object according to the time interval, and adjusts an emission period of the light source, an exposure period of the sensor, intensity of the invisible light, and/or main sensing range of the sensor according to the measurement distance.

Abstract: There is provided a pointing system including an image sensor, a plurality of reference marks and a processing unit. The image sensor is configured to capture image frames containing at least one reference mark image of the reference marks. The processing unit is configured to recognize an image number of the reference mark image and calculate an aiming point coordinate according to a positioning algorithm associated with the image number.

Abstract: There is provided a mobile carrier and an auto following system using the mobile carrier. The mobile carrier is capable of capturing at least an image of a guiding light source and automatically following the guiding light source based on the captured image of the guiding light source. The mobile carrier is further disposed with a mobile light source for a remote image sensing device to capture an image of the mobile light source while the mobile carrier cannot capture the image of the guiding light source, so that the mobile carrier can be guided by a control signal provided according to the captured image of the mobile light source.

Abstract: A controlling method for an electronic apparatus is disclosed. The method comprises: detecting a location for vision of an eye on a display of the electronic apparatus; controlling the electronic apparatus to operate in a first mode if a time period for the vision stops on an objective on the display is not larger than a predetermined time period; and controlling the electronic apparatus to operate in a second mode if the time period for the vision stops on an objective on the display is larger than the predetermined time period. The electronic apparatus detects at least turning operation for a head comprising the eye and performs corresponding operation according to the turning operation in the second mode.

Abstract: An optical navigation method includes: detecting inertia of an image of a feature point; and determining an effective sensing region of an image sensing array according to the detected inertia for reducing power consumption. Besides, an optical navigation apparatus includes a detecting circuit and a determining unit. The detecting circuit is arranged for detecting a moving inertia of a feature point. The determining circuit is coupled to the detecting circuit, and arranged for determining an effective sensing region of an image sensing array according to the detected moving inertia for reducing power consumption.