Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method of processing data of an optical mouse. The method includes the steps of calculating a motion vector of the optical mouse through processing of digitally converted image pixel data in an Image Signal Processor (ISP) by sequentially overlapping a reference image of an n-1 th frame to a present image of an nth frame and determining a moving direction of the optical mouse using approximately equal parts in the reference and present images; and transmitting the calculated motion vector to a personal computer through an interface; wherein the ISP includes an X axis navigation engine for processing data on a reference image for the motion of an X axis direction among the processed image pixel data and a Y axis navigation engine for processing data on a reference image for the motion of a Y axis direction among the processed image pixel data.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method for processing image data of an optical mouse. In the method for processing image data of an optical mouse, direction and size values of motion vectors which are image data consecutively inputted from an image pixel array are filtered with respect to X and Y axes by a filter. A predetermined number of motion vectors converted by and outputted from the filter are accumulated, and the accumulated values are mapped to conversion values to attenuate noise components and amplify directionality of the motion vectors depending on a speed of the optical mouse by a mapper. The values mapped by the mapper in a plurality of pipes are stored, and a value obtained by adding the plural stored values to each other and dividing the added result value by a conversion factor is transmitted to a personal computer (PC) interface such as a Universal Serial Bus (USB) or PS/2.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a single integrated circuit for an optical mouse. The circuit includes an image pixel array for recognizing light and shadow of a surface under the optical mouse, an analog-to-digital converter for receiving analog signal from the image pixel array and converting analog data into digital data, a motion vector calculation unit for converting the digital data into one-bit data and calculating a motion vector, a motion vector process unit for accumulating motion vectors, correcting errors of the motion vectors, and accumulating moving distances of the optical mouse, a timing signal generator for generating control signals to control an overall operation of the circuit and operation signals pursuant to operation states of the circuit, an interface designed to transmit values processed by the process unit into a personal computer, and a transceiver for enabling one of a universal serial bus or an IBM personal system/2 in the interface.