Abstract: An optical input device for measuring relative movement between an object (15) and a sensor unit comprising a laser device (3, 5) having a laser cavity for emitting a measuring beam (13, 17) and a respective radiation-sensitive detector (4, 6) for generating a measurement signal representative of changes in the operation of the laser device (3, 5) as a result of measuring beam radiation re-entering the laser cavity. A sensor unit is provided for measuring relative movement along each measuring axis in an action plane, and the resultant measurement signal from one or each of the sensor units is used to determine distance and/or movement of the input device and the object (15) relative to each other along a measuring axis transverse to the action plane by summing the offset frequency of a rising and falling slope of the measurement signal.

Abstract: In a method and an arrangement for detecting skinprints, in particular fingerprints, it is provided that at least one strip sensor comprising at least one elongate narrow sensor line detects the structure of the fingertip when the fingertip passes over the strip sensor, that at least one optoelectronic speed sensor continuously determines the finger movement, that the fingertip is moved over at least one optoelectronic speed sensor and the strip sensor, and that the determined finger movement is used to correct an image of the finger structure that has been distorted as a result of non-uniform movement. Preferably, the speed sensor evaluates the Doppler shift of a modulation of the modulated laser light reflected at the moved finger surface.

Abstract: An optical input device for measuring relative movement between an object (15) and a sensor unit comprising a laser device (3, 5) having a laser cavity for emitting a measuring beam (13, 17) and a respective radiation-sensitive detector (4, 6) for generating a measurement signal representative of changes in the operation of the laser device (3, 5) as a result of measuring beam radiation re-entering the laser cavity. A sensor unit is provided for measuring relative movement along each measuring axis in an action plane, and the resultant measurement signal from one or each of the sensor units is used to determine distance and/or movement of the input device and the object (15) relative to each other along a measuring axis transverse to the action plane by summing the offset frequency of a rising and falling slope of the measurement signal.

Abstract: The invention relates to a color photosensor for sensing the color contents of incident light. In order to provide a color photosensor which is cheap to produce and which allows the control of light in as well intensity as color a color photosensor is proposed comprising: a sensing unit (2) divided into four sensing areas (21, 22, 23, 24) each sensing the color content of incident light and outputting a sensing current, a filter unit (3) comprising four filter elements (31, 32, 33, 34) each being assigned and adapted to one of said sensing areas, said filter elements comprising a cyan colored filter element, a yellow colored filter element and a magenta colored filter element, and a subtraction unit (4) for separately subtracting each of the three sensing currents outputted from the three sensing areas to which one of said colored filter elements is assigned, from the forth sensing current obtaining color signals proportional to the red, green and blue content of said incident light.

Abstract: In a method and an arrangement for detecting skinprints, in particular fingerprints, it is provided that at least one strip sensor comprising at least one elongate narrow sensor line detects the structure of the fingertip when the fingertip passes over the strip sensor, that at least one optoelectronic speed sensor continuously determines the finger movement, that the fingertip is moved over at least one optoelectronic speed sensor and the strip sensor, and that the determined finger movement is used to correct an image of the finger structure that has been distorted as a result of non-uniform movement. Preferably, the speed sensor evaluates the Doppler shift of a modulation of the modulated laser light reflected at the moved finger surface.

Abstract: The invention relates to a color photosensor for sensing the color contents of incident light. In order to provide a color photosensor which is cheap to produce and which allows the control of light in as well intensity as color a color photosensor is proposed comprising: a sensing unit (2) divided into four sensing areas (21, 22, 23, 24) each sensing the color content of incident light and outputting a sensing current, a filter unit (3) comprising four filter elements (31, 32, 33, 34) each being assigned and adapted to one of said sensing areas, said filter elements comprising a cyan colored filter element, a yellow colored filter element and a magenta colored filter element, and a subtraction unit (4) for separately subtracting each of the three sensing currents outputted from the three sensing areas to which one of said colored filter elements is assigned, from the forth sensing current obtaining color signals proportional to the red, green and blue content of said incident light.