Abstract: The present invention discloses a hybrid pointing device including an optical navigation module and a pointing module. The optical navigation module is configured to replace the conventional buttons of a convention pointing device, such as an optical mouse or a trackball mouse. The optical navigation module is configured to sense gestures of at least one object operated by a user to activate commands associated with particular programs running on the host. Since the optical navigation module is only configured to sense gestures of the object but not the movement of the hybrid pointing device relative to a surface, the resolution thereof is aimed to be sufficiently high enough for sensing gestures and no need to be relatively high.

Abstract: There is provided a hybrid pointing device including an optical navigation module, a pointing module and a switching module. The optical navigation module is configured to sense gestures of at least one object operated by a user to activate commands associated with particular programs running on the host. The pointing module is configured to detect a movement between the hybrid pointing device and a working surface. The switching module is configured to active the optical navigation module or the pointing module according to a deformation of a touch plate.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a hybrid human-interface device including an optical navigation module and a pointing module. The optical navigation module is configured to replace the conventional buttons of a convention pointing device, such as an optical mouse or a trackball mouse or TV controller. The optical navigation module is configured to sense gestures of at least one object operated by a user to activate commands associated with particular programs running on the host. Since the optical navigation module is only configured to sense gestures of the object but not the movement of the hybrid human-interface device relative to a surface, the resolution thereof is aimed to be sufficiently high enough for sensing gestures and no need to be relatively high.

Abstract: A power saving method for a motion estimation device includes: calculating a first differential image at a first time; calculating a second differential image at a second time; comparing the first differential image and the second differential image to obtain a displacement between the first differential image and the second differential image; comparing the displacement with at least one threshold value; and adjusting an emitting cycle of a light source according to a comparison result of comparing the displacement and the threshold value and maintaining a sampling period of the motion estimation device unchanged when adjusting the emitting cycle of the light source. The present invention further provides a motion estimation device.

Abstract: A computer readable media having at least one program code recorded thereon. An interference image determining method can be performed when the program code is read and executed. The interference image determining method comprises: (a) controlling a light source to illuminate an object on a detecting surface to generate an image; (b) controlling a sensor to catch a current frame of the image; (c) utilizing an image characteristic included in the current frame to determine a interference image part of the current frame; and (d) updating a defined interference image according to the determined interference image part.

Abstract: A plurality of sensors are utilized for continuously detecting a plurality of relative distances between a surface of an object and the plurality of sensors within a predetermined space, and are utilized for generating a plurality of distance data according to the plurality of relative distances. A data processing module is utilized for establishing an object outline model of the object according to the plurality of distance data. Therefore, resolution or accuracy of the object outline model generated by measuring an outline of the object can be significantly increased.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a hybrid human-interface device including an optical navigation module and a pointing module. The optical navigation module is configured to replace the conventional buttons of a convention pointing device, such as an optical mouse or a trackball mouse or TV controller. The optical navigation module is configured to sense gestures of at least one object operated by a user to activate commands associated with particular programs running on the host. Since the optical navigation module is only configured to sense gestures of the object but not the movement of the hybrid human-interface device relative to a surface, the resolution thereof is aimed to be sufficiently high enough for sensing gestures and no need to be relatively high.

Abstract: The present invention discloses an input device and an input method. The input device comprises: an image acquiring device for acquire sequence of images when an object moves in front of the field of view of the image acquiring device; and a processor for generating a rotation signal according to the rotation status of the object.

Abstract: A programmable memory device includes a plurality of one-time programmable (OTP) memory units, a search unit, a writing unit, and a reading unit. Each OTP memory unit is assigned an address. The search unit searches for the first writable OTP memory unit from the plurality of OTP memory units in a writing operation, or searches for the last programmed OTP memory unit from the plurality of OTP memory units in a reading operation. The writing unit writes data to be written and the bit length of the data to the first writable OTP memory unit. The reading unit sequentially reads data from the last programmed OTP memory unit.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a hybrid pointing device including an optical navigation module and a pointing module. The optical navigation module is configured to replace the conventional buttons of a convention pointing device, such as an optical mouse or a trackball mouse. The optical navigation module is configured to sense gestures of at least one object operated by a user to activate commands associated with particular programs running on the host. Since the optical navigation module is only configured to sense gestures of the object but not the movement of the hybrid pointing device relative to a surface, the resolution thereof is aimed to be sufficiently high enough for sensing gestures and no need to be relatively high.

Abstract: The present invention discloses an optical displacement detection apparatus and an optical displacement detection method. The optical displacement detection apparatus comprises: at least two light sources for projecting light of different spectrums to a surface under detection, respectively; an image capturing device for receiving light reflected from the surface under detection and converting it into electronic signals; and a processing control circuit for calculating displacement according to the electronic signals from the image capturing device, wherein the processing control circuit is capable of switching between the light sources.

Abstract: An optical pointing device including a light source, an optical transfer assembly, a light beam splitter, and an image sensor is provided. The light source provides an illumination light beam. The optical transfer assembly concentrates the illumination light beam. The light beam splitter is disposed on a transmission path of the illumination light beam for splitting the illumination light beam into a first light beam and a second light beam. The image sensor is capable of sensing the first and the second light beams. When the optical pointing device is used on a reflective surface, the first light beam is reflected to the lens by the reflective surface and then is received by the image sensor; when the optical pointing device is used on a transparent body above the reflective surface, the second light beam would be received by the image sensor.

Abstract: A lift detection method for an optical mouse and an optical mouse with a lift detection function are presented. An average brightness value of pixels captured by part of sensing units of an image sensor is computed after each scanning, and two average brightness values obtained from two adjacent times of scanning are compared, to determine a brightness change of the pixels in each scanning, thereby acquiring a placing state of the optical mouse accordingly.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a hybrid pointing device including an optical navigation module and a pointing module. The optical navigation module is configured to replace the conventional buttons of a convention pointing device, such as an optical mouse or a trackball mouse. The optical navigation module is configured to sense gestures of at least one object operated by a user to activate commands associated with particular programs running on the host. Since the optical navigation module is only configured to sense gestures of the object but not the movement of the hybrid pointing device relative to a surface, the resolution thereof is aimed to be sufficiently high enough for sensing gestures and no need to be relatively high.

Abstract: The present invention provides a click detection method for an optical system including the steps of: acquiring an image frame and calculating a quality parameter thereof; in an initial state, maintaining the initial state when the quality parameter is smaller than or equal to a first threshold while transferring to a first touch state and counting a count value when the quality parameter is larger than the first threshold; and in the first touch state, maintaining the first touch state when the quality parameter is larger than or equal to a second threshold while identifying the count value when the quality parameter is smaller than the second threshold and identifying a single click and transferring to the initial state if the count value is within a first predetermined range. The present invention further provides an optical system.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a hybrid pointing device including an optical navigation module and a pointing module. The optical navigation module is configured to replace the conventional buttons of a convention pointing device, such as an optical mouse or a trackball mouse. The optical navigation module is configured to sense gestures of at least one object operated by a user to activate commands associated with particular programs running on the host. Since the optical navigation module is only configured to sense gestures of the object but not the movement of the hybrid pointing device relative to a surface, the resolution thereof is aimed to be sufficiently high enough for sensing gestures and no need to be relatively high.

Abstract: A method of increasing signal-to-noise ratio of a distance-measuring device includes a light-emitting component emitting a detecting light to a measured object during an emitting period for generating a reflected light, a delay period after the light-emitting component emitting the detecting light, a light-sensing component sensing the energy of the reflected light to generate a light-sensing signal, and obtaining a measured distance between the distance-measuring device and the measured object according to the energy of the detecting light and the light-sensing signal. Since the measured distance is longer than a predetermined shortest measured distance, the method can accordingly calculate a proper delay period for ensuring that the reflected light reaches the light-sensing component after the delay period. In this way, the light-sensing component does not sense the background light during the delay period, so that the signal-to-noise ratio of the light-sensing signal is improved.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a hybrid pointing device including an optical navigation module and a pointing module. The optical navigation module is configured to replace the conventional buttons of a convention pointing device, such as an optical mouse or a trackball mouse. The optical navigation module is configured to sense gestures of at least one object operated by a user to activate commands associated with particular programs running on the host. Since the optical navigation module is only configured to sense gestures of the object but not the movement of the hybrid pointing device relative to a surface, the resolution thereof is aimed to be sufficiently high enough for sensing gestures and no need to be relatively high.