Optical navigation device and locus smoothing method thereof

• US 10,082,883 B2
• Filed: 07/22/2016
• Issued: 09/25/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 05/01/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: PixArt Imaging Incorporated
• Original Assignee: PixArt Imaging Incorporated
• Inventors: Huang, Yu-Hao, Kao, Ming-Tsan, Huang, Sen-Huang
• Primary Examiner(s): Kumar, Srilakshmi K
• Assistant Examiner(s): Castiaux, Brent D.
• Application Number:
  US15/217,701
• Publication Number:
  US 20160328027A1
• Time in Patent Office: 795 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/027 for insertion of the decimal point
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0304 Detection arrangements using opto-electronic means constructional details of pointing devices not related to the detection arrangement using opto-electronic means G06F3/033; optical digitisers G06F3/042
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0317 in co-operation with a patterned surface, e.g. absolute position or relative movement detection for an optical mouse or pen positioned with respect to a coded surface
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/03541 Mouse/trackball convertible devices, in which the same ball is used to track the 2D relative movement
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/03543 Mice or pucks G06F3/03541 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/038 Control and interface arrangements therefor, e.g. drivers or device-embedded control circuitry

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.

Claims

1. An optical navigation device, comprising:

an image sensor configured to successively capture images;

an output unit;

a processing unit coupled to the output unit and configured to

calculate a current displacement according to the images and to compare the current displacement with a threshold;

when the current displacement is smaller than the threshold, output a zero displacement to an external electronic device via the output unit and accumulate the current displacement to an accumulated displacement; and

when the current displacement is larger than or equal to the threshold, output the current displacement without accumulating the current displacement to the accumulated displacement; and

a counting unit configured to count an accumulated number which is a number of times the current displacement is accumulated to the accumulated displacement,

wherein the accumulated number is increased by 1 as long as one current displacement is accumulated to the accumulated displacement and the accumulated number is not increased when no current displacement is accumulated to the accumulated displacement.

2. The optical navigation device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the processing unit is further configured to calculate an average displacement of the accumulated displacement when the accumulated displacement is larger than or equal to the threshold or when the accumulated number is larger than or equal to a predetermined accumulation value.

3. The optical navigation device as claimed in claim 2, wherein the average displacement is outputted for several times.

4. The optical navigation device as claimed in claim 3, wherein a number of times of outputting the average displacement is a multiple of the accumulated number.

5. The optical navigation device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the processing unit is further configured to output the zero displacement when the accumulated displacement is smaller than the threshold and the accumulated number is smaller than a predetermined accumulation value.

6. The optical navigation device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the processing unit is further configured to output the accumulated displacement when the accumulated displacement is larger than or equal to the threshold or when the accumulated number is larger than or equal to a predetermined accumulation value.

7. The optical navigation device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the processing unit is further configured to directly accumulate a next current displacement to the accumulated displacement without comparing the next current displacement with the threshold when the current displacement is smaller than the threshold.

16. The optical navigation device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the accumulated number is only increased as long as one current displacement is accumulated to the accumulated displacement.

8. A locus smoothing method of an optical navigation device, comprising:

successively capturing images with an image sensor of the optical navigation device;

calculating, using a processing unit of the optical navigation device, a current displacement according to the images;

comparing, using the processing unit, the current displacement with a threshold;

when the current displacement is smaller than the threshold,

calculating, using the processing unit, a next current displacement, and

directly accumulating the next current displacement to an accumulated displacement without comparing the next current displacement with the threshold;

outputting the accumulated displacement to an external electronic device via an output unit when the accumulated displacement is larger than or equal to the threshold;

outputting a zero displacement to the external electronic device via the output unit when the accumulated displacement is smaller than the threshold; and

counting, with a counting unit of the optical navigation device, an accumulated number which is a number of times the current displacement is accumulated to the accumulated displacement,

wherein the accumulated number is increased by 1 as long as one current displacement is accumulated to the accumulated displacement and the accumulated number is not increased when no current displacement is accumulated to the accumulated displacement.

9. The locus smoothing method as claimed in claim 8, wherein when the current displacement is smaller than the threshold, the locus smoothing method further comprises:

outputting the accumulated displacement or an average displacement of the accumulated displacement when the accumulated number is larger than or equal to a predetermined accumulation value.

10. The locus smoothing method as claimed in claim 9, further comprising:

outputting the average displacement for a number of times of a multiple of the accumulated number.

11. A locus smoothing method of an optical navigation device, comprising:

successively capturing images with an image sensor of the optical navigation device;

calculating, using a processing unit of the optical navigation device, a current displacement according to the images;

comparing, using the processing unit, the current displacement with a threshold;

outputting the current displacement when the current displacement is larger than or equal to the threshold without accumulating the current displacement to an accumulated displacement;

accumulating the current displacement to the accumulated displacement and outputting a zero displacement to an external electronic device via an output unit when the current displacement is smaller than the threshold, and

counting, with a counting unit of the optical navigation device, an accumulated number which is a number of times the current displacement is accumulated to the accumulated displacement,

wherein the accumulated number is increased by 1 as long as one current displacement is accumulated to the accumulated displacement and the accumulated number is not increased when no current displacement is accumulated to the accumulated displacement.

12. The locus smoothing method as claimed in claim 11, wherein when the current displacement is smaller than the threshold, the locus smoothing method further comprises:

calculating, using the processing unit, a next current displacement;

directly accumulating the next current displacement to the accumulated displacement without comparing the next current displacement with the threshold;

comparing, using the processing unit, the accumulated displacement with the threshold; and

outputting the accumulated displacement for one time or outputting an average displacement of the accumulated displacement for several times when the accumulated displacement is larger than or equal to the threshold.

13. The locus smoothing method as claimed in claim 12, further comprising:

outputting the zero displacement when the accumulated displacement is smaller than the threshold.

14. The locus smoothing method as claimed in claim 11, wherein when the current displacement is smaller than the threshold, the locus smoothing method further comprises:

outputting the accumulated displacement for one time or outputting an average displacement of the accumulated displacement for several times when the accumulated number is larger than or equal to a predetermined accumulation value.

15. The locus smoothing method as claimed in claim 14, wherein an output time of outputting the average displacement is determined according to the accumulated number.