Pointing device and displacement estimation method
First Claim
1. A pointing device for a computer system, comprising:
- a photo capture device, capturing images sequentially to produce a first frame and a second frame; and
a displacement detection circuit, predicting a velocity of the pointing device, and comparing the first frame and the second frame according to the predicted velocity to obtain a displacement of the pointing device.
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Abstract
A method of estimating image displacement by block matching for a pointing device used in a computer system. The method provided in the present invention comprises capturing digital images sequentially using a photo capture device, obtaining a template frame and a current frame, estimating a predicted velocity vector, and computing the displacement of the image. The efficiency and reliability of block match searching are improved by reducing the search range according to the calculated displacement. The template block can be defined anywhere on the template frame according to the predicted velocity to extend the lifetime of the template frame, and the displacement vector between the template block and the center of the template frame is proportional to the predicted velocity.
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20 Claims
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1. A pointing device for a computer system, comprising:
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a photo capture device, capturing images sequentially to produce a first frame and a second frame; and
a displacement detection circuit, predicting a velocity of the pointing device, and comparing the first frame and the second frame according to the predicted velocity to obtain a displacement of the pointing device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A displacement estimation method for a pointing device, the pointing device comprises a photo capture device for capturing images sequentially to produce corresponding frames, the method comprising the following steps:
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estimating a predicted velocity of the pointing device; and
comparing a first frame and a second frame produced by the photo capture device according to the predicted velocity to obtain a displacement of the pointing device. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A pointing device for a computer system, comprising.
a photo capture device, capturing images sequentially to produce a first frame and a second frame; - and
a displacement detection circuit, predicting a velocity of the pointing device according to an acceleration of the pointing device and comparing the first frame and the second frame according to the predicted velocity to obtain a displacement of the pointing device.
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