Pointing device with an integrated optical structure
First Claim
1. A two-dimensional pointing device comprising:
- a light source emitting light rays to a subject;
a contact member comprising a lattice type or perceivable pattern, the contact member reflecting an image of the moving subject after receiving the light from the light source;
a handling surface of image acquisition member positioned on the contact member, the handling surface of image acquisition member having a surface to increase friction force with a finger;
an image-formation optical lens condensing the light reflected from the contact member and sending the condensed light to an optical sensor;
an automatic transfer device restoring the contact member moved by the finger; and
the optical sensor receiving the image reflected from the optical lens and converting the image into an electronic signal.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a micro-optical pointing device suitable for mobile terminals such as a cellular phone and PDA. A disclosed pointing device includes a light source emitting light rays to a subject; a contact member comprising a lattice type or perceivable pattern, which reflects an image of the moving subject; and an automatic transfer device restoring the contact member moved by a finger. The pointing device may further include a flip chip containing an image sensor, which converts the acquired image into an electronic signal, and a circuit for signal processing. The pointing device may include an integrated optical structure comprising a condensing lens, a specular surface, a light output part, and an image-formation lens. The pointing device may include a light guide structure that a parallel light prism lens, an image-formation lens, and a mask for blocking disturbance ray are formed into a single part.
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33 Claims
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1. A two-dimensional pointing device comprising:
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a light source emitting light rays to a subject;
a contact member comprising a lattice type or perceivable pattern, the contact member reflecting an image of the moving subject after receiving the light from the light source;
a handling surface of image acquisition member positioned on the contact member, the handling surface of image acquisition member having a surface to increase friction force with a finger;
an image-formation optical lens condensing the light reflected from the contact member and sending the condensed light to an optical sensor;
an automatic transfer device restoring the contact member moved by the finger; and
the optical sensor receiving the image reflected from the optical lens and converting the image into an electronic signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A two-dimensional pointing device comprising:
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a light source emitting light rays to a subject;
an image acquisition member having a predetermined area, the image acquisition member reflecting light from the light source;
an image-formation lens condensing the light reflected from the image acquisition member;
a PCB on which a light source chip, a flip chip, and parts for constituting circuit are mounted, the PCB having an opening to pass an image from the image-formation lens; and
the flip chip containing an image sensor, which converts an image from the image-formation lens into an electronic signal, and a circuit for signal processing, the flip chip being positioned on the opposite side of the image-formation lens centering on the PCB. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. An optical device of a pointing device, comprising:
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a light source emitting light rays to a subject;
an integrated optical structure comprising a condensing lens focusing light from the light source, a specular surface reflecting the condensed light, and a light output part passing and outputting the reflected light; and
a power and signal connection terminal supplying electricity and exchanging signal with the outside, the power and signal connection terminal being protruded outside. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. An integrated two-dimensional pointing device comprising:
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a light source emitting light rays to a subject;
a parallel light prism lens making light from the light source into parallel light and reflecting the parallel light;
a contact member receiving the parallel light from the parallel light prism lens and acquiring a motion image of the subject;
an image-formation lens concentrating an image from the contact member;
a mask blocking disturbance ray, the mask being positioned near the image-formation lens an image sensor converting the image received from the image-formation lens into an electronic signal;
a housing integrally joined to the parallel light prism lens and the image-formation lens; and
a PCB on which the image sensor is fixed. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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