System for adjusting a light output of an optical mouse and a mouse thereof

• US 20110025604A1
• Filed: 08/03/2009
• Published: 02/03/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 08/03/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Dexin Corporation
• Original Assignee: Dexin Corporation
• Inventors: Chang, Yuan-Jung
• Application Number:
  US12/461,154
• Publication Number:
  US 20110025604A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/166
• 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 3/03543 Mice or pucks G06F3/03541 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0383 Signal control means within the pointing device

Abstract

A mouse includes a lighting unit, a sensing unit, and a control unit. The lighting unit is used for generating a light output to shine onto a contact surface. The sensing unit is connected with the lighting unit, and forms an image for generating an image signal from the reflection of the light upon the contact surface. The controller unit is connected with the sensing unit, and is for controlling the light output of the lighting unit according to a reference value. In addition to calculating the movement of the mouse according to the image signal, the control unit also directly outputs the image signal to an application system with an image analysis function. Therein, the application system is for analyzing the image signal and outputting a correcting value to the control unit; and the control unit is for adjusting the reference value according to the correcting value.

Claims

1. A mouse, comprising:

a lighting unit for generating a light output to shine onto a contact surface;

a sensing unit that is connected with the lighting unit, and the sensing unit is for forming an image signal according to the reflection of the light; and

a control unit that is connected with the sensing unit, and the control unit is for controlling the light output of the lighting unit according to a reference value, wherein in addition to calculating the movement of the mouse according to the image signal, the control unit also directly outputs the image signal to an application system with an image analysis function;

wherein the application system is for analyzing the image signal and outputting a correcting value to the control unit, so that the control unit may adjust the reference value according to the correcting value; and

thereby light output of the lighting unit may be changed for matching the brightness of the contact surface.

2. The mouse as claimed in claim 1, wherein the control unit controls the interval of the lighting unit so as to make the brightness of the contact surface be suitable for sensing unit to retrieve a clear image.

3. The mouse as claimed in claim 1, wherein the application system further comprises:

an adjusting module connected with the control unit for analyzing the image signal to output the correcting value.

4. The mouse as claimed in claim 3, wherein the adjusting module has a level reference table, and the adjusting module analyzes the intensity of the image signal and compares the intensity with the values given in the level reference table so as to generate a level difference value.

5. The mouse as claimed in claim 4, wherein the adjusting module further comprises:

an image display interface displaying an icon of the image signal according to the image signal;

a data display interface for displaying the data of the level difference value according to the level difference value.

6. The mouse as claimed in claim 4, wherein the adjusting module further comprises:

a display interface for displaying an icon of the image signal and the data of the level difference value respectively according to the image signal and the level difference value.

7. The mouse as claimed in claim 4, wherein the adjusting module further comprises:

a function of micro adjustment for generating the correcting value according to the level difference value.

8. The mouse as claimed in claim 7, wherein the function of micro adjustment is a scrollbar or a selection menu.

9. The mouse as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

a system connection port for providing the connection between the control unit and the application system;

an operating interface that is connected with the control unit;

a switching unit that is connected with the control unit, and the switching unit is for controlling the control unit to operate in an operating mode or an adjusting mode;

wherein when the control unit is operated in the operating mode, the control unit receives an operating signal generated by the operating interface and outputs the operating signal to the application system;

when the control unit is operated in the adjusting mode, the control unit receives a supplementary correcting value generated by the operating interface and further adjusts the reference value according to the supplementary correcting value.

10. The mouse as claimed in claim 9, wherein the connection via the system connection port can be in a wired or wireless way.

11. The mouse as claimed in claim 9, wherein the operating interface further comprises at least one button and a wheel.

12. The mouse as claimed in claim 1, wherein the lighting unit is a LED or a laser diode.

13. The mouse as claimed in claim 1, wherein the sensing unit is a CMOS image sensor or a CCD image sensor.

14. A system for adjusting a light output of an optical mouse, comprising:

a controlled mouse having a lighting unit, wherein the controlled mouse is for controlling the lighting unit so as to generate a light output according to a reference value, and for generating an image signal according to the reflection of the light upon a contact surface; and

an adjusting module that is connected with the controlled mouse for receiving the image signal, and the adjusting module is for analyzing the image signal and outputting a correcting value to the controlled mouse;

thereby, the controlled mouse adjusts the reference value according to the correcting value so as to adjust the light output of the lighting unit.

15. The system as claimed in claim 14, wherein the controlled mouse adjusts the reference value according to the correcting value in order to adjust the interval of the lighting unit being on and off and/or the brightness of the light output of the lighting unit.

16. The system as claimed in claim 15, wherein the adjusting module is located in an application system and has a level reference table, the adjusting module analyzes the intensity of the image signal and compares the intensity with the values given in the level reference table so as to generate a level difference value.

17. The system as claimed in claim 16, wherein the adjusting module further comprises:

an image display interface for displaying an icon of the image signal according to the image signal; and

a data display interface for r displaying data of the level difference value according to the level difference value.

18. The system as claimed in claim 16, wherein the adjusting module further comprises:

a display interface for displaying an icon of the image signal and the data of the level difference value respectively according to the image signal and the level difference value.

19. The system as claimed in claim 16, wherein the adjusting module further comprises:

a function of micro adjustment for generating the correcting value according to the level difference value.

20. The system as claimed in claim 19, wherein the function of micro adjustment is a scrollbar or a selection menu.