Method and apparatus for generating information input using reflected light image of target object
First Claim
1. An information input generation apparatus, comprising:
- a timing signal generation unit for generating a timing signal;
a lighting unit for emitting a light whose intensity vary in time, according to the timing signal generated by the timing signal generation unit; and
a reflected light extraction unit having a sensor array for detecting a reflected light from a target object resulting from the light emitted by the lighting unit, in synchronization with the timing signal generated by the timing signal generation unit, so as to obtain a spatial intensity distribution of the reflected light in a form of a reflected light image indicative of an information input related to the target object, in separation from an external light that is illuminating the target object.
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Abstract
A method and an apparatus for generating information input which are capable of realizing a direct command type information input scheme by which the gesture or the motion can be inputted easily. The apparatus has a timing signal generation unit for generating a timing signal; a lighting unit for emitting a light whose intensity vary in time, according to the timing signal generated by the timing signal generation unit; and a reflected light extraction unit having a sensor array for detecting a reflected light from a target object resulting from the light emitted by the lighting unit, in synchronization with the timing signal generated by the timing signal generation unit, so as to obtain a spatial intensity distribution of the reflected light in a form of a reflected light image indicative of an information input related to the target object, in separation from an external light that is illuminating the target object.
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96 Claims
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1. An information input generation apparatus, comprising:
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a timing signal generation unit for generating a timing signal; a lighting unit for emitting a light whose intensity vary in time, according to the timing signal generated by the timing signal generation unit; and a reflected light extraction unit having a sensor array for detecting a reflected light from a target object resulting from the light emitted by the lighting unit, in synchronization with the timing signal generated by the timing signal generation unit, so as to obtain a spatial intensity distribution of the reflected light in a form of a reflected light image indicative of an information input related to the target object, in separation from an external light that is illuminating the target object. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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48. A method of information input generation, comprising the steps of:
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(a) generating a timing signal; (b) emitting a light whose intensity vary in time at a lighting unit, according to the timing signal generated by the step (a); and (c) detecting a reflected light from a target object resulting from the light emitted by the step (b), in synchronization with the timing signal generated by the step (a), so as to obtain a spatial intensity distribution of the reflected light in a form of a reflected light image indicative of an information input related to the target object, in separation from an external light that is illuminating the target object, at a reflected light extraction unit. - View Dependent Claims (49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94)
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95. An imaging apparatus, comprising:
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a plurality of unit photo-detector cells arranged in a two-dimensional array on a semiconductor substrate, each unit photo-detector cell having; a photo-detection unit for receiving an input light and outputting signals corresponding to a light amount of the input light; an amplification unit for amplifying the signals outputted by the photo-detection unit; a selection unit for selecting said each unit photo-detector cell; a reset unit for resetting the photo-detection unit; and at least two storage units for respectively storing the signals outputted by the photo-detection unit under different states and amplified by the amplification unit; and a difference circuit, provided on the semiconductor substrate, for detecting a difference between the signals stored in said at least two storage units of each unit photo-detector cell. - View Dependent Claims (96)
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