Scheme for interrupt-based motion reporting

• US 10,175,067 B2
• Filed: 12/09/2015
• Issued: 01/08/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 12/09/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Pixart Imaging (Penang) Sdn. Bhd. (PixArt Imaging Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Pixart Imaging (Penang) Sdn. Bhd. (PixArt Imaging Incorporated)
• Inventors: Liew, Tong Sen, Kok, Boon-How
• Primary Examiner(s): Pham, Hoa
• Application Number:
  US14/964,501
• Publication Number:
  US 20170167898A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,126 Days
• Field of Search: 356614-623, 250221, 2502211, 250216, 250239, 345163, 345156, 345166, 345173, 345175
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 29/38 Drives, motors, controls or automatic cut-off devices for the entire printing mechanism
• CPC Class Codes: G01D 5/28 with deflection of beams of light, e.g. for direct optical indication G01D5/40 takes precedence; mechanical adjustment G01D5/264
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/00 Input arrangements for transferring data to be processed into a form capable of being handled by the computer; Output arrangements for transferring data from processing unit to output unit, e.g. interface arrangements
• 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 3/0354 with detection of 2D relative movements between the device, or an operating part thereof, and a plane or surface, e.g. 2D mice, trackballs, pens or pucks

Abstract

A method for reporting motion information from an electronic device to a remote host device includes: using an optical sensor for sensing the motion information of the electronic device, the optical sensor being configured within the electronic device; and reporting a motion result of the electronic device to the remote host device based on the optical sensor when the electronic device has moved a predetermined distance each time.

Claims

1. A method for reporting motion information from an electronic device to a remote host device, comprising:

using an optical sensor for sensing the motion information of the electronic device on a plane, the optical sensor being configured within the electronic device and operating with a predetermined frame rate to sense and generate frames;

calculating a distance per frame based on a fixed or varied moving speed of the electronic device and the predetermined frame rate;

determining a moving distance of the electronic device on the plane according to a number of the sensed frames, detected by the optical sensor, and the distance per frame; and

reporting a motion result of the electronic device to the remote host device based on the optical sensor when the moving distance of the electronic device on the plane reaches a same predetermined distance each time.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the electronic device is a printer comprising a print head, the optical sensor is configured for sensing motion of the print head, and the reporting step comprises:

determining whether the print head has moved the same predetermined distance;

generating the motion result for the print head when deciding that the print head has moved the same predetermined distance each time; and

reporting the generated motion result from the printer to the host.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the electronic device is an optical mouse, the optical sensor is configured for sensing motion of the optical mouse, and the reporting step comprises:

determining whether the optical mouse has moved the same predetermined distance;

generating the motion result for the optical mouse when deciding that the optical mouse has moved the same predetermined distance each time; and

reporting the generated motion result from the optical mouse to the host.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the motion result comprises two-dimension motion information of the optical mouse.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

configuring the same predetermined distance as a fixed distance.

6. An optical sensor configured within an electronic device connected to a remote host device, comprising:

a sensing circuit, configured for sensing the motion information of the electronic device on a plane and operating with a predetermined frame rate to sense and generate frames; and

a controller, coupled to the sensing circuit, configured for reporting a motion result of the electronic device to the remote host device based on the sensing circuit when the electronic device has moved a same predetermined distance each time;

wherein the controller is arranged to calculate a distance per frame based on a fixed or varied moving speed of the electronic device and the predetermined frame rate, and a moving distance of the electronic device on the plane is determined according to a number of the sensed frames, detected by the sensing circuit, and the distance per frame;

the motion result of the electronic device is reported to the remote host device when the moving distance of the electronic device on the plane reaches the same predetermined distance.

7. The optical sensor of claim 6, wherein the electronic device is a printer comprising a print head, the sensing circuit is configured for sensing motion for the print head;

and the controller is arranged for determining whether the print head has moved the same predetermined distance, generating the motion result of the print head when deciding that the print head has moved the same predetermined distance each time, and reporting the generated motion result from the printer to the remote host device.

8. The optical sensor of claim 6, wherein the electronic device is an optical mouse, the sensing circuit is configured for sensing motion of the optical mouse;

and the controller is arranged for determining whether the optical mouse has moved the same predetermined distance, generating the motion result of the optical mouse when deciding that the optical mouse has moved the same predetermined distance each time, and reporting the generated motion result from the optical mouse to the remote host device.

9. The optical sensor of claim 8, wherein the motion result comprises two-dimension motion information of the optical mouse.

10. The optical sensor of claim 6, wherein the same predetermined distance is configured as a fixed distance.

11. An optical mouse, comprising:

an optical sensor, operating with a predetermined frame rate to sense and generate frames, configured for sensing the motion information of an optical mouse on a plane, and reporting a motion result of the optical mouse based on the sensing circuit to a remote host device when the optical mouse has moved a same predetermined distance each time;

wherein a distance per frame is calculated based on a fixed or varied moving speed of the optical mouse and the predetermined frame rate, and a moving distance of the optical mouse on the plane is determined according to a number of the sensed frames, detected by the optical sensor, and the distance per frame;

the motion result of the optical mouse is reported to the remote host device when the moving distance of the optical mouse on the plane reaches the same predetermined distance each time.