Electronic apparatus and electronic system that can select signal smoothing apparatus, and computer readable media that can perform signal smoothing method that can select signal smoothing operation

• US 9,035,881 B2
• Filed: 10/17/2013
• Issued: 05/19/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 06/17/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: PixArt Imaging Incorporated
• Original Assignee: PixArt Imaging Incorporated
• Inventors: Chen, Chun-Wei, Wang, Yen-Chang
• Primary Examiner(s): PARDO, THUY N
• Application Number:
  US14/055,882
• Publication Number:
  US 20140368433A1
• Time in Patent Office: 579 Days
• Field of Search: 345/166, 345/163, 345/173, 345/174, 345/179, 345/600, 345/473, 375/295, 348/296, 327/70
• 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 3/03547 Touch pads, in which fingers can move on a surface
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/038 Control and interface arrangements therefor, e.g. drivers or device-embedded control circuitry
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0416 Control or interface arrangements specially adapted for digitisers
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0425 using a single imaging device like a video camera for tracking the absolute position of a single or a plurality of objects with respect to an imaged reference surface, e.g. video camera imaging a display or a projection screen, a table or a wall surface, on which a computer generated image is displayed or projected tracking a projected light spot to determine a position on a display surface G06F3/0386

Abstract

An electronic apparatus that can utilize a first report rate to generate a first report rate output signal according to an output signal or can utilize a second report rate smaller than the first report rate to generate a second report rate output signal according to the output signal. The electronic apparatus comprises: a first signal smoothing apparatus; a second signal smoothing apparatus having a smooth ability smaller than the first signal smoothing apparatus and a processing unit, for selecting the first signal smoothing apparatus to process the first report rate output signal when the electronic apparatus utilizes the first report rate to generate signal, and for selecting the second signal smoothing apparatus to process the second report rate output signal when the electronic apparatus utilizes the second report rate to generate signal.

Claims

1. An electronic apparatus that can automatically select a signal smoothing apparatus according to a report rate, the electronic apparatus utilizes a first report rate to generate a first report rate output signal according to an output signal, or utilizes a second report rate smaller than the first report rate to generate a second report rate output signal according to the output signal, wherein the electronic apparatus comprises:

a first signal smoothing apparatus;

a second signal smoothing apparatus, wherein a smoothing ability of the first signal smoothing apparatus is higher than which of the second signal smoothing apparatus; and

a processing unit, for controlling the first signal smoothing apparatus to process the first report rate output signal to generate a first smoothed signal if the electronic apparatus generates the first report rate output signal, and for controlling the second signal smoothing apparatus to process the second report rate output signal to generate a second smoothed signal if the electronic apparatus generates the second report rate output signal;

wherein variation of the first smoothed signal is smaller than which of the second smoothed signal.

2. The electronic apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first report rate is higher than a first predetermined value, and the second report rate is lower than the first predetermined value.

3. The electronic apparatus of claim 2, if the electronic apparatus utilizes a third report rate to output a third report rate output signal according to the output signal and the third report rate is lower than a second predetermined value, the processing unit does not perform any smoothing operation to the third report rate output signal, wherein the second predetermined value is smaller than the first predetermined value.

4. The electronic apparatus of claim 1,

wherein the electronic apparatus sequentially outputs the first report rate output signal at a first data report point, a second data report point and a third data report point, wherein timing of the first data report point is earlier than which the second data report point and the third data report point, and timing of the second data report point is earlier than which of the third data report point;

where the first signal smoothing apparatus smoothes the first report rate output signal outputted at the second data report point according to the first report rate output signal outputted at the first data report point if the processing unit utilizes the first signal smoothing apparatus to process the first report rate output signal;

wherein the electronic apparatus sequentially outputs the second report rate output signal at a fourth data report point, a fifth data report point and a sixth data report point, wherein timing of the fourth data report point is earlier than which the fifth data report point and the sixth data report point, and timing of the fifth data report point is earlier than which the sixth data report point;

where the second signal smoothing apparatus smoothes the second report rate output signal outputted at the fifth data report point according to the second report rate output signal outputted at the sixth data report point if the processing unit utilizes the second signal smoothing apparatus to process the second report rate output signal.

5. The electronic apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first signal smoothing apparatus is a first filter, the second signal smoothing apparatus is a second filter, where a number the stages for the first filter is more than which of the second filter.

6. The electronic apparatus of claim 5, wherein the first filter is an infinite impulse response filter, and the second filter is a finite impulse response filter.

7. The electronic apparatus of claim 1, wherein the electronic apparatus is an optical navigating apparatus, where the output signal comprises at least one image signal indicating displacement for the optical navigating apparatus.

8. A computer readable recording media storing at least one program, a signal smoothing method can be performed if the program is executed, the electronic apparatus utilizes a first report rate to generate a first report rate output signal according to an output signal, or utilizes a second report rate smaller than the first report rate to generate a second report rate output signal according to the output signal, the electronic apparatus comprises a first signal smoothing apparatus and a second signal smoothing apparatus, wherein a smoothing ability of the first signal smoothing apparatus is higher than which of the second signal smoothing apparatus, where the signal smoothing method comprises:

(a) determining a report rate of the electronic apparatus; and

(b) utilizing the first signal smoothing apparatus to process the first report rate output signal to generate a first smoothed signal if the electronic apparatus generates the first report rate output signal, and utilizing the second signal smoothing apparatus to process the second report rate output signal to generate a second smoothed signal if the electronic apparatus generates the second report rate output signal;

wherein variation of the first smoothed signal is smaller than which of the second smoothed signal.

9. The computer readable recording media of claim 8, wherein the first report rate is higher than a first predetermined value, and the second report rate is lower than the first predetermined value.

10. The computer readable recording media of claim 9, wherein the step (b) further comprises:

if the electronic apparatus utilizes a third report rate to output a third report rate output signal according to the output signal and the third report rate is lower than a second predetermined value, perform no smoothing operation to the third report rate output signal, wherein the second predetermined value is smaller than the first predetermined value.

11. The computer readable recording media of claim 8,

wherein the signal smoothing method further comprises:

controlling the electronic apparatus to sequentially output the first report rate output signal at a first data report point, a second data report point and a third data report point, wherein timing of the first data report point is earlier than which the second data report point and the third data report point, and timing of the second data report point is earlier than which of the third data report point; and

controlling the electronic apparatus to sequentially output the second report rate output signal at a fourth data report point, a fifth data report point and a sixth data report point, wherein timing of the fourth data report point is earlier than which the fifth data report point and the sixth data report point, and timing of the fifth data report point is earlier than which the sixth data report point;

wherein the step (b) further comprises;

controlling the first signal smoothing apparatus to smooth the first report rate output signal outputted at the second data report point according to the first report rate output signal outputted at the first data report point if the processing unit utilizes the first signal smoothing apparatus to process the first report rate output signal; and

controlling the second signal smoothing apparatus to smooth the second report rate output signal outputted at the fifth data report point according to the second report rate output signal outputted at the sixth data report point if the processing unit utilizes the second signal smoothing apparatus to process the second report rate output signal.

12. The computer readable recording media of claim 8, wherein the first signal smoothing apparatus is a first filter, the second signal smoothing apparatus is a second filter, where a number the stages for the first filter is more than which of the second filter.

13. The computer readable recording media of claim 12, wherein the first filter is an infinite impulse response filter, and the second filter is a finite impulse response filter.

14. The computer readable recording media of claim 8, wherein the electronic apparatus is an optical navigating apparatus, where the output signal comprises at least one image signal indicating displacement for the optical navigating apparatus.

15. An electronic system that can automatically select a signal smoothing apparatus according to a report rate, comprising:

a first electronic apparatus;

a second electronic apparatus;

a transmitting interface, wherein the second electronic apparatus transmits at least one output signal to the first electronic apparatus via the transmitting interface, where the second electronic apparatus or the transmitting interface utilizes a first report rate to output a first report rate output signal according to an output signal, or utilizes a second report rate smaller than the first report rate to output a second report rate output signal according to the output signal;

a first signal smoothing apparatus;

a second signal smoothing apparatus, wherein a smoothing ability of the first signal smoothing apparatus is higher than which of the second signal smoothing apparatus; and

a processing unit, for controlling the first signal smoothing apparatus to process the first report rate output signal to generate a first smoothed signal if the second electronic apparatus or transmitting interface outputs the first report rate output signal, and for controlling the second signal smoothing apparatus to process the second report rate output signal to generate a second smoothed signal if the second electronic apparatus or the transmitting interface outputs the second report rate output signal;

wherein variation of the first smoothed signal is smaller than which of the second smoothed signal.

16. The electronic system of claim 15, wherein the first report rate is higher than a first predetermined value, and the second report rate is lower than the first predetermined value.

17. The electronic system of claim 16, if the second electronic apparatus utilizes or the transmitting interface a third report rate to output a third report rate output signal according to the output signal and the third report rate is lower than a second predetermined value, the processing unit does not perform any smoothing operation to the third report rate output signal, wherein the second predetermined value is smaller than the first predetermined value.

18. The electronic system of claim 15,

wherein the second electronic apparatus or the transmitting interface sequentially outputs the first report rate output signal at a first data report point, a second data report point and a third data report point, wherein timing of the first data report point is earlier than which the second data report point and the third data report point, and timing of the second data report point is earlier than which of the third data report point;

where the first signal smoothing apparatus smoothes the first report rate output signal outputted at the second data report point according to the first report rate output signal outputted at the first data report point if the processing unit utilizes the first signal smoothing apparatus to process the first report rate output signal;

wherein the second electronic apparatus or the transmitting interface sequentially outputs the second report rate output signal at a fourth data report point, a fifth data report point and a sixth data report point, wherein timing of the fourth data report point is earlier than which the fifth data report point and the sixth data report point, and timing of the fifth data report point is earlier than which the sixth data report point;

where the second signal smoothing apparatus smoothes the second report rate output signal outputted at the fifth data report point according to the second report rate output signal outputted at the sixth data report point if the processing unit utilizes the second signal smoothing apparatus to process the second report rate output signal.

19. The electronic system of claim 15, wherein the first signal smoothing apparatus is a first filter, the second signal smoothing apparatus is a second filter, where a number the stages for the first filter is more than which of the second filter.

20. The electronic system of claim 19, wherein the first filter is an infinite impulse response filter, and the second filter is a finite impulse response filter.

21. The electronic system of claim 15, wherein the first electronic apparatus is a computer, and the second electronic apparatus is a peripheral electronic apparatus.

22. The electronic system of claim 21, wherein the peripheral electronic apparatus is an optical navigating apparatus, where the output signal comprises at least one image signal indicating displacement for the optical navigating apparatus.

23. A computer readable recording media storing at least one program, a signal smoothing method applied to an electronic system can be performed if the program is executed, the electronic system comprises a first electronic apparatus, a second electronic apparatus, a transmitting interface, a first signal smoothing apparatus and a second signal smoothing apparatus, wherein a smoothing ability of the first signal smoothing apparatus is higher than which of the second signal smoothing apparatus, where the second electronic apparatus transmits at least one output signal to the first electronic apparatus via the transmitting interface, wherein the second electronic apparatus or the transmitting interface utilizes a first report rate to output a first report rate output signal according to an output signal, or utilizes a second report rate smaller than the first report rate to output a second report rate output signal according to the output signal, where the signal smoothing method comprises:

(a) determining a report rate of the second electronic apparatus or the transmitting interface; and

(b) utilizing the first signal smoothing apparatus to process the first report rate output signal to generate a first smoothed signal if the second electronic apparatus or the transmitting interface outputs the first report rate output signal, and utilizing the second signal smoothing apparatus to process the second report rate output signal to generate a second smoothed signal if the second electronic apparatus or the transmitting interface outputs the second report rate output signal;

wherein variation of the first smoothed signal is smaller than which of the second smoothed signal.

24. The computer readable recording media of claim 23, wherein the first report rate is higher than a first predetermined value, and the second report rate is lower than the first predetermined value.

25. The computer readable recording media of claim 24, wherein the step (b) further comprises:

if the second electronic apparatus or the transmitting interface utilizes a third report rate to output a third report rate output signal according to the output signal and the third report rate is lower than a second predetermined value, perform no smoothing operation to the third report rate output signal, wherein the second predetermined value is smaller than the first predetermined value.

26. The computer readable recording media of claim 23,

wherein the signal smoothing method further comprises:

controlling the second electronic apparatus or the transmitting interface to sequentially output the first report rate output signal at a first data report point, a second data report point and a third data report point, wherein timing of the first data report point is earlier than which the second data report point and the third data report point, and timing of the second data report point is earlier than which of the third data report point;

or

controlling the second electronic apparatus or the transmitting interface to sequentially output the second report rate output signal at a fourth data report point, a fifth data report point and a sixth data report point, wherein timing of the fourth data report point is earlier than which the fifth data report point and the sixth data report point, and timing of the fifth data report point is earlier than which the sixth data report point;

wherein the step (b) further comprises;

controlling the first signal smoothing apparatus to smooth the first report rate output signal outputted at the second data report point according to the first report rate output signal outputted at the first data report point if the processing unit utilizes the first signal smoothing apparatus to process the first report rate output signal; and

controlling the second signal smoothing apparatus to smooth the second report rate output signal outputted at the fifth data report point according to the second report rate output signal outputted at the sixth data report point if the processing unit utilizes the second signal smoothing apparatus to process the second report rate output signal.

27. The computer readable recording media of claim 23, wherein the first signal smoothing apparatus is a first filter, the second signal smoothing apparatus is a second filter, where a number the stages for the first filter is more than which of the second filter.

28. The computer readable recording media of claim 27, wherein the first filter is an infinite impulse response filter, and the second filter is a finite impulse response filter.

29. The computer readable recording media of claim 23, wherein the first electronic apparatus is a computer, and the second electronic apparatus is a peripheral electronic apparatus.

30. The computer readable recording media of claim 29, wherein the peripheral electronic apparatus is an optical navigating apparatus, where the output signal comprises at least one image signal indicating displacement for the optical navigating apparatus.