EP1751786A4 - OPTICAL POSITIONING DEVICE WITH CONFORMING LIGHTING - Google Patents

OPTICAL POSITIONING DEVICE WITH CONFORMING LIGHTING

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Publication number
EP1751786A4
EP1751786A4 EP05753965A EP05753965A EP1751786A4 EP 1751786 A4 EP1751786 A4 EP 1751786A4 EP 05753965 A EP05753965 A EP 05753965A EP 05753965 A EP05753965 A EP 05753965A EP 1751786 A4 EP1751786 A4 EP 1751786A4
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Prior art keywords
positioning device
shaped illumination
optical positioning
optical
illumination
Prior art date
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Application number
EP05753965A
Other languages
German (de)
English (en)
French (fr)
Other versions
EP1751786A2 (en
Inventor
Clinton B Carlisle
Jahja I Trisnadi
Charles B Roxlo
David A Lehoty
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Silicon Light Machines Inc
Original Assignee
Silicon Light Machines Inc
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Publication date
Priority claimed from US11/129,967 external-priority patent/US7285766B2/en
Application filed by Silicon Light Machines Inc filed Critical Silicon Light Machines Inc
Publication of EP1751786A2 publication Critical patent/EP1751786A2/en
Publication of EP1751786A4 publication Critical patent/EP1751786A4/en
Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F3/00—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
    • G06F3/01—Input arrangements or combined input and output arrangements for interaction between user and computer
    • G06F3/03—Arrangements for converting the position or the displacement of a member into a coded form
    • G06F3/0304—Detection arrangements using opto-electronic means
    • G06F3/0317—Detection arrangements using opto-electronic means 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
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F3/00—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
    • G06F3/01—Input arrangements or combined input and output arrangements for interaction between user and computer
    • G06F3/03—Arrangements for converting the position or the displacement of a member into a coded form
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F3/00—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
    • G06F3/01—Input arrangements or combined input and output arrangements for interaction between user and computer
    • G06F3/03—Arrangements for converting the position or the displacement of a member into a coded form
    • G06F3/041—Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means
    • G06F3/042—Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means by opto-electronic means

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Theoretical Computer Science (AREA)
  • Human Computer Interaction (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Position Input By Displaying (AREA)
  • Optical Transform (AREA)
EP05753965A 2004-05-21 2005-05-19 OPTICAL POSITIONING DEVICE WITH CONFORMING LIGHTING Withdrawn EP1751786A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US57339404P 2004-05-21 2004-05-21
US11/129,967 US7285766B2 (en) 2004-05-21 2005-05-16 Optical positioning device having shaped illumination
PCT/US2005/017983 WO2005114698A2 (en) 2004-05-21 2005-05-19 Optical positioning device having shaped illumination

Publications (2)

Publication Number Publication Date
EP1751786A2 EP1751786A2 (en) 2007-02-14
EP1751786A4 true EP1751786A4 (en) 2010-06-16

Family

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Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
EP05753965A Withdrawn EP1751786A4 (en) 2004-05-21 2005-05-19 OPTICAL POSITIONING DEVICE WITH CONFORMING LIGHTING

Country Status (5)

Country Link
EP (1) EP1751786A4 (zh)
JP (1) JP2008500667A (zh)
KR (1) KR20070026614A (zh)
TW (1) TWI263771B (zh)
WO (1) WO2005114698A2 (zh)

Family Cites Families (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US5086197A (en) * 1990-09-17 1992-02-04 Liou Kwang Wan Optical encoding method and device
US7045763B2 (en) * 2002-06-28 2006-05-16 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. Object-recognition lock
US7116427B2 (en) * 2003-10-30 2006-10-03 Avago Technologies Ecbu Ip (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. Low power consumption, broad navigability optical mouse

Non-Patent Citations (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Title
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Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
TW200607983A (en) 2006-03-01
JP2008500667A (ja) 2008-01-10
WO2005114698A2 (en) 2005-12-01
KR20070026614A (ko) 2007-03-08
EP1751786A2 (en) 2007-02-14
WO2005114698A3 (en) 2007-05-03
TWI263771B (en) 2006-10-11

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