GB1380144A - Apparatus for determining the direction of luminous radiation - Google Patents

Apparatus for determining the direction of luminous radiation

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GB1380144A
GB1380144A GB1158372A GB1158372A GB1380144A GB 1380144 A GB1380144 A GB 1380144A GB 1158372 A GB1158372 A GB 1158372A GB 1158372 A GB1158372 A GB 1158372A GB 1380144 A GB1380144 A GB 1380144A
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SODERN SA
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SODERN SA
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Priority claimed from FR7108662A external-priority patent/FR2129045A5/fr
Priority claimed from FR7202012A external-priority patent/FR2168223B2/fr
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
    • G01S3/00—Direction-finders for determining the direction from which infrasonic, sonic, ultrasonic, or electromagnetic waves, or particle emission, not having a directional significance, are being received
    • G01S3/78—Direction-finders for determining the direction from which infrasonic, sonic, ultrasonic, or electromagnetic waves, or particle emission, not having a directional significance, are being received using electromagnetic waves other than radio waves
    • G01S3/782—Systems for determining direction or deviation from predetermined direction
    • G01S3/783—Systems for determining direction or deviation from predetermined direction using amplitude comparison of signals derived from static detectors or detector systems
    • G01S3/7835—Systems for determining direction or deviation from predetermined direction using amplitude comparison of signals derived from static detectors or detector systems using coding masks
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H03—ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
    • H03M—CODING; DECODING; CODE CONVERSION IN GENERAL
    • H03M1/00—Analogue/digital conversion; Digital/analogue conversion
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H03—ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
    • H03M—CODING; DECODING; CODE CONVERSION IN GENERAL
    • H03M1/00—Analogue/digital conversion; Digital/analogue conversion
    • H03M1/12—Analogue/digital converters
    • H03M1/14—Conversion in steps with each step involving the same or a different conversion means and delivering more than one bit

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Electromagnetism (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Radar, Positioning & Navigation (AREA)
  • Remote Sensing (AREA)
  • Theoretical Computer Science (AREA)
  • Optical Measuring Cells (AREA)
GB1158372A 1971-03-12 1972-03-13 Apparatus for determining the direction of luminous radiation Expired GB1380144A (en)

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FR7108662A FR2129045A5 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) 1971-03-12 1971-03-12
FR7202012A FR2168223B2 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) 1972-01-21 1972-01-21

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GB1380144A true GB1380144A (en) 1975-01-08

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IT (1) IT961146B (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
NL (1) NL7203313A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)

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GB2129245A (en) * 1982-10-29 1984-05-10 Perkin Elmer Corp Illumination angle detector
US4857721A (en) * 1988-03-28 1989-08-15 The Perkin-Elmer Corporation Optical direction sensor having gray code mask spaced from a plurality of interdigitated detectors
GB2249678A (en) * 1990-10-20 1992-05-13 Nat Res Dev Position measurement
WO2004081502A3 (en) * 2003-03-12 2004-11-11 O Pen Aps A system and a method of determining the position of a radiation emitting element
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US7442914B2 (en) 2003-09-12 2008-10-28 Flatfrog Laboratories Ab System and method of determining a position of a radiation emitting element
US7465914B2 (en) 2003-09-12 2008-12-16 Flatfrog Laboratories Ab System and method of determining a position of a radiation scattering/reflecting element
CN103234511A (zh) * 2013-04-12 2013-08-07 北京控制工程研究所 小型长寿命编码式太阳敏感器
GB2504249A (en) * 1989-09-04 2014-01-29 Selex Galileo Ltd Apparatus for detecting varying intensity coherent optical radiation
CN104090509A (zh) * 2014-06-24 2014-10-08 北京控制工程研究所 基于fpga的编码式太阳敏感器信号处理系统
US9874978B2 (en) 2013-07-12 2018-01-23 Flatfrog Laboratories Ab Partial detect mode
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US10282035B2 (en) 2016-12-07 2019-05-07 Flatfrog Laboratories Ab Touch device
US10318074B2 (en) 2015-01-30 2019-06-11 Flatfrog Laboratories Ab Touch-sensing OLED display with tilted emitters
US10401546B2 (en) 2015-03-02 2019-09-03 Flatfrog Laboratories Ab Optical component for light coupling
US10437389B2 (en) 2017-03-28 2019-10-08 Flatfrog Laboratories Ab Touch sensing apparatus and method for assembly
US10474249B2 (en) 2008-12-05 2019-11-12 Flatfrog Laboratories Ab Touch sensing apparatus and method of operating the same
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US10496227B2 (en) 2015-02-09 2019-12-03 Flatfrog Laboratories Ab Optical touch system comprising means for projecting and detecting light beams above and inside a transmissive panel
US10761657B2 (en) 2016-11-24 2020-09-01 Flatfrog Laboratories Ab Automatic optimisation of touch signal
US11182023B2 (en) 2015-01-28 2021-11-23 Flatfrog Laboratories Ab Dynamic touch quarantine frames
US11256371B2 (en) 2017-09-01 2022-02-22 Flatfrog Laboratories Ab Optical component
US11301089B2 (en) 2015-12-09 2022-04-12 Flatfrog Laboratories Ab Stylus identification
US11474644B2 (en) 2017-02-06 2022-10-18 Flatfrog Laboratories Ab Optical coupling in touch-sensing systems
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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2129245A (en) * 1982-10-29 1984-05-10 Perkin Elmer Corp Illumination angle detector
US4857721A (en) * 1988-03-28 1989-08-15 The Perkin-Elmer Corporation Optical direction sensor having gray code mask spaced from a plurality of interdigitated detectors
EP0336152B1 (en) * 1988-03-28 1994-08-10 Hughes Danbury Optical Systems, Inc. Optical direction of arrival sensor
GB2504249A (en) * 1989-09-04 2014-01-29 Selex Galileo Ltd Apparatus for detecting varying intensity coherent optical radiation
GB2504249B (en) * 1989-09-04 2014-07-23 Selex Galileo Ltd Apparatus for detecting varying-intensity coherent optical radiation
GB2249678B (en) * 1990-10-20 1995-05-17 Nat Res Dev Position fixing
GB2249678A (en) * 1990-10-20 1992-05-13 Nat Res Dev Position measurement
US5408323A (en) * 1990-10-20 1995-04-18 British Technology Group, Ltd. Position fixing apparatus with radiation sensor
CN1777859B (zh) * 2003-03-12 2010-04-28 平蛙实验室股份公司 确定射线发射单元位置的系统和方法
US7435940B2 (en) 2003-03-12 2008-10-14 Flatfrog Laboratories Ab System and a method of determining the position of a radiation emitting element
WO2004081502A3 (en) * 2003-03-12 2004-11-11 O Pen Aps A system and a method of determining the position of a radiation emitting element
US7442914B2 (en) 2003-09-12 2008-10-28 Flatfrog Laboratories Ab System and method of determining a position of a radiation emitting element
US7465914B2 (en) 2003-09-12 2008-12-16 Flatfrog Laboratories Ab System and method of determining a position of a radiation scattering/reflecting element
WO2006061819A1 (en) * 2004-12-07 2006-06-15 Elbit Systems Ltd. Complementary masks
US10474249B2 (en) 2008-12-05 2019-11-12 Flatfrog Laboratories Ab Touch sensing apparatus and method of operating the same
US10168835B2 (en) 2012-05-23 2019-01-01 Flatfrog Laboratories Ab Spatial resolution in touch displays
US10019113B2 (en) 2013-04-11 2018-07-10 Flatfrog Laboratories Ab Tomographic processing for touch detection
CN103234511A (zh) * 2013-04-12 2013-08-07 北京控制工程研究所 小型长寿命编码式太阳敏感器
CN103234511B (zh) * 2013-04-12 2015-04-22 北京控制工程研究所 小型长寿命编码式太阳敏感器
US9874978B2 (en) 2013-07-12 2018-01-23 Flatfrog Laboratories Ab Partial detect mode
US10126882B2 (en) 2014-01-16 2018-11-13 Flatfrog Laboratories Ab TIR-based optical touch systems of projection-type
US10146376B2 (en) 2014-01-16 2018-12-04 Flatfrog Laboratories Ab Light coupling in TIR-based optical touch systems
CN104090509B (zh) * 2014-06-24 2017-01-11 北京控制工程研究所 基于fpga的编码式太阳敏感器信号处理系统
CN104090509A (zh) * 2014-06-24 2014-10-08 北京控制工程研究所 基于fpga的编码式太阳敏感器信号处理系统
US10161886B2 (en) 2014-06-27 2018-12-25 Flatfrog Laboratories Ab Detection of surface contamination
US11182023B2 (en) 2015-01-28 2021-11-23 Flatfrog Laboratories Ab Dynamic touch quarantine frames
US10318074B2 (en) 2015-01-30 2019-06-11 Flatfrog Laboratories Ab Touch-sensing OLED display with tilted emitters
US11029783B2 (en) 2015-02-09 2021-06-08 Flatfrog Laboratories Ab Optical touch system comprising means for projecting and detecting light beams above and inside a transmissive panel
US10496227B2 (en) 2015-02-09 2019-12-03 Flatfrog Laboratories Ab Optical touch system comprising means for projecting and detecting light beams above and inside a transmissive panel
US10401546B2 (en) 2015-03-02 2019-09-03 Flatfrog Laboratories Ab Optical component for light coupling
US11301089B2 (en) 2015-12-09 2022-04-12 Flatfrog Laboratories Ab Stylus identification
US10761657B2 (en) 2016-11-24 2020-09-01 Flatfrog Laboratories Ab Automatic optimisation of touch signal
US11579731B2 (en) 2016-12-07 2023-02-14 Flatfrog Laboratories Ab Touch device
US12189906B2 (en) 2016-12-07 2025-01-07 Flatfrog Laboratories Ab Touch device
US10775935B2 (en) 2016-12-07 2020-09-15 Flatfrog Laboratories Ab Touch device
US10282035B2 (en) 2016-12-07 2019-05-07 Flatfrog Laboratories Ab Touch device
US11281335B2 (en) 2016-12-07 2022-03-22 Flatfrog Laboratories Ab Touch device
US11740741B2 (en) 2017-02-06 2023-08-29 Flatfrog Laboratories Ab Optical coupling in touch-sensing systems
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US12175044B2 (en) 2017-02-06 2024-12-24 Flatfrog Laboratories Ab Optical coupling in touch-sensing systems
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US10606414B2 (en) 2017-03-22 2020-03-31 Flatfrog Laboratories Ab Eraser for touch displays
US10606416B2 (en) 2017-03-28 2020-03-31 Flatfrog Laboratories Ab Touch sensing apparatus and method for assembly
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US10437389B2 (en) 2017-03-28 2019-10-08 Flatfrog Laboratories Ab Touch sensing apparatus and method for assembly
US10739916B2 (en) 2017-03-28 2020-08-11 Flatfrog Laboratories Ab Touch sensing apparatus and method for assembly
US11650699B2 (en) 2017-09-01 2023-05-16 Flatfrog Laboratories Ab Optical component
US12086362B2 (en) 2017-09-01 2024-09-10 Flatfrog Laboratories Ab Optical component
US11256371B2 (en) 2017-09-01 2022-02-22 Flatfrog Laboratories Ab Optical component
US11567610B2 (en) 2018-03-05 2023-01-31 Flatfrog Laboratories Ab Detection line broadening
US12055969B2 (en) 2018-10-20 2024-08-06 Flatfrog Laboratories Ab Frame for a touch-sensitive device and tool therefor
US11943563B2 (en) 2019-01-25 2024-03-26 FlatFrog Laboratories, AB Videoconferencing terminal and method of operating the same
US12056316B2 (en) 2019-11-25 2024-08-06 Flatfrog Laboratories Ab Touch-sensing apparatus
US12282653B2 (en) 2020-02-08 2025-04-22 Flatfrog Laboratories Ab Touch apparatus with low latency interactions
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