Pixart Imaging Incorporated

Shih-Feng Chen

Yen-Min Chang

Han-Chang Lin

Han-lin Chiang

Ning Shyu

Shu-Sian Yang

Guo-Zhen Wang

Chih-Wei Huang

A temperature detecting apparatus is provided. The temperature detecting apparatus includes a movable carrier and a thermal sensor. The movable carrier includes a control module, and is movable in a working place according to a designated command. The thermal sensor is assembled to the movable carrier and is electrically coupled to the control module. When the movable carrier is moved according to the designated command, the thermal sensor is configured to detect the working place so as to generate an immediate temperature distribution of the working place. Moreover, when the immediate temperature distribution generated from the thermal sensor has an abnormal temperature value, the control module is configured to emit a warning signal to an external apparatus.

Temperature detecting apparatus

A multiple detection system is applied to a vehicle and includes a contact-type detection module adapted to generate a contact-type detection datum, a contactless-type detection module adapted to generate a contactless-type detection datum, and an operation processor electrically connected with the contact-type detection module and the contactless-type detection module in a wire manner or in a wireless manner. The operation processor sets at least one of the contact-type detection datum and the contactless-type detection datum according to an environmental status of the vehicle to be a main detection result of the multiple detection system, and further sets the other detection datum to be an auxiliary detection result of the multiple detection system, for acquiring a passenger feature inside the vehicle.

Multiple detection system

A cleaning system and a cleaning method are provided. The cleaning system includes a main body, an air suctioning device, a light source, an optical sensor, a memory and a processing unit. The air suctioning device includes an air flow passage and a fan-motor assembly that is disposed in the air flow passage and generates a suction force to suction outside air through the air flow passage. The light source emit light to the air flow passage. The optical sensor captures a plurality of successive image frames from the air flow passage. The processing unit is configured to: obtain first and second image frames from the successive image frames; compare the first image frame with the second image frame to identify dust particles; obtain a particle feature of the dust particles; and determine a current cleanness condition according to the particle feature.

Cleaning system and cleaning method

A navigation device applied to a wireless identification tag includes a movable signal transceiver and an operation processor. The movable signal transceiver is adapted to transmit a detection signal and receive an actuation signal relevant to the detection signal. The operation processor is electrically connected to the movable signal transceiver. The operation processor is adapted to analyze the actuation signal to acquire relative position between the movable signal transceiver and the wireless identification tag, and generate a motion parameter in accordance with the relative position for moving the movable signal transceiver.

Navigation device applied to a wireless identification tag

A method for detecting motion information includes the following steps. First, a pixel array is provided for detecting an image of a measured object located in a first distance range or in a second distance range, and the pixel array includes a plurality of invisible image sensing pixels and a plurality of visible image sensing pixels. Then, image detection is conducted within the first distance range by using the invisible image sensing pixels to output a plurality of invisible images. Next, the image detection is conducted within the second distance range by using the visible image sensing pixels to output a plurality of visible images. Then, the plurality of invisible images and the plurality of visible images are analyzed by using a processing unit, so as to obtain motion information of the measured object. A pixel array for detecting motion information and an image sensor are also provided.

Method and pixel array for detecting motion information

A method of wireless communication locator station to be disposed at specific location includes: detecting rotation angle information of client-based portable device, carried or worn by user, according to specific wireless communication standard between wireless communication locator station and client-based portable device when client-based portable device is within signal range of wireless communication locator station; generating head pose direction estimation according to calculated rotation angle information; and when head pose direction estimation indicates that a user turns face towards wireless communication locator station, sending packet signal from wireless communication locator station to server-based portable device, successfully paired with and security-connected with client-based portable device, so that server-based portable device can transfer packet signal to client-based portable device after receiving packet signal.

Schemes for effectively estimating user behavior to achieve a variety of automatic applications by detecting the angle of the transmitted signal to generate head pose direction estimation

A voice communication method between two or more wearable electronic devices via Bluetooth communication includes: providing the two or more wearable electronic devices paired with a mobile phone device; determining whether a distance between the two or more wearable electronic devices is larger than a distance threshold; controlling a wearable electronic device to enter a walkie-talkie mode to start a walkie-talkie conversation with one or more other wearable electronic devices when the distance is larger than the distance threshold; and during the walkie-talkie mode using the such wearable electronic device to send voice data from the wearable electronic device to one or more other wearable electronic devices to make the other wearable electronic device(s) to receive and play the voice data in the walkie-talkie mode for different user(s).

Group voice communication of walkie-talkie mode in Bluetooth communication system

A detection device and an indoor navigation system are provided. The detection device includes two detection modules each including a sound receiver for receiving sound from a peripheral object and a signal converting circuit that is electrically coupled to the sound receiver and that is configured to convert input signal from the sound receiver into a target spectrogram. The two spectrograms from the signal converting circuits have a time/phase difference, and at least one wireless earphone includes a storage unit and a judging circuit that is electrically coupled to the storage unit and the two signal converting circuits. The judging circuit is configured to compare any target spectrogram with basic spectrograms of the storage unit so as to determine which kind of objects the peripheral object is, and is configured to obtain an instant position of the peripheral object by the time/phase difference.

Detection device and indoor navigation system

A wearable device and a portable apparatus are provided. The wearable device includes two wireless earphones each including a speaker, a sound receiver for receiving sound from a peripheral object, and a signal converting circuit that is electrically coupled to the sound receiver and is configured to convert input signal from the sound receiver into a target spectrogram. The two spectrograms from the signal converting circuits have a time/phase difference, and at least one wireless earphone includes a storage unit and a judging circuit that is electrically coupled to the storage unit, the two signal converting circuits, and the two speakers. The judging circuit is configured to compare any target spectrogram with basic spectrograms of the storage unit so as to determine which kind of objects the peripheral object is, and is configured to obtain an instant position of the peripheral object by the time/phase difference.

Portable apparatus and wearable device

A touch control detecting method applied to an electronic apparatus comprising an image sensor. The touch control detecting method comprises: (a) capturing a plurality of sensing images via the image sensor; and (b) determining if an object performs a predetermined touch control operation to the electronic apparatus, according to a brightness variation tendency of the sensing images. The predetermined touch control operation is a long press operation.

Touch control detecting method and touch control detecting system

A touch control detecting method applied to an electronic apparatus comprising an image sensor. The touch control detecting method comprises: (a) capturing a plurality of sensing images via the image sensor; and (b) determining if an object performs a predetermined touch control operation to the electronic apparatus, according to a brightness variation tendency of the sensing images.

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Shih-Feng Chen