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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 12, 2016
Applicant:
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Sakai, Osaka, JP;
Inventors:
Takahiro Inoue, Sakai, JP;
Toshiyuki Takada, Sakai, JP;
Assignee:
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Sakai, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01J 1/42 (2006.01); G01J 1/44 (2006.01); H01L 31/10 (2006.01); H01L 31/12 (2006.01); G01J 1/04 (2006.01); G01J 1/32 (2006.01); G01S 17/02 (2006.01); G01S 7/481 (2006.01); G01J 3/51 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01J 1/42 (2013.01); G01J 1/0411 (2013.01); G01J 1/0488 (2013.01); G01J 1/32 (2013.01); G01J 1/4204 (2013.01); G01J 1/44 (2013.01); G01S 7/4816 (2013.01); G01S 17/026 (2013.01); H01L 31/10 (2013.01); H01L 31/12 (2013.01); G01J 3/513 (2013.01);
Abstract
A directional characteristic of light that is incident on a light-receiving unit is adjusted in accordance with whether a proximity-illumination sensor is caused to act as a proximity sensor or to act as an illumination sensor. The proximity-illumination sensor () includes a light-receiving area selection unit () that selects light-receiving sensitivity of which of a first light-receiving area and a second light-receiving area is made higher in accordance with whether the proximity-illumination sensor () is caused to act as the proximity sensor or to act as the illumination sensor.