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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2022
Filed:
Nov. 25, 2019
Neonode Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Stefan Johannes Holmgren, Sollentuna, SE;
Lars Bertil Sparf, Vällingby, SE;
Tom Richard Berglind, Älvsjö, SE;
Charles Bruce Banter, Northville, MI (US);
Per Carl Johan Nohlert, Västeras, SE;
Neonode Inc, San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A steering wheel that includes optoelectronic components, each specific optoelectronic component including a light projector projecting light out of the steering wheel at two different angles, denoted aand a, a light sensor detecting reflections of the light projected by neighboring optoelectronic components by an object above the steering wheel, a lens oriented relative to the light sensor such that the light sensor receives maximum intensity when light enters the lens at either of two particular angles, specifically, when light enters the lens at a particular angle b, and at a particular angle bdifferent than b, wherein angle bviews reflections of light projected at angle aby the optoelectronic component neighboring the specific optoelectronic component on one side, and angle bviews reflections of light projected at angle aby the optoelectronic component neighboring the specific optoelectronic component on the side opposite the one side.