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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 2010
Filed:
Feb. 25, 2005
Applicants:
Peter Balzer, Berlin, DE;
Oliver Bard, Falkensee, DE;
Gerald Kloiber, Feldkirchen, AT;
Michael Kubiak, Berlin, DE;
Gero Zimmermann, Berlin, DE;
Inventors:
Peter Balzer, Berlin, DE;
Oliver Bard, Falkensee, DE;
Gerald Kloiber, Feldkirchen, AT;
Michael Kubiak, Berlin, DE;
Gero Zimmermann, Berlin, DE;
Assignee:
EPCOS AG, Munich, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 21/02 (2006.01); G01C 21/24 (2006.01); G01J 1/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A light sensor for recording the position of a light source includes a photo detector and a light modulator. The light modulator is configured to modulate the quantity of light hitting the photo detector based on an incident angle (α) of the light from the light source on the sensor.