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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 03, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 09, 2009
Gary B. Gordon, Saratoga, CA (US);
Derek L. Knee, Ft. Collins, CO (US);
Rajeev Badyal, Ft. Collins, CO (US);
Jason T. Hartlove, Saratoga, CA (US);
Gary B. Gordon, Saratoga, CA (US);
Derek L. Knee, Ft. Collins, CO (US);
Rajeev Badyal, Ft. Collins, CO (US);
Jason T. Hartlove, Saratoga, CA (US);
Avago Technologies ECBU IP (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., Singapore, SG;
Abstract
A method for operating an optical pointing device involves capturing a plurality of arrays of data, representing light reflected from a surface to a two-dimensional array of photo detectors, processing at least some of the plurality of arrays of data to estimate movement of the surface during each of a plurality of measurement cycles, and sending a series of estimated movement update signals to a computer.