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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 19, 2010
Willie Song, Penang, MY;
Siew Chin Lee, Penang, MY;
Keng Yeen Lye, Penang, MY;
Avago Technologies General IP (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., Singapore, SG;
Abstract
A system and method for tracking movement between a surface and an optical navigation device are described. In an embodiment, the optical navigation device has an image sensor that includes an array of pixels and motion tracking involves acquiring image information, the image information including pixel values that correspond to the pixels, calculating a surface quality (SQUAL) value from the image information, determining a level of saturation of the pixel array from pixel values of the image information, comparing the determined level of saturation of the pixel array to a saturation threshold, increasing a SQUAL threshold if the determined level of saturation of the pixel array is greater than the saturation threshold, and deciding whether or not to output motion tracking information in response to a comparison of the SQUAL value to the SQUAL threshold. Other embodiments of the method are also described.