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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 08, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 27, 2013
Applicant:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Inventors:
Kang-Nam Kim, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
In-Kuk Yun, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, , KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/03 (2006.01); G06F 3/038 (2013.01); G06F 3/0354 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0308 (2013.01); G06F 3/0317 (2013.01); G06F 3/0386 (2013.01); G06F 3/03545 (2013.01);
Abstract
An optical input apparatus is provided. The optical input apparatus includes a body having an image sensor; a plurality of light sources provided in the body to emit light; and a controller configured to control emission of light by the plurality of light sources as a function of a pattern received by the image sensor, wherein the plurality of light sources selectively emit light according to a location of a local saturation of light received by the image sensor.