GB2406167B - Optical pointing device - Google Patents

Optical pointing device

Info

Publication number: GB2406167B
Authority: GB; United Kingdom
Prior art keywords: pointing device; optical pointing; optical; pointing
Prior art date: 2003-01-07
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Expired - Lifetime

Application number

GB0421100A

Other versions

GB2406167A (en

GB0421100D0 (en

Inventor

Gary B Gordon

Michael J Brosnan

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Agilent Technologies Inc

Original Assignee

Agilent Technologies Inc

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

2003-01-07

Filing date

2003-11-07

Publication date

2005-05-25

2003-01-07 Priority claimed from US10/338,257 external-priority patent/US6995748B2/en

2003-11-07 Application filed by Agilent Technologies Inc filed Critical Agilent Technologies Inc

2004-10-27 Publication of GB0421100D0 publication Critical patent/GB0421100D0/en

2005-03-23 Publication of GB2406167A publication Critical patent/GB2406167A/en

2005-05-25 Application granted granted Critical

2005-05-25 Publication of GB2406167B publication Critical patent/GB2406167B/en

2023-11-07 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Status Expired - Lifetime legal-status Critical Current

Classifications

- G—PHYSICS
- G06—COMPUTING OR CALCULATING; COUNTING
- G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
- G06F3/00—Input arrangements for transferring data to be processed into a form capable of being handled by the computer; Output arrangements for transferring data from processing unit to output unit, e.g. interface arrangements
- G06F3/01—Input arrangements or combined input and output arrangements for interaction between user and computer
- G06F3/03—Arrangements for converting the position or the displacement of a member into a coded form
- G06F3/0304—Detection arrangements using opto-electronic means
- G06F3/0317—Detection arrangements using opto-electronic means in co-operation with a patterned surface, e.g. absolute position or relative movement detection for an optical mouse or pen positioned with respect to a coded surface
- G—PHYSICS
- G06—COMPUTING OR CALCULATING; COUNTING
- G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
- G06F1/00—Details not covered by groups G06F3/00 - G06F13/00 and G06F21/00
- G06F1/26—Power supply means, e.g. regulation thereof
- G06F1/32—Means for saving power
- G06F1/3203—Power management, i.e. event-based initiation of a power-saving mode
- G06F1/3206—Monitoring of events, devices or parameters that trigger a change in power modality
- G06F1/3215—Monitoring of peripheral devices
- G—PHYSICS
- G06—COMPUTING OR CALCULATING; COUNTING
- G06T—IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL
- G06T7/00—Image analysis
- G06T7/20—Analysis of motion
- G06T7/254—Analysis of motion involving subtraction of images

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Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Theoretical Computer Science (AREA)
Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
Human Computer Interaction (AREA)
Multimedia (AREA)
Computer Vision & Pattern Recognition (AREA)
Position Input By Displaying (AREA)

GB0421100A 2003-01-07 2003-11-07 Optical pointing device Expired - Lifetime GB2406167B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
US10/338,257 US6995748B2 (en)	2003-01-07	2003-01-07	Apparatus for controlling a screen pointer with a frame rate based on velocity
GB0326146A GB2397123B (en)	2003-01-07	2003-11-07	Apparatus and method of controlling a screen pointer

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
GB0421100D0 GB0421100D0 (en)	2004-10-27
GB2406167A GB2406167A (en)	2005-03-23
GB2406167B true GB2406167B (en)	2005-05-25

Family

ID=34219631

Family Applications (2)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
GB0421101A Expired - Lifetime GB2405925B (en)	2003-01-07	2003-11-07	Apparatus and method of controlling a screen pointer
GB0421100A Expired - Lifetime GB2406167B (en)	2003-01-07	2003-11-07	Optical pointing device

Family Applications Before (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
GB0421101A Expired - Lifetime GB2405925B (en)	2003-01-07	2003-11-07	Apparatus and method of controlling a screen pointer

Country Status (1)

Country	Link
GB (2)	GB2405925B (en)

Families Citing this family (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
US20070040108A1 (en) *	2005-08-16	2007-02-22	Wenstrand John S	Optical sensor light switch

2003
- 2003-11-07 GB GB0421101A patent/GB2405925B/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 2003-11-07 GB GB0421100A patent/GB2406167B/en not_active Expired - Lifetime

Non-Patent Citations (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Title
None *

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
GB0421101D0 (en)	2004-10-27
GB2406167A (en)	2005-03-23
GB0421100D0 (en)	2004-10-27
GB2405925B (en)	2006-01-11
GB2405925A (en)	2005-03-16

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GB0223510D0 (en)	2002-11-13	Optical device
GB2395571B (en)	2006-02-01	Optical device
GB2406167B (en)	2005-05-25	Optical pointing device
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IL199288A (en)	2015-02-26	Optical device
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GB0202738D0 (en)	2002-03-27	Optical devices
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GB2388958B (en)	2005-08-31	Optical device

Legal Events

Date	Code	Title	Description
2006-07-19	732E	Amendments to the register in respect of changes of name or changes affecting rights (sect. 32/1977)
2006-07-26	732E	Amendments to the register in respect of changes of name or changes affecting rights (sect. 32/1977)
2012-07-04	732E	Amendments to the register in respect of changes of name or changes affecting rights (sect. 32/1977)	Free format text: REGISTERED BETWEEN 20120607 AND 20120613
2023-11-29	PE20	Patent expired after termination of 20 years	Expiry date: 20231106