Method for controlling rotating apparatus and electronic device thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10401809-B2
Application number	US-201615014680-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 3, 2016
Priority date	Feb 4, 2015
Publication date	Sep 3, 2019
Grant date	Sep 3, 2019

Abstract

An apparatus and a method for controlling a rotating body in an electronic device are provided. The method includes emitting light to at least one indicator among a plurality of indicators having different reflectivities in a rotating body, receiving light reflected from the at least one indicator, detecting a rotation parameter of the rotating body based on an amount of the reflected light received from the at least one indicator, and controlling the rotating body based on the rotation parameter.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for operating an electronic device, the method comprising:
emitting light to a rotating body including a plurality of indicators, the plurality of indicators are being disposed at spaces apart intervals on the rotating body and offset from a rotation axis of the rotating body, wherein the rotating body includes a plurality of rotating bodies which are within a certain distance, and the plurality of rotating bodies respectively include reference indicators;
detecting an amount of light reflected from each of the plurality of indicators;
comparing the detected amount of the reflected light for the each of the plurality of indicators with values corresponding to respective ones of the plurality of indicators in a table to determine a rotation parameter of the rotating body, the rotation parameter including at least one of positions of the reference indicators, a rotation speed and a rotation amount of the rotating body;
detecting a malfunction of the each of the plurality of rotating bodies by identifying whether the reference indicators meet at specific position; and
controlling a rotation motion of the rotating body based on the detected result of the malfunction and a comparison between the determined rotation parameter and a reference value,
wherein a first part of the plurality of indicators have a same reflectivity as other indicators, and a second part of the plurality of indicators have a different reflectivity from the other indicators, and
wherein the determining of the rotation parameter is based on analyzing indicators with the same reflectivity and the different reflectivity.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein controlling the rotation motion of the rotating body based on a comparison between the determined rotation parameter and the reference value comprises:
calculating a correction value based on the comparison between the determined rotation parameter and the reference value; and
controlling the rotation speed of the rotating body according to the calculated correction value.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein controlling the rotation motion of the rotating body based on a comparison between the determined rotation parameter and the reference value comprises:
stopping the rotation of the rotating body.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein controlling the rotation motion of the rotating body based on a comparison between the determined rotation parameter and the reference value comprises:
re-driving the rotating body to rotate.

5. The method of claim 4 ,
wherein controlling the rotation motion of the rotating body based on a comparison between the determined rotation parameter and the reference value comprises:
setting the reference position of the rotating body to a driving start position based on the specific position; and
re-rotating the rotating body based on the driving start position.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of indicators have different reflectivities using at least one of different colors, saturations, and marks.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first part of the plurality of indicators are positioned at fixed positions and the second part of the plurality of indicators are positioned relative to the first part of the plurality of indicators either in order or randomly.

8. An electronic device comprising:
a rotating body including a plurality of indicators, the plurality of indicators having different reflectivities being disposed at spaces apart intervals on the rotating body and offset from a rotation axis of the rotating body, wherein the rotating body includes a plurality of rotating bodies which are within a certain distance, and the plurality of rotating bodies respectively include reference indicators;
a detector comprising:
a light emitter configured to emit light to the rotating body, and
a light receiver configured to receive light reflected from the at least one indicator; and

a processor configured to:
obtain, from the detector, an amount of light reflected from each of the plurality of indicators,
compare the detected amount of the reflected light for each of the plurality of indicators with values corresponding to respective ones of the plurality of indicators in a table to determine a rotation parameter of the rotating body, the rotation parameter including at least one of positions of the reference indicators, a rotation speed and a rotation amount of the rotating body,
detect a malfunction of the each of the plurality of rotating bodies by identifying whether the reference indicators meet at specific position, and
control a rotation motion of the rotating body based on the detected result of the malfunction and a comparison between the determined rotation parameter and a reference value,

wherein a first part of the plurality of indicators have a same reflectivity as other indicators, and a second part of the plurality of indicators have a different reflectivity from the other indicators, and
wherein the determining of the rotation parameter is based on analyzing indicators with the same reflectivity and the different reflectivity.

9. The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
calculate a correction value based on the comparison between the determined rotation parameter and the reference value, and
control the rotation speed of the rotating body according to the calculated correction value.

10. The electronic device of claim 8 ,
wherein the processor is further configured to control the rotation motion of the rotating body by:
stopping the rotation of the rotating body.

11. The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein the processor is further configured to control the rotation motion of the rotating body by:
re-driving the rotating body to rotate.

12. The electronic device of claim 11 ,
wherein the processor is further configured to control the rotation motion of the rotating body by:
setting the reference position of the rotating body to a driving start position based on the specific position, and
driver-rotating the rotating body based on the driving start position.

13. The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein the plurality of indicators have different reflectivities using at least one of different colors, saturations, and marks.

14. The electronic device of claim 13 , wherein the plurality of indicators comprise at least one of tapes, paints, and films having different reflectivities.

15. The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein the detector includes a photosensor comprising an infrared light emitting diode (LED).

16. The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein the first part of the plurality of indicators are positioned at fixed positions and the second part of the plurality of indicators are positioned relative to the first part of the plurality of indicators either in order or randomly.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kim Younhyoung
• Lee Junhui

Classifications

• G01P21/02

  of speedometers · CPC title

• G01P13/04

  Indicating positive or negative direction of a linear movement or clockwise or anti-clockwise direction of a rotational movement · CPC title

• G01P3/54

  by measuring frequency of generated current or voltage · CPC title

• G01P3/486

  delivered by photo-electric detectors · CPC title

• G01D5/347

  using displacement encoding scales · CPC title