Pressure detection device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11829180-B2
Application number	US-202117411022-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 24, 2021
Priority date	Aug 20, 2017
Publication date	Nov 28, 2023
Grant date	Nov 28, 2023

Abstract

A pressure detection device of detecting a forced state of a deformable object includes a body, an image sensor and a processor. The body is a deformable hollow structure. The body has an inner surface and an outer surface, and an identifiable vision feature is disposed on the inner surface. The image sensor is disposed inside the body and faces the inner surface of the body, and is adapted to capture a frame containing the identifiable vision feature on the inner surface. The processor is electrically connected with the image sensor, and adapted to analyze position variation of the identifiable vision feature within the captured frame for identifying a motion type of a gesture applied to the outer surface of the body.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A pressure detection device of detecting a forced state of a deformable object, comprising:
a body being a case of a deformable hollow structure, the body comprising a top portion and a support portion, the support portion being surrounded and connected with the top portion to form a columnar structure, hardness of the top portion being greater than hardness of the support portion, an inner surface and an outer planar surface being two opposite surfaces of the top portion, the outer planar surface being pressed by an external force, and an identifiable vision feature being a plurality of dots disposed on the same inner surface;
an image sensor disposed inside the body and facing the inner surface of the body, and adapted to capture a frame containing the identifiable vision feature on the inner surface;
a light source disposed under the body and on the same surface adjacent to the image sensor for facing the inner surface of the body, and adapted to project a beam onto the inner surface; and
a processor electrically connected with the image sensor, and adapted to analyze position variation of the identifiable vision feature within the captured frame for identifying a gesture applied to the outer planar surface of the body is laterally shifting or obliquely pressing.

2. The pressure detection device of claim 1 , wherein the motion type is a group consisted of kneading and pressing toward at least one specific direction.

3. The pressure detection device of claim 1 , wherein the identifiable vision feature is the plurality of dots arranged in symmetry or in asymmetry.

4. The pressure detection device of claim 3 , wherein the plurality of dots has a reflectivity greater than a reflectivity of the inner surface.

5. The pressure detection device of claim 1 , wherein the identifiable vision feature is disposed on at least one of a bottom and a lateral of the inner surface.

6. The pressure detection device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is adapted to further analyze deformation variation of the identifiable vision feature within the captured frame for identifying the motion type of the gesture.

7. The pressure detection device of claim 1 , wherein the top portion is formed by deformable material, or the top portion and the support portion are formed by the deformable material.

Assignees

• Pixart Imaging Inc

Inventors

• Wang Wei-Chung
• Chen Hsin-Chia
• Chen Hui-Hsuan
• Huang Chao-Chien
• Nien Chu-Hung

Classifications

• G05G9/047 Primary

  the controlling member being movable by hand about orthogonal axes, e.g. joysticks {(for switches H01H25/04)} · CPC title

• G06F3/038

  Control and interface arrangements therefor, e.g. drivers or device-embedded control circuitry · CPC title

• G05G2009/04759

  Light-sensitive detector, e.g. photoelectric · CPC title

• G06F3/0338 Primary

  with detection of limited linear or angular displacement of an operating part of the device from a neutral position, e.g. isotonic or isometric joysticks · CPC title

• G06F3/0383

  Signal control means within the pointing device · CPC title