2504 results about "Infrared emitter" patented technology

A driver image capturing apparatus includes an interior rear-view mirror, an infrared emitter, and an infrared camera. The mirror is mounted at a location obliquely upward and forward from a driver seat. Mounted at a location obliquely upward and backward from the mirror, the infrared emitter emits infrared radiation to the mirror. The camera is pointed at a face of a driver in the driver seat. The mirror has a first reflecting mirror and a second reflecting mirror. The first mirror reflects visible light and transmits infrared radiation. Disposed behind the first mirror at an angle θ relative to the first mirror, the second mirror reflects infrared radiation. The first mirror provides a field of rear vision to the driver. Infrared radiation emitted by the infrared emitter is delivered to the face of the driver through the first and second mirrors, reflected by the face, and received by the camera.

The invention provides an interactive display that is controlled by user gestures identified on a touch detecting display surface. In the preferred embodiment of the invention, imagery is projected onto a horizontal projection surface from a projector located above the projection surface. The locations where a user contacts the projection surface are detected using a set of infrared emitters and receivers arrayed around the perimeter of the projection surface. For each contact location, a computer software application stores a history of contact position information and, from the position history, determines a velocity for each contact location. Based upon the position history and the velocity information, gestures are identified. The identified gestures are associated with display commands that are executed to update the displayed imagery accordingly. Thus, the invention enables users to control the display through direct physical interaction with the imagery.

The invention provides an interactive display that is controlled by user gestures identified on a touch detecting display surface. In the preferred embodiment of the invention, imagery is projected onto a horizontal projection surface from a projector located above the projection surface. The locations where a user contacts the projection surface are detected using a set of infrared emitters and receivers arrayed around the perimeter of the projection surface. For each contact location, a computer software application stores a history of contact position information and, from the position history, determines a velocity for each contact location. Based upon the position history and the velocity information, gestures are identified. The identified gestures are associated with display commands that are executed to update the displayed imagery accordingly. Thus, the invention enables users to control the display through direct physical interaction with the imagery.

An example game system includes a home-console type game device, a controller device, and a portable display device. The portable display device includes an infrared emitter capable of emitting infrared light. The controller device wirelessly transmits to the game device operation image data from an image-capturing section, inertia sensor data, and operation button data. The game device receives the operation data from the controller device, and performs game processes based on the operation data. Moreover, the game device compresses first game images, which are generated based on the game processes, to generate compressed image data. The compressed image data is wirelessly transmitted to the portable display device. The portable display device receives the compressed image data from the game device, expands the compressed image data to obtain the game images, and displays the game images.

Embodiments of the present invention are related to a method and device for the determination and calculation of the depth of chest compressions during the administration of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). Embodiments use an optical sensor to monitor the distance that a victim's chest is displaced during each compression throughout the administration of CPR. The optical sensor is most commonly an image sensor such as a CMOS or CCD sensor, and more specifically a CMOS image sensor capable of three-dimensional imaging based on the time-of-flight principle. An infrared emitter may illuminate the victim's body and any visible piece of ground beside the victim. As the infrared light interacts with any surfaces it encounters, it is reflected and returns to the image sensor where the time of flight of the infrared light is calculated for every pixel in the image sensor. The distance data is used to gauge the effective displacement of the victim's chest. The optical sensors can be used to visualize the size of a patient and immediately gauge the body type and instruct the user accordingly. Furthermore, optical measurement techniques can be used to accurately measure chest rise during artificial respiration and ensure that proper ventilation is being administered in between compressions. In addition, optical measurements of the chest of the victim and the hands of the rescuer can be used to help ensure that the rescuer has positioned his or her hands in the anatomically correct location for effective CPR.

An imaging system for locating subcutaneous blood vessels and a method for locating subcutaneous blood vessels using the system. The system includes at least one infrared emitter an infrared detector, a computing unit that enhances images and outputs enhanced images in substantially real time, a display device for displaying enhanced images, and a power source. The method includes the steps of preparing a body target area, putting on the headset, powering up the system, locating a target blood vessel, inserting a needle into the target blood vessel, and performing the medical procedure.

A system and a consumer electronics kit include an infrared transmitter module and an infrared receiver module. The infrared transmitter module includes a video input that a user can connect to a video output of a portable image display / storage device. The infrared receiver module includes an infrared detector configured to receive infrared signals from said infrared transmitter module, where the received infrared signals contain image information of one or more images stored on the portable image display / storage device. The image information may be still image data representing photographs, moving image data, image data generated by an application program. The infrared receiver module includes a connector that a user can connect to a video input of an electronic device. The electronic device may comprise a display device such as a television or computer monitor, an LCD display, or a portable viewer housing the infrared receiver module and an LCD display.

The present invention provides an apparatus and method for use with a mass spectrometer. The multimode ionization source of the present invention provides one or more atmospheric pressure ionization sources (e.g., electrospray, atmospheric pressure chemical ionization and / or atmospheric pressure photoionization) for ionizing natural product and organic molecules. A method of producing ions using the multimode ionization source is also disclosed. The apparatus and method provide the advantages of the combined ion sources without the inherent disadvantages of the individual sources. In an embodiment, the multimode ionization source includes an infrared emitter enclosed in an inner chamber for drying a charged aerosol. ESI / APCI multimode sources may include a corona needle shield and / or an auxiliary electrode.

An access control system for a passageway having a passageway barrier including an active infrared sensor device and a locking mechanism for selectively locking and unlocking the passageway barrier. The active infrared sensor device includes an infrared emitter, an infrared receiver having one or more position-sensing photodetectors operative for receiving infrared light and generating a signal corresponding to a position and / or intensity of the reflected infrared light, and a processing unit operative for detecting a change between a first signal generated by one or more position-sensing photodetectors after receiving reflected infrared light at a first location on one or more position-sensing photodetectors and a second signal generated by one or more position-sensing photodetectors after receiving infrared light reflected in response to the object moving into the surveillance area and for controlling an operation of a locking mechanism based on the change.

An imaging system for locating subcutaneous blood vessels and a method for locating subcutaneous blood vessels using the system. The system includes at least one infrared emitter an infrared detector, a computing unit that enhances images and outputs enhanced images in substantially real time, a display device for displaying enhanced images, and a power source. The method includes the steps of preparing a body target area, putting on the headset, powering up the system, locating a target blood vessel, inserting a needle into the target blood vessel, and performing the medical procedure.

An infrared emitter, which utilizes a photonic bandgap (PBG) structure to produce electromagnetic emissions with a narrow band of wavelengths, includes a semiconductor material layer, a dielectric material layer overlaying the semiconductor material layer, and a metallic material layer having an inner side overlaying the dielectric material layer. The semiconductor material layer is capable of being coupled to an energy source for introducing energy to the semiconductor material layer. An array of holes are defined in the device in a periodic manner, wherein each hole extends at least partially through the metallic material layer. The three material layers are adapted to transfer energy from the semiconductor material layer to the outer side of the metallic material layer and emit electromagnetic energy in a narrow band of wavelengths from the outer side of the metallic material layer.

A robot navigation system includes a robot, a navigation beacon, and a cover structure. The robot includes a chassis, an omni-directional receiver, and at least one directional receiver. The navigation beacon includes an omni-directional infrared emitter and at least one directional infrared emitter. The cover structure is configured to block infrared transmissions between the at least one directional infrared emitter and the directional receiver while simultaneously permitting transmissions between the omni-directional infrared emitter and the omni-directional receiver. The cover structure may be made of a black silicone material.

The invention provides an Internet intelligent mirror based on a natural user interface. The Internet intelligent mirror mainly comprises a base, a square mirror frame, a filter single lens, a light emitting screen and a mainboard. The filter single lens, the light emitting screen and the mainboard are located in the square mirror frame. The filter single lens is located on one side, facing a user, of the intelligent mirror. The light emitting screen and the mainboard are located on the rear side of the filter single lens. The mainboard is located below the light emitting screen. A loudspeaker A, an infrared transmitter, a color camera, a depth sensor, a microphone and a loudspeaker B are sequentially disposed on the upper portion of the front side of the square mirror frame from left to right. During use, a user can interacts with the mirror through voices and gestures by facing the mirror, and experiences such as physical data measuring and virtual try on are achieved. The Internet intelligent mirror has the advantages that the mirror can understand human languages and the gestures of people; when the user faces the mirror, Internet information browsing can be achieved by voice control, virtual clothes can be tried on through gesture control so as to decide intraday wearing, and body bone motion trajectories can be recorded and analyzed to aid various exercises high in body posture requirements.

Leak detector using infrared for identifying the presence and concentration of a selected gas. For detection, radiation from an infrared emitter penetrates the sample, which is analyzed spectrally, and results in a wave length-specific signal being generated at the output. By controlling the optical filter, the radiation is controlled at a selected wavelength, to ensure coverage of all selected compounds. For refrigerants, the selected wavelength can be between approximately 8 to approximately 10 microns. This wavelength obscures other signals, thus minimizing false alarms. The leak detector has a faster time with no adverse impacts on the accuracy of the compound being detected. To further minimize false alarms and to ensure that the emitter does not come in contact with the gas, an additional filter can be used. For refrigerant compounds, the filter can block out signals below approximately 6 microns. For detecting refrigerants, two filters can be used.

The design and operation of a p-i-n device, operating in a sequential resonant tunneling condition for use as a photodetector and an optically pumped emitter, is disclosed. The device contains III-nitride multiple-quantum-well (MQW) layers grown between a III-nitride p-n junction. Transparent ohmic contacts are made on both p and n sides. The device operates under a certain electrical bias that makes the energy level of the first excitation state in each well layer correspond with the energy level of the ground state in the adjoining well layer. The device works as a high-efficiency and high-speed photodetector with photo-generated carriers transported through the active MQW region by sequential resonant tunneling. In a sequential resonant tunneling condition, the device also works as an optically pumped infrared emitter that emits infrared photons with energy equal to the energy difference between the first excitation state and the ground state in the MQWs.

The present invention provides an apparatus and method for use with a mass spectrometer. The multimode ionization source of the present invention provides one or more atmospheric pressure ionization sources (e.g., electrospray, atmospheric pressure chemical ionization and / or atmospheric pressure photoionization) for ionizing molecules. A method of producing ions using the multimode ionization source is also disclosed. The apparatus and method provide the advantages of the combined ion sources without the inherent disadvantages of the individual sources. In an embodiment, the multimode ionization source includes an infrared emitter enclosed in an inner chamber for drying a charged aerosol. ESI / APCI multimode sources may include a corona needle shield and / or an auxiliary electrode.

An adjunct device includes a case for enclosing at least a portion of a handheld wireless communication device. A plug coupled to a communication port of the handheld wireless communication device. A plurality of infrared emitters emits a corresponding plurality of infrared signals to a sensor coupled to a screen for use in generating a screen pointer graphic on the display screen.

The invention relates to an infrared touch screen, wherein on at least on detection direction, an infrared emitter and two infrared receivers are deflected toward the center of a touch screen to inverse the directions of the infrared emitter and the infrared receivers to form crossed relation. The invention further provides a multipoint touch positioning method of the infrared touch screen, which comprises (a), respectively initializing the infrared receiver vertical with the infrared emitter and the infrared receiver inclined and opposite with the infrared emitter, (b), vertically scanning and detecting, comparing with vertical initialized value, (c), calculating the possible position coordinate of each touch point, (d), processing inclined scanning detection to be compared with inclined initialized value, (e), determining the relation expression between the real coordinates X, Y of the touch point, checking the possible coordinates calculated in the step (c) in the relation expression, and determining the position coordinate of each touch point. The invention has simple structure and low cost, which can realize accuracy multipoint touch positioning.

The invention discloses a debugging method of touch screen and a relative touch screen. The method comprise starting infrared scanning to detect the detected value of infrared signal strength received by an infrared receiver, when the detected value is outside the best range, adjusting the device parameters of an infrared scanning module, when the detected value is in the best range, eliminating the adjustment. The invention starts infrared scanning and judges the infrared signal strength received by the infrared receiver, which eliminates the adjustment on the infrared emitter-receiver when the received infrared signal strength is in a preset range, and directly judges the debugging end on the infrared emitter-receiver, and adjusts the device parameters of the infrared scanning module when the received infrared signal strength is in the preset range. The invention can debug with hand operation, with simple maintenance and debugging to save debugging cost.

Air-in-line sensors utilize infra-red emitter and detector pairs to monitor the presence or absence of air in tubing typically containing soda syrup. Wireless warning devices, activated when air is detected in soda tubing, can be paired to a specific sensor or all sensors so as to indicate respectively the depletion of a specific soda dispenser or one of several dispensers. This is accomplished through the use of uniquely encoded radio frequency transmissions.

A plumbing device uses electronic control circuitry with two infrared emitters and one infrared receiver to detect objects in a particular region of space. In one embodiment, detection of an object using both sensors (in sequential scans) results in the plumbing device turning on. When no object has been detected for a certain amount of time, the plumbing device is turned off. Also, when the plumbing device has run for another certain amount of time, the plumbing device is turned off regardless of whether an object is still being detected. In another embodiment, the output of the IR emitters is partially blocked by one or more mask elements to tailor the region that is covered by both IR emitters and, hence, the region that triggers the opening of the plumbing device valve.

An infrared detection and alarm system for the bottom shelf of shopping carts having attached to the bottom shelf an infrared emitter which shall emit therefrom infrared light which shall be received by an infrared detector when no merchandise is located on the bottom of the cart and if a piece of merchandise is located on the bottom shelf the light shall be interrupted. Upon interruption of the light, a transmitter shall communicate a code to a receiver mounted on the checkout stand at which point said receiver shall activate an LED warning light to communicate to the sales clerk the presence of merchandise on the bottom shelf of the shopping cart.

An integrated driving assistance apparatus is provided, which is installed in a vehicle with a headlight, a turn signal light, and a side-view mirror. The integrated driving assistance apparatus includes a detector, an infrared emitter, an image sensor, and an image processor. The detector is configured to detect whether the headlight and the turn signal light are turned on or off respectively. The infrared emitter is located on the side-view mirror and irradiates infrared rays when the detector detects that the headlight is turned on. The image sensor is located on the side-view mirror for capturing an image of an area beside the vehicle. The image processor is coupled to the image sensor and the detector and configured to receive and process the image to generate a warning signal. When the detector detects that the turn signal light is turned off, the image processor processes the image for a lane deviation alarm, and when the detector detects that the turn signal light is turned on, the image processor processes the image for a blind spot detection alarm.

The invention discloses a method for recognizing a plurality of touch points on an infrared touch screen, comprising the steps of: starting the infrared touch screen, driving an infrared emitter and an infrared receiver and forming transverse and longitudinal infrared arrays by corresponding scan; determining the transverse coordinates sets and longitudinal coordinates sets of all touch points, driving the infrared emitter and the infrared receiver, forming an infrared array with the functional relation of that y(x) is equal to f(x) in the touch area by corresponding scan, gaining a set of function value that y(x) is equal to f(x) of the touch points in the touch area, through calculating the sets of two scans by a controller, gaining the coordinates of all touch points and disposing and removing false touch points. The invention can complete the detection of a plurality of touch points without changing the hardware structure of existing touch screen, has no incorrect area of multi-point detection at four corners of the screen body, has higher sensitiveness to adjacent multi-point detection, higher resolution, short scan time and quick response.

An intelligent wall switch comprises an extend operation panel including sensor areas with a first conducting film; a glass on the back sides of the sensor areas including second conducting films; a first circuit board including a backlight LED and an infrared emitter and connected to a flexible cable connected to the second conducting film; a frame on a back side of the glass; a controller system including a second circuit board having an AC-DC power module, relays, AC output connectors, an AC input connector all on a back side thereof, and having a flat cable connector, an infrared receiver, and multiple indicating LEDs all on a front side thereof; a connecting piece and a housing being used to receive the AC-DC power module, the connecting piece being disposed on a back side of the frame, the AC-DC power module being connected to the cable by the flat cable connector.

A device includes an electromagnetic radiation delivery system such as a laser of light emitting diode infrared emitter configured for delivery of electromagnetic radiation within a sealed canal such as an ear canal, a fiber optic cable configured for delivering or capturing the electromagnetic radiation within the sealed canal, and a photo detector coupled to the fiber optic cable forming a portion of a voice communication system. Other embodiments are disclosed.

The invention relates to an automatic obstacle-avoiding method of a robot cleaner and a control method thereof. The robot cleaner comprises a dust collecting body, a base station and a control circuit. The dust collecting body is provided with a left wheel and a right wheel. The top of the base station is provided with an infrared emitter. The upper part of the dust collecting body is provided with an infrared receiver which receives an infrared communication signal emitted from the base station. The control circuit comprises a singlechip, a drive circuit, a current feedback circuit, an anti-dropping circuit, an infrared receiving circuit and a voltage monitoring circuit. The singlechip controls the operation of the robot cleaner according to the relative positions of the dust collecting body and the base station. When meeting obstacle, the singlechip judges and controls the dust collecting body to avoid the obstacle and next moving direction. After collecting dust for a period of time, the dust collecting body returns to the base station for pumping the dust and charging automatically. The robot cleaner manufactured by the invention has simple structure, reliable control and stable performance and can fulfill unattended intelligentized cleaning.

A device includes an electromagnetic radiation delivery system such as a laser of light emitting diode infrared emitter configured for delivery of electromagnetic radiation within a sealed canal such as an ear canal, a fiber optic cable configured for delivering or capturing the electromagnetic radiation within the sealed canal, and a photo detector coupled to the fiber optic cable forming a portion of a voice communication system. Other embodiments are disclosed.

The invention discloses a photoelectric control system for an industrial sewing machine, and relates to the technical field of photoelectric control, in particular to an infrared control system capable of detecting fabric edge length of materials sewn and whether sewing materials exist by an industrial sewing machine. The control system comprises two infrared emitters (1) independently forming a relative included angle (phi), an infrared receiver tube (2) and an infrared receiver tube (3) positioned in a front circular hole and a back circular hole of a needle plate holder, a cutter assembly (5), a fabric edge signal processor (10), an air suction pipe (11) and a sewing machine electric cabinet (17), and comprises steps of a to d. Two groups of signals about having or no fabric edges are provided to the fabric edge signal processor to be processed through judging whether the fabric edges are existed on a sewing machine needle plate; and starting, stopping, accounting, speed raising, speed reducing, wire cutting and air sucking and the like of the sewing machine are controlled automatically according to positions of the fabric edges supplied to a system controller. The control system has the characteristics of accurate output signals, good anti-interference property, easy processing and high performance cost ratio, is suitable for various industrial sewing machines, and the like.