Light source direction detection device and method for detecting light source direction

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PATENT NO 8164038
APP PUB NO 20100059658A1
SERIAL NO

12436128

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A light source detection device includes first photo sensors disposed on a reference plane along a first direction and a control unit. Each first photo sensor has a first sensing surface for detecting a photo intensity of a light source to output a photo intensity signal. The first sensing surfaces are back to back or face to face. An included angle between a normal vector of one of the first sensing surfaces and a normal vector of the reference plane is equal to an included angle between a normal vector of another one of the first sensing surfaces and the normal vector of the reference plane. The normal vectors are coplanar. The control unit is adapted to receive the photo intensity signals and normalize the difference of the photo intensities of the light source sensed by the first photo sensors, so as to detect a position of the light source.

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SUNPLUS MMEDIA INCHSINCHU

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Chang, Yi-Chieh Taichung, TW 17 125
Chen, Yarn-Chen Hsinchu, TW 11 69

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