Electronic device with optical sensor for sampling surfaces
US12105897B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 11, 2022 |
| Grant date | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 11, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/0421
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A device such as a stylus may have a color sensor. The color sensor may have a color sensing light detector having a plurality of photodetectors each of which measures light for a different respective color channel. The color sensor may also have a light emitter. The light emitter may have an adjustable light spectrum. The light spectrum may be adjusted during color sensing measurements using information such as ambient light color measurements made with a color ambient light sensor that has a plurality of photodetectors each of which measures light for a different respective color channel. An inertial measurement unit may be used to measure the angular orientation between the stylus and an external object during color measurements. Arrangements in which the light emitter is modulated during color sensing may also be used. Measurements from the stylus may be transmitted wirelessly to external equipment.
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