Patent · US Expired

Optical device, and optical mouse incorporating the optical device

US7265335B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 12, 2005
Grant dateSep 4, 2007
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Expiry dateSep 27, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F3/0317
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An optical mouse includes a base and a lens for forming an image on an image sensor package. An LED projects light into the field of view of the lens via a prism. The prism enables the LED to be set horizontally, which reduces optical losses. The prism and lens may form part of a single molding.

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