Method for saving power consumption of position sensitive detector
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
G01J-005/00
E03C-001/05
출원번호
US-0582840
(2009-10-21)
등록번호
US-8384032
(2013-02-26)
우선권정보
CN-2008 1 0201504 (2008-10-22)
발명자
/ 주소
Chen, Weigen
Chen, Guofeng
Liu, Xingyan
Zheng, Xiongtao
출원인 / 주소
Shanghai Kohler Electronics, Ltd.
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3
초록▼
A method for saving power consumption of a position sensitive detector used in a smart bathroom product includes changing infrared light emitting strength modes depending on the received strength of reflected infrared light. If the emitting mode is already the strongest, and the strength of the refl
A method for saving power consumption of a position sensitive detector used in a smart bathroom product includes changing infrared light emitting strength modes depending on the received strength of reflected infrared light. If the emitting mode is already the strongest, and the strength of the reflected infrared light received back from a reflecting object is weak, the method includes conducting multiple subsequent emissions and averaging the returns to estimate a distance to the infrared light reflecting object.
대표청구항▼
1. A method for saving power consumption of a position sensitive detector, wherein the position sensitive detector comprises an infrared light emitting device and an infrared light receiving device, and the infrared light emitting device is configured with infrared light emitting modes of at least t
1. A method for saving power consumption of a position sensitive detector, wherein the position sensitive detector comprises an infrared light emitting device and an infrared light receiving device, and the infrared light emitting device is configured with infrared light emitting modes of at least two strengths which are a first infrared light emitting strength mode and a second infrared light emitting strength mode, the method comprising the steps of: emitting, by the infrared light emitting device, infrared light in the first infrared light emitting strength mode which is relatively stronger;receiving, by the infrared light receiving device, the infrared light as reflected back;setting a first preset value, calculating a signal strength of the infrared light received and measured by the infrared light receiving device, and comparing the calculated signal strength with the first preset value; andwhen the strength of the received signal is larger than the first preset value, switching the infrared light emitting device to the second infrared light emitting strength mode which is relatively weaker to emit infrared light at the time of next infrared light emission;wherein the first infrared light emitting strength mode is the strongest of the infrared light emitting strength modes of the position sensitive detector, and only when the signal strength of the received infrared light is smaller than a lower threshold in the first infrared light emitting strength mode, conducting multiple additional infrared emissions in the first infrared light emitting strength mode and calculating an average estimated distance to an object reflecting infrared light back from the multiple additional infrared emissions. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein a second preset value is set, wherein the second preset value is lower than the lower threshold in the first infrared light emitting strength mode, and when the strength of the received infrared signal is smaller than the second preset value, the infrared light emitting device is switched to the first infrared light emitting strength mode to emit infrared light at the time of next infrared light emission. 3. The method according to claim 2, wherein the strength of the received infrared signal is measured as a first voltage for light emitted in the first infrared light emitting strength mode and a second voltage for light emitted in the second infrared light emitting strength mode, and wherein the first voltage is compared to the first preset value in determining whether to switch to the second infrared light emitting strength mode and the second voltage is compared to the second preset value in determining whether to switch back to the first infrared light emitting strength mode. 4. A method for saving power consumption of a position sensitive detector, wherein the position sensitive detector comprises an infrared light emitting device and an infrared light receiving device, and the infrared light emitting device is configured with infrared light emitting modes of at least two strengths which are a first infrared light emitting strength mode and a second infrared light emitting strength mode, the method comprising the steps of: emitting, by the infrared light emitting device, infrared light in the first infrared light emitting strength mode which is relatively stronger;receiving, by the infrared light receiving device, the infrared light as reflected back;setting a first preset value, calculating a signal strength of the infrared light received and measured by the infrared light receiving device, and comparing the calculated signal strength with the first preset value; andwhen the strength of the received signal is larger than the first preset value, switching the infrared light emitting device to the second infrared light emitting strength mode which is relatively weaker to emit infrared light at the time of next infrared light emission;wherein the first infrared light emitting strength mode is the strongest of the infrared light emitting strength modes of the position sensitive detector, and only when the signal strength of the received infrared light is smaller than the first preset value, checking for whether an initial distance estimation from the position sensitive detector to the infrared reflecting object is within a first range and, only if the initial distance estimation to the infrared reflecting object is within the first range, conducting multiple additional infrared emissions in the first infrared light emitting strength mode and calculating an average estimated distance to an object reflecting infrared light back from the multiple additional infrared emissions.
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