IP Library Granted Patent US 11,336,869
Granted Patent B2
US 11,336,869 · App. 17/010,793 · Granted May 17, 2022

Motion detection methods and motion sensors capable of more accurately detecting true motion event

Inventors: Wen-Han Yao (Hsinchu County, TW); Chih-Huan Wu (Hsinchu County, TW)
Assignee: PixArt Imaging Inc.
H04N7/188G06T7/0002G06T7/248G06T7/80H04N5/2351H04N5/2353G06T2207/30168G06T2207/30232
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Patent No.
US 11,336,869
App. No.
17/010,793
Granted
May 17, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A motion detection method utilized for a motion sensor includes: capturing a monitoring image; entering a recording mode when one intensity change value between the monitoring image and a pre-stored background image is higher than a first threshold and a trigger signal is received from an auxiliary sensor; and entering the recording mode when the intensity change value is higher than a second threshold before the trigger signal is received; wherein the second threshold is higher than the first threshold.

Claims (21)

1. A motion detection method utilized for a motion sensor, comprising:

capturing a monitoring image;

comparing the monitoring image's quality with a disqualify threshold based on at least one intensity change value associated with the monitoring image;

determining whether to enter a recording mode according to the monitoring image if it is determined that the monitoring image's quality is not under the disqualify threshold;

determining to enter the recording mode based on a result of a trigger signal from an auxiliary sensor being received if the monitoring image's quality is under the disqualify threshold;

entering the recording mode when the at least one intensity change value between the monitoring image and a pre-stored background image is higher than a first threshold and the trigger signal is received from an auxiliary sensor; and

entering the recording mode when the at least one intensity change value is higher than a second threshold before the trigger signal is received;

wherein the second threshold is higher than the first threshold.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the step of capturing the monitoring image is to periodically capture a single one monitoring image.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one intensity change value comprises a brightness intensity change value and a darkness intensity change value, and the method further comprises:

adjusting the auto exposure level of the motion sensor when one of the brightness intensity change value and the darkness intensity change value is lower than the first threshold, the other of the brightness intensity change value and the darkness intensity change value is higher than the first threshold, and the trigger signal is received from the auxiliary sensor.

4. A motion detection method utilized for a motion sensor, comprising:

capturing a monitoring image;

comparing the monitoring image and a pre-stored background image;

entering a recording mode if at least one first specific number of pixels becomes brighter from the pre-stored background image to the monitoring image, and at least one second specific number of pixels becomes darker from the pre-stored background image to the monitoring image;

entering the recording mode when at least one intensity change value between the monitoring image and the pre-stored background image is higher than a first threshold and a trigger signal is received from an auxiliary sensor; and

entering the recording mode when the at least one intensity change value is higher than a second threshold before the trigger signal is received;

wherein the second threshold is higher than the first threshold.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the step of capturing the monitoring image is to periodically capture a single one monitoring image.

6. The method of claim 4 , wherein the at least one intensity change value comprises a brightness intensity change value and a darkness intensity change value, and the method further comprises:

adjusting the auto exposure level of the motion sensor when one of the brightness intensity change value and the darkness intensity change value is lower than the first threshold, the other of the brightness intensity change value and the darkness intensity change value is higher than the first threshold, and the trigger signal is received from the auxiliary sensor.

Assignments (1)
MERGER Recorded Nov 30, 2020
From: PRIMESENSOR TECHNOLOGY INC.
To: PIXART IMAGING INC.
Reel/Frame 054484/0054 →
Continuity (2)
Division 16261569 · Jan 30, 2019
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