IP Library Granted Patent US 12,423,538
Granted Patent B2
US 12,423,538 · App. 18/418,648 · Granted Sep 23, 2025

Detection system

Inventor: Hirofumi Kato (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: Magnolia White Corporation
G06K7/1417G06V40/1318
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Patent No.
US 12,423,538
App. No.
18/418,648
Granted
Sep 23, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

According to an aspect, a detection system includes: a sensor provided with a plurality of photosensors in a detection area; a controller configured to control the sensor; and a data storage configured to store correction value data including correction values for detection values of the photosensors and identification codes of a plurality of the sensors in such a manner that the identification codes are associated one-to-one with the correction value data. The controller is configured to acquire the correction value data corresponding to the identification code of the sensor from the data storage and correct the detection values of the photosensors based on the acquired correction value data.

Claims (28)

1. A detection device comprising:

a sensor provided with a plurality of first photosensors in a detection area;

a controller coupled to the first photosensors;

a plurality of second photosensors provided in a code detection area in such a manner that at least one of the second photosensors is covered with a light shielding layer in plan view; and

an individual identification circuit coupled to the second photosensors,

wherein the individual identification circuit is configured to define an identification code of the sensor, and the light shielding layer is configured to block light from reaching the at least one of the second photosensors corresponding to the identification code.

2. The detection device according to claim 1 , wherein the code detection area is provided in a peripheral area outside the detection area.

3. The detection device according to claim 1 , wherein the code detection area is provided so as to overlap the detection area.

4. The detection device according to claim 3 , wherein a bar code corresponding to the identification code is provided to the code detection area.

5. The detection device according to claim 4 , wherein a position detection pattern that indicates a position of the bar code in the detection area is provided to the bar code.

6. The detection device according to claim 5 , wherein the controller is configured to identify a position of the bar code by identifying the position detection pattern.

7. The detection device according to claim 3 , wherein the sensor has a first surface and a second surface on a back side of the first surface.

8. The detection device according to claim 7 , wherein the code detection area is provided on the first surface.

9. The detection device according to claim 7 , wherein the code detection area is provided on the second surface.

10. The detection device according to claim 9 , wherein the code detection area is printed on the second surface.

11. The detection device according to claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to read, based on detection values of the first photosensors, the identification code defined by the individual identification circuit and acquire correction value data corresponding to the identification code from a data storage, the correction value data being data to be used for correcting the detection values of the first photosensors.

12. The detection device according to claim 1 , wherein

the sensor comprises a light source, and

the controller is configured to turn on the light source when biological information is detected.

13. A detection device comprising:

a sensor provided with a plurality of first photosensors in a detection area;

a controller coupled to the first photosensors;

a plurality of second photosensors provided in a code detection area in such a manner that at least one of the second photosensors is covered with a light shielding layer in plan view; and

an individual identification circuit coupled to the second photosensors,

wherein

the sensor comprises a light source,

the controller is configured to turn on the light source when biological information is detected, and

the light source is configured to emit either of red light and infrared light when the biological information is detected.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 2, 2025
From: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
To: MAGNOLIA WHITE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 071793/0491 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 22, 2024
From: KATO, HIROFUMI
To: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
Reel/Frame 066201/0647 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2021-133512 · Aug 18, 2021 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 17885716 · Aug 11, 2022
Related Publication 20240160872A1 · May 16, 2024
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