IP Library Granted Patent US 9,524,058
Granted Patent B2
US 9,524,058 · App. 15/225,844 · Granted Dec 20, 2016

Calibration method

Inventors: Wei-Kuo Kan (New Taipei, TW); Yen-Ting Lin (New Taipei, TW); Yu-Yen Chen (New Taipei, TW); Po-Liang Huang (New Taipei, TW)
Assignee: Wistron Corporation
G06F3/0418G01B11/00G06F3/0421
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Patent No.
US 9,524,058
App. No.
15/225,844
Granted
Dec 20, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

A calibration method suitable for calibrating a light transceiver module includes: disposing a plurality of reflective regions, a plurality of light-absorbing regions and a feature region beside the light transceiver module; making the light transceiver module emit light toward the reflective regions, the light-absorbing regions and the feature region and sensing the images of the reflective regions, the light-absorbing regions and the feature region; comparing the actual orientations of the reflective regions, the light-absorbing regions and the feature region with the positions of the images formed by the reflective regions, the light-absorbing regions and the feature region on an image sensing surface of the light transceiver module so as to calibrate the actual orientations corresponding to the positions on the image sensing surface.

Claims (37)

1. A calibration method, suitable for calibrating a light transceiver module and comprising:

disposing a plurality of reflective regions, a plurality of light-absorbing regions and a feature region beside the light transceiver module, wherein the reflective regions and the light-absorbing regions are alternately arranged, the feature region is a region for reflection or a region for absorbing light, wherein when the feature region is the region for reflection, a width of the region for reflection is different from a width of each of the reflective regions, and when the feature region is the region for absorbing light, a width of the region for absorbing light is different from a width of each of the light-absorbing regions;

making the light transceiver module emit light toward the reflective regions, the light-absorbing regions and the feature region and sensing images of the reflective regions, the light-absorbing regions and the feature region; and

comparing actual orientations of the reflective regions, the light-absorbing regions and the feature region with positions of images formed by the reflective regions, the light-absorbing regions and the feature region on an image sensing surface of the light transceiver module so as to calibrate the actual orientations corresponding to the positions on the image sensing surface.

2. The calibration method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the step of comparing the actual orientations of the reflective regions, the light-absorbing regions and the feature region with the positions of images formed by the reflective regions, the light-absorbing regions and the feature region on the image sensing surface of the light transceiver module so as to calibrate the actual orientations corresponding to the positions on the image sensing surface comprises:

recognizing a feature image portion of the image formed on the image sensing surface corresponding to the feature region;

mapping the position of a first specific point within the feature image portion on the image sensing surface with an actual reference angle corresponding to the feature region;

recognizing a plurality of light-absorbing image portions of the image foamed on the image sensing surface corresponding to the light-absorbing image portions; and

respectively mapping the positions of a plurality of second specific points within the light-absorbing image portions on the image sensing surface with a plurality of first actual angles respectively corresponding to the light-absorbing regions.

3. The calibration method as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the step of comparing actual orientations of the reflective regions, the light-absorbing regions and the feature region with positions of images formed by the reflective regions, the light-absorbing regions and the feature region on an image sensing surface of the light transceiver module so as to calibrate the actual orientations corresponding to the positions on the image sensing surface further comprises:

storing a first mapping relation between the position of the first specific point on the image sensing surface and the actual reference angle in a control panel electrically connected to the light transceiver module; and

storing a second mapping relation between the positions of the second specific points on the image sensing surface and the first actual angles in the control panel.

4. The calibration method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein except that the two light-absorbing regions adjacent to the feature region are separated from each other by a first interval, the light-absorbing units are equidistantly arranged respectively by a second interval.

5. The calibration method as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the step of recognizing the feature image portion of the image formed on the image sensing surface corresponding to the feature region further comprises:

calculating a plurality of image intervals of the light-absorbing image portions in the image corresponding to the light-absorbing regions;

calculating an average value of the image intervals; and

taking a portion of the image corresponding to the one greater than the average value among the image intervals as the feature image portion.

6. The calibration method as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the step of comparing actual orientations of the reflective regions, the light-absorbing regions and the feature region with positions of images formed by the reflective regions, the light-absorbing regions and the feature region on an image sensing surface of the light transceiver module so as to calibrate the actual orientations corresponding to the positions on the image sensing surface further comprises:

storing a first mapping relation between the position of the first specific point on the image sensing surface and the actual reference angle in a control panel electrically connected to the light transceiver module; and

storing a second mapping relation between the positions of the second specific points on the image sensing surface and the first actual angles in the control panel.

7. The calibration method as claimed in claim 5 , further comprising:

after calibrating the actual orientations corresponding to the positions on the image sensing surface, disposing the light transceiver module beside a touch surface;

using the light transceiver module to detect a plurality of light-absorbing points of a plurality of known positions on the touch surface; and

comparing the known positions of the light-absorbing points with imaging positions of the light-absorbing points on the image sensing surface of the light transceiver module so as to calibrate relationship between the light transceiver module and the touch surface.

8. The calibration method as claimed in claim 2 , further comprising:

using an interpolation approach to calculate a plurality of second actual angles corresponding to the rest positions on the image sensing surface according to the first mapping relation and the second mapping relation, wherein the second actual angles are interlaced between the first actual angles.

9. The calibration method as claimed in claim 2 , further comprising:

after calibrating the actual orientations corresponding to the positions on the image sensing surface, disposing the light transceiver module beside a touch surface;

using the light transceiver module to detect a plurality of light-absorbing points of a plurality of known positions on the touch surface; and

comparing the known positions of the light-absorbing points with imaging positions of the light-absorbing points on the image sensing surface of the light transceiver module so as to calibrate relationship between the light transceiver module and the touch surface.

10. The calibration method as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the light-absorbing points are light-absorbing points on a jig.

11. The calibration method as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the light-absorbing points are sequentially formed by an object through sequentially touching the touch surface.

12. The calibration method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the reflective regions are retroreflection regions.

13. The calibration method as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising:

after calibrating the actual orientations corresponding to the positions on the image sensing surface, disposing the light transceiver module beside a touch surface;

using the light transceiver module to detect a plurality of light-absorbing points of a plurality of known positions on the touch surface; and

comparing the known positions of the light-absorbing points with imaging positions of the light-absorbing points on the image sensing surface of the light transceiver module so as to calibrate relationship between the light transceiver module and the touch surface.

Priority Claims (1)
TW 102144097 A · Dec 2, 2013 · national
Continuity (2)
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