Optical sensor and electronic device

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9772404
APP PUB NO 20150323670A1
SERIAL NO

14655433

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In order to provide an optical sensor that can accurately sense a direction of movement of an object to be sensed even in a case where disturbance light is present, an optical sensor of the present invention includes: a light-emitting element; a circularly-segmented light-receiving element group (RDPD), including light-receiving elements circularly provided at edges of a region on which reflected light from an object to be sensed reflecting light emitted by the light-emitting element is incident, for generating respective photocurrents upon receiving the reflected light; and a gesture circuit section for sensing a direction of movement of the object to be sensed upon receiving the photocurrents generated by the light-receiving elements included in the circularly-segmented light-receiving element group (RDPD).

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SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHASAKAI-SHI OSAKA 590-8522

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Shirasaka, Yasuyuki Osaka, JP 14 22

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