High-speed optical tracking with compression and/or cmos windowing

A method for improved optical tracking, the method comprising:

• identifying one or more of a plurality of windows based on a detection heuristic, wherein the identified one or more of the plurality of windows correspond to an estimated signal position within at least one optical sensor;
• generating, by the at least one optical sensor, sensor data in response to detection of at least one signal;
• extracting a portion of the sensor data based on the identified one or more of the plurality of windows, wherein the extracted portion of the sensor data corresponds to a partial image;
• determining at least one characteristic of the at least one signal from the partial image;
• and
• transmitting the determined at least one characteristic of the at least one signal through a communication channel to an application.

A device for improved optical tracking, comprising:

• at least one optical sensor configured to generate sensor data in response to detection of at least one signal;
• and
• at least one processing unit configured to:
• identify one or more of a plurality of windows based on a detection heuristic, wherein the identified one or more of the plurality of windows correspond to an estimated signal position within at least one optical sensor;
• extract a portion of the sensor data based on the identified one or more of the plurality of windows, wherein the extracted portion of the sensor data corresponds to a partial image;
• determine at least one characteristic of the at least one signal from the partial image;
• and
• transmit the determined at least one characteristic of the at least one signal through a communication channel to an application.