Patent ID: 6614014
Filing Date: 2003-09-02
Classification: G01V

Abstract:
A method for configuring the operating mode of an optical detector, the detector comprising an emitting system and a receiving system, the detector being configurable in order to be activated, either in a first operating mode or in a second operating mode, characterized by the fact that:the first operating mode (M1) is of the so-called barrier or reflex (B, R) type and the second operating mode (M2) is of the proximity or background suppression proximity (P, S) type the detector is initially activated in the first operating mode (M1), and the receiving system (13) of the detector performs a recognition (21) of the first mode, and then depending on the recognition, the receiving system of the detector is confirmed in a state (13B/R) specific to the first operating mode (M1) or switched over into a state (13P, 13S) specific to the second operating mode (M2).