KR101637165B1

KR101637165B1 - Multi-function controller

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Publication number: KR101637165B1
Application number: KR1020150152154A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 오정진; 김남우
Original assignee: 주식회사 온매칭
Priority date: 2015-10-30
Filing date: 2015-10-30
Publication date: 2016-07-07

Abstract

The present invention relates to a multi-functional controller. More specifically, the present invention provides a multi-functional controller which can input a keyboard, a mouse, a game pad, a joystick, a remote controller, a touch screen, a gyro sensor, and so on by using one controller. The multi-functional controller comprises: a control unit; an operation sensing unit; a control mode determining unit; a control signal storing unit; a control signal converting unit; a virtual mode determining unit; a virtual signal storing unit; a virtual signal converting unit; and a communicating unit.

Description

Multi-Function Controller {MULTI-FUNCTION CONTROLLER}

The present invention relates to a multifunctional controller, and more particularly, to a multifunctional controller capable of inputting a keyboard, a mouse, a game pad, a joystick, a remote controller, a touch screen, and a gyro sensor using one controller.

Conventionally, a plurality of input devices may be connected to one electronic device (such as a computer, a mobile device, or a smart device), but a plurality of external device connection ports must be provided in order to connect a plurality of input devices.

Due to the development of the technology, these electronic devices are gradually becoming smaller and lighter, and it is difficult to place many ports for connecting external devices in order to miniaturize the products.

In order to solve such problems, inventions such as a game operation device (for example, Korean Patent No. 10-1004176) and a multipurpose motion recognition controller (e.g. Korean Patent No. 10-0879705) have been known, Or the game can be performed according to the operation of the operation unit. However, there is a problem in that data such as letters, numbers, and symbols can not be input and it is inconvenient to grasp the game with both hands and to operate the multi- And can be selectively gripped by one or both hands, and can use a keyboard, a mouse, a joystick, or a game pad function. However, it is not possible to input data such as letters, numbers, symbols, No multi-purpose motion recognition controller can not work with devices using other transmission / reception methods Said, I have a lot of buttons is formed, there is a problem that uncomfortable to carry and difficult to discomfort and downsizing to a user operation.

Due to the development of software and semiconductor and information processing technology, portable information devices are becoming smaller and smaller, and the letter input method and configuration of various devices are becoming more important.

However, an input device such as a keyboard used in a PC or a notebook can not match with the miniaturization of a portable device, and a touch screen type used in a PDA or a keypad type used in a mobile phone has a problem that input speed is slow and there are many cases have.

In order to input letters, symbols, numbers, and the like at a higher speed in such an information device, it is necessary to perform one operation and one phoneme input in which one phoneme (character) is inputted to one input operation.

In the case where such a one-operation one phoneme input is targeted to Hangul, a button or an input key for inputting 24 or more characters needs to be arranged in the information device.

In addition, according to the PC of the portable terminal, it is necessary to be able to easily input various command keys in addition to the character input in the portable terminal. In the conventional information device, a character is assigned to each input key, It is difficult to arrange more than 24 input keys of a finger size in a personal portable terminal such as a mobile phone having a relatively small key arrangement space.

Especially, in case of a mobile phone, it is inevitable to arrange a plurality of characters in one button when inputting all 24 Korean characters or more with 12 buttons. Therefore, the repetitive input phenomenon which is repeated twice or three times in order to input one character (phoneme) frequently occurs, so that there is a problem that the input time becomes long and a lot of typos occur.

In order to solve such a problem, a character input method has been proposed in which a predetermined character is input in combination with a Hangul input, such as'

However, in this case, since the desired character is generated by combining the basic characters, there is an advantage that the number of input buttons for assigning characters can be reduced. However, since the input button must be repeatedly pressed until desired characters are combined, There is a disadvantage of lengthening.

In addition, a technology such as a virtual laser keyboard in which an image of a keyboard that can be rolled up and carried on the floor is projected on the floor and a keyboard is input thereon is used to sense the finger position and input the image There is a bar.

However, this type of input device is inconvenient to carry around at all times, and since it can be input only when placed on the floor, there is a problem in that it is not suitable to be applied to a personal digital assistant .

Korea registered patent [10-1004176] (Registration date: 2010.12.20) Korea registered patent [10-0879705] (Registration date: Jan. 13, 2009)

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a keyboard, a mouse, a game pad, a joystick, a remote control, a touch screen, and a gyro sensor, Multifunction controller.

The objects of the embodiments of the present invention are not limited to the above-mentioned objects, and other objects not mentioned can be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description .

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a multifunctional controller (1000) including: a multifunctional controller (1000) capable of inputting a plurality of directions and a plurality of pressing inputs, A control unit (100) for generating at least one input signal selected from among inputs; An operation sensor unit 200 for recognizing the three-dimensional movement of the multifunctional controller 1000 and generating an operation signal according to the three-dimensional movement of the multifunctional controller 1000; A control mode determining unit 300 for determining at least one control mode selected from among a keyboard, a mouse, a game pad, a joystick, a remote control, a touch screen, and a gyro sensor; And is matched with at least one signal selected from an input signal input from the control unit 100 and an operation signal generated from the operation sensor unit 200 according to the determination of the control mode determination unit 300, A control signal storage unit 400 for storing a control signal for controlling the control unit 10; According to the determination of the control mode determining unit 300, at least one signal selected from an input signal input from the control unit 100 and an operation signal generated from the operation sensor unit 200 is received, A control signal converter 500 for matching the control signal stored in the signal storage unit 400 and converting the control signal into a matched control signal; And a communication unit 900 for transmitting the control signal converted by the control signal conversion unit 500 to the external device 10.

The multifunctional controller 1000 includes a virtual mode determination unit 600 for determining at least one virtual mode selected from among a keyboard, a mouse, a game pad, a joystick, a remote control, a touch screen, and a gyro sensor. A virtual signal storage unit (not shown) that matches the control signal converted by the control signal conversion unit 500 and stores a virtual signal capable of controlling the external device 10 according to the determination of the virtual mode determination unit 600; 700); And a control signal conversion unit (500) for converting a control signal matched with a virtual signal stored in the virtual signal storage unit (700) into a virtual signal according to the determination of the virtual mode determination unit (600) The communication unit 900 may transmit the virtual signal converted by the virtual signal conversion unit 800 to the external device 10. The virtual signal conversion unit 800 converts the virtual signal converted by the virtual signal conversion unit 800,

The control unit 100 includes a multi-direction input unit 110 capable of multi-directional push input and multi-directional movement input; And a key input unit 120 capable of pressing input.

The display unit 130 may further include a display unit 130 for displaying information required for the operation of the multifunctional controller 1000.

In addition, the display unit 130 may display information on the current state of the multifunctional controller 1000.

Also, the control signal storage unit 400 can be mapped to the multifunctional controller 1000 or an external input device.

The external device 10 may be at least one selected from a mobile device, a smart device, and a computer.

The communication with the external device may be performed by using at least one selected from infrared, bluetooth, Zigbee, UWB (Ultra Wide Band), RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) and Wi- And the second communication unit is a communication unit.

According to the multifunctional controller according to the embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to input a keyboard, a mouse, a game pad, a joystick, a remote control, a touch screen and a gyro sensor by using one controller, It is possible to miniaturize the external device by reducing the space occupied by the input port for connection.

In addition, when only one controller is connected to a controller requiring various inputs, it is possible to input a keyboard, a mouse, a game pad, a joystick, a remote controller, a touch screen and a gyro sensor, There is an effect that it is possible to reduce the space occupied by a plurality of input devices, and it is possible to save resources required for purchasing and managing a plurality of input devices.

Also, a program that operates only by touch input can also be controlled by a virtual signal of a multifunctional controller according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In addition, since the user-specific mapping is possible, the user's convenience is improved.

In addition, since the information (key map) necessary for the controller operation can be confirmed, input through the controller can be further facilitated.

In addition, since information on the current state of the controller (controller input state) can be confirmed, it is possible to feed back the input.

1 is a conceptual diagram showing a data flow of a multifunctional controller according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an example in which one multi-directional input unit of the multi-function controller according to an embodiment of the present invention is provided; FIG.
FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing an example of two multi-directional input units of a multifunctional controller according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG.
Fig. 4 is a perspective view showing the opposite side of Fig. 3; Fig.
5 is a perspective view illustrating an example in which the multi-directional input unit of FIG. 3 is disassembled;
6 is a block diagram illustrating an internal connection relationship of a controller of a multifunctional controller according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 7 is a conceptual diagram showing a data flow of a multifunctional controller according to another embodiment of the present invention; FIG.
8 is a plan view showing an example in which a display unit is provided in a multifunctional controller according to an embodiment of the present invention.

While the invention is susceptible to various modifications and alternative forms, specific embodiments thereof are shown by way of example in the drawings and will herein be described in detail. It is to be understood, however, that the invention is not to be limited to the specific embodiments, but includes all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the invention.

It is to be understood that when an element is referred to as being "connected" or "connected" to another element, it may be directly connected or connected to the other element, .

On the other hand, when an element is referred to as being "directly connected" or "directly connected" to another element, it should be understood that there are no other elements in between.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. The singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. In the present application, the term "comprises" or "having ", etc. is intended to specify the presence of stated features, integers, steps, operations, elements, parts, or combinations thereof, And does not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, or combinations thereof.

Unless otherwise defined, all terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. Terms such as those defined in commonly used dictionaries are to be interpreted as having a meaning consistent with the meaning in the context of the relevant art and are to be construed as ideal or overly formal in meaning unless explicitly defined in the present application Do not.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Prior to this, terms and words used in the present specification and claims should not be construed as limited to ordinary or dictionary terms, and the inventor should appropriately interpret the concept of the term appropriately in order to describe its own invention in the best way. The present invention should be construed in accordance with the meaning and concept consistent with the technical idea of the present invention. Further, it is to be understood that, unless otherwise defined, technical terms and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. Descriptions of known functions and configurations that may be unnecessarily blurred are omitted. The following drawings are provided by way of example so that those skilled in the art can fully understand the spirit of the present invention. Therefore, the present invention is not limited to the following drawings, but may be embodied in other forms. In addition, like reference numerals designate like elements throughout the specification. It is to be noted that the same elements among the drawings are denoted by the same reference numerals whenever possible.

FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram showing a data flow of a multifunctional controller according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an example of a multifunctional controller according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the opposite side of FIG. 3. FIG. 5 is a view illustrating an example in which the multi-directional input unit of FIG. 3 is disassembled FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing the internal connection relationship of the controller of the multifunctional controller according to the embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 7 is a conceptual diagram showing the data flow of the multifunctional controller according to another embodiment of the present invention And FIG. 8 is a plan view showing an example in which a display unit is provided in the multifunctional controller according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1, a multifunctional controller according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a controller 100, an operation sensor 200, a control mode determiner 300, a control signal storage 400, A conversion unit 500 and a communication unit 900.

The control unit 100 is capable of inputting a plurality of directions (depending on the movement of the center portion) and a plurality of pressing inputs (depending on the click), and generates at least one input signal selected from the direction input and the push input.

Here, the direction input corresponds to an input for moving the finger in a plurality of directions (up, down, left, and right), and the push input corresponds to an input for pressing with a finger.

The control signal according to the direction input can substitute a command corresponding to pressing the arrow key of the keyboard, moving the joystick, moving the mouse cursor, activating the submenu, and the like. , A remote control key, or a sub-menu.

2 to 5, the control unit 100 may include a multi-direction input unit 110 and a key input unit 120. As shown in FIG.

The multi-direction input unit 110 is capable of multi-directional push input and multi-directional movement input.

Here, the multi-directional push input corresponds to an input to be pressed by a finger, and the multi-directional movement input corresponds to an input to move in a plurality of directions (up, down, left, and right) with a finger.

In other words, the multi-directional movement input corresponds to the direction input and the multi-directional push input corresponds to the push input.

That is, the multi-directional push input may be formed around the manipulator for multi-directional movement input.

At this time, the multi-directional movement input can be formed by a structure of an input device such as a direction controller of a game pad, and can be one (left hand or right hand operation) (see FIG. 2) Etc.) (see FIG. 3).

The key input unit 120 is capable of pressing input.

The push input of the key input unit 120 can be formed by a structure of an input device such as a button of a game pad, a button of a remote control, or the like.

Here, the multi-directional push input of the multi-direction input unit 110 and the push input of the key input unit 120 correspond to the push input.

In other words, the multi-directional push input of the multi-direction input unit 110 is an input capable of push input at a position where the thumb can be multi-directional movement input, and the push input of the key input unit 120 is a multi- This is a push input except for the possible positions.

That is, the control unit 100 plays a role of inputting various data such as letters, numbers, symbols, and commands for executing various functions such as a mouse, a joystick, and a game pad by a user's operation.

The control unit 100 may be a directional key, a rotary key, a touch key, a touch screen, a touch pad, or a plurality of input devices such as a character input device and a method thereof (Patent Application No. 2007-0075344 , A character input device (a device disclosed in Patent Application No. 2007-0007719), a data input device (a device disclosed in Patent Application No. 2009-0027859), a multi-direction input device (Patent Application No. 2011-0098871 , A multi-function controller (a device disclosed in Patent Application No. 10-2011-0002452). The control unit 100 may be formed of various input devices in addition to the input device described above.

Since the control unit 100 is required to input various commands for executing functions such as letters, numbers, symbols, and functions such as a mouse, a remote control, a game pad, and a joystick, the direction input and the push input are independently performed It is preferable that the direction input and the push input be performed at the same time, and it is preferable to include the input device applied by the inventor of the present invention solving the limitation of the input device size and the input number which are problems of other input devices desirable.

The operation sensor unit 200 recognizes (embeds) the three-dimensional movement of the multifunctional controller 1000 and generates an operation signal according to the three-dimensional movement of the multifunctional controller 1000.

The motion sensor unit 200 may be a sensor capable of sensing three-dimensional motion of the control unit 100, such as an acceleration sensor, a gyro sensor, and an angle sensor.

The motion sensor unit 200 may be any sensor as long as it is a sensor capable of sensing the three-dimensional motion of the control unit 100, in addition to the sensors described above.

When a three-dimensional movement of the control unit 100 sensed by the motion sensor unit 200 is used, a motion game is performed or a position of a cursor displayed on an external device linked to the control unit 100 is moved (air mouse function) It is possible to use it in various ways.

The control mode determining unit 300 determines at least one control mode selected from among a keyboard, a mouse, a game pad, a joystick, a remote control, a touch screen, and a gyro sensor.

The control mode determining unit 300 may include a mode change switch (see 300 in FIG. 4) for switching to a mode for performing each function (input of a keyboard, a mouse, a touch pad, a joystick, .

That is, the control mode determination unit 300 determines a signal output from the multifunctional controller 1000.

It goes without saying that it is also possible to further include a switch for performing a separate function such as a power on / off switch, a transmission / reception mode selection switch, a pairing switch, and the like.

The control signal storage unit 400 stores at least one selected one of the input signal input from the control unit 100 and the operation signal generated from the operation sensor unit 200 according to the determination of the control mode determination unit 300, And a control signal for controlling the external device 10 is stored.

Here, the control signal means a signal (an input signal of a keyboard, a mouse, a joystick, a touch screen, a remote control, etc.) that can control an external device.

For example, the input of a mouse, a touch pad, or the like can be generated in accordance with HID (Human Interface Device) protocol data of a coordinate plane relative to the current position, and input of a keyboard, etc., The input of the joystick and the like can be generated according to the HID protocol and the input of the gyro etc. can be generated according to the HID protocol of the mouse interface, Inputs such as touch screen can be generated by matching HID protocol with data of one point position or one point position and one point according to movement of rubbing (swipe), multiple pressing, multiple rubbing, etc. .

The control signal storage unit 400 stores a control signal that is matched with a direction input, a push input, a direction input, and a push input signal when the control unit 100 performs a character, number, or symbol input like a keyboard.

For example, the control signal may be a control signal according to a direction input, a control signal according to a push input, a control signal according to a direction input and a push input simultaneously, a control signal according to a sequential direction input and a push input, If only the signal for the direction input is input, the signal is mapped to match the control signal according to the direction input. If only the signal for the push input is input, the signal is mapped to match the control signal for the push input. When the direction input and the push input are sequentially performed, mapping is performed so that the direction input and the push input are sequentially matched with the control signal corresponding to the simultaneous execution of the direction input and the push input, .

In addition, the control signal storage unit 400 may store temporary data generated during operation of the multifunctional controller 1000.

In addition, the control signal storage unit 400 may store keyboard information and other related information that are displayed on the keypad information set in the control unit 100.

In addition, the control signal storage unit 400 may store interworking information for interfacing the control unit 100 and various external devices.

In addition, the control signal storage unit 400 may store a program and an operating system necessary for the control unit 100.

The control signal conversion unit 500 converts at least one of the input signal input from the control unit 100 and the operation signal generated from the operation sensor unit 200 according to the determination of the control mode determination unit 300, And matches the control signal stored in the control signal storage unit 400 and converts the control signal into the matched control signal.

The control signal conversion unit 500 controls the operation unit 200 or the operation unit 200 or the operation unit 200 or the operation unit 200 based on the information mapped to the control signal storage unit 400. [ To a control signal.

The communication unit 900 transmits the control signal converted by the control signal conversion unit 500 to the external device 10.

The communication unit 900 transmits and receives data by wire when the multifunction controller 1000 and the external device 10 are connected by wire, and wirelessly transmits data when the multifunction controller 1000 and the external device 10 are wirelessly connected. It can transmit and receive.

In addition, the communication unit 900 can transmit and receive data in the transmission / reception mode selected by operation of the transmission / reception mode selection switch.

6, the multifunctional controller 1000 includes a control unit 100, an operation sensor unit 200, a control mode determination unit 300, a control signal storage unit 400, a control signal conversion unit 500, And a processing unit 950 which is connected to the communication unit 090 and processes all the functions of the data flow and the multifunctional controller 1000.

For example, when the multifunctional controller 1000 performs a character, number, or symbol input such as a keyboard, the processing unit 950 retrieves the keyboard information from the control signal storage unit 400, So that the keyboard information is displayed on the external device 10 so that the user can conveniently input while viewing the displayed keyboard information.

When an external device to be interlocked by a user is input, the processing unit 950 checks whether the interlocking information for the external device specified by the user exists in the control signal storage unit 400, The processing unit 950 can link the multifunctional controller 1000 and the external device using the interworking information stored in the control signal storage unit 400. [

For example, when the user wishes to link the TV with the multifunctional controller 1000, the user operates the control unit 100 to select the TV as an external device to be linked with the multifunctional controller 1000. When a TV is selected as an external device to be interlocked by the user, the processing unit 950 checks whether the interlocking information for the TV, that is, the frequency used by the TV and the transmission / reception mode used by the TV, are stored in the control signal storage unit 400 When the interworking information is stored, the transmission / reception mode and the frequency are set according to the interworking information, and the multifunctional controller 1000 and the TV are interlocked with each other in the settable transmission / reception mode and frequency.

7, the multifunctional controller according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a virtual mode determination unit 600, a virtual signal storage unit 700, and a virtual signal conversion unit 800. The communication unit 900 ) May transmit the virtual signal converted by the virtual signal converting unit (800) to the external device (10).

The virtual mode determination unit 600 determines at least one virtual mode selected from among a keyboard, a mouse, a game pad, a joystick, a remote control, a touch screen, and a gyro sensor.

The virtual mode determination unit 600 may include a mode changeover switch (see 600 in FIG. 3) for switching to a mode for performing each function (input of a keyboard, mouse, touch, etc.).

That is, the control mode determination unit 300 primarily determines a signal output from the multifunctional controller 1000, and the virtual mode determination unit 600 determines a signal output from the multifunctional controller 1000 It plays a secondary role.

For example, if there is a virtual joypad at the lower left of the game and a virtual click button 'A', 'B', and 'C' at the lower right of the game, When the virtual mode determining unit 600 selects the touch input mode, the user operates the multifunctional controller 1000 as if it were a joypad, but the external mode In the game of the device 10, the same control as that of the touch input can be performed.

The virtual signal storage unit 700 matches the control signal converted by the control signal conversion unit 500 according to the determination of the virtual mode determination unit 600, The signal is stored.

Here, the virtual signal means a signal (an input signal such as a keyboard, a mouse, a joystick, a touch screen, a remote control, a signal usable by other definitions, etc.) that the external device 10 can receive. That is, even if the external device 10 receives a control signal, the signal that can not operate the external device 10 (a signal related to a mouse, a signal that operates only with a touch input, an input of a gyro sensor Signal or the like) into a signal capable of operating the external device 10 (a signal obtained by clicking a specific coordinate, etc.).

That is, the virtual signal storage unit 700 may convert a signal that can not operate the external device 10 into a virtual signal capable of operating the external device 10 by using only a control signal, The virtual signal can be stored (mapped).

For example, if there is a virtual joypad at the lower left of the game and a virtual click button 'A', 'B', and 'C' at the lower right of the game that only operates with touch input, You can not play a game that only works. In this case, the input of the mouse or the input of the keyboard must be converted into the touch input, and the mapping can be made to enable this.

Here, the virtual signal storage unit 700 does not map a control signal that can operate the external device 10 among the control signals, and a control signal that can not operate the external device 10 among the control signals is a virtual signal . &Lt; / RTI > This is for the purpose of controlling the external device 10 with the control signal itself capable of operating the external device 10 because the mapping of the control signal capable of operating the external device 10 only repeats unnecessary operations .

The virtual signal converting unit 800 may be configured to match a virtual signal stored in the virtual signal storing unit 700 among the control signals converted by the control signal converting unit 500 according to the determination of the virtual mode determining unit 600, Converted control signal into a virtual signal.

The virtual signal converting unit 800 converts the control signal into a virtual signal based on the information mapped (stored) in the virtual signal storage unit 700.

When the touch input of the touch screen is made possible by the keyboard input signal, data such as touch (touch), rub (swipe), multi-touch, multi-touch rub Can be converted.

For example, if you press the 'A' button, the coordinate (100, 100) will be converted to the touch command, and if you press 'B' button, the command will be swapped from the coordinate (100, 100) Touching the coordinate (100, 100) and the coordinates (200, 200) by pressing the "C" button and changing the coordinates (200, 200) , And the coordinates (400, 200) to the coordinates (500, 200).

As shown in FIG. 7, the multifunctional controller according to an embodiment of the present invention may further include a display unit 130 for displaying information necessary for the operation of the multifunctional controller 1000.

That is, when the multifunctional controller 1000 performs a character, number, or symbol input like a keyboard, the processing unit 950 receives a control signal from the control signal storage unit 400, Information is displayed and the keyboard information is displayed on the display unit 130 so that the user can conveniently input while viewing the displayed keyboard information.

Here, the information necessary for the operation of the multifunctional controller 1000 corresponds to a kind of a key map (an image representing a command corresponding to each key).

The display unit 130 of the multifunctional controller according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention may display information on the current state of the multifunctional controller 1000. FIG.

Here, the information on the current state of the multifunction controller 1000 corresponds to the current operation information (direction input, push input state, etc.) of the multifunction controller 1000, and the signal currently input to the multifunction controller 1000 You can see what the signal is.

The control signal storage unit 400 of the multifunctional controller according to an embodiment of the present invention can be mapped to the multifunctional controller 1000 or an external input device.

This is basically used in a state of being set (mapped), but it is also possible to allow a user to set a desired setting (a user-specified mapping).

Custom mapping is similar to Cad's shortcut designation, so we do not need to provide any details.

The external device 10, which can be controlled by the multifunctional controller according to an embodiment of the present invention, may be at least one selected from a mobile device, a smart device, and a computer.

The communication with the external device 10 of the multifunctional controller according to an embodiment of the present invention can be performed by using an external device such as infrared, bluetooth, Zigbee, UWB (Ultra Wide Band), RFID (Radio Frequency IDentification), Wi- : Wireless Fidelity).

This is because wireless communication is more convenient than wired communication.

It will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.

10: External device
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110: multi-direction input unit 120: key input unit
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200: Operation sensor unit
300: Control mode determination unit
400: Control signal storage unit
500: control signal converting section
600: virtual mode decision unit
700: virtual signal storage unit
800: virtual signal conversion unit
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950:
1000: Multifunction controller

Claims

In the multifunctional controller 1000,
A controller (100) capable of generating a plurality of direction inputs and a plurality of push inputs, and generating at least one input signal selected from the direction inputs and the push inputs;
An operation sensor unit 200 for recognizing the three-dimensional movement of the multifunctional controller 1000 and generating an operation signal according to the three-dimensional movement of the multifunctional controller 1000;
A control mode determining unit 300 for determining at least one control mode selected from among a keyboard, a mouse, a game pad, a joystick, a remote control, a touch screen, and a gyro sensor;
And is matched with at least one signal selected from an input signal input from the control unit 100 and an operation signal generated from the operation sensor unit 200 according to the determination of the control mode determination unit 300, A control signal storage unit 400 for storing a control signal for controlling the control unit 10;
According to the determination of the control mode determining unit 300, at least one signal selected from an input signal input from the control unit 100 and an operation signal generated from the operation sensor unit 200 is received, A control signal converter 500 for matching the control signal stored in the signal storage unit 400 and converting the control signal into a matched control signal;
A virtual mode determination unit 600 for determining at least one virtual mode selected from among a keyboard, a mouse, a game pad, a joystick, a remote control, a touch screen, and a gyro sensor;
A virtual signal storage unit (not shown) that matches the control signal converted by the control signal conversion unit 500 and stores a virtual signal capable of controlling the external device 10 according to the determination of the virtual mode determination unit 600; 700); And
According to the determination of the virtual mode determination unit 600, a control signal that is matched with a virtual signal stored in the virtual signal storage unit 700 among the control signals converted by the control signal conversion unit 500 is converted into a virtual signal A virtual signal converting unit 800 for converting the input signal into a digital signal; And
A communication unit 900 for transmitting the control signal converted by the control signal conversion unit 500 to the external device 10;
And it includes a
Wherein the communication unit (900) transmits the virtual signal converted by the virtual signal conversion unit (800) to the external device (10).

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The method according to claim 1,
The control unit 100
A multi-direction input unit 110 capable of multi-directional push input and multi-directional movement input; And
A key input unit 120 capable of pressing input;
Gt; 1000 < / RTI >

The method according to claim 1,
A display unit 130 for displaying information necessary for the operation of the multifunctional controller 1000;
Further comprising a multifunction controller (1000).

5. The method of claim 4,
The display unit 130 displays
And displays information on the current state of the multifunctional controller (1000).

The method according to claim 1,
The control signal storage unit 400 stores
Wherein the multifunctional controller (1000) is capable of being mapped to a multifunctional controller (1000) or an external input device.

The method according to claim 1,
The external device (10)
A mobile device, a smart device, and a computer.

The method according to claim 1,
Communication with the external device
Wherein the communication unit is at least one selected from the group consisting of infrared, bluetooth, Zigbee, Ultra Wide Band (UWB), Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), and Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity) (1000).