KR20000053681A - Computer mouse with 350 degrees scroll key and cursor mode conversion dial - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A computer mouse having a 360 degrees scroll key and a cursor mode conversion dial is provided to move a cursor on a screen by contacting a roller ball on a flat surface, and to scroll a computer screen up/down/left/right directions by pressing four points of the 360 degrees scroll key. CONSTITUTION: A computer mouse having a 360 degrees scroll key and a cursor mode conversion dial comprises an outer wall(10), a roller ball(20), a first sensor group(30), a scroll key(40), many second sensor groups(50), and many selection buttons(60). The outer wall has a lower opener. Users catch the external wall with hands. The roller ball is projected through the lower opener to contact with outer materials, and is rotated by contacts with the outer materials. The first sensor group is contacted with the roller ball in the outer wall, and moves a cursor on a computer screen according to rotations of the roller ball. The scroll key has many pressing points. The second sensor groups are contacted with the scroll key in the outer wall, and scroll the computer screen up/down/left/right directions according as each pressing point is pressed. The selection buttons input commands of the users in a location of the cursor on a computer.

Description

COMPUTER MOUSE WITH 350 DEGREES SCROLL KEY AND CURSOR MODE CONVERSION DIAL}

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a computer mouse, and in particular, by pressing a roller ball on a flat surface to move a cursor on the computer screen, pressing the four push points of the scroll key located at the top and the bottom of the computer screen. A computer mouse having a scroll key capable of freely scrolling 360 degrees left and right.

Typically, most computers use a mouse as an input device. As is well known, a mouse has a roller ball therein, which uses two sensors in contact with the roller ball to sense the rotation of the roller ball and move the cursor on the computer screen according to the detected rotation of the roller ball. The user can also enter commands from the cursor position into the computer using two or three select buttons.

When using a computer to perform a document or internet search, it is often necessary to search for long documents up and down. In this case, the user moves the screen by clicking and dragging the window currently being worked, that is, the vertical or horizontal moving bar of the active window. However, this function causes user fatigue because the selection button of the mouse needs to be pressed for a long time.

Thus, an advanced type of mouse has a wheel key that performs a computer screen scroll function. The wheel key scrolls the computer screen up and down as the user rotates with a finger.

In the case of a mouse having a wheel function as described above, the computer screen can only be scrolled up and down. However, in the case of graphic work other than Internet search or document work, it is often necessary to scroll the computer screen from side to side as well as up and down.

However, the computer mouse according to the related art merely provides a function of moving the screen left and right using a left and right moving bar at the bottom of the active window, and does not provide a separate function for scrolling the left and right of the screen. Therefore, in order to scroll up, down, left, and right of the screen, it is inconvenient to drag up and down the left and right moving bars alternately. That is, a mouse having a screen scroll function according to the related art has a problem that a user may experience inconvenience due to the possibility of an error in a repetitive operation of the wrist and an operation method.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention, which was devised to solve the problems of the prior art operating as described above, is to move the cursor on the screen using a roller ball inside the device and at the same time use a scroll key located at the top of the outer computer. It provides a computer mouse that has a 360-degree scroll key and a cursor mode switch dial configured to scroll up, down, left, and right.

Other objects and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description of the invention and the accompanying drawings.

1 is an internal configuration diagram of a computer mouse according to the present invention.

2 and 3 are external shapes of a computer mouse according to the present invention.

4 is a block diagram of a scroll key according to the present invention;

5 is a block diagram of an automatic scroll button according to the present invention.

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10: outer part 15: spring

20: roller ball 30: the first sensor group

40: scroll key 45: auto scroll button

50: second sensor group 60: selection button

70: Cursor Mode Switch Dial

An embodiment of a computer mouse having a 360-degree scroll key and a cursor mode switching dial according to the present invention, which is designed to achieve the above object, in a mouse for controlling a computer screen,

An outer portion having a lower opening and held by a user's palm;

A roller ball positioned inside the outer portion and protruding through the lower opening to contact an external object and rotating by contact with an external object;

A plurality of first sensor groups contacting the roller ball inside the outer portion to move the cursor on the computer screen according to the rotation of the roller ball;

A scroll key positioned on an upper portion of the outer portion and having a plurality of push points facing different directions;

A plurality of second sensor groups contacting the scroll key inside the outer portion and scrolling the computer screen up, down, left, and right as each pressing point of the scroll key is pressed;

An autoscroll button which protrudes through an opening positioned at the center of the scroll key and automatically scrolls the contents of the active window on the computer screen at a predetermined predetermined speed;

A plurality of selection buttons positioned at an upper portion of the outer portion and configured to input a command to the computer at the cursor position; And

It includes a cursor mode switching dial which protrudes through the side or front of the outer portion and rotates horizontally about an axis located in the outer portion, and switches a cursor mode for changing the shape and function of the cursor on the computer screen according to the rotation position. It is configured by.

The present invention provides a scroll key having a push point of up, down, left, and right on the upper part of the mouse to enable scrolling up, down, left, and right by a single touch. The user can freely scroll the computer screen up, down, left, or right by pressing the scroll key.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail the operating principle of the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

1 is an internal configuration diagram of a computer mouse according to the present invention, as shown, having an outer opening 10 having a lower opening and a user's palm; A roller ball (20) positioned inside the outer portion (10) and protruding through the lower opening to contact an external object, and rotating by contact with the external object; A plurality of first sensor groups 30 which are in contact with the roller ball 20 in the outer part 10 and move the cursor on the computer screen according to the rotation of the roller ball 20; A scroll key 40 positioned on an upper portion of the outer portion 10 and having a plurality of pressing points facing different directions; The plurality of second sensor groups 50 contacting the scroll key 40 inside the outer portion 10 and scrolling the computer screen up, down, left, and right as each pressing point of the scroll key 40 is pressed. ; A plurality of selection buttons (60) positioned above the outer portion (10) and configured to input a command to the computer at the cursor position moved by the first sensor group (30); And a cursor that protrudes through the side or front of the outer portion 10 and rotates horizontally about an axis located inside the outer portion, and switches a cursor mode for changing the shape and function of the cursor on the computer screen according to the rotation position. It is configured to include a mode switching dial 70, the operation and effects thereof will be described in detail as follows.

2 and 3 illustrate the external shape of the computer mouse according to the present invention, and may have a curved ergonomic design suitable for being held by a user's hand as shown.

The scroll key 40 according to the present invention has four pressing points (1), (2), (3) and (4) of up, down, left, and right as shown in FIG. Press one of the four push points (1) (2) (3) (4) of the scroll key 40. Then, the computer screen scrolls up, down, left, and right as the pressing points 1, 2, 3, and 4 are pressed.

For example, each time the user presses the upper pressing point 1, the computer screen is scrolled up by a predetermined amount by the control of the upper scroll sensor among the second sensor group 50, and the right pressing point 2 Each time () is pressed, the computer screen is scrolled to the RIGHT by a predetermined amount by the control of the rightward scroll sensor in the second sensor group 50.

In addition, if one pressing point among four pressing points is continuously pressed, the screen of the computer is continuously scrolled faster than the predetermined amount.

The scroll key 40 is positioned on the upper portion of the mouse outer portion 10 and has a circular shape, and has a concave shape inward to facilitate contact with the user's finger. Also, by the spring 15, once pressed, it returns to its original position. This is as shown in FIG.

An auto scroll button 45 is positioned at the center of the scroll key 40, and the auto scroll button 45 is configured to protrude through the center opening of the scroll key 40. That is, the automatic scroll button 45 is configured in the form of a longitudinal axis, the upper portion of the vertical axis protrudes through the center opening of the scroll key 40 and the lower portion of the vertical axis through the separate horizontal axis of the second sensor In contact with the downward scroll sensor in the group (50).

Accordingly, when the user presses the auto scroll button 45 positioned at the center of the scroll key 40, the content (or drawing) of the active window on the computer screen is determined in advance by the control of the second sensor group 50. Scroll down automatically at the speed of.

To this end, the lower portion of the vertical axis of the auto scroll button 45 is in contact with the latch switch 55, and the user presses only once without pressing the auto scroll button 45, and the scroll function is automatically performed continuously, and the auto scroll button 45 Press again to stop the auto scrolling function.

The automatic scrolling function makes it possible to easily search the contents of the active window without a separate mouse operation during internet search and paper work.

The shape and function of the cursor on the computer screen controlled by the computer mouse configured as described above are defined by the cursor mode switching dial 70 of the computer mouse.

The cursor mode switching dial 70 protrudes through the side or front of the outer portion and rotates horizontally about an axis located inside the outer portion, and defines a shape and function of a cursor on the computer screen according to the rotation position. Switch.

5 shows an embodiment of the cursor mode of the computer mouse according to the present invention. As shown in (a), the cursor is a normal shape at the first rotational position of the cursor mode switching dial 70. (b) As shown in FIG. 2, the cursor at the second rotational position may be of another shape (for example, an arrow, a flower, or an animation cursor).

In addition, as shown in (c), the cursor at the third rotational position indicates whether a predetermined function, for example, E-mail, has been received by the user. The function of the cursor is indicated by a small moving window that moves with the cursor. For example, the moving window can receive e-mail by the user (for example, one e-mail) or a composite stock index (for example, For example, the contents of data (or Internet sites) set in advance by the user are automatically displayed.

As shown in (d) of FIG. 5, the fourth rotation position of the cursor mode switching dial is implemented by combining the shape of the cursor and the moving window with each other.

In the present invention operating as described in detail above, the effects obtained by the representative ones of the disclosed inventions will be briefly described as follows.

The present invention enables the user to scroll the computer screen freely up, down, left, and right by 360 ° by using a scroll key provided in the mouse, and especially when performing a computer operation using an internet search program and a graphic program, There is an effect that can ease the graphics work by moving the contents and drawings freely up, down, left and right.

In addition, the computer mouse according to the present invention is equipped with an automatic scroll button and a cursor mode switching dial, so that the user can perform functions such as automatic scrolling up and down of the computer screen and changing cursor shapes without a separate computer software operation or a mouse operation. Make sure you have the information you want. Therefore, the present invention has the effect of facilitating computer work.

Claims (6)

In the mouse for controlling the computer screen, An outer portion having a lower opening and held by a user's palm; A roller ball positioned inside the outer portion and protruding through the lower opening to contact an external object and rotating by contact with an external object; A plurality of first sensor groups contacting the roller ball inside the outer portion to move the cursor on the computer screen according to the rotation of the roller ball; A scroll key positioned above the outer portion and having a plurality of push points; A plurality of second sensor groups contacting the scroll key inside the outer portion and scrolling the computer screen up, down, left, and right as each pressing point of the scroll key is pressed; And A computer mouse having a 360-degree scroll key, which is located above the outer part and includes a plurality of selection buttons for inputting a command by a user to the computer at the cursor position. The 360-degree scroll key of claim 1, further comprising an auto-scroll button that protrudes through an opening positioned at the center of the scroll key and automatically scrolls the contents of the active window on the computer screen at a predetermined speed. With a computer mouse. 3. The computer mouse of claim 2, wherein the scroll key is in the form of a concave circle inwardly of the outer portion such that the user's finger is suitable for touching. The cursor set according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the cursor protrudes through the side surface or the front surface of the outer portion and rotates horizontally about an axis located inside the outer portion and is set by the user on the computer screen according to the rotation position. A computer mouse having a 360 degree scroll key and a cursor mode switching dial, further comprising a cursor mode switching dial for switching a cursor mode for executing the shape and function of the mouse. The method of claim 4, wherein the cursor mode, A computer mouse having a 360-degree scroll key and a cursor mode switching dial, which is a function of displaying whether or not an e-mail is received or a comprehensive stock index on a moving window moving with the cursor. The method of claim 5, wherein the cursor mode, A computer mouse having a 360 degree scroll key and a cursor mode switching dial, which is a function of converting the shape (pattern) of the cursor.