KR200461402Y1 - Touch pen for execution application of portable device - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a touch pen for operating a portable device having a touch screen, including a penetrating hole in the upper and lower portions, a pen body portion having a handle portion formed on an outer circumferential surface thereof, and inserted into or attached to one penetrating hole of the pen body portion. A tip portion for a touch screen for forming a contact point or a contact surface for selecting one or more of a character, a folder, a wallpaper, and an image displayed on the touch screen, and a pen portion inserted or attached to the other through hole of the pen body portion, By providing a touch pen including a pen head having a groove that can be inserted therein and the geomagnetic sensor magnetic pole or light generating unit mounted to the groove of the pen head, the sensor operation signal by the touch pen is provided. Therefore, applications stored in the portable device can be automatically executed without a touch operation, and the It relates to devise that allows you to increase the uniqueness.

Description

TOUCH PEN FOR EXECUTION APPLICATION OF PORTABLE DEVICE}

The touch pen according to the present invention provides a touch screen touch pen having a signal generator for sensor stimulation that can automatically execute an application embedded in a portable device having a touch screen such as a smartphone or a tablet PC without a touch operation. It is about.

In general, a touch pen is used to operate a touch screen such as a smartphone or a tablet PC.

The touch pen may be classified into a capacitive touch pen and a pressure sensitive touch pen according to the type of touch screen of the portable device.

However, all of the functions of the touch pens can be replaced by fingers, and their utilization is gradually decreasing due to the development of a touch correction program according to the use of a finger.

An object of the present invention is to install a magnet or LED light in the pen head portion of the touch pen which is not generally used, so that the stimulus by the magnet or LED light can be applied to the portable device, and applied to the applied stimulus Its purpose is to allow an application embedded in a mobile phone to run automatically.

A touch pen for a touch screen according to an embodiment of the present invention is a touch pen used in a portable device including a touch screen and a geomagnetic sensor, the pen body portion including a through hole in the upper and lower portions, the handle portion formed on the outer peripheral surface And a touch screen tip portion inserted into or attached to one side through hole of the pen body portion to form a contact point or a contact surface for selecting at least one of a character, a folder, a wallpaper, and an image displayed on the touch screen. And a pen head portion inserted into or attached to the other through hole of the portion, the pen head having a groove into which the core can be inserted, and the magnet for magnetizing the geomagnetic sensor, which is mounted in the groove of the pen head portion. .

Here, the tip portion for the touch screen includes at least one of a conductive tip for generating static electricity or a wedge-shaped plastic tip for generating pressure, the magnet has a magnetic field of 1 ~ 5,000uT, the magnetic material or electromagnet for stimulating the geomagnetic sensor Characterized in that consists of.

In this case, the electromagnet is a ferrite core fixed to the inside of the pen head portion, a coil wound around the ferrite core, the coil is connected to, the battery is embedded in the pen body portion and located outside the pen body portion To turn on / off the battery, it characterized in that it comprises a switch for controlling the operation of the electromagnet.

In addition, the touch pen for the touch screen according to another embodiment of the present invention is a touch pen used in a portable device including a touch screen and an illumination sensor, the upper and lower penetrating holes, the pen is formed on the outer peripheral surface A body part, a tip part for a touch screen which is inserted into or attached to one side through hole of the pen body part and forms a contact point or a contact surface for selecting at least one of a character, a folder, a background screen, and an image displayed on the touch screen; A pen head portion inserted into or attached to the other through hole of the pen body portion, the pen head portion including a light transmitting hole provided to emit light to the outside of the pen body portion, and fixed to an inner side of the pen head portion, to stimulate the illuminance sensor; LED or light bulb, and connected to the LED or light bulb, the battery is built in the pen body portion and located outside the pen body portion The battery exchanger on / off and is characterized in that it comprises a switch for controlling operation of the LED or light bulb.

Here, the LED or bulb includes a wavelength of 350 ~ 800nm, the touch pen includes a dimming controller for adjusting the wavelength range of the LED or bulb, the central portion of the pen body portion and the pen head portion It may include a magnet for geomagnetic sensor magnetic poles mounted on at least one of the inner portion.

The touch pen for the touch screen according to the present invention provides an effect of easily executing an application selected by a user without directly manipulating the touch screen of the portable device.

In addition, the touch pen for the touch screen according to the present invention can reduce the time and effort to find a shortcut button for running the application while manipulating the touch screen, and by running the application required even in a difficult touch screen operation, portable It provides the effect of further increasing the usability of the device.

1 is an exploded perspective view showing a touch pen according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 2 is a schematic diagram showing a smartphone operating method using a touch pen according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a flowchart illustrating a touch pen operation method according to the present invention.
4 is an exploded perspective view showing a touch pen according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a schematic view showing a method of using a touch pen according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
6 is an exploded perspective view showing a touch pen according to a third embodiment of the present invention.
7 is an exploded perspective view showing a touch pen according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.
8 is a schematic view showing a smartphone operating method using a touch pen according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

Advantages and features of the present invention, and methods for achieving them will be apparent with reference to the embodiments described below in detail in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments disclosed below, but will be implemented in a variety of different forms, only the embodiments to make the disclosure of the present invention is complete, the common knowledge in the art to which the present invention belongs It is provided to fully inform the person having the scope of the invention, which is only defined by the scope of the claims. Like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout.

The present invention is characterized in that a built-in manager program for automatically executing built-in applications by an external stimulus signal in a portable device including a touch screen.

In addition, such a manager program provides a list of applications that can be selectively executed by a user. In addition, the logic for automatically executing the selection application by an external stimulus such as a magnet and LED lighting, characterized in that the monitoring of the external signal generation in the background during the operation of the portable device.

Therefore, in the portable device having the built-in manager program as described above and capable of being operated by a touch screen, the touch pen which can facilitate the touch screen operation will be described in detail as follows.

1 is an exploded perspective view showing a touch pen according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, a pen body part 100 including a through hole in upper and lower parts and a handle part (not shown) is formed on an outer circumferential surface thereof.

At this time, the handle portion is not shown, but is preferably formed in the adjacent portion where the tip portion 110 is formed. In addition, it may be made of a buffer cover of silicon material, it may be formed in a concave-convex shape by knurling processing.

In addition, such a handle has not only the touch pen as in the present invention, but also has numerous embodiments in general pens. Therefore, the handle portion according to the present invention can borrow all the embodiments for the handle of the general pen product as described above, the present invention is not limited by the specific configuration not described.

When the handle portion is provided in the pen body portion 100 as described above, the tip portion 110 is inserted or attached to one side through hole of the pen body portion 100 adjacent to the handle portion.

Here, the tip unit 110 forms a contact point or a contact surface for selecting one or more of a character, a folder, a wallpaper, and an image displayed on the touch screen to easily operate a portable device instead of a finger. .

The tip 110 may be classified into a capacitive type and a pressure sensitive type, wherein the capacitive tip is formed of an electrostatic conductive material, and the pressure sensitive tip is formed of a wedge-shaped plastic tip for local pressure generation.

The touch pen according to the present invention includes the basic configuration of the touch pen 150 as described above, and includes a sensor stimulus signal applying means for automatically executing an application according to the present invention.

An example thereof may include a magnet 100, and as shown in FIG. 1, the magnet 120 according to the present invention may be mounted inside the pen head 130 in the form of a shaft.

At this time, the pen head 130 has a form that is inserted into or attached to the through hole of the other pen body portion 100 in which the tip portion 110 is formed. Generally, the pen head unit 130 includes a clip unit (not shown) or a strap unit (not shown) for fixing the pen body unit 100 to a book or a pocket, and the like to the pen body unit 100. Perform the function of mounting.

In addition, the pen head 130 according to the present invention is to attach a magnet 120, to give a completely new function to the touch pen. In addition, the magnet 120 according to the present invention is not necessarily to be in the form of a shaft may be provided in the form of an electromagnet as shown in FIG.

At this time, the magnet 120 according to the present invention is preferably used having a magnetic field value in the range of 1 ~ 5,000 uT. When the magnet 120 having a magnetic field range of less than 1 uT is used, the magnetic field applying signal is weak, so that the sensor embedded in the portable device cannot be normally stimulated. On the contrary, when the magnet 120 having a size exceeding 5,000 uT is mounted, there is a risk of device malfunction. Therefore, the use range of the magnetic field must be appropriately adjusted.

As described above, the touch pen according to the present invention is a new concept touch pen having a function of stimulating sensors embedded in a portable device to automatically execute an application selected by a user. If you look like this:

Figure 2 is a schematic diagram showing a smartphone operating method using a touch pen according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

First, the touch pen 150 illustrated in FIG. 2 is a touch pen 150 having a magnet according to the first embodiment of the present invention as described above, and a magnet is embedded in the geomagnetic sensor position 210 of the portable device 200. When the taken head part is taken, the selected application is automatically executed.

Looking at the principle that such an operation is performed, it can be described by the flow chart as shown in FIG.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a touch pen operation method according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, a touch pen having a sensor stimulation switch (a magnet magnet or an illumination emitting a special wavelength as shown in FIG. 7) is provided.

Next, by contacting the switch portion for sensor stimulation to a portable device such as a smart phone, a specific signal is applied to the sensor (S110).

Next, the above-described manager program recognizes the operation of the sensor according to the specific signal, and according to the recognition signal, the specific application selected in advance by the user can be automatically executed (S120).

By using the touch pen according to the present invention by the above process, while monitoring the touch screen of the portable device, it is possible to reduce the time and effort to find a button for executing a specific application.

Therefore, the touch pen according to the present invention can further increase the usability of the portable device. Looking at the specific embodiments thereof as follows.

4 is an exploded perspective view showing a touch pen according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

4 has a structure in which the first magnet 320 is embedded in the pen head portion 330 and the second magnet 340 is also provided in the center of the pen body portion 300 as in the first embodiment. .

In this case, the operation range for applying the sensor signal may be widened by the second magnet 340. For example, in the case of the first embodiment, the touch pen must be completely turned over to apply the sensor signal, but in the case of the touch pen 350 according to the second embodiment, the sensor signal is easy even when the touch pen 350 is slightly laid down. It has a structure that can be applied.

In addition, by having the magnetic field range of the first magnet 320 and the magnetic field range of the second magnet 340 differently, different applications can be executed according to each magnetic field range.

In addition, since the second magnet 340 is fixed to the outer circumferential surface of the pen body part, the touch pen 350 may be attached to or detached from the iron fixing part by providing an iron fixing part on a rear part of the portable device or a case part surrounding the portable device. ) To be easily carried.

5 is a schematic view showing a method of using a touch pen according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5, it can be seen that the touch pen 350 may be fixed by the second magnet when the iron fixing part is provided at the rear of the portable device 200 as described above.

Therefore, the touch pen 350 according to the present invention may provide a new function for portable as well as a new function for operating a portable device.

6 is an exploded perspective view showing a touch pen according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 illustrates an embodiment in which a magnet is provided in the form of an electromagnet 420 as described above with reference to FIG. 1.

At this time, the electromagnet 420 has a ferrite core fixed to the inside of the pen head portion 430, and a coil wound around the ferrite core. Here, the ferrite core has a shaft shape as shown in the magnet of FIG. 1, and the coil has a form surrounding the shaft and connecting with a power supply device for operating the electromagnet 420.

In the case of the touch pen 450 according to the present exemplary embodiment, the battery 440 for operating the electromagnet 420 is formed in the pen body part 400, and the pen body part 400 adjacent to the battery 440 is in the pen body part 400. A switch 445 is provided to turn on / off the battery 440 and control the operation of the electromagnet 420.

In the case of the electromagnet-built touch pen 450, the application execution can be performed more selectively than a touch pen having a built-in magnet. Therefore, the degree of control over the automatic application execution can be further increased.

In addition, by adjusting the intensity of the electromagnet, it is possible to generate a variety of magnetic fields in one touch pen, it is possible to variously extend the selected application according to each magnetic field range.

Next, by applying a structure incorporating an electronic device such as an electromagnet, the present invention can also provide a touch pen using an illumination sensor of a portable device as follows.

7 is an exploded perspective view showing a touch pen according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

In the case of the touch pen 550 illustrated in FIG. 7, a pen head portion 530 including a floodlight hole provided to emit light to the outside of the pen body portion 500 is provided.

Inside the pen head 530, a light emitting unit 530 such as an LED or a light bulb that can stimulate an illuminance sensor is mounted.

In addition, a battery 540 and a switch 545 are provided to operate the light emitting unit 530 similarly to the form provided for the electromagnet operation in the third embodiment.

Here, it is preferable that the light emitting unit 530 emits a wavelength of 350 to 800 nm. In this case, in particular, the touch pen 550 incorporating illumination further includes a dimming controller for adjusting the wavelength range of the LED or the bulb, so that a more specific wavelength can be generated than a wavelength that is generally emitted.

For example, in each case, a signal (1) that emits light in succession alternately with a wavelength of 350 nm and a wavelength of 550 nm alternately generates a signal (2) that emits light in succession alternately with a wavelength of 800 nm and a wavelength of 550 nm. The specified application can be executed. Through such an operation, the type of the executed application can be diversified.

In addition, in addition to the lighting device as described above, by further embedding the magnet as shown in FIGS. 1 to 6 in the touch pen, it is possible to further maximize the utilization of the touch pen according to the present invention.

8 is a schematic view showing a smartphone operating method using a touch pen according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 8, an example of implementing the selected application to be automatically executed by operating the light emitting unit of the touch pen 550 according to the present invention in the upper light sensor portion of the portable device 200 is shown.

As described above, by using the touch screen touch pen according to the present invention, the user-selected application can be easily executed without directly operating the touch screen of the portable device.

In addition, the touch pen for the touch screen according to the present invention can reduce the time and effort to find a shortcut button for running the application while manipulating the touch screen, and by running the application required even in a difficult touch screen operation, portable It can further increase the usability of the device.

Although the above description has been made based on the embodiments of the present invention, this is only an example, and those skilled in the art will appreciate that various modifications and equivalent other embodiments are possible therefrom. . Therefore, the true technical protection scope of the present invention should be judged by the claims described below.

100, 300, 400, 500: pen body portion
110, 310, 410, 510: tip portion
120, 320: Magnet
130, 330, 430, 530: pen head portion
150, 350, 450, 550: touch pen
200: portable device
210: geomagnetic sensor location
340: magnet part for fixing the touch pen
420: electromagnet
440, 540: Battery
445, 545: switch
530: light emitting unit

Claims (9)

In the touch pen used in a portable device including a touch screen and a geomagnetic sensor,
A pen body portion including a through hole at an upper portion and a lower portion, and a handle portion formed at an outer circumferential surface thereof;
A touch screen tip part inserted or attached to one side penetrating hole of the pen body part and forming a contact point or a contact surface for selecting at least one of a character, a folder, a background screen, and an image displayed on the touch screen;
A pen head portion inserted into or attached to the other through hole of the pen body portion and having a groove into which a core can be inserted; And
And a magnet for stimulating the geomagnetic sensor, which is mounted in the groove of the pen head portion.
The method of claim 1,
Wherein the tip for the touch screen touch pen for a touch screen, characterized in that it comprises one or more of a conductive tip for generating electricity or a wedge-shaped plastic tip for generating pressure.
The method of claim 1,
The magnet is a touch screen touch pen, characterized in that made of a magnetic material or an electromagnet for magnetic pole magnetic pole sensor.
The method of claim 3,
The electromagnet is
A ferrite core fixed inside the pen head portion;
A coil wound around the ferrite core;
A battery connected to the coil and embedded in the pen body part; And
And a switch located on the outside of the pen body part to turn on / off the battery and to control the operation of the electromagnet.
The method of claim 1,
The magnet is a touch screen touch pen, characterized in that having a magnetic field of 1 ~ 5,000uT.
In the touch pen used in a portable device including a touch screen and an illumination sensor,
A pen body portion including a through hole at an upper portion and a lower portion, and a handle portion formed at an outer circumferential surface thereof;
A touch screen tip part inserted or attached to one side penetrating hole of the pen body part and forming a contact point or a contact surface for selecting at least one of a character, a folder, a background screen, and an image displayed on the touch screen;
A pen head portion inserted into or attached to the other through hole of the pen body portion, the pen head portion including a light transmitting hole provided to emit light to the outside of the pen body portion;
An LED or a light bulb fixed inside the pen head and capable of stimulating the illuminance sensor;
A battery connected to the LED or the bulb and embedded in the pen body part; And
And a switch located on the outside of the pen body part to turn on / off the battery and to control the operation of the LED or the bulb.
The method of claim 6,
The LED or light bulb is a touch screen touch pen, characterized in that it comprises emitting a wavelength of 350 ~ 800nm.
The method of claim 6,
The touch pen is a touch screen touch pen, characterized in that it comprises a dimming controller for adjusting the wavelength range of the LED or bulb.
The method of claim 6,
Touch pen for a touch screen, characterized in that it comprises a magnet for magnetic pole magnetic pole mounted on at least one of the central portion of the pen body portion and the inner portion of the pen head portion.

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