WO2013177998A1

WO2013177998A1 - Operation and control component, information processing system using same and information processing method thereof

Info

Publication number: WO2013177998A1
Application number: PCT/CN2013/074775
Authority: WO
Inventors: 张伟明
Original assignee: Zhang Weiming
Priority date: 2012-05-31
Filing date: 2013-04-26
Publication date: 2013-12-05
Also published as: CN102722247A

Abstract

The present invention relates to an operation and control component with a transversal-holding working mode and a vertical-holding working mode. The operation and control component comprises a holding type control module used for controlling the operation and control component to be in the transversal-holding working mode or the vertical-holding working mode, and an input module at least comprising one of a keyboard module and a mouse module, the keyboard module comprising keys, and the mouse module comprising a mouse coordinate generation component used for generating coordinates of a mouse. The operation and control component can automatically identify that which one of the transversal-holding working mode or the vertical-holding working mode is located, and then adjust the input module to realize operation and control on electronic equipment under different modes, thereby meeting the requirements of users, reducing the quantity of the operation and control components needing to be equipped by the users, and decreasing the cost of products.

Description

Control unit, information processing system using the same, and information processing method thereof

The present invention relates to the field of remote control, and more particularly to a control unit having a horizontal grip operation mode and a vertical grip operation mode, an information processing system using the same, and an information processing method thereof. Background technique

With the development of the electronic interactive entertainment industry, user experience has gradually become the key to the success of an interactive entertainment application. Nintendo's Wii game consoles have been extremely successful with the novelty and excellent somatosensory interactive experience of the time. Later, Microsoft's Kinect products achieved extraordinary success by interacting with the user's body through the camera without the need for a remote control. For many TV interactive entertainment through the remote control, in order to obtain a good user experience, some entertainment applications require the user to operate the remote control with one hand, and some applications may require the user to use two-handed grip (horizontal grip) to control, such as Game mode. At present, the TV interactive entertainment system on the market does not consider the design of the remote control grip. Some companies simply design two remote controls, one horizontal and one vertical. The K91 smart TV released by Lenovo at the 2012 CES show is equipped with dual remote controls, one is a traditional long strip remote control, the interface is basically the same as the ordinary remote control; the other is a wireless game controller for the gaming entertainment experience. This greatly increases the cost of the product, causes unnecessary waste, and more importantly, brings inconvenience to the user's interactive entertainment. Summary of the invention

The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a control component having a horizontal grip working mode and a vertical grip working mode, in view of the problems of a large number of control components, high cost, and inconvenient user operation in the prior art. With a control unit, you can control the electronic components in different working modes.

In order to achieve the above object, an embodiment of the present invention provides a control component, where the control component includes: a grip control module, configured to control whether the manipulation component is in a horizontal grip operation mode or a vertical grip operation mode; the input module, the input module includes at least one of a keyboard module or a mouse module, the keyboard module includes a button, and the mouse module includes A mouse coordinate generation component for generating mouse coordinates.

The above-mentioned manipulation component, wherein the grip control module is configured to receive an external grip command, and the manipulation component is determined to adopt a horizontal grip or a vertical grip operation mode according to an external grip command. In the horizontal grip working mode and the vertical grip working mode, the keys in the keyboard module have corresponding definitions, or in the horizontal grip working mode and the vertical grip working mode, the mouse module generates corresponding coordinate data.

The above-mentioned manipulation component, wherein the manipulation component housing is provided with one or more touch sensing areas for sensing the outer surface area of the manipulation component that the user's hand touches, and identifying the horizontal grip or vertical grip working mode. The touch sensing area generates a touch sensing signal through a capacitive touch sensing, a pressure touch sensing, or a mechanical touch button.

The above-mentioned control component, wherein the control component is provided with a grip switch for switching between the traverse working mode and the vertical grip working mode.

The above-mentioned control component, wherein the control component is provided with an electronic compass module for automatically recognizing the geomagnetic orientation change of the manipulation component, identifying the horizontal grip operation mode or the vertical grip operation mode.

The above-mentioned manipulation component, wherein the mouse coordinate generation component comprises: one of a gyroscope, an acceleration sensor, a touchpad, a trackball, or an optical finger navigation.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention also provides an information processing system using the manipulation component, comprising:

Execution component for running software;

a control component that accesses the execution component through a wired or wireless interface for controlling and operating software in the execution component;

A display component for displaying a user interface of software running in the execution component.

The above information processing system, wherein the manipulation component further comprises a communication module, configured to send the identified information to the execution component

In the above information processing system, the mouse module of the manipulation component is configured to generate original data corresponding to mouse coordinates. The information processing system adjusts a method of generating mouse coordinates according to the recognized working mode. In the above information processing system, the keyboard module of the manipulation component adjusts the definition of each button according to the recognized operation mode.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention also provides an information processing method for the manipulation component, including the following steps:

The SD detects the grip control module of the manipulation component, and determines whether the manipulation component is currently in the horizontal grip working mode or the vertical grip working mode;

S2) Adjust the mouse coordinate generation method by the mouse coordinate generation part according to the horizontal or vertical grip operation mode, or adjust the definition of each key by the button module.

In the above information processing method, the step (S1) includes the execution component issuing a command to the manipulation component, and the manipulation component determines whether to adopt the horizontal grip or the vertical grip operation mode according to the received grip command.

In the above information processing method, the manipulation component is provided with one or more touch sensing regions, and the step (S1) includes sensing, by the touch sensing region, the position of the outer surface region of the manipulation component that the user's hand touches. Determine whether it is currently in the horizontal grip mode or the vertical grip mode.

In the above information processing method, wherein the manipulation component is provided with a grip switch, the step (S1) includes determining whether the current grip operation mode or the vertical grip operation mode is determined according to the grip switch state.

In the above information processing method, the control unit is provided with an electronic compass module, and the step (S1) includes judging whether it is currently in the horizontal grip operation mode or the vertical grip operation mode by recognizing the geomagnetic orientation change of the manipulation member.

Embodiments of the present invention have the following beneficial effects:

In the embodiment of the invention, the operating component has a horizontal grip working mode and a vertical grip working mode. In different application environments, the control component can automatically recognize that it is currently in the horizontal grip mode or the vertical grip mode, thereby adjusting the input module. Through the above settings, one control component can be used to control the electronic devices in different modes, which not only meets the user's needs, but also reduces the number of control components that the user needs to be equipped, and reduces the product cost. DRAWINGS

1 is a schematic view of a steering member including four touch sensing regions in a preferred embodiment of the present invention; The module 21, the keyboard module 21 includes a button 23; the control unit 10 housing is provided with one or more touch sensing areas 11. The touch sensing area 1 1 generates a touch sensing signal through a capacitive touch sensing, a pressure touch sensing, or a mechanical touch button. The touch sensing area 11 is used to sense the outer surface area of the control part that the user's hand touches, and recognize the horizontal or vertical working mode. As shown in FIG. 2, a touch sensor is disposed on each of the left and right sides of the lower portion of the control member 10 and the bottom surface. The information processing method of the control unit 10 specifically includes: when the user traverses the control unit 10 with both hands, the three touch sensors are difficult to sense the touch of the hand, and determine that the current grip mode is in the horizontal grip mode, and the keys 23 are adjusted by the keyboard module 21. When the user holds the control unit 10 with one hand, the three touch sensors sense at least two sensors to sense the touch, determine that the current working mode is in the vertical grip mode, and adjust the definition of each button 23 by the keyboard module 21. In this way, the system can automatically recognize whether the manipulation component 10 is in the vertical grip mode or the cross grip mode of operation.

Figure 3 is a schematic illustration of a preferred embodiment of the handling member of the present invention. The control unit 10 is provided with a grip control module 1, and the grip control module 1 includes a grip switch 12 for switching between the horizontal grip operation mode and the vertical grip operation mode. As shown in Fig. 4, the control unit 10 includes: a grip control module 1, a keyboard module 21, a mouse module 22, a microprocessor unit MCU, and a communication module 14. In a preferred embodiment, the grip control module 1 includes a grip switch 12 having both closed and open states. When the system reads that the grip switch 12 is in the closed state, it is recognized as the vertical grip working mode; when the grip switch 12 is read as the open state, it is recognized as the horizontal grip working mode.

The keyboard module 21 includes a button 23. The mouse module 22 includes a mouse coordinate generating section 24 for generating mouse coordinates. The mouse coordinate generation unit 24 includes: one of a gyroscope, an acceleration sensor, a touch pad, a trackball, or an optical finger navigation.

As a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the mouse coordinate generating part includes a gyroscope. As shown in Figures 6a and 6b, the gyroscope uses three mutually perpendicular axes TX1, ΤΧ2, ΤΧ3 to control the up and down movement of the mouse coordinates. As shown in Fig. 6a, in the vertical grip mode, the TX1 axis of the gyroscope controls the left and right movement of the mouse cursor, and the TX2 axis controls the up and down movement of the mouse cursor. Specifically, the grip control member 10, TX3 is facing forward. When the TX1 is vertically grounded, the head of the control unit 10 is swung left and right, and the mouse cursor moves left and right; while the TX2 is parallel to the ground, the head of the remote controller is moved up and down, and the mouse cursor moves up and down. As shown in Fig. 6b, in the horizontal grip mode, the TX2 axis of the gyroscope controls the left and right movement of the mouse cursor, the gyroscope Figure

2 is a schematic view of a steering member including three touch sensing regions in a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

3 is a schematic view of a control member including a grip switch in a preferred embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 4 is a structural view of a control member in a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

5a, 5b are schematic views of a control member including an electronic compass in a preferred embodiment of the present invention; and Figs. 6a, 6b are schematic views of a control member including a gyroscope according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention; and Figs. 7a, 7b are preferred embodiments of the present invention; FIG. 8 is a structural diagram of an information processing system in a preferred embodiment of the present invention; FIG.

9 is a flowchart of an information processing method in a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

10 is a flowchart of an information processing method for controlling an operation mode of a manipulation component by a grip command according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 11 is a flow chart showing an information processing method for controlling the operation mode of the manipulation member by the grip switch in the preferred embodiment of the present invention. detailed description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Figure 1 is a schematic illustration of a preferred embodiment of the handling member of the present invention. The manipulation unit 10 includes: a keyboard module 21 including a button 23; a manipulation member 10 The housing is provided with one or more touch sensing regions 11. The touch sensing area 11 generates a touch sensing signal through a capacitive touch sensing, a pressure touch sensing, or a mechanical touch button. The touch sensing area 11 is for sensing the outer surface area of the control unit that the user's hand touches, and recognizes the horizontal or vertical working mode. As shown in Fig. 1, four touch sensing areas 11 are disposed at both ends of the housing of the operating member 10. The information processing method of the control unit 10 specifically includes: when the user holds the remote controller with both hands, the four touch sensing areas 11 can sense the touch of the hand, determine that the current is in the horizontal grip mode, and adjust each button 23 through the keyboard module 21. When the user holds the remote controller with one hand, the two touch sensing areas 11 on the top of the control unit 10 are difficult to sense the touch, and it is judged that the current working mode is in the vertical grip mode, and the definition of each button 23 is adjusted by the keyboard module 21. Thus, the system can automatically recognize whether the steering member 10 is in the vertical grip mode or the cross grip mode.

Figure 2 is a schematic illustration of a preferred embodiment of the handling member of the present invention. The manipulation component 10 includes: a keyboard The TX3 axis controls the up and down movement of the mouse cursor. Specifically, when the TX2 is parallel to the ground, the mouse cursor moves left and right when the left and right hands rotate the two ends of the remote controller. When the TX3 axis is parallel to the ground, the remote controller is rotated back and forth, and the mouse cursor moves up and down.

As another preferred embodiment of the present invention, the mouse coordinate generating part includes a touch panel. As shown in Figs. 7a, 7b, the button 23 includes four buttons K1, Κ2, Κ3, Κ4. As shown in Fig. 7a, in the vertical grip mode, the A axis of the touchpad represents the coordinate of the Y direction, the A+ direction represents the upward movement direction of the mouse, the A-direction represents the downward movement direction of the mouse, and the B axis represents the coordinate of the X direction of the mouse, B- The direction indicates the direction in which the mouse moves to the left, and the direction of B+ indicates the direction in which the mouse moves to the right. Button K1 represents the left shift key, K2 represents the up shift key, K3 represents the right shift key, and K4 represents the down shift key. As shown in Fig. 7b, in the horizontal grip mode, the B axis of the touchpad represents the coordinate of the Y direction, the B+ direction represents the upward movement direction of the mouse, the B-direction represents the downward movement direction of the mouse, and the A axis represents the coordinate of the X direction of the mouse, A- The direction indicates the direction in which the mouse moves to the right, and the direction of A+ indicates the direction in which the mouse moves to the left. Press the key K2 to indicate the left shift key, K3 to the up shift key, K4 to the right shift key, and K1 to the down shift key.

Figures 5a, 5b are schematic views of a preferred embodiment of the handling member of the present invention. The control unit 10 includes: a mouse module 22; the control unit 10 is provided with an electronic compass module 13 for automatically recognizing the change in the geomagnetic orientation of the manipulation member to identify whether the manipulation member 10 is in the horizontal grip operation mode or the vertical grip operation mode. As shown in FIG. 5a, when the user faces the television and faces the control unit 10, the electronic compass module 13 outputs an orientation value of 0 to 360 degrees with reference to the earth direction (assuming 0 degrees to the north of the earth). ). In a specific implementation, it is assumed that when the user is holding the manipulation member 10 vertically on the display member 32, the orientation value is X degrees; when the orientation value deviates from X by more than a range such as (+80 degrees to +120 degrees), the manipulation member may be 10 is determined to be a horizontal grip mode of operation. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the information processing method of the manipulation component 10 specifically includes: when the orientation value is the following interval: 0-45 degrees, 135-225 degrees, 315-360 degrees, recognized as the vertical grip operation mode, The mouse coordinate generation unit 24 adjusts the mouse coordinate generation method; when the orientation value is another interval, it is recognized as the horizontal grip operation mode, and the mouse coordinate generation unit 24 adjusts the mouse coordinate generation method. As shown in Fig. 5b, when the orientation value is 30 degrees, it is recognized as the vertical grip operation mode; when the orientation value is 120 degrees, it is recognized as the horizontal grip operation mode.

Figure 8 is a block diagram showing a preferred embodiment of the information processing system of the present invention. The information processing system 30 includes: an execution unit 31, a manipulation unit 10, and a display unit 32. The manipulation unit 10 is connected to the execution unit 31 via a wired or wireless interface for controlling and operating the software in the execution unit 31. Control unit 10 further includes a communication module 14 for transmitting the identified information to the execution component. A display unit 32 for displaying a user interface of the software running in the execution unit 31.

9 is a flow chart of a preferred embodiment of the information processing method of the present invention, including the following steps:

51) The grip control module 1 of the detecting manipulation component 10 determines whether the manipulation component 10 is currently in the horizontal grip operation mode or the vertical grip operation mode;

52) Adjusting the mouse coordinate generation method by the mouse coordinate generation section 24 or adjusting the definition of each key 23 by the key module 14 according to the horizontal or vertical grip operation mode.

Figure 10 is a flow chart showing a preferred embodiment of the information processing method of the manipulation member of the present invention. The control unit 10 includes: a grip control module 1 for receiving an external grip command; and an input module 2. The input module 2 includes a keyboard module 21 and a mouse module 22. The mouse coordinate generation unit of the mouse module 22 includes a gyroscope and a touch pad. The grip control module 1 determines that the manipulation member 10 adopts a horizontal grip or a vertical grip operation mode according to an external grip command. In the horizontal grip mode and the vertical grip mode, the keys 23 in the keyboard module 21 have corresponding definitions. In the horizontal grip mode and the vertical grip mode, the mouse module 22 generates corresponding coordinate data. As shown in FIG. 10, the information processing method of the manipulation member includes the following steps: the execution member 31 sends a grip command to the manipulation member 10; the manipulation member 10 receives the grip command, sets the operation mode of the current manipulation member 10; and reads each button 23 State; determine whether the current is in the horizontal grip mode; if it is judged to be in the horizontal grip mode, select the gyro TX2 axis to generate the mouse coordinate data in the left and right direction, and select the gyroscope TX3 axis to generate the mouse coordinate data in the up and down direction; The down key, the button K2 represents the left shift key, the button K3 represents the up shift key, the button K4 represents the right shift key; if it is judged that it is not in the horizontal grip mode, the gyro TX1 axis is selected to generate the left and right direction mouse coordinate data, and the gyro is selected. The TX2 axis of the instrument generates mouse coordinate data in the up and down direction; the button K1 represents the left shift key, the button K2 represents the up shift key, the button K3 represents the right shift key, and the button K4 represents the down shift key; after determining the working mode, the smart processing device is sent Grip status data, data released or depressed by button 23, and mouse Standard data.

Figure 11 is a flow chart showing a preferred embodiment of the information processing method of the control unit of the present invention, comprising the steps of: reading the state of the grip switch 12; reading the state of each button 23; determining whether it is currently in the horizontal grip mode; When it is judged that it is in the horizontal grip working mode, the gyro TX2 axis is selected to generate the mouse coordinate data in the left and right direction, and the gyro TX3 axis is selected to generate the mouse coordinate number in the up and down direction. According to the button K1, the down button is pressed, the button K2 is the left shift button, the button K3 is the up button, and the button K4 is the right button. If it is determined that the button is not in the horizontal grip mode, the gyro TX1 axis is selected to generate the left and right mouse. Coordinate data, select the gyro TX2 axis to generate mouse coordinate data in the up and down direction, button K1 represents the left shift key, button K2 represents the up shift key, button K3 represents the right shift key, button K4 represents the down shift key; after determining the working mode, The grip state data is sent to the intelligent processing device, the data released or depressed by the button 23, and the mouse coordinate data.

The present invention has been described in terms of some embodiments, and it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various modifications and equivalents can be made to the features and embodiments without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. In addition, these features and embodiments may be modified to adapt to the specific circumstances and materials without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Therefore, the present invention is not limited by the specific embodiments disclosed herein, and all the embodiments falling within the scope of the claims of the present invention fall within the scope of the present invention.

Claims

A control unit (10), comprising: a grip control module (1) for controlling whether the control unit (10) is in a horizontal grip mode or a vertical grip mode; and an input module (2), The input module (2) includes at least one of a keyboard module (21) or a mouse module (22), the keyboard module (21) includes a button (23), and the mouse module (22) includes a mouse element for generating mouse coordinates. Mouse coordinate generation component (24).

2. The operating component according to claim 1, wherein the grip control module (1) is configured to receive an external grip command, and the steering member (10) is determined to be horizontally or vertically according to an external grip command. Holding the working mode; in the horizontal grip working mode and the vertical grip working mode, the button (23) in the keyboard module (21) has a corresponding definition, or in the horizontal grip working mode and the vertical grip working mode, the mouse Module (22) produces the corresponding coordinate data.

3. The operating component according to claim 1, wherein the operating component (10) is provided with one or more touch sensing regions (11) for sensing the outer surface of the operating component that the user's hand touches Identifying a horizontal or vertical grip mode; the touch sensing area (11) generates a touch sensing signal by capacitive touch sensing, pressure touch sensing, or mechanical light touch.

The control unit according to claim 1, characterized in that the control unit (10) is provided with a grip switch (12) for switching between the horizontal grip operation mode and the vertical grip operation mode.

The control component according to claim 1, characterized in that the control component (10) is provided with an electronic compass module (13) for automatically recognizing the geomagnetic orientation change of the control component, identifying the horizontal grip working mode or the vertical grip Operating mode.

6. The manipulation component according to claim 1, wherein the mouse coordinate generation component (24) comprises: a gyroscope, an acceleration sensor, a touchpad, a trackball, or an optical finger navigation

7. An information processing system (30) using a manipulation component (10) according to one of the claims 6, characterized in that it comprises: an execution component (31) for running software; said manipulation component (10) Accessing the execution component (31) via a wired or wireless interface for controlling and operating the execution component

Software in (31); display component (32) for displaying a user interface of software running in the execution component (31). 8. Information processing system according to claim 7, characterized in that the control component (10) further comprises a communication module (14) for transmitting the identified information to the execution component.

The information processing system according to claim 7, wherein the mouse module is configured to generate raw data corresponding to mouse coordinates, and the information processing system adjusts a method of generating mouse coordinates according to the recognized working mode.

10. The information processing system according to claim 7, wherein the keyboard module adjusts the definition of each button according to the recognized operation mode.

An information processing method using the control unit according to any one of claims 6 to 6, comprising the steps of:

51) Detecting the grip control module (1) of the control unit (10), determining whether the control unit (10) is currently in the horizontal grip mode or the vertical grip mode;

52) Adjust the mouse coordinate generation method by the mouse coordinate generation part (24) or adjust the definition of each key (23) by the button module (14) according to the horizontal or vertical grip operation mode.

The information processing method according to claim 11, wherein the step (S1) includes the execution member (31) issuing a command to the manipulation member (10), the manipulation member

(10) Determine whether to use the horizontal or vertical grip mode according to the received grip command.

The information processing method according to claim 11, wherein the manipulation component (10) is provided with one or more touch sensing regions, and the step (S1) comprises sensing the user's hand through the touch sensing region. The position of the outer surface of the control part that is touched is judged whether it is currently in the horizontal grip mode or the vertical grip mode.

The information processing method according to claim 11, wherein the manipulation member (10) is provided with a grip switch, and the step (S1) comprises judging whether the current grip mode is vertical or vertical according to the grip switch state. Hold the work mode.

The information processing method according to claim 11, wherein said manipulation member (10) is provided with an electronic compass module, and said step (S1) comprises judging a current by recognizing a change in a geomagnetic orientation of the manipulation member (10) Whether it is in the horizontal grip mode or the vertical grip mode.