CN100485593C - Cursor controller and controll method, and its portable electronic device - Google Patents

Cursor controller and controll method, and its portable electronic device Download PDF

Info

Publication number
CN100485593C
CN100485593C CNB2006100907620A CN200610090762A CN100485593C CN 100485593 C CN100485593 C CN 100485593C CN B2006100907620 A CNB2006100907620 A CN B2006100907620A CN 200610090762 A CN200610090762 A CN 200610090762A CN 100485593 C CN100485593 C CN 100485593C
Authority
CN
China
Prior art keywords
optical mouse
pressure transducer
cursor
protection pad
displacement
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Expired - Fee Related
Application number
CNB2006100907620A
Other languages
Chinese (zh)
Other versions
CN101097492A (en
Inventor
张一介
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Sunplus Technology Co Ltd
Original Assignee
Sunplus Technology Co Ltd
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by Sunplus Technology Co Ltd filed Critical Sunplus Technology Co Ltd
Priority to CNB2006100907620A priority Critical patent/CN100485593C/en
Publication of CN101097492A publication Critical patent/CN101097492A/en
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of CN100485593C publication Critical patent/CN100485593C/en
Expired - Fee Related legal-status Critical Current
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Links

Images

Abstract

A kind of cursor control device and method, the invention adopts structure of combining optics mouse and protecting cushion, and combining displacement information detected by optical sensor and pressure sensor, so precise measurement in limited space can be realized to control movement of cursor on display screen. Besides, power needed by the optics mouse can be provided via protecting cushion, so load of using optics mouse can be lightened.

Description

A kind of cursor control device and method and the portable electron device of using thereof
Technical field
The invention relates to a kind of cursor control device and method, and portable electron device with this cursor control device, and particularly relevant for a kind of optical mouse and cursor control method thereof that is suitable in the arbitrary surfaces running, and portable electron device with this optical mouse.
Background technology
Universal day by day along with PC, computer peripheral product miscellaneous is also weeded out the old and bring forth the new at the different demands of consumer, wherein the most widely use be exactly can the control display screen curtain on the mouse that moves of cursor.Traditional mouse, the mode according to its detecting is moved can be divided into two big classes: non-optical mechanism and optics mechanism.Common non-optical mechanism is that to utilize the rolling of spherical roller in the mouse bottom to detect mobile, as U.S. Pat 5670990, optics mechanism then be utilize imageing sensor to capture to detect by the image of desktop reflection mobile, as U.S. Pat 6433780.
U.S. Pat 5670990 discloses a kind of locating device of integrating spherical roller, the mouse of this non-optical mechanism is the spherical roller that utilizes in the mouse bottom, with moving that desktop or liner friction are caused, drive mouse inside and produce corresponding rolling with the contacted axis of rolling of spherical roller, and the rolling amount of this axis of rolling will be converted into electronic signal, the direction and the amount of movement that move with cursor on the control display screen curtain.Yet, this kind adopts the mouse of non-optical mechanism, shortcoming is that the sensitivity meeting of mouse accumulates in the spherical roller and the inner axis of rolling along with dust impurity and descends gradually, and when sensitivity descends, the spherical roller that then must untie the mouse bottom is with the removing deposit, and then the sensitivity that recovers mouse.
6433780 visual mouses that disclose a kind of computer system of U.S. Pat, this utilizes the mouse of optics mechanism detecting amount of movement is by the light source by mouse inner bottom side opening, LED for example, shine on desktop, capture the microcosmic texture (microtexture) of desktop because of the formed special pattern of light source irradiation with two-dimensional image sensor (image sensor), by corresponding Flame Image Process mechanism, mouse is moved the variation of the acquisition picture pattern that causes, convert displacement to, and then the amount of movement and the direction of cursor on definite display screen.Yet, this kind adopts the mouse of optics mechanism, owing to be to utilize the variation of the image captured to detect the displacement of mouse, if when on the desktop of smooth no texture variations, using, then can or not change because of the image that imageing sensor captured because mouse moves, make the disabler of mouse on this type of desktop, and cause the restriction in the use.Moreover, when having enough spaces, the user do not go to use and the mobile optical mouse, all will cause user's inconvenience and restriction in the use.Therefore, the known optical mouse still exists many shortcomings to demand urgently improving.
Summary of the invention
In view of this, the purpose of this invention is to provide a kind of cursor control device, adopt the structure that optical mouse is combined with protection pad, use and can be positioned on any surface.
A further object of the present invention provides a kind of cursor control device, when optical mouse is moved beyond a fixed range, changes the detecting by pressure transducer into, and the moving direction and the amount of movement of decision cursor reach the effect that realizes cursor control in the finite space.
Another purpose of the present invention provides a kind of cursor control method, moving direction and the amount of movement by optical sensor and pressure sensor senses optical mouse respectively, and control moving of cursor according to this.
Another purpose of the present invention provides a portable electron device, uses above-mentioned cursor control device to come mouse moving direction and amount of movement on the control display screen curtain.
For reaching above-mentioned or other purposes, the present invention proposes a kind of cursor control device, comprises an optical mouse, a protection pad, a protective device and a plurality of pressure transducer.Wherein, optical mouse comprises an optical sensor, is used for the variation according to the picture that captured, detects a sense of displacement and displacement, and then the moving of the cursor on the control display screen curtain, and protection pad then is used to provide optical mouse to move in a fixed pan.In addition, protective device be connected with protection pad and protrude in fixed pan on the protection pad around, be used for the mobile of optical mouse is limited in the fixed pan.But optical mouse and this protective device have corresponding contact site, but pressure transducer is fixed on the contact site of optical mouse, but the contact site of the protective device correspondence of fixation pressure sensor when moving to the edge of fixed pan, optical mouse does not contact with pressure transducer; Perhaps, but pressure transducer is fixed on the contact site of this protective device, but the contact site of this optical mouse correspondence of fixation pressure sensor when moving to the edge of fixed pan, optical mouse does not contact with pressure transducer.Pressure transducer is used to detect required mobile message, and then controls moving of this cursor on this display screen.
In the described cursor control device of one embodiment of the invention, but described pressure transducer is fixed in the contact site of this optical mouse, according to the position of the pressure transducer that contacts with this protective device, obtains mouse moving information; Perhaps, but described pressure transducer is fixed on this protective device contact site, according to the position of the pressure transducer that contacts with this optical mouse, obtains mouse moving information.
In the described cursor control device of one embodiment of the invention, pressure transducer comprises the pressure transducer of multistage number (multi-level), a pressure progression that is used for detecting according to pressure transducer, the translational speed of the cursor on the decision display screen.
In the described cursor control device of one embodiment of the invention, described protective device comprises that one has taking over a business with an end of mesopore and is connected in the web member that this is taken over a business, the other end is connected in this protection pad periphery or bottom surface.
In the described cursor control device of one embodiment of the invention, described optical mouse comprises disk on, a lower disc and is connected the pillar between disk and the lower disc middle part on this, described pressure transducer be installed in this pillar around, perhaps be installed in this protective device take over a business mesopore around.
In the described cursor control device of one embodiment of the invention, the protection pad surface then comprises drawing a trellis pattern, or other can improve the pattern of discrimination power, is used to provide this optical mouse to distinguish the variation of this picture.
In the described cursor control device of one embodiment of the invention, described upward disk and described protective device have a spacing between taking over a business, and are used for when optical mouse is raised, and enter an abort state, and the cursor on the locking display screen is mobile.
In the described cursor control device of one embodiment of the invention, optical mouse comprises by a power lead and is connected to protection pad, and obtains required power supply by protection pad.In addition, also can be connected to protection pad, and transmit sense of displacement and the displacement of being detected mutually with protection pad by a data line.
In the described cursor control device of one embodiment of the invention, optical mouse or protection pad comprise by a radio transmitting device and external computer and linking, sense of displacement and the displacement detected with transmission, and moving of the cursor on the control display screen curtain according to this.
The present invention proposes a kind of cursor control method, be used for the cursor on the control display screen curtain, the method comprises the following steps: at first, a sense of displacement and a displacement that the detecting optical mouse moves on protection pad, with moving of the cursor on the control display screen curtain, and when optical mouse moves the edge that arrives protection pad, according to the position of a plurality of pressure transducers that optical mouse touched, the moving direction of the cursor on the decision display screen.
In the described cursor control method of one embodiment of the invention, also comprise the pressure progression that the detecting optical mouse contacts with pressure transducer, and according to this pressure progression, the translational speed of cursor on the decision display screen.
In the described cursor control method of one embodiment of the invention, the sense of displacement that the sliding optics mouse of detecting is moved on protection pad and the step of displacement comprise the reference picture by an optical sensor acquisition protection pad surface, after through a schedule time, capture a sample picture again, and, produce sense of displacement and displacement by comparing this reference picture and sample picture.
In the described cursor control method of one embodiment of the invention, also comprise when the difference between reference picture and sample picture surpasses a predetermined value, enter abort state, and the cursor on the locking display screen is mobile.
The present invention proposes a kind of portable electron device, comprises a screen, a cursor control device, a processor and a supply unit.Wherein, screen is used to show a picture, and this picture comprises a cursor, and cursor control device then comprises an optical mouse, a protection pad, a protective device and a plurality of pressure transducer.Wherein, optical mouse comprises an optical sensor, is used for the variation according to a picture that is captured, and detects a sense of displacement and displacement, and then the cursor on the control screen is mobile.Protection pad then is used to provide optical mouse to move in a fixed pan.In addition, protective device be connected with protection pad and protrude in fixed pan on the protection pad around, be used for the mobile of optical mouse is limited in the fixed pan.But optical mouse and this protective device have corresponding contact site, but pressure transducer is fixed on the contact site of optical mouse, but the contact site of the protective device correspondence of fixation pressure sensor when moving to the edge of fixed pan, optical mouse does not contact with pressure transducer; Perhaps, but pressure transducer is fixed on the contact site of this protective device, but the contact site of this optical mouse correspondence of fixation pressure sensor when moving to the edge of fixed pan, optical mouse does not contact with pressure transducer.Pressure transducer is used to detect required mobile message, and then controls moving of this cursor on this display screen.Moreover processor is used to receive sense of displacement and the displacement that cursor control device is detected, and controls moving of cursor on the screen according to this, and supply unit then provides the portable electron device running required electric power.
The present invention is because of adopting the structure that optical mouse is combined with protection pad, the restriction optical mouse moves in a fixed range, and when optical mouse moves to the protection pad edge, conversion is moved by the pressure sensor senses optical mouse, therefore can be in limited space, realize displacement detection accurately, and then the moving of cursor on the control display screen curtain.Like this, help dwindling the mouse volume, make mouse to use on any surface, the mouse power supply can be obtained from protection pad, can alleviate the burden of user's rolling mouse.
For above-mentioned and other purposes, feature and advantage of the present invention can be become apparent, preferred embodiment cited below particularly, and conjunction with figs. are described in detail below.
Description of drawings
Fig. 1 is the vertical view of the cursor control device drawn according to first embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 2 is the sectional view of the cursor control device drawn according to first embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 3 is the sectional view of the cursor control device drawn according to second embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 4 (a) is the sectional view of the collapsible optical mouse of drawing according to second embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 4 (b) is the sectional view of the collapsible optical mouse of drawing according to second embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 5 is an example that is applied to notebook computer according to the collapsible optical mouse that second embodiment of the invention is drawn.
Fig. 6 is the cursor control method process flow diagram of drawing according to third embodiment of the invention.
Embodiment
In order to make content of the present invention more clear, below the example that can implement according to this really as the present invention especially exemplified by embodiment.
The present invention adopts the structure in conjunction with optical mouse and protection pad, and utilize cooperating between optical sensor and pressure transducer simultaneously with detecting optics mouse moving, wherein, but but the configuration mode of pressure transducer comprise the contact site that is disposed at optical mouse or be disposed at the contact site that connects optical mouse and the protective device of protection pad, below will be at this point two kinds of configuration modes respectively for an embodiment with detailed description.
First embodiment
Fig. 1 and Fig. 2 are respectively the vertical view and the sectional views of the cursor control device drawn according to first embodiment of the invention.Please be simultaneously with reference to Fig. 1 and Fig. 2, label identical among the figure is promptly represented identical object.The cursor control device 100 of present embodiment is used for the cursor on the control display screen curtain, wherein mainly comprises optical mouse 110, protection pad 120 and protective device 130, then disposes an optical sensor 140 and a plurality of pressure transducer 150 on the optical mouse 110.Below introduce the detailed functions of each object respectively:
As shown in Figure 2, the optical mouse 110 of present embodiment comprises that one is gone up disk 160 and lower disc 170, then is to connect with a pillar 180 between the two.In addition, dispose optical sensor 140 among the pillar 180, then dispose a plurality of pressure transducers 150 around the pillar 180.Wherein, optical sensor 140 is promptly as the optical sensor of optical mouse, opening detecting light source by pillar 180 belows is radiated at the picture that is reflected on the protection pad 120, and detect the sense of displacement and the displacement of optical mouse according to this, and offer the reference that computer moves as cursor on the control display screen curtain.In addition, a trellis pattern also can be drawn in the surface of protection pad 120, or other can improve the pattern of discrimination power, and makes optical mouse 110 after catching picture, can compare the difference of catching between picture more accurately, and then improve the discrimination power of catching picture.
Protective device 130 is formed by the disk of a band mesopore with at the cylinder that this disk border vertically extends, and this cylinder is connected to the edge of protection pad 120 and is fixed into one with protection pad 120.Then be to locate between optical mouse 110 and the protection pad 120, and on protection pad 120, form a fixed pan, on protection pad 120, move for optical mouse 110 by protective device 130.In addition, the lower disc 170 of optical mouse 110 is disposed in protective device 130 and the protection pad 120 formed fixed spaces, and because therefore the diameter of protective device 130 mesopores less than the diameter of the lower disc 170 of optical mouse 110, can prevent that optical mouse 110 and protection pad 120 break away from.
Because protective device 130 has limited the moving range of optical mouse 110, therefore when optical mouse 110 moves to the edge of fixed pan, then need change by other mechanism detecting mobile messages with the control cursor.At this moment, can transfer to come detecting moving direction by using and amount of movement by being disposed at optical mouse pillar 180 pressure transducer 150 on every side.In detail, when optical mouse 110 moves to the edge of fixed pan, pressure transducer 150 around the optical mouse pillar 180 promptly can touch protective device 130, this moment, cursor control device 100 promptly can be according to the position of the pressure transducer 150 that contacts with protective device 130, determine the moving direction of cursor on the display screen, and the control cursor is done continuous moving toward this direction, up to pressure transducer 150 unclamp with the contacting of protective device 130 till.
In addition, pressure transducer 150 can be the pressure transducer of a multistage number (multi-level), and can be according to the pressure progression that is detected, the translational speed of cursor on the decision display screen.Yet, those of ordinary skill in the art as can be known, pressure transducer of the present invention can be disposed on the optical mouse 110 according to the needs that use, and does not limit its number and configuration mode.And the translational speed of cursor can be used default speed, and its moving direction also can calculate and get in the mode of interpolation, and not limit its scope by the position of a plurality of pressure transducers that optical mouse 110 is contacted with protective device 130.
As shown in Figure 2, when optical mouse 110 is raised, there is a spacing between its lower disc 170 and the protection pad 120.In the time of need mentioning optical mouse 110 when optical mouse 110 because the mobile demand when using operation or user's desire move whole cursor control device 100, the picture that 120 formed spacings of optical mouse 110 bottoms and protection pad will make optical sensor 140 be captured produces significantly and changes, and cause the mistake of cursor to move for fear of rapid variation because of picture, this moment, cursor control device 100 can utilize the situation of Flame Image Process mechanism detecting this " optical mouse is raised ", entering an abort state, and the moving of cursor on the locking display screen.
What deserves to be mentioned is that the power supply of conventional wireless optical mouse is supplied by the battery that is disposed at wherein, therefore cause the weight of optical mouse itself to increase.Yet, in cursor control device 100 of the present invention, optical mouse 110 can be connected to protection pad 120 by a power lead, and obtains required power supply by protection pad 120, the power supply of protection pad 120 can be that the mode by equipped with battery or external power supply obtains, and does not limit its scope.Adopt aforesaid way, can significantly alleviate the burden of user's mobile optical mouse 110, increase ease of use of the present invention.In addition, optical mouse 110 also can be connected to protection pad 120 by a data line, and transmit sense of displacement and the displacement of being detected mutually with protection pad, and be connected with external computer by radio transmitting devices such as bluetooth or infrared rays, with data such as transmission sense of displacement and displacements, and then the moving of cursor on the control display screen curtain.
In sum, the cursor control device of present embodiment is to install pressure transducer around optical mouse, therefore when optical mouse moves to the edge of fixed pan, can transfer the required mobile message of working pressure sensor detecting, and then the moving of cursor on the control display screen curtain accurately.In addition, the moving range of optical mouse only is limited in the fixing space, and then can reduce the volume of cursor control device.
Second embodiment
Fig. 3 is the sectional view of the cursor control device drawn according to second embodiment of the invention.Please refer to Fig. 3, the cursor control device 200 of present embodiment is used for the cursor on the control display screen curtain, wherein mainly comprise optical mouse 210, protection pad 220 and protective device 230, then dispose an optical sensor 240 and a plurality of pressure transducer 250 on the optical mouse 210.Different with first embodiment is, the pressure transducer 250 of present embodiment is disposed at around protective device 230 mesopores, and the configuration of all the other objects and function are then identical with first embodiment, so do not repeat them here.
In the present embodiment, when optical mouse 210 moves to the edge of fixed pan, the pillar 280 of optical mouse 210 promptly can touch the pressure transducer 250 around protective device 230 mesopores, this moment, cursor control device 200 promptly can be according to the position of the pressure transducer 250 that contacts with optical mouse 210, determine the moving direction of cursor on the display screen, and the control cursor is done continuous moving toward this direction, up to pressure transducer 250 unclamp with the contacting of optical mouse 210 till.
Similarly, the pressure transducer 250 of present embodiment can be the pressure transducer of a multistage number (multi-level), and can be according to the pressure progression that is detected, the translational speed of cursor on the decision display screen.In addition, this pressure transducer 250 can place the edge of protective device 230 according to the cyclic ligand that needs that uses, and its number is then decided on the actual size of cursor control device 200, does not limit its scope.
In sum, the cursor control device of present embodiment is to install pressure transducer around the protective device mesopore, therefore when optical mouse moves to the edge of fixed pan, can transfer the required mobile message of working pressure sensor detecting, and then the moving of cursor on the control display screen curtain correctly.
What deserves to be mentioned is that in the above-described embodiment, the moving range of optical mouse only is limited in the fixed space, and can reduce the volume of cursor control device.Therefore, cursor control device of the present invention also can in be built in the notebook computer, in order to replace traditional Trackpad (touch pad), provide notebook computer another control cursor approach.
In addition, optical mouse of the present invention also can adopt folding design, as shown in Figure 4, when needs use, the user only need touch the top of optical mouse 400, shell 410 in the optical mouse 400 promptly can eject automatically by the elastic force of spring 420, become a shape (shown in Fig. 4 (a)) that meets the palm ergonomics, and when the user desires to stop using optical mouse 400, then can press by the top of optical mouse 400, so that the shells 410 in the optical mouse 400 are accommodated in (shown in Fig. 4 (b)) in the pedestal 430, and then save the in fact shared space of optical mouse 400, promote the portability and the convenience of cursor control device of the present invention.
An application more of the present invention promptly is that cursor control device is applied to portable electron device, for example notebook computer, personal digital assistant or translation machine etc.This portable electron device comprises a screen, a cursor control device, a processor and a supply unit.Wherein, screen is used to show a picture, and this picture comprises a cursor, and cursor control device then comprises an optical mouse, a protection pad, a protective device and a plurality of pressure transducer.Wherein, optical mouse comprises an optical sensor, is used for the variation according to a picture that is captured, and detects a sense of displacement and displacement, and then the cursor on the control screen is mobile.Protection pad then is used to provide optical mouse to move in a fixed pan.In addition, protective device be connected with protection pad and protrude in fixed pan on the protection pad around, be used for the mobile of optical mouse is limited in the fixed pan, pressure transducer then be disposed at optical mouse or protective device around, be used to detect contacting of optical mouse and protective device, and according to the position of the pressure transducer that contact with protective device, the cursor on the control screen mobile.Moreover processor is used to receive sense of displacement and the displacement that cursor control device is detected, and controls moving of cursor on the screen according to this, and supply unit then provides the portable electron device running required electric power.For instance, Fig. 5 is an example that is applied to notebook computer according to the above-mentioned collapsible optical mouse that second embodiment of the invention is drawn.Please refer to Fig. 5, if will be built in the notebook computer 500 in the cursor control device 510 of the present invention, then cursor control device 510 can be provided with and replace the position at Trackpad place in the original notebook computer, and with the design of above-mentioned collapsible optical mouse 520, make the user open or when closing notebook computer 500, only need touch the top of optical mouse 520, just can control that optical mouse 520 is upspring or folding and unfolding among pedestal, reduce optical mouse volume and the purpose that makes things convenient for the user to operate and reach.
The 3rd embodiment
Based on above first embodiment and the described cursor control device of second embodiment, can derive a kind of special cursor control method, promptly in conjunction with the characteristics of optical sensor and pressure transducer, the shift position that cooperates optical mouse, produce mobile messages such as sense of displacement and displacement, and then reach the purpose that the control cursor moves.
Fig. 6 is the cursor control method process flow diagram of drawing according to third embodiment of the invention.Please refer to Fig. 6, present embodiment is the displacement information that moves on a protection pad by the detecting optical mouse, and according to the displacement information that the position produced of the pressure transducer that is contacted, with the cursor on the control display screen curtain, details are as follows for its step:
At first, a picture that is reflected on protection pad by the optical sensor on optical mouse acquisition is as reference picture (step S610), and after a schedule time, captures another picture again as sample picture (step S620).This moment, optical mouse may also move on protection pad, also may move to the edge of protection pad and touch the pressure transducer that is disposed at around the protection pad, so next step must judge whether that pressure transducer is because of the touching of optical mouse and protective device be pressed (step S630).
If there is not pressure transducer to be pressed, then represent optical mouse no show protection pad edge, but still moving on the protection pad or be still on the protection pad, need continuation with reference to the displacement data that gets by the optical sensor detecting at this moment.Therefore, then relatively more previous reference picture and the sample picture that captures, and produce displacement information (step S640) such as sense of displacement and displacement according to this, and export this displacement information (step S650).And receive the computer of this displacement information, and then can be according to this displacement information, the cursor on the control display screen curtain moves.In addition, in order to continue detecting optics mouse moving, then must store present sample picture earlier, with as new reference picture (step S660), and get back to step S620, and continue the next sample picture of acquisition, so repeat acquisition and compare, just can export continuous displacement information, and continuous the moving of control cursor.
On the other hand, if having detected pressure transducer is pressed, then represent optical mouse to arrive the protection pad edge and touch pressure transducer, can produce displacement information (step S670) such as sense of displacement and displacement this moment according to the position of the pressure transducer that is touched.Wherein, these pressure transducers set in advance, its position is all fixing, therefore can store corresponding displacement information in advance according to its position, and when being touched by optical mouse, can export displacement information (step S680) by immediate response, and reach the effect of rapid reaction, raising sensitivity.
Certainly, the user also may change moving direction, and drag optical mouse away from pressure transducer, this moment, pressure transducer promptly can be decontroled, therefore need judge also that on behalf of optical mouse, whether pressure transducer is decontroled (step S690), if also do not decontroled, then still rest on the position of this pressure transducer, and can get back to step S680, continue the corresponding displacement information of output; If detecting pressure transducer decontrols, then represent optical mouse migration other direction, therefore must change back by optical sensor detection displacement information.Can get back to step S660 this moment, the sample picture (i.e. the sample picture of last acquisition before contact pressure sensor) of acquisition is recently stored as new reference picture, and get back to step S620, continue the next sample picture of acquisition, and continue to obtain displacement information.
Also have a kind of special circumstances, exactly when optical mouse is raised, can be because a spacing that forms between the optical sensor of optical mouse and the protection pad, and the picture that causes optical sensor to capture produces rapid variation, and the related judgement that influences displacement information is therefore when the difference between reference picture and sample picture surpasses a predetermined value, promptly can enter an abort state, stop to export any displacement information, so that the moving of cursor on the locking display screen avoids producing unnecessary mistake.
What deserves to be mentioned is, present embodiment only uses the pressure transducer of single progression with detection displacement information, so know those skilled in the art as can be known, the present invention also can use the pressure transducer of multistage number, and, determine the translational speed of cursor on the display screen by the pressure progression that the detecting optical mouse contacts with pressure transducer.In addition, when having a plurality of pressure transducers to be pressed simultaneously, can also be with reference to the position of the pressure transducer that is touched, and utilize interpolation method to calculate more accurate displacement information.
In sum, in cursor control device of the present invention and method, because of adopting the structure that optical mouse is combined with protection pad, and the integration displacement information that optical sensor and pressure transducer detected, therefore can be in limited space, realize displacement detection accurately, and then the moving of cursor on the control display screen curtain.In addition, therefore the required power supply of optical mouse also can alleviate the burden of user's mobile optical mouse by the protection pad supply.
Though the present invention discloses as above with preferred embodiment, but device and method of the present invention is not restricted to utilization cited in instructions and the embodiment, it can be applied to various suitable the field of the invention fully, for those skilled in the art, can easily realize additional advantage and make amendment, therefore under the situation of the spirit and scope of the universal that does not deviate from claim and equivalency range and limited, the examples shown that the present invention is not limited to specific details, representational equipment and illustrates here and describe.

Claims (20)

1, a kind of cursor control device is used to control the cursor on the display screen, and this cursor control device comprises an optical mouse, a protection pad, a protective device and pressure transducer, wherein:
This optical mouse comprises an optical sensor, is used for the variation according to the picture that captured, detects a sense of displacement and a displacement, and then controls moving of this cursor on this display screen;
The fixed pan that provides this optical mouse to move is provided this protection pad;
This protective device be connected with this protection pad and protrude in this fixed pan on this protection pad around, be used for the mobile of this optical mouse is limited in this fixed pan;
But this optical mouse and this protective device have corresponding contact site, but this pressure transducer is fixed on the contact site of this optical mouse, but the contact site of not fixing this protective device correspondence of this pressure transducer when moving to the edge of this fixed pan, this optical mouse contacts with this pressure transducer; Perhaps, but this pressure transducer is fixed on the contact site of this protective device, but the contact site of not fixing this optical mouse correspondence of this pressure transducer when moving to the edge of this fixed pan, this optical mouse contacts with this pressure transducer;
This pressure transducer is used to detect required mobile message, and then controls moving of this cursor on this display screen.
2, cursor control device according to claim 1, wherein: but described pressure transducer is the contact site that is fixed in this optical mouse, according to the position of the pressure transducer that contacts with this protective device, obtains mouse moving information; Perhaps, but described pressure transducer is the contact site that is fixed on this protective device, according to the position of the pressure transducer that contacts with this optical mouse, obtains mouse moving information.
3, cursor control device according to claim 1, wherein: described pressure transducer is the pressure transducer of multistage number, a pressure progression that is used for detecting according to described pressure transducer determines the translational speed of this cursor on this display screen.
4, cursor control device according to claim 1 and 2, wherein: described protective device comprises that one has taking over a business with an end of mesopore and is connected in the web member that this is taken over a business, the other end is connected in this protection pad periphery or bottom surface.
5, cursor control device according to claim 4, wherein: described optical mouse comprises disk on, a lower disc and is connected the pillar between disk and the lower disc middle part on this, described pressure transducer be installed in this pillar around, perhaps be installed in this protective device take over a business mesopore around.
6, cursor control device according to claim 5, wherein: there is a spacing in described disk and the described protective device gone up between taking over a business, and is used for entering an abort state when this optical mouse is raised, and locks moving of this cursor on this display screen.
7, cursor control device according to claim 1, wherein: the surface rendering of described protection pad has a trellis pattern, be used to provide this optical mouse after catching this picture, compare the difference of this picture of being caught accurately, and then improve the discrimination power of this picture of being caught.
8, cursor control device according to claim 1, wherein: described optical mouse is connected to this protection pad by a power lead, and obtains required power supply by this protection pad.
9, cursor control device according to claim 1, wherein: described optical mouse is connected to this protection pad by a data line, and transmits this sense of displacement and this displacement of being detected mutually with this protection pad.
10, cursor control device according to claim 1, wherein: described optical mouse or this protection pad are connected with external computer by a radio transmitting device, with transmission this sense of displacement and this displacement detected, and control moving of this cursor on this display screen according to this.
11, a kind of cursor control method is applied to the described cursor control device of claim 1, is used to control the cursor on the display screen, and this cursor control method comprises the following steps:
Capture a reference picture on a protection pad surface by an optical mouse;
After through a schedule time, capture a sample picture again;
Relatively this reference picture and this sample picture, and produce a sense of displacement and the displacement that this optical mouse moves on this protection pad are to control moving of this cursor on this display screen; And
When this optical mouse moves the edge that arrives this protection pad, position according at least one pressure transducer that is pressed, determine the moving direction of this cursor on this display screen, and contact a resultant corresponding pressure progression with this pressure transducer according to this optical mouse, determine the translational speed of this cursor on this display screen.
12, cursor control method according to claim 11 wherein further comprises the steps:
When the difference between this reference picture and this sample picture surpasses a predetermined value, enter an abort state, and lock moving of this cursor on this display screen.
13, a kind of portable electron device comprises:
One screen is used to show a picture, and this picture comprises a cursor;
One cursor control device comprises an optical mouse, a protection pad, a protective device and pressure transducer, wherein:
This optical mouse comprises an optical sensor, is used for the variation according to the picture that captured, detects a sense of displacement and a displacement, and controls moving of this cursor on this screen;
This protection pad is used to provide this optical mouse to move in a fixed pan;
This protective device be connected with this protection pad and protrude in this fixed pan on this protection pad around, be used for the mobile of this optical mouse is limited in this fixed pan;
But this optical mouse and this protective device have corresponding contact site, but this pressure transducer is fixed on the contact site of this optical mouse, but the contact site of not fixing this protective device correspondence of this pressure transducer when moving to the edge of this fixed pan, this optical mouse contacts with this pressure transducer; Perhaps, but this pressure transducer is fixed on the contact site of this protective device, but the contact site of not fixing this optical mouse correspondence of this pressure transducer when moving to the edge of this fixed pan, this optical mouse contacts with this pressure transducer;
This pressure transducer is used to detect required mobile message, and then controls moving of this cursor on this display screen;
One processor is used to receive this sense of displacement and this displacement that this cursor control device is detected, and controls moving of this cursor on this screen according to this; And
One supply unit is used to provide this portable electron device running required electric power.
14, portable electron device according to claim 13, wherein: but described pressure transducer is the contact site that is fixed in this optical mouse, according to the position of the pressure transducer that contacts with this protective device, obtains mouse moving information; Perhaps, but described pressure transducer is the contact site that is fixed on this protective device, according to the position of the pressure transducer that contacts with this optical mouse, obtains mouse moving information.
15, portable electron device according to claim 13, wherein: described pressure transducer is the pressure transducer of multistage number, a pressure progression that is used for detecting according to described pressure transducer determines the translational speed of this cursor on this screen.
16, portable electron device according to claim 13, wherein: described protection pad surface comprises drawing a trellis pattern, be used to provide this optical mouse after catching this picture, compare the difference of this picture of being caught accurately, and then improve the discrimination power of this picture of being caught.
17, portable electron device according to claim 13, wherein: have a spacing between described optical mouse and this protection pad, be used for when this optical mouse is raised, entering an abort state, and lock moving of this cursor on this screen.
18, portable electron device according to claim 13, wherein: described optical mouse comprises by a power lead and is connected to this protection pad, and obtains required power supply by this protection pad.
19, portable electron device according to claim 13, wherein: described optical mouse is connected to this protection pad by a data line, and transmits this sense of displacement and this displacement of being detected mutually with this protection pad; Perhaps, described optical mouse or this protection pad link by a radio transmitting device and this portable electron device, this sense of displacement and this displacement detected with transmission, and control the mobile of this cursor on this screen according to this.
20, portable electron device according to claim 13, wherein: described portable electron device is notebook computer, personal digital assistant or translation machine.
CNB2006100907620A 2006-06-30 2006-06-30 Cursor controller and controll method, and its portable electronic device Expired - Fee Related CN100485593C (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
CNB2006100907620A CN100485593C (en) 2006-06-30 2006-06-30 Cursor controller and controll method, and its portable electronic device

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
CNB2006100907620A CN100485593C (en) 2006-06-30 2006-06-30 Cursor controller and controll method, and its portable electronic device

Publications (2)

Publication Number Publication Date
CN101097492A CN101097492A (en) 2008-01-02
CN100485593C true CN100485593C (en) 2009-05-06

Family

ID=39011354

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
CNB2006100907620A Expired - Fee Related CN100485593C (en) 2006-06-30 2006-06-30 Cursor controller and controll method, and its portable electronic device

Country Status (1)

Country Link
CN (1) CN100485593C (en)

Families Citing this family (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
CN103019415B (en) * 2011-09-20 2018-05-18 陈东林 The method and apparatus that a kind of detection object is moved compared with surface
CN102681697A (en) * 2012-05-17 2012-09-19 姜福文 Ball cake runner mouse
JP5985663B2 (en) * 2013-01-25 2016-09-06 シャープ株式会社 Optical sensor and electronic equipment
CN108108038A (en) * 2018-01-10 2018-06-01 吴春信 A kind of mechanics mouse with damping sheet

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
CN101097492A (en) 2008-01-02

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
US7737959B2 (en) Position detection system using laser speckle
US8810514B2 (en) Sensor-based pointing device for natural input and interaction
US5572237A (en) Pointing device for a portable computer
US20090289897A1 (en) Force-sensing mouse pointing device for computer input
KR100955899B1 (en) Input apparatus with multi-mode switching function
US20090033620A1 (en) Portable Electronic Device and Touch Pad Device for the Same
US20050275618A1 (en) Pointing device
US20090033632A1 (en) Integrated touch pad and pen-based tablet input system
JPH11288354A (en) Capacitive semiconductor user input device
US20100271332A1 (en) Optical input device, electronic device, and optical input system
US20070257887A1 (en) Apparatus and method for cursor control
US20090040187A1 (en) Portable device and method for rapidly positioning cursor
CN100485593C (en) Cursor controller and controll method, and its portable electronic device
KR20060017512A (en) A multifunction floating button
WO2003050753A2 (en) Computer mouse with dual functionality
US20130257809A1 (en) Optical touch sensing apparatus
CN1801059A (en) Information input device of portable electronic device and control method thereof
CN100590578C (en) Human-machine interaction input device and input method
EP0983544A1 (en) Pointing device for use in a computer system
CN1828499A (en) Touch control type information input device and method
TWI603231B (en) Cursor control device and method
CN1339931A (en) Portable radio terminal with direction pointer
TWI823732B (en) Mouse device
CN204270263U (en) Portable awareness apparatus, mobile terminal and control device thereof
CN204270260U (en) A kind of mobile device

Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
C06 Publication
PB01 Publication
C10 Entry into substantive examination
SE01 Entry into force of request for substantive examination
C14 Grant of patent or utility model
GR01 Patent grant
CF01 Termination of patent right due to non-payment of annual fee

Granted publication date: 20090506

Termination date: 20150630

EXPY Termination of patent right or utility model