CN102184040A - Air mouse and cursor motion output enabling control method thereof - Google Patents
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The invention discloses an air mouse, which comprises an air mouse body, wherein the air mouse body is provided with a capacitance touch sensor; the capacitance touch sensor comprises a capacitance sensing element and a measuring circuit connected to the capacitance sensing element; and the measuring circuit is used for judging whether a touch event occurs by detecting the change of capacitance of the capacitance sensing element and then accordingly sending a switch signal to a main processor of the air mouse body, thereby controlling or not controlling the cursor motion output. The invention also discloses a cursor motion output enabling control method for the air mouse. The air mouse and the method provided by the invention have the beneficial effect that a user can conveniently carry out the cursor motion output enabling control.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to the computer input unit technical field, especially refer to a kind of air mouse and cursor movement output enable control method thereof.
Background technology
Than traditional mechanical mouse and optical mouse, air mouse need not to be supported on a certain plane and can place aerial use, has the comfortable and advantage freely of operation, and to obtain more and more be application widely.Existing air mouse, generally be not provided with cursor movement output enable control device, like this, when air mouse is gripped in user's hand, cursor of mouse can move along with user's hand exercise all the time, and as will make cursor remain on a certain position the time, then fixedly the hand posture is constant or air mouse is positioned on one side, and can not accomplish arbitrarily to control by user's wish, bring very big inconvenience to the user.
Also have aloft and insert a mechanical switch in the mouse, the enable control of switching by this mechanical switch to realize that cursor of mouse moves and exports, but this mode needs the user to pay close attention to current cursor state at any time, control the unlatching of cursor movement output by frequent switching mechanical switch or forbid that its operation is very inconvenient according to the operation wish.
Summary of the invention
The invention reside in and solve the inconvenient technical matters of the existing cursor movement output enable control of existing air mouse, provide a kind of user of being convenient to carry out the air mouse and the cursor movement output enable control method of the control of cursor movement output enable.
For solving the problems of the technologies described above, the present invention adopts following technical scheme: a kind of air mouse, it includes an air mouse body, described air mouse body is provided with a capacitive touch sensors, described capacitive touch sensors includes the metering circuit that a capacitance sensing element and is connected in described capacitance sensing element, described metering circuit detects the electric capacitance change of described capacitance sensing element and judges whether to take place touch event, and whether transmit button signal to the primary processor of described air mouse body is exported with the control cursor movement in view of the above.
In the above-mentioned air mouse, the left button of described air mouse body is arranged at the back side place of its housing, and described capacitance sensing including components therein and is close to the medial surface of described left button among described left button, preferably, described left button is 1～2mm corresponding to the wall thickness at described capacitance sensing element place.
In the above-mentioned air mouse, described capacitance sensing element is positioned at the inside of the housing of described air mouse body, and it is close to the medial surface of described housing, and preferably, described housing is 1～2mm corresponding to the wall thickness at described capacitance sensing element place.
In the above-mentioned air mouse, described capacitance sensing element is exposed to the left button of described air mouse body or housing and is provided with, and is provided with an overlayer on the described capacitance sensing element.
A kind of cursor movement output enable control method of air mouse, it includes: a capacitive touch sensors that is connected in the primary processor of described air mouse is set on described air mouse, and described capacitive touch sensors includes the metering circuit that a capacitance sensing element and is connected in described capacitance sensing element; Metering circuit detects capacitance sensing element place whether touch event takes place, as touch event takes place, then send binary switch signal to primary processor and export, as touch event does not take place, then send binary switch signal to primary processor and export to close cursor movement to open cursor movement.
In the cursor movement output enable control method of above-mentioned air mouse, the sense cycle of described metering circuit is 15～25ms.
Useful technique effect of the present invention is: be provided with a capacitive touch sensors that is connected with the primary processor of air mouse body aloft in the mouse body, according to this touch sensor whether touch event taking place produces and send corresponding switching signal to primary processor, to realize the cursor movement output enable control of air mouse, and the unusual simple and fast of operation that makes On/Off cursor movement output, and meet user's natural operating habit.
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Fig. 1 is the surface structure synoptic diagram of air mouse of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is the sectional structure synoptic diagram of air mouse of the present invention.
Fig. 3 is the block diagram of the touch sensor of air mouse of the present invention.
Fig. 4 is the surface structure synoptic diagram of another embodiment of air mouse of the present invention.
Fig. 5 is the process flow diagram of cursor movement output enable control method of the present invention.
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For making those of ordinary skill in the art be expressly understood the purpose, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention more, the present invention is further elaborated below in conjunction with drawings and Examples.
Shown in Fig. 1 and 2, air mouse disclosed in this invention is improved based on the disclosed air mouse of prior art and is formed, and it includes an air mouse body 10, in this embodiment, this air mouse body 10 is designed to club shaped structure, so that user's gripping.The back side that the left button 101 of this air mouse arranges to be arranged at housing 100, the front that other the function button such as directionkeys etc. then arranges to be arranged at this housing 100, like this, when the user grips air mouse, it can utilize forefinger or middle finger control left button 101, and utilize the thumb conversion to control other function buttons, comparatively meet user's operating habit.
One capacitive touch sensors 20 is set among this air mouse body 10, be used to realize the control of cursor movement output enable, in conjunction with shown in Figure 3, this capacitive touch sensors 20 includes the metering circuit 201 that a capacitance sensing element 200 and is connected in this capacitance sensing element 200, this metering circuit 201 detects the electric capacitance change of this capacitance sensing element 200 and judges whether to take place touch event, and send the primary processor 102 of binary switch signal in view of the above to this air mouse body 10, whether export with the mouse beacon cursor movement.
When user's finger enters touching induction region, the electric capacity of capacitance sensing element 200 increases, metering circuit 201 detects these capacitance sensing element 200 places touch event takes place, and then transmission start signal to this primary processor 102 is exported to open the cursor of mouse motion, and the finger of working as the user is removed touching induction region, the electric capacity of capacitance sensing element 200 does not change, metering circuit 201 detects these capacitance sensing element 200 places touch event does not take place, and then transmission shutdown signal to this primary processor 102 is exported to close the cursor of mouse motion.Like this, whether the user can realize the control that enables of cursor movement output by this capacitive touch sensors 20 of finger touch, makes the unusual simple and fast of operation of On/Off cursor movement output, and meets user's natural operating habit.
In embodiment illustrated in figures 1 and 2, the left button 101 of air mouse body 10 is positioned at the place, the back side of housing 100, and capacitance sensing element 200 is arranged among the left button 101, like this, but the user is the output of On/Off cursor movement when utilizing forefinger or middle finger to control left button 101, make whether synchronous the control of cursor movement output enable is with the use of air mouse, and need not painstakingly to go to pay close attention to the touch sensitive area whether finger touches capacitance sensing element 200, be more convenient for controlling the enabled state of cursor movement output.Really, this capacitance sensing element 200 is not limited to be arranged on the inside of this left button 101, also can be arranged at other positions at the back side of the housing 100 of air mouse body 10, as long as be convenient to user's touch.
Fig. 4 illustrates another embodiment of the present invention, in this implements, capacitance sensing element 200 is arranged at the place, front of housing 100, like this, the user grips and when using air mouse, can control the cursor movement output of this air mouse by the touch area that thumb touches this capacitance sensing element 200.
About the setting of capacitance sensing element 200, it can be located within the left button 101 or housing 100 of air mouse body 10, also can expose for this left button 101 or housing 100 and is provided with.In the time of among being built in left button 101 or housing 100, for the sensitivity that guarantees to detect, this capacitance sensing element 200 need be close to the medial surface of this left button 101/ housing 100, and preferably, the wall thickness corresponding to these capacitance sensing element 200 places of this left button 101/ housing 100 is designed between 1～2mm; When being provided with when being exposed to left button 101 or housing 100, generally be provided with an overlayer on this capacitance sensing element 200, to play the effect of this capacitance sensing element 200 of protection, this tectal thickness is generally between 1～2mm.
Below in conjunction with Fig. 4 so that the cursor movement output enable control method of air mouse involved in the present invention to be described.Metering circuit 201 detects capacitance sensing element 200 places whether touch event (step S100) takes place, usually, the sense cycle of metering circuit 201 can be located between 15～25ms, in this cycle, this metering circuit 201 detects the electric capacitance change of this capacitance sensing element 200, to determine whether to take place touch event.As touch event takes place, then send binary switch signal to the primary processor 102 of air mouse body 10 and export (step S101) to open cursor movement; As touch event does not take place, then send binary switch signal to the primary processor 102 of air mouse body 10 and export (step S102) to close cursor movement.
In sum, the present invention is provided with a capacitive touch sensors that is connected with the primary processor of air mouse body in the mouse body aloft, according to this touch sensor whether touch event taking place produces and send corresponding switching signal to primary processor, to realize the cursor movement output enable control of air mouse, and the unusual simple and fast of operation that makes On/Off cursor movement output, and meet user's natural operating habit.
The above only is the preferred embodiments of the present invention, but not the present invention is done any form restriction, and all equivalent variations or modifications of being done in the claim scope all should fall within protection scope of the present invention.
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1. air mouse, include an air mouse body (10), it is characterized in that: described air mouse body (10) is provided with a capacitive touch sensors (20), described capacitive touch sensors (20) includes the metering circuit (201) that a capacitance sensing element (200) and is connected in described capacitance sensing element (200), described metering circuit (201) detects the electric capacitance change of described capacitance sensing element (200) and judges whether to take place touch event, and whether transmit button signal to the primary processor (102) of described air mouse body (10) is exported with the control cursor movement in view of the above.
2. air mouse as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that: the left button (101) of described air mouse body (10) is arranged at the place, the back side of its housing (100), and described capacitance sensing element (200) is built among the described left button (101).
3. air mouse as claimed in claim 2 is characterized in that: described capacitance sensing element (200) is close to the medial surface of described left button (101).
4. air mouse as claimed in claim 3 is characterized in that: the wall thickness that described left button (101) is located corresponding to described capacitance sensing element (200) is 1～2mm.
5. air mouse as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that: described capacitance sensing element (200) is positioned at the inside of the housing (100) of described air mouse body (10), and it is close to the medial surface of described housing (100).
6. air mouse as claimed in claim 5 is characterized in that: the wall thickness that described housing (100) is located corresponding to described capacitance sensing element (200) is 1～2mm.
7. air mouse as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that: described capacitance sensing element (200) is exposed to the left button (101) of described air mouse body (10) or housing (100) and is provided with.
8. air mouse as claimed in claim 7 is characterized in that: be provided with an overlayer on the described capacitance sensing element (200).
9. the cursor movement output enable control method of an air mouse is characterized in that described control method includes:
One capacitive touch sensors that is connected in the primary processor of described air mouse is set on described air mouse, and described capacitive touch sensors includes the metering circuit that a capacitance sensing element and is connected in described capacitance sensing element;
Metering circuit detects capacitance sensing element place whether touch event takes place, as touch event takes place, then send binary switch signal to primary processor and export, as touch event does not take place, then send binary switch signal to primary processor and export to close cursor movement to open cursor movement.
10. control method as claimed in claim 9 is characterized in that, the sense cycle of described metering circuit is 15～25ms.
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