CN104007847A - External input device, input method and control chip - Google Patents

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CN104007847A
CN104007847A CN201310059704.1A CN201310059704A CN104007847A CN 104007847 A CN104007847 A CN 104007847A CN 201310059704 A CN201310059704 A CN 201310059704A CN 104007847 A CN104007847 A CN 104007847A
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黄世光
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The invention discloses an external input device, an input method and a control chip and belongs to the computer field. The external input device comprises a pressure sensor, the control chip and a transmitter; the pressure sensor is used for obtaining a pressure signal which comprises a pressure value; the control chip is used for detecting the relation between the pressure value in the pressure signal obtained through the pressure sensor and a first threshold value and a second threshold value; if the pressure value is larger than the first threshold value and smaller than the second threshold value according to a detection result, a first trigger signal is sent; if the pressure value is larger than the second threshold value according to the detection result, a second trigger signal is sent. According to the external input device, the input method and the control chip, the different trigger signals are triggered according to the size of the pressure value obtained through the pressure sensor and accordingly the same pressure sensor can be always utilized in the external input device and the problem that the integral external input device cannot be utilized if a failure of one component is produced is solved.

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External input device, input method and control chip
Technical field
The present invention relates to computer realm, particularly a kind of external input device, input method and control chip.
Background technology
Mouse is a kind of common external input device, conventionally by PS/2(Personal System 2, ps 2) interface or USB(Universal Serial BUS, USB (universal serial bus)) interface is connected with terminal.
Existing mouse mostly has left button and right button, and left button and right button can be realized with the mouse microswitch with physical construction.Wherein, the signal that left button triggers be generally used for carrying out menu order, select word or pattern, press button or option in dialog box.And the signal that right button triggers is generally used for showing shortcut menu.
In realizing process of the present invention, inventor finds that prior art at least exists following problem: the left button utilization rate of mouse is far above right button utilization rate, investigation result represents that left button utilization rate can reach more than 90%, so the probability that left button breaks down is also far away higher than right button.But as long as left button breaks down, whole mouse conventionally just cannot be used and can be dropped.
Summary of the invention
In order to solve, as long as left button breaks down, whole mouse just cannot be used and the problem that can be dropped conventionally, and the embodiment of the present invention provides a kind of external input device, input method and control chip.Described technical scheme is as follows:
According to an aspect of the present invention, provide a kind of external input device, described equipment comprises: pressure transducer, the control chip being connected with described pressure transducer and the transmitter being connected with described control chip;
Described pressure transducer, for obtaining pressure signal, includes force value in described pressure signal;
Described control chip, the relation between the force value in the pressure signal obtaining for detection of described pressure transducer and first threshold and Second Threshold, described first threshold is greater than described Second Threshold;
If testing result is described force value, is greater than described first threshold and is less than described Second Threshold, control described transmitter and send the first trigger pip;
If testing result is described force value, be greater than described Second Threshold, control described transmitter and send the second trigger pip.
Further, described equipment also comprises: be positioned at the touch inductor on described pressure transducer, described touch inductor is connected with described control chip, and described touch inductor has at least been divided first area and second area;
Described touch inductor, for obtaining the position data of described pressure signal;
Described control chip, also, for before sending the first trigger pip at the described transmitter of described control, detects described position data corresponding position on described touch inductor; If testing result be the corresponding position of described position data in described first area and described force value be greater than described first threshold and be less than described Second Threshold, control described transmitter and send the first trigger pip.
Further, described control chip, also, for before sending the second trigger pip at the described transmitter of described control, detects described position data corresponding position on described touch inductor; If testing result be the corresponding position of described position data in described first area and described force value be greater than described Second Threshold, control described transmitter and send the second trigger pip.
Further, described control chip, if be also that the corresponding position of described position data is greater than described first threshold and is less than described Second Threshold in described second area and described force value for testing result, control described transmitter and send the 3rd trigger pip;
Described control chip, if be also that the corresponding position of described position data is greater than described Second Threshold in described second area and described force value for testing result, control described transmitter and sends the 4th trigger pip.
According to a second aspect of the invention, provide a kind of input method, for external input device, described method comprises:
Relation between force value in the pressure signal that detected pressures sensor obtains and first threshold and Second Threshold, described first threshold is greater than described Second Threshold;
If testing result is described force value, is greater than described first threshold and is less than described Second Threshold, control transmitter and send the first trigger pip;
If testing result is described force value, be greater than described Second Threshold, control described transmitter and send the second trigger pip.
Further, described before the described transmitter of described control sends the first trigger pip, also comprise:
Position data corresponding position on described touch inductor of the described pressure signal that detection touch inductor obtains, described touch inductor is positioned on described pressure transducer and at least to be divided and has first area and second area;
If testing result be the corresponding position of described position data in described first area and described force value be greater than described first threshold and be less than described Second Threshold, control described transmitter and send the first trigger pip.
Further, the described transmitter of described control also comprises before sending the second trigger pip:
Position data corresponding position on described touch inductor of the described pressure signal that detection touch inductor obtains, described touch inductor is positioned on described pressure transducer and at least to be divided and has first area and second area;
If testing result be the corresponding position of described position data in described first area and described force value be greater than described Second Threshold, control described transmitter and send the second trigger pip.
Further, the described position data of described detection after corresponding position, also comprises on described touch inductor:
If testing result is the corresponding position of described position data, in described second area and described force value, is greater than described first threshold and is less than described Second Threshold, control described transmitter and send the 3rd trigger pip;
If testing result is the corresponding position of described position data, in described second area and described force value, be greater than described Second Threshold, control described transmitter and send the 4th trigger pip.
According to a third aspect of the invention we, provide a kind of control chip, described chip comprises:
Threshold test module, the relation between the force value in the pressure signal obtaining for detection of pressure transducer and first threshold and Second Threshold, described first threshold is greater than described Second Threshold;
The first trigger module, if be that described force value is greater than described first threshold and is less than described Second Threshold for the testing result of described threshold test module, control transmitter and sends the first trigger pip;
The second trigger module, if be that described force value is greater than described Second Threshold for the testing result of described threshold test module, control described transmitter and sends the second trigger pip.
Further, described control chip, also comprises: position detecting module;
Described position detecting module, the position data of the described pressure signal obtaining for detection of touch inductor is corresponding position on described touch inductor, and described touch inductor is positioned on described pressure transducer and at least to be divided and have first area and second area;
Described the first trigger module, if specifically for the testing result of described position detecting module be the corresponding position of described position data in described first area and the testing result of described threshold test module be that described force value is greater than described first threshold and is less than described Second Threshold, control described transmitter and send the first trigger pip.
Further, described control chip, also comprises: position detecting module;
Described position detecting module, the position data of the described pressure signal obtaining for detection of touch inductor is corresponding position on described touch inductor, and described touch inductor is positioned on described pressure transducer and at least to be divided and have first area and second area;
Described the second trigger module, if specifically for the testing result of described position detecting module be the corresponding position of described position data in described first area and the testing result of described threshold test module be that described force value is greater than described Second Threshold, control described transmitter and send the second trigger pip.
Further, described control chip, also comprises: the 3rd trigger module and the 4th trigger module;
Described the 3rd trigger module, if the testing result for described position detecting module is that the testing result of the corresponding position of described position data in described second area and described threshold test module is that described force value is greater than described first threshold and is less than described Second Threshold, controls described transmitter and send the 3rd trigger pip;
Described the 4th trigger module, if the testing result for described position detecting module is that the testing result of the corresponding position of described position data in described second area and described threshold test module is that described force value is greater than described Second Threshold, controls described transmitter and send the 4th trigger pip.
The beneficial effect that the technical scheme that the embodiment of the present invention provides is brought is:
Size by the force value obtained according to pressure transducer triggers different trigger pips; Solved as long as left button breaks down, whole mouse just cannot be used and the problem that can be dropped conventionally; No matter reached which in the trigger pip that external input device need to trigger two or more, all to use same pressure transducer, thereby provide cost savings the effect of avoiding parts to break down and just cause whole external input device to use.
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In order to be illustrated more clearly in the technical scheme in the embodiment of the present invention, below the accompanying drawing of required use during embodiment is described is briefly described, apparently, accompanying drawing in the following describes is only some embodiments of the present invention, for those of ordinary skills, do not paying under the prerequisite of creative work, can also obtain according to these accompanying drawings other accompanying drawing.
Fig. 1 is the block diagram of the external input device that provides of the embodiment of the present invention one;
Fig. 2 is the structural representation of the external input device that provides of the embodiment of the present invention two;
Fig. 3 is the structural representation of the external input device that provides of the embodiment of the present invention three;
Fig. 4 is the method flow diagram of the input method that provides of the embodiment of the present invention four;
Fig. 5 is the method flow diagram of the input method that provides of the embodiment of the present invention five;
Fig. 6 is the block diagram of the control chip that provides of the embodiment of the present invention six;
Fig. 7 is the block diagram of the control chip that provides of the embodiment of the present invention seven.
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For making the object, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention clearer, below in conjunction with accompanying drawing, embodiment of the present invention is described further in detail.
Embodiment mono-
Please refer to Fig. 1, it shows the block diagram of the external input device that the embodiment of the present invention one provides.This external input device, comprising: pressure transducer 120, the control chip 140 being connected with pressure transducer 120 and the transmitter 160 being connected with control chip 140.
Pressure transducer 120, for obtaining pressure signal, includes force value in pressure signal;
Control chip 140, the relation between the force value in the pressure signal obtaining for detection of pressure transducer 120 and first threshold and Second Threshold, first threshold is greater than Second Threshold;
If testing result is force value, is greater than first threshold and is less than Second Threshold, control chip 140 is controlled transmitter 160 and is sent the first trigger pip;
If testing result is force value, be greater than Second Threshold, control chip 140 is controlled transmitter 160 and is sent the second trigger pip.
In sum, the external input device that the present embodiment provides, the size by the force value obtained according to pressure transducer triggers different trigger pips, has solved as long as left button breaks down, and whole mouse just cannot be used and the problem that can be dropped conventionally; No matter reached which in the trigger pip that external input device need to trigger two or more, all to use same pressure transducer, thereby provide cost savings the effect of avoiding parts to break down and just cause whole external input device to use.
Embodiment bis-
Please refer to Fig. 2, it shows the structural representation of the external input device that the embodiment of the present invention two provides.The present embodiment is mainly that mouse illustrates with this external input device.This external input device, comprising: shell 210, the pressure transducer 220 that is positioned at shell 210, control chip 240, optical sensor and transmitter 260.Wherein:
Shell 210 can adopt plastics or metal material to make, and forms the shell of mouse by plastics molding process or casting technique.Shell 210 can be integrated integral body, can be also that polylith shell sheet is combined to form.When shell 210 is formed by polylith shell combination, the modes such as screw, buckle or glue of can passing through between each piece housing are connected.On shell 210, can be formed with the region that can press 212, when shell 210 is integrated integral body, this region that can press 212 can be the region that has elasticity, deformation can occur; When shell 210 is polylith shell combination while forming, this region of pressing 212 can be a slice forming in the polylith shell sheet of shell 210.
Pressure transducer 220 is positioned at housing 210, part for pressure sensor in pressure transducer 220 is fitted in this 212 belows, the region that can press, and pressure transducer 220 can also be electrically connected by the conductive traces on wire or pcb board and control chip 240.Pressure transducer 220 is MEMS pressure transducer, such as silicon piezoresistance type pressure sensor and Silicon Pressure Sensor of Capacitance; Pressure transducer 220 can also be thin-film pressure sensor.In the present embodiment, take silicon piezoresistance type pressure sensor as example, when the semiconductor in silicon piezoresistance type pressure sensor is under pressure, its resistance can change, and variable quantity and the force value of resistance exist corresponding relation simultaneously, by measuring the variable quantity of this resistance, can know the size of pressure.
Control chip 240 can be single-chip microcomputer or the microprocessor of low energy consumption.In control chip 240, be built-in with default program.
Optical sensor (being positioned at bottom surface not shown), for catching the motor message of mouse, generally includes the assemblies such as camera, light emitting diode and lens, and optical sensor also can be electrically connected by the conductive traces on wire or pcb board and control chip 240.
Transmitter 260 comprises transmitter unit, wire and joint, and joint can be PS/2 joint or USB joint.Certainly, transmitter 260 can be also the wireless transmitting unit of support of wireless communication agreement.Transmitter 260 is also electrically connected by the conductive traces on wire or pcb board and control chip 240.
Specifically, optical sensor can capture the motor message of mouse, then the motor message capturing is sent to control chip 240, control chip 240 produces corresponding trigger pip, and then control chip 240 is controlled transmitter 260 and sent this trigger pip to the terminal such as desktop computer, notebook.Especially:
Pressure transducer 220, for obtaining pressure signal, includes force value in pressure signal.During such as, user's finger presses region 212, pressure transducer 220 can get corresponding force value.User's finger is during compared with important place area pressed 212, and pressure transducer 220 can get larger force value; User's finger is gentlier during area pressed 212, and pressure transducer 220 can get less force value.The pressure signal that pressure transducer 220 gets can send to control chip 240 by electric connection.
Relation between force value in the pressure signal that control chip 240 obtains for detection of pressure transducer 220 and first threshold and Second Threshold, first threshold is greater than Second Threshold.Specifically, pre-stored two threshold values of control chip 240 meeting: first threshold and Second Threshold, wherein first threshold is greater than Second Threshold.When control chip 240 receives the pressure signal that pressure transducer 220 gets, the force value of control chip 240 in can detected pressures signals and the magnitude relationship between first threshold and Second Threshold.If the force value in the pressure signal that the testing result of control chip 240 is pressure transducer 220 to be got is greater than first threshold and is less than Second Threshold, control chip 240 is controlled transmitter 260 and is sent the first trigger pip; If the force value in the pressure signal that the testing result of control chip 240 is pressure transducer 220 to be got is greater than Second Threshold, control chip 240 is controlled transmitter 260 and is sent the second trigger pip.
Certainly, if testing result is force value, be less than first area, control chip 240 can be controlled transmitter and not send any signal.
In a concrete example, suppose that the first trigger pip is left mouse button signal, the second trigger pip is right mouse button signal, during user's the light nip of finger territory 212, can trigger left mouse button signal; During user's finger weight region 212, can trigger right mouse button signal.Certainly, can be also that the first trigger pip is right mouse button signal, the second trigger pip is left mouse button signal.The size of first threshold and Second Threshold also can be arranged according to the use habit of self by user.And user is in mouse use procedure, whole process is only used a pressure transducer, if pressure transducer breaks down, even if whole mouse cannot be used, also can not waste too many available assembly.
In sum, the external input device that the present embodiment provides, the size by the force value obtained according to pressure transducer triggers different trigger pips, has solved as long as left button breaks down, and whole mouse just cannot be used and the problem that can be dropped conventionally; No matter reached which in the trigger pip that external input device need to trigger two or more, all to use same pressure transducer, thereby provide cost savings the effect of avoiding parts to break down and just cause whole external input device to use.
It should be noted that, although be mainly that mouse illustrates with external input device herein.But should recognize, external input device can also be other external input device of trace ball, Trackpad, integral keyboard and so on.Repeat no longer one by one herein.
Embodiment tri-
Please refer to Fig. 3, it shows the structural representation of the external input device that the embodiment of the present invention three provides.The present embodiment still be take external input device and is illustrated as mouse.The more preferably embodiment providing based on a upper embodiment is provided in, in the present embodiment, has also added the positional information that touch inductor obtains pressure signal.Specifically, this external input device comprises shell 310, pressure transducer 320, touch inductor 330, control chip 340, optical sensor and transmitter 360.
Shell 310 can adopt plastics or metal material to make, and forms the shell of mouse by plastics molding process or casting technique.Shell 310 can be integrated integral body, can be also that polylith shell sheet is combined to form.When shell 310 is formed by polylith shell combination, the modes such as screw, buckle or glue of can passing through between each piece housing are connected.On shell 310, can be formed with the region that can press 312, this region that can press 312 can be the region that has elasticity, deformation can occur.
Pressure transducer 320 can be thin-film pressure sensor, part for pressure sensor in pressure transducer 320 covers this 312 tops, the region that can press, and pressure transducer 320 can also be by wire or conductive traces and control chip 340 electric connections.When the arbitrary position in thin-film pressure sensor is under pressure, its resistance or capacitance can change, there is corresponding relation in variable quantity and the force value of resistance or capacitance simultaneously, by measuring the variable quantity of this resistance or capacitance, can know the size of pressure.
Touch inductor 330 can be the touch inductor of stratiform, and touch inductor can be covered in pressure transducer 320 tops.Touch inductor 330 can be capacitance touch induction screen, and also the i.e. position of 312 correspondences in region, is divided into three layers, respectively: touch sensitive display 330, diaphragm type pressure inductor 320 and shell region 312 from top to bottom.Touch inductor 330 can also be by wire or conductive traces and control chip 340 electric connections.On touch inductor 330, at least divide and have first area and second area.In the present embodiment, with the middle body of touch inductor 330, be divided into first area, the surrounding of touch inductor 330 is partly divided into second area and illustrates.During a certain location triggered pressure signal on touch inductor 330, the capacitance of this position can change, thereby produces position data.In the present embodiment, first area and second area sum equal the size in region 312.
Control chip 340 can be single-chip microcomputer or the microprocessor of low energy consumption.In control chip 240, be built-in with default program.
Optical sensor (being positioned at bottom surface not shown), for catching the motor message of mouse, generally includes the assemblies such as camera, light emitting diode and lens, and optical sensor also can be electrically connected by the conductive traces on wire or pcb board and control chip 340.
Transmitter 360 comprises transmitter unit, wire and joint, and joint can be PS/2 joint or USB joint.Certainly, transmitter 360 can be also the wireless transmitting unit of support of wireless communication agreement.Transmitter 360 is also electrically connected by the conductive traces on wire or pcb board and control chip 340.
Specifically, optical sensor can capture the motor message of mouse, then the motor message capturing is sent to control chip 340, control chip 340 produces corresponding trigger pip, and then control chip 340 is controlled transmitter 360 and sent this trigger pip to the terminal such as desktop computer, notebook.Especially,
Pressure transducer 320, for obtaining pressure signal, includes force value in pressure signal.During such as, user's finger presses region 312, pressure transducer 320 can get corresponding force value.User's finger is during compared with important place area pressed 312, and pressure transducer 320 can get larger force value; User's finger is gentlier during area pressed 312, and pressure transducer 320 can get less force value.The pressure signal that pressure transducer 320 gets can send to control chip 340 by electric connection.
Touch inductor 330 is for obtaining the position data of pressure signal.Such as, during a certain position in user's finger presses region 312, not only can trigger pressure transducer 320 and produce pressure signals, and can trigger touch inductor 330 and get the corresponding position data of this pressure signal, this position data has characterized the particular location of pressure signal on region 312.The position data that touch inductor 330 gets can send to control chip 340 by electric connection.
Relation between force value in the pressure signal that control chip 340 obtains for detection of pressure transducer and first threshold and Second Threshold, first threshold is greater than Second Threshold; Control chip 340 is also for detection of position data corresponding position on touch inductor 330 corresponding to this pressure signal.
If testing result be the corresponding position of position data in first area and force value be greater than first threshold and be less than Second Threshold, control chip 340 is controlled transmitters and is sent the first trigger pip.
If testing result be the corresponding position of position data in first area and force value be greater than Second Threshold, control chip 340 is controlled transmitters and is sent the second trigger pip.
If testing result is the corresponding position of position data, in second area and force value, is greater than first threshold and is less than Second Threshold, control chip 340 is controlled transmitter and is sent the 3rd trigger pip;
If testing result is the corresponding position of position data, in second area and force value, be greater than described Second Threshold, control chip 340 is controlled transmitter and is sent the 4th trigger pip.
Certainly, if testing result is force value, be less than first area, control chip 340 can be controlled transmitter and not send any signal.
In a concrete example, suppose that the first trigger pip is left mouse button signal, the second trigger pip is right mouse button signal, the 3rd trigger pip is self-defining key 1 signal, the 4th trigger pip is self-defining key 2 signals, when user's finger is gently pressed first area, can trigger left mouse button signal; During user's finger weight first area, can trigger right mouse button signal; When user's finger is gently pressed second area, can trigger self-defining key 1 signal; During user's finger weight second area, can trigger self-defining key 2 signals.
Certainly, can be also that the first trigger pip is left mouse button signal, the 3rd trigger pip is right mouse button signal, and the second trigger pip is self-defining key 1 signal, and the 4th trigger pip is self-defining key 2 signals.The size of first threshold and Second Threshold also can be arranged according to the use habit of self by user.And user is in mouse use procedure, whole process is only used a pressure transducer, if pressure transducer breaks down, even if whole mouse cannot be used, also can not waste too many available assembly.And, suppose that the first trigger pip is left mouse button signal, the second trigger pip is self-defining key 1 signal, can also under some scenes, improve user's operating efficiency, such as user is playing shooting game, by self-defining key 1 signal setting, it is the corresponding signal of shooting, user can first gently press first area to trigger left mouse button signal to choose target, then self-defining key 1 signal is triggered to shoot to target in weight first area at once, whole process finger does not need to move, and can complete very rapidly whole operating process.For the unhappy user of hand speed, can improve widely user's operating efficiency.
Certainly, in other embodiment, also touch inductor 330 can be divided into plural region, such as middle body is divided into first area, surrounding is partly further subdivided into four regions.Now, according to the relation of force value and first threshold and Second Threshold, can trigger totally 10 trigger pips.Wherein two trigger pips, respectively as after left mouse button signal and right mouse button signal, can also arrange 8 trigger pips by User Defined.In other embodiment, control chip also may compare force value and more than three or three threshold values, thereby realizes the scheme that different pressure can trigger more trigger pip.Like that, repeat no longer one by one.
In sum, the external input device that the present embodiment provides, the size by the force value obtained according to pressure transducer triggers different trigger pips, has solved as long as left button breaks down, and whole mouse just cannot be used and the problem that can be dropped conventionally; No matter reached which in the trigger pip that external input device need to trigger two or more, all to use same pressure transducer, thereby provide cost savings the effect of avoiding parts to break down and just cause whole external input device to use.Also by obtain the position data of pressure signal in conjunction with touch inductor, can send different trigger pips so that control chip is controlled transmitter according to the trigger position of the size of the force value of pressure signal and pressure signal simultaneously, can improve user's operating efficiency, can also limitedly on operations area, provide more self-defining key.
Embodiment tetra-
Please refer to Fig. 4, it shows the method flow diagram of the input method that the embodiment of the present invention four provides.This input method can the control chip for external input device in.This external input device can comprise pressure transducer, the control chip being connected with pressure transducer and the transmitter being connected with control chip.This input method, comprising:
Step 402, the relation between the force value in the pressure signal that detected pressures sensor obtains and first threshold and Second Threshold, first threshold is greater than Second Threshold;
Force value in the pressure signal that control chip can detected pressures sensor obtains and the relation between first threshold and Second Threshold, first threshold is greater than Second Threshold.
Step 404, is greater than first threshold and is less than Second Threshold if testing result is force value, controls transmitter and sends the first trigger pip;
If testing result is force value, is greater than first threshold and is less than Second Threshold, control chip is controlled transmitter and is sent the first trigger pip.The first trigger pip can be left mouse button signal.
Step 406, is greater than Second Threshold if testing result is force value, controls transmitter and sends the second trigger pip.
If testing result is force value, be greater than Second Threshold, control chip is controlled transmitter and is sent the second trigger pip.The second trigger pip can be left mouse button signal.
In sum, the input method that the present embodiment provides, the size by the force value obtained according to pressure transducer triggers different trigger pips, has solved as long as left button breaks down, and whole mouse just cannot be used and the problem that can be dropped conventionally; No matter reached which in the trigger pip that external input device need to trigger two or more, all to use same pressure transducer, thereby provide cost savings the effect of avoiding parts to break down and just cause whole external input device to use.
Embodiment five
Please refer to Fig. 5, it shows the method flow diagram of the input method that the embodiment of the present invention five provides.This input method can the control chip for external input device in.This external input device can comprise pressure transducer, is positioned on pressure transducer and at least divides touch inductor, the control chip being connected respectively with touch inductor with pressure transducer and the transmitter being connected with control chip that has first area and second area.This input method, comprising:
Step 502, the relation between the force value in the pressure signal that detected pressures sensor obtains and first threshold and Second Threshold, first threshold is greater than Second Threshold;
Force value in the pressure signal that control chip can detected pressures sensor obtains and the relation between first threshold and Second Threshold, first threshold is greater than Second Threshold.
Step 504, position data corresponding position on touch inductor of the pressure signal that detection touch inductor obtains;
Control chip can also detect position data corresponding position on touch inductor of the pressure signal that touch inductor obtains.
Step 504 can be carried out before step 502 or simultaneously, and the present embodiment is only carried out and illustrated after step 502 with step 504.
Step 506, if testing result be the corresponding position of position data in first area and force value be greater than first threshold and be less than Second Threshold, control transmitter and send the first trigger pip.
If testing result be the corresponding position of position data in first area and force value be greater than first threshold and be less than Second Threshold, control chip is controlled transmitter and is sent the first trigger pip.The first trigger pip can be left mouse button signal.
Step 508, if testing result be the corresponding position of position data in first area and force value be greater than Second Threshold, control transmitter and send the second trigger pip.
If testing result be the corresponding position of position data in first area and force value be greater than Second Threshold, control chip is controlled transmitter and is sent the second trigger pip.The second trigger pip can be right mouse button signal.
Step 510, is greater than first threshold and is less than Second Threshold in second area and force value if testing result is the corresponding position of position data, controls transmitter and sends the 3rd trigger pip;
If testing result is the corresponding position of position data, in second area and force value, is greater than first threshold and is less than Second Threshold, control chip is controlled transmitter and is sent the 3rd trigger pip.The 3rd trigger pip can be self-defining key 1 signal.
Step 512, if testing result is position data, corresponding position is greater than Second Threshold in second area and force value, controls transmitter and sends the 4th trigger pip.
If testing result is position data, corresponding position is greater than Second Threshold in second area and force value, and control chip is controlled transmitter and sent the 4th trigger pip.The 4th trigger pip can be self-defined 2 signals.
In sum, the input method that the present embodiment provides, the size by the force value obtained according to pressure transducer triggers different trigger pips, has solved as long as left button breaks down, and whole mouse just cannot be used and the problem that can be dropped conventionally; No matter reached which in the trigger pip that external input device need to trigger two or more, all to use same pressure transducer, thereby provide cost savings the effect of avoiding parts to break down and just cause whole external input device to use.Also by obtain the position data of pressure signal in conjunction with touch inductor, can send different trigger pips so that control chip is controlled transmitter according to the trigger position of the size of the force value of pressure signal and pressure signal simultaneously, can improve user's operating efficiency, can also limitedly on operations area, provide more self-defining key.
Embodiment six
Please refer to Fig. 6, it shows the block diagram of the control chip that the embodiment of the present invention six provides.This control chip can be in external input device.This control chip, comprising: threshold test module 620, the first trigger module 640 and the second trigger module 660.
Threshold test module 620, the relation between the force value in the pressure signal obtaining for detection of pressure transducer and first threshold and Second Threshold, first threshold is greater than Second Threshold;
The first trigger module 640, if be that force value is greater than first threshold and is less than Second Threshold for the testing result of threshold test module 620, control transmitter and sends the first trigger pip;
The second trigger module 660, if be that force value is greater than described Second Threshold for the testing result of threshold test module 620, control transmitter and sends the second trigger pip.
In sum, the control chip that the present embodiment provides, the size by the force value obtained according to pressure transducer triggers different trigger pips, has solved as long as left button breaks down, and whole mouse just cannot be used and the problem that can be dropped conventionally; No matter reached which in the trigger pip that external input device need to trigger two or more, all to use same pressure transducer, thereby provide cost savings the effect of avoiding parts to break down and just cause whole external input device to use.
Embodiment seven
Please refer to Fig. 7, it shows the block diagram of the control chip that the embodiment of the present invention seven provides.This control chip can be in external input device.This control chip, comprising: threshold test module 620, position detecting module 630, the first trigger module 640, the second trigger module 660, the 3rd trigger module 650 and the 4th trigger module 670.
Threshold test module 620, the relation between the force value in the pressure signal obtaining for detection of pressure transducer and first threshold and Second Threshold, first threshold is greater than Second Threshold
Position detecting module 630, the position data of the pressure signal obtaining for detection of touch inductor is corresponding position on touch inductor, and touch inductor is positioned on pressure transducer and at least to be divided and has first area and second area;
The first trigger module 640, if specifically for the testing result of position detecting module 630 be the corresponding position of position data in first area and the testing result of threshold test module 620 be that force value is greater than first threshold and is less than Second Threshold, control transmitter and send the first trigger pip.
The second trigger module 660, if specifically for the testing result of position detecting module 630 be the corresponding position of position data in first area and the testing result of threshold test module 620 be that force value is greater than Second Threshold, control transmitter and send the second trigger pip.
The 3rd trigger module 650, if the testing result for position detecting module 630 is that the testing result of the corresponding position of position data in second area and threshold test module 620 is that force value is greater than first threshold and is less than Second Threshold, controls transmitter and send the 3rd trigger pip;
The 4th trigger module 670, if be that the testing result of the corresponding position of position data in second area and threshold test module 620 is that force value is greater than Second Threshold for the testing result of position detecting module 630, control transmitter and sends the 4th trigger pip.
In sum, the control chip that the present embodiment provides, the size by the force value obtained according to pressure transducer triggers different trigger pips, has solved as long as left button breaks down, and whole mouse just cannot be used and the problem that can be dropped conventionally; No matter reached which in the trigger pip that external input device need to trigger two or more, all to use same pressure transducer, thereby provide cost savings the effect of avoiding parts to break down and just cause whole external input device to use.Also by obtain the position data of pressure signal in conjunction with touch inductor, can send different trigger pips so that control chip is controlled transmitter according to the trigger position of the size of the force value of pressure signal and pressure signal simultaneously, can improve user's operating efficiency, can also limitedly on operations area, provide more self-defining key.
It should be noted that: the input method that above-described embodiment provides is when sending trigger pip, only the division with above-mentioned each functional module is illustrated, in practical application, can above-mentioned functions be distributed and by different functional modules, completed as required, the inner structure of the equipment of being about to is divided into different functional modules, to complete all or part of function described above.In addition, the control chip that above-described embodiment provides and input method embodiment belong to same design, and its specific implementation process refers to embodiment of the method, repeats no more here.
The invention described above embodiment sequence number, just to describing, does not represent the quality of embodiment.
One of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that all or part of step that realizes above-described embodiment can complete by hardware, also can come the hardware that instruction is relevant to complete by program, described program can be stored in a kind of computer-readable recording medium, the above-mentioned storage medium of mentioning can be ROM (read-only memory), disk or CD etc.
The foregoing is only preferred embodiment of the present invention, in order to limit the present invention, within the spirit and principles in the present invention not all, any modification of doing, be equal to replacement, improvement etc., within all should being included in protection scope of the present invention.

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1. an external input device, is characterized in that, described equipment comprises: pressure transducer, the control chip being connected with described pressure transducer and the transmitter being connected with described control chip;
Described pressure transducer, for obtaining pressure signal, includes force value in described pressure signal;
Described control chip, the relation between the force value in the pressure signal obtaining for detection of described pressure transducer and first threshold and Second Threshold, described first threshold is greater than described Second Threshold;
If testing result is described force value, is greater than described first threshold and is less than described Second Threshold, control described transmitter and send the first trigger pip;
If testing result is described force value, be greater than described Second Threshold, control described transmitter and send the second trigger pip.
2. external input device according to claim 1, it is characterized in that, described equipment also comprises: be positioned at the touch inductor on described pressure transducer, described touch inductor is connected with described control chip, and described touch inductor has at least been divided first area and second area;
Described touch inductor, for obtaining the position data of described pressure signal;
Described control chip, also, for before sending the first trigger pip at the described transmitter of described control, detects described position data corresponding position on described touch inductor; If testing result be the corresponding position of described position data in described first area and described force value be greater than described first threshold and be less than described Second Threshold, control described transmitter and send the first trigger pip.
3. external input device according to claim 2, is characterized in that:
Described control chip, also, for before sending the second trigger pip at the described transmitter of described control, detects described position data corresponding position on described touch inductor; If testing result be the corresponding position of described position data in described first area and described force value be greater than described Second Threshold, control described transmitter and send the second trigger pip.
4. according to the external input device described in claim 2 or 3, it is characterized in that:
Described control chip, if be also that the corresponding position of described position data is greater than described first threshold and is less than described Second Threshold in described second area and described force value for testing result, control described transmitter and sends the 3rd trigger pip;
Described control chip, if be also that the corresponding position of described position data is greater than described Second Threshold in described second area and described force value for testing result, control described transmitter and sends the 4th trigger pip.
5. an input method, for external input device, is characterized in that, described method comprises:
Relation between force value in the pressure signal that detected pressures sensor obtains and first threshold and Second Threshold, described first threshold is greater than described Second Threshold;
If testing result is described force value, is greater than described first threshold and is less than described Second Threshold, control transmitter and send the first trigger pip;
If testing result is described force value, be greater than described Second Threshold, control described transmitter and send the second trigger pip.
6. input method according to claim 5, is characterized in that, described before the described transmitter of described control sends the first trigger pip, also comprises:
Position data corresponding position on described touch inductor of the described pressure signal that detection touch inductor obtains, described touch inductor is positioned on described pressure transducer and at least to be divided and has first area and second area;
If testing result be the corresponding position of described position data in described first area and described force value be greater than described first threshold and be less than described Second Threshold, control described transmitter and send the first trigger pip.
7. input method according to claim 5, is characterized in that, the described transmitter of described control also comprises before sending the second trigger pip:
Position data corresponding position on described touch inductor of the described pressure signal that detection touch inductor obtains, described touch inductor is positioned on described pressure transducer and at least to be divided and has first area and second area;
If testing result be the corresponding position of described position data in described first area and described force value be greater than described Second Threshold, control described transmitter and send the second trigger pip.
8. according to the input method described in claim 6 or 7, it is characterized in that, the described position data of described detection after corresponding position, also comprises on described touch inductor:
If testing result is the corresponding position of described position data, in described second area and described force value, is greater than described first threshold and is less than described Second Threshold, control described transmitter and send the 3rd trigger pip;
If testing result is the corresponding position of described position data, in described second area and described force value, be greater than described Second Threshold, control described transmitter and send the 4th trigger pip.
9. a control chip, is characterized in that, described chip comprises:
Threshold test module, the relation between the force value in the pressure signal obtaining for detection of pressure transducer and first threshold and Second Threshold, described first threshold is greater than described Second Threshold;
The first trigger module, if be that described force value is greater than described first threshold and is less than described Second Threshold for the testing result of described threshold test module, control transmitter and sends the first trigger pip;
The second trigger module, if be that described force value is greater than described Second Threshold for the testing result of described threshold test module, control described transmitter and sends the second trigger pip.
10. control chip according to claim 9, is characterized in that, described control chip, also comprises: position detecting module;
Described position detecting module, the position data of the described pressure signal obtaining for detection of touch inductor is corresponding position on described touch inductor, and described touch inductor is positioned on described pressure transducer and at least to be divided and have first area and second area;
Described the first trigger module, if specifically for the testing result of described position detecting module be the corresponding position of described position data in described first area and the testing result of described threshold test module be that described force value is greater than described first threshold and is less than described Second Threshold, control described transmitter and send the first trigger pip.
11. control chips according to claim 9, is characterized in that, described control chip, also comprises: position detecting module;
Described position detecting module, the position data of the described pressure signal obtaining for detection of touch inductor is corresponding position on described touch inductor, and described touch inductor is positioned on described pressure transducer and at least to be divided and have first area and second area;
Described the second trigger module, if specifically for the testing result of described position detecting module be the corresponding position of described position data in described first area and the testing result of described threshold test module be that described force value is greater than described Second Threshold, control described transmitter and send the second trigger pip.
12. according to the control chip described in claim 10 or 11, it is characterized in that, described control chip, also comprises: the 3rd trigger module and the 4th trigger module;
Described the 3rd trigger module, if the testing result for described position detecting module is that the testing result of the corresponding position of described position data in described second area and described threshold test module is that described force value is greater than described first threshold and is less than described Second Threshold, controls described transmitter and send the 3rd trigger pip;
Described the 4th trigger module, if the testing result for described position detecting module is that the testing result of the corresponding position of described position data in described second area and described threshold test module is that described force value is greater than described Second Threshold, controls described transmitter and send the 4th trigger pip.
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