CN110928424A

CN110928424A - Finger stall keyboard and input method based on finger stall keyboard

Info

Publication number: CN110928424A
Application number: CN201911251506.9A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 毕阳锋
Original assignee: Xian Yep Telecommunication Technology Co Ltd
Current assignee: Xian Yep Telecommunication Technology Co Ltd
Priority date: 2019-12-09
Filing date: 2019-12-09
Publication date: 2020-03-27

Abstract

The invention discloses a fingerstall keyboard and an input method based on the fingerstall keyboard, wherein the fingerstall keyboard comprises ten fingerstalls, and each fingerstall is provided with a micro-processing unit, a finger displacement acquisition unit, a finger knocking action capture unit and a wireless communication unit; the finger displacement acquisition unit is used for acquiring the displacement of the finger; the finger knocking action capturing unit is used for capturing knocking actions of fingers; the micro-processing unit is used for carrying out key agreement on the finger sleeve and carrying out analysis processing on the displacement and the knocking action so as to determine key information which a user wants to operate; the wireless communication unit is used for outputting the key information determined by the micro-processing unit to the equipment to be input. The keyboard disclosed by the invention is light and thin in volume, small in occupied space, capable of avoiding the defects that the traditional keyboard is inconvenient to carry and has large constraint on space, and flexible to use because the keyboard is not limited to a flat desktop during input and can be any regular or irregular contact surface capable of playing a supporting role, thereby providing great convenience for users.

Description

Finger stall keyboard and input method based on finger stall keyboard

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of keyboard input equipment, in particular to a fingerstall keyboard and an input method based on the fingerstall keyboard.

Background

Computers and various terminal devices are one of the greatest scientific and technical inventions, have extremely important influence on human production activities and social activities, and still advance at a rapid pace with strong vitality. The keyboard is a kind of instruction and data input device for operating equipment, and is widely used in computer and various terminal equipments. When the user presses a key on the keyboard, the corresponding key position information can be input. At present, keyboards with different sizes and different configurations are made in the market aiming at different processing systems and scenes so as to provide different functional requirements and operation levels. However, no matter which kind of keyboard on the market has its inevitable shortcoming, for example, bulky, inconvenient carrying needs to occupy certain space, and for the firm structure, need place just facilitate the use on level plane (mostly desktop), and the service environment requires than higher, has brought the inconvenience for the user.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention provides a fingerstall keyboard and an input method based on the fingerstall keyboard, which aim to overcome the defects of the prior art.

In order to achieve the above purpose, the present invention provides the following technical solutions:

in a first aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides a fingerstall keyboard, including ten fingerstalls correspondingly worn on ten fingers of a user, where each of the fingerstalls is provided with a microprocessor unit, a finger displacement amount acquisition unit, a finger tap action capture unit, and a wireless communication unit;

the finger displacement acquisition unit is connected with the micro-processing unit, and is used for acquiring the displacement of the finger and sending the displacement to the micro-processing unit;

the finger knocking action capturing unit is connected with the micro-processing unit, is used for capturing the knocking action of the finger and sending the knocking action to the micro-processing unit;

the micro-processing unit is used for carrying out key agreement on the finger sleeve and analyzing and processing the displacement and the knocking action so as to determine key information which is required to be operated by the user;

the wireless communication unit is connected with the micro-processing unit and used for outputting the key information determined by the micro-processing unit to a device to be input.

Further, in the finger cot keyboard, the finger tap motion capture unit is arranged on the finger cot at a position corresponding to the finger pulp;

the micro-processing unit, the finger displacement acquisition unit and the wireless communication unit are respectively arranged at any position on the finger sleeve except the position corresponding to the finger abdomen.

Furthermore, in the fingerstall keyboard, the finger displacement acquisition unit is a gravity sensor or a displacement sensor;

the finger knocking action capturing unit is a pressure sensor or a capacitive touch screen;

the wireless communication unit is a Bluetooth communication unit, a WIFI communication unit or an infrared communication unit.

Furthermore, in the finger stall keyboard, the finger stall is formed by a cavity structure matched with the shape of a finger.

In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides an input method based on a finger cot keyboard, where the finger cot keyboard is the finger cot keyboard of the first aspect, and the method includes:

when the mobile terminal is in an input mode, receiving tapping information generated by tapping of a finger of a user, wherein the tapping information comprises tapping action and displacement;

determining the knocking position of the finger when the knocking action is generated according to the displacement so as to match key information which is required to be operated by a user;

and outputting the key information to the equipment to be input.

Further, in the input method based on the finger cot keyboard, before the step of receiving tap information generated by a tap of a finger of a user when the input method is in an input mode, the input method further includes:

receiving tapping information generated by tapping of a finger of a user;

judging whether the tapping information is generated by simultaneously tapping eight fingers except for the thumb;

if so, establishing connection with the equipment to be input, and entering an input mode;

if not, no operation is executed.

Further, in the input method based on the finger cot keyboard, before the step of entering the input mode, the method further includes:

taking the positions of eight fingers except the thumb, which are knocked by the fingers, as respective original positions, and giving key information corresponding to the original positions;

and determining key position distribution of other keys on the keyboard according to the eight original positions, and giving corresponding key information to each key.

Further, in the input method based on the finger cot keyboard, the step of determining the tap position of the finger when generating the tap action according to the displacement to match the key information that the user wants to operate includes:

calculating and determining a tapping position of the finger when the tapping action is generated according to the original position and the displacement;

and determining the key which the user wants to operate according to the knocking position, and matching corresponding key information.

Further, the input method based on the finger cot keyboard further comprises the following steps:

in an input mode, when an instruction for entering a correction mode is received at any time, the correction mode is entered from the input mode in response to the instruction;

and receiving new key information input by a user, and covering the new key information on the old key information at the corresponding position.

Further, in the input method based on the finger cot keyboard, after the step of receiving tap information generated by a tap of a finger of a user when the input method is in an input mode, the method further includes:

judging whether the knocking information is generated by knocking through a finger in a set exit mode;

if yes, disconnecting the input device from the equipment to be input, and exiting the input mode;

if not, continuing to execute the operation of determining the knocking position of the finger when generating the knocking action according to the displacement so as to match the key information which is required to be operated by the user.

The fingerstall keyboard and the input method based on the fingerstall keyboard provided by the embodiment of the invention have the advantages of light and thin volume and small occupied space, avoid the defects that the traditional keyboard is inconvenient to carry and has large constraint on space, are not limited on a flat desktop during input, can be any regular or irregular contact surface with a supporting function, are flexible to use, and provide great convenience for users.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly described below, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present invention, and for those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained according to these drawings without inventive exercise.

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a fingerstall keyboard according to a first embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 2 is a schematic flowchart of an input method based on a finger cot keyboard according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

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the device comprises a micro-processing unit 1, a finger displacement acquisition unit 2, a finger knocking action capture unit 3 and a wireless communication unit 4.

Detailed Description

In order to make the objects, features and advantages of the present invention more obvious and understandable, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is apparent that the embodiments described below are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, and not all of the embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that when an element is referred to as being "connected" to another element, it can be directly connected to the other element or intervening elements may also be present. When a component is referred to as being "disposed on" another component, it can be directly on the other component or intervening components may also be present.

Furthermore, the terms "long", "short", "inner", "outer", and the like indicate orientations or positional relationships based on those shown in the drawings, and are only for convenience of describing the present invention, but do not indicate or imply that the referred devices or elements must have the specific orientations, be configured to operate in the specific orientations, and thus are not to be construed as limitations of the present invention.

The technical scheme of the invention is further explained by the specific implementation mode in combination with the attached drawings.

Example one

Referring to fig. 1, an embodiment of the present invention provides a fingerstall keyboard, which includes ten fingerstalls correspondingly worn on ten fingers of a user, and each of the fingerstalls is provided with a microprocessor unit 1, a finger displacement amount acquisition unit 2, a finger tap motion capture unit 3, and a wireless communication unit 4;

the finger displacement acquisition unit 2 is connected with the micro-processing unit 1, and is used for acquiring the displacement of a finger and sending the displacement to the micro-processing unit 1;

the finger knocking action capturing unit 3 is connected with the micro-processing unit 1, is used for capturing the knocking action of the finger, and sends the knocking action to the micro-processing unit 1;

the micro-processing unit 1 is used for performing key agreement on the finger stall, and analyzing and processing the displacement and the knocking action to determine key information which is required to be operated by the user;

the wireless communication unit 4 is connected to the micro-processing unit 1, and is configured to output the key information determined by the micro-processing unit 1 to a device to be input (such as a computer, a tablet, a mobile phone, etc.).

It should be noted that, because the connection between the conventional keyboard and the computer is mostly wired connection, and the connection with the mobile terminal such as a mobile phone needs to be with the help of a converter or cannot be directly connected, and the application range is narrow, compared with a wired communication unit, the wireless communication unit 4 is preferably adopted in the present embodiment, so that the connection between the fingerstall keyboard and the device to be input is more convenient, and the use distance of the user is liberated.

Preferably, the finger-tapping motion capture unit 3 is arranged on the finger sleeve at a position corresponding to the finger pulp;

the micro-processing unit 1, the finger displacement acquisition unit 2 and the wireless communication unit 4 are respectively arranged at any position on the finger sleeve except the position corresponding to the finger abdomen.

It should be noted that, according to the normal keyboard usage, the other eight fingers except the thumb are used for tapping the keyboard at the middle of the finger pulp, and the thumb is used at the side of the finger pulp, therefore, in this embodiment, it is preferable that the finger tapping motion capturing unit 3 on the finger sleeve corresponding to the thumb is disposed at the side of the finger pulp of the thumb, and the finger tapping motion capturing unit 3 on the finger sleeve corresponding to the other fingers is disposed at the middle of the finger pulp.

There is no particular requirement as to the positions where the microprocessor unit 1 and the wireless communication unit 4 are disposed, and basically any position on the finger cot may be used, but the arrangement of the finger displacement amount acquisition unit 2 still needs to be slightly considered whether the displacement amount of the finger during the movement can be accurately acquired, and therefore, it is preferable that the finger cot be disposed at a position corresponding to the finger tip, such as a position corresponding to the finger tip or a position corresponding to the nail, or a position corresponding to the rest of the finger abdomen except the position where the finger strikes the motion capture unit 3.

Preferably, the finger displacement amount acquisition unit 2 is a gravity sensor or a displacement sensor;

the finger-tapping motion capturing unit 3 is a pressure sensor or a capacitive touch screen;

the wireless communication unit 4 is a Bluetooth communication unit, a WIFI communication unit or an infrared communication unit.

Preferably, the finger sleeve is formed by a cavity structure matched with the shape of a finger.

The fingerstall keyboard provided by the embodiment of the invention is light and thin in volume, small in occupied space, capable of avoiding the defects that the traditional keyboard is inconvenient to carry and large in space constraint, flexible to use and capable of providing great convenience for users, and the input is not limited to a flat desktop or any regular or irregular contact surface capable of playing a supporting role.

Example two

Referring to fig. 2, a flow chart of an input method based on a finger cot keyboard according to a second embodiment of the present invention is shown, wherein the finger cot keyboard is the finger cot keyboard according to the first embodiment. The method specifically comprises the following steps:

s201, receiving tapping information generated by tapping of a finger of a user;

s202, judging whether the tapping information is generated by simultaneously tapping eight fingers except for the thumb; if yes, go to step S204; if not, executing step S203;

and S203, not executing any operation.

S204, establishing connection with the equipment to be input, and entering an input mode;

specifically, before "enter input mode" in step S204, the method further includes:

It should be noted that according to the normal keyboard usage, the initial positions of the keyboard where the other eight fingers except the thumb are located should be A, S, D, F, J, K, L and "; "position of key (start position when normal fingering is input). After the key positions corresponding to the eight initial positions are determined, key position layout determination and key assignment information are carried out on eight directions (taking the known key positions as the centers) of the upper part, the lower part, the left part, the right part, the upper part, the left lower part, the right lower part and the upper right part of each known key position one by one, and then the vast majority of key position distribution of the whole keyboard can be completed. For example, the key position "S" is known to have eight orientations, i.e., upper, lower, left, right, upper left, lower right, and upper right, W, X, A, D, Q, E, Z, C in sequence.

S205, when the mobile terminal is in the input mode, receiving tapping information generated by tapping with a finger of a user, wherein the tapping information comprises tapping action and displacement.

Specifically, after the step S205, the method further includes:

if not, the step S206 is continued.

It should be noted that the set exit mode may be a set number of simultaneous taps by fingers or a special mode, such as eight-finger simultaneous taps, eight-finger double taps, eight-finger triple taps, or ten-finger simultaneous double taps, and the setting and the changing may be freely performed.

S206, determining the knocking position of the finger when the knocking action is generated according to the displacement so as to match the key information which is required to be operated by the user.

Specifically, the step S206 further includes:

It should be noted that the present embodiment determines the initial positions of eight fingers as corresponding to A, S, D, F, J, K, L and "; after the keys are pressed, the relative positions of the positions of other keys and the initial positions of the eight fingers are determined, and the respective displacement amounts can be obtained through calculation, so that when the initial positions and the displacement amounts of the eight fingers are known, the knocking position of the finger when the knocking action is generated can be determined through calculation and reverse deduction.

And S207, outputting the key information to the equipment to be input.

It should be noted that the device to be input does not need to change hardware, and only software needs to receive the key information through wireless data to trigger a responsive key input event.

Preferably, the input method based on the finger cot keyboard further comprises:

It should be noted that, after the user finds that the key information displayed on the device to be input is wrong after the user taps the finger, the user can select to enter the correction mode for correction, so as to improve the key distribution accuracy of the thumb keyboard.

In addition, the key position distribution on the keyboard can be the same as the key position of the standard keyboard, and any key arrangement mode customized by a user can be adopted, and the key distribution can be changed in a correction mode.

According to the input method based on the finger stall keyboard provided by the embodiment of the invention, the finger stall input replaces the traditional keyboard input mode, the finger stall keyboard is not limited on a flat desktop, and can be any regular or irregular contact surface capable of playing a supporting role, so that the space constraint is reduced, the use is more flexible, the key position layout of the traditional keyboard is basically reserved, the input habit of a user does not need to be changed, and the user can adapt to the finger stall keyboard more quickly.

The foregoing description of the embodiments has been presented for the purposes of illustration and description. It is not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the disclosure. Individual elements or features of a particular embodiment are generally not limited to that particular embodiment, but, where applicable, are interchangeable and can be used in a selected embodiment, even if not specifically shown or described. The same elements or features may also vary in many respects. Such variations are not to be regarded as a departure from the disclosure, and all such modifications are intended to be included within the scope of the disclosure.

Example embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and will fully convey the scope to those skilled in the art. Numerous details are set forth, such as examples of specific parts, devices, and methods, in order to provide a thorough understanding of embodiments of the present disclosure. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that specific details need not be employed, that example embodiments may be embodied in many different forms and that neither should be construed to limit the scope of the disclosure. In certain example embodiments, well-known processes, well-known device structures, and well-known technologies are not described in detail.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular example embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting. As used herein, the singular forms "a", "an" and "the" are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. The terms "comprises" and "comprising" are intended to be inclusive and therefore specify the presence of stated features, integers, steps, operations, elements, and/or components, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, and/or groups thereof. The method steps, processes, and operations described herein are not to be construed as necessarily requiring their performance in the particular order discussed and illustrated, unless explicitly indicated as an order of performance. It should also be understood that additional or alternative steps may be employed.

When an element or layer is referred to as being "on" … … "," engaged with "… …", "connected to" or "coupled to" another element or layer, it can be directly on, engaged with, connected to or coupled to the other element or layer, or intervening elements or layers may also be present. In contrast, when an element or layer is referred to as being "directly on … …," "directly engaged with … …," "directly connected to" or "directly coupled to" another element or layer, there may be no intervening elements or layers present. Other words used to describe the relationship of elements should be interpreted in a similar manner (e.g., "between … …" and "directly between … …", "adjacent" and "directly adjacent", etc.). As used herein, the term "and/or" includes any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed items. Although the terms first, second, third, etc. may be used herein to describe various elements, components, regions, layers and/or sections, these elements, components, regions, layers and/or sections should not be limited by these terms. These terms may be only used to distinguish one element, component, region or section from another element, component, region or section. Unless clearly indicated by the context, use of terms such as the terms "first," "second," and other numerical values herein does not imply a sequence or order. Thus, a first element, component, region, layer or section discussed below could be termed a second element, component, region, layer or section without departing from the teachings of the example embodiments.

Spatially relative terms, such as "inner," "outer," "below," "… …," "lower," "above," "upper," and the like, may be used herein for ease of description to describe a relationship between one element or feature and one or more other elements or features as illustrated in the figures. Spatially relative terms may be intended to encompass different orientations of the device in addition to the orientation depicted in the figures. For example, if the device in the figures is turned over, elements described as "below" or "beneath" other elements or features would then be oriented "above" the other elements or features. Thus, the example term "below … …" can encompass both an orientation of facing upward and downward. The device may be otherwise oriented (rotated 90 degrees or at other orientations) and the spatially relative descriptors used herein interpreted.

Claims

1. A fingerstall keyboard is characterized by comprising ten fingerstalls correspondingly worn on ten fingers of a user, wherein each fingerstall is provided with a microprocessor unit, a finger displacement acquisition unit, a finger knocking action capture unit and a wireless communication unit;

2. The finger cot keyboard according to claim 1, wherein the finger tap motion capture unit is provided on the finger cot at a position corresponding to a finger belly;

3. The finger cot keyboard according to claim 1, wherein the finger displacement amount acquisition unit is a gravity sensor or a displacement sensor;

4. The fingerstall keyboard of claim 1, wherein the fingerstalls are comprised of a cavity structure that is form-fit to a finger.

5. A fingerstall keyboard-based input method, wherein the fingerstall keyboard is the fingerstall keyboard of any one of claims 1-4, and the method comprises the following steps:

and outputting the key information to the equipment to be input.

6. The finger-cot keyboard-based input method according to claim 5, further comprising, before the step of receiving tap information generated by a user by a finger tap while in the input mode:

receiving tapping information generated by tapping of a finger of a user;

if not, no operation is executed.

7. The fingerstall-based keyboard input method of claim 6, further comprising, prior to the entering an input mode step:

8. The method for inputting on a finger cot keyboard according to claim 7, wherein the step of determining the tapping position of the finger when the tapping action is generated according to the displacement amount to match the key information that the user wants to operate comprises:

9. The fingerstall-based keyboard input method of claim 5, further comprising:

10. The finger-cot keyboard-based input method according to claim 5, further comprising, after the step of receiving tap information generated by a user tapping with a finger while in the input mode: