CN1191343A - Cursor controller - Google Patents
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A cursor control device is used to control the 3-D movement of an object in 3-D graphics displayed on screen of computer system. Said device has a casing, over which there are two operation panels with near right angle relation between them and two cursor controller on them for generating two shift signals. The horizontal plane of 3-D graphics perpendicular to screen plane is constructed by the first and the second dimensions perpendicular to each other. The vertical plane parallel to screen plane is constructed by the second and the third dimensions. The displacements of object on horizontal and vertical plane are controlled respectively by the shift signals generated by cursor controllers.
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The present invention system provides a kind of cursor control device, refers to a kind of cursor control device that is used for controlling the displacement of a subject matter in this three dimensions image in the three dimensions image that a computer system shows on its image display especially.
The general employed cursor control device of computer is slide-mouse (mouse), trace ball (track ball) or the like for example, only can be used for controlling for example displacement of vernier on a two-dimensional space (plane) image of a subject matter, and the video game (TVgames) that the application program that need use three dimensions displacement control for example is in fashion at present very much etc. then are to do three-dimensional operation with Joystick of computer mostly.But the volume of general rocking bar is very big, is not suitable for carrying.Therefore when using portable type computer, the user is most must to be used and only has two-dimensional space and control the cursor control device of ability and do three-dimensional operation, this make three-dimensional displacement control become very complicated and also efficient not high.
Therefore fundamental purpose of the present invention is to provide little and cursor control device easy operating of a kind of volume to be used for doing three-dimensional controlling.
Cursor control device of the present invention is used for controlling computer system subject matter displacement in this three dimensions image in the shown three dimensions image on the screen plane of its image display, this system includes that a computer is electrically connected on this image display and a cursor control device is electrically connected on this computer, this computer package contains a program and is used for controlling the demonstration of this three dimensions image and controls the displacement of this subject matter in this three dimensions image according to a displacement signal, and this cursor control device includes:
(1) one shell, it includes one first operating surface and one second operating surface, and this two operating surfaces system is the bent angle relation of an approximate right angle;
(2) one first Venier controllers are located at and are used for producing one first displacement signal on this first operating surface; And
(3) one second Venier controllers are located at and are used for producing one second displacement signal on this second operating surface;
When this program was received this first or second displacement signal, this program can be converted into a displacement with this first or second displacement signal, and according to this displacement this subject matter was produced a corresponding three dimensions displacement in this three dimensions image.
Cursor control device of the present invention is used for controlling computer system subject matter displacement in this three dimensions image in the shown three dimensions image on the screen plane of its image display, this system includes that a computer is electrically connected on this image display and a cursor control device is electrically connected on this computer, this computer package contains a program and is used for controlling the demonstration of this three dimensions image and controls the displacement of this subject matter in this three dimensions image according to a displacement signal, this three dimensions includes three orthogonal first dimensions, second dimension and third dimension degree, this cursor control device includes:
(1) one shell;
(2) one first Venier controllers are located at the first displacement signal that is used for producing a two dimension on this shell; And
(3) one second Venier controllers are located at the second displacement signal that is used for producing a two dimension on this shell;
When this program is received this first displacement signal, this program can be converted into this first displacement signal the displacement of one two dimension, and this subject matter is produced a corresponding displacement on the two-dimensional space plane that this first dimension and second dimension are constituted according to this displacement, and this program also can be when receiving this second displacement signal, converting thereof into is the displacement of a two dimension, and according to this displacement this subject matter is produced a corresponding displacement on the two-dimensional space plane that this second dimension and third dimension degree are constituted.
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Fig. 1 is located at the synoptic diagram of a portable type computer for cursor control device of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is the functional block diagram of computer shown in Figure 1 and cursor control device.
Fig. 3 is another embodiment of cursor control device of the present invention.
Fig. 4 is the functional block diagram of cursor control device shown in Figure 3.
Fig. 5 is another embodiment of cursor control device of the present invention.
Fig. 6 is that the another kind of cursor control device shown in Figure 5 changes.
See also Fig. 1.Fig. 1 is located at the synoptic diagram of a portable type computer 10 for cursor control device 12 of the present invention.Computer 10 includes a display 14 and is used for showing a vernier 18 and a three dimensions image 16 on its screen plane 17, the body 20 of a squarish.Body 20 is provided with a keyboard 22 side thereon, and a cursor control device 12 is located on the body 20 one side near the user.Cursor control device 12 is to be used for controlling the displacement of vernier 18 within three dimensions image 16.
Three dimensions in the image 16 can be represented with shown three dimension X, Y and Z on the image 16.The surface level vertical with screen plane 17 is made of dimension X and Y, and is made of dimension Y and Z with the vertical plane of screen plane 17.The two-dimension displacement signal that horizontal cursor controller 30 is produced is to be used for controlling vernier 18 to move on the surface level that is made of dimension X and Y, and the two-dimension displacement signal that vertical cursor controller 32 is produced is to be used for controlling vernier 18 to move on the vertical plane that is made of dimension Y and Z.
Based on common people's considering for the three dimensions cognitive style, since on the screen plane 17 shown three dimensions image 16 can and the surface level 26 of cursor control device 12 and vertical plane 28 represented entities three dimensions between can set up to a certain degree consistance, therefore the user just very the horizontal cursor controller 30 with on the surface level 26 of intuition to control vernier 18 mobile on the surface level that is made of dimension X and Y, and it is mobile on the vertical plane that is made of dimension Y and Z to control vernier 18 with the vertical cursor controller 32 on the vertical plane 28.This instinct type control mode of being set up by the three dimensions corresponding relation in entity and the image makes the operation of three dimensions vernier displacement greatly simplify, and can make the user very intuition study and operate a vernier moving in the three dimensions image.
Fig. 2 is the functional block diagram of computer 10 shown in Figure 1 and cursor control device 12.Computer 10 includes a storer 42 and is used for stored routine, program 44 is stored in and is used for controlling the demonstration of three dimensions image 16 in the storer 42 and controls the displacement of vernier 18 in image 16 according to the displacement signal, one display 14 is used for showing three dimensions image 16, and a processor 40 is used for executive routine 44.Cursor control device 12 is to be electrically connected in computer 10 to be used for producing displacement signal supply program 44, it includes a horizontal cursor controller 30 that is made of the sense of touch sheet and is used for producing two-dimentional displacement signal, the one vertical cursor controller 32 that is made of trace ball is used for producing two-dimentional displacement signal, one key circuit of being made up of a plurality of buttons 34 50 is used for producing keying signal, and a control circuit 46 is used for each signal is passed to computer 10 via interface circuit 48.
When both produced the amount of movement of an equidirectional on dimension Y if the user touches horizontal cursor controller 30 and vertical cursor controller 32 simultaneously, at this moment program 44 can have two kinds of processing modes.First kind of mode is the position of moving cursor 18 on dimension Y again after the dimension Y amount of movement addition that both are produced, and this mode can make the translational speed of vernier 18 on dimension seem faster than other dimension.Another kind of mode then is one that chooses in the dimension Y amount of movement that both produce, for example select bigger that of amount of movement without exception or select by a certain specific dimension Y amount of movement that Venier controller produced, and give up another amount of movement, and then the position of moving cursor 18 on dimension Y.This mode then can make the translational speed of vernier 18 on dimension Y seem that comparison is natural.
In some cases, when if two Venier controllers that the control vernier moves in three dimensions can't be located at two orthogonal planes, the deviser also can be located at two Venier controllers on the same plane, for example with two horizontal cursor controllers 30 being located at together so that the user can be simultaneously be operated vernier respectively moving on the surface level that is made of dimension X and Y and on the vertical plane that is made of dimension Y and Z with forefinger and middle finger side by side.
Please refer to Fig. 3.Fig. 3 is another embodiment of cursor control device of the present invention.Cursor control device 60 includes a shell 62, three orthogonal operating surfaces are arranged: levels operation face 67, vertical operation face 69 and side operating surface 71 on it, the one horizontal cursor controller 68 that is made of the sense of touch sheet is located on the levels operation face 67, the one vertical cursor controller 70 that is made of trace ball is located on the vertical operation face 69, and another is located on the side operating surface 71 by the side Venier controller 70 that trace ball constitutes.Horizontal cursor controller 68 is to be used for controlling vernier 18 moving on the surface level that is made of dimension X and Y, vertical cursor controller 70 is to be used for controlling vernier 18 moving on the vertical plane that is made of dimension Y and Z, and side Venier controller 72 then is to be used for controlling vernier 18 moving on another vertical plane that is made of dimension X and Z.Compare with Venier controller 12 shown in Figure 1, Venier controller more than 60 shown in Figure 3 the side Venier controller 70 of a two dimension control vernier 18 and on the vertical plane that dimension X and Z are constituted, move, this has made more than the user and the selection of an operating surface has therefore made that three-dimensional vernier displacement more can be finished easily.
Same, the deviser of cursor control device also three Venier controllers can be located on the same plane so that the user can be simultaneously with forefinger, middle finger with namelessly operate vernier mobile on three planes that constituted by dimension X and Y, dimension Y and Z and dimension X and Z respectively.
Fig. 4 is the functional block diagram of cursor control device 60 shown in Figure 3.Cursor control device 60 includes a horizontal cursor controller 68 that is made of the sense of touch sheet and is used for producing two-dimentional displacement signal, the one vertical cursor controller 70 that is made of trace ball is used for producing two-dimentional displacement signal, another side Venier controller 72 that is made of trace ball is used for producing the displacement signal of two dimension, one key circuit of being made up of a plurality of button 74 is used for producing keying signal, and a control circuit 76 is used for each signal is passed to computer 10 via interface circuit 78.Compare with the functional block diagram of cursor control device 12 shown in Figure 2, cursor control device 60 has more the displacement signal that a side Venier controller 72 is used for producing two dimension.
Please refer to Fig. 5.Fig. 5 is another embodiment of cursor control device of the present invention.Cursor control device 80 includes a shell 82, two orthogonal operating surfaces are arranged: levels operation face 84 and vertical operation face 86 on it, one is located on the levels operation face 84 by the horizontal cursor controller 88 that runner constituted that can come back rotation, the one vertical cursor controller 90 that is made of trace ball is located on the vertical operation face 86, horizontal cursor controller 88 is to be used for controlling vernier 18 to move on by dimension X, and 90 of vertical cursor controllers are to be used for controlling vernier 18 moving on the vertical plane that is made of dimension Y and Z.The runner that is used for doing horizontal cursor controller 88 also can provide the device of one dimension displacement signal for example to replace with slider (not shown) sliding back and forth by other.Compare with cursor control device 12 shown in Figure 1, the horizontal cursor controller 88 of Fig. 5 cursor control device 80 can only be done the vernier displacement control of one dimension, therefore can be more restricted in three-dimensional vernier displacement control, the circuit structure of cursor control device 80 is then most of identical with Venier controller 12, and difference only is that horizontal cursor controller 88 can only produce the displacement signal of one dimension.
Please refer to Fig. 6.Fig. 6 is that the another kind of cursor control device 80 shown in Figure 5 changes.Cursor control device 100 includes a shell 102, and two orthogonal operating surfaces are arranged on it; The horizontal cursor controller 108 that levels operation face 104 and vertical operation face 106, are made of trace ball is located on the levels operation face 104, and one is located on the vertical operation face 106 by the vertical cursor controller 110 that runner constituted that can come back rotation.Horizontal cursor controller 108 is to be used for controlling vernier 18 moving on the surface level that is made of dimension X and Y, and 110 of vertical cursor controllers are to be used for controlling vernier 18 by moving on the dimension Z.Compare with cursor control device 12 shown in Figure 1, the vertical cursor controller 110 of Fig. 6 cursor control device 100 can only be done the vernier displacement control of one dimension, therefore can be more restricted in three-dimensional vernier displacement control, the circuit structure of cursor control device 100 is then most of identical with Venier controller 12, and difference only is that vertical cursor controller 110 can only produce the displacement signal of one dimension.
The above only is the present invention's preferred embodiment, and all equalizations of being done according to the present patent application patent claim change and modify, and all should belong to the covering scope of patent of the present invention.
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1. a cursor control device is used for controlling computer system subject matter displacement in this three dimensions image in the shown three dimensions image on the screen plane of its image display, this system includes that a computer is electrically connected on this image display and a cursor control device is electrically connected on this computer, this computer package contains a program and is used for controlling the demonstration of this three dimensions image and controls the displacement of this subject matter in this three dimensions image according to a displacement signal, and this cursor control device includes:
(1) one shell, it includes one first operating surface and one second operating surface, and this two operating surfaces system is the bent angle relation of an approximate right angle;
(2) one first Venier controllers are located at and are used for producing one first displacement signal on this first operating surface; And
(3) one second Venier controllers are located at and are used for producing one second displacement signal on this second operating surface;
When this program was received this first or second displacement signal, this program can be converted into a displacement with this first or second displacement signal, and according to this displacement this subject matter was produced a corresponding three dimensions displacement in this three dimensions image.
2. cursor control device according to claim 1, this three dimensions includes three orthogonal first dimensions, second dimension and third dimension degree, this first Venier controller can produce the first displacement signal of a two dimension, and this program can be converted into this first displacement signal the displacement of one two dimension, and this subject matter is produced a corresponding displacement on the two-dimensional space plane that this first dimension and second dimension are constituted according to this displacement, this second Venier controller also can produce the second displacement signal of a two dimension, and this program can be converted into this second displacement signal the displacement of one two dimension, and according to this displacement this subject matter is produced a corresponding displacement on the two-dimensional space plane that this second dimension and third dimension degree are constituted.
3. as cursor control device as described in the claim 2, this first or second Venier controller can be a trace ball or is the displacement signal that a square sense of touch sheet is used for producing a two dimension.
4. as cursor control device as described in the claim 2, operating surface is a levels operation face one of in this two operating surface, and another operating surface then is a vertical operation face.
5. as cursor control device as described in the claim 4, the surface level system that this three dimensions image is vertical with screen plane is made of this first dimension and second dimension, and this three dimensions image vertical plane system parallel with this screen plane is made of this second dimension and third dimension degree; Be positioned at the two-dimension displacement signal that Venier controller produced system on this levels operation face and be used for this subject matter is produced a corresponding displacement on the surface level that this first dimension and second dimension are constituted, be used for this subject matter is produced a corresponding displacement on the vertical plane that this second dimension and third dimension degree are constituted and be positioned at the two-dimension displacement signal that Venier controller produced system on this vertical operation face.
6. cursor control device according to claim 1, this three dimensions includes three orthogonal first dimensions, second dimension and third dimension degree, this first Venier controller can produce the first displacement signal of a two dimension, and this program can be converted into this first displacement signal the displacement of one two dimension, and this subject matter is produced a corresponding displacement on the plane that this first dimension and second dimension are constituted according to this displacement, and this second Venier controller can produce one second displacement signal, and this program can be converted into this second displacement signal one displacement, and according to this displacement this subject matter is produced a corresponding displacement on this third dimension degree.
7. as cursor control device as described in the claim 6, this first Venier controller can be the first displacement signal that a trace ball or a square sense of touch sheet are used for producing a two dimension.
8. as cursor control device as described in the claim 6, this second Venier controller can be a rotating circle wheel or line style slider sliding back and forth is used for producing this second displacement signal.
9. as cursor control device as described in the claim 6, operating surface is a levels operation face one of in this two operating surface, and another operating surface then is a vertical operation face.
10. as cursor control device as described in the claim 9, the surface level system that this three dimensions image is vertical with this screen plane is made of this first dimension and second dimension, and this three dimensions image vertical plane system parallel with this screen plane is made of this second dimension and third dimension degree; This first Venier controller system is positioned on this levels operation face, two-dimension displacement signal that it produced system is used for this subject matter is produced a corresponding displacement on the surface level that this first dimension and second dimension are constituted, and this second Venier controller system is positioned on this vertical operation face, and the displacement signal system that it produced is used for this subject matter is produced a corresponding displacement on this third dimension degree.
11. as cursor control device as described in the claim 10, this second Venier controller is one can come the runner of back rotation or the displacement signal that a slider sliding back and forth is used for producing an one dimension.
12. as cursor control device as described in the claim 9, the vertical plane system of this three dimensions image and this screen plane level is made of this first dimension and second dimension, and this three dimensions image vertical plane system parallel with this mask plane is made of this second dimension and third dimension degree; This first Venier controller system is positioned on this vertical operation face, two-dimension displacement signal that it produced system is used for this subject matter is produced a corresponding displacement on the vertical plane that this second dimension and third dimension degree are constituted, and this second Venier controller system is positioned on this levels operation face, and the displacement signal system that it produced is used for this subject matter is produced a corresponding displacement on this first dimension.
13. cursor control device according to claim 1, this program can be produced the first or second displacement signal that produces in the scheduled time slot after changing displacement merges, and the displacement after then merging according to this again produces a corresponding displacement with this subject matter in this three dimensions image.
14. cursor control device according to claim 1, this two Venier controller can be are simultaneously operated by thumb and forefinger or thumb and middle finger.
15. cursor control device according to claim 1, this computer is a portable type computer, it includes the body of a squarish, this body includes a bent angle with a surface level and a vertical plane near user's front end, and this two Venier controllers system is arranged at respectively on the surface level and vertical plane of this bent angle.
16. cursor control device according to claim 1, this shell includes one the 3rd operating surface in addition, itself and this first and second operating surface all is approximate right angle bent angle relation, and this cursor control device includes one the 3rd Venier controller in addition and is located at and is used for producing a triple motion signal on the 3rd operating surface; When this program was received this triple motion signal, this program can be converted into a displacement with this triple motion signal, and according to this displacement this subject matter was produced a corresponding three dimensions displacement in this three dimensions image.
17. as cursor control device as described in the claim 16, this three dimensions includes three orthogonal first dimensions, second dimension and third dimension degree, this first Venier controller can produce the first displacement signal of a two dimension, and this program can be converted into this first displacement signal the displacement of one two dimension, and this subject matter is produced a corresponding displacement on the two-dimensional space plane that this first dimension and second dimension are constituted according to this displacement, this second Venier controller also can produce the second displacement signal of a two dimension, and this program can be converted into this second displacement signal the displacement of one two dimension, and this subject matter is produced a corresponding displacement on the two-dimensional space plane that this second dimension and third dimension degree are constituted according to this displacement, and the 3rd Venier controller also can produce the triple motion signal of a two dimension, and this program can be converted into this triple motion signal the displacement of one two dimension, and according to this displacement this subject matter is produced a corresponding displacement on the two-dimensional space plane that this first dimension and third dimension degree are constituted.
18 1 kinds of cursor control devices are used for controlling computer system subject matter displacement in this three dimensions image in the shown three dimensions image on the screen plane of its image display, this system includes that a computer is electrically connected on this image display and a cursor control device is electrically connected on this computer, this computer package contains a program and is used for controlling the demonstration of this three dimensions image and controls the displacement of this subject matter in this three dimensions image according to a displacement signal, this three dimensions includes three orthogonal first dimensions, second dimension and third dimension degree, this cursor control device includes:
(1) one shell;
(2) one first Venier controllers are located at the first displacement signal that is used for producing a two dimension on this shell; And
(3) one second Venier controllers are located at the second displacement signal that is used for producing a two dimension on this shell; When this program is received this first displacement signal, this program can be converted into this first displacement signal the displacement of one two dimension, and this subject matter is produced a corresponding displacement on the two-dimensional space plane that this first dimension and second dimension are constituted according to this displacement, and this program also can be when receiving this second displacement signal, converting thereof into is the displacement of a two dimension, and according to this displacement this subject matter is produced a corresponding displacement on the two-dimensional space plane that this second dimension and third dimension degree are constituted.
19. as cursor control device as described in the claim 18, it includes one the 3rd Venier controller in addition and is located at the triple motion signal that is used for producing a two dimension on this shell; When this program is received this triple motion signal, this program can be converted into this triple motion signal the displacement of one two dimension, and according to this displacement this subject matter is produced a corresponding displacement on the two-dimensional space plane that this first dimension and third dimension degree are constituted.
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