CN1303511C

CN1303511C - Signal input unit

Info

Publication number: CN1303511C
Application number: CNB2004100041474A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 尹俊雄; 黄薰立
Original assignee: BenQ Corp
Current assignee: BenQ Corp
Priority date: 2004-02-13
Filing date: 2004-02-13
Publication date: 2007-03-07
Anticipated expiration: 2024-02-13
Also published as: CN1655106A

Abstract

The present invention relates to a signal input unit which comprises a hand-held unit and a receiver, wherein the hand-held unit comprises a sensor capable of outputting a signal, a first signal connection port and a wireless signal emission module which is coupled with the electric property of the sensor, and the first signal connection port is coupled with the electric property of the sensor; a receiving appliance has a second signal connection port and a wireless signal receiving module, and the receiver can be selectively combined with the hand-held unit. When the receiver is separated from the hand-held unit, the hand-held unit outputs signals by the wireless signal emission module, and the receiver receives the signals by the wireless signal receiving module; when the receiver is combined with the hand-held unit, the first signal connection port is in electrical connection with the second signal connection port, the hand-held unit outputs the signals by the first signal connection port, and the receiver receives the signals by the second signal connection port.

Description

Signal input apparatus

Technical field

The invention relates to a kind of signal input apparatus, particularly relevant for a kind of signal input apparatus that does not cut off the power supply.

Background technology

Mouse is the signal input apparatus of computing machine, belongs to indicator device (pointing device), moves in order to the cursor on the control computer screen.Mouse can be divided into optical mouse and mechanical type mouse.The mechanical type mouse includes a spheroid in the bottom, according to the relative position of the rolling of spheroid and produce input signal and move with the cursor on the control computer screen.With respect to the mechanical type mouse, optical mouse is utilized optical sensor and is detected relatively moving of mouse, optical sensor comprise light emitting diode (Light Emitting Diode, LED), assembly such as optical mirror slip and sensing IC.Sensing IC for example is the IC assembly of Agilent Technologies model ADNS-2610, or please refer to the U.S. Pat 6,433,780 that Agilent Technologies is had.

For the convenience of the users, present mouse is many with wireless technology and computing machine communication.For instance, at present the business people carries out bulletin to the client and is mostly to be undertaken by computing machine and projector.Utilize projector that computer screen is presented with bigger size, make the client who listens to bulletin to view and admire easily.Utilize computing machine can make bulletin that more rich color, action and other presentation mode are arranged, and leave client's deep impression for.In bulletin carries out, with the mouse action computing machine, with the flow process of control bulletin.Adopt the mouse of wireless technology can also allow the user that more freely shift position is arranged in the bulletin process this moment, makes bulletin more active.

Yet, need the built-in battery required in the wireless mouse, if the words mouse of dead battery promptly can not be operated for operation.In addition, in the bulletin process,, often need a guidance in addition to point to certain part in the image, so as to guiding client's sight line except needs mouse control computing machine.The general light that penetrates with traditional baton or laser pen is as guidance.Yet, carry out bulletin and need prepare guidance such as mouse and laser pen simultaneously, make peripheral unit too numerous and diverse, and hinder the fluency of bulletin process.

Summary of the invention

In view of this, purpose of the present invention is exactly that a kind of signal input apparatus that does not cut off the power supply is being provided.

According to purpose of the present invention, a kind of signal input apparatus is proposed, comprise hand-held device and receiver.Hand-held device comprises: the sensor of an exportable signal, the first signal connection end mouth with sensor electrically couples reaches the wireless signal transmitting module that electrically couples with sensor.Receiver has secondary signal connectivity port and wireless signal receiver module, and receiver optionally combines with hand-held device.When receiver separated with hand-held device, hand-held device was by the wireless signal transmitting module output signal, and receiver is by this wireless signal receiver module received signal.When receiver combined with hand-held device, the first signal connection end mouth and secondary signal connectivity port electrically connected, and hand-held device is by the first signal connection end mouth output signal, and receiver is by secondary signal connectivity port received signal.

For above-mentioned purpose of the present invention, feature and advantage can be become apparent, a preferred embodiment cited below particularly, and conjunction with figs. are described in detail below:

Description of drawings

Figure 1A is depicted as a kind of signal input apparatus synoptic diagram according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 1B is the left side synoptic diagram of mouse.

Fig. 1 C is the bottom schematic view of mouse.

Fig. 1 D is a mouse right side synoptic diagram.

Fig. 1 E is a mouse 110 and sectional view after receiver 150 combines.

Fig. 2 is the calcspar of signal input apparatus.

Fig. 3 is a kind of signal input apparatus according to another preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Embodiment

Please refer to Figure 1A, it is depicted as a kind of signal input apparatus synoptic diagram according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.Signal input apparatus 10 comprises hand-held device 110 and receiver 150.In the present embodiment, hand-held device 110 is a mouse.Mouse 110 transmits with wireless technology, to make things convenient for the user usage space is more flexibly arranged.Receiver 150 is electrically connected to computing machine by cable 158, in order to receiving the signal that mouse 110 is launched, and it is inputed to computing machine.Receiver 150 optionally combines with mouse 110.Have electric energy interface 156 on the receiver 150, in conjunction with the time power to mouse 110, and signal connection end mouth 154, in conjunction with the time receive the signal of mouse 110.

Mouse 110 comprises body 12, left button 11, right button 13, roller 15 and light source 17.The left button 11 of mouse 110, right button 13 and roller 15 provide the user in order to control computing machine, and light source 17 can emit beam, with as the guidance in the bulletin process.

The mouse 110 of this example is so that be that the optical mouse of sensor 116 is an example with optical sensor, and right sensor 116 is not limited to use optical profile type, also can adopt the spheroid of traditional mechanical formula to detect the moving displacement of mouse.

Figure 1B is the bottom schematic view of mouse 110.Mouse 110 also comprises inclined-plane 22,

mating surface

23,25, groove 24, starts button 26 and sensor 116.

Mating surface

23 and 25 is a mouse 110 when placing on the desktop, the plane that contacts with desktop.Inclined-plane 22 begins to tilt from mating surface 23, so that be convenient to user's operation start button 26.Sensor 116 is positioned on the mating surface 25.Start button 26 in order to control light source 17, when startup button 26 was pressed, light source 17 promptly emitted beam, as the guidance of bulletin process.

Groove 24 can hold receiver 150.Groove 24 also includes electric energy port one 22 and signal connection end mouth 112.When mouse 110 combined with receiver 150, the electric energy port one 22 of mouse 110 electrically connected with the electric energy interface of receiver 150 156, and the signal connection end mouth 154 of the signal connection end mouth 112 of mouse 110 and receiver 150 electrically connects.The side of groove 24 has metallic channel 29, to put the cable 158 of receiver 150.

Fig. 1 C is the left side synoptic diagram of mouse 110.When the guidance of mouse 110 during as bulletin, the user places the palm with mouse 110, controls to start button 26 whether luminous with control light source 17 easily with forefinger.

Fig. 1 D is mouse 110 right side synoptic diagram.Metallic channel 29 can be put cable 158, in the time of in receiver 150 places mouse 110, it seems that from the side receiver 150 disappears in mouse 110, does not therefore hinder mouse 110 operation on the table.

Fig. 1 E is a mouse 110 and sectional view after receiver 150 combines.Receiver 150 can be inserted in the mouse 110 fully, and electric energy interface 122 and electric energy interface 156 is for electrically connecting, and signal connection end mouth 112 and signal connection end mouth 154 are for electrically connecting.

Fig. 2 is the calcspar of signal input apparatus 10.Signal input apparatus 10 comprises mouse 110 and receiver 150.Mouse 110 comprises sensor 116, signal connection end mouth 112, wireless transmitter module 114, electric energy port one 22 and battery 124.Signal connection end mouth 112 electrically connects with sensor 116.Sensor 116 can detect move the also according to this output signal of mouse 110 with respect to the storing desktop.Wireless signal transmitting module 114 electrically connects with sensor 116, in order to signal is exported with wireless technology.

Receiver 150 comprises wireless signal receiver module 152, signal connection end mouth 154 and electric energy interface 156.Wireless signal receiver module 152 exports computing machine in order to the signal of reception mouse 110 outputs and by cable 158.

When mouse 110 separated with receiver 150, mouse 110 sent signal to wireless technology receiver 150.This moment, mouse 110 was to utilize inner battery 124 as power supply.

When mouse 110 combined with receiver 150, the electric energy port one of mouse 110 22 and signal connection end mouth 112 electrically connected with the electric energy port one 56 and the signal connection end mouth 154 of receiver 150 respectively.The required electric energy of mouse 110 this moment, and also can charge to battery 124 with 156 and by receiver 150 supplies by electric energy interface 112.Therefore after the power drain of battery 124, receiver 150 can be inserted the groove 24 in the mouse 110, give mouse 110 by receiver 150 power supplies, and simultaneously to battery 124 charging, so operation that mouse 110 still can be just as wire mouse after the electric energy of the battery 124 of inside exhausts.Receiver 150 electrically connects as power source with an external power source by cable 158, and external power source for example is the USB slot of computing machine.

When mouse 110 combined with receiver 150, signal connection end mouth 112 electrically connected with signal connection end mouth 154, and the signal of sensor 116 outputs is promptly by signal

connection end mouth

112 and 154 and send receiver 150 to.The power supply of the wireless signal receiver module 152 of the wireless signal transmitting module 114 of mouse 110 and receiver 150 is for closing, to save power consumption at this moment.

In addition, cable 158 is concealed in the receiver 150 in the volume mode of curling up, and when mouse 110 combined with receiver 150, cable 158 can be pulled out, with the operation of convenient mouse 110.

Fig. 3 is a kind of signal input apparatus according to another preferred embodiment of the present invention.Mating surface 25 is positioned at an end of mouse 110, and receiver 150 is inserted from this end of mouse 110.Electric energy port one 56 and signal connection end mouth 154 are positioned at the side of receiver 150.The electric energy port one 22 of mouse 110 and signal connection end mouth 112 are positioned at the surface of groove 24.When mouse 110 combined with receiver 150, electric energy interface 122 was electric connection with electric energy interface 156, and signal connection end mouth 112 is to electrically connect with signal connection end mouth 154.

When can exhausting at the electric energy of mouse internal cell, the disclosed signal input apparatus of the above embodiment of the present invention still can operate, and has presentation function by receiver.

In sum; though the present invention discloses as above with a preferred embodiment; right its is not in order to limit the present invention; any insider; without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention; when can being used for a variety of modifications and variations, so protection scope of the present invention is as the criterion when looking claims person of defining.

List employed label among the present invention below:

10: signal input apparatus

12: body

11: left button

13: right button

15: roller

17: light source

22: the inclined-plane

23,25: mating surface

24: groove

26: start button

29: metallic channel

110: mouse

112,154: the signal connection end mouth

114: wireless signal transmitting module

116: sensor

122,156: the electric energy interface

124: battery

150: receiver

152: the wireless signal receiver module

Claims

1. the signal input apparatus of a control computer comprises:

Hand-hold device comprises:

One sensor, an exportable signal;

One first signal connection end mouth electrically couples with this sensor; And

One wireless signal transmitting module electrically couples with this sensor; And

One receiver has a secondary signal connectivity port and a wireless signal receiver module, and this receiver system optionally combines with this hand-held device;

Wherein, this hand-held device also comprises a groove, and when this receiver combined with this hand-held device, this receiver can be inserted in this groove;

Wherein, when this receiver separated with this hand-held device, this hand-held device was exported this signal by this wireless signal transmitting module, and this receiver system receives this signal by this wireless signal receiver module;

Wherein, when this receiver combines with this hand-held device, this first signal connection end mouth and this secondary signal connectivity port electrically connect, and this hand-held device is exported this signal by this first signal connection end mouth, and this receiver receives this signal by this secondary signal connectivity port;

Wherein this hand-held device also has a battery, and when this receiver separated with this hand-held device, this hand-held device was by this battery supplied electric energy.

2. signal input apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein this hand-held device also has a battery and one first electric energy interface, this receiver also has one second electric energy interface, when this receiver combines with this hand-held device, this first electric energy interface is electrically connected with this second electric energy interface, and this receiver can charge to this battery by this first electric energy interface and this second electric energy interface.

3. signal input apparatus as claimed in claim 1, when this receiver combined with this hand-held device, by this first electric energy interface and this second electric energy port, this hand-held device was by this receiver supply electric energy.

4. signal input apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein, when this receiver combined with this hand-held device, this wireless signal transmitting module was closed to reduce the power consumption of this hand-held device.

5. signal input apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein, this receiver also has a power lead, and this receiver is by this power lead and by being linked to an external power source.

6. signal input apparatus as claimed in claim 5, wherein, this power lead is concealed in this receiver in the volume mode of can curling up.

7. signal input apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein this receiver also has a power lead, and this hand-held device also has a metallic channel, and this metallic channel is used for putting this power lead when this receiver combines with this hand-held device.

8. signal input apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein this signal input apparatus is a mouse.

9. signal input apparatus as claimed in claim 8, comprise that also mouse is used for and the contacted mating surface of desktop, wherein this sensor is arranged on this mating surface, when this receiver combines with this hand-held device, it is smooth that this mating surface keeps, and this hand-held device still can be connected on the tabular surface reposefully by this mating surface.