CN201562243U - Wearable Input Device - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model discloses a wearable input device, which comprises a body, wherein the body is connected with a belt body to form a circle sleeve range, and the ring sleeve is arranged on the hand of a user. The body is at least provided with an optical track sensor for sensing the movement of an object (such as a finger), the optical track sensor generates a control signal corresponding to the movement position of the object, and a wireless transmitter in the body transmits the control signal to the computer host so as to carry out cursor control on an operating system picture of the computer host.

Description

Wearable Input Device

technical field

The utility model relates to an input device, in particular to a wearable input device.

Background technique

Generally, the mouse is mainly used to replace the arrow keys on the keyboard to move the cursor, and to complete input operations such as positioning, clicking, and dragging. It has become an indispensable standard equipment in the Windows operating system (windows). The structure of the current mouse is generally a shell that can be held by hand, and has a rolling ball (rolling ball) sensing structure or an optical sensing structure at the bottom of the shell to transmit a movement signal corresponding to the shell to the computer host . And there are two to three input buttons (commonly known as the left button, right button and middle button of the mouse) on the top of the housing. The user usually holds the mouse with the palm of the hand, and uses the power of the wrist to control the movement of the mouse, so as to control the position of the cursor on the operating system screen, and controls whether to press the input button (ie, the left button or the right button) with the index finger and middle finger to complete the operation. Required instruction entry conditions.

Also, with the appearance of portable notebook computers, lightness, thinness, shortness, and smallness have become the goals pursued by notebook computers, and because of this direction, a mouse with a large palm is not suitable for notebook computers, but it can be used in many applications. Under the situation that the mouse cannot be lacked in the computer, a trackball (trackball) or touch panel (touch pad) that can replace the mouse is then configured on the notebook computer. However, the trackball or the touch panel is controlled by direct contact with the finger, and the human finger is not an absolute spherical surface, so the handling and usability are not as flexible and convenient as the mouse.

Therefore, there is a related art in which the mouse is designed into a pointing structure, such as the patent application No. 443542 in Taiwan, China. This patent is a finger-pointing mouse, and the user needs to put a finger into the fingertip, move the fingertip to a desired position, and then press the input key on one side. However, with such a structural design, the movement of the fingers is easily entangled by the electric wires. Another known technology is the patent application No. 549551 in Taiwan, which discloses an electronic device with a single-finger control button. The user uses any finger other than the thumb to achieve single-finger control-a separate single-finger control button, which is still not easy to apply force to control, and it is easy to suspend the movement of the finger and the continuity of its operation.

Utility model content

In view of the above problems, the present invention provides a wearable input device, so as to provide the user with an input device that is not restricted by the use environment and can control the cursor more sensitively and accurately.

According to the wearable input device disclosed in the utility model, it includes a body, a body and a plurality of functional electronic components. Wherein, the belt body is connected on the body and forms a snare range. These functional electronic components respectively have an optical track sensor (Optical Touch Control module), a wireless transmitter and a power supply. When in use, the belt is looped around the user's hand with a snare range, and the power supply is provided to allow the optical track sensor to sense the movement of an object and generate a corresponding control signal to enable wireless transmission The device transmits the control signal to a host computer for cursor displacement control.

The beneficial effect of the utility model is that it is convenient to wear on the user's hand, so that the wearable input device has the effects of small size, easy carrying and convenient use with a notebook computer. Moreover, the wearable input device is manipulated by fingers, so that the movement of the cursor is more flexible and the movement accuracy is higher. Furthermore, the area for sensing the moving position of the wearable input device is relatively small (only the area of the size of a finger), which can solve the problem that the traditional mouse in the prior art requires a relatively large control area.

The above description about the content of the present utility model and the following description of the embodiments are used to demonstrate and explain the principle of the present utility model, and provide further explanation of the patent application scope of the present utility model.

Description of drawings

1 is a schematic block diagram of a wearable input device according to the present invention;

2 is a schematic diagram of the appearance of the wearable input device according to the present invention;

3 is a schematic side view of a wearable input device according to the present invention;

Fig. 4 is a schematic diagram of the operation of the wearable input device looped on the finger according to the utility model;

Fig. 5 is a schematic side view of the belt body of an embodiment of the wearable input device according to the present invention; and

Fig. 6 is a schematic side view of a belt body of another embodiment of the wearable input device according to the present invention.

Among them, reference signs

10 Functional circuit components 11 Microprocessor

12 circuit board 13 optical track sensor

131 Translucent film 132 Imaging lens

133 Light sensing element 134 Light emitting element

14 wireless transmitters 15 buttons

16 power supply 20 body

21 Fixed buckle 22 Velcro

30 belt body 31 buttonhole

32 Velcro 40 Computer host

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Detailed ways

According to the wearable input device disclosed in the utility model, it is used to wrap around the user's hand, for example, to wrap the wearable input device around the user's wrist or finger, so as to control the operating system screen of the computer host. Cursor manipulation. In the following detailed description of the utility model, the accompanying drawings are provided for reference and illustration only, and are not intended to limit the utility model.

Please refer to Figure 1 to Figure 3. Wherein, FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram of a wearable input device according to the present invention. Fig. 2 is a schematic diagram of the appearance of the wearable input device according to the present invention. Fig. 3 is a schematic side view of the wearable input device according to the present invention.

According to the wearable input device disclosed in the present invention, it includes a plurality of functional circuit elements 10 , a body 20 and a body 30 . A plurality of functional circuit components 10 of the present utility model are installed inside the body 20, which at least includes a microprocessor 11, a circuit board 12, an optical track sensor 13, a wireless transmitter 14, a plurality of buttons 15 and A power supply 16.

The above-mentioned microprocessor 11 is electrically arranged on the circuit board 12, and is used to receive the movement signal transmitted by the optical track sensor 13, and convert the movement signal into a control signal corresponding to the computer host 40 for the wireless transmitter 14 to perform transmission.

The above-mentioned optical track sensor 13 (Optical Touch Control module) can be any kind of optical sensing device, including but not limited to the structure of the following present embodiment, for example, it has a light-transmitting sheet 131, an imaging lens 132, The light sensing element 133 and a light emitting element 134 . Wherein, the light-transmitting sheet 131 is installed on the body 20 for an object 50 (such as a user's finger) to touch, and the object 50 can move on the surface of the light-transmitting sheet 131 .

The photo-sensing element 133 and the light-emitting element 134 are uniformly and electrically disposed on the circuit board 12 , and the position of the photo-sensing element 133 corresponds to the position of the light-transmitting sheet 131 . The light-emitting element 134 is adjacent to the side of the light-sensing element 133 and emits a sensing light toward the transparent sheet 131 . In addition, the imaging lens 132 is disposed between the light-transmitting sheet 131 and the photo-sensing element 133 .

Furthermore, the aforementioned transparent sheet 131 can be made of acrylic or glass to make a transparent sheet or a lens, so as to improve the sensing efficiency of the optical track sensor 13 . Moreover, the light-transmitting sheet 131 includes, but is not limited to, a double-convex lens. The user's fingers can comfortably move on the light-transmitting sheet 131, and the design of the double-convex lens can also assist the imaging of the reflected image of the object 50, so as to The overall height of the optical track sensor 13 is greatly reduced.

In addition, the aforementioned light sensing element 133 can be a charge coupled device (Charged Coupled Device, CCD) or a complementary metal oxide semiconductor (Complementary Metal-Oxide semiconductor, CMOS), and the light emitting element 134 can be a direct light type light emitting diode ( LED) or side-emitting light-emitting diodes (side emitting LED) and other similar light-emitting elements to emit light with directional characteristics.

The aforementioned wireless transmitter 14 is electrically disposed on the circuit board 12 for receiving the movement signal transmitted by the microprocessor 11 . And the wireless transmitter 14 can adopt technologies such as bluetooth transmission (Blue-Tooth), wireless radio frequency transmission (RF), wireless network transmission (wireless network) or infrared transmission (IR), and mobile signal is transmitted to a computer by wireless transmission. The host 40 further controls the displacement direction of the cursor in the operating system screen of the computer host 40 .

The above-mentioned plurality of buttons 15 are electrically disposed on the circuit board 12 and can be exposed to the body 20 . In this embodiment, the number of buttons 15 can be two, which respectively represent the left button and the right button of a mouse, but it is not limited thereto. And when these keys 15 are triggered, a key signal can be generated.

The above-mentioned power supply 16 can be a storage battery, a dry cell, a high-power supercapacitor (undercommercializing) or a double-layer supercapacitor (EDLC) and other components with power supply performance, and is responsible for supplying the optical track through a power supply circuit (not shown). The power required for the sensor 13 and the wireless transmitter 14 to operate. In addition, a battery box may also be provided inside the body 20 , which has a number of battery springs or contacts (not shown) for accommodating and coupling to an external rechargeable battery or general consumable battery. The body 20 can also be connected to the host computer 40 through a port circuit (not shown), so as to charge the power supply 16 (ie, the storage battery). The aforementioned storage battery includes, but is not limited to, lithium rechargeable batteries, nickel-metal hydride rechargeable batteries, or lithium-magnesium rechargeable batteries.

Please refer to Figure 4 and Figure 5. Wherein, FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of the operation of the wearable input device looped on the finger according to the present invention. FIG. 5 is a schematic side view of a strap body of an embodiment of the wearable input device according to the present invention. The user can connect one end of the belt 30 to the body 20 and form a loop at the other end, so that the belt 30 is looped around the fingers. For example, after wrapping the belt body 30 around the index finger of the right hand, buckle a fixing buckle 21 on the body 20 into a button hole 31 on the belt body 30, so as to fix the body 20 on the user's index finger . In addition, as shown in Figure 6, a Velcro tape 22 (i.e. Velcro felt) can also be designed on the body 20, and a corresponding Velcro tape 32 is also designed on the belt body 30, and the adhesive tape of the belt body 30 After the buckle 32 is adhered to the Velcro 22 of the body 20, the body 20 can be fixed on the user's index finger.

When in use, the user moves the right thumb on the light-transmitting sheet 131 of the optical track sensor 13, and the light-emitting element 134 can emit a sensing light to the light-transmitting sheet 131, so that the sensing light passes through the light-transmitting sheet 131. The light sheet 131 then emits out of the body 20 , so that the sensing light is projected to the thumb sliding on the light-transmissive sheet 131 . In this way, after the sensing light head is projected to the thumb, the sensing light can be reflected by the thumb to the imaging lens 132 for refraction. Finally, refract the imaged sensing light to the light sensing element 133 to calculate the relative displacement between the thumb and the optical track sensor 13, and generate a corresponding movement signal to the microprocessor 11 for calculation. . The method of displacement detection and calculation can at least be image detection or optical detection, but this part is not the subject of this patent so it will not be described in detail.

In addition, the user can also press the button 15 on the body 20 with the pulp of the thumb to simulate the functions of the left button and the right button of the mouse, and generate a button signal to the microprocessor 11 for calculation. In this way, after the microprocessor 11 receives the movement signal and the key signal, it can convert the movement signal and the key signal into a control signal corresponding to the computer host 40, and transmit the control signal to the computer host 40 through the wireless transmitter 14 ( as shown in Figure 1) for processing. And aforementioned button 15 is except as the left button and the right button of simulating mouse, and it also can simulate button 15 as confirmation key (Enter) and escape key (Esc) of keyboard, and its effect is identical with the input key function on the general mouse .

The aforementioned host computer 40 includes, but is not limited to, a desktop computer, a notebook computer, or various handheld electronic devices (portable devices), such as a mobile phone, a personal digital assistant (PDA), and the like. Therefore, after wearing the wearable input device on the user's finger, the utility model is less restricted by the use environment. It can be operated on a very small operation desktop, a front-end platform of a notebook computer, or in a briefing to solve the problem of It is known that the mouse requires a relatively large amount of work to operate the desktop. Moreover, it is quite convenient to carry and use the wearable input device with one hand, and the other free hand can be used for other things such as typing and making phone calls.

In addition, the above-mentioned wearable input device is detachably worn on the user's hand, and is worn within the reach of the user's fingers, and the strap 30 is looped around any finger other than the thumb (such as the index finger). ) as a preferred implementation, so that it can be controlled by the thumb, but not limited thereto. It can also design the belt body 30 as a watchband-like structure, and connect it with the body 20, so that the belt body 30 can be worn on the user's wrist, and the light-transmitting sheet 131 on the body 20 can be moved with fingers Or press the button 15 to achieve the aforementioned action principle.

According to the wearable input device of the present invention, its function is to be conveniently worn on the user's hand, so it has the advantages of small size, easy portability and convenient use with a notebook computer. Moreover, the wearable input device is manipulated by fingers, so that the movement of the cursor is more flexible and the movement accuracy is higher. Furthermore, the area for sensing the moving position of the wearable input device is relatively small (only the size of a finger), and the use position of the wearable input device does not require a large plane area like a traditional mouse. Moreover, when not in use, the wearable input device can be worn on the hand as an ornament, which does not take up space and is easy to carry. Of course, the wearable input device can also be designed as a wearable item with a larger wearing range, that is, an input device similar to a bracelet or a watch strap, which can not only be worn as a personalized accessory, but also has the function of an input device .

Of course, the utility model can also have other various embodiments, and those skilled in the art can make various corresponding changes and deformations according to the utility model without departing from the spirit and essence of the utility model. But these corresponding changes and deformations should all belong to the scope of protection of the appended claims of the present utility model.

Claims (10)

1. Wearable input media is characterized in that it includes:

One body;

One belt body, an end of this belt body is connected to this body, and the other end of this belt body and the binding of this body also form a snare scope; And

A plurality of function electronic components are arranged at this internal body, and described function electronic component has an optics track sensor, a Wireless Transmitter and a charger respectively;

Wherein, this belt body is enclosed within user's hand with this snare range ring, and provide an electric power by this charger, make the control signal that moves and produce a correspondence of this optics track sensor sensing one object, this Wireless Transmitter transfers to a host computer with this control signal and carries out the displacement controlled of cursor.

2. Wearable input media according to claim 1 is characterized in that, this optics track sensor also comprises:

One circuit board is arranged on this internal body;

One light transmission piece is installed on this body and for this object contact and moves;

One Photosensing Units electrically is arranged on this circuit board and corresponding to this light transmission piece;

One imaging len is arranged between this light transmission piece and this Photosensing Units; And

One light-emitting component is launched a light sensing to this light transmission piece;

Wherein, this light-emitting component penetrates this light sensing to this light transmission piece, this object reflects this light sensing to this imaging len, and this light sensing of imaging refracts to this Photosensing Units, this control signal that moves and produce correspondence of this this object of Photosensing Units sensing.

3. Wearable input media according to claim 2 is characterized in that, this light transmission piece is a light-passing board, lens or a pair of convex surface eyeglass.

4. Wearable input media according to claim 2 is characterized in that, this Photosensing Units is a charge coupled cell or a CMOS.

5. Wearable input media according to claim 2 is characterized in that, this light-emitting component is a direct light type light emitting diode or a side light-emitting diode (led).

6. Wearable input media according to claim 1, it is characterized in that, described function electronic component also comprises a microprocessor and a circuit board, this microprocessor electrically is arranged on this circuit board, this microprocessor is in order to receiving this control signal that this optics track sensor is transmitted, and this control signal is transmitted to this no Wireless Transmitter.

7. Wearable input media according to claim 6 is characterized in that, also comprises a plurality of buttons, electrically is arranged on this circuit board, and exposes to this body and push for this object.

8. Wearable input media according to claim 1 is characterized in that, this charger is an accumulator, a dry cell, a high-power super electric capacity or pair of lamina super capacitor.

9. Wearable input media according to claim 1 is characterized in that this body has at least one clip, and this belt body then has at least one button hole, and this body is snapped in this clip that the back links in this button hole of this belt body, to form this snare scope.

10. Wearable input media according to claim 1 is characterized in that, utilizes the mode of a magic tape to be linked between this belt body and body, to form this snare scope.

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