JP2015114894A - Touch pen - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a touch pen which is used with a portable terminal for learning suitably.SOLUTION: A touch pen 11 corresponding to a portable terminal having a capacitance touch panel comprises: buttons 31a, 31b, 31c as operation equipment for allowing a user to perform input operation for inputting a command for making the portable terminal exhibit a predetermined function. The touch pen 11 further comprises a transmission part for transmitting the command to the portable terminal when the input operation to the operation equipment is performed. At least a holding part for user on the touch pen 11 has a round corner triangular shape in cross section.

Description

  The present invention relates to a touch pen.

  Conventionally, there is a writing instrument having a triangular cross section so that the user can easily hold it (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2003-84662

  However, the writing instrument described in Patent Document 1 is premised on writing on a paper medium such as a pencil. For this reason, learning using a portable terminal such as a so-called tablet has been proposed in recent years when technological advances are rapidly progressing. For such a portable terminal, the writing instrument described in Patent Document 1 is used. It cannot be applied.

  This invention is made | formed in view of such a condition, and it aims at providing a suitable touch pen used for the portable terminal for learning.

  A touch pen of one embodiment of the present invention is a touch pen corresponding to a mobile terminal having a touch panel, and an operation instrument for a user to operate in order to input a command for causing the mobile terminal to perform a predetermined function; And a transmitter that transmits the command to the portable terminal when the user operates the operating instrument.

  In this case, at least a cross section of the holding portion of the user among the touch pens may be rounded.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a touch pen suitable for use in a mobile terminal for learning.

It is a perspective view which shows the outline of the external appearance structure of the information processing system to which this invention is applied. It is a figure which shows the outline of an external appearance structure of a touch pen among the information processing systems of FIG.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an outline of an external configuration of an information processing system 1 to which the present invention is applied.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the information processing system 1 includes a touch pen 11 and a mobile terminal 12. In the present embodiment, it is assumed that the information processing system 1 is applied for learning of children (for example, children from 0 to 10 years old).

  The mobile terminal 12 is configured by a so-called tablet, for example, and includes a display unit 21 and a touch pen sensor 22.

  The display unit 21 is configured by a liquid crystal display, for example, and has a touch panel function. That is, in the display unit 21, a capacitive position input sensor is stacked on the display area of the liquid crystal display. The position input sensor detects the coordinates of the position where the touch operation is performed. Here, the touch operation refers to an operation of touching or approaching an object (such as a user's finger or the touch pen 11) on the display unit 21. Hereinafter, the position where the touch operation is performed is referred to as “touch position”, and the coordinates of the touch position are referred to as “touch coordinates”.

  The touch pen sensor 22 wirelessly communicates various information with the touch pen 11 by wirelessly communicating with the touch pen 11 according to a predetermined communication method.

  Here, the wireless communication system is not particularly limited, and may be a dedicated system or a system based on a predetermined standard such as Bluetooth (registered trademark).

  The information exchanged between the touch pen 11 and the touch pen sensor 22 is arbitrary, and not only the position information of the touch pen 11 (information that can specify the touch coordinates) but also the angle information and ID of the touch pen 11 are arbitrary. Can be adopted.

For example, in the present embodiment, an ID is assigned to each of the plurality of touch pens 11, and each of the plurality of touch pens 11 can transmit the ID assigned to itself. In this case, the portable terminal 12 stores the association between each ID and each user in advance, and easily identifies the person who is currently operating by receiving the ID via the touch pen sensor 22. can do.
Specifically, for example, it is assumed that the brother touch pen 11 has an ID of 1 and the brother touch pen 11 has an ID of 2. In this case, the portable terminal 12 can easily specify that the brother is an operator when ID = 1 is received from the touch pen 11 and that the brother is an operator when ID = 2 is received from the touch pen 11. .

  Further, for example, in the present embodiment, the writing pressure of the touch pen 11 is divided in 1024 stages, and information indicating which of the 1024 stages is transmittable from the touch pen 11. The writing pressure may be detected on the mobile terminal 12 side.

Further, for example, in the present embodiment, the touch pen 11 is provided with three buttons 31a, 31b, and 31c (see FIG. 2 described later), and it is possible to specify which button is pressed. Information (hereinafter referred to as “button identification information”) can also be transmitted from the touch pen 11. Further, it is assumed that the functions assigned to the three buttons 31a, 31b, and 31c are stored in the mobile terminal 12.
In this case, the mobile terminal 12 receives the button specifying information via the touch pen sensor 22, specifies the currently pressed button, and executes a process for exhibiting the function assigned to the button. Can be easily done.
Specifically, for example, it is assumed that “red”, “blue”, and “black” are assigned to the three buttons 31a, 31b, and 31c, respectively. In this case, the user (child) can easily change the color of the touch pen 11 (color displayed on the display unit 21) by simply pressing a desired one of the three buttons 31a, 31b, and 31c. . That is, the portable terminal 12 can be changed to “red” when the button 31a is pressed, “blue” when the button 31b is pressed, and “black” when the button 31c is pressed.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an outline of the external configuration of the touch pen 11 in the information processing system 1 of FIG. Specifically, FIG. 2A is a perspective view illustrating an outline of an external configuration of the touch pen 11. FIG. 2B is a top view illustrating an outline of an external configuration of the touch pen 11.

  The touch pen 11 is a pen corresponding to a capacitive touch panel in the present embodiment. Therefore, the touch pen 11 can be used not only for the portable terminal 12 that employs a capacitive touch panel, but also for other terminals that employ a capacitive touch panel. In addition, when the touch panel method of the mobile terminal 12 employs another method (for example, an electromagnetic induction method), the touch pen 11 naturally corresponds to the other method.

Since the touch pen 11 is used for learning of children (for example, children from 0 to 10 years old) in the present embodiment, the touch pen 11 has a triangular shape with a rounded cross section.
Thus, since the cross section has a triangular shape, the user (child) can easily hold and can easily learn how to hold the writing instrument correctly.
Also, since it is rounded, that is, the corner is not sharp but smooth, it is safe for children.
Here, the weight of the touch pen 11 is not particularly limited, but considering the point of learning for a child (for example, a child from 0 to 10 years old), the weight that the child feels is not heavy, that is, a normal weight It is preferable that it is lightweight (for example, 10 g or less) as compared with the touch pen.

  The touch pen 11 has a sharp nib. Thereby, the user (child) can write a thin line (a line is drawn on the display unit 21) as compared with a normal electrostatic capacitance type touch pen, and is similar to a writing instrument for a paper medium such as a pencil. You can feel the operability.

  Although not shown, the touch pen 11 also has a configuration necessary for wireless communication with the touch pen sensor 22, that is, a communication unit including an electronic circuit, an antenna, and the like. For this reason, although the touch pen 11 requires electric power, the supply source of the electric power is not particularly limited. For example, the touch pen 11 may have a configuration in which a dry battery or the like can be attached. Further, for example, when a power supply source is provided in the portable terminal 12 and the pen tip of the touch pen 11 approaches the supply source, the touch pen 11 and the portable terminal 12 perform non-contact wireless communication or the like so that the power from the supply source The touch pen 11 may be configured to receive the supply.

  Three buttons 31a, 31b, and 31c are provided at each corner near the end of the touch pen 11 opposite to the pen tip. As described above, when any one of the three buttons 31a, 31b, and 31c is pressed, button specifying information that can specify the pressed button is transmitted from the touch pen 11 to the touch pen sensor 22.

  Although not shown, the touch pen 11 has a magnet and a string as a member for preventing loss in this embodiment. In other words, the touch pen 11 is magnetically fixed to the surface of the portable terminal 12 by the magnet, so that loss can be prevented. Further, when not in use, the string can be prevented from being lost by tying it to the portable terminal 12 or the like, and when used, it can be used as a so-called strap to prevent not only losing but also dropping. Note that the loss prevention member is not limited to a magnet or string because it is sufficient to prevent loss, and various members can be employed. In this case, the loss prevention member may be an arbitrary type or a combination of arbitrary plural types.

  Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and modifications, improvements, and the like within the scope that can achieve the object of the present invention are included in the present invention. is there.

For example, the number and location of the buttons provided on the touch pen 11 are not limited to the above-described embodiment, and may be arbitrary. Furthermore, the operating instrument that allows the portable terminal 12 to exhibit a predetermined function is not particularly limited to a button, and may be arbitrary.
For example, a member simulating an eraser may be attached to the end of the touch pen 11 opposite to the pen tip, and a contact sensor or the like may be built in the member. In this case, the touch pen 11 can transmit the detection signal of the contact sensor to the touch pen sensor 22. As a result, the user (child) can rub the part to be erased among the characters and pictures drawn on the display unit 21 of the mobile terminal 12 like a pencil with an eraser with a member simulating the eraser. Can be erased.
Further, for example, a pressure sensor or the like can be incorporated in each of the three surfaces with which the finger of the touch pen 11 comes into contact. In this case, the touch pen 11 can transmit the detection signals of the pressure sensors on the three surfaces to the touch pen sensor 22. In addition, when the user (child) holds the touch pen 11, the pressures of the thumb, index finger, and middle finger are measured in advance and stored in the mobile terminal 12. Thereby, the portable terminal 12 can specify which surface the index finger is in contact with. Here, if each of “red”, “blue”, and “black” is assigned to each of the three surfaces, the user (child) simply changes the grip (the color of the touch pen 11 ( The color displayed on the display unit 21 can be easily changed.

  In short, the touch pen 11 corresponds to the portable terminal 12 having a capacitive touch panel, and is an operation for a user (child) to operate in order to input a command for the portable terminal 12 to perform a predetermined function. Arbitrary embodiment is taken if it has a device (button 31a, 31b, 31c in the above-mentioned embodiment), and a transmission part which transmits the command concerned to portable terminal 12 when a user's operation to an operation device is made. be able to.

For example, the shape of the touch pen 11 is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and may be arbitrary.
Specifically, for example, in the above-described embodiment, the cross section of the entire touch pen 11 is a triangular shape, but only the cross section of the user's holding unit may be a rounded triangular shape. In other words, at least the user's holding section of the touch pen 11 may have a rounded triangular shape.
Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, the cross section is triangular because the child is 0 to 10 years old. However, for example, when the adult is the user, the cross section is pentagonal, hexagonal, or the like. It can also be made into a shape. In addition, as the touch pen 11 for children, you may employ | adopt arbitrary shapes, such as a pentagon and a hexagon, in a cross section. However, even if the cross section is a pentagon, a hexagon, or the like, it is preferable to use rounded corners from the viewpoint of safety.
In addition, for example, when a user who is 0 to 10 years old is a user, the optimum length and thickness are different between 0 and 10 years old. Therefore, the touch pen 11 whose length and thickness can be varied may be employed. Further, the reference value such as color shading may be changed according to the length and thickness to be changed. For example, the length is variable in three levels, “short”, “medium”, and “long”, and has three levels of reference values such as “6B”, “4B”, and “2B” as color shades. Suppose that Information indicating “6B” when the length is “short”, information indicating “4B” when the length is “medium”, information indicating “2B” when the length is “long”, It is assumed that each is transmitted from the touch pen 11. Accordingly, the mobile terminal 12 can easily change the reference value such as color shading according to the length of the touch pen 11.

  Further, for example, the pen tip of the touch pen 11 is one type in the above-described embodiment, but may be a plurality of types. That is, the touch pen 11 may be configured so that the pen tip can be easily changed.

In addition, for example, the mobile terminal 12 is configured as a tablet in the above-described embodiment, but is not particularly limited thereto, and has an arbitrary configuration as long as it has a touch panel function and a function of communicating with the touch pen 11. Can do.
For example, the mobile terminal 12 may be configured with a smartphone or the like.
Further, for example, the touch pen sensor 22 may be incorporated in the mobile terminal 12 such as a lower layer of the display unit 21.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Information processing system 11 ... Touch pen 12 ... Portable terminal 21 ... Display part 22 ... Sensor for touch pens 31a, 31b, 31c ... Button

Claims (2)

A touch pen corresponding to a portable terminal having a touch panel,
An operation tool for a user to operate in order to input a command for exerting a predetermined function on the mobile terminal;
When the user's input operation on the operating instrument is performed, a transmission unit that transmits the command to the mobile terminal;
Touch pen equipped with. The touch pen according to claim 1, wherein a cross section of at least the user holding portion of the touch pen has a rounded round shape.

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