JP2015176437A - information input device and information input method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information input device and an information input method that are capable of preventing operation unintended by a user from being input into an external terminal and improving convenience of remote operation.SOLUTION: In an information input device 1, communication between a pair of wearable devices 10, 20 is performed using first short-range wireless communication and second short-range wireless communication having communication distance different from each other. The information input device 1 determines whether or not a command transmission unit 103 should transmit command information to a mobile terminal 30 on the basis that short-range wireless communication by those is connected or not. Because the information input device 1 transmits the command information only when a distance between the pair of wearable devices 10, 20 is in a prescribed range based on the communication distance difference between the first short-range wireless communication and the second short-range wireless communication, it can prevent operation unintended by a user V from being input into the mobile terminal 30 and can improve convenience of remote operation.

Description

  The present invention relates to an information input device and an information input method.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there are devices that can be worn on a part of a user's body and can input information to an external portable terminal or the like. For example, the always-mounted telephone device described in Patent Document 1 can be worn on the wrist of a user, generates a trigger signal based on the frequency components of finger and hand acceleration, and generates a command corresponding to the trigger signal. The phone is operated.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-200670

  The above-described apparatus is convenient in that information can be input remotely without directly operating an external terminal. However, it is conceivable that an operation unintended by the user is input to the external terminal in a state where the apparatus is mounted.

  The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-described problems, and can provide an information input device and an information input that can suppress an operation that is not intended by the user from being input to an external terminal and can enhance the convenience of remote operation. It aims to provide a method.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, an information input device according to the present invention includes a pair of mounting devices that can be mounted on a part of a user's body, motion detection means that detects at least one motion of the mounting device, A command generation unit that generates command information to the external terminal according to the operation detected by the unit, a command transmission unit that transmits the command information generated by the command generation unit to the external terminal, and the first between the mounted devices. The first short-distance wireless communication is established with the first distance as a limit, and the second short-distance wireless communication is established with the second distance shorter than the first distance as a limit between the first communication means and the wearing device. Based on whether or not the second communication means is connected to the first short-range wireless communication and the second short-range wireless communication, the command transmission means sends command information to the external terminal. Comprising a permission determination means for determining the propriety, the.

  In this information input device, communication is performed between a pair of wearing devices using first short-range wireless communication and second short-range wireless communication having different communication distances. Based on whether or not the first short-range wireless communication and the second short-range wireless communication are connected, it is determined whether or not the command transmission means can transmit command information to the external terminal. Therefore, in this information input device, the command is used only when the distance between the pair of wearing devices is within a predetermined range based on the difference in communication distance between the first short-range wireless communication and the second short-range wireless communication. Since information is transmitted, an operation unintended by the user can be prevented from being input to the external terminal, and the convenience of remote operation can be improved.

  The availability determination means permits the command transmission means to transmit command information to the external terminal when both the first short-range wireless communication and the second short-range wireless communication are connected between the wearing devices. Also good. In this case, transmission of command information to the external terminal is permitted when the distance between the pair of mounted devices is equal to or less than the second distance.

  The availability determination means permits the command transmission means to transmit command information to the external terminal when both the first short-range wireless communication and the second short-range wireless communication are disconnected between the wearing devices. Also good. In this case, transmission of command information to the external terminal is permitted when the distance between the pair of mounted devices exceeds the first distance.

  The availability determination means transmits command information to the external terminal by the command transmission means when the first short-range wireless communication is connected between the wearing devices and the second short-range wireless communication is disconnected. May be prohibited. In this case, transmission of command information to the external terminal is prohibited when the distance between the pair of mounted devices is equal to or less than the first distance and exceeds the second distance.

  The attachment device may be attachable to the user's finger. In this case, transmission of command information to the external terminal can be easily executed by the motion of the fingertip.

  Further, the information input method according to the present invention is an information input method using a pair of wearing devices that can be worn on a part of a user's body, and an operation detecting step for detecting at least one operation of the wearing device; A command generation step for generating command information to the external terminal according to the operation detected by the operation detection step, a command transmission step for transmitting the command information generated by the command generation step to the external terminal, and between the wearing devices A first communication establishing step for establishing a first short-range wireless communication with a first distance as a limit; and a second short-range wireless communication with a second distance shorter than the first distance between the wearing devices as a limit Based on whether the first short-range wireless communication and the second short-range wireless communication are connected, And a permission determination step of determining whether the transmission command information to the external terminal in Shin step.

  In this information input method, communication is performed between a pair of wearing devices using first short-range wireless communication and second short-range wireless communication having different communication distances. Then, based on whether or not the first short-range wireless communication and the second short-range wireless communication are connected, it is determined whether or not the command transmission means can transmit the command information to the external terminal. Therefore, in this information input method, the command is used only when the distance between the pair of wearing devices is within a predetermined range based on the difference in communication distance between the first short-range wireless communication and the second short-range wireless communication. Since information is transmitted, an operation unintended by the user can be prevented from being input to the external terminal, and the convenience of remote operation can be improved.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, it can suppress that the operation which a user does not intend is input into an external terminal, and can improve the convenience of remote operation.

It is a figure which shows one Embodiment of the information input device which concerns on this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the functional component of the information input device shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the relationship between operation | movement of a mounting device, and the command information input into a portable terminal. It is a figure which shows the other example of the relationship between operation | movement of a mounting device, and the command information input into a portable terminal. It is a figure which shows an example of the judgment table in a possibility judgment part. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of the information input device shown in FIG.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of an information input device and an information input method according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an embodiment of an information input device according to the present invention. As shown in the figure, the information input device 1 includes a pair of mounting devices 10 and 20 that can be mounted on a part of the body of the user V. The wearing device 10 is a wearing device on the master side, and is worn on the index finger of the dominant hand of the user V, for example. The wearing device 20 is a wearing device on the slave side, and is worn on the index finger of the hand opposite to the user V's dominant hand, for example. The information input device 1 has a function of remotely operating the portable terminal (external terminal) 30 owned by the user V when the user V performs a specific motion with a finger using the wearing device 10. Hereinafter, each component of the information input device 1 will be described in detail.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing functional components of the information input device 1. As shown in the figure, the mounting device 10 on the master side includes an operation detection unit (operation detection unit) 101, a command generation unit (command generation unit) 102, a command transmission unit (command transmission unit) 103, a first Communication unit (first communication unit) 104, second communication unit (second communication unit) 105, and availability determination unit (availability determination unit) 106.

  The operation detection unit 101 is a part that detects the operation of the mounting device 10. The motion detection unit 101 includes, for example, an acceleration sensor, a gyro sensor, a geomagnetic sensor, and the like. The motion detection unit 101 detects the movement of the wearing device 10 by various sensors, and outputs detection result information indicating the detection result to the command generation unit 102 when the user V performs a specific motion with a finger.

  The command generation unit 102 is a part that generates command information for the mobile terminal 30 in accordance with the operation detected by the operation detection unit 101. When receiving the detection result information from the operation detection unit 101, the command generation unit 102 generates command information corresponding to the operation and outputs the command information to the command transmission unit 103.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a relationship between the operation of the wearing device 10 and command information input to the mobile terminal 30. In the example shown in FIG. 3, as the command information of the mobile terminal 30 during normal (non-calling), when a circle drawing operation is performed, “music playback” (FIG. 3A), the downward bending operation is performed. When it is performed, “music stop” (FIG. 3B) is generated as command information, and when a linear motion is performed in the horizontal direction, “emergency call transmission” (FIG. 3C) is generated as command information.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating another example of the relationship between the operation of the wearing device 10 and command information input to the mobile terminal 30. In the example shown in FIG. 4, as command information at the time of a call of the mobile terminal 30, “sound response” (FIG. 4A) is performed when a circle is drawn, and “ “Cut” (FIG. 4B) and “hold” (FIG. 4C) when the linear motion is performed in the horizontal direction are generated as command information.

  The command transmission unit 103 is a part that transmits the command information generated by the command generation unit 102 to the mobile terminal 30. The command transmission unit 103 transmits the command information received from the command generation unit 102 to the mobile terminal 30. Whether the command transmission unit 103 can transmit a command is controlled by the determination unit 106. The command transmission unit 103 executes transmission of command information to the portable terminal 30 when receiving instruction information for permitting transmission of command information from the availability determination unit 106, and transmission of command information from the availability determination unit 106. When the instruction information for prohibiting the command is received, even when the command information is received from the command generation unit 102, the command information is not transmitted to the portable terminal 30.

  The first communication unit 104 is a part that establishes a first short-range wireless communication between the wearing devices 10 and 20 with a first distance as a limit. As the first short-range wireless communication, for example, Bluetooth (registered trademark) can be used. In this case, the first distance is, for example, about 1 m. The first communication unit 104 also establishes the first short-range wireless communication between the wearing device 10 and the mobile terminal 30. The transmission of command information by the command transmission unit 103 described above is executed by the first short-range wireless communication.

  The second communication unit 105 is a part that establishes the second short-range wireless communication between the wearing devices 10 and 20 up to a second distance shorter than the first distance. As the second short-range wireless communication, for example, non-contact communication such as NFC (Near Field Communication) can be used. In this case, the second communication unit 105 is configured by an NFC reader, for example, and the second distance is, for example, about 10 cm.

  The availability determination unit 106 is a portion that determines whether the command transmission unit 103 can transmit command information to the mobile terminal 30. More specifically, the availability determination unit 106 always refers to the connection state of the first communication unit 104 and the second communication unit 105, and the first short-range wireless communication and the second short-range wireless communication are connected. Whether or not the command information can be transmitted is determined based on whether or not the command information is transmitted. The availability determination unit 106 outputs instruction information based on the determination result to the command transmission unit 103.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a determination table in the availability determination unit. In the example shown in the figure, when both the first short-range wireless communication and the second short-range wireless communication are connected, and both the first short-range wireless communication and the second short-range wireless communication are When disconnected, transmission of command information is permitted. Further, when the first short-range wireless communication is connected and the second short-range wireless communication is disconnected, the transmission of command information is prohibited. That is, the availability determination unit 106 transmits command information when the distance between the wearing devices 10 and 20 is equal to or smaller than the second distance and when the distance between the wearing devices 10 and 20 exceeds the first distance. And the transmission of command information is prohibited when the distance between the pair of wearing devices is equal to or less than the first distance and exceeds the second distance.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the slave-side wearing device 20 includes a first communication unit (first communication unit) 201 and a second communication unit (second communication unit) 202. The first communication unit 201 is a part that establishes the first short-range wireless communication with the first communication unit 104 in the wearing device 10 on the master side. The second communication unit 202 is a part that establishes second short-range wireless communication with the second communication unit 105 in the wearing device 10 on the master side. When the second communication unit 105 on the mounting device 10 side is configured by an NFC reader, the second communication unit 202 on the mounting device 20 side is configured by an NFC tag.

  The portable terminal 30 physically includes a storage device such as a CPU, RAM, and ROM, an operation unit such as an input button, a communication module such as a network card, and a display unit such as a liquid crystal panel display. Each function of the mobile terminal 30 reads predetermined computer software on hardware such as a CPU and RAM, and operates a communication module, an operation unit, and a display unit under the control of the CPU. This is realized by reading and writing.

  As illustrated in FIG. 2, the mobile terminal 30 includes a command receiving unit 301, a command executing unit 302, and a first communication unit 303. The command receiving unit 301 is a part that receives command information from the wearing device 10. The command reception unit 301 outputs the received command information to the command execution unit 302. The command execution unit 302 is a part that executes processing based on command information. The command execution unit 302 executes specific processing based on the command information received from the command reception unit 301.

  The first communication unit 303 is a part that establishes the first short-range wireless communication with the first communication unit 104 in the wearing device 10 on the master side. The command information is received by the command receiving unit 301 by the first short-range wireless communication.

  Next, the operation of the information input device 1 described above will be described. FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the operation of the information input device 1.

  As shown in the figure, in the information input device 1, first, the first short-range wireless communication and the second short-range wireless communication between the wearing devices 10 and 20 are established, and the wearing device 10 and the portable terminal 30 are connected. A first short-range wireless communication is established between them (step S01). Next, the connection status of the first short-range wireless communication and the second short-range wireless communication between the wearing devices 10 and 20 is determined (step S02).

  In the determination of the connection state, first, it is determined whether or not both the first short-range wireless communication and the second short-range wireless communication are connected (step S03). If it is determined that both the first short-range wireless communication and the second short-range wireless communication are connected, transmission of command information is permitted (step S04), and the motion detected by the wearing device 10 is detected. A corresponding command is executed on the portable terminal 30.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S03 that either the first short-range wireless communication or the second short-range wireless communication is not connected, the first short-range wireless communication and the second short-range wireless communication are performed. It is determined whether or not both wireless communications are being disconnected (step S05). When it is determined that both the first short-range wireless communication and the second short-range wireless communication are being disconnected, transmission of command information is permitted (step S04), and the operation detected by the wearing device 10 is performed. A corresponding command is executed on the portable terminal 30.

  If it is determined in step S05 that either the first short-range wireless communication or the second short-range wireless communication is not disconnected, that is, the first short-range wireless communication is connected and the second short-range wireless communication is connected. If it is determined that the short-range wireless communication is disconnected, the transmission of command information is prohibited (step S06), and even if the mounted device 10 detects an operation, the command is not executed on the portable terminal 30. .

  As described above, in the information input device 1, communication is performed between the pair of wearing devices 10 and 20 using the first short-range wireless communication and the second short-range wireless communication having different communication distances. Then, based on whether or not the first short-range wireless communication and the second short-range wireless communication are connected, it is determined whether or not the command transmission unit 103 can transmit command information to the mobile terminal 30. Therefore, in this information input device 1, the distance between the pair of wearing devices 10, 20 is located in a predetermined range based on the difference in communication distance between the first short-range wireless communication and the second short-range wireless communication. Since the command information is transmitted only in the case, it is possible to suppress an operation unintended by the user V from being input to the mobile terminal 30 and to improve the convenience of remote operation.

  Further, in the information input device 1, in the availability determination unit 106, when both the first short-range wireless communication and the second short-range wireless communication are connected between the wearing devices 10 and 20, and between the wearing devices. When both the first short-range wireless communication and the second short-range wireless communication are disconnected, the command transmission unit 103 is permitted to transmit command information to the mobile terminal 30. That is, transmission of command information to the portable terminal 30 is permitted when the distance between the pair of wearing devices 10 and 20 is equal to or less than the second distance and when the distance exceeds the first distance.

  Further, in the information input device 1, when the first short-range wireless communication is connected between the wearing devices 10 and 20 and the second short-range wireless communication is disconnected in the availability determination unit 106, Transmission of command information to the portable terminal 30 by the command transmission unit 103 is prohibited. That is, when the distance between the pair of wearing devices 10 and 20 is equal to or less than the first distance and exceeds the second distance, transmission of command information to the mobile terminal 30 is prohibited.

  As a result of the determination as to whether or not it is possible, the transmission of the command information is permitted only when the user V intentionally brings the left and right hands close to or away from each other. Therefore, it is possible to further reliably prevent an operation unintended by the user V from being input to the mobile terminal 30.

  The wearing devices 10 and 20 can be worn on the user V's finger. Thereby, transmission of the command information to the portable terminal 30 can be easily executed by the motion of the fingertip.

  The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment. For example, in the above embodiment, the mounting devices 10 and 20 can be mounted on the finger of the user V, but may be configured to be mounted on other parts such as a wrist and an arm. Moreover, although the portable terminal 30 was illustrated as an external terminal remotely operated with the mounting devices 10 and 20, an external terminal may be various terminals. The types of the first short-range wireless communication and the second short-range wireless communication may be changed as appropriate according to the desired first distance and second distance. A communication unit capable of a plurality of types of short-range wireless communication may be provided between the wearing devices, and the first distance and the second distance may be switched by selecting short-range wireless communication.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Information input device 10, 20 ... Wearing device, 30 ... Portable terminal (external terminal), 101 ... Motion detection part (motion detection means), 102 ... Command generation part (command generation means), 103 ... Command transmission part ( Command transmission means), 104, 201... First communication section (first communication means), 105, 202... Second communication section (second communication means), 106. V ... User.

Claims (6)

A pair of wearing devices that can be worn on a part of the user's body,
Operation detecting means for detecting at least one operation of the wearing device;
Command generation means for generating command information to an external terminal in accordance with the operation detected by the operation detection means;
Command transmitting means for transmitting the command information generated by the command generating means to the external terminal;
A first communication means for establishing a first short-range wireless communication between the wearing devices with a first distance as a limit;
A second communication means for establishing a second short-range wireless communication with a second distance shorter than the first distance as a limit between the wearing devices;
Whether or not the command transmission means can transmit the command information to the external terminal based on whether or not the first short-range wireless communication and the second short-range wireless communication are connected. And an information input device.   When the first short-range wireless communication and the second short-range wireless communication are connected between the wearing devices, the availability determination unit is configured to transmit the command information to the external terminal by the command transmission unit. The information input device according to claim 1, wherein transmission of the information is permitted.   In the case where both the first short-range wireless communication and the second short-range wireless communication are disconnected between the wearing devices, the availability determination unit is configured to transmit the command information to the external terminal by the command transmission unit. The information input device according to claim 1, wherein transmission of the information is permitted.   When the first short-range wireless communication is connected between the wearing devices and the second short-range wireless communication is disconnected, the availability determination unit is configured to send the command transmission unit to the external terminal. The information input device according to claim 1, wherein transmission of the command information is prohibited.   The information input device according to claim 1, wherein the mounting device can be mounted on a finger of the user. An information input method using a pair of wearing devices that can be worn on a part of a user's body,
An operation detecting step of detecting at least one operation of the wearing device;
A command generation step of generating command information to an external terminal according to the operation detected by the operation detection step;
A command transmission step of transmitting the command information generated by the command generation step to the external terminal;
A first communication establishing step of establishing a first short-range wireless communication between the wearing devices with a first distance as a limit;
A second communication establishing step of establishing a second short-range wireless communication with a second distance shorter than the first distance as a limit between the wearing devices;
Whether to transmit the command information to the external terminal in the command transmission step is determined based on whether the first short-range wireless communication and the second short-range wireless communication are connected. And an information input method.

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