JP3129174U - Optical mouse with multiple functions - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an optical mouse which is easy for a user to handle and has functions of other peripheral devices of a computer and has a multi-function more convenient for using the computer.
A mouse hub, a mouse button, and a select switch are provided outside the main body, a multi-layer printed circuit is provided inside the main body, and the multi-layer printed circuit is electrically connected to each other. Integrated circuit, optical sensor circuit, display control circuit, system control circuit, USB voice control circuit, voice codec circuit, echo cancellation circuit, function selection circuit, interface switching circuit, USB storage control An integrated circuit, an MP3 player dedicated integrated circuit, and a multi-memory card socket are included.
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Description

  The present invention relates to a computer mouse, and more particularly to a multi-function optical mouse having multiple functions as a peripheral device of a computer.

  The mouse is an indispensable peripheral device for computers because of its convenient operation. The mouse includes a trackball mouse, a mechanical mouse, and an optical mouse. Among them, the optical mouse does not have to detect the amount and direction of movement by rolling the ball. It does not impede movement, has many display points per inch, and is easy to control the distance traveled, making it the preferred mouse and trying to replace the conventional mouse.

  However, this does not mean that the mouse itself, including the optical mouse, has no drawbacks. The mouse is widely used, and a mouse with a special design has been developed in order to meet the principles of ergonomics, such as the part contacting the palm, the area, and the volume grasped by the hand. However, the mouse itself has only a function of switching the screen of the computer display device. It is a waste of waste to apply a special design to such a simple peripheral device. However, as electronic products have become thinner and lighter, some mice have seen a reduction in volume, but this doesn't feel like you're gripping them with your hand.

  Furthermore, recent personal computers can connect many peripheral devices. Their utilization is quite high. For this reason, the plug is frequently inserted and removed. In particular, in a desktop type computer, when the computer body is installed under a desk, the operation of inserting and removing the plug must be bent down, which is cumbersome and inconvenient.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide an optical mouse that is easy for the user to handle and has functions of other peripheral devices of the computer and has a multi-function that is more convenient for using the computer.

Therefore, as a result of intensive research in light of the drawbacks found in the prior art, the inventor has provided a mouse wheel, mouse button, and select switch outside the main body, and a multilayer printed circuit inside the main body. ,
The multilayer printed circuit includes a USB hub circuit, a mouse-dedicated integrated circuit, an optical sensor circuit, a display control circuit, a system control circuit, a USB voice control circuit, a voice codec circuit, and an echo that are electrically connected to each other. In view of the problems that can be solved by an optical mouse including an erasure circuit, a function selection circuit, an interface switching circuit, a USB storage control integrated circuit, an MP3 player dedicated integrated circuit, and a multi-memory card socket, The present invention was completed based on such knowledge.

Hereinafter, this device will be specifically described.
An optical mouse having a multi-function according to claim 1 is provided with a mouse wheel, a mouse button and a select switch outside the main body, and a multilayer printed circuit inside the main body.
The multilayer printed circuit includes a USB hub circuit, a mouse-dedicated integrated circuit, an optical sensor circuit, a display control circuit, a system control circuit, a USB voice control circuit, a voice codec circuit, and an echo that are electrically connected to each other. It includes an erasure circuit, a function selection circuit, interface switching, a USB storage control integrated circuit, an MP3 player dedicated integrated circuit, and a multi-memory card socket.

  An optical mouse having a multi-function described in claim 2 is provided with a display device corresponding to the display control circuit on the outer surface of the mouse body in claim 1.

  An optical mouse having a multi-function according to claim 3 is provided with an earphone jack, a speaker, a microphone jack, and a microphone corresponding to the MP3 player dedicated integrated circuit outside the mouse body according to claim 1. .

  The optical mouse having a multi-function described in claim 4 is provided with a control button corresponding to the system control circuit on the outer surface of the mouse body in claim 1.

  An optical mouse having a multi-function according to claim 5, wherein the multi-memory card socket in claim 1 is a CF card, an SD card, an MMC card, an RS-MMS card, an MS-Duo card, Compatible with MiniSD cards.

  The optical mouse with multiple functions according to this device has multiple functions such as making calls using the Internet telephone, recording the contents of calls, and saving and playing MP3 music data. Therefore, an added value is born to the optical mouse, and the computer system itself to which the mouse is connected has an advantage that it is convenient to use.

  In order to explain the structure and characteristics of the optical mouse having multiple functions according to the present invention, a specific example will be given and described below with reference to the drawings. To do.

  As disclosed in FIGS. 1 and 2, the optical mouse 1 according to the present invention includes a mouse wheel 50 and a mouse button 51 like a conventional mouse. However, these are provided by a general mouse and are not technical features of the present invention. Therefore, it will not be described in detail.

  FIG. 1 discloses a multilayer printed circuit 4, a personal computer 3, and an external connection portion provided inside an optical mouse 1 according to the present invention.

  The external connection includes an installation optical disk 2 storing a driver program for Internet telephone, a commercially available chip memory card 21, such as a CF card, SD card, MMC card, RS-MMS card, MS-Duo card, MiniSD. Including cards.

  The optical mouse 1 according to the present invention is connected to the USB port 30 of the personal computer 3 via the USB cable 10.

  An optical mouse 1 according to the present invention is a mouse having multiple functions, and includes a multilayer printed circuit 4 inside the mouse body. The multilayer printed circuit 4 in the embodiment includes a USB hub circuit 40, a mouse-dedicated integrated circuit 41, an optical sensor circuit 42, a mouse wheel 50, a mouse button 51, a display control circuit 43, a display device 52, a system control circuit 44, and a USB voice control. Circuit 441, voice codec circuit 442, control button 53, echo cancellation circuit 443, function selection circuit 45, select switch 54, earphone jack 55, speaker 56, microphone jack 57, microphone 58, interface switching circuit 46, USB storage control An integrated circuit 47, an MP3 player dedicated integrated circuit 48, and a multi-memory card socket 49 are provided.

  FIG. 2 discloses the appearance of the optical mouse 1 according to the present invention. According to the drawing, the optical mouse 1 has a mouse wheel 50 in the upper half of the upper surface, and a mouse button 51 is provided on each side of the mouse wheel 50. A microphone 58 is provided in front of the mouse wheel 50, and a control button 53 is provided behind. Further, a display device 52 is provided at a substantially central position on the upper surface of the mouse 1. A speaker 56 is provided at a position near the rear end. Further, an earphone jack 55 and a microphone jack 57 are provided at a position near the front end of the side surface of the optical mouse 1. The control button 53 is, for example, a telephone reception, a communication disconnect button, a volume adjustment button, a tone adjustment button, a mute button, or the like.

  FIG. 3 discloses the external appearance of the optical mouse 1 viewed from the other side. A select switch 54 is provided on the side surface of the optical mouse 1. The select switch 54 is a switch for switching modes such as sound reproduction, storage, and access to a personal file, and further includes a recording button.

  As disclosed in FIG. 4, a multi-memory card socket 49 is provided in the rear half of the bottom surface of the optical mouse 1.

  When the optical mouse 1 is connected to the personal computer 3, the optical mouse 1 is connected to the USB port 30 of the personal computer 3 via the USB cable 10. In this case, the personal computer 3 senses the function of the connected optical mouse 1 and automatically installs a driver program built in the computer and corresponding to the function of the mouse, and displays it on the screen of the display device. Control the cursor that is displayed.

  The optical mouse 1 according to the present invention uses the USB hub circuit 40 to match the functions of three types of devices, and these devices include a control device, a video device, and a storage device. The system control circuit 44 also displays, for example, the contents displayed on the display device 52, whether all buttons are triggered, energization or disconnection of the circuit, communication between the Internet telephone application program and the optical mouse 1, etc. Take control and overall coordination.

  Regarding the operation of the optical mouse 1, when the optical mouse 1 moves, the optical sensor circuit 42 of the multilayer printed circuit 4 provided inside detects the moving amount and moving direction, and the mouse wheel 50 is moved to a machine such as a mouse button 51. It is detected whether or not a special means has been triggered, and an electrical signal is transmitted to the USB interface, and the mouse-dedicated integrated circuit 41 edits the code into a code that conforms to the USB communication standard, and the serial data is transmitted via the USB cable 10. The cursor that is transmitted to the personal computer 3 and displayed on the display device of the personal computer 3 is synchronized to show an accurate reaction.

  When calling online using the Internet telephone function of the optical mouse 1 described above, the reception of the control button 53 and the communication disconnect button are directly operated. The voice of the other party during the call is output from the speaker 56, and the voice of the user is input to the microphone 58 and transmitted. When noise due to feedback occurs, the echo canceling circuit 443 solves the noise. When it is not desired to hear the content of the call by another person, a receiver set or the like is separately connected to the earphone jack 55 and the microphone jack 57, and the sound is output from the earphone. In the course of a call, a favorable call quality can be obtained by adjusting the volume adjustment button or the tone adjustment button. In special circumstances, the mute button can be used to switch to the mute state. Therefore, it is convenient in use and practical.

  When a call is made using the Internet telephone function described above, the contents of the call can be recorded using the record button of the select switch 54 disclosed in FIG. Therefore, it is convenient for recording the contents of a call and editing the report. Further, the recording operation and the personal file access function can be used together.

  As disclosed in FIG. 4, since the multi-memory card socket 49 is provided on the bottom surface of the optical mouse 1, the recording time can be increased by inserting a chip-type memory card 21 having a large capacity and compatibility. Can be increased.

  Further, when MP3 format music is stored in the chip-type memory card 21 inserted in the optical mouse 1, when the select switch 54 is switched to the music playback mode, information related to the music to be played back, playback status, and the like are displayed on the display device. 52.

  When accessing data stored in a computer using the data access function of the optical mouse 1, a chip-type memory card 21 compatible with the specifications of the multi-memory card socket 49 is inserted, and the select switch 54 is inserted. To electrically connect the interface switching circuit 46 of the multilayer printed circuit 4 and the USB hub circuit 40 to the personal computer 3. In this case, the personal computer 3 classifies the circuit as a large-capacity storage device, starts a suitable built-in driver program, outputs a data file from the personal computer 3 to the optical mouse 1, and performs a chip-type memory card. The file data is stored in 21 or controlled to read the file data in the optical mouse 1.

  As is apparent from the above, the optical mouse 1 according to the present invention has a function of making a call on the Internet telephone by operating the select switch 54 or performing an Internet telephone conference without having a receiver. In addition, the contents of the call can be recorded and saved, the data file can be accessed, and music data can be played back and saved.

  The above is a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and does not limit the scope of implementation of the present invention. Accordingly, any modifications or changes that can be made by those skilled in the art, which are made within the spirit of the present invention and have an equivalent effect on the present invention, all belong to the scope of claims for registration of the utility model of the present invention. Shall.

It is the block diagram which showed the structure of the circuit of the optical mouse by this device. It is the perspective view which showed the external appearance of the optical mouse by this device. It is a perspective view at the time of seeing the optical mouse by this device from other angles. It is a perspective view at the time of seeing the optical mouse by this device from other angles.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Optical mouse 10 USB cable 2 Optical disk 21 Chip-type memory card 3 Personal computer 30 USB port 4 Multilayer printed circuit 40 USB hub circuit 41 Integrated circuit 42 dedicated for mouse 42 Optical sensor circuit 43 Display control circuit 44 System control circuit 441 USB voice control circuit 442 Voice codec circuit 443 Echo cancellation circuit 45 Function selection circuit 46 Interface switching circuit 47 USB storage control integrated circuit 48 MP3 player dedicated integrated circuit 49 Multi-memory card socket 50 Mouse wheel 51 Mouse button 52 Display device 53 Control button 54 Select switch 55 Earphone jack 56 Speaker 57 Microphone jack 58 Microphone

Claims (5)

A mouse wheel, mouse button, and select switch are provided outside the mouse body, and a multilayer printed circuit is provided inside the mouse body.
The multilayer printed circuit includes a USB hub circuit, a mouse-dedicated integrated circuit, an optical sensor circuit, a display control circuit, a system control circuit, a USB voice control circuit, a voice codec circuit, and an echo that are electrically connected to each other. An erasure circuit, a function selection circuit, an interface switching, a USB storage control integrated circuit, an MP3 player dedicated integrated circuit, and a multi-memory card socket;
By operating the select switch, it is possible to obtain a function of performing a telephone call using an Internet telephone, a meeting using an Internet telephone, and a function of recording the contents of the telephone call, accessing a file, and playing and saving music data. An optical mouse having a multi-function characterized by: 2. The multi-function optical mouse according to claim 1, wherein a display device corresponding to the display control circuit is provided on an outer surface of the mouse body. The multi-function optical mouse according to claim 1, wherein an earphone jack, a speaker, a microphone jack, and a microphone corresponding to the MP3 player dedicated integrated circuit are provided on an outer surface of the mouse body. The optical mouse having multiple functions according to claim 1, wherein a control button corresponding to the system control circuit is provided outside the mouse body. The multi-function according to claim 1, wherein the multi-memory card socket corresponds to a CF card, an SD card, an MMC card, an RS-MMS card, an MS-Duo card, a MiniSD card, and the like. An optical mouse.

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