JP3173414B2 - mouse - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a mouse, and more particularly to a mouse having an automatic moving speed adjusting function.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in this type of technology, the moving speed of a mouse is automatically adjusted by the force of gripping the mouse by an operator. For example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 4-172522 discloses a variable resolution mouse capable of adjusting the relationship between the amount of movement of a mouse and the amount of movement of a cursor on a screen.
In this conventional technique, when the pressure to hold the mouse is small, the resolution is increased so that the cursor on the screen moves greatly with a small movement of the mouse, and when the pressure to grip is large, the resolution is reduced and the mouse is moved greatly. The cursor on the screen does not move much. This is based on an empirical rule that, in general, when performing fine work, the power naturally comes into force and the force to grip the mouse becomes stronger, and the operability is naturally improved by natural operation.

[0003]

In the above-mentioned prior art,
Although the amount of movement of the cursor is changed by the pressure of holding the mouse, the pressure applied to the mouse varies depending on the individual, and even the same person differs due to mental influence, fatigue, and the like. Therefore, even if the movement distance of the mouse is the same as the psychological state, the operability of the mouse may be dissatisfied because the movement distance of the cursor on the screen is different due to pressure variations. Further, if the correction of the variation in the moving speed is set by hardware and software on the data processing device side, the variation must be adjusted every time a word processor or a personal computer is used, which is not practical. This is particularly noticeable in a terminal device used by an unspecified number of people.

[0004] It is an object of the present invention to improve the operability of a mouse by providing a method for automatically compensating for variations in pressure between individuals applied to the side surface of a mouse, and between individuals.

[0005]

Means for Solving the Problems The mouse of the present invention in order to solve the above problems, the auxiliary pressure receiving which was upon transition to the moving state the pressure which is applied from a stationary state as a reference
The output value is corrected based on the corrected pressure .

Further, another mouse of the present invention receives the applied pressure during the transition from the stationary state to the moving state from the transition from the stationary state to the moving state until the predetermined state is reached. Correction is based on pressure , and this correction
The output value is corrected based on the applied pressure .

[0007] In another mouse of the present invention, the predetermined state is a state in which the mouse has transited to a resting state again.

[0008] In another mouse of the present invention, the predetermined state is a state in which a predetermined time has elapsed from the time of transition to the rest state again.

In another mouse of the present invention, a pressure value generator for outputting a pressure received by the mouse as a pressure value, a movement amount detector for outputting information on the movement of the mouse as a movement amount, A latch for holding and outputting the pressure value from the pressure value generator when the amount of movement from the amount detector transitions from the first state to the second state, and an output of the latch and the pressure value generator And a correction unit that corrects the movement amount from the movement amount detector based on the correction value from the calculation unit.

[0010] In another mouse of the present invention, the first state is a state where the mouse is stationary, and the second state is a state where the mouse is moving.

In another mouse of the present invention, when the movement amount from the movement amount detector transitions from the second state to the first state, the latch includes a pressure value from the pressure value generator. Is output as it is without retaining.

[0012] In another mouse of the present invention, the latch may be configured such that the movement amount from the movement amount detector transitions from the second state to the first state, and the pressure is maintained after a predetermined period has elapsed. Outputs the pressure value from the value generator without holding it.

Further, in another mouse of the present invention, the arithmetic unit outputs a value obtained by dividing an output of the pressure value generator by an output of the latch.

In another mouse of the present invention, the arithmetic unit outputs a value obtained by adding a predetermined constant value to a value obtained by subtracting the output of the latch from the output of the pressure value generator.

[0015]

Next, an embodiment of a mouse according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

Referring to FIG. 1, a mouse 10 according to the present invention is shown.
Has buttons 11 and 12 like a normal mouse. The number of buttons can be any number depending on the requirements of the system. In this embodiment, the ball 15
Is used to detect the moving distance of the mouse, but it is needless to say that the moving distance may be realized by another method such as an optical method. The mouse 10 of the present invention has pressure detectors 13 and 14 on the side. The pressure detectors 13 and 14 detect the pressure at which the operator grips the mouse. For this, an existing pressure sensor such as a strain gauge pressure sensor (semiconductor diffusion resistor) or a pressure-sensitive conductive rubber can be used. Alternatively, by arranging electrodes on both side surfaces, the pressure may be measured based on the resistance value between the electrodes.

Referring to FIG. 2, in a first embodiment of the present invention, a mouse 10 includes a moving amount detector 1, a pulse generator 2, a pressure value generator 3, a resolution adjuster 4,
It includes an output circuit 5, a latch 7, an elapsed time measuring device 8, and a computing device 9.

The movement amount detector 1 is provided with a ball 15 in the mouse.
The moving amount of the mouse is detected from the rotation amount of the mouse, and the moving speed is output to the pulse generator 2 and the elapsed time measuring device 8.

The pulse generator 2 generates a pulse signal having a frequency proportional to the movement amount output from the movement amount detector 1 and outputs the pulse signal to the resolution adjuster 4.

The pressure value generator 3 comprises pressure detectors 13 and 1
The pressure value detected by 4 is output to the latch 7 and the computing unit 9.

The elapsed time measuring device 8 receives the moving speed from the moving amount detector 1, and when the moving speed is not 0, or when the moving speed is 0 and a predetermined time has elapsed, the data of the data is stored in the pressure storing means 7. A data holding signal for instructing holding (hold) is output. When the speed is 0 and a predetermined time has elapsed, a data storage signal is output to the latch 7 to instruct data latching (through).

The latch 7 receives a data storage signal or a holding signal from the elapsed time measuring device 8. Upon receiving the data storage signal, the latch 7 outputs the pressure value output from the pressure value generator 3 to the arithmetic unit 9 as it is. Further, when receiving the data holding signal, the latch 7 holds the pressure value output by the pressure value generator 3 at that time, and keeps outputting the same pressure value until the next data storing signal is received.

The arithmetic unit 9 comprises a pressure value generator 3 and a latch 7
When the output of the latch 7 is greater than "0", the output of the pressure generator 3 divided by the output of the latch 7 is output to the resolution adjuster 4, and the output of the latch 7 is " When it is “0”, “1” is output to the resolution adjuster 4.

The resolution adjuster 4 monotonously changes the interval between the pulse signals output from the pulse generator 2 according to the pressure correction value output from the calculator 9. That is, in accordance with the pressure correction value to the output of the arithmetic unit 9 increases, the interval of the output pulse signal are adjusted wide Kunar so. However, the specific relationship between the pressure correction value and the pulse signal interval can be arbitrarily determined in consideration of operability.

The output circuit 5 converts a signal output from the resolution adjuster 4 into a mouse movement signal and outputs the signal to the data processing device 6.

The data processing device 6 is, for example, a computer or a word processor, and has a function of moving a cursor on a screen of a CRT or the like using an input device such as a mouse.

Next, the operation of the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

Referring to FIG. 3, T1 and T2 represent an acceleration period of the mouse, T2 and T3 represent a deceleration period, T3 and T5 represent a stationary (movement stop) period, and T5 and later represent a period during which the mouse is accelerated again. I have.

First, immediately before T1, the movement amount detector 1
Assuming that the pressure is "0" for a sufficiently long time, a data storage signal is output from the elapsed time measuring device 8,
The latch 7 outputs (through) the output value of the pressure value generator 3 as it is. In this state, the output of the arithmetic unit 9 is "1" because the output of the pressure value generator 3 and the output of the latch 7 match. Therefore, the resolution adjuster 4 outputs the pulse signal from the pulse generator 2 to the output circuit 5 as it is.

The mouse moves from T1, and the moving amount detector 1
Is greater than "0", the elapsed time measuring device 8 outputs a data holding signal. As a result, the latch 7
Since the value stored at 1 is held, the latch 7 continues to output the pressure value at the time of T1. In the example of FIG. 3, although the output of the pressure value generator 3 increases from T2,
Since the output of the latch 7 remains at the time T1, the computing unit 9 gives the pressure adjustment value to the resolution adjuster 4 based on the pressure at the time T1. The resolution adjuster 4 monotonously changes the resolution of the pulse signal output from the pulse generator 2 based on the pressure correction value output from the calculator 9, and outputs the output signal from the output circuit 5.
Send to In the example of FIG. 3, since the pressure value of the pressure value generator 3 is larger in T2 to T3 than in T1 to T2, the pressure correction value is also large and the interval between pulse signals sent to the output circuit 5 is also wide. ing.

Thereafter, when the output of the movement amount detector 1 becomes "0" at T3, the elapsed time measuring device 8 changes the output to the latch 7 from the data holding signal to the data storage signal at T4 after a lapse of a predetermined time. I do. As a result, the latch 7 subsequently outputs the output of the pressure value generator 3 to the arithmetic unit 9 as it is, and the output of the arithmetic unit 9 becomes "1".

When the output of the displacement detector 1 becomes larger than "0" again at T5, the elapsed time measuring device 8 generates a data holding signal in place of the data storing signal. Thereby, the latch 7 holds the pressure value at the time of T5.

Here, paying attention to T1 and T5, the latch 7 holds the value of the pressure value generator 3 at T1 and T5. Although the output value of the pressure detecting means 7 is different between T1 and T5, since the computing unit 9 outputs a value obtained by dividing the output of the pressure value generator 3 by the output of the latch 7, the output value of the computing unit 9 is T
Both become "1" at 1 and T5. This is used to absorb variations in the pressure applied to the side of the mouse between and within individuals.

As described above, in the first embodiment of the present invention, the pressure value applied to the side surface of the mouse when the mouse starts moving is held as the reference value, and the pressure value applied to the mouse is used as the reference value. The pressure value is corrected by dividing. Also, the reference value is not changed within a certain period of time so that the reference value does not change immediately even when the mouse movement is temporarily stopped. As a result, variations between individuals in the pressure applied to the side surface of the mouse, and variations due to changes in the mental state of the same person can be absorbed inside the mouse. Moreover, there is no need to make adjustments on the data processing device side.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described.

Referring to FIG. 1, in the second embodiment, the operation unit 9 subtracts the output value of the latch 7 from the output value of the pressure value generator 3 and adds a value obtained by adding a certain constant value. Output to the resolution adjuster 4. Here, the constant value is a mouse moving speed at the start of the mouse moving, and can be arbitrarily set according to a system request.

In the second embodiment, the configuration of the computing unit 9 is simplified, and the computing speed is increased. Therefore, the operability of the mouse is further improved.

[0038]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the present invention, the pressure value applied to the side of the mouse when the mouse starts moving is held as a reference value, and the pressure value is corrected based on this reference value. This has the effect of improving the operability of the mouse by absorbing variations between individuals in the pressure applied to the side surface of the mouse and variations due to changes in the mental state of the same person inside the mouse.

Further, even when the movement of the mouse is temporarily stopped, the operability of the mouse is further improved by preventing the reference value from being changed immediately.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an outer shape of an embodiment of a mouse of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an embodiment of the mouse of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a timing chart showing the operation of the embodiment of the mouse of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Movement amount detector 2 Pulse generator 3 Pressure detector 4 Resolution adjuster 5 Output circuit 6 Data processing device 7 Latch 8 Elapsed time measuring device 9 Computing device 10 Mouse 11,12 Button 13,14 Pressure detector 15 Ball

Claims (10)

(57) [Claims] 1. The method according to claim 1, wherein the applied pressure is corrected on the basis of the pressure received when transitioning from the stationary state to the moving state.
A mouse that corrects an output value based on the corrected pressure . Wherein during the period from the transition from the stopped state to the moving state to reach a predetermined state, with respect to the pressure received which was upon transition to the moving state the pressure which is applied from a stationary state
A mouse that corrects the output value based on the corrected pressure . 3. The mouse according to claim 2, wherein the predetermined state is a state that has transited to a rest state again. 4. The mouse according to claim 2, wherein the predetermined state is a state in which a predetermined time has passed since the transition to the stationary state again. 5. A pressure value generator that outputs a pressure received by a mouse as a pressure value, a movement amount detector that outputs information on the movement of the mouse as a movement amount, and a movement amount from the movement amount detector. A latch for holding and outputting the pressure value from the pressure value generator at the time of transition from the first state to the second state, and outputting a correction value based on the output of the latch and the pressure value generator A mouse, comprising: a computing unit; and a correction unit that corrects a moving amount from the moving amount detector based on a correction value from the computing unit. 6. The mouse according to claim 5, wherein the first state is a state where the mouse is stationary, and the second state is a state where the mouse is moving. 7. The latch according to claim 1, wherein when the movement amount from the movement amount detector transitions from the second state to the first state, the latch outputs the pressure value without holding the pressure value from the pressure value generator. The mouse according to claim 5, characterized in that: 8. The latch according to claim 1, wherein the latch detects a pressure value from the pressure value generator after a lapse of a predetermined period after a movement amount from the movement amount detector transitions from the second state to the first state. 6. The mouse according to claim 5, wherein the data is output without being stored. 9. The mouse according to claim 5, wherein the arithmetic unit outputs a value obtained by dividing an output of the pressure value generator by an output of the latch. 10. The mouse according to claim 5, wherein the arithmetic unit outputs a value obtained by adding a predetermined constant value to a value obtained by subtracting the output of the latch from the output of the pressure value generator.