JPH01267721A - Feedback mouse - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To execute a high-speed and intuitive control by adding a braking function to a mouse which is a position designating device on a picture. CONSTITUTION:According to the rotating quantity of a metallic ball 16, the buoy of the mouse on the picture is moved. Then, an electromagnet 15 is installed to the ball 16, and when the buoy of the mouse on the picture goes into an area to be non-approachable, the event is detected by an event detecting module 21, an event interpreting module 19 interprets it, and the electromagnet 15 is driven. By braking the ball of the mouse by means of the electromagnet 15, the braking function of the buoy of the mouse can be obtained. Thus, the information is fed back as the brake of the mouse to a user, and the control of the mouse can be executed at a high speed and, simultaneously, intuitively.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to a mouse as a position specifying device on the screen of a computer terminal or workstation.

(Prior art) A mouse as a conventional technology has a function of making the position, moving speed, moving direction, and moving amount of the mouse correspond to the position, moving speed, moving direction, moving speed, and moving amount of a mouse buoy on the screen. The process is performed by the object selection function by pressing the push button, and the information necessary for mouse control that the buoy enters a logical boundary or area on the screen or the logical state has changed. provided feedback to humans only as visual information from the screen.

(Problem to be solved by the invention) Therefore, since conventional mice rely on visual information to control the mouse, the buoy may enter a logical boundary or area on the screen, or the logical state may change. Don't try to control the mouse by checking with your eyes to see if anything has changed, or by controlling your hand movements.

In other words, information regarding the mouse must be visually read and converted into mouse control information, making it difficult to control the mouse quickly and intuitively.

Therefore, the purpose of the present invention is to eliminate the above-mentioned problems and to enable high-speed and intuitive control by feeding back such visual information as physical information to the physical state of the mouse itself. is to provide a mouse.

(Means for solving the gap) The first invention is characterized in that a mouse, which is a position specifying device on the screen of a computer terminal or workstation, is equipped with a braking function in addition to conventional functions. .

Further, the second invention is characterized by having a push button push-up function in addition to the conventional functions.

Furthermore, the third invention is characterized by having a push button locking function in addition to the conventional functions.

(Function) (1) When the mouse buoy is controlled to enter a certain area on the screen, by using this function, that information is fed back to the user as a brake on the mouse, so the mouse can be controlled. can be done easily and intuitively.

0 When selecting multiple options (for example, a menu) on the screen, by using this function, the user will be informed of which option the buoy is in by pressing the mouse button. Since feedback is provided, mouse control can be performed easily and intuitively.

(3) When selecting a specific object (for example, an icon) on the screen is prohibited, by using this function, that information is fed back to the user as a button press on the mouse. This makes mouse control easy and intuitive.

(Embodiment) Fig. 1 is a sectional view showing an embodiment of the present invention, in which 11 is a push button, 12 is a solenoid (for push-up function), 13 is a lever (for locking function), and 14 is a switch for the push button. , 15 is an electromagnet (for braking function), 16 is a ball, 17 is a mouse container, 18 is a code, 19 is an event interpretation module, 2
0 represents the main body of the computer or workstation, and 21 represents the event detection module. FIG. 2 is an external view of the mouse. Figure 3 is an enlarged view of the push hook part in Figure 1.
2 and 23 represent the axes of the solenoid.

Further, FIG. 4 is an external view of the optical mouse, where 24 represents the optical mouse and 25 represents a mesh board.

Regarding the mouse, for example, the detection of an event such as when the mouse buoy enters an impenetrable area is performed by 20 computers or 21 event detection modules on the workstation main body, and the interpretation of the detected event is as follows. The mouse side installs 19 event interpretation modules on the main body side to drive the solenoids and electromagnets.

Regarding the braking function of the mouse itself, in the case of a mechanical mouse, the buoy of the mouse on the screen moves according to the amount of rotation of 16 metal balls.

Therefore, 15 electromagnets are installed on these 16 balls, and when the mouse buoy on the screen enters an area that cannot be entered, the event is detected by the 21 event detection modules, and the 19 event interpretation module is activated. Interpret it 1
5 to drive the electromagnet. By braking the mouse ball with this electromagnet, the braking function of the mouse buoy can be realized.

The push-up function and locking function of the push button will be explained using FIG. 3.

The function of the mouse push button is that when you press the 11 push button, the 14
The switch is pressed. Therefore, 13
When the mouse buoy enters a non-selectable area, the event detection module 21 detects the event, the event interpretation module 19 interprets it, and the solenoid 22 Make sure that the shaft covers switch 14. By doing this, if the solenoid shaft covers the switch, you will not be able to press the mouse button, and you will not be able to press the button. functions can be realized.

The push-up function is realized by installing a solenoid like 12 in the push button 11. By doing this, when the event interpretation module 21 detects a specific event, the event interpretation module 19 can interpret it, and the shaft of the solenoid 23 can push up the push button.

As shown in Fig. 5, this method can also be realized in the case of the 24 optical mouse with the same push button function, and the braking function can be achieved using the 25 mesh plate (Fig. 5). In (a), this is indicated by hatching downward to the left.This can be realized and is effective by applying braking to a part of the menyu board 25 (shown in FIG. 5(b)).

(Effects of the Invention) Mouse operations consist of a series of operations of moving a buoy to a specific object (for example, an icon) on the screen and selecting it with a mouse button.

With a conventional mouse, when moving the mouse to an object,
Information about the mouse can only be obtained visually from the screen.

Therefore, the user may go too far past the object to be selected, enter an area where entry is restricted, or select an object that cannot be selected and receive a warning from the system. Furthermore, when selecting a menu, the user must visually check which menu option to select.

In the case of a feedback mouse, if you try to move the mouse buoy from the object first or enter an area where entry is restricted, the mouse itself will be braked to prevent it from moving, or if you try to move the mouse buoy from the target object first or enter an area where entry is suppressed. For an object, by locking the push button, it is possible to physically prevent the push button of the mouse from being pressed. Furthermore, when selecting a menu, etc., each time the mouse buoy passes over one menu selection branch, the user can be physically notified that the selection branch has been passed by pushing up the mouse button.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view showing an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an overall view of the mouse. FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of the pressed portion of FIG. 1. FIGS. 4(a) and 4(b) are general views of the optical mouse. In the figure, 11...Push button, 12...Solenoid (for push-up function), 13...Solenoid (for locking function), 14...
Push button switch, 15...electromagnet (for braking function),
16... Ball, 17... Mouse container, 18...
・Code, 19...Event interpretation module, 20・
...Computer or workstation itself, 21...
Event detection module, 22... solenoid shaft;
23... Solenoid shaft, 24... Optical mouse,
25...Mensch board

Claims (3)

[Claims] (1) With a mouse, which is a position specifying device on the screen of a computer terminal or workstation, the position, speed, direction, and amount of movement of the mouse can be determined by the position of the mouse buoy on the screen,
1. A mouse having functions corresponding to movement speed, movement direction, movement speed, and movement amount, and a function of selecting an object by pressing a push button, characterized in that the mouse is equipped with a braking function. (2) A mouse characterized in that, in addition to the conventional functions as claimed in claim 1, a push-button push-up function is provided. (3) A mouse characterized by having, in addition to the conventional functions as claimed in claim 1, a push button locking function.