JPH03276324A - Data input device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To attain the simple and quick input of data by providing a data transmission circuit part connected electrically to each sensor or a proper part of a glove main body. CONSTITUTION:The glove main body 1 is loaded the hand of an operator, and each finger tip 6 touch a finger tip part 11. When a board surface is pushed by the finger tip 6, the bowl-shaped body 22 of the part 11 is recessed and a conductive projection 23 comes in contact with the surface of a conductor film 21. Thus a switch 2 is turned on and this ON signal is coded by an encoder 31. Then the converted code signal is outputted by an oscillator in the form of an ultrasonic signal. This ultrasonic signal is received at the reception part 41 of a data input device main body 4 and decoded by a decoder 42 based on a fixed rule. This decoded signal is converted into a signal. Based on this input signal, a processing circuit 43 carries out the input processing. Thus the data can be inputted in 31 ways at most.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (a) Field of Industrial Application The present invention relates to a data manipulator that manually inputs data into a device body such as a word processor using a data manipulator glove worn on the finger of an operator.

(b) Prior Art Conventionally, as a data input means for inputting data into a device body such as a computer or a word processor, for example, a keyboard, a digitizer, a touch panel, etc. can be used.

When inputting data using a keyboard, the user presses various keys arranged on the keyboard (numeric keypad data keys, function keys, shift keys, cursor keys, etc.) with a finger. Furthermore, when inputting data using a digitizer or touch panel, pen input is performed by handwriting information such as characters on a pad with a pen-shaped input device.

(C) Problems to be Solved by the Invention Of the data input means mentioned above, keyboard input involves manually inputting data by pressing various keys, but the keyboard has a large number of various keys lined up. ,
Since the key arrangement differs depending on the model, skill is required to operate the keys quickly and accurately. In addition, users with extremely large or small fingers may find it difficult to operate the keys, and there are disadvantages such as differences in usage depending on individual differences. −
On the other hand, data input using a digitizer, touch panel, etc. is handwritten input using a pen, so it is easy to use, but on the other hand, messy characters may not be legible, and reading errors may occur. Also,
Since characters, etc. are handwritten with an input pen, there are disadvantages such as the input operation taking time.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems and provide a data input device that can input data simply, quickly, and accurately.

B) Means and operation for solving the problem In order to achieve this object, the data input device of the present invention has the following configuration.

The data input device includes a glove body having a fingertip portion corresponding to an operator's finger at the tip thereof, and a sensor provided at each fingertip portion of the glove body to detect when a finger is pressed against a board surface. It consists of a data transmitting circuit that electrically connects to each sensor, and the data transmitting circuit includes an encoder that encodes a signal according to the input signal from each sensor, and transmits the encoded signal by the encoder. It is characterized by being equipped with a remote control transmitter.

In a data input device having such a configuration, the glove body (data glove for manual input) is formed in the shape of a so-called glove. Each of the five fingertips at the tip is equipped with a sensor (for example, a small switch) that detects when the inserted fingertip hits the board. Further, a data transmission circuit section electrically connected to each sensor is provided at the wrist portion of the glove body. When the operator presses (taps) a fingertip on the board, a small switch corresponding to the fingertip turns on.

This ON signal is encoded by the encoder of the data transmission circuit, and the converted code signal is output as an ultrasonic signal by the transmitter (ultrasonic oscillator). On the other hand, a word processor (or computer) located near the glove body has a receiver (ultrasonic receiver), a decoder, and a processing circuit section, and the signal output from the glove body is received by the receiver, and this The received signal is sent to the decoder
It is decoded and converted into a single signal according to certain rules. Then, the processing circuit executes input processing based on this person number Lt.

Thus, for example, if the glove body is worn on one hand and each of the five fingers presses (hits) the board individually or in various combinations, five switches (five pins) will be pressed (hit) on the board. ), so a maximum of 31 types of data can be input. Each fingertip with the glove body attached,
You can press anywhere on the surface of the board (flat surface), for example the top of a desk, and there is no need to hit a specific part of the board precisely, so operation is simple and there is no risk of making input mistakes. , allowing for quick and accurate input. Therefore, it is not necessary to memorize the arrangement of many keys on the keyboard, and input operations can be performed extremely quickly compared to manual handwriting of characters.

(E) Embodiment FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a specific embodiment of the data output device according to the present invention.

The data input device is provided at the glove body 1, which has a fingertip portion 11 corresponding to the operator's finger at the tip, and at each fingertip portion 11 of the glove body ■, and detects when a finger is pressed against the board surface. The glove body 1 is composed of a sensor 2 and a data transmitting circuit 3 which is electrically connected to each sensor 2 and placed at a suitable position in the glove body 1.

The glove body 1 is formed in the shape of a glove, and includes five cap-shaped fingertips 11, a hand rest 12 continuous to the fingertips 11, and a wrist part 13 continuous to the hand rest 12.

Sensors 3, which will be described later, are provided at each of the five fingertips 11, and a data transmission circuit section 3, which will be described later, is installed at each of the five fingertips 11.
It is deployed in 3.

The sensor 2 is a small switch in the embodiment, and as shown in FIG. 2, the sensor 2 is inserted into each fingertip 11, for example, if the finger 6 to be inserted is the index finger, at a location corresponding to the abdomen of the fingertip. If the finger 6 is a thumb, a switch is provided at a location corresponding to the lateral abdomen of the finger tip. The switch is at the fingertip 1
The conductor g! provided on the sheet-like base fabric 113 of No. 1! 21 and
It consists of a bowl-shaped body 22 provided corresponding to the conductive film 21, and a conductive protrusion (switch part) 23 is arranged at the center of the inner surface of the bowl-shaped body 22, facing the conductive film 21 at a constant distance. It has a protruding shape. This conductive protrusion 23 is connected to a data transmission circuit section 3, which will be described later, via a lead *24.

As shown in FIG. 3, the data transmission circuit section 3 includes an encoder 31 electrically connected to each sensor (small switch) 2 via a lead wire 24, and a transmission signal generation circuit 32.
and remote control transmitter (ultrasonic generator) 33
and a power source (battery) 34.

The encoder 31 serializes the input signals (parallel signals) from each sensor 2 into a code signal (binary number), and modulates this code signal into a signal that is easy to transmit by the transmission signal generation circuit 32. Then, the ultrasonic generator 33 outputs an ultrasonic signal.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 3, in the vicinity of the data input glove (glove body 1), there is a device body 4, such as a word processor, for example. is the preparation. Therefore, the output signal (ultrasonic signal) output from the ultrasonic generator 33
is received by the receiving section 41, and this received signal is sent to the decoder 4.
2, it is decoded according to certain rules and made into one signal.

Then, the processing circuit 43 executes processing according to the data based on the received signal.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing another operational example of the data input glove (glove body 1).

In the previous embodiment, the finger of the operator wearing the glove body 1 (
It has been explained that the fingertip portion 11) can input up to 31 key signals by simply tapping on a flat board surface, but in this embodiment, an example is shown in which the board surface is specified as the touch panel 5.

In this embodiment, the panel surface of the touch panel 5 electrically connected to the main body (CPU) 4 of the device is divided into three stages A, B, and C. For example, the panel surface (touch switches) A, B, and C are each separated into three stages. Specify for entry of items. In this case, 31 key signal inputs can be performed on each surface A, B, and C, so by selectively using surfaces A, B, and C, a total of 1022 (4' -11) It becomes possible to manually input the key signals.

Further, since the board surface (touch switches) A, B, and C are arranged in a stepwise manner, it is easy to perform a blind touch.

In the embodiment, an example is shown in which the ultrasonic generator 33 is used as the remote control transmitter, but in actual practice, an infrared generator or a radio wave generator may be used. Also,
In the embodiment, the data transmission circuit unit (circuit box) 3 is arranged in the wrist part 13 of the glove body 1, but it is of course possible to arrange it in the hand rest part 12 or the breast pocket etc. be.

In order to input data into the device body 4 using the data input device having such a configuration, the glove body 1 is worn on one hand of the operator. That is, each fingertip 6 is attached to the fingertip portion 11. Then press (hit) the board with finger 6. As a result, the bowl-shaped body 22 of the fingertip portion 11 is recessed, the conductive protrusion 23 comes into contact with the conductive film 21, and the switch 2 is turned on. This ON signal is encoded by the encoder 31, and the converted code signal is outputted by the ultrasonic oscillator 33 as an ultrasonic signal. In other words, different codes are generated depending on the tapping fingers or the combination of tapping fingers, and these code signals are output. Then, this ultrasonic signal is received by a receiving section 41 of the apparatus main body 4, and this received signal is decoded by a decoder 42 according to a certain rule and converted into one signal. Then, the processing circuit 43 executes input processing based on this input signal.

Thus, for example, if the glove body 1 is worn on one hand and each of the five fingers presses (hits) the board individually or in various combinations, five switches (5 (bit), so a maximum of 31 types of data can be input.

Moreover, each fingertip wearing the glove body 1 can press any point on the board surface (flat surface), and the position on the board surface is not restricted, so the operation is simple and there is no risk of making mistakes in manual operation. This allows for quick and accurate input. Therefore, there is no need to memorize the arrangement of many keys on a keyboard, and an extremely quick input operation can be realized compared to handwritten input of characters and the like.

In the above embodiment, input using five fingers of one hand was explained, but if it is worn on both hands, input using ten fingers is possible.
Further various inputs can be made.

(f) Effects of the Invention In this invention, as described above, a sensor is provided at each fingertip portion of the glove body to detect when a finger presses on the board surface, and a data transmission circuit section is electrically connected to each sensor. Since it is arranged in a proper place on the glove body, for example, up to 31 types of data can be entered by pressing the board with each of the five fingers individually or in various combinations with a plurality of fingers.

Therefore, each fingertip wearing the glove body can press any point on the board surface (flat surface), and there is no need to hit a fixed part of the board surface accurately, so the operation is simple and there is no possibility of manual operation errors. There is no need to worry, and quick and accurate input can be performed. Therefore, it is not necessary to memorize the arrangement of many keys on a keyboard as in the past, but it also has advantages that are distantly related to the purpose of the invention. It has a great effect.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an example data input device, FIG. 2 is a sectional view showing the main part of the fingertip portion of the example data input device, and FIG. 3 is a data transmission circuit of the example data input device. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing another example of operation of the data input device of the embodiment. 1 Nigero one-piece body, 2: sensor, 3: data transmission circuit section, 11: fingertip section, 31: encoder,
33: Transmitter.

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) A glove body with a fingertip portion corresponding to the operator's finger at the tip; a sensor provided at each fingertip portion of the glove body to detect when a finger is pressed against the board; It consists of a data transmission circuit that electrically connects to the sensor, and the data transmission circuit includes an encoder that encodes a signal according to the input signal from each sensor, and a remote control that transmits the signal encoded by this encoder. A data input device characterized by comprising a transmitter.