JPS60181813A - Hitting shock input device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To transmit the feeling of a human being directly to a computer by attaining an input with a simple ''hitting'' action, i.e., a hitting action given by a hand, etc. to a case of a display device in addition to the conventional type of input in the form of an actuation to a computer terminal from a human being. CONSTITUTION:A user hits an outer case 1a when he/she wants to feed some information directly without using a keyboard 3. This hitting shock is transmitted to a vibrator 6 from projected parts 4a and 4b via springs 5a and 5b. This shock vibration is converted into an electric signal by an electromagnetic induction device 7. Then the amplitude of said electric signal is converted into the digital value by an A/D converter 8. The output value of the converter 8 is proportional to the hitting shock level and then compared when necessary with the prescribed value by a digital processing circuit 9 to perform the processing in response to the shock level. The peak output value of the circuit 8 is stored to a memory circuit 13. A transmission circuit 14 sends an interruption signal to an internal CPU or a host computer by a control signal from a comparator 12.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] ('A) Technical Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a percussion shock input device, particularly a computer terminal device equipped with a display, a keyboard, etc., in which a human hits the outer case of the device with a hand or the like. This invention relates to an impact shock input device that can directly transmit some information to a computer.

(B) Background of the technology and problems CRT displays and typewriter-type keyboards combined with silk have become popular as computer terminal devices.
There is. Generally, the only work a person can do with this type of terminal is to type in strings of characters or numbers that the computer can understand.

In other words, for anything that a human wants to express to a computer, it is necessary for the human to perform machine-compatible translation and transmit the information.

In cases where humans do not need to provide a lot of information to the computer, or when there is an urgent need to give instructions to the computer, it is more direct.
In addition, manual means with simple and straightforward operations are desired.

(C) Object and Structure of the Invention The present invention aims to solve the above-mentioned problems, and provides a "tapping" action that is a continuation of the conventional typing input as a means of interaction from humans to computer terminals.

In other words, it is an excellent human-machine interface that enables input by hitting the case of a display device with the hand, thereby directly transmitting human emotions to a computer. Its purpose is to provide an input means. Therefore, the impact shock input device of the present invention is an input device in a computer terminal device equipped with a display and/or a keyboard, which converts the impact shock applied to the display and/or keyboard into an electrical signal. a blow shock detection section; a conversion circuit that converts the electrical signal detected by the blow shock detection section into a digital quantity;
A comparison circuit that compares the output value of the conversion circuit with a predetermined reference value, a circuit that outputs a detection signal of a blow shock based on the comparison result of the comparison circuit, and a value that stores a value based on the conversion result of the conversion circuit. It is characterized in that it is equipped with a circuit and inputs information based on the impact shock.

Hereinafter, embodiments will be described with reference to the drawings.

(D) Embodiment of the invention FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining an overview of an embodiment of the invention, FIG. 2 is a main part configuration of an embodiment of the invention, and FIG. 3 is an input example of an embodiment of the invention. A time chart 1 for explaining the processing mode is shown.

In the figure, ■ is the display, 1a is the outer case of display 1, 2 is the display screen, 3 is the keyboard, 4a
, 4b is a projection, 5a and 5b are wings, 6 is a vibrator, 7 is an electromagnetic induction device, 8 is an analog/digital conversion circuit, 9
represents a digital processing circuit.

The terminal device shown in FIG. 1 consists of a display 1 and a keyboard 3. Projections 4a and 4b are provided inside the display outer case 1a, and springs 5a and 5b are passed between the projections 4a and 4b. A vibrator 6 is provided at the center of the springs 5a, 5b and is elastically supported, and this vibrator 6 is connected to an electromagnetic induction device 7.
has become part of. These are the impact shock detection mechanisms and are located inside the case, so the display screen 2
Not visible from the side.

When the user directly inputs some information without using the keyboard 3, the user hits the outer case 1a. The shock caused by this blow is caused by the springs 5a from the projections 4a+4b.
, 5b, and is transmitted to the vibrator 6. The electromagnetic induction device 7 converts the vibration into an electrical signal train, and the analog/digital conversion circuit 8 converts the amplitude of this electrical signal into a digital value. Analog/digital conversion circuit 8
The output value corresponds to the magnitude of the impact shock, and if necessary, the digital 15 processing circuit 9 compares the output value with a predetermined reference value and performs processing according to the magnitude of the shock. It is now possible to do so.

FIG. 2 shows a circuit diagram of an embodiment of the present invention, in which reference numeral 8 corresponds to FIG. 1, 11 is a shock detection section, 12 is a comparison circuit, 13 is a storage circuit, and 15 represents a transmitting circuit, 15 represents a receiving circuit, and 16 represents a data processing circuit.

The shock detection unit 11 is composed of, for example, the electromagnetic induction device 7 shown in FIG. The analog/digital conversion circuit 8 converts the input electrical signal 7 into a digital value at a predetermined sampling period. The comparison circuit 12 compares the value with a predetermined reference value, and outputs a control signal to the transmission circuit 14 when the value is larger than the reference value, that is, when the impact shock is above a certain level.

On the other hand, the output value of the analog/digital conversion circuit 8 is such that its peak value and the like are stored in the storage circuit 13. Note that the storage circuit 13 may be constructed of a plurality of flip-flops, and instead of storing the digital values themselves, the flip-flops may store the results of dividing the digital values into certain widths.

The transmitting circuit 14 sends a break (interrupt) signal to the host computer or internal CPU (not shown) in response to the control signal from the comparing circuit 12. The host old W machine or the internal CPU can recognize the occurrence of the impact shock from its break signal. When more detailed information is required, the host computer or internal CPU transmits a shock amount adjustment signal to the receiving circuit 15. The receiving circuit 15 instructs the transmitting circuit 14 to engrave this and transmit the contents of the memory circuit 13. Alternatively, in response to a request from the Bost meter 141 or the like, the data processing circuit 16 is instructed to execute various processes corresponding to the amount of shock recorded in the storage circuit 13.

Next, an example of the processing procedure between the terminal device and the post computer in the case of using the roadbed device using the present invention will be described in the third section.
This will be explained according to the diagram.

Post-computer machines usually have 1. The command prepared on a is fetched and executed, and the data processing is carried out through the normal route according to the request from the terminal device. When the terminal device detects the shock caused by the blow, it sends a break signal to the post computer. At the same time, the size of the shock is measured and stored.The post computer that receives the BOOK signal temporarily suspends the execution of the instruction currently being processed and sends a signal inquiring about the shock.The terminal that receives this Since the device has already sent the value of the shock amount of the measurement method, the post computer can transfer execution control to the beginning of various processing command groups or interrupt it based on this value using a predetermined branch table, etc. It is possible to resume execution of the command that was being executed.

According to the impact shock input device of the present invention, the following applied processing is possible.

One of these is a system that has the function of notifying the user of the processing progress of a command, for example, when a terminal device is requesting data processing from a host computer. , when creating. If it takes a long time for a response to be returned after inputting an instruction command from the terminal device, if the user taps the terminal device, the terminal device will display the processing progress of the previously instructed command to the host computer. and display it on the display. Also, if you hit it relatively hard, it will send a break signal and temporarily suspend processing by the post computer. It is possible to construct an excellent system of machine-machine interfaces in which a computer responds to a simple action of "tapping."

Furthermore, it can be applied to systems with learning functions as follows. For example, in a program that performs a trial-and-error search such as solving puzzles, if the computer selects a wrong route, the user hits the terminal device as if it were corporal punishment. At that time, the computer analyzes the strength and has a learning function that lowers the priority for future route selection depending on the strength. It will be possible to give instructions for learning that match extremely human sensibilities.

(E) Effects of the Invention As explained above, according to the present invention, it is possible to construct a system that detects a shock given to a device such as a display terminal, and performs processing according to the strength of the shock. It becomes possible to easily and quickly transmit instructions to a computer using normal movements based on human love, rather than the feeling of handling a machine.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a diagram for explaining an overview of an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a main part configuration of an embodiment of the present invention, and Fig. 3 is a time chart diagram explaining an input processing mode of an embodiment according to the present invention. shows. In the figure, 1 is a display, la is an outer game, 2 is a display screen, 3 is a keyboard, and 4a. 4b is a protrusion, 5a and 5b are wings, 6 is a vibrator, 7 is an electromagnetic induction device, 8 is an analog/digital conversion circuit, 9 is a digital processing circuit, 11 is a shock detection section, 12 is a comparison circuit, I3 is written as 1 and 9, 14 is a transmitting circuit, 15 is a receiving circuit, and 16 is a data processing circuit.

Claims (1)

[Claims] In an input device for a computer terminal device equipped with a display and/or a keyboard, a blow shock detection section that converts a blow shock given to the display and/or the keyboard into an electrical signal, and an electric signal detected by the blow shock detection section. a conversion circuit that converts a target signal into a digital quantity, a comparison circuit that compares the output value of the conversion circuit with a predetermined reference value, and a circuit that outputs a detection signal of a blow shock based on the comparison result of the comparison circuit; A percussion shock input device comprising a circuit for storing a value based on a conversion result by the conversion circuit, and inputting information due to percussion shock.