KR101885370B1

KR101885370B1 - Input device and setting and executing method for ui

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Publication number: KR101885370B1
Application number: KR1020150144167A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 김석환
Original assignee: 스피어다인 주식회사; 김석환
Priority date: 2015-06-12
Filing date: 2015-10-15
Publication date: 2018-08-03
Also published as: KR101643711B1; KR20160146474A; WO2016200127A1

Abstract

An input device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a band including a flexible region that is contracted or expanded, a sensor that detects a change of the flexible region, outputs a signal corresponding to a change of the sensed flexible region, And a main body that is connected to the flexible area and determines a cause operation for a change of the flexible area based on a signal output from the sensor, wherein the flexible area connects the fixed unit and the fixed unit, And the distance between the fixed units changes according to the cause operation.

Description

FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001] The present invention relates to an input device,

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an input device and a method for setting and executing a UI of the input device, and more particularly, A UI setting method and an UI execution method of an input device using an input device for detecting and detecting a cause action including an action and a cause action including a shape change or movement of the wearable part determined to be sensed or an external force or rubbing action applied thereto / RTI >

Recently, there is an increasing interest in mobile devices such as wearable devices or smart phones that can be worn on a part of the human body. As a representative example thereof, product development for smart watches is actively under way. The smart watch is generally worn on a part of the user's body, i.e., on the wrist, and has a display to provide various information to the user. Since the size of the display area is small in a mobile device such as a smart phone, the display of the smart watch tends to lower the usability and utilization of the smart watch because it is not easy for the user to input various input signals using the keyboard.

In recent years, there has been an increasing number of wearable devices that transmit a biometric signal of a user, or a signal of a user's movement sensed, to a mobile device such as a smart phone, which is worn on a part of a user's body without a display. Such a wearable apparatus senses the movement of the body using an image sensor, an acceleration sensor, a gyro sensor, etc. However, when such sensors are used, the manufacturing cost increases with increasing complexity and volume. Particularly, it is difficult to precisely detect and distinguish the precise shape change and movement of the wearing part or the applied force or rubbing action.

Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 2010-0072377 discloses an input device including a compliant material to be placed on a skin of a user in relation to a wearable device having no display, And a plurality of sensor arrays must be used, components such as a substrate and a cover, which constitute the entire shape, are required, resulting in an increase in complexity and an increase in cost.

In addition, since the wearer's movements can be made different for each user of the wearable device, in the case of the existing wearable devices and related technologies, different users provide the same input signal to the wearable device It can be difficult. In addition, it may be difficult for a plurality of users to use the functions in the same manner by setting signals differently provided for each user to the same UI and display function.

One embodiment of the present invention provides an input device for precisely detecting and distinguishing a shape change, a movement, an external force or a rubbing applied in a user's wearing area including a person, an animal, a machine, etc. at a low manufacturing cost .

One embodiment of the present invention can designate a corresponding UI (user interface) as a signal indicating a shape change or movement of a wearable part to be sensed and discriminated or an external force or a rubbing action or the like, In order to provide an input device capable of being operated.

Embodiments in accordance with the present invention may be used to achieve other applications and similar tasks that are not specifically mentioned other than the above.

An input device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a band including a flexible region that is contracted or expanded, a sensor that detects a change of the flexible region, outputs a signal corresponding to a change of the sensed flexible region, And a main body that is connected to the flexible area and determines a cause operation for a change of the flexible area based on a signal output from the sensor, wherein the flexible area includes a connection unit connecting the modification unit and the modification unit, The shape of the deforming unit changes depending on the cause operation.

Here, the shape of the connection unit may be changed according to the cause operation.

An input device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a band including a flexible region that is contracted or expanded, a sensor that detects a change of the flexible region, outputs a signal corresponding to a change of the sensed flexible region, And a body for discriminating a cause operation for a change of the flexible area based on a signal output from the sensor, wherein the flexible area includes a deforming unit connecting the fixed unit and the fixed unit, The distance between the fixed units or the shape of the deforming unit changes depending on the cause operation.

Here, the cause action may be a change in the shape of the wearable portion to which the band is worn, or a movement of the wearable portion.

Further, the cause operation may be an operation of rubbing the external force applied to the flexible area or the flexible area.

In addition, the sensor can sense the cause operation based on a change in distance between the fixed units.

The deformation unit may further include a first component and a second component, and the sensor may be disposed between the first component and the second component in accordance with the shape change of the first component and the second component. It is possible to detect the cause operation based on a change in distance of the cause.

In addition, the sensor may sense the cause operation based on a change in length of the deformation unit according to a change in shape of the deformation unit.

In addition, the sensor may be located in the flexible area.

The band may further include a fixed region that maintains the shape of the band, and the sensor may be located between the flexible region and the fixed region.

In addition, the sensor may be located at least one or more in the band.

An input device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a main body, a sensor housing provided in the main body, and a sensing unit for sensing a change in distance between the sensor housing and a fixed unit disposed inside the sensor housing, And a sensor outputting a signal corresponding to the distance change, wherein the main body can determine a cause operation for a distance change between the sensor housing and the fixed unit based on a signal output from the sensor.

Here, the apparatus may further include a band connected to the main body and worn on a part of the user.

Further, the cause action may be a change in the shape of the wearer's body to which the body is worn, or a movement of the wearer's body.

Further, the cause operation may be an external force applied to the main body or an operation of rubbing the main body.

In addition, the main body may include a connection unit that connects the sensor housing and the fixed unit and is contracted or expanded.

In addition, the main body further includes a deforming unit connecting the sensor housing and the fixed unit, and the shape of the deforming unit can be changed according to the cause operation.

An input device according to an embodiment of the present invention detects a change in distance between a band, a main body connected to the band, and a gap formed between the band and the main body, and detects a signal corresponding to a change in the distance of the detected gap And the main body discriminates the cause operation for the distance change of the gap based on the signal output from the sensor.

Further, the cause operation may be an external force applied to the band or the main body, or an operation of rubbing the band or the main body.

The apparatus may further include a deformation unit connecting the band and the body, and the shape of the deformation unit may be changed according to the cause operation.

In addition, the band may be annular in which one end and the other end are connected to each other.

Further, the band may be a patch shape having one end and the other end separated from each other.

Further, the input device according to an embodiment of the present invention may further include a wearer for wearing the band on a part of the user.

In addition, the sensor can sense the cause action by measuring the change in capacitance.

In addition, the sensor can sense the cause operation by measuring a change in resistance.

In addition, the sensor can sense the cause action by measuring the inductance change.

In addition, the sensor can sense the cause action by measuring a voltage change.

The main body may further include a communication unit for performing communication with an external apparatus.

In addition, the main body may further include a motion discrimination unit for discriminating the cause motion using a signal sensed by the sensor.

The main body further includes a first memory for storing a signal table including signal size information according to a time change and data on the cause operation corresponding to the signal change, It is possible to compare the size information of the signal according to the time change of the table and to identify the cause operation corresponding thereto.

The main body further includes a UI setting unit for setting a UI corresponding to the cause operation, and a second memory for storing data on the UI set by the UI setting unit and the cause operation corresponding to the UI .

The main body may further include a UI executing unit for executing a UI corresponding to the cause operation.

The UI executing unit may extract a UI corresponding to the cause operation from the data stored in the second memory and execute the UI.

The main body further includes a character setting unit for setting a character corresponding to the cause operation, and a second memory for storing data on the character set by the character setting unit and the cause operation corresponding to the character .

The main body may further include a character generator for generating a character corresponding to the cause operation.

The character generator may extract characters corresponding to the cause operation from the data stored in the second memory.

The main body may further include a sensor signal receiving unit for receiving a signal sensed by the sensor by wire.

A method for setting a UI of an input device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a step of receiving a signal for a UI setting corresponding to a cause operation for a distance change between components constituting the input device, Detecting a change in the distance between the components constituting the input device and outputting a signal corresponding to the detected change, discriminating the cause operation using the output signal, And storing the data on the cause operation and the UI.

A method of setting a UI of an input device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a step of receiving a signal for a character setting corresponding to a cause operation for a distance change between parts constituting the input device, Detecting a change in the distance between the components constituting the input device and outputting a signal corresponding to the detected change, discriminating the cause operation using the output signal, determining a character corresponding to the cause operation And storing the measurement signal for the cause operation and the data for the character.

Here, the input device may further include a band connected to the main body and worn on a part of the user, and a change in the distance between the components constituting the input device may be a change in the distance of the shrinking or extending region of the band .

The change in the distance between the components constituting the input device may be a change in distance between the sensor housing provided in the main body and the fixed unit disposed in the sensor housing.

The input device further includes a band connected to the main body and worn on a part of the user, wherein a change in the distance between the components constituting the input device is a change in the distance of the gap formed between the band and the main body .

A method of setting a UI of an input device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes the steps of receiving a signal for a UI setting corresponding to a cause operation for a change in shape of a component constituting the input device, Detecting a change in the shape of the components constituting the input device and outputting a signal corresponding to the detected change; discriminating the cause operation using the output signal; setting a UI corresponding to the cause operation And storing the cause operation and data for the UI.

A method for setting a UI of an input device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes the steps of receiving a signal for character setting corresponding to a cause operation for a change in shape of a component constituting the input device, Detecting a change in the shape of the components constituting the input device and outputting a signal corresponding to the detected change, discriminating the cause operation using the output signal, setting a character corresponding to the cause operation And storing the measurement signal for the cause operation and the data for the character.

The input device may further include a band connected to the main body and worn on a part of the user, wherein a change in the shape of the component constituting the input device is determined by a shape change Lt; / RTI >

In addition, the shape change of the component constituting the input device may be a change in the shape of the component located inside the sensor housing provided in the main body.

The input device may further include a band connected to the main body and worn on a part of the user, wherein a change in the shape of the component constituting the input device may be a change in the shape of the component positioned between the band and the main body have.

A method for executing a UI of an input device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes the steps of detecting an action of a change in distance between components constituting the input device, Distinguishing the cause operation, and extracting and executing a UI corresponding to the cause operation.

A method for executing a UI of an input device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes the steps of detecting an action of a change in distance between parts constituting the input device by an input device including a main body, A step of distinguishing a cause operation, and a step of extracting and generating a character corresponding to the cause operation.

A method for executing a UI of an input device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes the steps of sensing an action of a change in shape of a component constituting the input device by an input device including a main body, And a step of extracting and executing a UI corresponding to the cause operation.

A method for executing a UI of an input device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes the steps of sensing an action of a change in shape of a component constituting the input device by an input device including a main body, Discriminating an operation, and extracting and generating a character corresponding to the cause operation.

One embodiment of the present invention provides an input device for precisely detecting and distinguishing a shape change, a movement, an external force or rubbing applied to a wearer's part including a person, an animal, a machine, etc. at a low manufacturing cost .

One embodiment of the present invention can designate a corresponding UI (user interface) as a signal indicating a shape change or movement of a wearable part to be sensed and discriminated or an external force or a rubbing action or the like, The input device can be provided.

1 is a perspective view of an input device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is an exploded perspective view of an input device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is an exemplary diagram of an input device configuration in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is an exemplary view showing an input device according to an embodiment of the present invention worn on a user's wrist.
5 is an enlarged view of a portion of a band in which the sensor of the input device according to the first embodiment of the present invention is located.
FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining a change of a band caused by a movement of a wrist and a shape, which is one example of the cause operation, when the input device according to the first embodiment of the present invention is worn on the wrist.
FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a method of detecting a shape change or a movement of a user's wearing area using a sensor S of an input device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
8 shows a view of the position of a sensor of an input device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
9 is a view showing a sensor of an input device according to a third embodiment of the present invention is located inside the main body.
FIG. 10A is a diagram illustrating a change in gap between the sensor housing and the fixed unit in accordance with the inertia law in the operation of stopping the user by moving the right hand from left to right in the input device according to the third embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 10B shows a graph of a sensor signal that changes with movement of the user's arm in FIG. 10A.
11 shows a view of a sensor of an input device according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention positioned between a band and a body.
12 is an enlarged view of a portion of a band where a sensor of the input device according to the first embodiment of the present invention is located.
FIG. 13 is a view showing a change of a deformation unit due to a movement of a wrist and a change of a shape when the input device according to the first embodiment of the present invention including the band of FIG. 12 is worn on the wrist.
Figure 14 is a diagram illustrating a method of sensing a change in distance between components within a variation unit of an input device according to an embodiment of the present invention,
15 is a view showing another embodiment of a deformation unit of an input device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 16 shows another variation of the shape of the deforming unit according to the cause operation including the movement of the wrist and the shape change when the input device according to the first embodiment of the present invention including the band of FIG. 12 is worn on the wrist Fig.
17 is a diagram illustrating a method of sensing a change in the shape of the deformable unit components of a sensor of an input device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
18 is a view showing an input device according to the third embodiment of the present invention including a modification unit.
19 is a view showing an input device according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention including a modification unit.
20 is a view showing an input device according to the first embodiment of the present invention including a fixed unit and a deformation unit.
21 is a block diagram of a first embodiment of the body of the present invention.
22 is a view showing an example of wearing the input device according to the embodiment of the present invention and bending the wrist joint up and down.
Figs. 23A and 23B are graphs showing signals obtained by detecting the downward movement of the wrist in Fig. 22;
24 is a view showing an example in which the input device according to the embodiment of the present invention is worn and the wrist is moved left and right.
FIGS. 25A and 25B are graphs showing signals of the left and right wrists of FIG. 24, respectively.
26 is a view showing an example in which a user-defined UI is executed according to movement of a wrist joint part in a first embodiment of the main body of the present invention.
27 is a block diagram of a second embodiment of the body of the present invention.
28 is a diagram showing an example of inputting a character according to the movement of the wrist in the second embodiment of the main body of the present invention.
FIGS. 29A and 29B are graphs showing signals of the wrist movement of FIG. 28; FIG.
30 is a flowchart showing a method of setting a UI according to the first embodiment of the main body in the input device according to the embodiment of the present invention.
31 is a flowchart showing a method of executing a UI according to the first embodiment of the main body in the input device according to the embodiment of the present invention.
32 is a flowchart showing a method of setting a UI according to a second embodiment of the main body of the present invention.
33 is a flowchart showing a method of executing a UI according to a second embodiment of the main body of the present invention.
Fig. 34 is a diagram showing that the band of the input device according to the embodiment of the present invention is annular. Fig.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The above and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will be more apparent from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which: FIG. The present invention may be embodied in many different forms and is not limited to the embodiments described herein. In order to clearly illustrate the present invention, parts not related to the description are omitted, and the same reference numerals are used for the same or similar components throughout the specification. In the case of publicly known technologies, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

Throughout the specification, the word "user" refers to all objects that have the body to which the input device of the present invention is worn, i.e. connected or attached, to cause the cause operation defined below, " Thus, although a person, an animal, or a machine is described herein by way of example, it is not necessarily limited thereto, but an artificial object or a natural object or things having a substantially uniform shape may also be included in the " .

Whenever a component is referred to as "including" an element throughout the specification, it is to be understood that the element may include other elements, not the exclusion of any other element, unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. Also, the term "part" in the description means a unit for processing at least one function or operation, which may be implemented by hardware, software, or a combination of hardware and software.

Where a part is referred to as being "connected" to another part throughout the specification, it includes not only "directly connected" but also "interconnection" between other parts in between.

The term "joint" as used throughout the present specification refers to any part of a user who is bent as a part of a user including a person, an animal, or a machine, Quot; as used herein. In particular, when the user is a person, a variety of human joints such as a wrist joint, a cuff joint, a knee joint, and an ankle joint may be typical examples of a user's wearable area.

"Worn" throughout the present description means that at least a portion of an input device of the present invention is "held in contact with a portion of a user, including a person, animal, machine, All states that are connected and not completely separated ". For example, the contact of some parts of the input device of the present invention with a part of the user's body is maintained through a method in which a user connects the input device directly or with a bodily object to stretch, wind, attach, Or that the user and the input device of the present invention can maintain a connection state that is not completely separate and separate.

Therefore, the scope of the "wearing" also includes a state in which the input device of the present invention is attached by a part of the user and a material such as an adhesive, or the input device is connected to a user by being coupled to clothes,

Throughout the specification, the word "band" is defined to include a " ring shape "with one end connected to the other end, or a" patch shape "

The term "shape or form" throughout the specification means " shape defined by variables such as length, width, height, width, and volume " It is defined that the variable amount of at least one of the variables varies. Accordingly, throughout the present specification, expansion, contraction, bending, bending, etc. of the components of the input apparatus of the present invention are included in "shape change ".

Throughout the specification, the word "movement" means "a part or the whole of the input device moves from one position to another position in space ", thus including the case where the entire input device is accelerated and decelerated do.

Throughout the specification, the word "part" means components including unit components and unit components that are connected or combined with each other to constitute the input device of the present invention, , A deformation unit, a band, a main body, a sensor housing, and the like.

The term "cause motion" throughout the specification is intended to encompass any variations in the shape of the wearer's wear area or movement of the wearer's area for operating the input device according to an embodiment of the present invention, And an operation of rubbing the input device of the apparatus.

Further, throughout this specification, first, second, third, and fourth embodiments of the input device are described, and first and second embodiments relating to the body applicable to the respective embodiments of the input device are described.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an input device according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of an input device according to an embodiment of the present invention. 3 is an exemplary diagram of an input device configuration in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. 4 is an exemplary view showing an input device according to an embodiment of the present invention worn on a user's wrist.

An input device according to an embodiment of the present invention may be connected to a band 100, which is worn on a part of a user, that is, for example, around a joint or attached to a joint, and performs communication with an external device A main body 200 for discriminating a signal input to the input device according to an embodiment of the present invention, and a wearer 300 for wearing the band 100 on a part of the user.

The main body 200 may be directly connected to the band 100 but may be connected to the band 100 with a housing (not shown) enclosing the main body 200 therebetween.

The main body 200 may include a processor and related electric / electronic circuits for discriminating signals input to the input device. 1 is disposed in a state where the main body 200 is connected to the band 100 from the outside of the band 100. The position of the main body 200 of the present invention is not limited thereto, And may be connected to an arbitrary portion of the band 100 such as a center or an edge of the band 100.

The wearer 300 is connected to a part of the band 100 to wear the input device according to the embodiment of the present invention in a part of the user. The wearer 300 may be formed of any material capable of attaching or bonding the band 100 to the wear area, and may be formed of a material such as an adhesive, for example.

In the case where the shape of the band 100 is a ring shape, the input unit according to the embodiment of the present invention may not include the wearing portion 300. That is, when the input device according to the embodiment of the present invention does not include the wearer 300 but has a form that can be worn on a part of the user, the wearer 300 may be omitted. For example, when the band 100 is in the form of a patch as shown in FIG. 3A, the wearer 300 may be included. When the band 100 is annular as shown in FIG. 3B, The wearing portion 300 may be omitted.

When the input device according to the embodiment of the present invention in which the band 100 is in the shape of a patch is worn on the wrist of the user, it can be worn attached to the upper part of the wrist as shown in Fig. 4 (a) ) Of the wearer's body. Even when the band 100 is a patch-shaped input device, the band 100 can be worn on a part of the user in the same form as the annular input device.

The input device according to the embodiment of the present invention can be operated not only based on the shape change or movement of the portion where the input device is worn, but also can be operated by the user touching or rubbing the input device. Further, it is also possible to operate by exerting an external force to hold or press a part of the input device.

For example, the user can operate the input device by bending or moving the wrist by waving the input device on the wrist, and the user can operate the input device by touching with the hand. In addition, the user can move the entire arm including the wrist, pull or push the band 100 with the other hand, move the body 200 with the other hand, The user can operate the input device in such a manner that an external force is applied, a pressure is applied, and a rubbing is performed.

The input device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention is a typical example of the input device. The input device senses a cause motion including a shape change or motion of a user's joint or an external force or rubbing applied in a state where the input device is worn on a user's joint, And can set and execute a UI corresponding to a cause operation including a shape change or motion of the joint, an external force applied or rubbing, and the like.

In the case where the user using the input device according to the embodiment of the present invention is a person, since the user can operate the input device differently from the cause action, the UI is operated in response to the different cause actions as defined by the user can do.

The input device according to the embodiment of the present invention can provide a UI executed according to the cause operation. For example, the user may move or flex the wrist joint to perform a predetermined UI of a predetermined input device.

Hereinafter, with reference to FIGS. 5 to 7, a method of detecting a cause operation such as a shape change or a movement of a wearer's wear area using an example in which the input device according to the first embodiment of the present invention is worn on a user's wrist Will be described in detail.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged view of a portion of a band 100 where a sensor S of an input device according to the first embodiment of the present invention is located, and FIG. 6 is an enlarged view of an input device according to the first embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 5 is a diagram for explaining a change of the band 100 due to a movement of the wrist and a shape change, which is one example of the cause operation, when the wrist is worn on the wrist.

The input device according to the first embodiment of the present invention can detect the shape change and the movement of the wrist by sensing the shape change of the band 100 that contracts or expands according to the shape change or movement of the user's wrist. Hereinafter, the region of the band 100 that contracts or expands according to the shape change or movement of the wrist is defined as a "flexible region ", and the input device according to the first embodiment of the present invention is configured to change, It is possible to detect the shape change and the movement of the robot.

Here, the term " change in shape of the wrist region "means a cause movement in which a part of the flexible region changes locally such as expansion or contraction due to a change in shape of the wearer's region, Which means that the flexible area is changed entirely due to acceleration or the like which is imposed and extinguished with time.

5, the input device according to the first embodiment of the present invention includes the upper side SS1 (+ Z direction), the left side SS2 (-Y direction), the right side SS3 (+ Y direction) and the lower side (SS4) (- Z direction). In FIG. 5, the sensor is mounted at the four positions. However, the present invention is not limited to four positions, and at least one sensor S may be mounted on at least one position of the flexible region. The individual sensors S provided on the band 100 can measure and sense shape changes and movements of the user's wrist in one axial direction or in several axial directions at one location.

The flexible region of the band 100 may include a connection unit 102 connecting the fixed unit 101 and the fixed unit 101. [ The length of the connecting unit 102 can be expanded or contracted according to the movement of the wrist and as a result the distance between the fixed units 101 can be changed and the sensor can change the distance between the wrists Can be detected.

The fixed unit 101 has a mass and may be made of a material having a small deformation of its shape when receiving an external force to maintain the shape of the object. For example, the fixed unit 101 may be composed of a material including metal or synthetic resin, and the fixed units 101 made of metal or synthetic resin may be connected or combined to form the band 100 . However, the present invention is not limited to this, and an object having a property to maintain a substantially constant shape with a mass may be a fixed unit 101. [

The connection unit 102 connects the fixed unit 101 and serves to maintain a distance between the fixed units 101 that changes according to the movement of the wrist. For example, a plurality of fixed units 101 can be connected to a connecting unit 102 of a thread-like shape. The connecting unit 102 may include a flexure, a string, an elastic body, or the like, and may be formed of a flexible object whose shape can be changed. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and any object whose shape or length may be changed may be the connecting unit 102. [ Therefore, the distance between the fixed units 101 can be changed according to the change of the shape of the connection unit 102, and the band 100 can be contracted or expanded due to a change in distance between the fixed units 101.

In the present invention, when the band 100 is said to be "contracted or expanded", not only the band 100 composed of the stretchable material is reduced or elongated, but also the distance between the fixed units 101 constituting the band 100 is short But also includes cases where the time is longer or longer.

Therefore, the sensor S can sense the movement of the wrist by detecting a change in the distance between the fixed units 101. [ As shown in FIG. 6, when the user bends the wrist downward, that is, in the -Z direction, the distance between the fixed units 101 positioned on the upper side of the band 100 can be increased. For example, the fixed unit f1 and the fixed unit f2 may move upward (in the -X direction, i.e., the fingertip end direction) with respect to the fixed unit f3 and may be widened with respect to the fixed unit f3, Can be expanded. Further, the fixed unit f4 moves in the upward direction, i.e., the -X direction with respect to the fixed units f1 and f2, and the distance from the fixed units f1 and f2, and consequently the fixed unit f3, and the distance d1 also increases . When the wrist is bent upward, the fixed units f1, f2 and f4 are generated in the opposite direction, so that the distances d1 and d2 can be reduced.

When the wrist is bent upward or downward as in the above example, the left and right movement of f1 and f2 hardly occurs or can be changed very little, so that the distance d3 between the fixed units 101 can be kept constant or very fine have.

5, which is a diagram illustrating a method of detecting movement of the wrist according to an embodiment of the present invention, various sensing methods for detecting a change in distance between the fixed units 101 according to the movement of the wrist Will be described in detail.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a method of detecting a shape change or a movement of a user's wearing area using a sensor S of an input device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The sensor S of the input device according to the embodiment of the present invention may calculate various physical change values based on a change in the shape of the wearer's wear part, for example, the wrist joint part, and a change in distance between the fixed units 101 Can be measured. For example, the sensor S may measure a capacitance, a resistance, an inductance, a voltage, and the like depending on a distance change between the fixed units 101.

The sensor S of the input device according to the embodiment of the present invention may include a plurality of sensor units. For example, as shown in FIG. 5 (a), the sensor may include six capacitance sensor units (C1-C6).

The sensor S of FIG. 5 (a) senses the movement of the wrist using the capacitance sensor units C1-C6. The sensor S can measure the capacitance change according to the distance change between the fixed units 101 by using the capacitance sensor units C1-C6. For example, the capacitance sensor units (C1-C6) can measure the capacitance change due to the change of the distance (d1-d3) between the fixed units 101 mounted on the fixed unit 101 as shown in have. The sensor of Fig. 5 (a) can measure a change in distance between the fixed units 101 based on the capacitance change value, and detects the movement of the wrist based on the form of the capacitance signal indicating the change in distance between the fixed units 101 Can be detected.

The sensor S of FIG. 5 (b) senses the shape change or movement of the wrist joint region using a strain gauge (S1-S5) as a sensor unit. The length of the connection unit 102 can be changed according to the movement of the wrist in Fig. 5 (b). When the length of the connecting unit 102 varies with the movement of the wrist, the sensor S measures the resistance change of the strain gauges S1-S5 attached to the connecting unit 102, Change can be measured. The sensor can measure the change in distance between the fixed units 101 based on the change in length of each of the connection units 102 and the change in the resistance of the strain gauges S1 to S5 proportional to the change in distance between the fixed units 101 Based on the movement of the wrist can be detected. For example, the connection unit 102 may be configured as a flexure, and the resistance of the attached strain gauges S1-S5 may be measured using a wheastone bridge, Signal. &Lt; / RTI >

The sensor S of FIG. 5 (c) senses the shape change and movement of the wrist joint region using the coils I1-I5. 5 (c), the connection unit 102 may be configured to include the coils I1-I5. The inductance of the coils I1-I5 may be changed when the length of the coils I1-I5, that is, the number of coils wound per unit length varies with the movement of the wrist in FIG. 5C. The sensor S can measure the change in distance between the fixed units 101 based on the variation of the inductance signal of each of the coils I1 to I5 and the variation of the inductance signal It is possible to detect the shape change and the movement of the wrist joint region.

The sensor S of FIG. 5 (d) can detect the shape change and movement of the wrist joint region using the elastomer or the piezoelectric elements E1-E5. 5 (d), the distance between the fixed units 101 can be changed by applying a compressive force and a tensile force to the connection unit 102 according to the movement of the wrist. The voltage applied to the connection unit 102 in which the piezoelectric elements E1-E5 or the elastomers E1-E5 are embedded may change when pressure is applied to the connection unit 102 according to the movement of the wrist. The sensor can measure the change in distance between the fixed units 101 based on the change in the voltage signal applied to the connection unit 102 and can detect the change in the shape of the wrist based on the change in distance between the fixed units 101 measured and Motion can be detected. In addition, the sensor unit can detect movement of the wrist using a conductive elastomer as well as a piezoelectric element.

The input device according to the first embodiment of the present invention can detect the movement of the wrist at different positions using at least one sensor unit and thus can precisely distinguish the movement of the wrist.

As shown in FIG. 7, according to the embodiment of the present invention, each sensing method operated in a simple manner can be used to generate a signal indicating the shape change or motion of the wear part. Therefore, it is possible to detect the shape change and movement of the wearer's part, for example, the wrist joint part, at a low manufacturing cost.

In addition to the sensing method shown in FIG. 7, the input device according to the embodiment of the present invention can use various sensing methods to detect a change in the distance between the fixed units 101. FIG.

For example, light emitted from a fixed unit 101 including a light source (not shown) may be detected by a fixed unit 101 including an optical sensor (not shown) to detect a change in distance between the fixed units 101 . The optical sensor can detect a change in the distance between the fixed units 101 by measuring a change in the intensity of the light depending on the distance between the fixed units 101.

In this case, in one embodiment, the light source (not shown) and the optical sensor (not shown) may be mounted on different fixed units 101 or one fixed unit 101, respectively, The other fixed unit 101 adjacent thereto may be configured to have a reflecting surface that reflects light emitted from a light source (not shown) and transmits the reflected light to a sensor (not shown).

Further, in one embodiment, the fixed unit 101 may be connected by a connection unit 102 including an optical fiber, and the light generated from the light source may be transmitted to the optical sensor through the optical fiber. It is also possible to connect the fixed unit 101 including the light source and the other fixed unit 101 including the optical sensor to the connection units 102 described above without the optical fiber.

It is also possible to detect a change in distance between the fixed units 101 by using a Hall sensor (not shown) that includes a magnet in the fixed unit 101 and uses a hall effect in another sensing method have. When the distance between the fixed units 101 is changed, the intensity of the magnetic field generated by the magnet changes, and the Hall sensor senses a voltage according to the change in the intensity of the magnetic field, and can sense a change in distance between the fixed units 101. In addition, a receiver (not shown) mounted on another fixed unit 101 of an electromagnetic wave or a sound wave emitted from an electromagnetic wave source mounted on one fixed unit 101 using a TOF (Time of Flight) sensor The distance between the fixed units 101 can be detected by calculating the arrival time until the arrival time of the fixed unit 101 is detected.

The sensor S of the input device according to the embodiment of the present invention is not limited to the sensing method described above and can be understood to include all the sensing methods capable of measuring the change in the distance between the fixed units 101 have.

Further, when the fixed unit 101 receives or loses external force or acceleration, its shape and surface can be expanded or contracted even in a small amount. In this case, all of the above-described sensing methods are applicable, May be mounted on the surface of the fixed unit 101 to detect the expansion and contraction of the surface.

Although the present invention has been described in connection with the case where a plurality of sensors S are mounted on the band 100 to sense the movement of the wrist, And can detect the shape change or movement of the wrist joint region. As shown in FIG. 6, the input device on which one sensor S is mounted detects a change in distance between a plurality of fixed units 101 in a region where one sensor S is located, and changes the shape or movement of the wrist joint region Can be detected. For example, one sensor may include four fixed units 101 (f1 to f4), and a change in distance of d1 to d3 between the four fixed units 101 may be detected to determine the shape of the wrist joint region Change and movement can be detected.

8 shows a view of the position of a sensor of an input device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

The band 100 of the input device according to the second embodiment of the present invention includes a flexible region 110 that contracts or expands according to the shape change and movement of the wearer's portion and a fixed region 110 that does not contract or expand, (120). The sensor S of the input device according to the second embodiment of the present invention can be located in a part of the area A of the flexible area 110 as well as a part of the area between the flexible area 110 and the fixed area 120 And may be located in the region B.

The input device according to the second embodiment of the present invention can change the shape of the band 100 variously using the band 100 including at least one fixed region 120.

The structure and operation of the sensor S of the input device according to the second embodiment of the present invention shown in Fig. 8 are the same as the structure and operation of the sensor S of the input device according to the first embodiment of the present invention, And the description thereof will be omitted.

9 is a view showing a sensor of an input device according to a third embodiment of the present invention is located inside the main body.

9 shows that a sensor S for detecting the movement of the wrist or the arm can be positioned inside the main body 200. [ The input device according to the third embodiment of the present invention may include a fixed unit 101 and a connection unit 102 therein. 9, the connection unit 102 can be connected to the fixed unit 101 and the sensor housing 500 provided in the main body 200. As shown in FIG. The distance between the fixed unit 101 and the sensor housing 500 can be changed according to the law of inertia when the user moves the wrist or the arm and the sensor S can change the distance between the fixed unit 101 and the sensor housing 500 You can detect changes.

10A is a diagram showing a change in the clearance between the sensor housing 500 and the fixed unit 101 by the inertia law in the operation of stopping the user by moving the right hand from left to right in the input device according to the third embodiment of the present invention And FIG. 10B shows a graph of sensor signals varying with movement of a user's arm in FIG. 10A.

The sensor S of the input device according to the third embodiment of the present invention senses the cause operations described above by the sensor signal corresponding to the distance change of the gap formed between the sensor housing 500 and the fixed unit 101 can do. The gap between the sensor housing 500 and the fixed unit 101 may vary depending on the movement of the wearer's body. For example, as shown in FIG. 10A, when the user moves his / her arm in the direction of ① to ③, the fixed unit 101 moves by the inertia rule, so that the point A3 of the sensor housing 500 and the fixed unit 101, The distance of the gap at the point A3 'may vary from d1 to d2 and then to d1 again. As described above, the distance between the A1 to A4 points of the sensor housing 500 and the A1 'to A4' points of the fixed unit 200 can be varied with time according to the movement of the wrist joint or arm of the user, The signal detected by the sensor according to the distance change can be changed as shown in FIG. 10B.

The sensor signals may preset the increasing direction of the sensor signal so that the sensor signal increases when the gap between the fixed unit 101 and the sensor housing 500 increases. The signal graph of FIG. 10B shows the signals of the sensors when the wearable part of the user moves as shown in FIG. 10A in such a situation.

Therefore, the input apparatus according to the third embodiment of the present invention can be applied to the sensor housing 500 and the fixed unit (not shown) in such a manner that the input apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention senses a change in distance between the fixed units 101 101 of the first embodiment.

For example, a sensor positioned at a point (A3-A3 ') where the fixed unit 101 and the sensor housing 500 are close to each other may change a capacitance due to a distance change between the fixed unit 101 and the sensor housing 500 Measurements can be taken to detect movement of the wrist or arm.

The gap formed between the fixed unit 101 and the sensor housing 500 of the input device according to the third embodiment of the present invention is formed by using a flexure, a coil, an elastic body, or the like, In the same way as the sensing method, the movement of the wrist or arm can be detected by measuring the resistance change by the strain gage, the inductance change of the coil, and the voltage change by the piezoelectric element. Further, in detecting the same motion, the above-described optical sensor, Hall sensor, TOF sensor, etc. can be applied.

9, the sensor S of the input device according to the third embodiment of the present invention is disposed on the upper side A1 '(in the -X direction), the lower side A2' (in the + X direction ), The left A3 '(-Y direction), and the right A4' (+ Y direction) sides of the sensor housing 500 and the fixed unit 101, The position of the sensor unit S is not limited thereto and can be positioned anywhere that can detect a change in the clearance between the fixed unit 101 and the sensor housing 500. [

The input device according to the third exemplary embodiment of the present invention may have a gap at least at one or more positions because the variation of the distance of the gap at the position where each sensor S is located may vary depending on the movement of the wrist joint or arm. It is possible to distinguish the above-mentioned cause actions such as the wrist joint region or the movement of the arm by detecting a distance change.

The sensor housing 500 may be separately provided in the main body 200, but other parts inside the main body 200 may serve as the sensor housing 500. For example, a portion of the circuit board inside the main body 200 may be connected to the connection unit 102 equipped with the sensor S to detect a change in distance between the fixed unit 101 and the circuit board.

11 shows a view in which the sensor S of the input device according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention is positioned between the band 100 and the main body 200. Fig.

11, a change in the distance of a gap formed between the band 100 and the main body 200 is sensed between the band 100 and the main body 200, A sensor S for outputting a signal corresponding to the change may be located. The sensor S is located at least one of the space C between the flexible region 110 of the band 100 and the main body 200 or between the fixed region 120 of the band 100 and the main body 200 .

In this case, the sensor S positioned between the band 100 and the main body 200 can be used for the above-mentioned cause operation including the wear part of the user wearing the band 100, for example, A change in the distance between the band 100 and the main body 200 can be detected. The sensor S may also include a band 100 in response to the cause action including an external force applied by the user to the band 100 or the body 200 or an act of rubbing the band 100 or the body 200 by the user. And the main body 200 can be detected.

The band 100 and the main body 200 may be connected by the connection unit 102 and the sensor S may be connected to the operation of the user's wrist or arm in the same manner as the sensing method of the input device according to the third embodiment of the present invention. And the like can be detected.

When the band 100 and the main body 200 are connected to each other with a housing (not shown) enclosing the main body 200 interposed therebetween, a change in distance of the gap formed between the main body 200 and the housing (not shown) (Not shown) and the band 100 to sense a cause operation.

The input device according to the first to fourth embodiments of the present invention can be used in a case where the input device is worn on the user's worn part, for example, the wrist joint, the bending of the joint, the movement of the joint, And can detect the shape change or movement of the corresponding joint part generated by applying an external force. In addition, the input device according to the first to fourth embodiments of the present invention may not only change the shape or movement of the corresponding wrist joint part, but also shake the arm, or move the part of the input device, Alternatively, the main body 200 can be detected by pulling, pressing, or pressing, rubbing or stroking. This is because the distance of the gap between the fixed units 101 in the band 100 in accordance with various causes of the motion of the wrist as well as the waving, the movement of the arm and the pressing or rubbing of the input device with the other hand, The distance between the gap between the flexible region 110 and the fixed region 120 in the band 100 or the distance between the sensor housing 500 and the fixed unit 101 or the distance between the band 100 and the body 200 is It can be different.

Although the input device according to the embodiment of the present invention has been described as having the band 100 as described above, the scope of the present invention may include an input device without the band 100. Even if the input device is not provided with the band 100, as described in the input device according to the third embodiment of the present invention, a cause operation including a user's operation, external force applied by the user, rubbing or rubbing effect, Can be detected.

Hereinafter, with reference to FIGS. 12 to 19, the structure of another band 100 of the input device according to the first embodiment of the present invention and another structure of the third to fourth embodiments of the present invention related thereto . In this case, another band 100 of the input device according to the second embodiment of the present invention is the same as another band 100 of the first embodiment, and thus a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

12 is an enlarged view of a portion of a band 100 where a sensor of an input device according to the first embodiment of the present invention is located.

The flexible region 110 of the band 100 may include a connection unit 102 connecting the transformation unit 103 and the transformation unit 103.

The structure of the flexible region 110 of the band 100 of Fig. 12 may include a modification unit 103 instead of the fixed unit 101, unlike the structure of the flexible region 110 of the band 100 of Fig. 5 . The band 100 of Figure 12 can be extended or contracted in accordance with the movement of the wrist and the connecting unit 102 can pull the deformation unit 103, And the shapes of the first and second electrodes may be different. The sensor S is disposed between the upper end 103a and the lower end 103c of the deformation unit 103 or between the upper end 103a and the middle portion 103b or between the middle portion 103b and the lower end 103c, Such as the distance between the components of the deformation unit 103. [0050]

The deforming unit 103 may include at least one of an upper end 103a, an intermediate portion 103b, and a lower end 103c as a component. When the deforming unit 103 includes the first component and the second component, the first component may be attached to any one of the upper end 103a, the intermediate portion 103b, and the lower end 103c And the second component may include at least one of the remaining two components. For example, when the first component is designated as the upper end 103a, the second component may include at least one of the intermediate portion 103b or the lower end 103c. In the case of the deforming unit 103 in which the intermediate portion 103b is omitted, when the upper end portion 103a is designated as the first constituent element, the lower end portion 103c can be designated as the second constituent element, The upper end 103a may be designated as the second component when the first member 103c is designated as the first component.

The deforming unit 103 is stretchable such that it can be deformed by the cause action including pulling by the connecting unit 102 or changing the shape of the wearer's part, movement, applied external force, Object. For example, the transformation unit 103 may include flexures, strings, elastomers, and the like.

12, the deformation unit 103 may include an upper end portion 103a, a lower end portion 103c and an intermediate portion 103b connecting between the upper end portion 103a and the lower end portion 103c . The upper end 103a, the intermediate portion 103b and the lower end 103c of the deforming unit 103 may be integrally formed or may be integrally formed with the upper end 103a, the middle portion 103b, the lower end 103c, Independent parts may be connected or combined.

Therefore, the shape of the deformation unit 103 is not limited to that shown in Fig. 12, and may be any shape in which the distance between the upper end portion 103a, the middle portion 103b, and the lower end portion 103c may change .

The connecting unit 102 of the flexible region 110 of Fig. 12 functions in the same manner as the connecting unit 102 of the flexible region 110 of Fig. 5 and includes an upper end 103a, an intermediate portion 103b Or the lower end 103c to change the shape of the deforming unit 103 by pulling the connecting portion of the deforming unit 103. [

The flexible region 110 of Figure 12 can be contracted or expanded as well as the connecting unit 102 as well as the flexible unit 110 according to the movement of the wearer's entire wrist, Can be contracted or expanded.

FIG. 13 is a view showing a change of a deformation unit due to a movement of a wrist and a change of a shape when the input device according to the first embodiment of the present invention including the band of FIG. 12 is worn on the wrist.

13, when the user bends the wrist in the -Z direction, which is the downward direction, the connecting unit 102 v1 and the deforming unit 103, u1, u2 located on the upper side of the band 100, It can be different in the same form. When the wrist is bent downward, the upper part (+ Z direction) of the wrist can be changed into a protruding shape, so that the lower end 103c of the deformation unit 103 can be pressed in the Z direction. The lower end portion 103c can be deformed in the Z direction in the form of u3 when the lower end portion 103c of the modification unit 103 is pressed by the shape change or movement of the wrist and the upper end portion 103a and the lower end portion 103c ) May vary from d1 to d2. In this case, the connecting unit 102 v1 connected to the lower end 103c of u1 and the upper end 103a of u2 can be pulled in the -X direction to pull the upper end 103a of u2 in the -X direction. The upper end portion 103a of the deforming unit 103 is pulled in the -X direction so that the right portion of the upper end portion 103a can be deformed in the Z direction in the same manner as u4 and accordingly the upper end portion 103a and the lower end portion 103c can be deformed, Can be changed from d3 to d4. As can be seen from such an example, the sensor S is configured to detect the components of the deformation unit 103, that is, the upper end portion 103a, the middle portion 103b, And the lower end portion 103c may be measured to detect the cause operation.

14 is a diagram showing how a sensor S of an input device according to an embodiment of the present invention detects a change in distance between elements inside a modification unit,

The method for detecting the change in the distance between the internal components of the deforming unit 103 is the same as all the methods for detecting the change in the distance between the fixed units 101 described above, and thus a detailed description thereof may be omitted.

As shown in FIG. 14A, the sensor S of the input device according to the embodiment of the present invention may include at least one capacitance sensor unit (C1-C4). The capacitance sensor units (C1-C4) are positioned as shown in FIG. 14 (a) and can measure the capacitance according to the distance change between the elements of the deformation unit 103. The sensor S in Fig. 14 (a) can measure the change in distance between the components of the deforming unit 103 based on the capacitance change value, and can detect the change in shape or movement of the wearer's part have.

14 (b), the sensor S of the input device according to the embodiment of the present invention senses the shape change or movement of the user's wearing area using the strain gauge S1-S2 . The resistance of the strain gauges S1-S2 may vary when the length of the strain gauges S1-S2 connecting components of the deformation unit 103 varies with the movement of the wrist of the user, The movement of the wrist can be detected based on the resistance change of the gauges S1-S2.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 14C, the sensor of the input device according to the embodiment of the present invention can detect the shape change or movement of the user's wearing part using the coils I1-I2. The inductance of the coils I1-I2 can be changed when the lengths of the coils I1-I2 connecting components of the deformation unit 103 are changed according to the movement of the wrist of the user, The movement of the wrist can be detected based on the change in inductance of the coils I1-I2.

14 (d), the sensor S of the input device according to the embodiment of the present invention may use a piezoelectric element E1-E2 or a conductive elastomer to change the shape of the user's wearing area or Motion can be detected. For example, when a pressure is applied to the piezoelectric elements E1-E2 that connect components of the deformation unit 103 in accordance with the movement of the user's wrist, the voltage applied to the piezoelectric elements E1-E2 And the sensor S can sense the movement of the wrist based on the change of the voltage signal.

In addition, the input device according to the embodiment of the present invention can use the above-described optical sensor, Hall sensor, TOF sensor or the like in addition to the sensor to detect a change in the distance between the elements of the modification unit 103, May also include any sensing method capable of measuring the distance between elements within the sensor array 103.

The connecting unit 102 of Figure 14 can connect the upper end 103a and the lower end 103c of the deforming unit 103 as well as the upper end 103a and the upper end 103a of the deforming unit 103, The lower end 103c and the lower end 103c of the unit 103 can be connected. The connecting unit 102 may also connect the middle portion 103b of the other deformation unit 103 from the upper end 103a or the lower end 103c of the deformation unit 103. [

15 is a view showing another form of the modification unit 103 of the input device according to the embodiment of the present invention. The deforming unit 103 of Fig. 14 is of a shape in which the upper end 103a and the lower end 103c are separated from each other and the upper end 103a and the lower end 103c are formed in the same manner as the deforming unit 103 of Figs. Can be detected. 15A shows a middle portion 103b shaped like a polygon having a vertex such as a roller, a sphere, or a pyramid. The middle portion 103b supports the upper portion 103a and the lower portion 103c so as to be inclined with respect to each other. And the sensor is mounted on the upper end portion 103a and the lower end portion 103c. 15 (b), 15 (c), and 15 (d), the intermediate portion 103b is omitted and a coil, a strain gauge, a piezoelectric element and an elastic polymer are sandwiched and mounted on the upper end portion 103a and the lower end portion 103c As shown in Fig.

15A shows a variation in the capacitance of the strain gauge S1 to measure the change in distance between the upper end 103a and the lower end 103c and FIG. And detects a change in distance between the lower end 103a and the lower end 103c. 15C shows a change in distance between the upper end portion 103a and the lower end portion 103c by measuring the change in inductance of the coil I1 and FIG. 15D shows a change in voltage due to the piezoelectric element E1 And detects a change in distance between the upper end 103a and the lower end 103c.

Since the upper end 103a and the lower end 103c of the deforming unit 103 of FIG. 15 are separated from each other, a part capable of supporting the upper end 103a and the lower end 103c may be required. In this case, as shown in Fig. 15A, a roller shaft R of a substantially cylindrical, spherical or pyramidal shape (not shown) is interposed between the upper end portion 103a and the lower end portion 103c of the deformation unit 103, To perform the function of the unit 103b. When the roller shaft R is positioned between the upper end 103a and the lower end 103c of the deforming unit 103, not only the upper end 103a and the lower end 103c can be supported, but also the connecting unit 102 The inclination of the elements of the deformation unit 103 can be increased by pulling the deformation unit 103 so that the sensor S can easily change the distance between the elements due to the inclination of the elements of the deformation unit 103 .

FIG. 16 shows another variation of the shape of the deforming unit according to the cause operation including the movement of the wrist and the shape change when the input device according to the first embodiment of the present invention including the band of FIG. 12 is worn on the wrist Fig.

16, when the user bends the wrist in the -Z direction, which is the downward direction, the connecting unit 102 v1 and the deforming unit 103 u1, u2 located on the band 100 are moved from T3 to T4 It can be different in the same form. When the wrist is bent downward, the upper part of the wrist can be changed into a protruding shape, so that the lower end 103c of the deformation unit 103 can be pressed in the + Z direction. When the lower end 103c of the deforming unit 103 is pressed by the shape change or movement of the wrist, the lower end 103c can be deformed in the + Z direction in the same form as u3. In this case, the connecting unit 102 v1 connected to the lower end 103c of u1 and the upper end 103a of u2 can be pulled in the -X direction to pull the upper end 103a of u2 in the -X direction. The upper end 103a of the deformation unit 103 u2 is pulled in the -X direction so that the right part of the upper end 103a can be deformed in the + Z and -X directions in the form of u4, some lengths of each of the components of u2 may be varied. For example, a part of the length of the upper end 103a of the modification unit 103 may be changed from l1 to l1-dl1, and a length of the middle part 103b may be changed from l2 to l2 + dl2. Further, a part of the length of the lower end 103c of the deforming unit 103 u2 may be changed from l3 to l3-dl3.

In this case, the sensor S is a component of the deformation unit 103 corresponding to the cause operation including the shape change or movement of the user's wrist, that is, the upper end portion 103a, the middle portion 103b and the lower end portion 103c It is possible to detect the cause operation by measuring a change in length.

As such, based on the cause operation, the shape of part of the deforming unit 103 can be changed such as a part of the length of the deforming unit 103 according to the shape change such as expansion, contraction, bending, warping and the like.

Hereinafter, another method for detecting a shape change such as expansion, contraction, bending, warping, etc. of the components of the deformation unit 103 will be described with reference to FIG.

17 is a diagram illustrating a method of sensing a change in the shape of the deformable unit components of a sensor of an input device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The sensors S illustrated in FIG. 14 are used to measure changes in the shape of the deforming unit 103, as shown in FIGS. 17 (a), (b), (c) And is mounted on the surface. When the shape of the deformable unit 103 changes due to a user's wrist shape change or movement, the sensor S is extended or contracted, bent, warped, or bent in the upper end portion 103a, the middle portion 103b or the lower end portion 103c , The shape change due to the torsion or the like can be measured to detect the user's wrist shape change or movement.

The capacitance sensor unit C1-C4, the strain gauge S1-S3, the coil I1-I3, the piezoelectric element or the elastomer E1-E3 are connected to the components of the deformation unit 103, The intermediate portion 103b, or the lower end portion 103c. When the deforming unit 103 is pulled in accordance with the movement of the user's wrist as described in Fig. 16 and a part of the lengths of the constituent elements are expanded or contracted, the sensor S calculates the change value of the capacitance, the strain gauge S1- ), The inductance change value of the coil (I1-I3), or the voltage change value by the piezoelectric elements (El-E3) and the elastomer. In addition, as described above, the cause actions may be detected by using an optoelectronic sensor (not shown), a Hall sensor (not shown), a time of flight sensor, or the like.

In the case of another embodiment of the deformation unit 103 shown in Fig. 15, the length variation due to the shape change of the upper end portion 103a or the lower end portion 103c of the deformation unit 103 Can be detected.

The method of sensing the cause movements including the shape change or movement of the wrist using the deforming unit 103 described above can be realized by changing the distance between the elements of the deforming unit 103 based on the shape change of the deforming unit 103 A method of acquiring the signal of the sensor corresponding to the change, and a method of acquiring the signal of the sensor corresponding to the shape change such as the length of the elements of the modification unit 103. [

18 is a diagram showing an input device according to the third embodiment of the present invention including a modification unit 103. Fig.

18, the deformation unit 103 is disposed between the sensor housing 500 of the main body 200 and the fixed unit 101 or the sensor housing 500 inside the sensor housing 500 and between the sensor housing 500 and an object having an arbitrary mass Lt; / RTI > One of the upper end portion 103a or the lower end portion 103c of the deforming unit 103 can be connected to the fixed unit 101 and the other portion can be connected to the sensor housing 500. [ In this case, the deforming unit 103 may be directly connected to the fixed unit 101 and the sensor housing 500, or may be connected through the connecting unit 102. [

In this case, one end of the deformation unit 103 is connected to one side of the sensor housing 500 without using the fixed unit 103 or an object having a mass, and the other end of the deformation unit 103 is connected to the sensor The central portion of the deforming unit 103 may be connected to the other side of the housing 500 so as to replace the fixed unit 103 or an object having a mass.

When the fixed unit 101 in the sensor housing 500 moves due to the inertia rule and the distance between the fixed unit 101 and the sensor housing 500 changes due to the movement of the wearable part by the user, A change in shape of the upper end portion 103a, the middle portion 103b, or the lower end portion 103c of the deformation unit 103 connected to the sensor housing 500 may occur. Therefore, the sensor S can sense a change in the distance between elements of the deformation unit 103 or a change in the length of the elements, from which the gap formed between the fixed unit 101 and the sensor housing 500 It is possible to output a signal corresponding to the distance change or the shape change of the modification unit 103. [

Fig. 19 is a diagram showing an input device according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention including a modification unit 103. Fig.

The deformation unit 103 may be positioned between the band 100 and the main body 200 to connect the band 100 and the main body 200 as shown in FIG. One of the upper end 103a or the lower end 103c of the deforming unit 103 can be connected to the band 100 and the other part can be connected to the body 200. [ In this case, the deforming unit 103 may be directly connected to the band 100 and the main body 200, or may be connected through the connecting unit 102. [

The deforming unit 103 can also be connected to the main body 200 with at least one of the flexible region 110 or the fixed region 120 of the band 100 and can be used to cause the user's cause action A change in the distance between the band 100 and the main body 200 or a change in the shape of the deforming unit 103 according to the shape of the band 100 can be detected.

As described above, the input device according to the embodiment of the present invention can detect a cause change by detecting a change in the distance between the fixed units 101, including the fixed unit 101, It is possible to detect a change in shape of the components of the deforming unit 103 and to detect the cause operation.

Further, the input device according to the embodiment of the present invention may include at least one of the fixed unit 101, the connection unit 102, and the modification unit 103 according to the embodiment to detect the cause of the user.

Fig. 20 is a diagram showing an input device according to the first embodiment of the present invention including a fixed unit 101 and a deformation unit 103. Fig.

As shown in Fig. 20, the input device according to the embodiment of the present invention may include a deformation unit 103 connecting the fixed unit 101 and the fixed unit 101. Fig. In this case, the deforming unit 103 can be deformed by contraction or expansion like the connecting unit 102, and the distance between the fixed units 101 can be changed based on the shape change of the deforming unit 103 . Therefore, the input device of FIG. 20 can sense the cause operation by sensing the change in distance between the fixed units 101, as well as sensing the change in shape of the deforming unit 103 and detecting the cause operation. Further, it is possible to sense a cause operation by detecting a change in distance between the fixed unit 101 and the deformation unit 103. [

Hereinafter, a first embodiment of the main body 200 of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 21 to 26. FIG. A first embodiment of the main body 200 of the present invention will be described based on the case where the input device according to the embodiment of the present invention includes the fixed unit 101. Fig.

FIG. 21 shows a first embodiment of the main body 200 of the present invention, and a first embodiment of the main body 200 may be included in the input device according to the first to fourth embodiments of the present invention. Accordingly, it is possible to operate the input device according to the first to fourth embodiments of the present invention by using the first embodiment of the main body 200 of the present invention.

21 is a block diagram of a first embodiment of the body of the present invention. 22 is a view showing an example of wearing the input device according to the embodiment of the present invention and bending the wrist joint up and down. Figs. 23A and 23B are graphs showing signals obtained by detecting the downward movement of the wrist in Fig. 22; FIG. 24 is a view illustrating an example in which the wrist is moved left and right by wearing the input device according to the embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 25A and 25B are graphs showing signals of the left and right wrists of FIG. 26 is a view showing an example in which a user-defined UI is executed according to movement of a wrist joint part in a first embodiment of the main body of the present invention.

21, the first embodiment of the main body 200 of the present invention includes a sensor signal receiving unit 210, a motion determining unit 220, a UI setting unit 230, a UI executing unit 240, A second memory 250, a first memory 260, and a second memory 270.

The sensor signal receiving unit 210 receives a signal sensed by a sensor S outside or inside the main body 200. The sensor signal receiving unit 210 may receive the sensed signal through a wired or wireless communication system, but preferably it may receive it through a wired communication system. The sensor S for sensing the movement of the wrist joint in the input device according to the first to fourth embodiments of the present invention may be mounted on the band 100 adjacent to the main body 200 or may be mounted on the sensor housing 500 Or between the band 100 and the main body 200, the signal sensed by the sensor S can be transmitted principally in a wired or / and wireless communication system, but is transmitted in a wired communication system It is easy. In the case of transmitting a signal by a wired communication method, the input device according to the first to fourth embodiments of the present invention can transmit and receive a measured signal with low noise and a reduced cost.

The sensor signal receiving unit 210 can amplify the received signal so that the signal received from the sensor S can be distinguished. The sensor signal receiving unit 210 can convert the amplified analog signal into a digital signal.

The motion determiner 220 distinguishes the movement of the wrist using the sensed signal. Hereinafter, a method of distinguishing the motion of the wrist from the motion determiner 220 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 22 to 25. FIG.

22, the sensor S is mounted on the upper side SS1, the lower side SS4, the left side SS2 and the right side SS3 of the band 100, It detects shape change and movement of the wrist joint region. In this case, the four sensors S may be provided to measure only a change in the distance in one direction between the fixed units 101 in the band 100 at each position. Preferably, each sensor S may be provided to increase the measurement signal of the sensor S when the distance between the fixed units 101 increases in the direction of the finger from the wrist.

Accordingly, when the wrist is bent downward, each sensor can sense four signals as shown in FIG. 23A. The distance between the fixed units 101 of the wrist upper sensor SS1 can be greatly increased and the distance between the fixed units 101 of the lower wrist sensor SS4 can be greatly reduced. Further, the distance between the fixed units 101 of the right and left side sensors SS2, SS3 on both sides of the wrist can be finely reduced or increased. Accordingly, as shown in FIG. 23A, the four sensors S can sense a signal whose magnitude varies with time. The motion determiner 220 may determine a direction and a size of the wrist to be bent by using a time variation of the measured signals and a time variation of the ratio between the signals.

In addition, when sensors S configured to generate a plurality of signals are used in each of the sensors S, the motion determiner 220 may determine that the signal having the largest change in magnitude May be selected as a signal from the sensor, or the plurality of signals may be individually compared or an average value may be selected as a signal of the corresponding sensor.

The motion determiner 220 can discriminate a user's wrist motion by comparing the signal of FIG. 23A with a signal table (not shown) stored in the first memory 260 in advance. The signal table may include size information of a sensor signal S according to a time change and data on the movement of the wrist corresponding to the size information. The motion determiner 220 may detect a signal The size information of the signal according to the time change of the signal table is compared with each other, and the motion of the wrist of the user can be distinguished by extracting the corresponding motion data of the wrist. Here, the data on the movement of the wrist includes information on the type of movement of the wrist. For example, the data on the movement of the wrist may be information about the type of movement of the wrist, such as bending the wrist downward, and turning the wrist clockwise.

In addition, when the wrist is bent upward, each sensor can sense a signal as shown in FIG. 23B. The distance between the fixed units 101 of the wrist upper sensor SS1 can be greatly reduced and the distance between the fixed units 101 of the lower wrist sensor SS4 can be greatly increased. Further, when the wrist is bent upward, the distance between the fixed units 101 of the left and right side sensors SS2 and SS3 on both sides of the wrist may slightly increase or decrease. Therefore, the four sensors S can sense a signal whose magnitude varies with time as shown in FIG. 23B. The motion determiner 220 may compare the signal of FIG. 23B with the signal size information of the signal table stored in the first memory 260 according to the temporal change to extract the motion of the corresponding wrist.

Likewise, the input device according to the embodiment of the present invention includes sensors mounted on the upper side SS1, the lower side SS4, the left side SS2, and the right side SS3 of the band 100 as shown in FIG. 24, It can detect the left and right movement.

As shown in FIG. 24, when the wrist is swung left and right, each sensor can sense a signal as shown in FIGS. 25A and 25B. When the wrist is moved to the left, the distance between the fixed units 101 of the upper wrist sensor SS1 can be kept constant and the distance between the fixed units 101 of the lower wrist sensor SS4 can be kept constant. The distance between the fixed units 101 of the wrist left sensor SS2 can be greatly reduced and the distance between the fixed units 101 of the right wrist sensor SS3 can be greatly increased. Accordingly, each sensor S can sense a signal whose magnitude varies with time as shown in FIG. 25A. The motion determiner 220 can extract the motion information of the corresponding wrist by comparing the signal of FIG. 25A with the amplitude information of the signal according to the time change of the signal table stored in the first memory 260 in advance.

When the wrist is moved to the right, each sensor can sense a signal as shown in Fig. 25B. When the wrist is moved to the right, the distance between the fixed units 101 of the upper wrist sensor SS1 can be kept constant and the distance between the fixed units 101 of the lower wrist sensor SS4 can be kept constant. When the wrist is moved to the right, the distance between the fixed units 101 of the wrist left sensor SS2 can be greatly increased, and the distance between the fixed units 101 of the right wrist sensor SS3 can be greatly reduced. Accordingly, each of the sensors S can sense a signal whose magnitude varies with time as shown in FIG. 25B. The motion determiner 220 may compare the signal of FIG. 25B with the signal size information of the signal table previously stored in the first memory 260 according to the temporal change to extract motion data of the corresponding wrist.

When the size information of the signal according to the time change of the signal table stored in the first memory 260 is compared with the signal detected by the sensor signal receiving unit 210, Even if there is a slight difference from the signal size information according to the time change stored in the memory 260, if the difference is less than a predetermined value, it can be discriminated as the same signal and the motion of the corresponding wrist can be extracted. In particular, since the signal detected according to the movement of the user's wrist may be slightly different from the signal size information according to the time stored in the first memory 260, If the difference is less than or equal to a predetermined value, it is possible to identify the same signal and extract the motion of the corresponding wrist. Therefore, the motion determiner 220 can determine the movement of the wrist even if the movement of the user's wrist is slightly changed.

The UI setting unit 230 shown in FIG. 21 sets a UI corresponding to the movement of the wrist. The user wearing the input device according to the embodiment of the present invention can define the UI corresponding to the movement of the specific wrist using the UI setting unit 230. [ For example, if the wrist is bent twice in a row, the music can be defined to be played on the input device. Also, when the wrist is moved to the left as shown in FIG. 26, an external device connected to the input device according to the embodiment of the present invention by wireless communication may be defined to display a text message screen.

The UI set by the user using the UI setting unit 230 and the data on the movement of the specific wrist corresponding to the UI can be stored in the second memory 270. [ 26, the UI setting unit 230 can store the text message screen display UI and the movement of the left wrist in the second memory 270 in correspondence with each other. At the same time, A message may be presented to an external device connected in wireless communication with an input device according to an embodiment of the present invention. Also, at the same time, the information of another user, such as "hi?" And may be stored in the second memory 270 in correspondence with the transmission. That is, the UI function may be stored in the second memory 270 to perform a plurality of UI functions simultaneously or sequentially with one wrist motion.

The UI executing unit 240 executes the corresponding UI based on the movement of the wrist distinguished by the motion determining unit 220. [ The UI executing unit 240 may extract the UI corresponding to the movement of the wrist from the data stored in the second memory 270 and execute the same.

The UI executing unit 240 may display not only the information displayed on the display of the external device but also the microprocessor operation function of the input device, execution of various application programs, all hardware control functions of the input device And so on.

The communication unit 250 performs communication between an input device and an external device according to an embodiment of the present invention. The communication unit 250 can transmit a signal sensed by the input device, a discriminated signal, a generated signal, and the like to an external device and receive a signal from an external device according to an embodiment of the present invention. When the UI executing unit 240 executes a UI function for operating an external device, the communication unit 250 transmits an associated signal necessary for executing the UI function between the input device and the external device according to the embodiment of the present invention It can transmit and receive.

The first memory 260 may store the size change information of the sensor S signal or the ratio change information of each signal according to the time and the movement data of the wrist corresponding thereto in the form of a signal table, ) May store a UI corresponding to a specific wrist motion.

The user may execute a command corresponding to the movement of a particular wrist using the first embodiment of the body 200 of the present invention. In addition, the user can move the cursor of the external device wirelessly connected to the input device according to the embodiment of the present invention with the movement of the specific wrist, and can set a password. For example, if the user rotates the wrist in a specific direction, the lock screen of the external device may be locked, or the locked screen may be released if rotated in the opposite direction.

The user can execute various UIs by a simple wrist motion using the first embodiment of the body 200 of the present invention. Accordingly, the user can easily operate the input device, and the user can set and execute the UI with his / her desired movement of the wrist. Therefore, an input device with enhanced security can be used.

Hereinafter, a second embodiment of the main body 200 of the present invention will be described with reference to Figs. 27 to 29B. The contents overlapping with the first embodiment relating to the main body 200 of the present invention may be omitted and will be mainly described on the difference from the first embodiment related to the main body 200. [

FIG. 27 is a block diagram of a second embodiment of the body of the present invention, and FIG. 28 is a diagram showing an example of inputting a character according to the movement of the wrist in the second embodiment of the body of the present invention. FIGS. 29A and 29B are graphs showing signals of the wrist motion of FIG. 27; FIG.

A second embodiment of the body 200 of the present invention can be included in an input device according to the first through fourth embodiments of the present invention and thus the second embodiment of the body 200 of the present invention can be used So that the input device according to the first to fourth embodiments of the present invention can be operated.

27, the second embodiment of the main body 200 of the present invention includes a sensor signal receiving unit 210, a motion determining unit 220, a character setting unit 280, a character generating unit 290, A second memory 250, a first memory 260, and a second memory 270.

The sensor signal receiving unit 210, the motion determiner 220, the communication unit 250 and the first memory 260 of the second embodiment of the present invention body 200 are similar to the first embodiment It can perform the same role as in the embodiment, and redundant description can be omitted.

The character setting unit 280 sets a character corresponding to the movement of the wrist. The user wearing the input device including the second embodiment of the body 200 of the present invention can define the character corresponding to the movement of the specific wrist using the character setting unit 280. [

For example, when the user performs an operation of writing a character 'i' as shown in FIG. 28, the user can define that the character 'i' is generated in the input device. Also, it is possible to display the 'I' character generated by the input device on an external device connected to the input device wirelessly. In this case, the sensor signal receiving unit 210 may receive the signals as shown in FIGS. 29A and 29B while the user is writing the 'I' character, and the motion determiner 220 may be configured to receive the signals shown in FIGS. 29A and 29B And the signal size information according to the time change of the signal table previously stored in the first memory 260 is compared with each other, so that the user rotates the wrist in the counterclockwise direction or extracts the bending motion to distinguish the movement of the wrist . The character setting unit 280 can rotate the wrist in the counterclockwise direction and correspond to the character 'I' in the downward bending movement, and the movement of the wrist bent in the counterclockwise direction and the corresponding character ' May be stored in the second memory 270.

In the above example, the character 'i' is generated for the movement of the wrist which is turned counterclockwise and bends down. However, the user may define that the character 'i' have. Also, the user may define that the character 'o' is generated for the movement of the wrist turning in the counterclockwise direction, and that the character 'l' is generated for the movement of the wrist bending downward.

The character generating unit 290 generates a character corresponding to the movement of the wrist distinguished by the motion determining unit 220. [ The character generator 290 may extract and generate a character corresponding to the movement of the wrist distinguished from the data stored in the second memory 270. [ 28, the character generator 290 rotates counterclockwise on the data stored in the second memory 270, and moves the wrist in a downward direction It is possible to extract the corresponding character 'i' to generate the character 'i', and to display 'i' on an external device that performs communication with the input device. Here, the data on the characters stored in the second memory 270 include specific characters corresponding to the movement of the wrist, and may be, for example, letters such as 'a', 'b', 'l'.

The characters generated by the character generator 290 may be directly displayed on a display of an external device, but may be temporarily stored in a memory (not shown) such as a buffer, Can be.

In the second memory 270, movement of a specific wrist and corresponding character data are stored.

The user can easily create and input characters using the second embodiment of the body 200 of the present invention. The character corresponding to the movement of the user's wrist can be set according to the user, so that the second embodiment of the main body 200 can generate the character even when the operation of writing characters is different for each user. Further, in the case of the input device according to the embodiment of the present invention, the sensor signals can be obtained by grasping the main body 200, gripping the main body 200, moving or pressing and rubbing it.

At this time, although the first embodiment and the second embodiment of the body 200 of the present invention may operate separately from each other in operation, the operations of the two embodiments may be concurrently connected to each other to operate more complex UI functions .

Hereinafter, the UI setting and execution method according to the first embodiment of the main body 200 of the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to FIGS. 30 and 31. FIG. The UI setting and execution method of FIGS. 30 and 31 according to the first embodiment of the main body 200 of the present invention may be omitted from the above description.

30 is a flowchart showing a method of setting a UI according to the first embodiment of the main body in the input device according to the embodiment of the present invention. 31 is a flowchart showing a method of executing a UI according to the first embodiment of the main body in the input device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

30, in order to set the UI according to the first embodiment of the main body 200 of the present invention, the input device of the present invention first receives a signal for UI setting corresponding to the movement of the wrist joint from the user (S11 ). The input device may be configured such that the degree of change of the band 100 due to contraction or expansion or the distance between the sensor housing 500 and the fixed unit 101 in the main body or the distance between the band 100 and the main body 200, The movement of the wrist joint is detected based on a distance change of the wrist joint (S12). The band 100 may include a connection unit 102 that connects the fixed unit 101 and the fixed unit 101 and contracts or expands and the sensor S may be connected to the fixed unit 101 based on a change in distance between the fixed units 101 Thereby detecting the movement of the wrist (S12). The band 100 may also include a connecting unit 102 connecting the deformation unit 103 and the deformation unit 103 and the sensor S may be connected to the deformation unit 103, Thereby detecting the movement of the wrist (S12). The input device distinguishes the movement of the wrist by using the signal sensed by the sensor S and the data of the first memory 260 (S13), and sets a UI corresponding to the movement of the separated wrist (S14). The input device stores the movement of the wrist and the data of the UI corresponding to the wrist in the second memory 270 (S15).

In order to execute the user-defined type UI in Fig. 31, the input device is configured to change the degree of change due to contraction or expansion of the band 100 or the distance of the gap between the sensor housing 500 and the fixed unit 101 inside the body, The movement of the wrist is sensed based on a change in the distance of the gap between the body 100 and the main body 200 (S21). Then, the input device distinguishes the movement of the wrist using the sensed signal (S22). The input device extracts the UI corresponding to the movement of the distinct wrist from the second memory 270 and executes it (S23).

Hereinafter, a UI setting and execution method according to the second embodiment of the main body 200 of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 32 and 33. FIG. The UI setting and execution method according to the second embodiment of the present invention body 200 is a setting and creation method for inputting characters. The UI setting and execution method according to the second embodiment of the present invention includes setting and generating characters of the main body 200 according to the second embodiment of the present invention Method. Therefore, contents overlapping with those already described in the second embodiment of the main body 200 of the present invention can be omitted.

32 is a flowchart showing a method of setting a UI according to a second embodiment of the main body 200 of the present invention. 33 is a flowchart showing a method of executing a UI according to a second embodiment of the main body 200 of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 32, a method for setting a UI according to a second embodiment of the main body 200 of the present invention, the input device first receives a signal for character setting corresponding to the movement of the wrist from the user (S31). The input device may be configured such that the degree of change of the band 100 due to shrinkage or expansion or the distance between the sensor housing 500 and the fixed unit 101 inside the main body 200 and the distance between the band 100 and the main body 200 The sensor S senses the movement of the wrist based on a distance change or the like (S32). The band 100 may include a connection unit 102 that connects the fixed unit 101 and the fixed unit 101 and contracts or expands and the sensor S may be connected to the fixed unit 101 based on a change in distance between the fixed units 101 The movement of the wrist can be sensed (S32). The band 100 may also include a connecting unit 102 connecting the deformation unit 103 and the deformation unit 103 and the sensor S may be connected to the deformation unit 103, Thereby detecting the movement of the wrist (S312). The input device distinguishes the movement of the wrist using a sensor signal sensed by the sensor and a signal table stored in the first memory (S33), and sets a character corresponding to the movement of the distinct wrist (S34). The input device stores the motion of the discriminated wrist and the data corresponding to the character in the second memory 270 (S35).

As a method for implementing the UI according to the second embodiment of the present invention body 200, the input device may be configured to measure the degree of change due to shrinkage or expansion of the band 100, The sensor S senses the movement of the wrist based on a distance change of the gap between the band 100 and the main body 200 or the like (S41). Then, the input device distinguishes the movement of the wrist using the signal sensed by the sensor (S42). The input device extracts characters corresponding to the movement of the wrist from the second memory 270 and generates them (S43).

The input device according to the embodiment of the present invention is operated by the cause operation including the change of the shape of the wrist joint part or the movement of the wrist joint or the movement of the arm, However, the present invention is not limited thereto. The present invention can be operated by bending the joints by being worn on all the joint parts of the user, and can be operated by any part of the user's body or body The input device may be operated by a cause operation including a shape change or movement of the worn portion.

Further, the input device according to the embodiment of the present invention can be operated by grasping and capturing a part of the input device, for example, the band 100, the main body 200, etc., applying an external force, or rubbing or rubbing.

Therefore, the input device according to the embodiment of the present invention can be applied to, for example, a case where the user bends the body joint to change the shape, the worn body joint is moved in the space, May be used by the user's cause action, including rubbing a portion of the worn input device.

When the input device is operated by the shape change or the movement of the part where the input device is worn according to the embodiment of the present invention, there is no need to operate the input device separately using the other body parts of the user, The input device can be operated only by the change and movement of the body part itself.

When an input device is operated by applying an external force or rubbing an input device according to an embodiment of the present invention to a body part of a user other than the body part where the input device is worn or a body part of another user, The input device can also be operated by other body parts of the same user who have not worn the input device or body parts of other users.

Therefore, since the input device according to the embodiment of the present invention can be operated in various ways, the user can operate the input device according to the embodiment of the present invention in different ways depending on the situation.

The input device according to the above-described embodiment of the present invention can be worn on the body of the user through the wear part 300 with the patch-shaped band 100 having both ends separated therefrom, and the annular band 100 ) May be worn on a part of the user's body by wringing or winding on the user's body.

The input device according to an embodiment of the present invention including the patch-shaped band 100 can be worn in a manner that it is attached directly to the body part of the user who is difficult to hang or roll. For example, it can be worn by attaching to a part of a user's neck such as a neck, a shoulder, or the like to detect movement of a wear part such as a neck, a shoulder, etc. of a user. In addition, it may be mounted as a part of a garment such as a correction underwear, a stocking, a lingerie, or a covering such as a shoe or a glove, and may be worn by a method connected to the user's body to detect the movement of the wearer.

Fig. 34 is a diagram showing that the band of the input device according to the embodiment of the present invention is annular. Fig.

The annular input device among the input devices according to the embodiment of the present invention includes the annular band 100 and the main body 200. [ The band 100 may include a flexible region 110 and may include a fixed region 120 as well. The annular input device according to the embodiment of the present invention may also be configured to detect a shape change or movement of the wearer's part or a cause action such as external force or rubbing by the same sensing method as the input device according to the first to fourth embodiments of the present invention Can be detected. In addition, the annular input device according to the embodiment of the present invention does not include the wearer 300, and the band 100 can be worn on a part of the user.

In addition, when the input device according to the embodiment of the present invention is used, not only the UI of the input device according to the embodiment of the present invention can be set and executed, but also the input device according to the embodiment of the present invention and the communication Such as a smart phone, a personal computer (PC), or the like, may be controlled through an input device according to an embodiment of the present invention. Further, the input device according to the embodiment of the present invention can perform control, input, UI control, etc. on a virtual reality device by using a shape change or movement of a wearable part.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments, but, on the contrary, And falls within the scope of the invention.

100: Band 101: Fixed unit
102: connection unit 103:
110: Flexible area 120: Fixed area
200: main body 210: sensor signal receiving section
220: motion determination unit 230: UI setting unit
240: UI execution unit 250:
260: first memory 270: second memory
280: character setting unit 290: character generating unit
300: worn part 500: sensor housing

Claims

A band including a flexible region that contracts or expands,
A sensor for detecting a change in the flexible area and outputting a signal corresponding to a change in the sensed flexible area,
A body coupled to the band and configured to determine a cause operation for a change in the flexible area based on a signal output from the sensor,
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Wherein the flexible region includes a connection unit that connects the fixed unit and the fixed unit and contracts or expands, the distance between the fixed units changes according to the cause operation,
Wherein the sensor senses the cause operation based on a change in distance between the fixed units.

A band including a flexible region that contracts or expands,
A sensor for detecting a change in the flexible area and outputting a signal corresponding to a change in the sensed flexible area,
A body coupled to the band and configured to determine a cause operation for a change in the flexible area based on a signal output from the sensor,
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Wherein the flexible region includes a connection unit connecting the transformation unit and the transformation unit, the shape of the transformation unit changes according to the cause operation,
Wherein the deforming unit comprises a first component and a second component,
Wherein the sensor senses the cause operation based on a change in distance between the first component and the second component in accordance with a change in shape of the first component and the second component.

3. The method according to claim 1 or 2,
And the shape of the connecting unit is changed according to the cause operation.

A band including a flexible region that contracts or expands,
A sensor for detecting a change in the flexible area and outputting a signal corresponding to a change in the sensed flexible area,
A body coupled to the band and configured to determine a cause operation for a change in the flexible area based on a signal output from the sensor,
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Wherein the flexible region includes a deforming unit connecting the fixed unit and the fixed unit, the distance between the fixed units or the shape of the deformable unit being changed according to the cause operation,
Wherein the sensor senses the cause operation based on a change in distance between the fixed units.

The method according to claim 1, 2, or 4,
Wherein the cause action is a change in the shape of the wear part where the band is worn or a move in the wear part.

The method according to claim 1, 2, or 4,
Wherein the cause action is an act of rubbing an external force applied to the flexible area or the flexible area.

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5. The method of claim 4,
Wherein the deforming unit comprises a first component and a second component,
Wherein the sensor senses the cause operation based on a change in distance between the first component and the second component in accordance with a change in shape of the first component and the second component.

The method according to claim 2 or 4,
Wherein the sensor senses the cause operation based on a change in length of the deformation unit in accordance with a change in shape of the deformation unit.

The method according to claim 1, 2, or 4,
Wherein the sensor is located in the flexible area.

The method according to claim 1, 2, or 4,
The band further comprising a fixed region that maintains the shape of the band,
Wherein the sensor is located between the flexible area and the fixed area.

The method according to claim 1, 2, or 4,
Wherein said sensor is located at least one or more in said band.

main body,
A sensor housing provided in the main body, and
A sensor for detecting a change in distance between the sensor housing and a fixed unit located inside the sensor housing and outputting a signal corresponding to a change in distance between the sensor housing and the fixed unit,
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Wherein the main body discriminates a cause operation for a distance change between the sensor housing and the fixed unit based on a signal output from the sensor.

The method of claim 13,
And a band connected to the main body and worn on a part of the user.

The method of claim 13,
Wherein the cause action is a change in the shape of the wearable part to which the body is worn or a movement of the wearable part.

The method of claim 13,
Wherein the cause operation is an operation of rubbing the main body or an external force applied to the main body.

The method of claim 13,
Wherein the main body includes a connection unit that connects the sensor housing and the fixed unit and is contracted or extended.

The method of claim 13,
Wherein the main body further includes a deforming unit for connecting the sensor housing and the fixed unit, and the shape of the deforming unit is changed according to the cause operation.

The method of claim 18,
Wherein the deforming unit comprises a first component and a second component,
Wherein the sensor senses the cause operation based on a change in distance between the first component and the second component in accordance with a change in shape of the first component and the second component.

The method of claim 18,
Wherein the sensor senses the cause operation based on a change in length of the deformation unit in accordance with a change in shape of the deformation unit.

band,
A body coupled to the band, and
A sensor that senses a distance change of a gap formed between the band and the main body and outputs a signal corresponding to a change in the distance of the sensed gap,
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Wherein the main body discriminates a cause operation for a distance change of the gap based on a signal output from the sensor.

22. The method of claim 21,
Wherein the cause action is a change in the shape of the wear part where the band is worn or a move in the wear part.

22. The method of claim 21,
Wherein the cause action is an act of rubbing the band or the body or the external force applied to the body or the body.

22. The method of claim 21,
Further comprising a deforming unit connecting the band and the main body, wherein the shape of the deforming unit is changed according to the cause operation.

25. The method of claim 24,
Wherein the deforming unit comprises a first component and a second component,
Wherein the sensor senses the cause operation based on a change in distance between the first component and the second component in accordance with a change in shape of the first component and the second component.

25. The method of claim 24,
Wherein the sensor senses the cause operation based on a change in length of the deformation unit in accordance with a change in shape of the deformation unit.

The method according to any one of claims 1, 2, 4, 14 and 21,
Wherein the band is annular in which one end and the other end are connected to each other.

The method according to any one of claims 1, 2, 4, 14 and 21,
Wherein the band is a patch shape having one end and the other end separated from each other.

29. The method of claim 28,
And a wearer for wearing the band on a part of the user.

22. A method according to any one of claims 1, 2, 4, 13, or 21,
Wherein the sensor measures the capacitance change to sense the cause action.

22. A method according to any one of claims 1, 2, 4, 13, or 21,
Wherein the sensor measures a change in resistance and senses the cause action.

22. A method according to any one of claims 1, 2, 4, 13, or 21,
Wherein the sensor measures an inductance change and senses the cause action.

22. A method according to any one of claims 1, 2, 4, 13, or 21,
Wherein the sensor measures a change in voltage and senses the cause action.

22. A method according to any one of claims 1, 2, 4, 13, or 21,
Wherein the main body further comprises a communication unit for performing communication with an external device.

22. A method according to any one of claims 1, 2, 4, 13, or 21,
Wherein the main body further comprises a motion discrimination section for discriminating the cause operation using a signal sensed by the sensor.

35. The method of claim 35,
Wherein the main body further includes a first memory for storing a signal table including signal size information according to a time change and data on the cause operation corresponding thereto,
Wherein the motion determiner compares the sensed signal with size information of a signal according to a time change of the signal table and distinguishes the corresponding cause operation.

35. The method of claim 35,
The main body includes a UI setting unit for setting a UI corresponding to the cause operation,
Further comprising a second memory for storing UI data set by the UI setting unit and data on the cause operation corresponding to the UI.

37. The method of claim 37,
Wherein the main body further comprises a UI executing unit for executing a UI corresponding to the cause operation.

39. The method of claim 38,
Wherein the UI executing unit extracts a UI corresponding to the cause operation from the data stored in the second memory and executes the extracted UI.

37. The method of claim 36,
The main body includes:
A character setting unit for setting a character corresponding to the cause operation, and
And a second memory for storing data on the character set by the character setting unit and the cause operation corresponding to the character.

40. The method of claim 40,
Wherein the main body further comprises a character generation section for generating a character corresponding to the cause operation.

42. The method of claim 41,
Wherein the character generator extracts characters corresponding to the cause operation from the data stored in the second memory and generates the character.

35. The method of claim 35,
Wherein the main body further comprises a sensor signal receiving unit for receiving a signal sensed by the sensor by wire.

An input device comprising a body,
Receiving a signal for a UI setting corresponding to a cause operation for a distance change between parts constituting the input device,
Detecting a change in distance between the components constituting the input device and outputting a signal corresponding to the detected change,
Identifying the cause operation using the output signal,
Setting a UI corresponding to the cause operation, and
Storing the cause operation and data for the UI
The method comprising the steps of:

An input device comprising a body,
Receiving a signal for a character setting corresponding to a cause operation for a distance change between parts constituting the input device,
Detecting a change in distance between the components constituting the input device and outputting a signal corresponding to the detected change,
Identifying the cause operation using the output signal,
Setting a character corresponding to the cause operation, and
Storing a measurement signal for the cause operation and data for the character
The method comprising the steps of:

45. The method of claim 44 or 45,
Wherein the input device further comprises a band connected to the main body and worn on a part of the user, wherein a change in the distance between the components constituting the input device corresponds to a change in the distance How to set it up.

45. The method of claim 44 or 45,
Wherein a change in the distance between the components constituting the input device is a change in distance between a sensor housing provided in the main body and a fixed unit disposed in the sensor housing.

45. The method of claim 44 or 45,
Wherein the input device further comprises a band connected to the main body and worn on a part of the user, wherein a change in the distance between the parts constituting the input device is a change in the distance of the gap formed between the band and the main body, How to set UI of.

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An input device comprising a body,
Detecting a cause operation for a distance change between the components constituting the input device,
Identifying the cause action using the sensed signal, and
Extracting and executing a UI corresponding to the cause operation
Wherein the input device is a UI.

An input device comprising a body,
Detecting a cause operation for a distance change between the components constituting the input device,
Identifying the cause action using the sensed signal, and
Extracting and generating a character corresponding to the cause operation
Wherein the input device is a UI.

54. The method of claim 54 or 55,
Wherein the input device further comprises a band connected to the main body and worn on a part of the user, wherein a change in the distance between the components constituting the input device corresponds to a change in the distance How to do it.

54. The method of claim 54 or 55,
Wherein a change in the distance between the components constituting the input device is a change in distance between a sensor housing provided in the main body and a fixed unit located in the sensor housing.

54. The method of claim 54 or 55,
Wherein the input device further comprises a band connected to the main body and worn on a part of the user, wherein a change in the distance between the parts constituting the input device is a change in the distance of the gap formed between the band and the main body, How to run the UI.

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