KR200212384Y1 - A mouse type input device which generates vibration in order to realize computer game - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a mouse device of a computer, and more particularly, to a vibration mouse device that can feel events, such as sound effects generated during the execution of a computer game through vibration.

The present invention is a mouse-type input device that controls the movement position of the pointer on the computer screen, and interface the user and the computer to transmit the user's command to the computer main body, the vibration device for vibrating the case of the mouse-type input device Wow; And a vibration command detecting means for detecting a vibration command transmitted from the computer main body to drive the vibration device, and generating a drive signal corresponding to the vibration command.

At this time, the vibration command is generated in conjunction with the generation of a sound effect or a special event of the computer game program; The vibration command includes code for determining the strength of vibration and the type of vibration.

Description

A MOUSE TYPE INPUT DEVICE WHICH GENERATES VIBRATION IN ORDER TO REALIZE COMPUTER GAME}

The present invention relates to a computer mouse device and a computer system for driving the mouse device. Particularly, a vibration mouse device and a computer for driving the mouse device, which can feel events such as sound effects generated during the execution of a computer game through vibration. It's about the system.

Computer games are becoming popular with children as well as adults. Currently, the most popular input interface for games at home and abroad is a keyboard, a mouse, a joystick, and the like. However, strategy simulation games such as StarCraft, a game using only a mouse and keyboard, or similar games, absolutely reject joysticks. This means that the mouse sticks to a position independent of the joystick as the game controller.

However, the current mouse device only plays a role of communicating the user's intention to the computer system running the game, and does not feel the events occurring during the game. Of course, the user may view the progress of the game through the display device or the speaker or hear the sound effects included in the game program. However, there is a limit to feeling the realism of the game completely with only this sense through sight or hearing.

Therefore, by developing a mouse-type input device that vibrates according to sound effects or events generated during the execution of a game program and a computer system driving the same, the tension and thrill of the computer game may be doubled.

The present invention was developed in response to this technical request.

An object of the present invention is to provide a mouse-type input device that detects a vibration command transmitted from a computer system and vibrates according to the vibration command.

In order to achieve the object of the present invention, the present inventors in the mouse-type input device for controlling the movement position of the pointer of the computer screen, and interface the user and the computer to transfer the user's command to the computer main body, the mouse-type input device A vibrator for vibrating the case; Claims are made for a vibrating mouse device comprising a vibration command detecting means for detecting a vibration command transmitted from the computer main body for driving the vibration device, and generating a drive signal corresponding to the vibration command.

At this time, the vibration command is generated in conjunction with the generation of a sound effect or a special event of the computer game program; The vibration command includes code for determining the strength of vibration and the type of vibration.

In addition, the vibration mouse device of the present invention additionally includes a wired cable for mediating the bidirectional transmission of the signal between the mouse-type input device and the computer main body.

Other objects and advantages of the present invention will be described below and will be appreciated by practice of the present invention. In addition, the objects and advantages of the present invention can be realized by means and combinations shown in the appended utility model registration claims.

The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of the specification, illustrate the presently preferred embodiments of the invention and, together with the description of the following preferred embodiments, serve to explain the principles of the invention.

1 is a block diagram of a vibration mouse device of the present invention.

2 is a configuration diagram of a first embodiment of a computer system of the present invention.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a process of transmitting a vibration command generated according to the sound effect to a mouse device.

4 is a configuration diagram of a second embodiment of a computer system of the present invention.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a process of transmitting a vibration command to a mouse device according to occurrence of an event.

<Explanation of symbols for main parts of the drawings>

1, 100: mouse input device 2, 200: computer system

11, 110: moving amount detecting device 12, 120: input detecting means

13, 130: vibration command detection means 14, 140: vibration device

21, 210: input position detecting means 22, 220: input detecting means

23: sound effect detection means 230: event detection means

24: vibration intensity determination means 240: vibration type determination means

25, 250: vibration command generating means

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail the configuration of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

<Mouse type input device>

1 shows a configuration of a vibration mouse device according to the present invention.

In general, a mouse device is a computer peripheral device used for inputting coordinate movement or selection on a computer monitor.

The mouse device 1 consists of a case 3 having a shape and a shape similar to a mouse. One side of the upper surface of the case 3 is provided with a button 4 for selecting or clicking a menu such as an icon on a user graphic interface (for example, Windows 98) by double clicking. In the lower case of the button 4, an input detecting means 12 for detecting a user's input through a button click or a double click is incorporated.

In addition, a ball 6 for freely moving the mouse device protrudes from the bottom surface of the case 3 in contact with the mouse device 1. The movement amount of the ball 6 is detected by the movement amount detecting device 11 inside the case, and the cursor on the computer monitor is moved in accordance with the movement amount thus detected.

The mouse device 1 of the present invention is characterized by additionally including a vibration command detecting means 13 and a vibration device 14 in addition to the general configuration described above.

In addition, the mouse device 1 of the present invention, unlike the conventional mouse device is characterized in that it is provided with a cable (5) capable of transmitting signals in both directions with the computer main body.

The vibration command detecting means 13 is for driving the vibration device 14 to be described later by recognizing the vibration command signal from the computer main body transmitted through the cable (5).

The vibrator 14 vibrates the case 3 of the mouse device up, down, left, and right so that the user grasping the case can feel the vibration. This vibrator 14 is preferably a small motor, but is not necessarily limited to this, and includes all means for causing vibration to the extent that a user can feel trembling through the palm of the hand.

The cable 5 transmits a cursor movement position signal from the movement detection device 11 and a user selection input signal from the input detection means 12 to the computer main body, and transmits a vibration command signal transmitted from the computer main body to the vibration. It is a wired cable capable of two-way communication for transmitting to the command detecting means 13.

The mouse device having the above-described configuration functions as an input interface for freely moving a cursor on a computer monitor to a desired position and freely selecting a desired menu, and as a vibration device for vibrating the case of the mouse device according to vibration commands transmitted from the computer body. Perform simultaneously.

Therefore, when the mouse device is used exclusively for computer games, the tension and thrill of the game will be doubled as described below.

<Computer system>

Example 1 Computer System for Generating Vibration Commands Based on Sound Effects

FIG. 2 shows an embodiment of a computer system for generating a vibration command in association with an effect sound generated during the execution of a computer game, and transmitting the vibration command to a vibration command detecting means of a mouse device via a cable.

As shown in FIG. 2, the computer system of the present invention comprises a mouse device 1 and a computer main body 2 loaded with a computer game.

The mouse device 1 is a vibration type mouse device including a movement amount detecting device 11, an input detecting means 12, a vibration command detecting means 13, and a vibration device 14. The detailed description of the configuration of the mouse device is omitted by referring to the configuration of FIG. 1 described above.

The computer main body 2 is a general personal computer or a game dedicated computer loaded with game programs such as rule playing, action games, strategy simulation games, and online games. The computer main unit is equipped with a central processing unit, a main memory, an auxiliary storage device, and the like, and an output device such as a speaker and a monitor, and an external storage device, and the like. The game program is stored in the auxiliary memory device or stored in an external memory device, loaded into the main memory, and then executed by a central processing unit to be displayed on the display device.

The computer main body 2 has input position detecting means 21 for detecting the input position of the cursor transmitted from the movement amount detecting device 11 of the mouse apparatus 1, and a user input transmitted via a button of the mouse apparatus. Input detecting means 22 for detecting is provided.

The computer main body 2 further includes sound effect detecting means 23 for detecting sound effects generated during the execution of the game program, and vibration intensity determining means for determining the vibration intensity corresponding to the intensity of the detected sound effects. 24 and a vibration command generating means 25 for driving the vibration device 14 of the mouse device so as to correspond to the vibration strength thus determined.

The sound effect detecting means 23 is for detecting the generation of the sound effect in the background sound and the sound effect output through the speaker while the game is in progress. The background sound serves to give the user a sense of rhythm for the tension or lightness of the progress of the situation, and the effect sound is to notify the user immediately of the situation in which the user is in progress as the game progresses. To help immerse the game in real time.

Therefore, if the mouse vibrates in conjunction with the generation or intensity of the sound effect during the game progression, gamers will be able to experience the computer game more realistically.

The sound effect detecting means 23 performs a function of searching for a command instructing the generation of the sound effect in the game program loaded and executed in the main memory.

The vibration intensity determining means 24 decodes a command instructing the generation of the effect sound and determines a vibration intensity corresponding to the intensity of the sound effect.

The vibration command generating means 25 generates a vibration command for driving the vibration device 14 of the mouse device with the vibration strength determined by the vibration intensity determining means 24, and the vibration command detecting means of the mouse device ( 13) to transmit the function.

Referring to the flute chart of FIG. 3, a process of vibrating the mouse device according to the generation of the sound effect using the computer system having the above-described configuration will be described below.

The central processing unit of the computer main body loads a game program stored in the auxiliary memory device or the external memory device into the main memory, and decodes the program command to execute it.

As the game program is executed, graphics such as game characters are displayed on the monitor, and the background sound and the effect sound synchronized with the graphics are output through the speaker (S302).

While the multimedia game is combined with sound and moving image, the effect sound detecting means of the computer main body continuously checks whether there is a command for instructing the occurrence of an event in the command of the game program (S304). If there is a command (S306), it is determined whether the event indicates a command for outputting the sound effect (S308).

If there is a command for instructing the output of the effect sound, the vibration intensity determining means reads out the intensity of the effect sound to be output by decoding the command, and determines the vibration intensity of the vibration command to be described later based on the intensity of the sound effect. (S310)

When the vibration intensity is determined, the vibration command generating means generates a vibration command corresponding to the vibration intensity (S312) and transmits it to the vibration command detecting means of the mouse device (S314).

The vibration command detecting means receiving the vibration command generates a voltage value according to the vibration intensity of the vibration command to drive the vibration motor to vibrate the mouse device.

Thus, an example will be described in which the Rainbow Six game of RedStorm in the United States is executed on the computer system of the present invention.

In this game, the mouse pointer is set to its launch point when shooting. If a terrorist is found, move your mouse pointer to shoot a terrorist and kill them. At this time, when the shooting starts, a violent gunfire is generated. If the vibration is given to the mouse according to the intensity of the gunshot, when the second bullet is fired, the movement of the pointer will not be free due to the vibration of the mouse. This will give a very similar effect to real shooting, which will double the fun of the game as a haptic machine.

In addition, any game that uses sound effects other than the present game will sufficiently play a role as a haptic machine because any game can vibrate the mouse device by converting the intensity of the sound effect into a voltage.

Example 2 Computer System for Generating Vibration Instructions Based on Occurrence of an Event

4 is a block diagram of a computer system according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Unlike the first embodiment, the computer system of the present embodiment does not generate vibration commands in accordance with the generation of sound effects, but rather in the game such as when the gun is fired, when attacked, when the user character is transferred, and where the terrain is rough. The vibration command is generated only when an event exists.

Therefore, most of the configuration of the mouse input device and the configuration of the computer main body are the same as those of the first embodiment. However, in the present exemplary embodiment, the computer main body 200 includes an event detecting means 230, a vibration type determining means 240, and a vibration command generating means 250.

The event detecting means 230 is for searching whether there is a command instructing the occurrence of a special event among execution commands of a game program loaded and executed from the auxiliary memory device or the external memory device. The special event is set by the programmer who coded the game program and includes an additional coding code that gives the mouse a vibration condition so that the gamer can feel the game more realistically. That is, the command for instructing the occurrence of the event includes a vibration code for vibrating the mouse. Accordingly, the event detecting means detects whether or not an instruction including a special vibration code exists among the loaded and executed program instructions.

The vibration type determination means 240 is for determining the vibration type to vibrate the mouse device by decoding the vibration code. That is, for example, the vibration type refers to a vibration condition for driving the vibration device 140 of the mouse, such as strong vibration, weak vibration, intermittent vibration, and strong vibration.

The vibration command generating means 240 is to generate a vibration command to correspond to the vibration type determined by the vibration type determination means 230, and to transmit it to the vibration command detection means 130 of the mouse device 100. .

Hereinafter, a process of generating a vibration command by detecting the occurrence of a game event by the computer system will be described with reference to FIG. 5.

The central processing unit of the computer main body loads a game program stored in the auxiliary memory device or the external memory device into the main memory, and decodes the program command to execute it.

As the game program is executed, graphics such as game characters are displayed through the monitor, and the background sound and the effect sound synchronized with the graphics are output through the speaker (S502).

During the progress of the multimedia game combined with sound and moving image, the event detecting means of the computer main body continuously checks whether there is a command instructing the occurrence of a special event among the commands of the game program (S504). Check whether there is a command which contains vibration code to make.

At this time, if there is a command for instructing the occurrence of the event (S506), the vibration type determination means decodes the vibration code to determine the vibration type matching the event (S508).

For example, when the character controlled by the user moves to the rough terrain (S510), the vibration strength is determined according to the terrain (S520). Thus, the user is as if the user passes the rough terrain directly. You will feel the same.

In addition, when the character controlled by the user fires the gun (S512), the vibration intensity is determined according to the type and the firing intensity of the gun (S522), and when the user character is attacked by the enemy (S514), the degree of the gunshot wound The vibration intensity is determined according to (S524).

In addition, when the character controlled by the user is transferred (S516), a type of vibration may be set to move from strong vibration to weak vibration so as to realize death.

In this way, when the vibration type determination means of the computer main body determines the vibration type, the vibration command generation means generates a vibration command corresponding to this vibration type (S530), and transmits it to the vibration command detection means of the mouse device. S532)

The vibration command detecting means receiving the vibration command generates a voltage value according to the vibration type of the vibration command to drive the vibration motor to vibrate the mouse device.

Examples of computer game programs that can be executed on the computer system of the present embodiment include Genesis Gaiden, Diablo, and role playing games such as Knox, first-person action games such as Rainbow Six, and Tom Raiders, strategy simulation games such as StarCraft, lineage, and the kingdom of the wind. There can be online games such as.

Here, an example will be described in which the Rainbow Six game of RedStorm Inc. of the United States is executed on the computer system of this embodiment.

When the game is executed and loaded into main memory, the user is assigned a task and continues to play. For example, when a character climbs a staircase, moves a mountain, or moves where the terrain is not flat, vibrations can be applied depending on the roughness of the terrain or the height of the stairs. In addition, when the character starts shooting, the intensity of vibration is transmitted to the mouse according to the type of gun, and when the second bullet is fired, the pointer of the shooting will not be free due to the vibration of the mouse. This gives an effect very similar to real shooting, doubling the fun of the game as a haptic machine.

In addition, when a user character is shot by a terrorist and receives a gunshot shot, the user's game immersion level is amplified by conveying the degree of pain of the character in the game to the mouse.

Depending on the distance the bomb exploded and the degree of injury caused by the bomb thrown by the terrorist, the vibration strength is given to the user so as to feel the strength of the explosion.

In addition, when a character is killed by a terrorist, the vibration of the mouse is advanced from a strong vibration to a weak vibration so that the character's death can be realistically felt until the vibration disappears.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications within the equivalent scope of the technical concept of the present invention and the utility model registration claims to be described below by those skilled in the art to which the present invention belongs. Of course, variations are possible.

The vibrating mouse device of the present invention can vibrate the reality as if the user is transformed into a character in the game because the mouse shakes in conjunction with the generation of sound effects or other events in the game program.

In addition, the computer system of the present invention determines the vibration type or the vibration intensity based on the effect sound or event generated in the game program, and vibrates the mouse device according to the determined vibration condition, so that the computer game can be enjoyed more realistically. .

Claims (2)

In the mouse-type input device for controlling the movement position of the pointer on the computer screen, and interface between the user and the computer to transfer the user's commands to the computer main body, A vibration device for vibrating the case of the mouse input device; Vibration command detection means for detecting a vibration command transmitted from the computer main body to drive the vibration device, and generating a drive signal corresponding to the vibration command; The vibration command is generated in conjunction with the generation of a sound effect or a special event of the computer game program, and the vibration command includes a code for determining the strength of the vibration and the type of the vibration. Vibration mouse device. The method of claim 1, And a wired cable for mediating two-way transmission of a signal between the mouse-type input device and the computer main body.