KR200245537Y1 - Hand Plate Type Input Pad - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention allows a game running on an IBM compatible machine to control the use of an existing keyboard or joystick using a game-specific input pad. The hand-only input pad, which has increased compatibility by changing the top button arrangement required for the game, allows you to play the game with the mouse. By removing unnecessary keys from the existing keyboard, and the joystick does not utilize the function of the mouse solves the inconvenience of only limited games. The device has a bottom portion consisting of a hand-only switch configured to allow a user to use only the essential keys of the game, and a switching portion having a top portion selectively printed with a hand button to indicate a position corresponding to the hand switch for each software. Wow; A controller for converting and transmitting the signal transmitted from the switching unit into a form for transmitting to a computer; It has a cable and a connector for connecting to an external port of the computer, and comprises an interface for interfacing with an external port of the computer.

Description

Hand Input Pad {Hand Plate Type Input Pad}

The present invention is to input the pad by hand, and in particular, to control all the games running on IBM compatible devices and PDAs by hand, and to relate to the game dedicated hand pad by changing the button layout on the top.

In general, games are classified into two types: an attached game machine using a home television as a display device, an integrated game machine equipped with all components including a monitor, and a game machine installed in a game room, and software installed on a computer to utilize internal resources. .

Recently, thanks to the rapid development and dissemination of the computer industry, the software has explosively increased in terms of suppliers and users than game machines of other types. Moreover, due to the development and spread of modem technology including the Internet, real-time games among multi-users are rapidly developing.

The above-mentioned software input device of the game is the most common keyboard and mouse of a computer, and a joystick having a separate direction key and a plurality of buttons is used. The joystick is connected to a game port and installed.

In addition, there is a dancing program input device called DDR, which is provided to provide a foothold that a user can step on and step on, and to proceed a dancing game by stepping on the foothold according to the rhythm displayed on the screen.

However, the above-described input devices have the following disadvantages.

First, since the conventional joystick is available only in a limited game, there is a disadvantage in that the application range is limited.

Second, the conventional DDR has a disadvantage that can not be used at all except the dancing program.

Third, there is a deterioration of the realism to proceed the game program or the dancing program with a conventional keyboard, the user has a lot of pressing keys have a dry taste disadvantages.

Fourth, the conventional keyboard or joystick has a disadvantage of economical to buy a new one because the failure rate is high compared to the small impact or the service life.

The present invention is to solve the above-mentioned disadvantages, the object of the present invention is to provide a game-only hand input pad applicable to any game program or dancing program.

1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a hand input pad according to the present invention.

2 is a flow chart showing the signal flow between the major components of the hand input pad according to the present invention.

Figure 3 is a block diagram showing a plane of the bottom according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 4 is a block diagram showing a plane of the upper surface according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 5 is a cross-sectional view showing a cross-section is coupled to the bottom and the top according to an embodiment of the present invention.

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10: hand input pad 20: computer

30: bottom plate 40: top plate

110: interface unit 120: control unit

130: switching unit 210: USB port

A feature of the present invention for achieving the above object is that the user can press the hand over a limited space and buttons, the bottom portion consisting of a plurality of switches, and selectively hand to indicate the position corresponding to the hand switch for each software A switching unit having a top portion on which a button is printed; A controller for converting and transmitting the signal transmitted from the switching unit into a form for transmitting to a computer; It has a cable and a connector for connecting to an external port of the computer, and comprises an interface for interfacing with an external port of the computer.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings to describe the present invention in detail.

1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a hand input pad according to the present invention, the hand input pad 10 according to the present invention is an interface for connecting to the USB port 210 of the IBM compatible computer 20 to interface The unit 110, the switching unit 130 for generating a signal corresponding to the portion pressed by the user, and converting the signal transmitted from the switching unit 130 to suit the data format of the computer 20 to be transmitted It is configured to include a control unit 120 for.

For reference, the USB port will be described below.

Universal Serial Bus (USB) refers to the PC peripheral port specifications agreed by seven companies including Intel, Compaq, IBM, DEC, Microsoft, NEC, and Northern Telecom. With the commercialization of controllers, PC makers around the world are becoming more and more common with the introduction of products that support them, and this method is regarded as a PC standard that can realize plug and play almost completely.

On the other hand, the signal flow between the major components of the hand input pad 10 having the above-described configuration is as follows.

Figure 2 is a flow chart showing the flow of signals between the main components of the hand input pad according to the present invention, when pressing any one of the first switching button 130 having a plurality of hand buttons (①), switching unit ( 130 generates a first signal corresponding to the first button and transmits it to the controller 120 (②).

The controller 120 recognizes the button pressed by the user through the received first signal and converts the first signal into a form that conforms to the USB communication standard so that the computer can read it and transmits it to the outside through the interface unit 110. (③)

The interface unit 110 electrically transmits only the first signal transmitted from the control unit 110 to the USB port, but is externally formed to be suitable for connection to the USB port. have.

The first signal is generated / converted / transmitted / transmitted in real time, and since the switching unit 130 is composed of a plurality of buttons, the n-th signal different from the first signal proceeds in a similar manner.

Hereinafter, specific embodiments of the input plate will be described.

First, the input footrest is composed of a bottom plate and a top plate, to look at the planar configuration of the bottom plate.

3 is a plan view showing a planar structure of the bottom surface according to the present invention, the base plate 30 is arranged inside the arm Velcro tape 32 and the arm Velcro tape 32 attached to have a predetermined width along the perimeter First to eighth foot switches 322, 324, 326, 328, 330, 332, 334, 336 and 338 which respectively generate corresponding signals, and eight foot switches for direction indication. Consists of

An example of the planar structure of the upper plate attached on the bottom surface 30 mentioned above is as follows.

4 is a plan view showing an example of a planar configuration of the upper surface according to the present invention, the subvelote tape 42 is provided on the rear surface of the upper plate 40 corresponding to the arm Velcro tape 32 of the lower plate 30 It is.

The upper surface of the top plate 40 is provided with only the buttons used in the corresponding game among the plurality of switches, in the case of 'Come on Baby (Come on Baby) known as the game room, blue button 422, green button 424, only the red button 426 is required.

On the other hand, as shown in Figure 5, the above-described arm Velcro tape 32 formed along the periphery of the bottom plate 30, and the male Velcro tape 42 formed along the periphery of the top plate 40 correspond to each other Since the top plate 40 is easily located / detached, it is possible to apply any game by replacing only the top plate 40.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present embodiment disclosed as described above has the following advantages.

First, there is an advantage to increase the user convenience by supporting a USB port that can be connected to a computer, PDA, mobile phone, laptop at any time.

Second, there is an advantage that the compatibility of the game or program is further increased by enabling the removal / attachment of the top plate to correspond to the corresponding software.

Third, you can play any game you want without using the keyboard or joystick.

Claims (5)

A switching unit configured to detach from each other a bottom plate made of a plurality of switches, a top plate selectively printed with a button to indicate a position corresponding to the switch by corresponding software, so that a user can press it by hand; And a control unit for converting and transmitting the transmitted signal into a form for transmitting to a computer, a cable and connector for connecting to an external port of the computer, and an interface unit for interfacing with an external port of the computer. Hand typing pad. The method of claim 1, The external port is the input pad, characterized in that the USB The method of claim 1, A velcro tape is attached along the periphery of the bottom plate and the top plate, so that a plurality of types of top surface portions having buttons printed thereon are removable. The method of claim 1, The external port is a PS2 port dedicated hand input pad that can be used like an existing keyboard without a separate hardware drive. The method of claim 1, The hand pad is an input pad capable of freely making various shapes (including designs) and sizes according to a pressed switch.