KR200256033Y1 - Mouse capable of receiving External Data Storage Means - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a mouse having an extended function and maximizing user convenience, which recognizes the movement of the mouse and has a ergonomic design, a mouse button formed on the surface of the body, and an external data storage means formed on the surface of the body. A pluggable socket, a USB connector for electrically connecting the mouse and the computer system, and an external data storage means control / process for controlling and processing a mouse circuit portion and an external data storage means housed in the body and formed on a circuit board. A mouse including a circuit portion is provided. The mouse covers a receiving portion consisting of a receiving portion sidewall substantially perpendicular to the bottom surface of the mouse and a receiving portion bottom wall substantially parallel to the bottom surface of the mouse, and a space formed in the receiving portion, and maintains consistency with the appearance of the mouse body. It includes a receiving portion cover having an outer shape. The external data storage means includes optical data storage means including a CD; Magnetic data storage means including an MD; Memory cards including smart media, memory sticks, compact flash, multimedia cards, secure digital cards; Which is either. The mouse further includes a pointer reader for interfacing the data of the tablet and a connector electrically connected to the tablet into which the user's signature, text and design are input.

Description

Mouse capable of receiving external data storage means

The present invention relates to a mouse which is a computer input device, and more specifically, an external data storage means such as a memory card, a compact CD (MiniDisc), MD (MiniDisc), etc. can be mounted, thereby expanding the function and maximizing user convenience. It is about a mouse.

A mouse is the most common user input device used to move a cursor displayed on a computer monitor. Since the invention was invented by Douglas Engelbart of the Stanford Research Center in 1963, the mouse not only moves the cursor but also displays icons, buttons, menus, etc. displayed on the monitor. It can also be used to execute a program by clicking and to select specific text. Mouse can be divided into ball mouse, pen mouse optical mouse, and coil mouse according to its shape and working principle, and can be divided into serial mouse, PS / 2 mouse, USB mouse, and bus mouse according to the connection method with computer system. With the advent of point-and-click systems, such as the window system, the mouse is now recognized as a standard device that is more important than the keyboard and more frequently used by the user.

Recently, a mouse with a scroll wheel, a wireless mouse, a vibration mouse, and the like have emerged, and technology has been developed in a direction to increase user convenience. As the mouse emerges as an essential input device in the current computer environment, it is necessary to diversify the functions of the mouse and maximize user convenience.

In accordance with these needs and technical requirements, the purpose of the present invention is to expand the function of the mouse.

A more specific object of the present invention is to provide a mouse in which an external data storage means such as a memory card can be mounted, thereby extending the function of the mouse in the conventional concept and maximizing the user convenience of the mouse as an input device.

1 is a perspective view showing the entire structure of a mouse according to the present invention.

2 is a schematic circuit diagram of a mouse according to the present invention.

3 is a block circuit diagram of a mouse according to one embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 4a is a front view showing the overall structure of a mouse according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4B is a side view of the mouse shown in FIG. 4A.

5 is a plan view showing the structure of a mouse according to the present invention having a tablet interface function.

<Description of Major Symbols in Drawing>

10, 110: mouse

12, 112: mouse body

14, 15, 114, 115: mouse button

16, 116: scroll wheel

20, 120: card socket

22: LED

30: circuit board

40: user input unit

50: card socket 60: mouse circuit

70: card circuit section 80: connector

150: socket accommodating part 152: accommodating part side wall

154: accommodating part bottom wall 160: accommodating part cover

170: external data storage means 180: USB port

The mouse according to the present invention recognizes the movement of the mouse and has a body having an ergonomic design, a mouse button formed on the surface of the body, a socket formed on the surface of the body can be inserted into the external data storage means, the mouse And a USB connector for electrically connecting a computer system with a mouse, and an external data storage means control / processing circuit portion accommodated in the main body and formed on a circuit board and an external data storage means for controlling and processing external data storage means. The mouse covers a receiving portion consisting of a receiving portion sidewall substantially perpendicular to the bottom surface of the mouse and a receiving portion bottom wall substantially parallel to the bottom surface of the mouse, and a space formed in the receiving portion, and maintains consistency with the appearance of the mouse body. It includes a receiving portion cover having an outer shape.

External data storage means that can be mounted in the mouse according to the present invention includes an optical data storage means including a CD; Magnetic data storage means including an MD; Memory cards including smart media, memory sticks, compact flash, multimedia cards, secure digital cards; Any one of them.

The present invention further includes a pointer reader for interfacing the data of the tablet and the connector electrically connected to the tablet into which the user's signature, text, and pattern are input.

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

1 is a perspective view showing the overall appearance of a mouse according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the mouse 10 includes a main body 12, mouse buttons 14 and 15, and a scroll wheel 16, and transmits electrical signals between the mouse 10 and a computer system (not shown). And a cable 18 for transmitting. The mouse body 12 is ergonomically designed to fit the user's hand, which is shown in the drawings is only one example and may be modified in various shapes and structures. Moving the mouse body 12 moves a pointer, such as a cursor, displayed on the computer's monitor. The mouse buttons 14 and 15 are formed on the surface of the main body 12. The mouse buttons 14 and 15 are input to the computer, for example, execution of a specific program, selection of a specific portion displayed on a computer monitor, selection and execution of commands to be executed on the computer, and the like. Used to indicate. Although two buttons are shown in the drawing, the fact that more buttons can be configured will be easily understood by those skilled in the art. A scroll button 16 is formed on the surface of the main body 12, which is used to rotate, for example, to move up or down the screen displayed on the web browser. When the user presses the scroll button 16, the same result as double-clicking the mouse button 14 can be achieved.

The mouse according to the present invention includes a socket 20 into which an external data storage means can be inserted. The socket 20 is formed on the surface of the mouse body 12, in which a memory card embodied as an integrated circuit element, for example a flash memory element, or an optical data storage means such as a small CD may be inserted. Magnetic data storage means such as a small MD can be inserted. Memory cards include SmartMedia, Toshiba, Japan, MemoryStick, Sony, Japan, CompactFlash, Sandisk, USA, SanDisk and Siemens, Germany Includes a MultiMedia Card, a secure digital card, etc., developed jointly by Gimens. These memory cards are recording media used in various portable electronic devices such as digital cameras, MP3 players, handheld personal computers (HPC), personal digital assistants (PDAs), mobile phones, etc. Increasingly, their applications are expanding. The socket 20 includes slots of a suitable size according to the external data storage means to be mounted. For example, the socket in which the memory stick card is to be mounted may accommodate a card having a width, a length, and a thickness of 21.5 mm, 50 mm, and 2.8 mm, respectively. In order to mount a secure digital card in a socket having a slot that can be sized, a slot having a width, a length, and a thickness of 24 mm, 32 mm, and 2.1 mm must be formed.

On the other hand, the mouse 10 according to the present invention may include a display device 22 for visually informing the user when the external data storage means is mounted and operating, the display device 22 is implemented by, for example, LED do.

The mouse 10 according to the present invention includes a ball mouse, an optical mouse, and a coil mouse. In the ball mouse, a rubber ball that can move in any of front, rear, left, and right directions is mounted to protrude on the bottom surface of the mouse body 12. The rubber ball is in light frictional contact with the rotating rod installed inside the body 12, and the rotating rod creates a positive pulse and a negative pulse as the rubber ball moves. This pulse is sent to the mouse driver software on the computer, which controls the position of the cursor according to the pulse signal. The movement of the mouse can be sensed in units of 1/400 inch, for example.

Meanwhile, the optical mouse detects the movement of the mouse by using an optical sensor instead of the rubber ball of the ball mouse. The optical mouse may use a dedicated mouse pad depending on the optical sensor, but it is preferable to employ an optical sensor capable of capturing movement on any surface such as wood and plastic so that the cursor can be controlled without the dedicated pad. The optical mouse can be manufactured, for example, according to the method disclosed in Korean Patent Application No. 2001-43231 filed under the name of “Optical sensor and its packaging method” on July 18, 2001. That is, after the optical sensor chip is attached to the die pad of the lead frame, wire bonding the lead and the optical sensor chip of the lead frame, and at least one coupling protrusion is formed on one side of the lead frame in which at least one position guide hole is formed. A first package body coupling step of coupling the first package body with the coupling protrusion to the position guide hole, coating an insulating film on the optical sensor chip attached to the die pad, and at least one of the lead frame to the other side The second package body coupling step of coupling the second package body in which the coupling groove is formed so that the coupling protrusion is fitted into the coupling groove, and thermally compressing the first package body and the second package body, It can manufacture. The contents disclosed in the above patents are included as part of the present specification.

2 is a block circuit diagram showing the overall circuit structure of the mouse according to the present invention. The circuit board 30 is provided with a circuit section 70 for controlling and processing the mouse circuit section 60 and external data storage means. The circuit board 30 is, for example, a multilayer PCB on which wiring patterns are formed. The user input unit 40 is, for example, a means for inputting a content manipulated by a user through the movement of the main body 12 described above with reference to FIG. 1, the mouse buttons 14 and 15, the scroll wheel 16, and the like.

The output of the mouse circuitry 60 and the output of the data storage means control / processing circuitry 70 are input to the computer via the cable 18 and the connector 80. Signals from the computer may be input to the data storage means control / processing circuitry 70 via the connector 80, cable 18. The mouse basically uses a combination of hardware and software to create and control the movement of the cursor on the monitor. The driver, software, creates a cursor and controls its location. When the mouse moves, a hardware signal is generated and sent to the driver, which moves the cursor according to the hardware signal.

Connector 80 is, for example, a USB port (Universal Serial Bus). USB is a PC peripheral port specification agreed by seven companies including Intel, Compaq, IBM, DEC, Microsoft, NEC, and Northern Telecom. It is a PC standard that can realize plug-and-play almost completely. It is evaluated as. Connector 80 is inserted into a USB port of a computer system.

3 is a block circuit diagram of a mouse according to one embodiment of the present invention, and shows the configuration of the mouse circuit unit 60 and the external data storage means control / processing circuit unit 70 in detail.

The mouse circuit unit 60 includes a mouse button reader 62, a mouse pointer reader 64, an operator 66, and a communicator 68. The mouse button reader 62 receives a user's manipulation of the mouse buttons 14 and 15 and reads it. The mouse pointer reader 64 moves the mouse body 12 through an optical sensor or a rotating bar. Read it. The data read by the reading units 62 and 64 is output to the calculating unit 66, and the calculating unit 66 calculates electrical signals output by the reading units 62 and 64 to display information indicating the moving direction and the moving distance. Will output The communication unit 68 formats the output of the operation unit 66 into appropriate data according to a predetermined protocol and transmits the data to the USB connector 80.

On the other hand, the external data storage means control / processing circuit section 70 includes a recognition signal generator 72, a power supply 74, a controller 76, and a program memory 78.

The recognition signal generator 72 reads whether the external data storage means inserted into the socket 20 is a memory card, an optical storage medium or a magnetic storage medium, and outputs the signal to the power supply 74 and the controller 76. do.

The power supply 74 outputs an appropriate voltage signal corresponding to the external data storage inserted into the socket 20 according to the recognition signal, for example, a voltage signal of 5V or 3.3V.

The controller 76 controls the overall operation of the circuit unit 70, and performs operation control according to a program stored in the program memory 78. Communication between the controller 76 and the computer system is controlled by, for example, a Windows driver in the computer. Thus, an icon for recognizing a disk is created on the operating system of the computer as a floppy disk.

4a and 4b is a front view and a side view showing the overall structure of the mouse according to another embodiment of the present invention.

The mouse 110 according to this embodiment includes a body 112, mouse buttons 114 and 115, a scroll wheel 116, and a socket 120 into which an external data storage means can be inserted, and a computer system. A cable 118 and a USB connector 180 for electrical connection are included, and these elements are similar in function as described above, and thus detailed description thereof will be omitted.

Meanwhile, the mouse 110 further includes a receiving portion 150 in which a socket 120 is formed. The receiving portion 150 includes a receiving portion sidewall 152 and a mouse bottom that are substantially perpendicular to the bottom surface of the mouse. It consists of a receiver bottom wall 154 that is substantially parallel to the face to provide space for the external data storage means 170 to be easily inserted into and detached from the socket 120. In addition, the space of the accommodating part 150 is protected by the cover 160. The cover 160 is preferably designed to maintain the appearance and consistency of the appearance of the mouse body 112, so that the overall appearance of the mouse maintains the ergonomic design. In addition, it is preferable that the cover 160 is made of a transparent material so that the external storage means 170 mounted on the mouse 110 can be easily identified through the socket 120.

5 shows a connection relationship between a tablet and a mouse structure according to another embodiment of the present invention having a tablet interface function.

The mouse 200 has a ergonomic design such that the overall shape fits the hand of the person, as in the embodiment described above, and the body 212, which transfers the mouse movement to the cursor transformation of the computer monitor, surface of the body 212. Mouse buttons 214 and 215 formed at the user's operation contents, scroll buttons 216 for moving the screen displayed on the computer monitor up and down, and a receiving unit 250 into which external data storage means can be mounted. do. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 5, the mouse 200 is further characterized by a connector 230 that can interface with the tablet 190.

The tablet 190 includes an electronic device having an electronic signature or a hand writing function when a user accesses an electronic commerce or a remote computer using a computer communication network. The tablet includes a Y decoder 192, an X decoder 194 and an input plate 196, and a connection cable 198 connected to the decoders 192 and 194, respectively. The input panel 196 is preferably an input panel to which a touch screen technology is applied, and thus, a user writes an electronic signature using a separate writing instrument (not shown) or inputs a desired character or design. Can be entered via The signature, character or pattern input by the user is interpreted in two dimensions so that the X-axis direction data is converted by the X decoder 192 and the Y-axis direction data is processed by the Y decoder 194. Data converted by the decoders 192 and 194 is input to the mouse 200 through the cable 198. Inside the mouse 200 is a pointer reader (not shown) for processing data input through the cable 198, the output of the pointer reader is transmitted to the computer system through the interface port of the mouse, On the computer screen, the user's signature, text or design entered through the input panel 196 of the tablet 190 is displayed on the monitor.

As described above, according to the present invention, since external data storage means such as a memory card, CD, MD, and the like can be mounted in the mouse, the function of the mouse of the conventional concept can be extended, and the user's convenience of the mouse as an input device can be improved. It can be maximized.

In addition, according to the present invention, it is possible to maintain a ergonomic design of the whole mouse while mounting a separate external memory device in the mouse.

In addition, according to the present invention, the user's signature, characters, and patterns can be interfaced with the mouse, thereby extending the function of the mouse.

Claims (10)

A mouse used as an input device to a computer system Body with an ergonomic design, A mouse button formed on the surface of the main body, A socket formed on the body surface and into which an external data storage means can be inserted; A USB connector for electrically connecting the mouse and the computer system; And a mouse circuit portion housed in the body and formed on a circuit board and an external data storage means control / processing circuit portion for controlling and processing external data storage means. 2. The mouse of claim 1, wherein the mouse further comprises a receptacle comprising a receptacle sidewall substantially perpendicular to the bottom of the mouse and a receptacle bottom wall substantially parallel to the bottom of the mouse. The mouse according to claim 2, wherein the socket is formed on a side wall of the accommodation portion. The mouse of claim 2 or 3, further comprising an accommodating part cover covering a space formed in the accommodating part and having an appearance that is consistent with an appearance of the mouse body. A mouse button reading section for reading a mouse button operation of a user, a mouse pointer reading section for reading a movement of the mouse body, and a mouse button reading section and a mouse pointer reading section. And a communicator configured to calculate the electrical signal to be output and output information indicating the movement direction and the distance as digital data, and a communicator configured to format the output of the calculator into data according to a predetermined protocol and transmit the data to the USB connector. Mouse. The apparatus of claim 1 or 2, wherein the external data storage means control / processing circuit unit recognizes the external data storage means mounted in the socket and generates an electrical output signal according to the recognized result, and a power supply device. And a program memory in which a program necessary for processing and controlling the external data storage means is stored, and a controller for controlling the operation of the external data storage means control / processing circuit portion according to the program stored in the program memory. Mouse. The mouse according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the mouse circuit portion and the external data storage means control / processing circuit portion are mounted on one printed circuit board. The mouse according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the mouse is selected from the group consisting of an optical mouse, a ball mouse, and a coil mouse. 3. The apparatus of claim 1 or 2, wherein the external data storage means comprises: optical data storage means including a CD; Magnetic data storage means including an MD; And a memory card including a smart media, a memory stick, a compact flash, a multimedia card, and a secure digital card. The mouse of claim 1 or 2, further comprising a pointer reader for interfacing the data of the tablet and a connector electrically connected to the tablet into which the user's signature, text, and pattern are input.