KR200258372Y1 - System inputting letter using mouse - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a computer character input system using a mouse that enables character input through a mouse in addition to a character input method through a keyboard. The character input system using a mouse according to the present invention includes a mouse and a keyboard as data input means. A computer system comprising a series of means in a main body such as a memory unit for storing, calculating, and controlling data input through the mouse and the keyboard, and a central processing unit. A mouse controller which calculates generated mouse information and transmits corresponding mouse cursor position information and click signal information to the memory unit, and transmits the mouse click signal information to the keyboard side through the central processing unit; In the mouse control unit By a keyboard operation processing unit for generating a character signal input by the central processing unit via the operation passes the mouse click information signal is characterized in that formed.

Description

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The present invention relates to a computer character input system, and more particularly to a computer character input system using a mouse.

In general, in a computer system, a keyboard and a mouse are widely used as data input means for instructing setting and execution of a program to be executed or for inputting data.

FIG. 1 is a view illustrating a state in which a mouse 101 and a keyboard 102 are connected to a general computer system, and the computer main body 103 has a signal line corresponding to a keyboard 102 and a mouse 101 as data input means. 101a, 102b are connected, and the execution result of the program in the computer main body 103 is displayed on the monitor 104.

As described above, the data input means in the computer system are the keyboard 102 and the mouse 101. As the Internet environment through the web becomes more common, the data input means has changed from the keyboard to the mouse.

That is, except for the task of writing a document or inputting a large number of characters, most computer tasks can be performed with a mouse. In particular, in the Internet environment, most operations are performed with a mouse except for simple character input such as 'ID / password / keyword'.

In such an environment, using a keyboard for inputting a simple character while using a mouse, which is a means for performing most tasks, has caused a user to feel a hassle, if not a lot of inconvenience.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a computer character input system using a mouse to enable character input through a mouse in addition to the character input method through a keyboard.

1 is a diagram illustrating a state where a mouse and a keyboard are connected to a general computer system.

Figure 2 is a schematic perspective view for explaining a computer character input system using a mouse of the present invention.

3 is an enlarged view along line A of FIG. 2;

Figure 4 is a block diagram showing the main configuration of a computer character input system using a mouse of the present invention.

<Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

401: mouse 402: mouse control

402: memory unit 404: keyboard operation processing unit

405: central processing unit 406: monitor

407: light emitting diode control unit

Character input system using a mouse of the present invention for achieving the above object is provided with a mouse and a keyboard as a data input means, the memory unit for storing, calculating and controlling the data input through the mouse and keyboard and the central operation A computer system including a series of means such as a processing unit in a main body, comprising: calculating mouse information generated by movement and click of a mouse embedded in the main body, and corresponding mouse cursor position information and click signal information corresponding to the memory unit; A mouse control unit for transmitting the mouse click signal information to the keyboard side through the central processing unit, and a character input by the mouse click signal information provided in the keyboard and transmitted from the mouse control unit through the central processing unit. Keyboard operation processor to generate a signal It characterized by comprising.

First, the implementation principle of the present invention is briefly described as follows.

When you move the mouse, which is a pointing device, the mouse cursor moves on the monitor. When the mouse cursor is positioned below the bottom of the monitor, the cursor disappears, and light emitting diodes embedded in each key top of the keyboard generate light as the mouse moves on the keyboard. At this time, when the corresponding key top emitting light is clicked with a mouse, a corresponding character or symbol is displayed on the monitor.

Hereinafter, with reference to the drawings will be described in detail a character input system using a mouse according to the present invention.

2 is a schematic perspective view for explaining a character input system using a mouse according to the present invention, and is an enlarged view along line A of FIG. 3.

As shown in Figs. 2 and 3, the character input system using the mouse according to the present invention is a computer main body 203 which is largely equipped with hardware and a mouse which is means for inputting data into the computer main body 203. 201 and a keyboard 202 are provided, and the monitor 204 which screen-outputs the input data is comprised. Here, the upper portion of the keyboard 202 is a key top 207 in which the corresponding letters and symbols are displayed as a portion pressed by a finger, and the light emitting diode 208 is embedded in the key top 207.

As described above, moving the mouse 201 causes the mouse cursor 206 to move on the monitor 204 and lowers the mouse cursor 206 to the lowest horizontal axis 205 of the monitor. ) Does not disappear in the state of being caught on the lowermost horizontal axis 205, but in the present invention, when the mouse cursor 206 is lowered below the lowermost horizontal axis 205 of the monitor, the mouse cursor 206 disappears and instead, the mouse moves. The light will come on the keyboard location corresponding to the coordinates. More precisely, the light emitting diodes built into each key top of the keyboard generate light. That is, each key top can be selected according to the movement of the mouse, and when the corresponding key top is clicked, the corresponding character is input on the monitor.

When the principle of the present invention is described again in comparison with the prior art, it can be said that the movement range of the conventional mouse cursor is limited to the monitor, and it is extended to the keyboard in addition to the monitor.

Before describing the configuration of the present invention will be described a general character input method through the keyboard as follows.

Note that the internal structure of the keyboard is not shown.

First, when a user presses a key top having a corresponding character for each part of the keyboard by pressing a finger, the membrane located under the key top is pushed to the bottom. As the membrane descends to the bottom, electrical signals are transmitted along the conductive lines to the three sheets provided below the membrane, and the signals are directed to a flat cable integrated with the sheet. Finally, the electrical signal is transmitted to a keyboard operation processor located in the keyboard, and the keyboard operation processor generates a character input code corresponding to the signal and informs the central operation processor of the main body to display characters on the monitor.

In the character input method as described above, it can be seen that the key role is the operation processing unit of the keyboard for generating a character input code and giving a command to display characters on the monitor.

The present invention has been made in view of the above, it is a key element of the invention to input the characters by operating the operation processing unit of the keyboard via a mouse.

4 is a block diagram showing the main configuration of a character input system using a mouse according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 4, the system embodying the present invention includes a mouse 401 that is a pointing device, a main body 420 that stores, calculates, and processes a series of mouse information generated by the mouse, and the main body. The keyboard unit 410 controls the generation of the character input code and the light emitting diode according to the mouse information of the unit 420, and a monitor displaying the character based on the character input code generated by the keyboard unit.

The main body 420 calculates mouse information generated by the movement and click of the mouse 401, and transfers mouse cursor position information and click signal information corresponding thereto to the memory unit 403, and the mouse click signal. A mouse control unit 402 for transferring information to the keyboard unit through the central processing unit 405, a memory unit 403 for storing the mouse information as described above, and a central processing unit 405 for processing the mouse information It consists of.

The keyboard unit 410 may include a keyboard operation processor 404 for generating a character input code based on mouse information transmitted through the central operation processor, and a light emitting diode (LED) provided in a key top of the keyboard. 408, and a light emitting diode controller 407 for controlling the light emitting diode 408. The LED control unit 407 is controlled by a command of the central processing unit 405 based on the mouse information stored in the memory unit 403.

In addition, the central processing unit 405 receives the character input code data generated by the keyboard operation processing unit 404 and also serves to mark a character.

Referring to the function of the character input device using a mouse of the present invention having the above configuration in more detail as follows.

First, although not shown in the drawing, the mouse 401 has various detailed devices, that is, a mouse ball moving according to a user's mouse movement, a mouse roller supporting the mouse ball and transferring the movement of the mouse ball to an encoder. The encoder is configured to calculate the moving distance of the coordinates, the light emitting diode emitting light when the mouse is moved outside the encoder, and a photo transistor for detecting the light emitted from the light emitting diode and converting it into a digital signal.

As described above, the movement of the mouse is converted into a digital signal through a series of processes and transferred to the mouse control unit 402 located in the computer main body. The mouse control unit 402 calculates a moving distance and a click signal of the mouse to the main body. It is responsible for calculating the position of the mouse cursor to be sent and other series of mouse information.

The memory unit 403 is a device for storing and managing data coming from all input devices of the computer. In the present invention, the memory unit 403 receives a series of mouse information calculated by the mouse control unit 402 and is embedded in the keyboard. It sends the mouse click signal to the keyboard operation processor.

The keyboard operation processor receiving the mouse click signal generates a scan code corresponding to the mouse click signal, that is, a character input signal, and stores the corresponding data in a memory buffer and transmits the corresponding data to the central operation processor.

In the conventional case, a user presses a specific key top of the keyboard to perform a series of processes, and a corresponding electrical signal is transmitted to a calculation processing unit of the keyboard. In the present invention, a mouse click signal corresponds to a conventional electrical signal. Therefore, character input is enabled by a mouse click signal corresponding to the conventional electrical signal.

On the other hand, when the mouse position information of the series of mouse information transmitted to the memory unit is not the coordinates existing in the monitor, that is, when the mouse movement position corresponds to the keyboard, a light emitting diode embedded in the key top on the keyboard emits light. The device controlling this is a light emitting diode controller.

The light emitting diode controller is controlled by a command of the central processing unit based on the mouse position information stored in the memory unit.

Character input system using a mouse of the present invention as described above has the following effects.

In a situation in which many text inputs are not required, such as an internet environment through the web, a simple text input may be performed using a mouse.

In addition, many software supports auto-completion function, that is, automatically completes similar words in just a few letters, and according to the present invention, it is easy to input similar words and sentences when only a few letters are input with a mouse. Therefore, the effect of the present invention is doubled.

Claims (2)

A computer system comprising a mouse and a keyboard as data input means, and having a series of means in a main body such as a memory unit and a central processing unit for storing, calculating, and controlling data input through the mouse and keyboard. It is embedded in the main body to calculate the mouse information generated by the movement and click of the mouse and transmits the corresponding mouse cursor position information and click signal information to the memory unit, the mouse click signal information through the central processing unit A mouse controller for transmitting to the keyboard side; And a keyboard operation processor which is provided in the keyboard and generates a character input signal by the mouse click signal information transmitted from the mouse control unit through a central operation processor. The method of claim 1, wherein the keyboard, A light emitting diode embedded in each key top on the keyboard that emits light based on mouse cursor position information stored in the memory unit; And a light emitting diode controller for directly controlling the light emitting diodes in response to a command of the central processing unit.