KR20080035091A - A mouse including macro function, a computer system including the same, recording and playing method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

A mouse having a macro function, an information terminal system including the same, and a recording and regenerating method thereof are provided to input simple and repetitive mouse signals rapidly and efficiently. A recording and regenerating method of a mouse comprises the following several steps. If a user pushes a macro button for a long time, a mouse controller determines that a macro registration start signal is inputted(S500), and then, senses position of a mouse cursor at the current time(S510). The controller sequentially recognizes signals in accordance with a moving path of the mouse, and a click or double click operation of a click button according as a ball and a wheel move(S520). The controller determines whether a macro registration terminating signal is inputted while recognizing a task procedure of the mouse(S530). If the user inputs the macro registration terminating signal via the macro button, the controller terminates the task procedure of the mouse, registers the task procedure as a macro mode, and stores the registered task procedure at a mouse memory(S540).

Description

A mouse having a macro function, an information terminal system including the same, a method of registering and reproducing the same {A MOUSE INCLUDING MACRO FUNCTION, A COMPUTER SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME, RECORDING AND PLAYING METHOD THEREOF}

1 is a perspective view showing an information terminal system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram schematically illustrating components of the information terminal device and the mouse of FIG. 1.

3 is a diagram illustrating a state in which a mouse cursor moves on a monitor according to a movement of a mouse.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of registering a macro function with a mouse according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a diagram illustrating a mouse working procedure stored according to the macro registration process of FIG. 4.

6 is a flowchart illustrating a method of reproducing a macro function stored in a mouse according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

The present invention relates to a mouse having a macro function, and an information terminal system including the same. More specifically, the present invention relates to a method of registering a specific work procedure of a mouse as a macro using a macro function and playing the same.

In general, an information terminal system includes a main body for controlling an entire system, having a built-in operation program and various application programs, a monitor for displaying data input from the main body, and inputting data to the main body. Input devices such as a keyboard and a mouse are included.

The mouse of the input device is a means for moving a mouse cursor displayed on the monitor and inputting a signal for selecting and executing a program. The mouse cursor moves in response to the user's mouse movement.

Therefore, when a user wants to input a signal using the mouse, the user moves the cursor displayed on the monitor to a desired position by using the mouse, and then clicks an icon, a program, Select a document or the like and input the execution signal.

On the other hand, if the user wants to repeatedly perform the same task using the mouse, the user has to repeatedly perform the process of moving the mouse, clicking the click button, and the like as described above.

As such, since a simple and repetitive mouse operation has to be performed, work efficiency is reduced and a lot of time is required.

In addition, since a user must input a signal by manipulating the mouse, he could not perform other tasks except for the corresponding task.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide an information terminal system capable of quickly and efficiently performing simple and repetitive mouse signal input by embedding a macro function in a mouse.

In addition, an object of the present invention is to press the macro button provided in the mouse to repeatedly input the mouse signals according to the registered work procedure, the mouse can be increased user convenience, information terminal system using the same, macro registration of the mouse and It is to provide a playback method.

In order to achieve the above object, an information terminal system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a mouse for registering the macro mode, and transmitting the signals stored in the macro mode; And a main body configured to perform an operation according to the signals received from the mouse.

The mouse includes a macro button for inputting a signal relating to macro registration and reproduction; A mouse memory for storing signals in a macro mode according to a mouse operation procedure input according to the macro registration signal; And a mouse control unit which registers the macro mode and transmits the signals stored in the macro mode to the outside according to the macro reproduction signal.

Macro registration method of the mouse according to the present invention comprises the steps of sequentially recognizing the signal generated in the mouse according to the macro registration start signal; And storing the sequentially recognized signals in the macro mode according to the macro registration end signal.

A method for reproducing a macro of a mouse according to the present invention includes transmitting a signal of a macro mode registered by the method of claim 5 to a main body according to a macro reproducing start signal; And terminating the signal transmission in the macro mode according to the macro reproduction end signal.

The information terminal system according to the present invention has a built-in macro function in the mouse, and can perform a simple and repetitive mouse signal input quickly and efficiently.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail a preferred embodiment of a mouse equipped with a macro function according to the present invention, an information terminal system including the same, and a method for registering and playing the same.

1 is a perspective view illustrating an information terminal system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram schematically illustrating components of an information terminal apparatus and a mouse of FIG. 1. 3 is a diagram illustrating a state in which a mouse cursor moves on a monitor according to a movement of a mouse.

Referring to FIG. 1, the information terminal system of the present invention includes a main body 100, a monitor 200, a keyboard 300, and a mouse 400.

The main body 100 is a device that controls the overall operation of the information terminal system. The main body 100 processes data input through the mouse 400 and the keyboard 300, and the result is displayed on the monitor 200.

The keyboard 300 is an input device of the information terminal system and is composed of letters, numbers, special characters, and function keys. The number of keys on the keyboard 300 tends to increase according to a user's function expansion request, and the number of keys of the keyboard 300 generally used is about 100.

The function keys include Control, Alt, Shift, Enter, and Tab, which can be used to change the original meaning of a key or to control program operation. It is used to move a text or mouse cursor on the monitor 200.

The mouse 400 contacts the ground or the mouse pad, detects when the user moves the mouse 400, transmits a signal for moving the mouse cursor 210 of the monitor 200, and is provided in the mouse 400. It is an independent input means separate from the keyboard 300 capable of inputting a signal to the main body 100 through the click button 470.

In addition, the mouse 400 of the present invention is provided with a macro function.

The macro function is a function of automatically performing a task by playing a key having a specific function without a user inputting a command each time in order to perform a series of tasks.

The monitor 200 serves to display the operation of the program being executed in the main body 100 to the user according to the data input from the keyboard 300 and the mouse 400.

More specifically, referring to FIG. 2, the mouse 400 includes a mouse control unit 410, a connection terminal 420, a macro button 430, a mouse memory 440, a ball rotation detecting unit 450, and a ball ( 460, click button 470, and wheel 480.

The mouse controller 410 controls the overall operation of the mouse 400. In particular, the mouse controller 410 controls a process of setting (registering) and playing a macro function.

The connection terminal 420 is an intermediary means for transmitting the movement of the mouse 400 transmitted from the ball 460, the click button 470, and the wheel 480, and an input signal to the main body unit 100.

The connection terminal 420 of the mouse 400 of the present invention is configured to have a structure that can be coupled to the connection port 150 of the body portion 100.

The ball 460 is installed on the inner bottom surface of the mouse 400 so as to be rotatable back, front, left, and right, and the ball rotates in the X and Y axis directions according to the movement of the mouse 400.

The ball rotation detecting unit 450 detects the rotation of the ball 460 and outputs a displacement signal different from the rotation speed.

The click button 470 is connected to a micro switch (not shown) installed inside the case of the mouse 400 as a means for the user to input a signal through the mouse 400. When the user clicks the click button 470, the micro switch generates an electric signal, and the electric signal is transmitted to the main body 100 through the connection terminal 420.

When the click button 470 is clicked once, a selection signal of the corresponding program is output, and when it is double clicked, an execution signal of the corresponding program is output.

The wheel 480 is formed between the click button 470. The user may rotate or click the wheel 480 to reposition the mouse cursor 210 on the monitor 400 up and down.

The macro button 430 may be installed on one side of the outside of the case of the mouse 400, and is a part for receiving a signal for setting and playing a macro function from a user.

For example, when the macro button 430 is pressed for a long time, a macro registration start signal is input, and when the macro button 430 is pressed for a long time, a macro registration end signal is input, the mouse controller 410 ends the start signal and the end signal. Register the mouse workflow in macro mode for the time between signals.

In addition, when the macro button 430 is briefly pressed, a macro reproduction start signal is input, and when the macro button 430 is pressed again, a macro reproduction end signal is input, and the mouse controller 410 is configured to generate a signal between the start signal and the end signal. During the time, the signal according to the mouse work procedure registered in the macro mode is repeatedly transmitted to the main body unit 100.

Position, number and operation settings of the macro button 430 may be configured differently than described above.

The mouse memory 440 is a part in which work procedures of the mouse 400 registered in the macro mode are stored. The mouse controller 410 transmits a signal according to a work procedure of the mouse 400 stored in the mouse memory 440 even when there is no separate mouse input signal when the macro is played back.

The main body 100 includes a main controller 110, a video card 120, a cursor position detector 130, a mouse driver 140, and a connection port 150.

The main controller 110 is a part for controlling overall operations of the video card 120, the cursor position sensor 130, the mouse driver 140, and the connection port 150.

The video card 120 controls to display an image signal on the monitor 200 and allows the mouse cursor 210 to be displayed on the screen of the monitor 200.

The cursor position detection unit 130 detects the coordinates of the mouse cursor 210 based on the signals according to the X-axis and Y-axis displacements received from the mouse 400. The mouse cursor 210 is displayed on the monitor 200 according to the coordinates of the mouse cursor 210 detected by the cursor position detection unit 130.

Therefore, as shown in FIG. 3, when the mouse 400 moves and the displacement occurs as much as a in the X axis and b in the Y axis, the cursor position detecting unit 130 detects a change in the position of the mouse cursor 210. In addition, the main controller 110 moves the mouse cursor 210 while drawing the same trajectory as the user moves the mouse 400.

The mouse driver 140 is an interface for providing a signal output from the mouse 400 to the main controller 110 and outputting a control signal for controlling the mouse 400.

The connection port 150 is a part for connecting with the connection terminal 420 of the mouse 400, and is a medium for transmitting a signal transmitted from the mouse 400 to the main controller 110.

Hereinafter, a process of registering a macro function on the mouse 400 will be described in detail.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of registering a macro function with a mouse according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a stored mouse operation procedure according to the macro registration process of FIG. 4.

Referring to FIG. 4, when the user presses the macro button 430 once long, the mouse controller 410 determines that the macro registration start signal is input (S500).

Subsequently, the position of the mouse cursor 210 at the present time is detected (S510). That is, the positions of the X-axis and Y-axis directions of the current view point are stored according to the movement of the ball 460 and the wheel 480.

Subsequently, the movement path of the mouse 400, the click of the click button 470, and the signal according to the double click are sequentially recognized according to the movement of the ball 460 and the wheel 480 (S520).

For example, when recognizing the working procedure of the mouse 400 for about 10 seconds, as shown in Figure 5, after the mouse cursor 210 is moved by a predetermined distance from the start time, the click button 470 is clicked After the mouse cursor 210 is moved by a predetermined distance, the click button 470 is double-clicked, and after the mouse cursor 210 is moved by the predetermined distance, the click button 470 is clicked in chronological order. Remember

In this way, while recognizing the working procedure of the mouse 400 in sequence, it is determined whether the macro registration end signal is input (S530).

When the macro registration end signal is not input, the work procedure of the mouse 400 is continuously recognized.

On the other hand, when the user inputs the macro registration end signal through the macro button 430, the mouse controller 410 terminates the recognition of the mouse 400 work procedure, the operation of the mouse 400 recognized during the macro registration time The procedure is registered in the macro mode and stored in the mouse memory 440 (S540).

Hereinafter, the process of reproducing the macro function stored in the mouse 400 will be described in detail.

6 is a flowchart illustrating a method of playing a macro stored in a mouse according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 6, when the user presses the macro button 430 shortly once, the mouse controller 410 determines that a macro reproduction start signal is input (S600).

Subsequently, the mouse controller 410 enters the macro mode and reads the work procedure of the mouse 400 stored in the mouse memory 440 (S610).

Subsequently, the mouse signal according to the stored procedure of the mouse 400 is transmitted to the main body unit 100 (S620).

Accordingly, the main controller 110 moves the mouse cursor 210 to the monitor 200 according to the received mouse signal, and selects and executes a program (S630).

The mouse controller 410 periodically determines whether a macro reproduction end signal is input (S640).

When the macro reproduction end signal is not input, the process of transmitting the signal according to the working procedure of the mouse 400 registered in the macro mode to the main body unit 100 is repeated (S620).

Accordingly, the main controller 110 moves the mouse cursor 210 according to the received signal, and repeats a process of selecting and executing a program (S630).

On the other hand, when the user presses the macro button 430 once more briefly, the mouse controller 410 determines that the macro reproduction end signal has been input and ends the macro mode (S650). That is, the mouse signal according to the work procedure stored in the mouse memory 440 is no longer transmitted to the main body unit 100.

As such, after storing a specific work procedure as a macro in the mouse 400, by repeatedly operating the macro button 430 to perform the work procedure, it is possible to increase the user convenience, simple and repetitive Tasks that need to be performed can be performed easily and quickly.

Meanwhile, in an embodiment of the present invention, the case in which the mouse 400 is a wired mouse has been described as an example, but may also be applied to a wireless mouse. In addition, the mouse 400 may be applied to the optical mouse and the like without limitation.

Preferred embodiments of the present invention described above are disclosed for purposes of illustration, and those skilled in the art having ordinary knowledge of the present invention will be able to make various modifications, changes, additions within the spirit and scope of the present invention, such modifications, changes and Additions should be considered to be within the scope of the following claims.

As described above, the information terminal system according to the present invention has an advantage in that a macro function can be embedded in a mouse to quickly and efficiently perform simple and repetitive mouse signal input.

In addition, the mouse according to the present invention, an information terminal system using the same, the macro registration and playback method of the mouse has the advantage that the user convenience can be increased by repeatedly input the registered mouse signals when pressing the macro button provided in the mouse There is this.

Claims (7)

A macro button for inputting a signal relating to macro registration and playback; A mouse memory for storing signals in a macro mode according to a mouse operation procedure input according to the macro registration signal; And And a mouse controller configured to register the macro mode and to transmit signals stored in the macro mode to the outside according to a macro reproduction signal. The method of claim 1, And the mouse controller stores the work procedure of the mouse input in accordance with the macro registration signal in chronological order and stores it in the mouse memory. A mouse for registering a macro mode and transmitting signals stored in the macro mode; And An information terminal system including a main body for performing an operation according to the signals received from the mouse. The method of claim 3, wherein the mouse, A macro button for inputting a signal relating to macro registration and playback; A mouse memory for storing signals in a macro mode according to a mouse operation procedure input according to the macro registration signal; And And a mouse controller which registers the macro mode and transmits the signals stored in the macro mode to the outside according to the macro reproduction signal. (a) sequentially recognizing a signal generated from a mouse according to a macro registration start signal; And and (b) storing the sequentially recognized signals in the macro mode according to the macro registration end signal. The method of claim 5, wherein in step (a), And a signal generated by the mouse is a position of a mouse cursor, a movement path of the mouse, and click button input information when the macro registration start signal is input. Transmitting a macro mode signal registered in the method of claim 5 to the main body according to the macro reproduction start signal; And And ending the signal transmission in the macro mode according to the macro reproduction end signal.

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