KR20140105961A - 3D Air Mouse Having 2D Mouse Function - Google Patents

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KR20140105961A
KR20140105961A KR1020130019801A KR20130019801A KR20140105961A KR 20140105961 A KR20140105961 A KR 20140105961A KR 1020130019801 A KR1020130019801 A KR 1020130019801A KR 20130019801 A KR20130019801 A KR 20130019801A KR 20140105961 A KR20140105961 A KR 20140105961A
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    • G06F3/0346—Pointing devices displaced or positioned by the user, e.g. mice, trackballs, pens or joysticks; Accessories therefor with detection of the device orientation or free movement in a 3D space, e.g. 3D mice, 6-DOF [six degrees of freedom] pointers using gyroscopes, accelerometers or tilt-sensors
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    • G06F3/03—Arrangements for converting the position or the displacement of a member into a coded form
    • G06F3/033—Pointing devices displaced or positioned by the user, e.g. mice, trackballs, pens or joysticks; Accessories therefor
    • G06F3/0354—Pointing devices displaced or positioned by the user, e.g. mice, trackballs, pens or joysticks; Accessories therefor with detection of 2D relative movements between the device, or an operating part thereof, and a plane or surface, e.g. 2D mice, trackballs, pens or pucks
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Abstract

The present invention relates to a three-dimensional air mouse having a two-dimensional mouse function. When a viewer watching a smart TV uses a single mouse as a 3D air mouse and needs more precise control, So that it can be used.

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A 3D air mouse having a two-dimensional mouse function (3D Air Mouse Having 2D Mouse Function)

The present invention relates to a mouse for inputting a control command to a smart device, and more particularly, to a mouse having a three-dimensional air mouse function or a two-dimensional mouse function.

As the digital industry evolves, a variety of smart devices are emerging and widely used. Various user interface devices have been developed to control various smart devices. Typical examples of such user interface devices are a remote controller and a mouse, and a touch pad method is widely applied to smart phones and the like.

The most widely used user interface for controlling TVs and the like is a remote control. The remote control has been mainly used to transmit simple and regular control commands such as ON / OFF of the TV, channel change or volume control.

On the other hand, in a device such as a computer that performs a wide range of functions such as application program operation, document creation, and Internet operation, a mouse and a keyboard are provided as a user interface. Recently, due to the development of a tablet PC, Is also increasing.

With the recent spread of smart TVs that can be connected to the network, it becomes difficult to control all the functions of the TV with conventional remote control only. That is, since the smart TV can drive an application program, input a search word, and enjoy a game, the function of the conventional remote control has a limitation in controlling the smart TV. In addition, unlike a smartphone or a tablet PC user, a TV user controls the TV with a certain distance from the TV, so that there is a problem in applying a touch pad or the like.

To overcome this problem, a 3D air mouse has been developed. Unlike a conventional 2D mouse, the 3D Air Mouse enables users to control the smart TV by clicking and moving the pointer on the smart TV screen without touching the floor.

Figure 1 illustrates the control of a smart TV via a 3D air mouse.

As shown in FIG. 1, the user controls the smart TV 12 by holding the 3D air mouse 11 and moving the 3D air mouse in the air in the up, down, left, and right directions. That is, when the user moves the 3D air mouse 11, the 3D air mouse 11 senses the movement and transmits information about the motion to the smart TV 12, The motion of the pointer 13 on the screen of the smart TV 12 is displayed on the screen.

However, even in the case of such a 3D air mouse 11, there is a problem that it is difficult for a user to use for a long time due to weight or the like, and also, there is a problem that it is difficult to precisely control due to camera shake or the like. For example, when two command buttons are displayed adjacent to each other on the screen of the smart TV 12, the user wants to click the first command button, but the second command button is clicked due to a hand shake or the like.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above problems of the prior art, and it is an object of the present invention to enable a viewer who watches a Smart TV to operate one mouse as a 2D mouse or a 3D mouse as necessary.

A three-dimensional air mouse having a two-dimensional mouse function according to the present invention includes a 2D mouse function unit performing a mouse function in a state of being in contact with a floor surface, A 3D mouse function unit for controlling the movement of the pointer, and a mode switching control unit for controlling one of the 2D mouse function unit and the 3D mouse function unit to be activated.

The present invention has an effect that a viewer watching a smart TV can use a 3D mouse as a 3D air mouse with only one mouse, and can use a 2D mouse as a mode when more precise control is required.

Figure 1 illustrates the control of a smart TV via a 3D air mouse.
2 shows a configuration of a three-dimensional air mouse having a two-dimensional mouse function according to the present invention.

2 shows a configuration of a three-dimensional air mouse having a two-dimensional mouse function according to the present invention.

2, the mouse 20 according to the present invention includes a 2D mouse function unit 21, a 3D mouse function unit 22, and a mode conversion sensing unit 23.

First, the 2D mouse function unit 21 has the function of a conventional 2D mouse. That is, it includes a left click input button, a right click input button, and a scroll wheel.

Meanwhile, the 3D mouse function unit 22 has the function of a conventional 3D mouse. That is, the 3D mouse function unit 22 senses the movement of the mouse 20 in the three-dimensional space, and controls the movement of the pointer corresponding to the movement of the mouse 20 to be displayed on the smart TV screen. The 3D mouse function unit 22 includes an execution button for requesting execution of an instruction through a pointer.

For example, when the pointer is over a specific application icon on the smart TV screen, pressing the execution button causes the corresponding application program to be executed. As another example, when the pointer is on a keyboard for inputting characters on a smart TV screen, pressing an execution button inputs a consonant / vowel corresponding to the keyboard.

The mode switching control unit 23 is for manually or automatically activating the 2D mouse function unit 21 and deactivating the 3D mouse function unit 22 or vice versa.

First, the operation of the mode switching control unit 23 by the manual method will be described.

When the 3D mouse function unit 22 is currently activated, when the mode switching control unit 23 is touched or pressed, the 3D mouse function unit 22 is deactivated and the 2D mouse function unit 21 is activated.

For example, when a user drives a specific application program by using the 3D mouse function unit 22, since each instruction menu configuration in the application program is formed on a very small area on the screen, a situation that requires more precise control may occur have.

In this case, the user may press a button provided on the mode switching control unit 23 or touch the touch pad to activate the 2D mouse function unit 21 instead of the 3D mouse function unit 22. [ At this time, when the user inputs a mode switching command through an operation such as pressing or touching a button or a touch pad provided in the mode switching control section 23, the 2D mouse function section 21 is activated from that time, The mouse 20 can be used as a 2D mouse while the mouse is placed on the floor surface. At this time, the 3D mouse function unit 22 is inactivated.

On the other hand, when the user judges that further precise control is not necessary, when the button or touch pad provided on the mode switching control section 23 is pressed or touched, the 3D mouse function section 22 is activated from that time, The user can hold the mouse 20 and use it as a 3D mouse in the air.

The operation of the mode switching control unit 23 by the automatic method will be described below.

The 2D mouse function unit 21 may be automatically activated and the 3D mouse function unit 22 may be deactivated or vice versa through the mode switching control unit 23. [

If the user places the mouse 20 on the floor for more precise control when the mouse is used in the air with the mouse 20 held by hand by activating the 3D mouse function unit 22, Detects that the mouse 20 is placed on the floor, and activates the 2D mouse function unit 21 instead of the 3D mouse function unit 22.

On the other hand, when the user judges that no more precise control is needed and lifts the mouse 20 from the floor, the mode switching control unit 23 senses this and the 3D mouse function unit 21, instead of the 2D mouse function unit 21, (22).

When the mode switching control unit 23 automatically activates or deactivates the functions of the 2D mouse function unit 21 and the 3D mouse function unit 22 as described above, the mode switching control unit 23 controls the mouse 20 And can perform the activation / deactivation function based on information obtained through the light source and the light receiving unit.

For example, when the light emitted from the light source is reflected from the bottom surface and is received by the light receiving unit, the mode switching control unit 23 determines whether to activate the 2D mouse function unit 21 based on the intensity of the received light, And determines whether to activate the part 22.

That is, when the intensity of received light becomes smaller than a certain reference point, the 3D mouse function unit 22 is automatically activated and the 2D mouse function unit 21 can be activated automatically when the light intensity becomes larger than the reference point.

At this time, when the 2D mouse function unit 21 functions as an optical mouse, the mode switching control unit 23 has a 2D mouse function (not shown) based on the intensity of the light received by the light receiving unit, The mouse 21 or the 3D mouse function unit 22 can be activated / deactivated.

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A 2D mouse function unit performing a mouse function in a state of being in contact with a floor surface;
A 3D mouse function unit for controlling the movement of the pointer displayed on the screen of the smart TV according to the motion of the mouse moving in the air; And
A mode switching control unit for controlling the one of the 2D mouse function unit and the 3D mouse function unit to be activated,
Dimensional mouse having a two-dimensional mouse function.
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KR20180071650A (en) 2016-12-20 2018-06-28 강원대학교산학협력단 Band type air mouse
WO2020130356A1 (en) * 2018-12-18 2020-06-25 Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. System and method for multipurpose input device for two-dimensional and three-dimensional environments
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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
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KR20180071650A (en) 2016-12-20 2018-06-28 강원대학교산학협력단 Band type air mouse
WO2020130356A1 (en) * 2018-12-18 2020-06-25 Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. System and method for multipurpose input device for two-dimensional and three-dimensional environments
US10890982B2 (en) 2018-12-18 2021-01-12 Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. System and method for multipurpose input device for two-dimensional and three-dimensional environments
WO2021063647A1 (en) * 2019-10-04 2021-04-08 Varjo Technologies Oy Input device, system, and method

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