TW201602845A - Color input device and its application kit - Google Patents

Abstract

A color input device and its application kit is disclosed. The color input device includes a stylus, a color input unit installed in the stylus. The color input unit includes a circuit board, a microcontroller, and a color sensor, a color display device, a Bluetooth module, a storage device, a control interface and a power supply device respectively connected to the microcontroller. Through the control interface, the color sensor can be started up to pick up nature colors and to store intake colors in the storage device, and the storage colors can be displayed on the color display device and selected and transmitted to a computing device via the Bluetooth module, enabling the APP of the computing device to temporarily store the inputted colors and synchronously display them on the display device of the computing device. On the contrary, the color input device can receive storage colors or patterns from the computing device for establishing a diversified color database.

Description

Color input device and its application combination

The invention relates to a color input device and a combination thereof, in particular to a computing device applied to a tablet computer, a laptop computer or a smart phone, and which can capture and store colors from nature and can be transmitted to the color of the computing device. Input device and its application combination.

Today's mobile computing devices such as tablets, laptops or smart phones use touch panels as input devices, which can be input by tapping on the touch panel with a finger or stylus. However, there are still some deficiencies in the manner of finger input, and therefore, a stylus having many special functions is designed, for example, as shown in US Patent Publication No. US20140078109, US20140084269, US20060087497, and the like, as shown in Chinese Patent Publication No. CN202742877U, CN103278243A. The above patent discloses a technical method for inputting color through a stylus, which is provided with a color sensor in the stylus, and captures the color of the natural color through the color sensor, and then transmits it to a tablet or a smart phone. Get a special color for your tablet or smartphone.

However, the above-mentioned stylus or color pen with a color sensor still has technical deficiencies. For example, if the color sensor is insufficient in light source, it will not be able to capture the realistic color of the surface of the object. Ingested into How to store the color and transfer it to a tablet or smart phone, the corresponding technology is insufficient. In particular, many children use styluses as color pens for tablets or smart phones, and can capture colors from objects around them, create color databases for colors around them, color sensors and The control interface that controls the start and stop of ingestion must be specially designed so that the color sensor can shoot the realistic color of the object surface at the optimal distance, and the stylus is used for children to operate the color sensor. The method must be very convenient, so that children of all ages can easily get started. These are the problems that need to be overcome.

The object of the present invention is to provide a color input device capable of capturing natural colors, storing the colors in a built-in color database, and transmitting color signals through a wireless transmission module, so that the tablet or the smart phone can be stored. And display the color that the user ingested.

In order to achieve the above object, a preferred technical means of the color input device of the present invention comprises: a stylus pen, a color input unit disposed on the stylus, the color input unit having a microcontroller, and respectively connected to the stylus a color sensor of the controller, a memory, a color display, a first Bluetooth module, a control interface, and a power supply device; the color sensor takes in an external color, and the storage device stores the color sensor a color signal that displays the color of the color signal, the first Bluetooth module transmits the color signal to a computing device, the control interface controls the color sensor to start and stop capturing color, and switch from the color The color that the display appears, the power supply provides the required electrical energy.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a color input device for a user to hold and directly contact any item pressed in nature, thereby ingesting natural colors, and preventing ambient light from affecting the color captured by the color sensor.

In order to achieve the above objective, the preferred technical means of the color input device of the present invention comprises: a stylus pen, a color input unit coupled to the first end of the stylus pen, and a pen tip coupled to the second end of the stylus pen; An elastically bendable neck is disposed between the stylus and the color input unit. One side of the color input unit is provided with a color sensor and a control interface, so that the stylus can be held by one hand and can be flexibly bent through The neck allows the color input unit to bend and arbitrarily, so that the color sensor and the control interface on one side of the color input unit are attached to the surface of the object, so that the control interface activates the color sensor to capture the color and avoid the surrounding light from affecting the color. The color that the sensor takes.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a combination of applications for a color input device that enables a computing device such as a tablet or a smart phone to acquire and store natural colors, and to establish a color database in the computing device for access at any time.

In order to achieve the above object, the preferred technical means of the color input device of the present invention comprises: a color input device and a computing device; the color input device has been as described above; and the computing device has an arithmetic unit and a first The second Bluetooth module, the computing unit can be a mobile application (APP), and the second Bluetooth module is paired with the first Bluetooth module of the color input device to receive the color signal, so that the computing device is established in life. common Color database.

100‧‧‧Color input device

300‧‧‧ Computing device

500‧‧‧ objects

1‧‧‧ stylus

2‧‧‧Color input unit

20‧‧‧ boards

21‧‧‧Microcontroller

22‧‧‧Color sensor

23‧‧‧Storage

24‧‧‧Color display

25‧‧‧Complementary light components

26‧‧‧First Blue Bud Module

27‧‧‧Control interface

271‧‧‧ control button

272‧‧‧Select button

28‧‧‧ buzzer

29‧‧‧Power supply unit

291‧‧‧Charging circuit

292‧‧‧Battery

293‧‧‧Power Control Board

210‧‧‧Shell

3‧‧‧ nib

4‧‧‧ neck

41‧‧‧Flexible components

411‧‧‧Cylinder

42‧‧‧fasteners

43‧‧‧Combined convex

The first figure is a first perspective view of a preferred embodiment of the color input device of the present invention.

The second figure is a second perspective view of a preferred embodiment of the color input device of the present invention.

The third figure is a schematic diagram of each unit of the preferred embodiment of the color input unit of the present invention.

The fourth figure is a cross-sectional view of a second side of a preferred embodiment of the color input device of the present invention.

Figure 5 is a side cross-sectional view showing a preferred embodiment of the color input device of the present invention.

Figure 6 is a cross-sectional view showing the first side of a preferred embodiment of the color input device of the present invention.

Figure 7 is a side elevational view of a preferred embodiment of the color input device of the present invention.

Figure 8 is an exploded perspective view of a preferred embodiment of the neck structure of the present invention.

Figure 9 is a schematic view showing the operation of the preferred embodiment of the color input device of the present invention.

The tenth figure is a schematic diagram of the color input device of the present invention and its application combination.

The structural features and other functions and purposes of the present invention are described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Referring to the first, second and tenth drawings, the color input device and the application combination thereof are applied to the present invention. The color input device of the computing device 300, such as a tablet, laptop or smart phone, is particularly suitable for use as an electronic color stylus for children. The preferred embodiment of the color input device 100 includes a stylus pen 1 and a color input unit 2 disposed at one end of the stylus pen 1. The stylus pen 1 is an inner hollow tube body and can be electrically conductive. The body of the material is formed at one end thereof with a pen tip 3 for the touch computing device 300. The pen tip 3 is composed of a material corresponding to the capacitive touch panel or the resistive touch panel.

Referring to the third, fourth and sixth figures, the color input unit 2 preferably has a circuit board 20, a microcontroller 21 coupled to the circuit board 20, and respectively coupled to the circuit board 20. And connected to a color sensor 22 (Color sensor), a memory 23 (Memory), a color display 24 (Full color LED display), a fill light element 25, a first blue bud mode A Bluetooth module, a control interface 27, a buzzer 28, and a power supply unit 29, in turn, constitute the color input device of the present invention.

The microcontroller 21 may select a microcontroller integrated with the storage 23 and the first Bluetooth module 26. The color sensor 22 is preferably implemented as an RGB color sensor for capturing natural colors at close range. The memory 23 is preferably an electronic erasable rewritable read-only memory (EEPROM), or the above-mentioned microcontroller 21 The built-in memory is used to store the color signal captured by the color sensor 22 to be built into a color database in the color input device of the present invention. The color display 24 preferably uses an RGB & White Color LED to display the color instantly when the color sensor 22 is ingested, and also displays the stored color when the user reads it. The user confirms the color currently selected. The light-filling element 25 is preferably a white light-emitting diode (White Color LED) disposed on one side of the color sensor 22 or combined with the color sensor 22 as a module for transmitting a white light emitting diode. It is used to emit light to an object, whereby the light source reflects the color of the surface of the object, so that the color sensor 22 takes a more realistic color to the object. The first Bluetooth module 26 can be built into the microcontroller 21 or independently of the microcontroller 21 for transmitting the color signal to the computing device 300. The control interface 27 is preferably implemented with at least one control button 271 and at least one selection button 272. Other control methods such as sensors can also be used. The control button 271 is used to control the color. The sensor 22 activates and stops capturing color. The selection button 272 is used to switch and select the color appearing from the color display 24 and the color signal transmitted through the first Bluetooth module 26. The buzzer 28 is used to generate a warning tone or an operation sound when an operation error occurs or when it corresponds to other specific operations. The power supply device 29 provides the power required by the above functional components such as the microcontroller, and preferably includes a charging circuit 291 (shown in the fourth and seventh figures) connected to the microcontroller 21, and a battery 292. And a power control board 293 (as shown in the fourth and fifth figures), and the battery 292 is preferably a rechargeable battery (eg, a lithium ion battery) that can be recharged.

As shown in the first, fourth, and fifth figures, the color input unit 2 preferably includes a housing 210 coupled to one end of the stylus 1, such that the housing 210 is provided with the The circuit board 20 is combined with the above-mentioned components such as the microcontroller 21 and the color sensor 22 on the circuit board 20. The color sensor 22 and the control button 271 are exposed on the first surface of the housing 210 (as shown in the first figure) to press the control button 271 to cause the color sensor 22 to capture color. The color display 24 exposes the second side of the housing 210 (as shown in the second figure) for the user to view the captured color. The selection button 272 is preferably implemented as two, and exposes one side of the housing 210 (as shown in the second and fifth figures) to provide a user to press and select the stored color. The charging circuit 291 of the power supply device 29 is connected to the circuit board 20 and the power control board 293, and is exposed on the other side of the housing 210 to provide charging for the user. The battery 292 of the power supply device 29 and The power control board 293 is preferably disposed within the stylus 1 and connected to the circuit board 20 to provide the required power.

In order to make the color input device of the present invention suitable for children, it can be used as an electronic color stylus of the computing device 300 such as a tablet computer, a laptop computer or a smart phone, so that the operation mode of the color input unit 2 is simpler. The invention simultaneously improves the configuration of the combination of the color input unit 2 and the stylus pen 1. As shown in the first and fourth figures, the color input unit 2 is coupled to the first end of the stylus 1, and the nib 3 is coupled to a second end of the stylus 1. The present invention is particularly An elastically bendable neck portion 4 is disposed between the stylus 1 and the color input unit 2, and at least one of the color sensor 22 and the control interface 27 is disposed on one side of the color input unit 2 Button 271.

Thereby, as shown in the ninth figure, the color input unit 2 can be bent through the configuration of the elastically bendable neck portion 4, and the position of the control button 271 of the control interface 27 can be matched, so that the child user can Holding the stylus pen 1, directly attaching the color input unit 2 at one end to the surface of the object 500 to be color-removed, so that the color sensor 22 is closer to the surface of the object 500, so as to avoid the user being surrounded by the skew The colored light interferes with the color sensor 22, and simultaneously touches the control button 271, so that the color sensor 22 is activated to capture the color, and the color signal is immediately transmitted to the color display 24 through a preset program. It can be stored in the above-mentioned storage 23 (memory). On the other hand, when the control button 271 of the color input unit 2 is separated from the surface of the object 500, the color sensor 22 is caused to stop capturing color.

Further, as shown in FIG. 6 and FIG. 8 , the neck portion 4 is preferably an elastic member 41 such that one end of the elastic member 41 is coupled to one end of the stylus pen 1 and the other end of the elastic member 41 is coupled. In the housing 210 of the color input unit 2 described above. Specifically, the elastic member 41 may be a cylinder 411 made of plastic such as silicone or rubber. The cylinder 411 has one or more fasteners 42 for coupling to the stylus 1 at one end, and one end at the other end. Or one or more coupling protrusions 43 coupled to the housing 210, whereby the elastic member 41 is coupled between the housing 210 of the color input unit 2 and the stylus pen 1, so that the color input unit 2 can be elasticized. bending.

As shown in the second and sixth figures, the control interface of the present invention is controlled to provide color directly on the surface of the object when used by a child. The button 271 is preferably implemented with two first faces exposed on the housing 210, whereby the child holds the stylus 1 with one hand and presses the color input unit 2 as shown in the ninth figure. When the surface of the object 500 is completely conformed to the surface of the object 500, both of the control buttons 271 are touched to the surface of the object 500 to activate the color sensor 22, and the color sensor is activated through the operation mode. The surface of the corresponding object 500 that the device 22 is attached to, while the light of the light filling element 25 reflects the surface color of the object 500, will be able to take the most realistic color, and can be provided to children of all ages, using a direct contact pressure to capture color. The way it's done, it's easier to work, and it's easier to get a realistic color.

The color input device of the present invention provides an electronic color stylus for use as a child, such as the above-described ninth figure and its operation description, which can be taken from the surface of the object 500 and stored in the storage 23 of the color input unit 2 (memory) In the case of using an electronic color stylus, the color file stored in the storage 23 can be taken out through the selection button 272, and the currently selected color is displayed from the color display 24, so that it can be arbitrarily selected from The storage 23 takes out the color file. Moreover, when the color input device of the present invention is paired with the Bluetooth module of the computing device 300 such as a tablet computer, the synchronous transfer operation can be performed at any time, and the color file of the memory 23 can be uploaded to the computing device 300, or the entire set of the computing device 300 can be built. The color file or pattern is transferred and stored to the storage 23 for the user to select.

As shown in the tenth figure, when the child is to draw on the computing device 300 such as a tablet computer, the selected color signal is transmitted to the second blue preset by the computing device 300 through the first Bluetooth module 26. Bud module (not shown) The computing device 300 is caused to open the color file through a preset arithmetic unit, so that the color transmitted by the color input unit 2 is drawn in the computing device 300. Preferably, the computing unit of the computing device 300 is a mobile application (APP), and the color input device of the present invention can be combined with various types of computing devices 300 (such as the above-mentioned tablet or smart) through the application of the mobile application (APP). A mobile phone, etc.) is easier to apply the combination without having to change the hardware of today's various computing devices 300.

In summary, the color input device and the application combination thereof have the practicality and the creative nature, and the application of the technical means is also novel and undoubted, and the effect and the design purpose are in line with the fact that it has been reasonably improved. To this end, the invention patent application was filed according to law, but the bureau was requested to give a detailed examination, and the patent was granted as a prayer.

100‧‧‧Color input device

1‧‧‧ stylus

2‧‧‧Color input unit

22‧‧‧Color sensor

25‧‧‧Complementary light components

271‧‧‧ control button

272‧‧‧Select button

291‧‧‧Charging circuit

210‧‧‧Shell

3‧‧‧ nib

4‧‧‧ neck

41‧‧‧Flexible components

Claims (17)

A color input device includes: a stylus pen, a color input unit disposed on the stylus, the color input unit having a microcontroller, and a color sensor respectively connected to the microcontroller, and a storage a color display, a first Bluetooth module, a control interface, and a power supply device; the color sensor takes in an external color, and the storage stores a color signal captured by the color sensor, the color display displays the color Color of the color signal, the first Bluetooth module transmits the color signal to a computing device, the control interface controls the color sensor to start and stop capturing color, and switches the color appearing from the color display, the power supply device Provide the required power. The color input device of claim 1, wherein the microcontroller integrates the first Bluetooth module and the storage. The color input device of claim 1, wherein the control interface comprises at least one control button and at least one selection button, the control button controls the color sensor to start and stop capturing color, and the selection button switches from the color display. The color. The color input device of claim 3, wherein the color input unit comprises a fill light element, and the fill light element is a light emitting diode (LED) connected to the microcontroller. The color input device of claim 4, wherein the color input unit comprises a housing coupled to one end of the stylus, and a circuit board disposed inside the housing, the microcontroller, color sensing Control, memory, color display, first Bluetooth module, control interface control The button and the selection button are respectively coupled to the circuit board, and the power supply device is disposed in the stylus and connected to the circuit board. The color input device of claim 5, wherein the power supply device comprises a charging circuit and a battery connected to the circuit board. The color input device of claim 6, wherein the color sensor and the control button expose a first side of the housing, the color display exposing a second side of the housing, the selection button exposing one of the housings Side. A color input device according to claim 7, comprising two control buttons exposing the first side of the housing, and two selection buttons exposing one side of the housing. A color input device includes: a stylus pen, a color input unit coupled to the first end of the stylus pen, and a pen tip coupled to the second end of the stylus pen; the stylus pen and the color input unit An elastically bendable neck portion is disposed between the color input unit and a color sensor and a control interface. The color sensor picks up an external color, and the control interface controls the color sensor to start and stop capturing color. The color input device of claim 9, wherein the color input unit comprises a casing, a circuit board disposed in the casing, a microcontroller disposed on the circuit board, and a microcontroller respectively connected thereto The color sensor and the control interface, and a storage device, a color display and a first Bluetooth module; the storage device stores a color signal captured by the color sensor, and the color display displays the color signal, The first Bluetooth module transmits the color signal to a computing device. The color input device of claim 10, wherein the control interface comprises at least one control button and at least one selection button, the control button controls the color sensor to start and stop capturing color, and the selection button switches from the color display The color. The color input device of claim 11, wherein the color sensor and the control button expose a first side of the housing, the color display exposing a second side of the housing, the selection button exposing one of the housings Side. A color input device according to claim 12, comprising two control buttons exposing the first side of the housing, and two selection buttons exposing one side of the housing. The color input device of claim 13, wherein the neck is an elastic member, the elastic member is coupled to the stylus at one end and coupled to the housing at the other end. The color input device of claim 14, wherein the elastic member is a cylinder of plastic, the cylinder having one or more fasteners attached to the stylus at one end and one or more combinations at the other end A joint protrusion at the housing. An application combination of a color input device includes: a color input device and a computing device; the color input device has a stylus pen, a color input unit disposed on the stylus, the color input unit has a micro control And a color sensor, a memory, a color display, a first Bluetooth module, a control interface and a power supply device respectively connected to the microcontroller; the color sensor picks up an external color, The memory stores the color signal captured by the color sensor No. The color display displays the color signal, the first Bluetooth module transmits the color signal to a computing device, the control interface controls the color sensor to start and stop capturing color, and switches the color appearing from the color display. The coloring device provides the required power; the computing device has a computing unit and a second Bluetooth module, and the second Bluetooth module is paired with the first Bluetooth module to receive the color signal. The application combination of the color input device of claim 16, wherein the computing unit is a mobile application (APP).