TW411417B - Combination mouse and area imager - Google Patents

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TW411417B
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經濟部中央搮準局員工消費合作社印装 411417 A7 B7 五、發明説明(1 本發明乃關於如滑鼠之手持指示裝置,特別關於包括— 區域影像掃描器之手持指示裝置。 ,目前之個人電腦多包括一滑鼠,其係一種用來手控而在 平面上滾動以將電腦之游標顯示於螢幕上。滑鼠指示裝置 多包含在軌道球或其他表面接觸機構’其旋轉磁片編碼器 以產生位置資料。滑鼠裝置亦含有按知,可由使用人之手 指操作以使如目綠選擇之行動及跨螢幕上影像之拖曳得以 順暢。 滑鼠裝置如眾所週知其中併入光掃描器,故影像可自文 件捕捉並傳送至電腦,即以人力在文件上滑動掃描器β美 國專利No. 5,355,146號揭示一滑鼠裝置,其併入一線性影 像偵感器如CCD。當使用爲一掃描器時,此裝置在文件上 被拖曳,以此方式得到之資料即被饋送至電腦中之軟體。 此裝置可被自由地前後拖曳跨文件數次,而軟體即響應此 裝置之持續監視位置而將掃描之影像資料寫入随機存取記 憶體之適當地方。此裝置之一限制爲其需要複雜的軟體以 適切的與位置資料及影像資料相互關聯。 本發明之略述 本發明提供一手持裝置供將相關位置資料輸入電腦,即 在其平面上移動時將其輸入,並將位於其下之物體之光影 像輸入。此裝置包括一適於手抓並能沿表面上移動之外殼 。一位置轉換器安裝於外殼中以產生代表裝置在表面上移 -4 - I 1 n n n n n n . ^^—11.^—li T 5 、-0 (請先閱讀背面之注意事項再填寫本頁) }紙張尺度適财額家標準(CNS ) A4祕(210X297公釐) 411417 Α7 Β7 經濟部中央標準局負工消費合作社印裝 五、發明説明() 動量m外殼中尚有_區域影像掃描器以記綠— 物姐〈像以產生代表影像之第二信號。由於本發明利用 一區域影像掃描器而不用光掃描器,用户可—步迅速得到 一影像’而不需影像資料與位置資料相關聯之軟贈。 塁^簡要説明 圖1爲根據本發明製作之滑鼠指示装置之透視圖,該裝置 係放在其上以得文件之影像。 圖2爲圖i所示裝置之滑鼠裝置之底部圖β 圖3爲滑鼠指示裝置之剖面圖,顯示光路徑與自文件至一 區域影像掃描器成橫向之關係。, 詳細説明 .圖1顯示一根據本發明製作之裝置2之具體實例,其功能 a -滑鼠指示裝t及-影像掃描nm由—電•連接 至具有鍵盤及顯示器之電腦6。裝£2㈣其在—位置以掃 描位於其下方之文件8。按下裝置之独,文件即被區域 影像掃描器(未示於圖!中)將<件記綠。影像可由電境4發 送至電腦6’肖文件文字内容被輸人電腦中,其輸入形式 ,當爲文字内容時爲ASCII形式•當記錄影像之其他形式 時,則圖形資訊被輸入。裝置2如將其放置在磁片頂上或 其他表面並以一般方式操作按鈕〗^及12,亦可作爲滑鼠操 作。 圖2詳細顯示裝置2之底部。位置轉換器包括—滑鼠軌道 球21,其將在表面上與轉換器2丨接觸裝置2之手動量及方 向發射至電腦。軌道球21可以其他適當元件代之, — ______-5- 本紙張尺度適用中國國家樣準(CNS ) A4規格(2ι〇χ297公釐) E n^i 1 1 d^i·— M^m Tl (請先閱讀背面之注意事項再填寫本頁} 411417 A7 ---------B7 五、發明説明(3 ) - 對正交輪。4立置轉換器以一般方式操作,因此不詳細説明 0 ^開口 23位於裝置2之底部,文件之影像即經由該開口 予以記綠。如圖3所示,文件之影像經由開口進入裝置並 由透鏡27所聚焦於區域影像掃描器29之上^區域影像掃描 包括許多行與列之光敏感元件。此影像掃描器29可爲 ^何形式裝置’如電荷耦合裝置(CCD)偵感器,或cM0S 心像掃描器,其例證曾揭示於,F〇ssum,E R,,主動壓電偵 感器:CCD是恐龍嗎?”。SPIE刊物:電荷耦合裝置及固 態光學偵感器III,Vol. 1900, pp-2-14 (1993)。 參考圖2,發光器2 2如一 L E D,L E D陣列或閃光燈可位 於滑鼠疋底部以作文件之適切照明。用發光器有其優點, 即可以使用較不敏感及不昂貴之區域影像掃描器。供區域 〜像掃描器之適當驅動電子及放大電路可用積體電路方式 裝在位於裝置2之印刷電路板上。或者,區域影像掃描器 可含有單—晶片,其中包括光敏元件及必要電子等。 經濟部中央標準局員工消费合作社印製 -------I ρ^ί ^ι· —I— I - - I \J^ -- 1 -— 1^1 -I - - ' (請先閱讀背面之注意事項再填寫本頁) 圖2顯示一光學校正裝置24用來在記綠一影像時在文件 將裝置2對正方向。校正裝置可用一校正標示器在記綠影 像义前將文件照明。校正標示器指示出裝置下之區域供區 域影像掃描器予以記錄。校正裝置可與照明器2 2結合一起 。或者’校正亦可經由在眞實時間發射一低晰像度影像至 電腦’俾用户觀察電腦上之影像后,可在裝置之下適切地 找到文件。 自區域影像掃描器2 9之輸出信號經電纜4被轉移至電腦 本紙( CNS )八4祕(2iGx29 ) A7 B7 4 411417 五、發明説明( 。因此自裝置之輸出信號可由電腦利用以再製字母, 或其他由裝置2以傳統方式所記錄之資訊。 阖形 與以前所提之專利内併入—線性掃描器於一滑鼠内 鼠對比,本發明之裝置可以用.單一步驟記綠文件之影=滑 而不需在文件重複掃描,此外,與前所提之專利對=,, 新穎裝置不需複雜之軟體以將位置資料與捕捉之影像資本 相互關連以保證資料已適切地儲存在電腦之隨機存取記$ 體。 區域影像掃描器需要之析像度與待記錄文件之大小與所 望之影像品質有關《例如,如裝置2記錄影像成爲8丨/ 2 乂 1 1叶文件,析像度爲大約2〇〇 dpi X 100 dpi,此種析像度 與傳眞機之析像度比較區域影像掃描器將需約17〇〇 X 11〇〇 光敏元件之陣列。如果’裝置2被限制爲記錄與商業名片 相較大小之文件’區域影像掃描器則僅需要大約 800 X 200 光敏元件之陣列。 f請先閲讀背面之注意事項再填寫本頁) 訂- 經濟部中央標準局員工消費合作社印製 -7- 本紙浪尺度適用中國國家標準((:~5)八4規格(210乂297公釐}

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  1. 經濟部t央橾準局負工消費合作社印製 411417 β Α8 ΒΒ C8 ________ D8 六、申請專利範圍 1. 一種手持裝置供在—平面表面上移動時將相關位置資訊 輸入一電腦中及供輸入其下面的物體之光影像,該裝置 包括: 一適於以手抓住及在表面上移動之外殼: 一安裝在外殼内之位置轉換器以產生代表裝置在表面 上移動量之第一信號; —位於外殼内之區域影像掃描器以供記錄一物體之影 像及供產生代表該影像之第二信號。 2. 根據申請專利範圍第丨項之裝置,其中該位置轉換器包 括一軌道球。/ 3_根據申請專利範圍第1項之裝置尚含有至少一個手指啓 動之輸入裝置以引導在電腦螢幕上之行動。 4. 根據申請專利範圍第1項之裝置尚含有一手指起動之輸 入裝置以啓動該區域影像掃描器。 5. 根據申請專利範圍第4項之裝置,其中該區域影像掃描 器舄一電荷核合裝置。 6. 根據申請專利範圍第4項之裝置,該區域影像掃描器爲 一 CMOS影像掃描器。 7. 根據申請專利範圍第1項之裝置,尚包含一照明器以照 明該文件以記錄影像D 8. 根據申請專利範圍第7項之裝置,其中該照明器爲一位 於外殼下部之LED。 9. 根據申請專利範圍第1項之裝置尚含有一光校正裝置以 在區域影像掃描器之影像範圍内對正該文件。 -8 - 本紙尺歧用巾關 ( CNS ) Α4ί^ ( 210 X 297^¾ ) I----1--^---^------II (請先閲讀背面之注意事項再填寫本頁) 411417申請專利範圍 A8 B8 C8 D8 10.根據申請專利範圍第9項之裝置,其中該光校正裝置在 指示該影像場之照明標記上投影。/ (請先閲讀背面之注意事項再填寫本頁) 經濟部中央標隼局負工消費合作社印製 -9- 本紙張尺度速用中國國家標準(CNS ) A<1規格(210X297公釐)
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