TWI459236B - Wireless input device - Google Patents

Description

Wireless input device

The present invention relates to a wireless input device, and more particularly to a wireless input device that displays setting parameters in a docking station and can be adjusted at any time.

In the current computer system, the main peripheral input devices are still mainly keyboards and mice. Due to the continuous improvement and improvement of computer operating systems and computer games, users can operate and control functions when using computers and executing games. More and more, but when the more functions that need to be controlled, the user is more likely to be confused in use, so there have been various improvements and developments in the function and structure of the mouse and keyboard.

Taking the mouse device as an example, the development of the mouse device has gradually evolved from an early roller mouse to an optical mouse, to a more advanced laser mouse, and the connection between the mouse device and the computer. The communication method has also evolved from a wired connection to a wireless connection. In addition, the mouse device has many additional functions.

In recent years, with the development of computer games, more and more items need to be controlled in the game, especially for some professional players, the perfect control of the characters they manipulate in the game is the key to success. Therefore, if the operation can be simplified effectively, it is equivalent to reducing the chance of the player's mistake.

As mentioned above, one of the functions that can effectively simplify the operation at present is the macro function (Macro). The basic function of the macro function is to integrate several key functions of different functions through editing functions into a single button command, which can effectively simplify the interface or system operation when the player is in the operating system or game. the way.

At present, the way to trigger the macro is mainly to set the shortcut key with the macro function on the keyboard or the mouse, and the function of adjusting the macro is mainly necessary to be set by the main screen of the computer. Although the emergence of the macro function has provided users with considerable convenience, for professional players, their concentration must focus on any changes on the computer screen, if the adjustment of the macro setting needs to occupy the main screen of the computer screen The picture, more or less, will affect the player's concentration, and the game must be forced to pause. Therefore, how to display the setting parameters and macro settings of peripheral input devices without using a computer screen has become a problem that the relevant research and development personnel are currently trying to solve.

In view of the above problems, the present invention provides a wireless input device for solving the inconvenience caused by the conventional peripheral input device being displayed by the screen of the computer device when changing or adjusting the setting parameters.

The wireless input device disclosed in the present invention is suitable for a computer device. The wireless input device includes an input body and a docking station. The input body further includes a control unit, and an operating unit electrically connected to the control unit, a switch and a first wireless transceiver unit. The operating unit is actuated and outputs an operation signal to the control unit, and the control unit corresponds to the output control signal. The switch can be selectively triggered, and the corresponding output switching signal is sent to the control unit, and the control unit adjusts the signal according to the output signal corresponding to the operation signal. The first wireless transceiver unit is configured to send a control signal or adjust the signal.

The docking station further includes a processor, and a memory unit electrically connected to the processor, a second wireless transceiver unit and a display screen. The second wireless transceiver unit receives the control signal or the adjustment signal sent by the first wireless transceiver unit, and transmits the control signal to the processor, and the processor transmits the control signal to the computer device. The memory unit stores at least one setting parameter, and the processor changes the memory according to the adjustment signal. Set parameters in the unit and store the changed setting parameters to the memory unit. The process of adjusting the parameters will be displayed on the display screen synchronously, so that the user can clearly know the adjustment process of the setting parameters, so that the user can more accurately change the setting parameters.

The effect of the present invention is that when the user needs to adjust the setting parameters of the wireless input device, the user can directly change the setting parameters stored in the docking station through the operating unit of the input body, and pass through the display screen of the docking station. The current setting parameters can be known without being displayed on the screen of the computer device, so the user does not need to interrupt the operation of the computer device, thereby greatly improving the user's operation convenience.

The features, implementations, and utilities of the present invention are described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

1 is a block diagram showing a circuit of a wireless input device 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention. Please also refer to a perspective view of a wireless input device 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG.

The wireless input device 10 of the present embodiment is applicable to a computer device 11 . The wireless input device 10 includes an input body 100 and a docking station 200 . The input body 100 further includes a control unit 110, an operation unit 120, a switch 130, and a first wireless transceiver unit 140. The docking station 200 further includes a processor 210, a memory unit 220, a second wireless transceiver unit 240, and a display screen 230.

The control unit 110 of the input body 100 of the present invention is electrically connected to the operation unit 120, the switch 130, and the first wireless transceiver unit 140, respectively. The processor 210 of the docking station 200 is electrically connected to the memory unit 220, the second transceiver unit 240, and the display screen 230, respectively. The memory unit 220 stores at least one setting parameter of the wireless input device 10, and the display screen 230 of the docking station 200 is used to display the setting parameters.

The docking station 200 of the present embodiment further includes a connecting interface 250, and the computer device 11 has a connecting port 111. The connecting interface 250 is electrically inserted into the connecting port 111 to electrically connect the docking station 200 and the computer device 11. relationship.

The connection interface 250 of this embodiment is a male connector of the USB connector, and the connection port 111 is a USB connector base. The types of the connection interface 250 and the connection port 111 are for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to limit the present invention. For example, the connection interface 250 and the connection port 111 may be configured with a Bluetooth transmission or an infrared transmission port.

The operating unit 120 of the present invention may be a button or a scroll wheel, and the present invention uses a mouse device as an embodiment. That is, the operating unit 120 disclosed in the embodiment includes a left button and a right button. Roller, but its component type and quantity are not limited to this. Those skilled in the art can also use or add an adjustable component type such as a trackball, a turntable or a touch panel as the operating unit 120 of the present invention.

Moreover, the type of the wireless input device 10 of the present invention is not limited to the type of the mouse device disclosed in the drawings, and any wireless input device having the components disclosed in the present invention is the category to be protected by the present invention. Inside.

The setting parameters of the embodiment include the macro command, the button setting value, and the parameter value of the operating unit 110, such as the dpi value of the operating unit 120 (Dots Per Inch), the click response time of the operating unit 120, and the like. Or instructions, not limited to this. In addition, the memory unit 220 of the embodiment is an electrically-erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM) or a flash memory. However, those skilled in the art can follow the The most suitable type of memory unit 220 is selected for practical use, and is not limited to the embodiment disclosed in the present invention.

The first wireless transceiver unit 140 and the second wireless transceiver unit 240 of the present embodiment are a radio frequency (RF) transceiver or an infrared transceiver, but the first wireless transceiver unit 140 disclosed in the present invention The type of the second wireless transceiver unit 240 is not limited to the embodiment. In addition, the control unit 110 of the input body 100 of the present embodiment is a central processing unit (CPU), and the processor 210 of the docking station 200 is a microcontroller (Micro-controller unit). The control unit 110 and the processor 210 disclosed in the present invention are for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to limit the present invention. Other processing chips having similar functions may be used as needed. For example, the control unit 110 can also be a track control unit (TCU).

As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, when the changeover switch 130 is not triggered, and the operation unit 120 of the input body 100 is actuated, the operation unit 120 generates an operation signal to the control unit 110, and when the control unit 110 receives The operation signal, that is, corresponding to generate a control signal to the first wireless transceiver unit 140, the first wireless transceiver unit 140 sends the control signal to the second wireless transceiver unit 240 of the docking station 200 for receiving, and then by the second wireless The transceiver unit 240 transmits the control signal to the processor 210, and the processor 210 transmits the control signal to the computer device 11 to cause the computer device 11 to perform the preset function indicated by the user according to the control signal.

Please refer to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 . If the switch 130 of the input body 100 is triggered, the switch 130 generates a switching signal to the control unit 110, and when the operation unit 120 of the input body 100 is actuated, the operation unit 120 generates an operational signal to control unit 110. At this time, the control unit 110 receives the switching signal and generates an adjustment signal corresponding to the operation signal of the operation unit 120 to the first wireless transceiver unit 140, and the first wireless transceiver unit 140 sends the adjustment signal to the second of the docking station 200. The wireless transceiver unit 240 receives the adjustment signal, and then transmits the adjustment signal to the processor 210 by the second wireless transceiver unit 240. The processor 210 then changes the setting parameters stored in the memory unit 220 according to the adjustment signal, and stores the changed setting parameters to the memory unit.

In addition, the above-mentioned process of adjusting parameters is synchronously displayed on the display screen 230, so that the user can clearly know the adjustment process of the setting parameters, so that the user can more accurately change the setting parameters.

It is further explained that when the switch 130 of the embodiment is not triggered, the operation unit 120 is in a normal operation mode, that is, the user can perform the system click function of the computer device 11 by using the left and right keys of the operation unit 120, and the operation unit 120 The middle button can perform the up and down switching page function of the computer device 11.

When the switch 130 of the embodiment is triggered, the scroll wheel in the operation unit 120 enters the setting mode, and the function performed by the scroll wheel is changed to a function that can adjust the setting parameters displayed on the display screen 230, for example, the scroll wheel is The parameter option to be changed is selected, and the scroll wheel is pressed to determine the change, the changed setting parameter is stored in the memory unit 220, and the operation unit 120 is restored to the normal operation mode. In the process of adjusting the setting parameters, the functions of the left button and the right button in the operating unit 120 are still functioning normally and are not affected. This is because the user still needs the functions of the left button and the right button in the process of adjusting the setting parameters. Click to perform the preset function of the computer device.

The above is a method for adjusting the parameters of the present invention, but the flow of adjusting parameters of the present invention is not limited to the above manner. For example, in the process of adjusting parameters in the present invention, the pressing action of the scroll wheel only temporarily changes the setting parameter. At this time, the operating unit 120 has not returned to the normal operating mode, but when the switching switch 130 is triggered again, it is temporarily changed temporarily. The setting parameters are determined to be restored to the memory unit 220, and the operating unit 120 at this time returns to the normal operating mode.

In summary, when the user needs to adjust the setting parameter value of the wireless input device, the operating unit stored on the input base of the wireless input device of the present invention can directly adjust the setting parameters stored in the docking station, not only Direct and convenient, and the current setting parameters can be known by the display screen of the docking station.

Moreover, in the case of many applications, it is inconvenient or difficult for the user to set and change the setting parameters stored in the docking station in a conventional manner. For example, during the game, the user can directly adjust the demand by the wireless input device of the present invention. The parameter value does not need to interrupt the operation of the computer device, which greatly improves the efficiency and convenience of the user.

Although the embodiments of the present invention are disclosed above, it is not intended to limit the present invention, and those skilled in the art, regardless of the spirit and scope of the present invention, the shapes, structures, and features described in the scope of the present application. And the number of modifications may be made, and the scope of patent protection of the present invention shall be determined by the scope of the patent application attached to the specification.

10. . . Wireless input device

11. . . Computer device

111. . . Connection

100. . . Input ontology

110. . . control unit

120. . . Operating unit

130. . . Toggle switch

140. . . First wireless transceiver unit

200. . . Expansion seat

210. . . processor

220. . . Memory unit

230. . . Display screen

240. . . Second wireless transceiver unit

250. . . Connection interface

FIG. 1 is a circuit block diagram of a wireless input device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a perspective view of a wireless input device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

11. . . Computer device

111. . . Connection

100. . . Input ontology

120. . . control unit

130. . . Toggle switch

200. . . Expansion seat

230. . . Display screen

250. . . Connection interface

Claims (6)

A wireless input device suitable for use in a computer device, the wireless input device comprising:
ㄧ Input ontology, including:
ㄧ control unit;
The operation unit is electrically connected to the control unit, the operation unit is actuated and outputs a operation signal to the control unit, and the control unit corresponds to the output control signal;
a switching switch electrically connected to the control unit, the switching switch is triggered, the switching switch sends a switching signal to the control unit, and the control unit adjusts the signal according to the operation signal corresponding to the output signal; and the first wireless transceiver unit The first wireless transceiver unit is electrically connected to the control unit, and the first wireless transceiver unit sends the control signal or the adjustment signal; and the expansion socket is electrically connected to the computer device, and the expansion base comprises:
The processor receives the control signal and transmits the control signal to the computer device;
The memory unit is electrically connected to the processor, the memory unit stores at least a setting parameter, the processor changes the setting parameter according to the adjustment signal, and stores the changed setting parameter to the memory unit;
The second wireless transceiver unit is electrically connected to the processor, and the second wireless transceiver unit receives the control signal or the adjustment signal sent by the first wireless transceiver unit, and transmits the control signal to the processor; and displays the screen and the power The processor is connected to the display, and the display screen is used to display the setting parameters. The wireless input device of claim 1, wherein the docking station further comprises a connection interface, the computer device has a connection port, and the connection interface is electrically inserted into the connection port. The wireless input device of claim 1, wherein the setting parameter comprises a macro command, a key set value, and a parameter value of the operating unit. The wireless input device of claim 1, wherein the operating unit is a ㄧ button or a ㄧ wheel. The wireless input device of claim 1, wherein the memory unit is a rewritable read-only memory or a flash memory. The wireless input device of claim 1, wherein the first wireless transceiver unit and the second wireless transceiver unit are a wireless radio frequency transceiver or a neon infrared transceiver.