TWI617991B - Control device and portable carrier having the control device - Google Patents

Abstract

A control device includes an optical scanning unit, a processing unit, an integrated sensing unit and a transmission unit. The optical scanning unit optically scans a paper medium to the processing unit to identify and generate an identification signal. The body sensing unit is configured to detect a user's gesture to generate an integrated sensor. The transmission unit is configured to output the identification signal to trigger an external digital content in an external electronic carrier and output the somatosensory signal to operate the triggered external digital content.

Description

Control device and portable carrier having the same

The invention relates to a human-machine interface, in particular to a control device with optical input and somatosensory control and a portable carrier.

Paper has been the main carrier of knowledge transmission since ancient times, and many of the texts of the ancients are passed through the paper. Until now, the transmission of knowledge and culture is mainly recorded on paper. With the advancement of digitalization, many paper-based knowledge has been digitized onto the Internet, and people can receive many data messages by connecting to the Internet via electronic carriers such as mobile phones, tablets or wearable devices. However, the knowledge of the dissemination of paper still has its irreplaceable nature. Humans can feel the power of words, symbols and patterns by touching or touching the paper to access the data compared with the electronic carrier. Looking through the paper can retain a longer memory. However, the data of the electronic carrier is immediacy and interactive and has no capacity limitation. Therefore, how to combine the advantages of both, let the paper's information message extend to the electronic carrier and become digital information is the direction that the field has to work hard.

An object of the present invention is to provide a control device and a portable carrier for connecting a paper medium and an external electronic carrier.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a control device and a portable carrier that are connected to external digital content through optical scanning paper media reading materials and that control the external digital content according to a user's gesture operation.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a control device comprising: an optical scanning unit for optically scanning a paper medium reading material to generate a scanning signal; and a processing unit connected to the optical scanning unit to generate the scanning signal according to the scanning signal An identification signal; an integrated sensing unit connected to the processing unit to detect one The user's gesture generates an integrated sensor signal; a transmission unit is connected to the processing unit for outputting the identification signal and the body-sensing signal, wherein the identification signal triggers an external digital content, and the sensory signal is operated by the triggered signal. External digital content.

The present invention further provides a portable carrier, comprising: a body having a first end and a second end; and a control device comprising: an optical scanning unit disposed at the first end for optical scanning The paper medium reading material generates a scanning signal; a processing unit is disposed in the body to connect the optical scanning unit, and generates an identification signal according to the scanning signal; an integrated sensing unit is disposed in the body to connect the processing unit, A sensor unit for detecting a user's gesture generates a sensory signal; a transmission unit is disposed in the body to connect to the processing unit for outputting the identification signal and the body-sensing signal, wherein the identification signal triggers an external digital content The somatosensory signal operates the external digital content that is triggered.

In some implementations, the paper media material is set on a paper media, and the paper media data is a text or a symbol or a pattern or a code or any combination of the four.

In some implementations, the optical scanning unit comprises: a charge-bonding element or a contact-type photosensitive device or a photomultiplier tube PMT or a complementary metal oxide conductor CMOS or any combination thereof.

In some implementations, the external digital content is stored on an external electronic carrier.

In some implementations, the processing unit has an identification module for identifying the scan signal.

In some implementations, the transmission unit is a wireless transmission unit or a wired transmission unit, and the wireless transmission unit includes any one or combination of WIFI, 2G, 3G, 4G, 5G, Bluetooth, and NFC transmission, and the wired transmission unit includes a USB. transmission.

In one implementation, the main body is provided with a battery module connected to the processing unit, and the battery module has a power storage capability and provides the optical scanning unit and the processing unit and the body sensing unit and the transmission unit power.

In one implementation, the body has a switch module connected to the processing unit, and the switch module is configured to switch the optical scanning unit and the body sensing unit.

In one implementation, the second end of the body is provided with a connection port for connecting the battery module and the transmission unit.

In one implementation, the body is provided with a selection of buttons to connect the processing unit.

10‧‧‧Control device

11‧‧‧Processing unit

111‧‧‧ Identification Module

12‧‧‧Optical scanning unit

13‧‧‧ Somatosensory detection unit

14‧‧‧Transportation unit

20‧‧‧Portable carrier

21‧‧‧ body

22‧‧‧ first end

23‧‧‧ second end

24‧‧‧ battery module

25‧‧‧Switch Module

26‧‧‧Links

28‧‧‧Data transmission line

29‧‧‧Click button

30‧‧‧paper media books

31‧‧‧ Paper media materials

40‧‧‧External electronic carrier

41‧‧‧ Display screen

42‧‧‧External digital content

The following drawings are intended to provide a more complete understanding of the invention, and are in the The specific embodiments of the present invention are described in detail by reference to the specific embodiments herein,

1A is a block diagram of a control device; FIG. 1B is a block diagram of a processing unit; FIG. 2A is a schematic diagram of a control device applied to a portable carrier; and FIG. 2B is a control device applied to a portable device 2B is a schematic diagram of another implementation of a portable carrier; FIG. 2D is a block diagram of another implementation of a portable carrier; FIG. 3 is a block diagram of an implementation of the present invention; The figure is a schematic diagram of wireless transmission of a portable carrier and an external electronic carrier with a control device; FIG. 4B is a schematic diagram of a portable carrier with a control device operating a digital content of an external electronic carrier by wireless transmission; 5A is a schematic diagram of a portable carrier with an control device and an external electronic carrier for wired transmission; FIG. 5B is a schematic diagram of a portable carrier with a control device for operating a digital content of an external electronic carrier by wire transmission. .

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS In the following, preferred embodiments of the invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which

It is to be noted that the terminology used in the following description is for the purpose of describing the embodiments, and is not intended to limit the exemplary embodiments of the present application. As used herein, the singular " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " There are features, steps, operations, devices, components, and/or combinations thereof.

For convenience of description, spatial relative terms such as "above", "above", "on top", "above", etc., can be used here to describe The spatial positional relationship of one device or feature to other elements or features shown in the figures. It will be understood that the spatially relative terms are intended to encompass different orientations in use or operation in addition to the orientation of the elements described. For example, if the device in the figures is turned up, it is described as "above other elements or structures" or "under other elements or structures."

Furthermore, the present specification and the scope of the appended claims use "gestures" to indicate physical actions (eg, movement, stretching, flexing, etc.) that are performed by the user or otherwise. Any detectable motion involving any physical action performed by the user or otherwise generated (eg, detectable by at least a unity unit (such as an accelerometer detector and/or gyroscope)) The gesture referred to in the present invention.

Please refer to FIG. 1A for a block diagram of the control device of the present invention; FIG. 1B is a block diagram of the processing unit. As shown in the figure, a control unit 10 includes a processing unit 11 connected to an optical scanning unit 12, an integrated sensing unit 13 and a transmitting unit 14.

The optical scanning unit 12 is configured to optically scan a paper medium reading material 31 (as shown in FIG. 3) to generate a scanning signal. The optical scanning unit 12 includes, for example, a charge coupled device (CCD), a contact type. Photosensitive device CIS (Contact image Sensor), photomultiplier tube PMT or complementary metal oxide conductor CMOS or a combination thereof. That is, the optical scanning unit 12 optically converts the printed material on the paper medium reading 30 into a scanning signal of the image file.

The paper media reading material 31 (as shown in Fig. 3 and Figs. 4A, 4B-5A, and 5B) is printed or otherwise printed on the paper medium reading material 30 (as shown in Fig. 3 and Figs. 4A, 4B-5A, and 5B). Text or symbol or pattern or bar code or any combination thereof. Paper media readings 30 (such as Figures 3 and 4A, 4B-5A, and 5B) are paper or paper such as, but not limited to, books or magazines or leaflets or billboards.

The body sensing unit 13 detects a user's gesture and generates an integrated sensor signal to be output through the transmission unit 14. The motion detection unit 13 is, for example, an inertial detector, and the inertial detector may include at least one accelerometer detector and/or a gyro detector for detecting the user in three degrees of freedom (X, Y). The gestures made in the Z direction) are directed to the positioning and motion detection. Through the somatosensory detection unit 13, the user can use the movement and pointing to interact with the digital object. The body sensing unit 13 is, for example, a 3-axis, 6-axis or 9-axis inertial detector.

The processing unit 11 receives the scan signal of the optical scanning unit 12, and can be any type of processor, including but not limited to: a digital microprocessor or a microcontroller, an ASIC, an FPGA, a DSP, a GPU, a PGA, or a PLU. . The processing unit 11 has an identification module 111 (shown in FIG. 1B) for identifying the scan signal. The identification module 111 is, for example, an optical character recognition module (OCR), which can recognize the text symbol scanned by the optical scanning unit 12 through a character recognition method; or the identification module 111 is, for example, an image pattern. The identification module can identify the pattern scanned by the optical scanning unit 12 by recognizing the color and the pattern. Alternatively, the identification module 111 is a code recognition module for identifying the barcode scanned by the optical scanning unit 12. The identification module 111 of the processing unit 11 recognizes the scan signal and generates an identification signal to be output through the transmission unit 14.

The transmission unit 14 outputs the identification signal and the body-sensing signal to the outside of the control device 10 in a wired or wireless manner, and the output identification signal triggers an external digital content, and the outputted somatosensory signal is operated (for example, Move forward, backward, left or right) The triggered external digital content. The transmission unit 14 is a wireless transmission unit or a wired transmission unit, and the wireless transmission unit includes Any one or combination of WIFI, 2G, 3G, 4G, 5G, Bluetooth, and NFC transmissions, the wired transmission unit including USB transmission.

Figure 2A is a schematic diagram of the control device applied to the portable carrier; Figure 2B is a block diagram showing the control device applied to the portable carrier. As shown in the figure, referring to FIGS. 1A and 1B, the portable carrier 20 is similar to the appearance of a pen or a pen, and may be specifically referred to as an optical scanning pen or an optical input pen because of a similar appearance. In the pen, the pen is used as a proxy, not the pen used for writing.

The portable carrier 20 includes a body 21 having a long rod having a first end 22 and a second end 23. The optical scanning unit 12 of the control device 10 is disposed at the first end 22 of the body 21. The processing unit 11 and the body sensing unit 13 and the transmission unit 14 are disposed in the body 21. The main body 21 is provided with a battery module 24 and a switch module 25 connected to the processing unit 11, respectively. The battery module 24 has a power storage capability for providing power to the optical scanning unit 12 and the processing unit 11 and the body sensing unit 13 and the transmission unit 14. The switch module 25 is configured to switch the optical scanning unit 12 and the body sensing unit 13 . When the paper medium reading material 31 (such as FIG. 3 and FIGS. 4A, 4B-5A, and 5B) on the paper medium reading material 30 is to be scanned, the switching switch module 25 is pressed and further switched to the optical scanning unit 12 through the processing unit 11. Perform an optical scan. In addition, when the gesture operation is to be performed, the switch 25 is pressed and the processing unit 11 switches to the body sensing unit 13 to detect the user gesture.

Furthermore, the second end 23 of the body 21 is provided with a connection port 26, such as but not limited to a USB port, for connecting the battery module 24 and the transmission unit 14, through which an external charging power source is connected (none The battery module 24 is charged. The connection port 26 can also output the identification signal and the body sense signal in a wired manner as a connection port (or a connection interface) of the transmission unit 14.

In another alternative implementation, as shown in FIGS. 2C and 2D, the body 21 of the portable carrier 20 is optionally provided with a selection button 29 connected to the processing unit 11, and the selection button 29 can be pressed by the user or Release, when the click button 29 is pressed, the processing unit 11 generates a selection signal to be output through the transmission unit 14 to select the external digital content, or selects at the same time as or after the external digital content is manipulated by the somatosensory signal. At least one digit of information presented by the external digital content (eg, the external digital content provides multiple options for the user to select).

In order to understand the invention, the following will illustrate how the invention works.

Please refer to FIG. 3 for a block diagram of the implementation of the present invention. As shown in the figure, and referring to the foregoing FIGS. 1A, 1B, 2A and 2B, the optical scanning unit 12 of the control device 10 optically scans the paper medium reading material 31 on the paper medium reading material 30 to generate a scan. The signal is sent to the processing unit 11. The identification module 111 of the processing unit 11 recognizes the scanning signal and generates an identification signal. The identification signal is transmitted to the external electronic carrier 40 through the transmission unit 14 to be triggered and stored in the external electronic carrier 40. An external digital content 42 is displayed, and the triggered external digital content 42 is displayed on a display screen 41 of the external electronic carrier 40 for the user. Then, the somatosensory detecting unit 13 detects the gesture of the user to generate an integrated sensor signal, and the somatosensory signal is output to the external electronic carrier 40 through the transmitting unit 14, thereby operating the triggered external digital content 42.

The external electronic carrier 40 can be any form of computer (including a desktop or portable or tablet) or a portable handset or a wearable device with a display or a head mounted display or a heads up display. The external digital content 42 can be any form of digital content such as, but not limited to, a movie or animation or picture or VR or AR or MR information, and the like.

In particular, the external electronic carrier 40 stores one or more external digital content 42, each of which is associated with a different paper media material 31, so that when the optical scanning unit 12 of the control device 10 scans differently The paper processing material data 31 is generated by the processing unit 11 to generate different identification signals to trigger different external digital content 42.

Please refer to FIG. 4A as a schematic diagram of wireless transmission of the portable carrier and the external electronic carrier with the control device; FIG. 4B is a digital carrier with the control device for wirelessly transmitting the digital position of the external electronic carrier. Schematic of the content. As shown in the figure, and referring to the aforementioned 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B and 3, the optical scanning unit 12 of the control device 10 of the portable carrier 20 optically scans a paper medium. The paper medium reading material 31 on the reading object 30 generates a scanning signal, and the processing unit 11 recognizes that the signal generating identification signal is wirelessly transmitted to the external electronic carrier 40 through the transmission unit 14, and the external electronic carrier 40 triggers an external digital content according to the identification signal. The display is displayed on the display screen 41 for the user.

Then, the user operates the triggered external digital content 42 by using a gesture. The somatosensory detecting unit 13 of the control device 10 detects the physical gesture of the user, and generates a somatosensory signal through the transmission unit 14 for wireless transmission to the external electronic carrier. 40. The external electronic carrier 40 operates the triggered external digital content 42 according to the somatosensory signal.

In an alternative embodiment as shown in Figures 5A and 5B, reference is made to the aforementioned Figures 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B and 3, the portable carrier 20 is connected to the external electronic carrier 40 in a wired manner, the portable The connection port 26 of the carrier 20 is connected to the connection port (not shown) of the external electronic carrier 40 via a data transmission line 28 (for example, a USB transmission line). The transmission unit 14 transmits the identification signal and the body sense signal through the data transmission line 28. Transmission to the external electronic carrier 40 thereby triggers and then operates the external digital content 42.

In summary, the present invention has the following advantages:

1. Linking the paper media reading 30 to the external electronic carrier 40 and having a somatosensory detection whereby the digital content within the external electronic carrier is triggered and then manipulated.

2. Extending the paper media reading material 31 of the paper media reading 30 to the external digital content 42 in the external electronic carrier 40, breaking through the limitations of the paper media reading 30 to accommodate knowledge.

3. Linking to the associated external digital content 42 by optically scanning the paper media reading material 31 on the paper medium reading material 30, and controlling the external digital content 42 according to the user's gesture operation to provide an interface spanning from the physical world to the digital or virtual world. .

While the present invention has been disclosed in the above embodiments, it is not intended to limit the invention, and the scope of the present invention can be varied and modified without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. The scope of the patent application is subject to the provisions of the attached patent application.

Claims (16)

A control device includes: an optical scanning unit for optically scanning a paper medium reading material to generate a scanning signal; a processing unit connected to the optical scanning unit to generate an identification signal according to the scanning signal; The detecting unit is connected to the processing unit to detect a gesture of the user to generate an integrated sensor signal; a transmitting unit is connected to the processing unit for outputting the identification signal and the body sensing signal, wherein the identification signal triggers an external digit Content, the somatosensory signal is the external digital content that is triggered. The control device of claim 1, wherein the paper media material is set on a paper medium, and the paper material data is a letter or a symbol or a pattern or a code. The control device of claim 1, wherein the optical scanning unit comprises: a charge-coupling component and a contact-type photosensitive device; and a photomultiplier tube and a complementary metal oxide conductor. The control device of claim 1, wherein the external digital content is stored in an external electronic carrier. The control device of claim 1, wherein the processing unit has an identification module for identifying the scan signal. The control device of claim 1, wherein the transmission unit is a wireless transmission unit or a wired transmission unit, and the wireless transmission unit includes any one or combination of WIFI, 2G, 3G, 4G, 5G, Bluetooth, and NFC transmission. The wired transmission unit includes a USB transmission. A portable carrier includes: a body having a first end and a second end; A control device includes: an optical scanning unit disposed at the first end for optically scanning a paper medium reading material to generate a scanning signal; a processing unit disposed in the body to connect the optical scanning unit, according to the The scanning signal generates an identification signal; the integrated sensing unit is disposed in the body to connect the processing unit to detect a user's gesture to generate an integrated sensor; a transmission unit is disposed in the body to connect the processing The unit is configured to output the identification signal and the somatosensory signal, wherein the identification signal triggers an external digital content, and the somatosensory signal operates the triggered external digital content. The portable carrier of claim 7, wherein the body is provided with a battery module connected to the processing unit, the battery module has a power storage capability, and the optical scanning unit and the processing unit and the body sensing unit are provided And the transmission unit power. The portable carrier of claim 8, wherein the switch has a switch module connected to the processing unit, and the switch module is configured to switch the optical scan unit and the body sensing unit. The portable carrier of claim 9, wherein the second end of the body is provided with a connection port for connecting the battery module and the transmission unit. The portable carrier as claimed in claim 10, wherein the body is provided with a selection button to connect the processing unit. The portable carrier according to claim 7, wherein the paper media material is set on a paper medium, and the paper media data is a letter or a symbol or a pattern or a code. The portable carrier of claim 7, wherein the optical scanning unit comprises: a charge-bonding element or a contact-type photosensitive device or a photomultiplier tube or a complementary metal oxide conductor. The portable carrier of claim 7, wherein the external digital content is stored in an external electronic carrier. The portable carrier of claim 7, wherein the processing unit has an identification module for identifying the scan signal. The portable carrier according to claim 7, wherein the transmission unit is a wireless transmission unit or a wired transmission unit, and the wireless transmission unit includes any one of WIFI, 2G, 3G, 4G, 5G, Bluetooth, and NFC transmission. Or in combination, the wired transmission unit includes a USB transmission.