TWM538189U - Remote control device of head-mounted display - Google Patents

Description

Remote control device for head-mounted display

The present invention relates to a remote control device, and more particularly to a remote control device for a head mounted display.

Virtual reality (VR) is an active interactive display technology that generally needs to be used with a head-mounted display. However, when a user wears a head-mounted display, it is inconvenient to use the entity because the field of view is obscured. The keyboard, therefore, when you need to enter a lot of text, you will encounter difficulties.

The existing solution is implemented by a space remote control method or a touchpad method. For example, the HTC VIVE controller is implemented by a space remote controller, and a plurality of detectors are arranged to accurately position a user action. You can directly hold the VIVE controller to click on the object or virtual keyboard you see in the field of view to achieve the input effect. However, it is not efficient to use the click-to-word input.

The Google DayDream VR remote control is implemented by the touchpad method. When the user wants to input text, the finger is swiped on the touchpad to control the movement of the cursor to select the text to be input verbatim, and the input text efficiency is also not good.

Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a remote control device for a head mounted display having excellent text input efficiency.

Therefore, the remote control device of the present invention is suitable for connecting to a head-mounted display, the head-mounted display can display a virtual keyboard having a plurality of virtual buttons, the remote control device comprises a remote control device body, a transmission module, A touch sensing module and a control module.

The transmission module is disposed on the remote control device body for connecting to the head mounted display.

The touch sensing module is disposed on the remote control device body for sensing a touch of the user to output one of a relative displacement signal and a region position signal. The touch sensing module has a plurality of button regions, each button The area outputs a position signal of the area corresponding to different character symbols when pressed.

The control module controls the touch sensing module to output one of the relative displacement signal and the position signal of the area, receive the relative displacement signal and the position signal of the area, and transmit the signal to the head mounted display via the transmission module.

The effect of the present invention is that the touch sensing module and the control module are arranged, and the touch sensing module is controlled to output one of the relative displacement signal and the position signal of the region, and the setting is The button areas corresponding to different text symbols respectively can not only provide touch to slide the cursor, but also allow the user to directly press the button areas to quickly input a large amount of text.

Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, an embodiment of a remote control device for a head mounted display of the present invention is adapted to be wired to a head mounted display 9, which can display a virtual keyboard 92 having a plurality of virtual keys 93. The remote control device includes a remote control device body 2, a touch sensing module 3, a haptic feedback module 4, a multi-axis sensing module 5, a transmission module 6, a button module 7, and a control module 8. .

The touch sensing module 3 is disposed on the remote control unit 2 for sensing a touch of a user to output a relative displacement signal and an area position signal. The touch sensing module 3 has a plurality of key areas 31. (In FIG. 2, only one button area 31 is used as a schematic illustration), each button area 31 outputs a position signal of the area corresponding to a different character symbol when pressed.

Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 3 , in the embodiment, the touch sensing module 3 has 49 button areas 31 corresponding to the 26 English letters, numbers, symbols and function keys of the virtual keyboard 92 in FIG. 3 . The touch sensing module 3 can also have only 26 button areas 31 corresponding to different English letters, or add button areas 31 corresponding to different characters, symbols or functions according to actual needs, and thus Limited.

Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the touch sensing module 3 uses capacitive sensing technology, optical sensing technology (such as infrared sensing technology), and resistive touch sensing technology (such as four-wire resistive or five-wire resistive). )one of them.

The haptic feedback module 4 is disposed on the remote control device body 2 and located under the touch sensing module 3, and has a plurality of feedback portions 41 respectively corresponding to the button regions 31 (only one feedback portion 41 is shown in FIG. 2). As a schematic illustration, each feedback unit 41 is configured to provide tactile feedback when the user presses the corresponding button area 31.

Each of the feedback units 41 can be a button disposed under the corresponding button area 31 and adjacent to the corresponding button area 31. When the user presses any of the button areas 31, the button is also pressed to the corresponding button; The feedback unit 41 can also have a pressure sensing member and a vibration component. When the user presses any of the button regions 31, the pressure sensing member is also pressed to the lower portion. The pressure sensing member is used to sense the pressure sensing channel. The vibration of the vibration element is controlled to provide tactile feedback.

The multi-axis sensing module 5 is disposed on the remote control body 2, and may include an accelerometer, a gyroscope, and a magnetometer to detect the rotation, motion, and direction of the remote control device, and output an associated The multi-axis senses the signal to provide the sensing data required for the somatosensory input of the head-mounted display 9.

The transmission module 6 is disposed on the remote control body 2 and is connected to the head mounted display 9.

The button module 7 includes a volume adjustment button 71, a selection button 72 and a master button 73. The volume adjustment button 71, the selection button 72 and the master button 73 are respectively used. Allows the user to adjust the volume, select the desired function and control to tap the desired option. It is worth mentioning that the button module 7 can increase or decrease the buttons of different functions according to actual needs, and is not limited thereto.

The control module 8 is electrically connected to the touch sensing module 3, the multi-axis sensing module 5, and the transmission module 6, and controls the touch sensing module 3 to output the relative displacement signal and the position signal of the region. First, receiving the relative displacement signal, the region position signal, and the multi-axis sensing signal, and transmitting to the head mounted display 9 via the transmission module 6.

Referring to FIG. 2, FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a display screen 91 of the head mounted display 9 when the remote control device is applied to a head mounted display 9.

In general use, the user can slide the finger on the haptic feedback module 4, and the haptic feedback module 4 outputs the relative displacement signal related to the user finger slip vector, and the control module 8 After the transmission module 6 is transmitted to the head mounted display 9, a cursor (not shown) appears on the display screen 91, and the cursor moves according to the finger slip vector carried by the relative displacement signal.

When the virtual keyboard 92 appears on the display screen 91, when the user inputs text, the user touches any of the button areas 31, and the haptic feedback module 4 outputs the position signal of the area related to the position of the button area 31. After the control module 8 and the transmission module 6 are transmitted to the head mounted display 9, the virtual button 93 at the corresponding position touched by the user will light up, change color or enlarge, etc., to inform the user of the current When the user presses the button area 31, the input text is completed, and the feedback unit 41 below the button area 31 simultaneously performs tactile feedback. It is worth mentioning that the control module 8 can preset a threshold value, and when the pressure force pressed by the user is large enough to trigger the feedback portion 41 (ie, when the pressure channel is greater than the threshold value), it is determined that the threshold is valid. Pressing, at this time, outputting the position signal corresponding to the pressed region is transmitted to the head mounted display 9 via the transmission module 6 to input the pressed text, thereby, when the user presses, Whether the feeling of pressing the physical button is obtained, and it is immediately known whether the pressed pressing is a valid input, and since the position of the virtual keys 93 of the virtual keyboard 92 corresponds to the position of the key areas 31, the user When the text needs to be input quickly, the position of the virtual button 93 can be directly determined according to the position of the virtual button 93, and the virtual button 93 corresponding to the touch can be illuminated, and the effective input can feel the tactile feedback, etc., and can be effective. Improve text input efficiency.

Taking FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 as an example, when the user's thumb touches the button area 31 which is gray in FIG. 4, the virtual button 93 (ie, the letter K) changes the display state (such as K in FIG. 3). The word frame is grayed out, and when the user presses the button area 31, the letter K is input.

Through the above description, the advantages of this embodiment can be summarized as follows:

1. By setting the touch sensing module 3 and the control module 8 and controlling the touch sensing module 3 to output one of the relative displacement signal and the position signal of the area, and setting the same Corresponding to the button area 31 for inputting different text symbols, in addition to the function of providing touch to slide the cursor, the user can directly press the button areas 31 to input text, and since the button areas 31 are respectively corresponding inputs Different text symbols, therefore, when the user wants to input a large amount of text, it only needs to change the position of the finger press, and each time you press, you can directly input a word or letter without having to control the cursor-by-word slip point as required by the prior art. Therefore, this embodiment has excellent input efficiency when a large amount of text needs to be input.

2. By providing the haptic feedback module 4 to provide tactile feedback when the user presses the corresponding button area 31, the user can get the feeling of pressing the physical button. Furthermore, the threshold value is preset in the control module 8, and the user can immediately know whether the pressed pressing is a valid input, and if it is found that there is no tactile feedback, it can be judged as invalid input and immediately Pressing again can reduce the chance of input errors and improve text input efficiency.

The positions of the virtual buttons 93 associated with the virtual keyboard 92 correspond to the positions of the button areas 31. The user can directly determine the distance that the fingers need to move according to the positions of the virtual buttons 93, so that a large amount of characters can be input more quickly.

In summary, it is indeed possible to achieve the purpose of the novel.

However, the above is only the embodiment of the present invention, and when it is not possible to limit the scope of the present invention, all the simple equivalent changes and modifications according to the scope of the patent application and the contents of the patent specification are still This new patent covers the scope.

2‧‧‧Remote control body
3‧‧‧Touch sensor module
31‧‧‧Keypad area
4‧‧‧Tactile feedback module
41‧‧‧Reward Department
5‧‧‧Multi-axis sensor module
6‧‧‧Transmission module
7‧‧‧Key Module
71‧‧‧Volume adjustment button
72‧‧‧Selection key
73‧‧‧Master key
8‧‧‧Control module
9‧‧‧ head-mounted display
91‧‧‧Display screen
92‧‧‧Virtual keyboard
93‧‧‧virtual buttons

Other features and effects of the present invention will be apparent from the following description of the drawings, wherein: FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a remote control device of the present invention; FIG. 2 is an incomplete embodiment of the present invention. A block diagram; and Figures 3 and 4 are schematic views of an application of the embodiment applied to a head mounted display, respectively.

2‧‧‧Remote control body

3‧‧‧Touch sensor module

31‧‧‧Keypad area

4‧‧‧Tactile feedback module

41‧‧‧Reward Department

7‧‧‧Key Module

71‧‧‧Volume adjustment button

72‧‧‧Selection key

73‧‧‧Master key

Claims (10)

A remote control device for a head-mounted display, suitable for connecting to a head-mounted display, the head-mounted display capable of displaying a virtual keyboard having a plurality of virtual buttons, the remote control device comprising: a remote control device body; The remote control device body is configured to be connected to the head mounted display; a touch sensing module is disposed on the remote control device body for sensing a user's touch to output a relative displacement signal and an area position signal. The touch sensing module has a plurality of button regions, each of which outputs a position signal corresponding to the different text symbols when pressed; and a control module that controls the touch sensor module to output the relative displacement signal And one of the location signals of the area, receiving the relative displacement signal and the location signal of the area, and transmitting to the head mounted display via the transmission module. The remote control device of the head mounted display according to claim 1, wherein the positions of the button areas correspond to the positions of the virtual buttons. The remote control device of the head-mounted display of claim 1, further comprising a haptic feedback module, the haptic feedback module being disposed on the remote control device body and located under the touch sensing module, and having a plurality of corresponding correspondences The feedback unit of the button area is configured, and each of the feedback units is configured to provide tactile feedback when the user presses the corresponding button area. The remote control device of the head-mounted display of claim 3, wherein each of the feedback portions is a button adjacent to the corresponding button area, and when the user presses any of the button areas, the button is also pressed to the corresponding button. The remote control device of the head-mounted display of claim 3, wherein each of the feedback portions has a pressure sensing member and a vibration component, and when the user presses any of the button regions, the pressure sensing is simultaneously pressed to the lower side. The pressure sensing member is configured to sense the pressure rail and control the vibration of the vibration component to provide tactile feedback. The remote control device of the head-mounted display of claim 1, wherein the touch-sensing module has at least 26 button zones, and each button zone outputs a position signal corresponding to the zone of the different English letters when pressed. The remote control device of the head mounted display of claim 1, further comprising a multi-axis sensing module disposed on the body of the remote control device, the multi-axis sensing module comprising an accelerometer, a gyroscope, and a magnetometer. The remote control device of the head mounted display of claim 1, further comprising at least one of a volume adjustment button, a selection button and a master button disposed on the body of the remote control device. The remote control device of the head mounted display of claim 1, wherein the touch sensing module uses one of a capacitive sensing technology, an optical sensing technology, and a resistive touch sensing technology. The remote control device of the head mounted display of claim 9, wherein the touch sensing module uses infrared sensing technology.