TWM629356U - Mouse device having a button arranged a plurality of touch zones - Google Patents

Abstract

The present creation provides a mouse device. The mouse device includes a touch panel, a push switch, a key cover and a control panel. The touch panel triggers a corresponding touch signal when any one of the plurality of touch areas corresponding to the plurality of input events is pressed. The switch signal is triggered when the push switch is pressed. The key cover is used for accepting the pressing operation of pressing inward to press the touch panel, and pressing the push switch through the touch panel. When the control panel receives the touch signal and the switch signal, the input event of the pressed touch area is triggered. This creation can enhance the user experience.

Description

Mouse device with multi-touch area on buttons

The present creation is related to a mouse device, especially a mouse device with a multi-touch area on the keys.

The existing mechanical mouse triggers input events through mechanical switches, that is, the number of mechanical switches is equal to the number of input events that can be triggered.

The click operation of the aforementioned mechanical switch has a sense of feedback (such as the feeling of a paragraph of pressing and bouncing back), which allows the user to clearly determine whether the click operation is completed.

In order to trigger a larger number of input events, the mechanical mouse must have a larger number of mechanical switches.

The above situation greatly increases the manufacturing cost of the mechanical mouse. Moreover, when there are too many mechanical switches, the user is likely to touch unexpected keys by mistake, resulting in poor experience.

At present, another touch mouse has been proposed. The aforementioned touch mouse uses a touchpad to replace the mouse buttons, and the user can perform different gestures on the touchpad (such as single click, continuous click, single-finger swipe) , multi-finger swipe, etc.) to trigger different kinds of input events.

However, the touch mouse triggers the input event through the change of resistance or capacitance, and cannot produce a feedback like a mechanical switch, which makes it impossible for the user to judge whether the click operation is completed or not when the user clicks the existing touch mouse. good.

In addition, compared to directly clicking on a mechanical switch, input gestures are too time-consuming, which makes a touch mouse unsuitable for applications such as e-sports, document editing, and image retouching that need to quickly trigger input events.

Therefore, the existing mouse devices have the above problems, and more effective solutions are urgently needed.

The main purpose of this creation is to provide a mouse event, which can trigger different mouse events by using different regions of the same button.

In one embodiment, a mouse device with multi-touch areas on keys includes a touch panel, a push switch, a key cover, and a control panel. The touch panel is used for triggering a touch signal corresponding to the pressed touch area when any one of the plurality of touch areas is pressed, wherein the plurality of touch areas respectively correspond to a plurality of input events. The push switch is arranged on an inner side of the touch panel, and is used to trigger a switch signal when it is pressed. The button cover is disposed on the outer side of the touch panel, and is used for receiving a pressing operation pressed toward the inner side to press the touch panel, and press the push switch through the touch panel. The control panel is electrically connected to the touch panel and the push switch, and when receiving the touch signal and the switch signal, triggers the input event of the pressed touch area.

In one embodiment, the plurality of touch areas include a first touch area corresponding to a mouse event and a second touch area corresponding to a first key combination event.

In one embodiment, the plurality of touch areas include a third touch area corresponding to a second key combination event.

In one embodiment, the first touch area is a right mouse button area or a left mouse button area, and the mouse event is a right mouse button event or a left mouse button event.

In one embodiment, the mouse device further includes a touch circuit electrically connected to the touch panel and the control panel for sensing the pressing of the plurality of touch areas and sending the touch signal to the touch panel. the control panel.

In one embodiment, the mouse device further includes a side touch panel electrically connected to the control panel for triggering the pressed side touch area when any one of the plurality of side touch areas is pressed one side touch signal, wherein the plurality of side touch areas correspond to the plurality of input events respectively, and the control panel is configured to trigger the pressed side touch area when receiving the side touch signal. Enter events.

In one embodiment, the control board further includes a control firmware, and the control firmware is used to control the control board to identify the touch area corresponding to the received touch signal after being executed, and trigger the touch control. This input event for the touch area.

In one embodiment, the plurality of touch areas are adjustable, and the control firmware is used to define the range of the plurality of touch areas.

In one embodiment, the control firmware is used to define the boundaries of the plurality of touch areas.

In one embodiment, the mouse device further includes an application program to be installed on a computer device connected to the mouse device, the application program is used to display an operation interface through the computer device after being executed, An area adjustment operation for adjusting the range of the plurality of touch areas is accepted through the operation interface, and a control firmware is set based on the adjusted touch areas, and the application program is used for accepting and setting the multiple touch areas through the operation interface. An input setting operation of the plurality of input events corresponding to each touch area, and setting the control firmware based on the plurality of input events after adjustment, and the application is used to transmit the control firmware to the computer device through the computer device mouse device.

This creation can increase the number of input events that can be triggered quickly, and can provide responsive touch clicks, which can improve the user experience.

1: Mouse device

10: Control panel

11: Trackpad

12: Press the switch

2: Mouse device

20: Control panel

21: Trackpad

22: Side trackpad

23: Touch circuit

24: Press the switch

25: Side push switch

26: Point to the mod

27: Wheel sensor

28: Communication interface

29:Instruction interface

3: Computer device

40: Control firmware

41: Apps

5: Mouse device

50: Shell

500: Left button cover

501: Roller

502: Right button cover

503: First side key

504: Second side key

505: Side Cover

510: Left trackpad

511: Right trackpad

520: Side Trackpad

521: Side Support Plate

530: Left push switch

531: Right push switch

532: Left pressing plate

533: Right pressing plate

54: Touch circuit

55: Control panel

56: Base

570: Wheel Sensor

571: Middle push switch

R11, R12, R13, R21, R22, R23, R31, R32, R33: touch area

FIG. 1 is a structural diagram of a mouse device according to an embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 2 is a structural diagram of a mouse device according to an embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of the appearance of a mouse device according to an embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of the appearance of a mouse device according to an embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of a mouse device according to an embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of a mouse device according to an embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of a mouse device according to an embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 8 is a schematic structural diagram of a mouse device according to an embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 9 is a schematic structural diagram of a mouse device according to an embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram of an operation interface of an application program according to an embodiment of the invention.

Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of the present creation will be described in detail as follows, in conjunction with the drawings.

This creation mainly proposes a mouse device with multi-touch areas on the buttons, and the buttons of the mouse device are provided with a touch panel. The user can trigger different input events by pressing different positions of the same key (ie, different touch areas).

In this way, the present invention enables different regions of a single key to be used to trigger different input events.

Please refer to FIG. 1 , which is a structural diagram of a mouse device according to an embodiment of the invention.

In this embodiment, the mouse device 1 may include a touch panel 11 , a push switch 12 , and a control panel 10 electrically connected to the above elements.

The touch panel 11 is defined with a plurality of touch areas, and is used to trigger a touch signal corresponding to the pressed touch area when any one of the plurality of touch areas is pressed.

The touch panel 11 can be, for example, a capacitive touch panel, a resistive touch panel, or other thin-film touch panels, without limitation.

In one embodiment, the touch signal can be used to locate the pressed position in the touch panel 11 , so that the control panel 10 can know the touch area pressed by the user.

In one embodiment, multiple touch areas can be defined to correspond to multiple input events, respectively. The input event can be, for example, a single key event such as a left key event, a middle key event, a right key event, a key "E" event, a key "S" event, etc., or a combination of a left key event and a middle key event, a left key event and a key "e" event. "Event combination, key "ctrl" event and key "c" event combination and other key combination events.

The push switch 12 (eg, a micro switch) can be disposed on the inner side of the touch panel 11 , so that after the user presses the touch panel 11 , the user can push the touch panel 11 toward the inside to press the push switch 12 . The push switch 12 is used to trigger a switch signal when it is pressed.

In one embodiment, the switch signal and the touch signal can be binary signals (eg, there are only two states of on and off).

The control panel 10 is used to control the mouse device 1 to trigger a corresponding input event based on a user's pressing operation.

In one embodiment, when the control panel 10 receives the touch signal and the switch signal on the same button, it can identify the pressed touch area and trigger an input event corresponding to the touch area.

In one embodiment, the plurality of touch areas can be connected to the control board 10 through different lines, so that the control board 10 can identify the pressed touch area based on the line receiving the touch signal.

In one embodiment, the touch panel 11 may include multiple sensing points, and the multiple sensing points may be dynamically allocated to multiple touch areas.

For example, if the touch panel 11 includes 30 sensing points. In the first setting, the 1st to 15th sensing points can be allocated to the first touch area, and the 16th to 30th sensing points can be allocated to the second touch area. In the second setting, the 1st to 10th sensing points can be assigned to the first touch area, and the 11th to 30th The sensing points are allocated to the second touch area. In the third setting, the 1st to 10th sensing points can be assigned to the first touch area, the 11th to 20th sensing points can be assigned to the second touch area, and the 21st to 30th sensing points can be assigned to the second touch area. Points are assigned to the third touch area.

In this way, when any sensing point is triggered, the control panel 10 can quickly identify the pressed touch area based on the set distribution relationship (eg, a setting method similar to FIG. 10 is used).

In one embodiment, when the control panel 10 only receives the touch signal, but does not receive the switch signal of the same key, it can determine that the touch signal is a false touch, and filter the touch signal.

Therefore, the user must press the touchpad 11 until the press switch 12 is triggered to trigger the corresponding input event. The above operation enables the user to obtain the feedback of the mechanical switch when pressing the touchpad 11 and clearly determine whether the click is completed.

In one embodiment, when the control panel 10 receives the switch signal and the touch signal of the same button, the time difference between the triggering time of the switch signal and the triggering time of the touch signal can be calculated, and the time difference is less than a preset time difference. value (such as 0.1 seconds, 0.05 seconds, 0.5 seconds, etc.), the input event corresponding to the corresponding touch area is triggered.

Please refer to FIG. 3 , which is a schematic diagram of the appearance of a mouse device according to an embodiment of the invention.

In this embodiment, the mouse device 5 includes a casing 50 .

The casing 50 includes a key cover (a left key cover 500 and a right key cover 502 ), a scroll wheel 501 , side keys (a first side key 503 and a second side key 504 ) and a side cover 505 .

The aforementioned control panel, push switch and touch panel are all disposed in the casing 50 .

In one embodiment, the mouse device 5 has a plurality of touchpads, such as a left touchpad, a right touchpad and a side touchpad.

The left touchpad corresponds to the left mouse button and can be divided into a touch area R11 and a touch area R12, that is, different areas of the left mouse button can be used to trigger two input events respectively.

The right touchpad corresponds to the right mouse button and can be divided into a touch area R21 and a touch area R22, that is, different areas of the mouse right button can be used to trigger two input events respectively.

The side touch panel can be divided into a side touch area R31 and a side touch area R32, that is, different areas of the mouse side panel can be respectively used for two input events.

In one embodiment, the first touch area of the multiple touch areas of the same button can be mapped to a mouse event, and the second touch area can be mapped to a key combination event (first key combination event).

For example, the touch area R11 and the touch area R21 can be respectively corresponding to the left key event and the right key event. The touch area R12 can be corresponding to the key combination event of the left key event and the key "e" event, and the touch area R22 can be corresponding to the key combination event of the right key event and the key "e" event.

In another example, the touch area R12 and the touch area R22 can be respectively corresponding to the left key event and the right key event, and the touch area R11 and the touch area R22 can be corresponding to different key combination events.

Please refer to FIG. 2 , which is a structural diagram of a mouse device according to an embodiment of the invention.

In this embodiment, the mouse device 2 may include a touch panel 21 , a side touch panel 22 , a touch circuit 23 , a push switch 24 , a side push switch 25 , a pointing module 26 , a wheel sensor 27 , and a communication interface. 28. An indication interface 29, and a control board 20 electrically connected to the above-mentioned components.

In one embodiment, the touch panel 21 and the side touch panel 22 are connected to the touch circuit 23 , and are connected to the control panel 20 through the touch circuit 23 .

Specifically, when the touch panel 21 and the side touch panel 22 are pressed, the touch circuit 23 can locate the pressed touch position (such as the aforementioned sensing point), and trigger the touch signal corresponding to the touch position to control the The board 20 is used for the control board 20 to quickly identify the pressed touch area based on the set distribution relationship.

In one embodiment, the touch circuit 23 can sense the pressing on a plurality of touch areas (including the touch areas R11-R12, R21-R22 and the side touch areas R31-R32), and send out corresponding touch signals. to the control board 20.

In one embodiment, the touch circuit 23 can perform signal processing (eg, noise filtering processing, enhancement processing, false touch detection, etc.) on the touch signal, and transmit the processed touch signal to the control panel 20 .

In one embodiment, the side touch panel 22 is provided with a plurality of side touch areas, and when any one of the plurality of side touch areas is pressed, a side touch signal of the pressed side touch area can be triggered. The aforementioned plurality of side touch areas respectively correspond to a plurality of input events, and the corresponding relationship can be set by the user according to requirements.

Moreover, the control panel 20 is configured to trigger an input event corresponding to the pressed side touch area when receiving the aforementioned side touch signal.

When the push switch 24 (such as the micro switch set on the left mouse button, the right mouse button and the middle mouse button) and the side push switch 25 (such as the micro switch set on the side button) are pressed, the corresponding switch signal is triggered to control board 20.

The pointing module 26 (such as a trackball sensor, an optical displacement sensor or other pointing sensors) is used to sense the user's moving mouse operation and trigger a corresponding moving mouse signal to move in the computer device 3 The position of the mouse pointer.

The scroll wheel sensor 27 is used to sense the scroll wheel operation of the user and trigger the corresponding scroll wheel mouse signal (scroll speed and scroll direction).

The communication interface 28 can be a wireless or wired interface, such as a Bluetooth interface or a USB interface. The communication interface 28 is used to connect the computer device 3 to transmit input events to the computer device 3 for execution, or to receive the update of the control firmware 40 from the computer device 3 .

The indicating interface 29 (eg, LED indicator light) is used to indicate the state of the mouse device 2 , such as the battery state, the connection state, the working mode, and the like.

The control panel 20 is used to control the mouse device 2 . In one embodiment, the control board 20 controls each element of the mouse device 2 by executing the control firmware 40 .

In one embodiment, after the controller (not shown) of the control board 20 executes the control firmware 40, it can detect the triggering of the switch signal and the touch signal, and can identify the touch area corresponding to the received touch signal, And trigger the input event of this touch area.

In one embodiment, the mouse device 2 includes an application 41 . The application 41 is used to be installed on the computer device 3 (such as a notebook computer, a personal computer, a tablet computer, etc.) connected to the mouse device 2 .

After the application program 41 is executed by the computer device 3 , the application program 41 can display an operation interface (eg, a graphical user interface) through the display of the computer device 3 . The aforementioned operation interface can be used to perform various settings on the mouse device 2 .

In one embodiment, the operation interface can be used to set the range of each touch area and the corresponding input event.

Please refer to FIG. 2 and FIG. 10 together. FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram of an operation interface of an application program according to an embodiment of the creation.

In this embodiment, each touch panel is divided into three touch areas as an example.

In one embodiment, the control firmware 40 defines the range of each touch area, and the clicked touch area can be identified according to the pressed touch position.

In one embodiment, the control firmware 40 defines boundaries of a plurality of touch areas, so as to define the range of each touch area through the boundaries.

In one embodiment, the range of each touch area can be adjusted in the computer device 3 through the application program 41 .

In one embodiment, after the application 41 is executed by the computer device 3, the computer device 3 can display the operation interface as shown in FIG. 10, and the user's area adjustment for adjusting the range of the plurality of touch areas is accepted through the operation interface. operation, and set a new control firmware 40 based on the adjusted multiple touch areas, and transmit the new control firmware 40 to the mouse device 2 through the computer device 3 for execution.

In one embodiment, the application 41 can accept an input setting operation of setting multiple input events corresponding to the multiple touch areas through the operation interface, set a new control firmware based on the adjusted multiple input events, and set the new control firmware to the new control firmware. The control firmware 40 is transmitted to the mouse device 2 through the computer device 3 for execution.

In an embodiment, the aforementioned operation interface can display the status of the input device (ie, the connected mouse device 2 ), the separation boundaries (upper boundary and middle boundary) of the three touch areas of the left button, and the three touch areas of the right button. The separation boundary (upper boundary and middle boundary) of the control area, and the separation boundary (upper boundary and middle boundary) of the three touch areas of the side key.

In addition, the user can manually adjust the positions of the upper boundary and the middle boundary of the three touch areas of each key according to the usage habits, so as to adjust the touch area to a habitual size.

In one embodiment, after installing the control firmware 40 corresponding to the above settings, the control panel 20 can redistribute the touch areas to which a plurality of touch positions belong based on the set boundaries of the touch areas, so as to adjust the touch area. The scope and size of the control area.

Please refer to FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 . FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of the appearance of a mouse device according to an embodiment of the invention.

In this embodiment, each touch panel is divided into three touch areas.

The left touchpad is located in the left mouse button area, divided into touch areas R11-R13, and used to trigger three input events.

The right touchpad is located in the right mouse button area, divided into touch areas R21-R23, and used to trigger three input events.

The side touchpad is located in the mouse side area and is divided into side touch areas R31-R33, and is used to trigger three input events.

In one embodiment, the first touch area of the multiple touch areas of the same button can be mapped to a mouse event (such as a left button event, a right button event or a middle button event), and the second touch area can be mapped to To the key combination event (the first key combination event), the third touch area can be corresponding to the key combination event (the second key combination event), but not limited to this, and the user can arbitrarily change the above-mentioned corresponding relationship according to requirements.

Please refer to FIG. 4 to FIG. 9 together. FIG. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of a mouse device according to an embodiment of the invention. FIG. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of a mouse device according to an embodiment of the invention. FIG. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of a mouse device according to an embodiment of the invention. FIG. 8 is a schematic structural diagram of a mouse device according to an embodiment of the invention. FIG. 9 is a schematic structural diagram of a mouse device according to an embodiment of the invention.

In one embodiment, the key cover is disposed on the outer side of the touch panel, and is used for receiving the pressing operation of pressing toward the inner side to press the touch panel, and to press the push switch through the touch panel.

For example, when the user presses the front end of the left button cover 500 , the front end of the left button cover 500 will press the touch area R13 of the front end of the left touchpad 510 toward the inside to trigger a touch signal. Next, the front end of the left button cover 500 keeps pressing the touch area R13, and the touch area R13 presses the left pressing plate 532 to press the lower left pressing switch 530 to trigger the switch signal. The middle end and the rear end of the left key cover 500 are also based on the same principle, and will not be repeated here.

In another example, when the user presses the middle end of the right button cover 502 , the middle end of the right button cover 502 presses the touch area R21 at the middle end of the right touchpad 511 toward the inside to trigger the touch signal. Next, the middle end of the right button cover 502 continuously presses the touch area R21, and the touch area R21 presses the right pressing plate 533 to press the lower right pressing switch 531 to trigger the switch signal. The same principle applies to the front and rear ends of the right key cover 502 , and details are not repeated here.

In another example, when the user clicks the end of the side cover 505 , the end of the side cover 505 will press the touch area R33 at the end of the side touch panel 520 to trigger a touch signal. The same principle applies to the front end and the middle end of the side cover 505 , which will not be repeated here.

In one embodiment, a push switch and a switch structure can be disposed on the inner side of the side touch panel 520 , so that the user can obtain a feedback feeling when pressing the side touch panel 520 .

In one embodiment, the inner side of the side touch panel 520 may not be provided with a push switch and a switch structure, so that the user does not get a feedback feeling when pressing the side touch panel 520 .

In one embodiment, when the inner side of the side touch panel 520 is not provided with the push switch and the switch structure, the inner side of the side touch panel 520 may be provided with a side support plate 521 . The side support plate 521 is used to support the side touch panel 520 of the film type, so as to prevent the side touch panel 520 from being deformed or damaged due to the user's pressing.

In one embodiment, the left touchpad 510 , the right touchpad 511 and the side touchpad 520 can be connected to the touch circuit 54 and connected to the control board 55 through the touch circuit 54 .

In one embodiment, the mouse device 5 may include any combination of the left touchpad 510 , the right touchpad 511 and the side touchpad 520 .

For example, the mouse device 5 may include the left touchpad 510 and the right touchpad 511 , but not the side touchpad 520 .

For example, the mouse device 5 may include the side touchpad 520 , but not the left touchpad 510 and the right touchpad 511 .

In one embodiment, the control board 55 is disposed on the base 56 , and the touch circuit 54 is disposed above the control board 55 . In this way, the wiring length from the touch panel to the touch circuit 54 can be reduced, and the wiring of the mouse device 5 can be simplified.

In one embodiment, a roller sensor 570 is disposed below the roller 501 .

In one embodiment, a middle push switch 571 corresponding to the middle button is disposed below the scroll wheel 501 . When the user presses the scroll wheel 501 and the middle press switch 571 triggers the switch signal, the input event of the middle button can be triggered.

It is worth mentioning that the existing touch mouse senses the user's touch gestures, and requires a high-resolution touch panel and a controller with high processing performance.

The mouse device of this creation only needs to sense whether the touchpad is pressed by touch, and does not need to sense the user's touch gesture, which can greatly reduce the amount of calculation, and can use a low-resolution touchpad and low processing performance for control. device.

It is worth mentioning that, although a single touch panel is divided into two touch areas or three touch areas in the foregoing embodiments, this should not be limited.

In one embodiment, the number of touch areas of each touch panel can be planned and designed by the user according to requirements. In addition, changing the number and range of the touch area can be quickly realized by updating the control firmware 40 without redesigning the hardware.

The above are only the best specific examples of this creation, and therefore limit the scope of the patent application of this creation. Therefore, any equivalent changes made by using the content of this creation are all included in the scope of this creation. Chen Ming.

1: Mouse device

10: Control panel

11: Trackpad

12: Press the switch

Claims (10)

A mouse device with multi-touch areas on keys, comprising: a touch pad for triggering a touch corresponding to the pressed touch area when any one of the plurality of touch areas is pressed a signal, wherein the plurality of touch areas correspond to a plurality of input events respectively; a push switch is disposed on an inner side of the touch panel to trigger a switch signal when pressed; a key cover is disposed on the touch panel The outer side of the board is used for receiving a pressing operation that is pressed toward the inner side to press the touch panel, and press the touch switch through the touch panel; and a control board, which is electrically connected to the touch panel and the touch switch , when receiving the touch signal and the switch signal, trigger the input event of the pressed touch area. The mouse device of claim 1, wherein the plurality of touch areas include a first touch area corresponding to a mouse event and a second touch area corresponding to a first key combination event. The mouse device of claim 2, wherein the plurality of touch areas includes a third touch area corresponding to a second key combination event. The mouse device of claim 2, wherein the first touch area is a right mouse button area or a left mouse button area, and the mouse event is a right button event or a left button event. The mouse device as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a touch circuit electrically connected to the touch panel and the control panel for sensing the pressing of the plurality of touch areas and sending the touch signal to the control panel. The mouse device of claim 1, further comprising a side touch panel electrically connected to the control panel for triggering the pressed side touch when any one of the plurality of side touch areas is pressed One side touch signal of the area, wherein the plurality of side touch areas correspond to the plurality of input events respectively; wherein the control panel is set to trigger the pressed side touch when receiving the side touch signal This input event for the region. The mouse device according to claim 1, wherein the control panel further comprises a control firmware; wherein the control firmware is used to control the control panel to identify the touch signal corresponding to the received touch signal after being executed. the touch area, and trigger the input event of the touch area. The mouse device of claim 7, wherein the touch areas are adjustable, and the control firmware is used to define the ranges of the touch areas. The mouse device of claim 8, wherein the control firmware is used to define boundaries of the plurality of touch areas. The mouse device of claim 1, further comprising an application program for being installed on a computer device connected to the mouse device; wherein the application program is used to display a computer device through the computer device after being executed. an operation interface, through which an area adjustment operation for adjusting the range of the plurality of touch areas is accepted, and a control firmware is set based on the adjusted touch areas; wherein, the application is used for the operation through the operation The interface accepts an input setting operation of setting the plurality of input events corresponding to the plurality of touch areas, and sets the control firmware based on the plurality of input events after adjustment; Wherein, the application is used to transmit the control firmware to the mouse device through the computer device.

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