WO1996036915A1 - Dispositif de commande de type mecano-optique permettant de definir les coordonnees absolues d'un curseur - Google Patents

Dispositif de commande de type mecano-optique permettant de definir les coordonnees absolues d'un curseur Download PDF

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WO1996036915A1
WO1996036915A1 PCT/CN1995/000043 CN9500043W WO9636915A1 WO 1996036915 A1 WO1996036915 A1 WO 1996036915A1 CN 9500043 W CN9500043 W CN 9500043W WO 9636915 A1 WO9636915 A1 WO 9636915A1
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Meiyung Chen
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F3/00—Input arrangements for transferring data to be processed into a form capable of being handled by the computer; Output arrangements for transferring data from processing unit to output unit, e.g. interface arrangements
    • G06F3/01—Input arrangements or combined input and output arrangements for interaction between user and computer
    • G06F3/03—Arrangements for converting the position or the displacement of a member into a coded form
    • G06F3/0304—Detection arrangements using opto-electronic means
    • G06F3/0317—Detection arrangements using opto-electronic means in co-operation with a patterned surface, e.g. absolute position or relative movement detection for an optical mouse or pen positioned with respect to a coded surface
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    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F3/00—Input arrangements for transferring data to be processed into a form capable of being handled by the computer; Output arrangements for transferring data from processing unit to output unit, e.g. interface arrangements
    • G06F3/01—Input arrangements or combined input and output arrangements for interaction between user and computer
    • G06F3/03—Arrangements for converting the position or the displacement of a member into a coded form
    • G06F3/033—Pointing devices displaced or positioned by the user, e.g. mice, trackballs, pens or joysticks; Accessories therefor
    • G06F3/0354—Pointing devices displaced or positioned by the user, e.g. mice, trackballs, pens or joysticks; Accessories therefor with detection of 2D relative movements between the device, or an operating part thereof, and a plane or surface, e.g. 2D mice, trackballs, pens or pucks
    • G06F3/03548—Sliders, in which the moving part moves in a plane

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  • the invention relates to a computer data input device, in particular to a positioning control device for a cursor, which can perform control of a two-dimensional position of an upstream mark of a computer display.
  • the main object of the present invention is to provide an absolute coordinate control device for the cursor displacement of a computer display screen, which controls the cursor on the display screen according to the operation mode of absolute coordinate movement.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide a mechanical optical absolute coordinate control device, which mainly achieves the purpose of vernier control by means of components such as a grating plate mechanism, a photoelectric group, a movable plate, and a sliding handle.
  • the grating mechanism is arranged in a box body in the X and Y axis directions, and its photoelectric group is composed of a light emitting diode, a phototransistor, and a bracket.
  • the relative movement relationship between the grating mechanism and the photoelectric group makes the The phototransistor of the photoelectric group generates a series of motion signals and sends it to the computer through the data transmission interface for two-dimensional shift control of the cursor of the display screen.
  • the present invention is characterized in that two rows of grating plates are used, and the upper row and the lower row are displaced by a 90 degree angle. Therefore, in the production process, the focusing of the light emitting diode and the two phototransistors is very easy. And the borders at both ends can be directly From the arrangement of the movable gratings, the minimum (min) and the maximum (max) are directly discriminated, so the circuit flow is more neat. At the beginning of the operation, the starting point can be found at one of the four corners.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a connection between a positioning device and a computer system according to the present invention
  • FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of a first embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 3A is a structural diagram of a grating sheet according to the present invention.
  • 3B is a layout diagram of a light emitting diode and a phototransistor matched with the grating plate of FIG. 3A;
  • FIG. 3C is a schematic diagram showing the arrangement between the light-emitting diode and the phototransistor of FIG. 3A and the light-emitting diode of FIG. 3B;
  • FIG. 3D is a series of signals generated according to the light-emitting diode of 3A;
  • FIG. 3E is a diagram showing a signal state generated by the signal of FIG. 3D;
  • FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of a second embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of a third embodiment of the present invention.
  • 5A is a perspective view of a sliding handle of the present invention.
  • 5B is a perspective bottom view of the sliding handle of the present invention.
  • 5C is an exploded perspective view of a second photovoltaic group according to the present invention.
  • 5D is a rear perspective view of a movable column according to the present invention.
  • 5E is a front view of the movable column of the present invention.
  • 5F is a rear view of the movable column of the present invention.
  • 5G is a right side view of the movable column of the present invention.
  • 5H is a left side view of the movable column of the present invention.
  • FIG. 6A is an exploded perspective view of a fourth embodiment of the present invention.
  • 6B is a perspective view of a fourth embodiment of the present invention after the combination is completed;
  • FIG. 7 is a control circuit diagram of the present invention.
  • 8A to 8D are control flowcharts of the present invention.
  • the positioning device of the present invention is connected to the computer 2 via a cable.
  • the brain includes a display and a keyboard for data input.
  • the positioning device 1 has a sliding handle 3, and the cursor position on the display of the computer 2 can be controlled by the two-dimensional shift operation of the sliding handle 3.
  • FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the first embodiment of the present invention.
  • it mainly includes a concave box body 10, a movable plate 20, a sliding handle 3, a first photoelectric group 41, a second photoelectric group 42, a first grating sheet 51, and a second grating sheet 52.
  • the first fixed grating sheet 56 and the second fixed grating sheet 57 The inside of the concave box body 10 provides a space for accommodating various components and a sliding space for related components.
  • one light-emitting diode 411 is below, two phototransistors 412 are above and face down, and a first fixed grating plate 56 is spaced between the two.
  • a second fixed grating plate 57 is also interposed between the light emitting diode and the phototransistor. .
  • a pair of horizontal plates 11 and 12 are formed on a corresponding side of the concave box body 10, and a concave portion 13 is formed at the middle of each horizontal plate.
  • a circuit board 6 is also accommodated inside the concave box body 10.
  • a common data transmission circuit (such as a commonly used RS232 interface) may be arranged on the circuit substrate, so that the positioning device of the present invention can transmit data with a computer.
  • the box can be provided with control keys 71, 72 to perform functions similar to the control keys of a computer mouse.
  • the first photoelectric group 41 is embedded in one of the pair of transverse plate recesses 13 of the concave box body 10 to detect the movement in the X-axis direction.
  • the movable plate 20 can be slid in the direction of the arrow 211 between the corresponding horizontal plates 11 and 12 of the concave box body 10, and during the sliding, the first photoelectric device can be provided in the concave portion 13 of the concave box body 10.
  • the group 41 detects its movement status.
  • the movable plate 20 has a long guide groove 21 and a recess 22 at a middle portion of one side of the guide groove 21 for embedding the second photoelectricity.
  • the group 42 and the second fixed grating plate, and the second photoelectric group 22 thereof are used to detect the movement of the sagittal axis.
  • the present invention includes two grating plates.
  • the first grating plate 51 is provided on one side of the movable plate 20.
  • the first grating plate 51 and the first photoelectric group 41 A relative movement is generated, so the movement condition can be detected by the first photoelectric group 41, and a series of pulse signals are generated by the phototransistors of the first photoelectric group 41.
  • the second grating plate 52 can slide in the direction of the arrow 311 in the elongated guide groove 21 of the movable plate 20, and the second photoelectric group 42 can detect its movement condition, thereby generating a series of pulse signals. .
  • the present invention has a sliding handle 3 which is convenient for the user to hold and control by the hand.
  • the sliding handle 3 is formed on the second grating sheet 52.
  • the first photocell group 41 includes a bracket, a light-emitting diode 411, two phototransistors 412, and a first fixed grating plate 56.
  • the fixed grating plate can be directly attached to the light-emitting diode.
  • the light-emitting diode and a phototransistor It is correspondingly embedded on the two legs of the U-shaped bracket, and the phototransistor is above the light-emitting diode, and the grating plate is arranged in cooperation with the U-shaped bracket. Therefore, when the grating plate passes between the U-shaped bracket, That is, the movement of the grating can be detected by receiving or blocking the light between the light emitting diode and the phototransistor.
  • the light emitting diode may also be a laser diode, and a fixed grating plate may not be used at this time.
  • the two grating plates are placed on the same plane and the same height, so the thickness of the moving structure can be minimized, and the light-emitting diode and the phototransistor can be placed parallel to the bottom to reduce the thickness of the package without affecting
  • the phototransistor's light-receiving area, and the two grating plates can be moved on the same plane, so that the moving space can be reduced to the thinnest. It can be placed on a notebook computer, which is smaller than the product made in the aforementioned US patent.
  • the positions of the two photovoltaic groups are fixed, while the two gratings are movable. '
  • the first and second grating plates have the functions of light shielding and light transmission, and the conventional optically coded light transmission slot structure or printing method can be used to achieve the purpose of light shielding and light transmission. In the present invention, it is preferably formed by printing.
  • the light-shielding section and the light-transmitting section of the upper and lower rows are arranged on the grating plate 51 (illustrated by the first grating plate), as shown in FIG. 3A
  • the widths of the light-shielding and light-transmitting sections in the upper and lower rows are equal, and the phase difference is 90 degrees.
  • the fixed grating plate 56 is formed by printing a thin transparent plate, the thickness of which is about one-sixth of that of a crystal.
  • the fixed grating plate 56 has a light-shielding area and a light-transmitting area with the same width, and corresponds to the movable grating plate 51, so as to facilitate the parallel movement of light.
  • the corresponding relationship between the light-emitting diode and the phototransistor (that is, the first photo-electric group 41) configured in accordance with the structure of the grating plate is shown in FIG. 3B and FIG. 3C. Therefore, when the grating plate and the photoelectric group are moved relative to each other, the light emitted by the light-emitting diode passes through the calibration grating plate, and then the grating plate as shown in FIG. 3A generates a light-transmitting or light-shielding signal.
  • the corresponding sequence of signals XA, XB is shown, so that it can be known whether the moving direction is moving to the left or moving to the right according to the binary data, and a boundary value is generated.
  • the computer After receiving the aforementioned XA and XB signals, the computer can determine the movement direction X +, X- according to the binary value of the signals. Refer to the state diagram in Figure 3E, and then obtain Xmax and Xmax based on the signals of X + and X-. Xmin's board signal and temporarily stored in the recorder for interpretation of the control program.
  • FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of a second embodiment of the present invention.
  • the structural design of this embodiment is different from that of the first embodiment in that the second grating plate 52 is provided immediately adjacent to the guide groove 21 of the movable plate 20, and the second photoelectric group 42 is slidably provided at The guide groove 21, so when the second photoelectric group 42 slides, its light-emitting diode and phototransistor can cooperate with the setting of the second grating plate 52 to detect its movement condition.
  • an auxiliary groove 23 is provided at the rear of the guide groove 21 of the movable plate 20, and at the rear end of the bracket of the second photovoltaic group 42
  • a structure with auxiliary guide rails is provided to facilitate gliding, and because of sliding with the second photoelectric group, the movable stroke can be reduced by one-half.
  • FIGS. 5 and 5A to 5H are exploded perspective views of a third embodiment of the present invention.
  • a first grating sheet 51 is formed inside one of the wall surfaces of the concave case 10.
  • the movable plate 20 can slide between the two side walls of the concave box body 10 in the direction of arrow 211.
  • the first photoelectric group 41 is fixed at the side of the movable plate 20, and when the movable plate 20 is coupled to the concave box body 10, the first photoelectric group 41 corresponds to the position of the first grating sheet 51, so During the slippage, the movement state of the movable plate 20 can be detected by the first photoelectric group 41 to generate a series of pulse signals.
  • the movable plate 20 has a long guide groove 21, and a second grating sheet 52 is formed on the plate surface of the movable plate 20 adjacent to the guide groove 21.
  • the second photoelectric group 42 is in the second grating
  • the movement status of the second photoelectric group 42 can be known, and a series of pulse signals generated by the second photoelectric group 42 are sent to the computer.
  • the slider 3 of this embodiment directly controls the movement of the second photovoltaic group 42.
  • the two grating plates are placed on the same plane and at the same height, and the photovoltaic group can be moved on the same plane and at the same height, so the area of the mechanism is 1/4 of the U.S. patent, and can be at the minimum thickness. Reach the highest resolution.
  • Fig. 6A is an exploded perspective view of the fourth embodiment of the present invention
  • Fig. 6B is a perspective view of the fourth embodiment of the present invention after the assembly is completed.
  • a first grating sheet 51 is formed on the inner side of one of the wall surfaces of the concave box body 10
  • a second grating sheet 52 is formed on the other side wall at an angle of 90 degrees.
  • the first movable plate 20 can slide between the two side walls of the concave box body 10 in the direction of the arrow 211.
  • the first movable plate 20-a first photoelectric group 41 is fixed at the side end, and when the first movable plate 20 is coupled to the concave box body 10, the first photoelectric group 41 corresponds to the first grating plate 51 Position, so when sliding, the moving condition of the first movable plate 20 can be detected by the first photoelectric group 41 to generate a series of pulse signals.
  • the second movable plate 2 In the direction orthogonal to the movable plate 20, the second movable plate 2 (can be slid in the direction of the arrow 311 between the two side walls of the concave box body 10.
  • the second movable plate 20'-side A second photoelectric group 42 is fixed at the end, and when the second movable plate When 20 ′ is coupled to the concave box body 10, the second photoelectric group 42 is a position corresponding to the second grating plate 52. Therefore, when the second photoelectric group 42 is slipped, the second movable plate 20 can be detected. 'Moving conditions, which generates a series of pulse signals.
  • the first movable plate 20 and the second movable plate 2 are each formed with a long guide groove 21, 21.
  • the sliding handle 3 of this embodiment can control the first movable plate 20 and The second movable plate 2 (T is combined with the movement in the X and Y axis directions by the movable column 33. It can be seen that the two sets of grating plates of this embodiment are still fixed, while the two photoelectric groups are movable
  • the configuration of the entire space is extremely advantageous, and is only a quarter of the space of the aforementioned US patent case.
  • it can be positioned at any one of the four corner ends, as described above.
  • U.S. Patent 4,935,728 must be positioned at the four corner ends.
  • FIG. 7 is a control circuit diagram of the present invention.
  • this control circuit it mainly includes:
  • An X-axis ⁇ phase detection circuit 61 detects the displacement state of the X-axis grating plate by a photocell composed of an internal light-emitting diode and a phototransistor;
  • the ⁇ -axis phase detection circuit 62 of the y-axis detects the displacement of the y-axis grating plate by means of a photocell composed of an internal light-emitting diode and a phototransistor;
  • An input button 63 including three buttons
  • the main control circuit 64 which is used for control conversion of signals
  • a voltage stabilization circuit 65 to provide the working power required by the main control circuit and other components
  • —Signal output circuit 66 sends the signal from the main control circuit to the RS232 interface as a standard RS232 signal specification signal.
  • 8A to 8C are control flowcharts of the present invention, and FIG. 8D is;
  • the control flow chart shown in Figures 8A to C is to set the RS232 transmission rate, start bit, end bit and length, reset the work area to zero, and clear all markers and recorders. Then, read in XA, XB, YA, YB, and compare the status table (see also the figure
  • the state diagram shown in 3E finds the values of X + direction, X- direction, Xmax, Xmin, and values of Y + direction, Y- direction, Ymax, Ymin. These values are stored for comparison.
  • M read in the values of XA, XB, YA, YB, it is compared with the previous state. If it is, then read back again to read 8, 8, ⁇ , ⁇ 8. If not, the interpretation of the X-axis mode is performed first (such as the X-axis mode shown by the dotted line). In the interpretation of this mode, the previous states are compared with (0, 0), (1, 1), and (1), respectively. , 0), (0, 1) and other possible states.
  • the timing interruption assistant office shown in FIG. 8D After the execution of the X-axis mode, the interpretation of the Y-axis mode is performed (the flow is the same as the X-axis mode).
  • the timing interruption assistant office shown in FIG. 8D generates an interruption signal 10 times per second after the computer reads Xmax or Xmin directly from the active male, and then judges Y Axis mode, and finally returns.

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Cette invention concerne un dispositif de commande de type mécano-optique permettant de définir les coordonées absolues d'un curseur, lequel dispositif comprend un corps concave, un groupe d'éléments de grille, un groupe d'éléments électro-optiques, une poignée coulissante, etc., les éléments de grille étant disposés par paires avec les éléments électro-optiques. Les groupes d'éléments de grille ou d'éléments electro-optiques peuvent être déplacés par actionnement de la poignée coulissante, ce qui permet aux transistors électro-optiques des groupes électro-optiques de générer une série de signaux d'actionnement (1), ceci afin d'envoyer des signaux bidimensionnels représentant un déplacement selon les axes X y Y.
PCT/CN1995/000043 1995-05-19 1995-05-19 Dispositif de commande de type mecano-optique permettant de definir les coordonnees absolues d'un curseur WO1996036915A1 (fr)

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JP8534433A JPH10507293A (ja) 1995-05-19 1995-05-19 機械光学式絶対座標のカーソル制御装置
DE19581935T DE19581935T1 (de) 1995-05-19 1995-05-19 Mechanisch-optische Vorrichtung zur Steuerung einer Absolutkoordinate eines Cursors
PCT/CN1995/000043 WO1996036915A1 (fr) 1995-05-19 1995-05-19 Dispositif de commande de type mecano-optique permettant de definir les coordonnees absolues d'un curseur
AU24437/95A AU2443795A (en) 1995-05-19 1995-05-19 Control device of mechanical-optical type for controlling an absolute coordinate of a cursor

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FR2777367A1 (fr) * 1998-04-09 1999-10-15 Bruno Mortier Dispositif de pointage pour ordinateurs portables essentiellement
EP1276032A1 (fr) * 2001-07-11 2003-01-15 Alps Electric Co., Ltd. Dispositif d'entrée muni d'un élément glissant de manipulation

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EP0831419A1 (fr) * 1996-09-24 1998-03-25 Mei-Yun Chen Procédé et dispositif pour régler la rotation d'un dispositif de commande de curseur
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FR2777367A1 (fr) * 1998-04-09 1999-10-15 Bruno Mortier Dispositif de pointage pour ordinateurs portables essentiellement
EP1276032A1 (fr) * 2001-07-11 2003-01-15 Alps Electric Co., Ltd. Dispositif d'entrée muni d'un élément glissant de manipulation
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