WO1998022930B1 - Two-handed input apparatus and method - Google Patents
Two-handed input apparatus and methodInfo
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Abstract
An apparatus (50) and method for inputting data to a computer or other equipment. The apparatus (50) includes input devices (68, 70) having input elements (68a, 68b, 70a) for inputting data by the transmission of signals and a pair of pivotally and releasably interconnected (110) holders (62, 64) that mount the input devices and have holding portions (86) and hand resting portions (102). In use, the holders are individually held between the user's two hands (52, 54), so that by turning the hands (Figs. 1-3), a selected input device (68 or 70) is positioned on top in a convenient position for manipulation by the uppermost hand (52 or 54) while that hand rests on the uppermost holder and the entire apparatus (50) is being supported by the lowermost hand (70 or 68). The holders are separable for interchangeability.
Claims
AMENDED CLAIMS
[received by the International Bureau on 13 May 1998 (13.05.98); original claims 1-11, 17, 18 and 27-30 amended; new claims 31-34 added; remaining claims unchanged (9 pages)]
1. A two-handed, hand-held apparatus for inputting controls to a computer, or other equipment, simultaneously using both hands of the operator, comprising: a plurality of input devices each having input means for inputting controls to a computer or other equipment by the transmission of signals to such computer or equipment, and separate handle means individually mounting the devices one upon the other so that the handle means can be simultaneously held in and between the two hands of a user with at least the thumb and little finger of each hand grasping its handle means therebetween and with at least one of the middle fingers of each hand in a position to manipulate its device, said handle means enabling movement of the handle means and devices relative to each other while being so held between a first position wherein the devices are supported by a first hand of the user with one of the devices lying face up in a position to be conveniently manipulated by the second hand of the user resting on the handle means and a second position wherein the devices are supported by the second hand of the user with another of the devices lying face up in a position to be manipulated by the first hand of the user resting on the handle means, said handle means allowing such movement between said first and second positions while the devices remain so held without requiring any appreciable bending of the user's wrists.
2. A two-handed, hand-held apparatus for inputting controls to a computer, or other equipment, using both hands of the operator, comprising: a plurality of input devices each having input means for inputting controls to a computer or other equipment by the transmission of signals to such computer or equipment, and handle means interconnecting the devices so that the devices can be held in and between the two hands of a user for movement between a first position wherein the devices are supported by a first hand of the user with one of the devices lying face up to be manipulated by the second hand of the user resting on the handle means and a second position wherein the devices are supported by the second hand of the user with another of the devices lying face up to be manipulated by the first hand of the user resting on the handle means; wherein the handle means interconnects the input devices so that they can be held between the two hands of a user with said hands in palm-to-palm facing relation; and wherein the handle means pivotally interconnects the input devices for pivotal movement around an axis that is transverse to the axes of the user's arms when the devices are held as aforesaid between the user's two hands and so that said axis can rotate through an angle of approximately one hundred twenty degrees when the devices are moved between the first and second positions.
3. A two-handed, hand-held apparatus for inputting data including controls to a computer, or other equipment, using both hands of the operator, comprising: a plurality of input devices each having input means for inputting data to a computer or other equipment by the transmission of signals to such computer or equipment, each of the input devices having a reference axis and a front and a back with the input means located on the front; handle means for mounting each input device; and means cooperating with the handle means for interconnecting the input devices in back-to-back relation and for movement of the input devices relative to each other whereby said axes move through various angular positions including positions where the axes are coplanar with each other and positions where the axes are in X-shaped relationship to each other, and so that the handle means can be held in the two hands of a user with the input means of each device outwardly accessible for hand-engagement therewith.
4. A two-handed, hand-held apparatus for inputting data including controls to a computer, or other equipment, using both hands of the operator, comprising: a plurality of input devices each having input means for inputting data to a computer or other equipment by the transmission of signals to such computer or equipment, each of the input devices having a front and a back with the input means located on the front; handle means for mounting each input device; and means cooperating with the handle means for pivotally interconnecting the input devices in back-to- back relation so that the handle means can be held in the two hands of a user with the input means of each device outwardly accessible for hand-engagement therewith.
5. A two-handed, hand-held apparatus for inputting data including controls to a computer, or other equipment, using both hands of the operator, comprising: a plurality of input devices each having input means for inputting data to a computer or other equipment by the transmission of signals to such computer or equipment, each of the input devices having a reference axis and a front and a back with the input means located on the front; handle means for mounting each input device; and means cooperating with the handle means for interconnecting the input devices in back-to-back relation and for movement of the input devices relative to each other whereby said axes move through various angular relationships to each other so that the handle means can be held in the two hands of a user with the input means of each device outwardly accessible for hand-engagement therewith, wherein the interconnecting means releasably interconnects the input devices so that each of the input devices can be separated from the interconnecting means while remaining functional as an input device.
6. A hand-held inputting apparatus, comprising: a plurality of separate input devices for controlling equipment by the transmission of signals to the equipment; first and second holders, each of said holders having means for supporting it in a hand of a user, means providing a hand rest, and means supporting at least one of the input devices thereon and within reach of a user's fingers when the hand thereof is near or on the associated hand rest; and means releasably mounting the holders one upon the other so that by placing one holder in one hand of a user, both holders are supported, and the other hand of the user can be placed near or against the hand rest of the other holder while the fingers of such other hand manipulate the input device on the other holder.
7. The apparatus of Claim 6, wherein the mounting means mounts the holders so that when the ! holders are held between and by the left and right hands of a user and the hands are alternately turned between a first position with the right hand above the left hand and a second position with the left hand above the right hand and without changing how the holders are held in the hands, the lowermost hand supports the entire apparatus and the uppermost hand rests near or on the uppermost hand rest with the user's uppermost hand extending in a first substantially straight line 5 from its wrist and thereby in a convenient position for manipulating the uppermost input device 6 and with the lowermost hand and arm extending along a second substantially straight line in 7 angular relation to said first line in a convenient position for supporting the entire apparatus. 8 9 8. The apparatus of Claim 6, wherein the mounting means pivotally interconnects the holders. 0 1 9. A hand-held inputting apparatus, comprising: a plurality of input devices for controlling equipment by the transmission of signals to the equipment; first and second holders, each of said 2 holders having means for supporting it in a hand of a user, means providing a hand rest, and 3 means supporting at least one of the input devices thereon and within reach of a user's fingers 4 when the hand thereof is near or on the associated hand rest; and means mounting the holders 5 one upon the other so that by placing one holder in one hand of a user, both holders are 6 supported, and the other hand of the user can be placed near or against the hand rest of the other 7 holder while the fingers of such other hand manipulate the input device on the other holder, 8 wherein the mounting means connects the holders for rotational movement relative to each other. 9
10. The apparatus of Claim 9, wherein the mounting means interconnects the holders for rotation
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housing upon manipulation of the device; and means pivotally interconnecting the housings in back-to-back relation for movement relative to each other about an axis extending through the housings transversely of the longitudinal dimensions thereof.
14. The apparatus of Claim 13, wherein the interconnecting means is releasably connected to each housing whereby the housings can be separated from each other.
15. The apparatus of Claim 13 wherein the interconnecting means includes: a pair of overlapping frames circumscribing a common center and being individually releasably connected to the housings, and a pivot mechanism interconnecting the frames for rotation about an axis passing through said center.
16. The apparatus of Claim 15, wherein the pivot mechanism includes: coupling means mounted on one of the frames having groove means defining a circular path concentric to said axis, and a coupling disc mounted on the other frame and rotatably slidably received in the groove means and being constrained thereby for rotation about said axis, whereby the housings are interconnected for rotation about said axis upon rotation of the disc in the groove means.
17. A two-handed, hand-held apparatus for mounting input devices that control the transmission of signals to equipment to-be-controlled, comprising: a pair of elongated wedge-shaped housings of substantially uniform size and shape each having opposite ends, a planar back surface, a front surface lying in a plane inclined relative to the back surface, said front surface providing a mounting area at one end thereof and a hand rest extending from the mounting area toward the other end thereof, the back surface providing a pair of elongated longitudinally extending, transversely spaced slots and a rectangular recess between the slots, the housings being disposed in back-to-back relation with their back surfaces parallel to each other so that one of the input devices is right-side up and the other input device is upside down; a hand-operated input device supported on the mounting area of each housing in a position to be manipulated by a user's hand on or near the adjacent hand-rest; a pair of rectangular connector frames individually disposed in the recesses and having longitudinally extending side rails individually slidably releasably received in the slots of their respective housings; arcuate coupling shoes mounted on one of the frames having arcuate grooves defining a circular path concentric to an axis of rotation extending through the housings transversely thereof; and a coupling disc mounted on the other frame and
33 rotatably received in the grooves of the shoes, whereby the housings are interconnected for rotation about said axis so that by holding the housings in and between the two hands of a user, the input devices can be selectively placed right side up for convenient manipulation by the hand of a user resting on the hand-rest of the uppermost housing while the other hand supports both of the housings.
18. A connecting mechanism for interconnecting a pair of hand-held holders for mounting and manipulating input devices that are used to transmit information to equipment in order to operate the equipment, comprising: a pair of elongated, rectangular frames each having a center, opposite ends and a pair of transversely spaced elongated side bars adapted to be connected to an input device holder, said frames being disposed in overlapping relation with their centers lying on a common axis: a male coupling member mounted on one of the frames: and a female coupling means mounted on the other frame and rotatably receiving the male coupling member so that the coupling members and their connected frames can rotate about said axis.
19. The connecting mechanism of Claim 18, wherein there are U-shaped supporting guides individually attached to the frames in slidable engagement with each other as the frames are rotated about said axis.
20. The connecting mechanism of Claim 19, wherein the female coupling means includes an arcuate stationary shoe and an arcuate movable shoe both concentric to said axis, and wherein the female coupling means, said other frame, and the guides include means mounting the movable shoe for movement toward and away from the stationary shoe to enable placement of the male coupling member between the shoes when the shoes are spaced a predetermined distance apart and to capture the male coupling member between the shoes when the movable shoe is positioned closer to the stationary shoe than said predetermined distance.
21. The connecting mechanism of Claim 20, wherein the side bars have outer elongated side rails and inner elongated tracks; wherein the shoes are mounted on the tracks; and wherein the holders having slots slidably receiving the rails.
22. The connecting mechanism of Claim 20, wherein there is an adjusting rod mounted in one of the frames and engageable with the movable shoe for moving it toward and away from the
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23. The connecting mechanism of Claim 18, wherein the male coupling member is a disc.
24. The connecting mechanism of Claim 23, wherein the disc has an aperture therein, wherein said one frame has a cross bar interconnecting the side bars, and wherein a lug projector from the cross bar into said aperture to connect said one frame to the disc.
25. The connecting mechanism of Claim 20, wherein the frames are symmetrical and in face-to- face relation for movement into congruent overlying relation upon rotational movement of the frames; wherein the guides are symmetrical and sandwiched between the frames; and wherein the coupling member and the shoes are disposed within the guides.
26. The connecting mechanism of Claim 25, wherein there are lugs on the frames in slidable engagement with each other when the frames are in congruent relation.
27. A method of controlling equipment with a two-handed, hand-held apparatus which mounts a plurality of control devices for rotational movement relative to each other, comprising the steps of: holding the control devices in and between both hands so that the longitudinal axes of the user's arm are in angular relation to each other and the fingers of each hand are disposed over a control device in a position to manipulate the device, rotating the hands about said longitudinal axes of their respective arms in the same clockwise or counterclockwise direction and without appreciable bending of the wrists to rotate the devices and place them in various selected positions including positions wherein one device is above the other and side-by-side positions thereby to place one or both devices in the most convenient position for manipulation by the user, and manipulating the devices alternately or simultaneously in said selected positions.
28. A method of inputting data into a computer or other electronic or electro-optical equipment with a two-handed, hand-held apparatus providing a plurality of input devices interconnected for movement relative to each other, comprising the steps of: holding the input devices in and between both hands to that the fingers of each hand are disposed over an input device in a position to manipulate the device, rotating the hands in the same clockwise or counterclockwise direction without appreciably bending the wrists to place one device in an uppermost position
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relative to the other device, supporting both devices in the lowermost hand, and manipulating said one device with the uppermost hand.
29. The method of Claim 28 including the further steps of: rotating the hands in the opposite direction from that done in the first rotating step and without appreciably bending the wrists to place the other input device on top and said one input device on the bottom so that the other input device on the top is in the most convenient position for manipulation by the user; supporting both devices with the lowermost hand; and manipulating said other input device with the uppermost hand.
30. A method of inputting data into a computer or other electronic or electro-optical equipment with a two-handed, hand-held apparatus providing a plurality of input devices interconnected for movement relative to each other, comprising the steps of: holding the input devices in and between both hands to that the fingers of each hand are disposed over an input device in a position to manipulate the device, rotating the hands in the same clockwise or counterclockwise direction to place one device in an uppermost position relative to the other device, supporting both devices in the lowermost hand, and manipulating said one device with the uppermost hand; wherein the input devices are pivotally interconnected, wherein the rotating step involves pivoting the input devices through a selected angle relative to the respective longitudinal axes of the user's arms.
31. The method of claim 30 wherein said angle is about one hundred eighty degrees.
32. A hand-held inputting apparatus, comprising: first and second handles each including a hand-grasping portion, a hand-resting portion, and a device-mounting portion; an input device mounted on the device mounting portion of each handle, said input device being capable of transmitting signals for controlling equipment, and a pivot interconnecting the handles and mounting one handle upon the other with the hand-resting portions and the device-mounting portions disposed outwardly of the handles, said pivot interconnecting the holders so that they can be rotated when the hand-grasping portions of the handles are individually grasped in the left and right hands of the user and the user rotates his or her arms about their longitudinal axes thereby alternatively to position one input device on top of the other.
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33. A hand-held inputting apparatus adapted to be operated using both hands of a user, comprising: a pair of handles each having a front portion and a back portion and a longitudinal axis and means for being held individually in the two hands of a user so that the longitudinal axis of each handle is generally in alignment with the longitudinal axis of the arm of the hand that holds the handle; means interconnecting the handles in back-to-back relation so that the front portions are disposed outwardly and so that the longitudinal axes can be moved into and out of X-shaped relation; an input device mounted on the front portion of each handle, said interconnecting means enabling the handles to be moved through separate arcuate paths between a first position with one of the input devices facing upwardly under the right hand of the user and a second position with the other input device facing upwardly under the left hand of the user while the handles are held in the two hands of the user with said axes remaining in general alignment with the longitudinal axes of the user's respective arms holding the handles.
34. A two-handed, hand-held apparatus for mounting input devices, comprising: first and second housings; a hand-operated input device mounted on each housing, each of the housings having means for enabling it to be held in the hand of a user in such a way that the hand can reach and manipulate the input device mounted thereon; signal generating means in each housing responsive to the input device thereon; and a pivot interconnecting the housings for pivotal movement relative to each other when one housing is held in one hand of a user and the other housing is held in the other hand of the user and the housings are pivoted back and forth relative to each other between a first position wherein the first housing and its input device on top of the second housing and a second position wherein the second housing and its input device are on the top of the first housing, whereby the input device selected for the top position is in a convenient position for manipulation.
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