WO2013103173A1

WO2013103173A1 - Double-layer keyboard

Info

Publication number: WO2013103173A1
Application number: PCT/KR2012/000584
Authority: WO
Inventors: 김정민; 유기황
Original assignee: Kim Jeong-Min; Ryu Ki-Hwang
Priority date: 2012-01-04
Filing date: 2012-01-25
Publication date: 2013-07-11
Also published as: KR20130080180A

Abstract

The present invention relates to a double-layer keyboard which comprises: a base portion that is provided in a main body where a number of keys are arranged; a slider that is movably disposed along an upper surface of the base portion, the slider being provided with a seating portion on an upper surface thereof so that a palm can be seated thereon; a number of multi keys that are disposed on a side of the upper surface of the slider where fingers are located, the multi keys being provided so as to overlap some of the keys; and a signal generation unit that outputs respective signals which overlap some of the keys along a moving direction of the slider from the base portion. According to the present invention, a character movement, a motion, and the like such as a character operation can be facilitated in a game - for example, a massive multiplayer online role playing game (MMORPG). Therefore, the present invention is capable of contributing to game skill improvement and reducing user inconvenience.

Description

Double layer keyboard

The present invention relates to a two-layer keyboard, and more specifically, to a game, for example, in the Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game (MMORPG), it is possible to smoothly perform the movement and movement of the character, such as the character's control, and thus the game. Not only contributes to the improvement of the skills, but also relates to a two-layer keyboard to eliminate the inconvenience of the user.

In general, a keyboard is also called a keyboard. It is a typewriter-type input device that consists of Korean characters, English letters, numbers, special characters (non-characters), and 12 function keys. By being used together, the input contents can be checked using a display device, and the input contents can be changed.

This type of keyboard is divided into electronic and mechanical according to the way the electric current flows.In the case of electronic, the circuit connected under the key measures the amount of electric charge as the key is pressed to determine the pressed state. In the mechanical method, the two metals under the key adhere to and fall off as the key is pressed, and the state of the key being pressed is determined by the flow of current. In addition, products with various operating methods have been developed and used.

Since a conventional keyboard is not specialized for playing a game, it causes a lot of inconvenience. In order to solve this problem, a combination of a mouse, a joystick, and the like has also caused inconvenience due to operation, installation, and storage. In particular, the Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game (MMORPG), a large-scale multi-user online role-play game, uses two hands to control the movement and movement of the character with a conventional keyboard and mouse or a combination of keyboard and joystick and mouse. Had a problem that can not perform the movement of the character smoothly.

In order to solve the conventional problems as described above, the present invention can smoothly perform the movement and movement of the character, such as the character's control in the game, for example, the Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game (MMORPG), As a result, not only contributes to the improvement of the game, but also aims to solve the inconvenience of the user.

Other objects of the present invention will be readily understood through the following description of the embodiments.

According to an aspect of the present invention, in order to achieve the above object, a keyboard for inputting a signal to an information processing apparatus, comprising: a base portion provided in a main body in which a plurality of keys are arranged; A slider which is installed to be movable along the upper surface of the base part and has a seating portion for seating the palm on the upper surface; A plurality of multi keys provided on a side where a finger is located on an upper surface of the slider and provided to overlap with a part of the key; And a signal generator for outputting a signal overlapping with a part of the key in accordance with a movement direction of the slider from the base part.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a keyboard for inputting a signal to an information processing apparatus, comprising: a base portion provided to be separated from a main body on which a plurality of keys are arranged; A slider which is installed to be movable along the upper surface of the base part and has a seating portion for seating the palm on the upper surface; A plurality of multi keys provided on a side where a finger is located on an upper surface of the slider and provided to overlap with a part of the key; And a signal generator for outputting a signal overlapping with a part of the key in accordance with a movement direction of the slider from the base part.

The slider may be provided with a grip portion protruding to support the palm on the upper surface.

In the multi-key, a first row of function keys and a second row of numeric keys may be arranged in front and rear on an upper surface of the slider.

The signal generator may include a connecting shaft connected to a bottom surface of the slider and an upper surface of the base portion; And a detection sensor installed at the connection shaft and detecting a direction in which the connection shaft is inclined or moved by the movement of the slider and outputting a signal.

The connecting shaft may be made of a material which can be partially or wholly bent.

Cables for transmitting signals output from the multi-keys may be connected to the control circuit of the main body through the connecting shaft.

The signal generating unit may be configured to have A, Q, W, E, D, and S when the connecting shaft is inclined or moves in a direction of 9 o'clock, 10 to 11 o'clock, 12 o'clock, 1 to 2 o'clock, 3 o'clock, or 6 o'clock. Each signal corresponding to the key can be output.

The signal generator may include a connecting shaft connected to a bottom surface of the slider and an upper surface of the base portion; And a plurality of sensing keys installed around the connecting shaft and outputting signals by tilting or moving the pressing shaft by pressing the slider.

Cables for transmitting signals output from the multi-keys may be connected to the control circuit unit of the base unit through the connection shaft.

The base unit and the slider may further include a gap maintaining unit provided to maintain a distance from each other.

The gap maintaining part may be formed of a plurality of magnets installed on the bottom surface of the base part and the top surface of the slider to have a repulsive force facing each other.

The base unit may be connected to the control circuit unit of the main body by wired cable or wireless communication so as to transmit a signal output from the multi key and the signal generator to the information processing apparatus through the control circuit unit of the main body.

According to the two-layer keyboard according to the present invention, in the game, for example, MMORPG (Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game) to facilitate the movement and movement of the character, such as the character control, thereby improving the game skills In addition to contributing, it is intended to solve the inconvenience of the user.

1 is a perspective view showing a two-layer keyboard according to a first embodiment of the present invention,

2 is a block diagram showing a two-layer keyboard according to a first embodiment of the present invention,

3 is a cross-sectional view showing a two-layer keyboard according to the first embodiment of the present invention,

4 is a plan view for explaining the operation of the signal generator of the double-layer keyboard according to the first embodiment of the present invention,

5 is a side view illustrating another example of a signal generator of a two-layer keyboard according to the first embodiment of the present invention;

6 is a plan view illustrating another example of a signal generator of a double-layer keyboard according to the first embodiment of the present invention;

8 is a perspective view illustrating a two-layer keyboard according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

10: information processing device 110,210: base portion

111: guide part 120,220: slider

121,221 Seating part 122,222 Holding part

130,230: Multi key 131,231: Function key

132,232: Numeric Key 133: Circuit

134: cable 140, 170: signal generator

141,171: Connecting shaft 142: Sensor

143 cable 150 spacing part

151,152 Magnet 160,260 Body

161,261: key 162: control circuit

172: Sense key 211: USB cable

As the inventive concept allows for various changes and numerous embodiments, particular embodiments will be illustrated in the drawings and described in detail in the written description. However, this is not intended to limit the present invention to specific embodiments, but should be understood as including all changes, equivalents, and substitutes included in the spirit and scope of the present invention, and may be modified in various other forms. It is to be understood that the scope of the present invention is not limited to the following examples.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, and the same or corresponding components will be given the same reference numerals regardless of the reference numerals, and redundant description thereof will be omitted.

1 is a perspective view showing a double-layer keyboard according to a first embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is a block diagram showing a double-layer keyboard according to a first embodiment of the present invention, Figure 3 is a first embodiment of the present invention It is sectional drawing which shows the two-layer keyboard which concerns on an example.

1 and 2, the two-layer keyboard 100 according to the first embodiment of the present invention includes a base unit 110, a slider 120, a multi-key 130, and a signal generator ( 140).

The base unit 110 may be provided in the main body 160 in which a plurality of keys 161 are arranged. For example, the base unit 110 may be provided at the same height as the main body 160 on the right side of the keys 161. It may be provided on the left side of the 161, it may be provided to a different height than the main body 160.

As shown in FIG. 7, the slider 120 is installed to be movable along the upper surface of the base 110, and a seating portion 121 for mounting the palm on the upper surface is provided, and supports the palm on the upper surface. A holding part 122 having various shapes such as a shape corresponding to the protruding hemisphere or the palm may be provided.

The multi-key 130 is composed of a plurality of installed on the side where the finger is located on the upper surface of the slider 120, provided to overlap the key 161, that is, a part of the keyboard keyboard, for example, the upper surface of the slider 120 The first column of the function keys 131 and the second column of the numeric keys 132 may be arranged back and forth, and may be installed on the circuit unit 133 installed inside the slider 120.

The signal generator 140 outputs a signal overlapping with a part of the key 161 according to the moving direction of the slider 120 from the base unit 110.

The signal generator 140 includes a connecting shaft 141 connected to the bottom surface of the slider 120 and the top surface of the base 110 as in the present embodiment, and a detection sensor 142 installed on the connecting shaft 141. can do.

* Both ends of the connecting shaft 141 may be ball-coupled to the bottom surface of the slider 120 and the upper surface of the base portion 110 in order to support the slider 120 to slide from the base portion 110. Alternatively, some or all of the materials may be bent as in the present embodiment, such as soft synthetic resin or silicon. Meanwhile, a cable 134 for transmitting signals output from the multi keys 130 may be connected to the control circuit unit 162 of the main body 160 through the connection shaft 141. Here, the cable 134 may be drawn out through the circuit unit 133 of the multi-key 130. In addition, the control circuit unit 162 transmits an input signal corresponding to the key 161 of the main body 160, for example, the keyboard, to the information processing apparatus 10 such as a computer by wired cable or wireless communication. It can be configured to. In this case, the information processing apparatus 10 may use a driver for an existing keyboard as it is.

The sensor 142 detects a direction in which the connecting shaft 141 is tilted or moved by the movement of the slider 110, and outputs signals to the control circuit unit 162 of the main body 160 through the cable 143. The signal may be transmitted to the information processing device 10. In addition, the signal generator 140 may be directly connected to the information processing apparatus 10 such as a computer through a separate cable together with the multi-key 130 to transmit a signal.

The signal generator 140 has the following directions: A, Q, W, E, when the connecting shaft 141 is tilted or moved in the directions of 9, 10, 11, 12, 1, 2, 3, and 6 o'clock. Signals corresponding to the keys of D and S can be output respectively. Accordingly, as illustrated in FIG. 4, the sensing sensor 142 may have keys of A, Q, W, E, D, and S for each direction in which the connecting shaft 141 is tilted or moved to detect the connecting shaft 141. A plurality of sensors or a single sensor assembly may be built in to output a signal corresponding to the sensor, which may be a contact switch, an optical sensor, or a proximity sensor that outputs signals by tilting or moving the connecting shaft 141. Or the like.

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the signal generator 170 may be a connection shaft 171 connected to the bottom surface of the slider 120 and the top surface of the base unit 110, and the connection shaft 171. It may include a plurality of sensing keys 172 is installed around.

The connecting shaft 171 may allow a cable 134 (shown in FIG. 3) for transmitting signals output from the multi-keys 130 to be connected to the control circuit unit 162 inside the main body 160. Both ends are ball-bonded to the bottom surface of the slider 120 and the upper surface of the base portion 110, or be made of a material that can be bent, or as shown in the present embodiment so that the lower portion is slidable to the guide portion 111 of the base portion 110 It may be installed to be movable, it may be installed so that the sensing key 172 is arranged around.

The sensing key 172 outputs signals by tilting or moving the connecting shaft 171 by pressing the slider 120 to control signals of the main body 160 through respective cables (not shown). It is connected to the circuit unit 162, thereby causing a signal to be transmitted to the information processing device 10 through the control circuit unit 162. On the other hand, the signal generating unit 170 is A, Q, W, when the connecting shaft 171 is tilted or moved in the direction of 9 o'clock, 10 to 11 o'clock, 12 o'clock, 1 to 2 o'clock, 3 o'clock, 6 o'clock. 9, 10, 11, 12, 1, 2, 3, and 6 o'clock, respectively, around the connecting shaft 171 to output signals corresponding to the keys of E, D, and S, respectively. When pressed by the connecting shaft 171 to output the signals corresponding to the keys of A, Q, W, E, D, S, respectively.

The base maintaining part 150 and the slider 120 may be provided with a gap maintaining part 150 to maintain the gap therebetween.

The gap maintaining unit 150 may include, for example, a plurality of

magnets

151 and 152 installed on the bottom surface of the base unit 110 and the top surface of the slider 120 so as to face each other and have a repulsive force. The bottom surface and the top surface of the slider 120 may be arranged in plurality in two dimensions.

As shown in FIG. 8, the two-layer keyboard 200 according to the second embodiment of the present invention includes a base 210 and a base provided to be separated from the main body 260 in which a plurality of keys 261 are arranged. It is installed to be movable along the upper surface of the 210, the slider 220 is provided with a seating portion for mounting the palm on the upper surface, and is installed on the side where the finger is located on the upper surface of the slider 220, the key 261 A plurality of multi-keys 230 provided to overlap with a portion of the, and a signal generator for outputting a signal overlapping with a portion of the key 261 in accordance with the movement direction of the slider 220 from the base portion 210 (not shown) May include).

In the two-layer keyboard 200 according to the second embodiment of the present invention, the slider 220 has a grip part 222, and the multi-key 230 has a first row of function keys 231 and a numeric key 232. The configuration consisting of the second column of the configuration, the signal generator is composed of the connecting shaft and the sensor or the connecting shaft and the sensing key, the configuration that the connecting shaft is bendable and the cable passes, the direction of the signal generator is tilted or moved 9, 10, 11, 12, 1, 2, 3, and 6 o'clock, each of which is configured to output signals corresponding to the keys of A, Q, W, E, D, and S; Since the structure of the holding unit has been described in detail in the slider 120, the multi key 130, the

signal generating units

140 and 170, the interval maintaining unit 150, and the like of the double-layer keyboard 100 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. The description will be omitted.

In the second-layer keyboard 200 according to the second embodiment of the present invention, unlike the previous embodiment, the base unit 210 has a structure separated from the main body 260, and includes a multi-key 230 and a signal generator ( Control circuit unit (260) of the main body 260 by wired cable or wireless communication to transmit a signal output from the main body 260 to the information processing apparatus 10 (shown in FIG. 2) through the control circuit unit (not shown) of the main body 260 (not shown). Not shown).

On the other hand, the base portion 210 may be connected to the left or right side of the main body 260 by way of a USB cable 211, for example.

The operation of the two-layer keyboard according to the present invention will be described.

As you press the button while moving the right hand on the mouse as shown in FIG. 7, if the left hand is moved back and forth and left and right by making the keyboard into two layers, the

signal generators

140 and 170 on the lower layer detect this and correspond to a part of the keyboard keyboard. To output a key signal of any one of Q, W, E, A, S, and D, and at the same time outputting such a key signal, the multi-keys 130 and 230, for example, 6 to 8 function keys or numeric keys. It can be operated.

Therefore, in a game, for example, a Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game (MMORPG), it is possible to smoothly perform movement and movement of a character such as manipulating the character, thereby not only contributing to the improvement of the game, but also user inconvenience. Can be solved.

As described above, the present invention has been described with reference to the accompanying drawings, but various modifications and changes can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiments, but should be defined by the claims below and equivalents thereof.

Claims

In the keyboard for signal input to the information processing apparatus,

A base part provided in a main body in which a plurality of keys are arranged;

A slider which is installed to be movable along the upper surface of the base part and has a seating portion for seating the palm on the upper surface;

A plurality of multi keys provided on a side where a finger is located on an upper surface of the slider and provided to overlap with a part of the key; And

A signal generator for outputting a signal overlapping with a part of the key in accordance with a movement direction of the slider from the base unit;

Two-layer keyboard comprising a.
In the keyboard for signal input to the information processing apparatus,

A base part provided to be separated from the main body in which a plurality of keys are arranged;

A slider which is installed to be movable along the upper surface of the base part and has a seating portion for seating the palm on the upper surface;

A plurality of multi keys provided on a side where a finger is located on an upper surface of the slider and provided to overlap with a part of the key; And

A signal generator for outputting a signal overlapping with a part of the key in accordance with a movement direction of the slider from the base unit;

Two-layer keyboard comprising a.
The method of claim 1 or claim 2, wherein the slider,

Two-layer keyboard, characterized in that the grip portion protruding to support the palm on the upper surface.
The method of claim 1 or 2, wherein the multi-key,

And a first row of function keys and a second row of numeric keys are arranged in front and rear on the upper surface of the slider.
The method of claim 1 or 2, wherein the signal generator,

A connecting shaft connected to a bottom surface of the slider and an upper surface of the base portion; And

A detection sensor installed at the connection shaft and detecting a direction in which the connection shaft is inclined or moved by the movement of the slider and outputting a signal respectively;

Two-layer keyboard comprising a.
The method of claim 5, wherein the connecting shaft,

Two-layer keyboard, characterized in that part or all made of a material that can be bent.
The two-layer keyboard according to claim 5, wherein a cable for transmitting signals output from the multi-keys is connected to a control circuit of the main body through the connection shaft.
The method of claim 5, wherein the signal generator,

Signals corresponding to keys of A, Q, W, E, D, and S when the connecting shaft is inclined or moves in a direction of 9, 10, 11, 12, 1, 2, 3, and 6 Two-layer keyboard, characterized in that for outputting each.
The method of claim 1 or 2, wherein the signal generator,

A connecting shaft connected to a bottom surface of the slider and an upper surface of the base portion; And

A plurality of sensing keys which are installed around the connecting shaft and output signals by tilting or moving the connecting shaft by pressing the slider;

Two-layer keyboard comprising a.
The method of claim 9, wherein the connecting shaft,

Two-layer keyboard, characterized in that part or all made of a material that can be bent.
10. The two-layer keyboard according to claim 9, wherein a cable for transmitting signals output from the multi-keys is connected to a control circuit of the base unit through the connecting shaft.
The method of claim 9, wherein the signal generator,

Signals corresponding to keys of A, Q, W, E, D, and S when the connecting shaft is inclined or moves in a direction of 9, 10, 11, 12, 1, 2, 3, and 6 Two-layer keyboard, characterized in that for outputting each.
The two-layer keyboard according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising a space maintaining portion provided to maintain the space between the base portion and the slider.
The method of claim 13, wherein the interval maintaining unit,

The two-layer keyboard, characterized in that the bottom surface of the base portion and the upper surface of the slider made of a plurality of magnets installed to have a reaction force facing each other.
The method of claim 2, wherein the base portion,

And a multi-layer keyboard connected to the control circuit of the main body by wired cable or wireless communication to transmit the signal output from the multi-key and the signal generator to the information processing apparatus through the control circuit of the main body.