WO2015102175A1

WO2015102175A1 - Ring type wireless controller device

Info

Publication number: WO2015102175A1
Application number: PCT/KR2014/004944
Authority: WO
Inventors: 원유석; 민욱기
Original assignee: (주)유즈브레인넷
Priority date: 2013-12-30
Filing date: 2014-06-03
Publication date: 2015-07-09

Abstract

The present invention relates to a ring type wireless controller device. The ring type wireless controller device according to the present invention has an upper portion and a lower portion connected to each other so as to form an empty space in a cylindrical shape inside the ring type wireless controller device. The ring type wireless controller device comprises: an input unit for receiving, as an input, a signal to be delivered from a user to a user terminal; a sensor unit for sensing movement of a finger of the user; and a communication unit for delivering spatial coordinates according to the movement of the finger to an interworking user terminal. The ring type wireless controller device enables a mouse pointer to operate on the screen of the user terminal corresponding to the movement of the finger. The present invention miniaturizes a mouse in a ring shape so as to be worn on a finger, and thus enables a user to conveniently use the mouse. In addition, since the mouse can be wirelessly operated, mouse clicking can be performed easily at any location without a mouse pad.

Description

Ring wireless controller unit

The present invention relates to a ring-type wireless controller device, and more particularly, to a ring-shaped wireless controller device that can recognize the motion of the user's finger to use as coordinate information of the mouse, or transmit a control signal to the user terminal.

Recently, as the use of various electronic devices such as computers, electronic dictionaries, game consoles, and televisions is increased, various input devices for efficiently controlling such electronic devices are also used. Examples of such input devices include a keyboard, a mouse, a trackball, a remote controller, a touch pad, a touch screen, a motion input device, and the like, and recently, a motion recognition input device that operates based on a user's movement has also appeared.

Among them, a motion recognition input device controls an electronic device by reflecting a user's motion in an input, and a device mainly used by holding on a hand or by attaching it to a finger or a wrist is used. In addition, the motion recognition input device not only reflects a user's motion but also has various applications and combinations such as a combination of other commands according to the motion, control according to the speed and direction of the motion, and input of a designated command using a button. It is attracting attention as an input device to replace existing input devices.

In particular, recently, a wireless mouse has been commercialized as an input device. However, there is a problem in that the wireless mouse must be used only in a flat plane, and there is a problem that the place where the wireless mouse can be used is also very limited.

The background technology of the present invention is disclosed in Korean Patent Registration No. 10-1066829 (2011.09.23).

Accordingly, an aspect of the present invention is to provide a ring-type wireless controller device capable of recognizing a motion of a user's finger and using the coordinate information of a mouse or transmitting a control signal to a user terminal.

According to an embodiment of the present invention for achieving the above technical problem, in the ring-shaped wireless controller device that the upper side and the lower side is connected to each other to form a hollow space inside, a signal to be transmitted from the user to the user terminal An input unit for receiving an input, a sensor unit for detecting a movement of the user's finger, and a communication unit for transmitting the spatial coordinates according to the movement of the finger to an associated user terminal, wherein the screen of the user terminal corresponds to the movement of the finger. Make the mouse pointer on the screen.

The input unit may include a first button positioned on an upper surface of the upper portion and performing a left click button function of a mouse, a second button positioned on an upper surface of the upper portion and performing a right click button function of a mouse, and the first button. And a mode selection button for selecting a mode, and a power button for receiving a turn-on or turn-off operation command of the ring-shaped wireless controller device.

When the user touches the power button to turn it on, a mouse mode is entered. In the mouse mode, the user terminal transmits spatial coordinate information according to the movement of the user's finger to move the mouse pointer on the screen of the user terminal. can do.

The apparatus further includes a mode converting unit configured to convert to a motion recognition mode while the user touches the mode selection button. In the motion recognition mode, the mouse pointer does not operate and detects a movement of the finger to provide a preset corresponding signal. Ring wireless controller device for transmitting to the user terminal.

The upper portion and the lower portion may be formed in a portion of a ring, and a boundary portion of the first button and the second button may be formed in a direction perpendicular to a direction penetrating the inner space.

The upper portion and the lower portion may be connected in a hinge form so that the lower portion rotates according to the thickness of the finger.

The sensor unit may include a gyro sensor for detecting the movement of the finger.

If a specific reference axis of the reference axis of the gyro sensor is toward the ground may be blocked operation.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, a ring type wireless controller device attached to a part of the user's body for transmitting an input signal to the user terminal, the storage unit for storing an input signal corresponding to each motion of the user, A sensor unit for detecting a user's movement using a gyro sensor, a controller for selecting a control signal for adjusting a volume or a channel from the storage unit in response to the user's movement while pressing the mode selection button; And a communication unit for transmitting the selected control signal to the user terminal.

It may be held by the user or attached to the user's finger or wrist or arm.

The controller controls the volume of the user terminal to be adjusted when the user moves a finger, wrist, or arm in a first direction and rotates it based on the first direction vector, and rotates based on the first direction vector. The volume of the user terminal may increase or decrease according to the direction in which it is made.

The controller controls the volume of the user terminal to be adjusted when the user rotates the finger, the wrist, or the arm in the first direction and then rotates it based on the first direction vector in a state of returning to the original position. The volume of the user terminal may increase or decrease according to the direction of rotation based on one direction vector.

The controller controls the channel of the user terminal to be changed when the user moves a finger, wrist, or arm in a second direction opposite to the first direction and rotates based on the second direction vector. The channel of the user terminal may increase or decrease according to the direction of rotation based on the second direction vector.

The controller may be configured to rotate the user's finger, wrist, or arm in a second direction opposite to the first direction, and then rotate it based on the second direction vector while returning to the original position. This control may be changed, and the channel of the user terminal may increase or decrease according to the direction of rotation based on the second direction vector.

The controller may control the channel list to be changed according to a direction in which the user's finger, wrist, or arm is rotated while the channel list is displayed on the screen of the user terminal.

The first direction may be a left direction or an upward direction or a forward direction with respect to the user terminal, and the second direction may be a right direction or a downward direction or a rear direction.

The controller may select, from the storage unit, a control signal for further controlling at least one of scrolling, zooming in / out, page turning, active program switching, and music file execution in response to the movement of the user.

As described above, according to the present invention, the user can conveniently use the mouse by miniaturizing the mouse in a ring shape and wearing it on the finger. In addition, since the mouse can be operated wirelessly, a mouse click can be easily performed at any place without a separate mouse pad.

1 is a view showing the configuration of a ring-shaped wireless controller device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

2A to 2C are diagrams for describing the ring-shaped wireless controller device according to FIG. 1.

Figure 3 is an exemplary view showing a state wearing a ring-shaped wireless controller device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a view for explaining a gyro sensor in the ring-shaped wireless controller device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

5A to 5E are diagrams for describing an operation in a mouse mode using the ring-shaped wireless controller device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

6A and 6B are views for explaining the operation of the ring-shaped wireless controller device when the user strikes the keyboard.

7 is a flowchart illustrating a method of driving a ring-shaped wireless controller device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

8 is a diagram showing the configuration of a ring-shaped wireless controller device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

9A to 9F are diagrams for describing a motion recognition method using a ring type wireless controller device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings so that those skilled in the art may easily implement the present invention. As those skilled in the art would realize, the described embodiments may be modified in various different ways, all without departing from the spirit or scope of the present invention. In the drawings, parts irrelevant to the description are omitted in order to clearly describe the present invention, and like reference numerals designate like parts throughout the specification.

1 is a view showing the configuration of a ring-shaped wireless controller device according to a first embodiment of the present invention, Figures 2a to 2c is a view for explaining the ring-shaped wireless controller device according to FIG.

The ring-shaped wireless controller device 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention is used to input a signal to a user terminal such as a portable terminal or a computer, and can replace the role of a wireless mouse. The user can easily and easily input a signal to the user terminal wirelessly in a state where the ring-shaped wireless controller device 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention is inserted into a finger.

As shown in FIG. 1, the ring-shaped wireless controller device 100 according to the first embodiment of the present invention includes an input unit 102, a mode converter 104, a sensor unit 106, and a communication unit 108.

First, the input unit 102 receives a signal from a user to be transmitted to a user terminal (not shown) interworking with the ring-shaped wireless controller device 100, and includes a first button 111 and a second button that function as left and right click buttons of a mouse. Button 112 and a mode selection button 113.

The mode converter 104 recognizes the motion of the finger wearing the ring-shaped wireless controller 100, and when the user presses the mode selection button 113, the ring-shaped wireless controller 100 switches from the mouse mode to the motion recognition mode. Be sure to That is, in the mouse mode, the ring-shaped wireless controller device 100 operates as a mouse, and in the motion recognition mode, detects the movement of a finger and transmits a signal corresponding thereto to the user terminal. For example, when the user pushes the mode selection button 113, that is, moves a finger, wrist, or arm in the motion recognition mode, the wireless controller device 100 transmits a signal corresponding to the corresponding operation to the user terminal.

The sensor unit 106 includes a gyro sensor, detects a movement of a user's finger, and generates spatial coordinates according to the movement of the finger. That is, the gyro sensor detects the movement of the ring-shaped wireless controller device 100 and measures three-dimensional spatial coordinates of the ring-shaped wireless controller device 100.

In addition, the sensor unit 106 may further include an acceleration sensor or a geomagnetic sensor in addition to the gyro sensor, and may more accurately sense a finger movement.

The communication unit 108 communicates wirelessly or by wire with a user terminal such as a computer at a short distance, and transmits spatial coordinates according to the movement of a finger to an associated user terminal.

In addition, the upper portion 110 of the ring-shaped wireless controller device 100 may further include a power supply (not shown).

Hereinafter, the appearance of the ring-shaped wireless controller 100 will be described in more detail with reference to FIGS. 2A to 2C.

As shown in FIGS. 2A to 2C, the ring-shaped wireless controller device 100 according to FIG. 1 is divided into an upper portion 110 and a lower portion 120. The upper portion 110 and the lower portion 120 has a curved portion, and is formed in a ring shape or a portion of the ring. The upper portion 110 and the lower portion 120 are connected to each other in the form of a hinge (hinge) to form an empty space of a cylindrical shape inside.

2A and 2B, a first button 111, a second button 112, and a mode selection button 113 are mounted on the upper surface of the upper portion 110, and one side of the upper portion 110 is provided. The power button 114 is mounted, the other side is equipped with a USB port 115.

The first button 111 and the second button 112 respectively function as the left click button and the right click button of the wireless mouse.

The mode selection button 113 is located at a boundary between the first button 112 and the second button 113 and controls the operation of the mode converter 104. That is, when the user touches the mode selection button 113, the mode switches from the mouse mode to the motion recognition mode, and the wireless controller device 100 moves the finger, the wrist, or the arm while the mode selection button 113 is touched. The signal corresponding to the corresponding operation is transmitted to the user terminal.

For example, in the motion recognition mode, a preset corresponding operation, for example, turning a page during a presentation or controlling a character's motion during a game may be performed according to a finger, wrist, or arm motion.

The power button 114 is positioned on one side of the upper portion 110 and receives a turn on or turn off operation command of the ring-shaped wireless controller device 100. When the ring-shaped wireless controller 100 is turned on, the ring-shaped wireless controller 100 enters the mouse mode, and the mouse pointer is operated on the screen of the user terminal in response to the movement of the ring-shaped wireless controller 100.

That is, when the ring-shaped wireless controller device 100 is turned on to enter the mouse mode, the pointer moves on the screen of the user terminal in response to the movement of the ring-shaped wireless controller device 100.

When the user touches the power button 114 while the ring type wireless controller device 100 is turned on, the ring type wireless controller device 100 is turned off again. That is, when the user presses the power button 114, the wireless controller device 100 is alternately turned on and off.

In addition, the upper portion 110 of the ring-shaped wireless controller device 100 is equipped with a USB port 115, it may be connected to the user terminal by wire.

In addition, as shown in Figure 2c, the upper portion 110 and the lower portion 120 is connected to each other in the form of a hinge (hinge) is designed to rotate the lower portion 120 according to the thickness of the finger. That is, as shown in FIG. 2C, the upper portion 110 and the lower portion 120 may be in contact with each other or be opened depending on the thickness of the finger.

2A to 2C illustrate the right-handed ring-shaped wireless controller device 100, but the left-handed ring-shaped wireless controller device 100 is designed to have a symmetrical structure with respect to FIGS. 2A to 2C. Can be.

As shown in FIG. 3, the user can wear and use the ring-shaped wireless controller device 100 for index finger or middle finger. In particular, it is preferable to wear the upper surface of the upper portion 110 so that the upper surface of the upper portion 110 faces the inner side of the palm so as to easily touch the first button 111, the second button 112, and the mode selector 113 with a thumb. . Therefore, as shown in FIG. 3, the first button 111 corresponds to the left button of the mouse and the second button 112 corresponds to the right button of the mouse while the user wears the ring-shaped wireless controller device 100. For this purpose, the boundary portion of the first button 111 and the second button 112 is formed in a direction perpendicular to the direction penetrating the inner space, not a direction penetrating the inner space of the ring-shaped wireless controller device 100. desirable.

Hereinafter, a process in which the gyro sensor included in the sensor unit 106 detects a user's finger movement and generates spatial coordinates according to the finger movement will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 through 6B.

As shown in FIG. 4, the gyro sensor 116 is mounted inside the ring-shaped wireless controller device 100. The mounting position of the gyro sensor 116 may be changed depending on the application of the ring-shaped wireless controller device 100. .

4, the gyro sensor 116 may have a rectangular parallelepiped shape. In the gyro sensor 116 having a cuboid shape, the direction vector indicated by each surface is set in the X, Y, and Z axis directions, and the pointer on the screen of the user terminal moves in response to the moving direction vector.

First, as shown in FIG. 5A, when the direction of the gyro sensor 116 toward the user terminal is referred to as the Z axis, as the gyro sensor 116 moves along the X axis and the Y axis, the pointer on the screen of the user terminal as shown in FIG. 5B is also the X axis. And move in the Y-axis direction.

In addition, the user may not only send a signal to the monitor of the user terminal in an oblique form as shown in FIG. 5A, but also send the signal of the monitor of the user terminal in the form of FIG. 5C.

Meanwhile, as illustrated in FIGS. 5D and 5E, the gyro sensor 116 may be disposed in parallel with the upper surface of the ring-shaped wireless controller device 100. In this case, when the gyro sensor 116 is inclined by the angle θ with respect to the Y axis, the mouse pointer moves in the Y axis direction by the distance multiplied by cos θ by the distance traveled in the Y 'axis direction. .

According to the first embodiment of the present invention, as shown in FIGS. 6A and 6B, when the user strikes the keyboard, the ring-shaped wireless controller device 100 may be designed not to operate.

That is, when the user touches the keyboard while the user wears the ring-shaped wireless controller device 100 as shown in FIG. 6A, the ring-shaped wireless controller device 100 wears the X of the gyro sensor 116 as shown in FIG. 6B. The axis faces the keyboard in the bottom direction.

Therefore, even in the mouse mode, when the X axis of the gyro sensor 116 faces the bottom in the direction of gravity acceleration, the mode converter 104 determines that the user is currently pressing the keyboard, and automatically the ring type wireless controller device. 100 may be set to not operate.

Hereinafter, a driving method of the ring-shaped radio controller according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 7.

First, in a state in which the user wears the ring-shaped wireless controller device 100 on one of the fingers in the form as shown in FIG. 3 (S710), when the user touches the power button 114 (S720), the ring-shaped wireless controller The device 100 is turned on to operate in a mouse mode (S730).

Then, the ring-shaped wireless controller device 100 is interlocked with the user terminal in the adjacent position (S740).

Then, when the user moves a finger wearing the ring-shaped wireless controller device 100, the sensor unit 106 measures the spatial coordinates of the ring-shaped wireless controller device 100, the communication unit 108 is measured ring-shaped The spatial coordinates of the wireless controller device 100 are transmitted to the user terminal (S750).

Then, the pointer on the screen of the user terminal moves in response to the spatial coordinates of the ring-shaped wireless controller device 100 (S760). In addition, when the user touches the first button 111 or the second button 112, the effect of clicking the left click button or the right click button of the mouse is obtained.

In addition, when the user touches the mode selection button 113 in the mouse mode, the mode switches from the mouse mode to the motion recognition mode. The motion recognition mode continues while the user touches the mode selection button 113, and switches back to the mouse mode at the moment when the mode selection button 113 is not touched.

Then, when the user touches the power button 114 in the state where the ring-shaped wireless controller device 100 is turned on, the ring-shaped wireless controller device 100 is turned off again to stop operation.

As described above, according to the embodiment of the present invention, the user can conveniently use the mouse by miniaturizing the mouse into a ring shape and wearing it on the finger. In addition, since the mouse can be operated wirelessly, a mouse click can be easily performed at any place without a separate mouse pad.

Hereinafter, the ring-shaped wireless controller device according to the second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 8 to 9F.

Since the shape and operation method of the ring-shaped wireless controller device according to the second embodiment of the present invention is the same as the ring-shaped wireless controller device according to the first embodiment shown in Figs. 1 to 7, overlapping description thereof will be omitted. .

As shown in FIG. 8, the ring-shaped wireless controller device 200 according to the second embodiment of the present invention includes an input unit 210, a storage unit 220, a sensor unit 230, a control unit 240, and a communication unit 250. It includes.

First, the input unit 210 may receive a signal from a user to be transmitted to a user terminal (not shown) that is interlocked with the ring-shaped wireless controller device 200, and a button that functions as a left or right click button of a mouse as illustrated in FIG. 2A. It may include a mode selection button.

The storage unit 220 stores an input signal corresponding to each motion of the user. That is, the user stores signals corresponding to various motions while the user attaches the ring-shaped wireless controller device 200.

For example, when the user attaches the ring-shaped wireless controller device 200 to a finger or wrist or arm, when the finger, wrist or arm moves, the ring-shaped wireless controller device 200 receives a signal corresponding to the corresponding operation. To be delivered to the user terminal.

The sensor unit 230 includes a gyro sensor and detects a user's movement. That is, the gyro sensor detects the movement of the ring-shaped wireless controller device 200 and extracts the moving direction or the rotating direction of the ring-shaped wireless controller device 200.

In addition, the sensor unit 230 may further include an acceleration sensor or a geomagnetic sensor in addition to the gyro sensor, and may more accurately sense a user's movement.

The controller 240 selects a control signal from the storage 220 to adjust a volume or a channel in response to the movement of the user.

The communicator 250 performs short-range wireless communication with a user terminal such as a computer at a short distance, and wirelessly transmits a signal corresponding to a user's motion to the user terminal.

Hereinafter, a motion recognition method using the ring-shaped wireless controller device 200 according to the second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 9A to 9F.

9A to 9F, it is assumed that the Z axis of the ring-shaped wireless controller device 200 is directed toward the user terminal.

9A to 9F, it is assumed that the user grips the ring-shaped wireless controller device 200 or attaches the ring-shaped wireless controller device 200 to a finger, a wrist, or an arm, and the user has a ring-shaped wireless controller device. Assume that the mode selection button installed in the 200 is pressed.

As shown in FIG. 9A, when a user moves a finger, wrist, or arm to the left and rotates the finger, wrist, or arm around the movement vector, the volume of the user terminal may be increased or decreased.

That is, when the user moves the finger, the wrist or the arm to the left (①), the control unit 240 determines that the control operation for the volume. When the user rotates the finger, wrist, or arm forward (②) based on the left movement vector, a control signal is generated to increase the volume in response to the number of rotations or the rotation speed, and the user moves the left movement vector. Rotating the finger, the wrist, or the arm in the rear direction (③) generates a control signal that lowers the volume in response to the number of rotations or the rotational speed and transmits the control signal to the user terminal.

On the other hand, if the user moves the finger or wrist or arm to the right and then rotate the finger, wrist or arm around the movement vector, the channel of the user terminal can be raised or lowered.

That is, when the user moves the finger, the wrist or the arm to the right (④), the control unit 240 determines that the control operation for the volume. In addition, when the user rolls (⑤) the finger, wrist, or arm in the forward direction based on the right movement vector, a control signal is generated to change from the current channel to the high channel in response to the number of rotations or the rotation speed. When the user rolls (⑥) the finger, the wrist, or the arm in the backward direction based on the right movement vector, the user terminal generates a control signal that changes from the current channel to the lower channel in response to the number of rotations or the rotation speed. To be delivered to.

Meanwhile, in FIG. 9A, the user moves the finger, the wrist, or the arm to rotate left or right, but moves to the left or right side even if the user moves the finger or wrist or arm to the left or right side based on the vertical line, even if the user does not move to the left or right side. The control unit 240 can determine that.

As shown in FIG. 9B, when the user moves the finger, wrist, or arm upward, the user may increase or decrease the volume of the user terminal by rotating the finger, wrist, or arm around the movement vector.

That is, when the user moves the finger, the wrist or the arm upward (⑦), the control unit 240 determines that the control operation for the volume. When the user rolls (8) the finger, wrist, or arm clockwise based on the upward movement vector, the control signal is generated to increase the volume in response to the number of rotations or the rotational speed, and the user moves upward. When the user rotates the finger, wrist or arm in a counterclockwise direction (roll) (⑨), a control signal for lowering the volume in response to the number of rotations or the rotational speed is generated and transmitted to the user terminal.

Similarly, with the user holding the ring-shaped wireless controller device 200 or attaching the ring-shaped wireless controller device 200 to a finger or wrist or arm, the user moves the finger or wrist or arm downward and then moves the motion vector. Rotating a finger, wrist, or arm around the axis raises or lowers the channel of the user terminal.

That is, when the user moves the finger, the wrist or the arm downward (⑩), the control unit 240 determines that the control operation for the volume. When the user rolls the finger, wrist, or arm clockwise with respect to the downward movement vector, a control signal is generated to change from the current channel to a higher channel in response to the number of rotations or the rotational speed. When the user rotates (손가락) the finger, wrist, or arm counterclockwise based on the downward movement vector, the control signal is generated to change from the current channel to the lower channel in response to the number of rotations or the rotation speed. To be delivered to the terminal.

Meanwhile, although FIG. 9B illustrates that the user moves the finger, the wrist, or the arm upward or downward, the user moves the finger, the wrist, or the arm upward or downward, even though the user moves the finger, the wrist, or the arm upward or downward based on the horizontal line. The control unit 240 can determine that.

FIG. 9C is a variation of FIG. 9A. When the user moves a finger, wrist, or arm to the left and returns to the original position, the user rotates the finger, wrist, or arm around the movement vector to increase the volume of the user terminal. Can be reduced.

That is, when the user moves the finger, the wrist or the arm to the left and returns to the original position (ⓐ), the controller 240 determines that the control operation for the volume. Then, when the user rolls (ⓑ) the finger, wrist, or arm in the forward direction based on the left movement vector, a control signal is generated to increase the volume in response to the number of rotations or the rotation speed, and the user moves the left movement vector. Rotating the finger, wrist, or arm in the rear direction (ⓒ) generates a control signal that lowers the volume in response to the number of rotations or the rotational speed and transmits the control signal to the user terminal.

Meanwhile, when the user moves the finger, wrist or arm to the right and returns to the original position, when the user rotates the finger, wrist or arm around the movement vector, the channel of the user terminal may be raised or lowered.

That is, when the user moves the finger, the wrist or the arm to the right and returns to the original position (ⓓ), the controller 240 determines that the control operation is performed on the volume. When the user rolls (ⓔ) the finger, wrist, or arm forward in a forward direction based on the right movement vector, a control signal is generated to change from the current channel to a higher channel in response to the number of rotations or the rotation speed. When the user rolls (ⓕ) the finger, wrist, or arm in the backward direction based on the right movement vector, the user terminal generates a control signal that changes from the current channel to the lower channel in response to the number of rotations or the rotation speed. To be delivered to.

As shown in FIG. 9D, when the user moves the finger, wrist or arm upward and returns to the original position, the user rotates the finger, wrist, or arm around the movement vector to increase or decrease the volume of the user terminal. have.

That is, when the user moves the finger, the wrist, or the arm upward and returns to the original position (ⓖ), the controller 240 determines that the volume is a control operation. In addition, when the user rolls (ⓗ) a finger, wrist, or arm clockwise based on the upward movement vector, a control signal is generated to increase the volume in response to the number of rotations or the rotational speed, and the user moves upward. By rotating the finger, wrist, or arm in a counterclockwise direction, a roll ⓘ is generated to generate a control signal for lowering the volume in response to the number of rotations or the rotational speed and to be transmitted to the user terminal.

Similarly, when the user moves his or her finger, wrist, or arm downward and returns to the original position, rotating the finger, wrist, or arm around the movement vector may raise or lower the channel of the user terminal.

That is, when the user moves the finger, the wrist or the arm downward and returns to the original position (ⓙ), the control unit 240 determines that the control operation for the volume. When the user rolls (s) the finger, wrist, or arm clockwise based on the downward movement vector, a control signal is generated to change from the current channel to a higher channel in response to the number of rotations or the rotation speed. When the user rolls the finger, wrist, or arm in a counterclockwise direction based on the downward movement vector, the control signal is generated to change from the current channel to the lower channel in response to the number of rotations or the rotation speed. To be delivered to the terminal.

Meanwhile, according to FIGS. 9A to 9D, the user adjusts the volume when the user moves the finger or the wrist or the arm to the left or the upper side, and changes the channel when the user moves the finger or the wrist or the arm to the right or the lower side. The control signal for the volume or channel can be changed according to the direction of arm movement.

In addition, as in FIGS. 9A to 9D, when the user rotates the finger, the wrist, or the arm forward or moves forward and returns to the original position, the user may change the volume or the channel, and vice versa. Can change the channel or volume by moving the finger, wrist, or arm backwards, or by moving it backward and back to its original position.

Similarly, the direction of rotation of a finger or wrist or arm, which can control the increase and decrease of the volume or channel, can also be changed and designed according to the user's convenience.

Meanwhile, in FIGS. 9A to 9D, the channel or volume is adjusted according to the user's movement. In addition to the channel or volume control, the user can scroll, zoom in / zoom out, turn pages, switch active programs, and execute music files in response to the user's movement. At least one of can be further adjusted.

Therefore, the control unit 240, the user moves the finger, wrist or arm in a predetermined direction and rotates based on the direction vector corresponding to the preset direction, or the user moves the finger, wrist or arm in the predetermined direction If the rotation is made based on the direction vector corresponding to the preset direction in the state of returning to the original position, the scroll may be moved up or down, zoomed in or out, or the previous or next page depending on the rotation direction. You can control to move, activate the previous active program or the next active program, or execute the previous music file or the next music file.

The process of generating the various control signals by the controller 240 is the same as in FIGS. 9A to 9D, and thus redundant descriptions thereof will be omitted.

9E and 9F illustrate a process of a user changing or selecting a channel through the ring-shaped wireless controller device 200.

9E illustrates a state in which a channel list is displayed in a vertical direction on a screen of the user terminal 300, and FIG. 9F illustrates a state in which a channel list is displayed in a horizontal direction on a screen of the user terminal 300.

9E and 9F, in a state in which the user attaches the ring-shaped wireless controller device 200 to the user's finger, wrist, or arm, the forward direction or the clock is based on one direction vector among the X, Y, and Z axes. In the direction of rotation, the controller 240 controls the channel higher than the current channel in the channel list to be changed into a selectable channel (hatched channel).

In addition, when the user rotates backward or counterclockwise based on one direction vector among the X, Y, and Z axes, the controller 240 selects a channel lower than the current channel in the channel list (hatched channel). Control to change it. The user may select a channel by touching a button or the like with respect to a channel located in the selectable channel.

Here, the rotation direction of the ring-shaped wireless controller device 200 for changing the reference vector and the channel list among the X, Y, Z axis can be changed depending on the purpose or environment of the ring-shaped wireless controller device 100. have.

In addition, although the channel list list is selected in FIGS. 9E and 9F, the present invention may be applied to character selection, volume control, and menu selection of various games.

As described above, according to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the control signal may be transmitted to the user terminal by using the ring-shaped wireless controller device capable of recognizing the motion of the user, so that the user may conveniently control the operation of the user terminal. .

Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above, the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, and various modifications and improvements of those skilled in the art using the basic concepts of the present invention defined in the following claims are also provided. It belongs to the scope of rights.

Claims

In the ring-shaped wireless controller device that the upper side and the lower side are connected to each other to form a hollow space inside the cylinder,

An input unit for receiving a signal to be transmitted from a user to the user terminal;

Sensor unit for detecting the movement of the user's finger, And

It includes a communication unit for transmitting the spatial coordinates according to the movement of the finger to the user terminal to be linked,

And a mouse pointer on a screen of the user terminal in response to the movement of the finger.
The method of claim 1,

The input unit,

A first button located on an upper surface of the upper part and performing a left click button function of a mouse;

A second button located on an upper surface of the upper part and performing a right click button function of a mouse;

A mode selection button located at a boundary between the first button and the second button, for selecting a mode, and

And a power button for receiving a turn-on or turn-off operation command of the ring-shaped wireless controller device.
The method of claim 2,

When the user touches the power button to turn on, the mouse enters the mouse mode,

In the mouse mode,

Ring type wireless controller device for transmitting the mouse coordinates on the screen of the user terminal by transmitting the spatial coordinate information according to the movement of the user's finger.
The method of claim 3,

The apparatus may further include a mode converter configured to convert to a motion recognition mode while the user touches the mode selection button.

In the motion recognition mode,

The mouse pointer does not operate, and the ring-shaped wireless controller device to detect the movement of the finger to transmit a predetermined corresponding signal to the user terminal.
The method of claim 2,

The upper portion and the lower portion is formed as a part of the ring,

The boundary portion of the first button and the second button is a ring-shaped wireless controller device formed in a direction perpendicular to the direction passing through the inner space.
The method of claim 2,

The upper portion and the lower portion is connected to the hinge form ring-shaped wireless controller device that the lower portion rotates in accordance with the thickness of the finger.
The method of claim 1,

The sensor unit

Ring type wireless controller device including a gyro sensor for detecting the movement of the finger.
The method of claim 7, wherein

Ring type wireless controller device that blocks the operation when a specific reference axis of the reference axis of the gyro sensor toward the ground.
In the ring-shaped wireless controller device for transmitting an input signal to the user terminal attached to a part of the user's body,

A storage unit which stores an input signal corresponding to each motion of the user,

Sensor unit for detecting the user's movement using the gyro sensor,

A control unit for selecting a control signal from the storage unit to adjust a volume or a channel in response to the movement of the user while the user presses a mode selection button; and

Ring type wireless controller device including a communication unit for transmitting the selected control signal to the user terminal.
The method of claim 9,

Ring-shaped wireless controller device is held by the user, or attached to the user's finger or wrist or arm.
The method of claim 10,

The control unit,

When the user moves the finger, wrist or arm in the first direction and rotates based on the first direction vector, the volume of the user terminal is controlled to be adjusted,

And a volume of the user terminal increases or decreases according to the direction of rotation based on the first direction vector.
The method of claim 10,

The control unit,

The user controls the volume of the user terminal to be adjusted when the user moves the finger, the wrist or the arm in the first direction and rotates based on the first direction vector in the state of returning to the original position.

And a volume of the user terminal increases or decreases according to the direction of rotation based on the first direction vector.
The method of claim 11,

The control unit,

When the user moves the finger, wrist or arm in a second direction opposite to the first direction and rotates based on the second direction vector, the channel of the user terminal is controlled to be changed.

And a channel of the user terminal increases or decreases according to the direction of rotation based on the second direction vector.
The method of claim 11,

The control unit,

When the user moves the finger, wrist or arm in a second direction opposite to the first direction and rotates the finger, wrist or arm based on the second direction vector while returning to the original position, the channel of the user terminal is controlled to be changed. ,

And a channel of the user terminal increases or decreases according to the direction of rotation based on the second direction vector.
The method of claim 10,

The control unit,

And a channel list displayed on a screen of the user terminal, wherein the channel list is changed according to a direction in which the user's finger, wrist, or arm is rotated.
The method according to claim 13 or 14,

The first direction is a left direction or an upward direction or a front direction with respect to the user terminal, the second direction is a right or lower direction or a rearward wireless controller device.
The method of claim 10,

The control unit,

And a control signal for further controlling at least one of scrolling, zooming in / zooming out, page turning, active program switching, and music file execution in response to the movement of the user.