CN200997112Y

CN200997112Y - Input devices for use with electronic devices

Info

Publication number: CN200997112Y
Application number: CNU2006201164832U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 吴俊莹; 吴怜仪
Original assignee: Shuixiong Technology Co ltd
Current assignee: Shuixiong Technology Co ltd
Priority date: 2006-06-09
Filing date: 2006-06-09
Publication date: 2007-12-26
Anticipated expiration: 2016-06-09

Abstract

The utility model provides an input device. The input device is used in cooperation with an electronic device and comprises at least one finger stall device which is sleeved on a body part of a user. The finger stall device comprises a movement detector, a processing unit, a signal transmission module and an identification module. The movement detector is used for detecting the movement of the body part and generating a corresponding movement signal according to the movement mode of the body part. The processing unit is connected to the movement detector and used for receiving the movement signal and converting the movement signal into an operation signal. The signal transmission module is connected to the processing unit and used for receiving the operation signal and transmitting the operation signal to the electronic device. The identification module is connected to the processing unit and used for identifying the identity of the user.

Description

The input media that cooperates electronic installation to use

Technical field

The utility model is about a kind of input media, particularly, and about a kind of fingerstall type input media that the movement of objects mode is converted to input signal.

Background technology

Different electronic installations has different input medias, as the direction button of the mouse of the rocking bar of touch panel, electronic toy, computing machine and keyboard, mobile phone (as five to key), the knob of adjusting angle and TV remote controller or the like.Yet these known input medias have its restriction and shortcoming mostly, in development in science and technology today fast, can't some satisfy the demands of consumers.

For instance, known wired or wireless mouse must be operated on a tabular surface, moving of way control cursor is just arranged, and can't use on uneven surface anywhere or anytime.In addition, even mouse is littler, the restriction on still having living space.Again for the another one example, mobile phone five to key or wireless knob can only carry out fixed function, and can't control the operation of cursor, and its most cooperative mechanical formula part, damage easily.In addition, these known input medias lack confidentiality mostly, and are subject to other people invasion or the operation interference that the time is subject to other input media signals.

Therefore, be necessary to provide a kind of and can be connected to the electronic installation of light requirement mark operation and the input media that does not take up space and can use whenever and wherever possible by wired or wireless mode.

Summary of the invention

In view of the existing problem of prior art, the utility model provides a kind of fingerstall type input media of small size, can produce input signal by detecting moving of input media under the situation that need not contact any plane.

According to one side of the present utility model, provide a kind of input media.This input media cooperates an electronic installation to use, and comprises at least one fingerstall device for a body part that is placed on a user.Wherein, the fingerstall device comprises: a moving detector, a processing unit, a signal transmission module and an identification module.Moving detector moves in order to the detection body part, and produces a corresponding movable signal according to the move mode of body part.Processing unit is connected to moving detector, in order to receiving movable signal, and movable signal is converted to an operation signal.Signal transmission module is connected to processing unit, in order to receiving operation signal, and operation signal is sent to electronic installation.Identification module is connected to processing unit, in order to identification user's status.

The narration and the description of drawings that cooperate following preferred embodiment, the purpose of this utility model, embodiment, feature, and advantage will be more clear.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 represents a fingerstall device according to an embodiment of the present utility model;

Fig. 2 discloses the fingerstall device of the utility model one embodiment;

Fig. 3 represents an input media according to an embodiment of the present utility model; And

Fig. 4 a-4i shows the pairing finger move mode of various movable signals according to an embodiment of the present utility model.

The figure elements symbol description

110, fingerstall device

120, electronic installation

130, cursor

140,340, finger

200,310,320, fingerstall device

210, moving detector

212, acceleration of gravity sensor

220, processing unit

230, signal transmission module

240, memory storage

250, identification module

260, antenna

270, battery

300, input media

315,325, switchgear

330, clock

Embodiment

The utility model discloses a kind of fingerstall type input media, in order to the translational speed and the direction of decision cursor.In order to make narration of the present utility model more detailed and complete, can and cooperate Fig. 1 to Fig. 4 with reference to following description.Device, element and method step described in right following examples in order to explanation the utility model, is not in order to limit scope of the present utility model only.

Fig. 1 represents a fingerstall device 110 according to an embodiment of the present utility model, for a finger 140 that is placed on a user.In this embodiment, the input media of fingerstall device 110 1 electronic installations 120.In another embodiment, the input media of electronic installation 120 can comprise a plurality of fingerstall devices 110, and each fingerstall device 110 provides different functions respectively, for example left mouse button function, right mouse button function, and mouse roller function etc.Fingerstall device 110 can detect moving of finger 140, and controls translational speed and direction and the actions such as whether decision is clicked, double-click of cursor shown on the screen of electronic installation 120 130 by testing result.Input media 110 can be connected to electronic installation 120 by wired and wireless mode.Electronic installation 120 can be the various devices that need the cursor operations interface, as desktop PC, mobile computer, personal digital assistant, and electronic toy etc.The external form of fingerstall device is a principle can be fixed on the finger, but is not limited to any specific shape, and for instance, the fingerstall device can be a ring texture of similar ring or can coat a fingerstall structure of finger.On the size principle of fingerstall device not cause user's hand burden.

Fig. 2 discloses the fingerstall device 200 of the utility model one embodiment, comprises a moving detector 210, a processing unit 220, a signal transmission module 230 and an identification module 250.Moving detector 210 moves in order to the detection finger, and produces a corresponding movable signal according to the move mode of finger.Moving detector 210 can comprise one (or a plurality of) acceleration of gravity sensor 212, and what the level by detecting finger and the acceleration of vertical direction determined to point moves.By a predetermined algorithm, the move mode of finger can be converted to pairing movable signal.Processing unit 220 is connected to moving detector 210, receiving movable signal, and movable signal is converted to an operation signal, to confirm the pattern of hand exercise.Movable signal can be passed to processing unit 220 by moving detector 210, also can initiatively periodically be read by processing unit 220.Operation signal is in order to speed, direction, single-click operation and the double click operation of the cursor (as the cursor 130 of the electronic installation 120 of Fig. 1) of decision electronic installation.

Signal transmission module 230 is connected with processing unit 220, in order to receiving the operation signal that processing unit 220 is exported, and operation signal is sent to electronic installation 120.Transmission between signal transmission module 230 and the electronic installation 120 can be wire transmission or wireless transmission.Under the situation of wire transmission, can transmit by a transmission line between signal transmission module 230 and the electronic installation 120.And under the situation of wireless transmission, can use modes such as Bluetooth transmission, radio universal serial bus (USB) transmission, wireless network transmissions or wireless radiofrequency transmission to link up between signal transmission module 230 and the electronic installation 120.And under the situation of wireless transmission, fingerstall device 200 can also comprise an antenna 260 that is connected to signal transmission module 230, as the wireless signal sending and receiving end, in order to promote the emission and the reception of wireless signal.In another embodiment, signal transmission module 230 can receive the wireless signal from electronic installation 120 passbacks, in order to confirm that electronic installation 120 has received operation signal.

Fingerstall device 200 can also comprise an identification module 250 that is connected to processing unit 220, in order to identification user's status.Identification module 250 can be stored a plurality of fingerprint datas in advance, again the fingerprint by detecting the user and compare the status that a plurality of fingerprint datas are discerned the user.Identification module 250 can be set at when bringing into use at every turn and verify once, also can just verify once at set intervals.Identification module 250 can cooperate other means and increase the security and the simplification of fingerstall device 200.For instance, identification module 250 is at the comparison fingerprint and after confirming that fingerprint is correct, and signal transmission module 230 just can send signal and set up line with electronic installation 120 communications.After setting up line, produce interference for fear of signal with other similar devices, or when using two or three fingerstall devices 200 simultaneously in order to distinguish signal each other, can produce a dynamic password or head between electronic installation 120 and the indivedual fingerstall device 200, identification foundation each other during for communication.In another embodiment, the fingerprint data that identification module 250 is identified can be used as password to be treated, and this password can be used for the encrypted transmission between fingerstall device 200 and the electronic installation 120, or replaces the input of account number cipher and save the action that other are logined.In another embodiment, the user can preestablish a group account password and a corresponding specific finger movement thereof, when the user runs into the occasion that needs the input account number cipher, as long as carry out this specific finger movement, the action that can automatically input account number and password and login.

Fingerstall device 200 can be rechargeable or non-rechargeable.If rechargeable, then fingerstall device 200 comprises in order to a TunePower 270 of power supply to be provided, for example a lithium ion battery or a lithium ion polymer battery etc., and may comprise a charging circuit.Fingerstall device 200 can also comprise a memory storage 240, in order to the exclusive number that prestores before dispatching from the factory at fingerstall device 200, in order to encrypt when fingerstall device 200 is linked up with electronic installation 120.

Each element of fingerstall device 200 shown in Figure 2 only is an illustration, can carry out many modifications under the spirit of the present utility model not departing from, for example moving detector 210 can comprehensively be integral with processing unit 220 or signal transmission module 230 also can be comprehensively to handle in the unit 220 or memory storage 240 can in be built in the processing unit 220.

Fig. 3 represents an input media 300 according to an embodiment of the present utility model, in order to the action of the cursor 365 on control electronic installation 360 screens.Input media 300 comprises two

fingerstall devices

310 and 320, and its inner structure and Fig. 2 structural similarity be not so give unnecessary

details.Fingerstall device

310 and 320 is placed on respectively on a user the

difference finger

340 and 350, in order to different functions to be provided respectively, for example provides left mouse button function and right mouse button function respectively.

Fingerstall device

310 and 320 can comprise

switchgear

315 and 325 respectively, in order to enable or to forbid each

fingerstall device

310 and 320 transfer operation signals respectively to electronic installation 360.For instance, when user's desire uses fingerstall device 310 to send a signal to electronic installation 360, can use switchgear 315 to start fingerstall device 310, and use switchgear 325 to close fingerstall device 320.

Identification for the convenience of the users,

fingerstall device

310 and 320 can be designed to different colors or pattern.Can set between the

fingerstall device

310 and 320 and have master slave relation, its setting of for example passing through the internal identity of being stored is reached.Input media of the present utility model is light portable, be available for users to often be with on one's body.Therefore, the outward appearance of input media of the present utility model also can be designed to ornament (as necklace), or increasing clock display 330 comes the demonstration time, even allow the user still can often be worn on one's body inducement when not using with increase.

Fig. 4 a-4i shows the pairing finger move mode of various movable signals according to an embodiment of the present utility model.In this embodiment, input media of the present utility model is placed on user's the finger, and input media is judged the desired cursor direction of user by the action that detects finger, and produces movable signal according to judged result and control cursor direction.Fig. 4 a and 4b show the pairing finger move mode of generation cursor move left and right signal, and it is watched forward from the input media back.Fig. 4 a is the finger Move Mode that cursor is turned left, and order is: down, a left side, get back to original place (or on).Fig. 4 a is the finger Move Mode that cursor is turned right, and order is: down, right, get back to original place (or on).Fig. 4 c and 4d show the pairing finger move mode of generation cursor up down movable signal, and its side from input media is watched.Fig. 4 c is a cursor finger Move Mode up, and order is: following, preceding, get back to original place (or on).Fig. 4 d is a cursor finger Move Mode down, and order is: down, the back, get back to original place (or on).Fig. 4 e produces cursor to double-click the pairing finger Move Mode of signal, and order is: upper and lower (or getting back to the original place), following, stagnation a period of time (for example several milliseconds also can be zero second).Fig. 4 f clicks the pairing finger Move Mode of signal for producing cursor, and order is: down, stagnate a period of time (for example several milliseconds also can be zero second).Fig. 4 g is for producing the roller pairing finger Move Mode of signal that makes progress, and order is: right, following, left, last (the clockwise direction picture is round).Fig. 4 h is for producing the roller pairing finger Move Mode of signal that makes progress, and order is: left, following, right, last (counterclockwise picture is round).Fig. 4 i is for producing in order to input built-in password with the pairing finger Move Mode of the signal of logining fast, and order is: upper and lower (or getting back to the original place), upper and lower (or getting back to the original place), upper and lower (or getting back to the original place), down.

Basically, the two dimension of finger or whole hand moves and can be regarded as moving of cursor, and knocking of single finger then can be counted successively and be judged that it is for clicking or double-clicking.Yet according to the difference of using, the pairing finger move mode of various input signals is also with different.Each figure of Fig. 4 a-4i is not in order to restriction the utility model only for illustrating.

The above is preferred embodiment of the present utility model only, is not in order to limit claim of the present utility model; All other do not break away from the equivalence of being finished under the spirit that the utility model discloses and changes or revise, and all should be included in the following claim.

Claims

1. An input device for use with an electronic device, the input device includes at least one finger set for placing on a body part of a user, characterized in that the finger set includes:

a motion detector, used to detect the motion of the body part, and generate a corresponding motion signal according to the motion of the body part;

a processing unit connected to the motion detector to receive the motion signal and convert the motion signal into an operation signal;

a signal transmission module connected to the processing unit to receive the operation signal and transmit the operation signal to the electronic device; and

An identification module, connected to the processing unit, is used for identifying the identity of the user.

2 . The input device according to claim 1 , wherein the movement detector comprises one or more gravity acceleration sensors for determining the movement of the body part by detecting the acceleration of the body part in horizontal and vertical directions.

3. The input device according to claim 1, wherein the at least one finger set device further comprises an antenna connected to the signal transmission module for receiving and transmitting wireless signals.

4. The input device according to claim 1, wherein the signal transmission module is used as a Bluetooth transmission module, a wireless Universal Serial Bus transmission module, a wireless network transmission module, or a radio frequency wireless transmission module.

5. The input device according to claim 1, wherein the signal transmission module and the electronic device are transmitted through a transmission line.

6. The input device according to claim 1, wherein the at least one fingertip device further comprises a rechargeable battery and a charging circuit, wherein the rechargeable battery comprises a lithium-ion battery or a lithium-ion polymer battery .

7. The input device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the finger set device further comprises a clock display for displaying time.

8. The input device according to claim 1, wherein the at least one fingertip device further comprises a storage device for pre-storing a unique number, wherein the unique number is used to communicate between the input device and the electronic device. Encrypt when the device communicates.

9 . The input device according to claim 1 , wherein when the input device comprises two fingertip devices, the operation signals of the two fingertip devices are a mouse right button signal and a mouse left button signal respectively.

10. The input device as claimed in claim 9, wherein each of the finger sets of the finger sets includes a switch device for respectively enabling or disabling the signal transmission module of each of the finger sets to transmit the operation signal to the electronic device.