CN203204558U - Index input device - Google Patents

Abstract

An index input device is used for controlling the movement of an index displayed on a host and comprises a body, a displacement sensing unit, an image recognition unit and a control unit. The displacement sensing unit is used for detecting the movement of the body. The image identification unit is arranged on the body. The control unit is coupled with the displacement sensing unit and the image identification unit, generates an index control signal for controlling the index to move according to the detection result of the displacement sensing unit, and generates an operation instruction corresponding to the limb action according to the image identification result of the image identification unit. The utility model discloses an index input device has the input mode that provides these two kinds of different characteristics of contact control and non-contact control, uses the operation convenience that promotes index input device.

Description

Index input device

technical field

The utility model is to provide an index input device, in particular, an index input device with image recognition function.

Background technique

With the development of electronic equipment, input devices such as keyboards, mice, and touch panels have been proposed one after another to solve input problems faced by users. These input devices can facilitate users to operate electronic equipment.

Due to the improvement of computing power of computers and the popularization of GUIs, users can conveniently operate computer devices with GUIs only by using a mouse. So the mouse is a very important input device when using a computer.

Compared with using a traditional keyboard and other input devices to operate a computer, a mouse can provide a more intuitive and convenient operation mode. The user only needs to place his hand on the mouse, and when the user moves the mouse, the indicator displayed on the host computer will follow and move correspondingly to the mouse. In addition, when the user operates the mouse with his hand, the user cannot control the operation of the mouse freely due to the limitation that the hand must actually touch the mouse.

Utility model content

The utility model provides an index input device. The pointer input device is used to control the movement of the pointer displayed on the host, and the pointer input device includes: a main body, a displacement sensing unit, an image recognition unit and a control unit. The displacement sensing unit is used for detecting the movement of the body. The image recognition unit is arranged on the body. The control unit is coupled to the displacement sensing unit and the image recognition unit, and the control unit generates an index control signal for controlling the movement of the index according to the detection result of the displacement sensing unit, and generates a corresponding body movement according to the image recognition result of the image recognition unit Operating instructions.

Further, the indicator input device further includes a storage unit coupled to the control unit, the storage unit stores a comparison table, and the comparison table records the corresponding relationship between body movements and operation instructions.

Further, the indicator input device further includes a switching unit, the switching unit is coupled to the control unit, and the control unit controls the image recognition unit to be enabled or disabled according to a switching signal output by the switching unit.

Further, the switching unit is a switch or a switch button.

Further, the switching unit is a distance sensor.

Further, the switching unit is a photodetector.

Further, the operation command generated by the control unit is output to the host, and the output screen of the host is controlled to perform display control of previous page, next page, scrolling, zooming in and/or zooming out.

Further, the image recognition unit is an image sensor.

Further, the indicator input device is a mouse.

Further, the host is a television device, a game device or a computer device.

When the user uses the pointer input device, he can move the pointer input device and control the movement of the pointer displayed on the host through the sensing result of the displacement sensing unit to perform a touch input operation; he can also use the image of the pointer input device The recognition unit recognizes body movements and relatively generates operation instructions for non-contact input operations.

To sum up, the indicator input device of the embodiment of the present invention has two input methods with different characteristics of contact control and non-contact control, so as to improve the operation convenience of the indicator input device.

In order to enable a further understanding of the features and technical content of the present utility model, please refer to the following detailed description and accompanying drawings of the present utility model, but these descriptions and accompanying drawings are only used to illustrate the present utility model, rather than to the present invention. The scope of the claims of the utility model shall not be limited in any way.

Description of drawings

FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram of an indicator input device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a schematic diagram of an indicator input device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram of an indicator input device according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of an indicator input device according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 5 is a flow chart of determining the operation mode of the indicator input device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6A is a schematic diagram of an indicator input device performing a touch operation according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6B is a schematic diagram of non-contact operation performed by the indicator input device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

【Symbol Description】

Index input device 1, 3, 61

Displacement sensing unit 11

Image recognition unit 12

Control unit 13

storage unit 14

input unit 15

Body 21, 23

Button 22

Switching unit 16

Step flow S501～S507

Computer host 62

computer screen 63

Detailed ways

In order to make the content of the utility model clearer, the following specific examples are given as examples in which the utility model can indeed be implemented.

[Example of the index input device]

Please refer to FIG. 1 , which is a functional block diagram of an indicator input device according to an embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the indicator input device 1 can not only control the movement of the indicator displayed on the host (not shown) through the touch input operation, but also control the host to execute the operation command through the non-contact input operation. The indicator input device 1 includes a displacement sensing unit 11, an image recognition unit 12, a control unit 13, a storage unit 14 and an input unit 15, and the control unit 13 is coupled to the displacement sensing unit 11, the image recognition unit 12, the storage unit 14 and the input unit 15.

Please refer to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 . FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of an indicator input device according to an embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the indicator input device 1 shown in FIG. 2 includes a main body 21 on which an input unit 15 and an image recognition unit 12 are disposed.

As shown in FIG. 2 , the input unit 15 includes buttons 22 for providing traditional mouse left and right button functions. In this embodiment, the index input device 1 has left and right keys, but in other embodiments, the index input device 1 may have one or more keys. All in all, the number and execution functions of the keys 22 of the index input device 1 are not intended to limit the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 , the displacement sensing unit 11 is located below the body 21 of the pointer input device 1 (not shown in FIG. 2 ), and is used to detect the movement of the body 21 . The image recognition unit 12 is disposed on the main body 21 to detect the user's body movements. The control unit 13 generates an index control signal for controlling the movement of the index according to the detection result of the displacement sensing unit 11 , and generates an operation command corresponding to the body movement according to the image recognition result of the image recognition unit 12 . The storage unit 14 stores a comparison table, and the comparison table records the corresponding relationship between body movements and operation instructions. For example, the operation command generated by the control unit is output to the host, and controls the host to perform an input operation. This input operation can be, for example, to control the output screen of the host to perform previous page, next page, scroll, zoom in and/or zoom out And other related display control functions. In addition, it should be noted that the manner of controlling the host computer to perform input operations corresponding to the above operation instructions is not limited thereto, but can be set according to the actual operation requirements of the user for the host computer.

Furthermore, the indicator input device 1 of this embodiment performs a non-contact input operation through the image recognition unit 12 . Assuming that the user wishes to input an operation command to the host through the image recognition unit 12, the user can place the hand above the image recognition unit 12 as shown in FIG. 12 is to recognize the image input of body movements such as fingers or gestures, and query the storage unit 14 according to the image recognition result to generate an operation instruction corresponding to the image input. To put it simply, the non-contact input operation described in this embodiment allows the user to operate the indicator input device 1 in a somatosensory manner.

Conversely, the pointer input device 1 of this embodiment can also perform touch input operations through the displacement sensing unit 11 . Assuming that the user wants to perform a touch input operation through the displacement sensing unit 11, the user can place the hand on the surface of the body 21 of the pointer input device 1 as shown in FIG. 2, and touch and move the body 21 with the hand, the displacement sensor The measuring unit 11 can detect the movement of the main body 21, and generate an index control signal for controlling the movement of the index to the host according to the detection result. At the same time, the user can also operate by pressing the button 22, just like the operation mode of a general mouse.

Incidentally, the button 22 is a mechanical micro switch, an inductive sensor or other types of pressure sensors. All in all, the implementation of the button 22 is not intended to limit the present invention.

In addition, the input unit 15 of the indicator input device 1 may also be provided with a scroll wheel (not shown in FIG. 2 ), so as to facilitate the user to perform a scrolling operation on the display screen of the host.

The displacement sensing unit 11 of the indicator input device 1 can be a mechanical rolling ball or an optical sensor. The implementation of the displacement sensing unit 11 is not intended to limit the present invention.

The image recognition unit 12 of the indicator input device 1 is a complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) sensor, a charge coupled device (CCD) sensor, an infrared sensor or other image sensors or combinations thereof. The implementation of the image recognition unit 12 is not intended to limit the present invention.

In addition, the indicator input device 1 and the host computer can be connected to each other by wire or wirelessly. The wired connection of the indicator input device 1 to the host can be through a cable, and the wireless connection of the indicator input device 1 to the host can be connected to the host through wireless technologies such as radio frequency (RF), infrared (IR) and Bluetooth. The implementation of the connection between the index input device 1 and the host is not intended to limit the present invention.

Please note here that the types of the indicator input device 1 and the components on the body 21 are not intended to limit the present invention.

[Another embodiment of the indicator input device]

Please refer to FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 . FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram of an indicator input device according to another embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of an indicator input device according to another embodiment of the present invention. Compared with FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 , the indicator input device 3 in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 further includes a switching unit 16 . The switching unit 16 is located on the body 23 of the indicator input device 3 and is coupled to the control unit 13. The control unit 13 can relatively control the image recognition unit 12 to enable or disable according to the switching signal output by the switching unit 16. able. Wherein, the switch unit 16 can be a switch, a switch button, a distance sensor or a light detector, but it should be noted that the implementation of the switch unit 16 of the present invention is not limited thereto.

For example, when the switch unit 16 is a toggle switch or a toggle button, the user can directly control the toggle switch or the toggle button, that is, the switch unit 16 provides the user with manual control to directly control the image recognition unit 12 to Enable or disable. For example, when the user switches the toggle switch or the toggle key to the enabled state, the toggle switch or the toggle key will send a switching signal representing enabling to the control unit 13, and the image recognition unit 12 is controlled by the control unit 13 to enable . Conversely, when the user switches the toggle switch or the toggle key to the disabled state, the toggle switch or the toggle key will send a switching signal representing disabling to the control unit 13, and the image recognition unit 12 is controlled by the control unit 13 and disabled .

And when the switching unit 16 is a distance sensor or a light detector, the switching unit 16 can automatically detect the user's operation mode and relatively control the image recognition unit 12 to be enabled or disabled.

Assuming that when the switching unit 16 is a distance sensor, when the user's hand is located within the operable preset distance range above the image recognition unit 12, the switching unit 16 outputs an enabled switching signal to the control unit 13, and at this time the control The unit 13 will control the image recognition unit 12 to be enabled; otherwise, when the user's hand is outside the operable preset distance range above the image recognition unit 12, the switching unit 16 outputs a disabled switching signal to the control unit 13, at this time The control unit 13 will control the image recognition unit 12 to be disabled.

Assuming that when the switching unit 16 is a photodetector, when the user’s hand does not touch the body 23, that is, when the photodetector is not covered, the switching unit 16 outputs an enabling switching signal to the control unit 13, and the control unit 13 will Control the image recognition unit 12 to be enabled; otherwise, when the user's hand touches the body 23 and covers the photodetector, the switching unit 16 outputs a disabled switching signal to the control unit 13, and the control unit 13 will control the image recognition unit 12 is disabled.

[Example of the non-contact control mode activated by the index input device]

Please refer to FIG. 3 , FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 . FIG. 5 is a flow chart of determining the operation mode of the indicator input device according to an embodiment of the present invention. First, in step S501, when the pointer input device 3 is turned on, the switch unit 16 of the pointer input device 3 is activated, so that the switch unit 16 can relatively generate a switch signal for enabling or disabling according to the user's operation. Next, in step S503 , the control unit 13 of the index input device 3 determines whether the switching signal output by the switching unit 16 is enabled. If the switching signal is enabled, then step S505 will be executed; if the switching signal is not enabled, then step S507 will be executed.

In step S505 , the image recognition unit 12 of the indicator input device 3 is enabled, that is, the user can perform a non-contact input operation on the indicator input device 3 through the image recognition unit 12 . In step S507 , the image recognition unit 12 of the indicator input device 3 is disabled, that is, the user can only perform touch input operations on the indicator input device 3 . After step S505 and step S507, return to step S503 and continue to execute until the indicator input device 3 is closed.

The switching unit 16 in the above step S501 can be a switch, a switching button, a distance sensor, a light detector or other sensors, and how the switching unit 16 switches the output of the switching signal can be described with reference to FIG. 4 .

[Example of using an indicator input device in a computer device]

Please refer to FIG. 6A and FIG. 6B . FIG. 6A and FIG. 6B are schematic diagrams of an indicator input device performing contact operation and non-contact operation according to an embodiment of the present invention, respectively. The computer device may include an indicator input device 61 , a computer host 62 and a computer screen 63 . The user uses the index input device 61 to input to the computer device.

Please refer to Fig. 6A, when the user directly touches the body of the pointer input device 61 to perform a traditional mouse operation function, the user can place his hand on the pointer input device 61, and then the pointer input device 61 is because of the user's hand Direct contact with the upper surface of the indicator input device 61 , at this time, the indicator input device 61 performs a touch input operation. Therefore, the indicators on the output screen on the computer screen 63 will move correspondingly according to the movement of the indicator input device 61 body. For example, when the user operates the pointer input device 61 to move in any direction of D1, D2, D3, D4, the pointer on the computer screen 63 will also move correspondingly to any direction of D1, D2, D3, D4 synchronously.

Please refer to FIG. 6B. When the user wants to perform a somatosensory non-contact input operation, the user will leave the hand from the body surface of the pointer input device 61, and when the hand is at an appropriate distance above the image recognition unit, the pointer input device 61 will Perform non-contact input operations for somatosensory operations. Therefore, the host computer 62 can perform corresponding input operations according to the operation instructions input by the indicator input device 61 . For example, the indicator input device 61 can relatively generate the first, second, third or fourth operation instruction according to the moving direction of the hand to D1, D2, D3, D4, and each operation instruction can correspond to the control on the computer screen 63. The output screen can be controlled by previous page, next page, zoom in or zoom out. It should be noted that the above moving directions D1 , D2 , D3 , D4 and the corresponding operation commands are just examples, and are not intended to limit the present invention.

In addition, the indicator input device of the present invention can be a mouse, and the above-mentioned host can be a TV device, a game device or a computer device.

To sum up, the indicator input device provided by the present invention has non-contact input operation and contact input operation, which can make the user more convenient to operate, and can reduce the user's dependence on keyboard or touch screen input operation.

The above descriptions are only examples of the present utility model, and are not intended to limit the patent scope of the present utility model.

Claims (10)

1. An indicator input device for controlling the movement of indicators displayed on the host, characterized in that the indicator input device includes: Ontology; a displacement sensing unit, the displacement sensing unit is used to detect the movement of the body; an image recognition unit, the image recognition unit is disposed on the body; and a control unit, the control unit is coupled to the displacement sensing unit and the image recognition unit, and the control unit generates an indicator control signal for controlling the movement of the indicator according to the detection result of the displacement sensing unit, And generate an operation instruction corresponding to the body movement according to the image recognition result of the image recognition unit. 2. The indicator input device according to claim 1, characterized in that, the indicator input device further comprises a storage unit, the storage unit is coupled to the control unit, and the storage unit stores a comparison table, the The comparison table records the corresponding relationship between the body movements and the operation instructions. 3. The indicator input device according to claim 1, characterized in that, the indicator input device further comprises a switching unit, the switching unit is coupled to the control unit, and the control unit is output according to the switching unit The switching signal is used to control the image recognition unit to be enabled or disabled. 4. The indicator input device according to claim 3, wherein the switching unit is a switch or a switch button. 5. The indicator input device according to claim 3, wherein the switching unit is a distance sensor. 6. The indicator input device according to claim 3, wherein the switching unit is a light detector. 7. The indicator input device according to claim 1, characterized in that, the operation instruction generated by the control unit is output to the host, and the output screen of the host is controlled to execute the previous page and the next page. , scroll, zoom in and/or zoom out display controls. 8. The indicator input device according to claim 1, wherein the image recognition unit is an image sensor. 9. The indicator input device according to claim 1, wherein the indicator input device is a mouse. 10. The indicator input device according to claim 1, wherein the host is a television device, a game device or a computer device.

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