SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL
The embodiment of the utility model provides a computer equipment and input device thereof for solve the current mouse that exists among the prior art and must rely on the plane reference thing when using, need slide the problem that just can measure the change of mouse displacement volume on the plane reference thing.
An embodiment of the utility model provides an input device, include: the ultrasonic detection device comprises at least two ultrasonic receiving units, finger sleeves and ultrasonic transmitting units arranged on the finger sleeves; wherein,
the ultrasonic transmitting unit is used for transmitting ultrasonic waves;
the ultrasonic receiving unit arranged in the coverage range of the ultrasonic waves transmitted by the ultrasonic transmitting unit is connected with an external signal receiver and used for converting the received ultrasonic waves into first electric signals used for determining the positioning information of the ultrasonic transmitting unit.
Preferably, the input device further comprises: a pressure sensing unit and a communication unit; wherein,
the pressure sensing unit is arranged on the finger sleeve, is connected with the communication unit, and is used for converting the sensed pressure into a second electric signal used for determining an operation instruction implemented on external computer equipment and transmitting the second electric signal to the communication unit;
the communication unit is arranged on the finger sleeve and used for transmitting the received second electric signal to the signal receiver.
Preferably, the finger stall is in a strip shape or a sleeve shape.
Preferably, the communication unit is connected with the signal receiver through any one of wireless compatible authentication wifi, bluetooth and infrared.
Preferably, the ultrasonic receiving unit is connected with the signal receiver through any one of wireless compatible authentication wifi, bluetooth and infrared.
Preferably, the ultrasound receiving unit is further configured to: and filtering the received ultrasonic waves.
Preferably, the input device further comprises a switch for turning on or off the ultrasound transmission unit.
An embodiment of the utility model provides a computer equipment, include:
the above-mentioned input device;
the signal receiver is connected with the input device and used for receiving a first electric signal and a second electric signal of the input device; and
the signal processor is connected with the signal receiver and used for processing the received first electric signal and determining the positioning information of the input device; and processing the received second electric signal to determine an operation instruction implemented on the computer equipment.
Preferably, the computer device further comprises a projection device for displaying an output image of the computer device.
The embodiment of the utility model provides an utilize the ultrasonic wave to fix a position input device, input device need not rely on the plane when using and refer to the thing, even also can confirm this input device's position and movement track through unsettled removal for input device's use does not receive the restriction of plane reference thing, and it is more convenient to use.
Detailed Description
In the background technology, the existing mouse is supported on a plane reference object when in use, and the change of the displacement of the mouse can be measured only by sliding on the plane reference object so as to determine the position and the motion track of the mouse; the utility model discloses input device utilizes the ultrasonic wave to fix a position input device, and input device need not rely on the plane reference thing when using, even also can confirm this input device's position and movement track through unsettled removal for input device's use does not receive the restriction of plane reference thing, and it is more convenient to use.
The embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.
An embodiment of the present invention provides an input device, as shown in fig. 1, including: the ultrasonic monitoring device comprises at least two ultrasonic receiving units 4, a finger cot 1 and an ultrasonic transmitting unit 100 arranged on the finger cot 1; wherein,
the ultrasonic transmitting unit 100 is used for transmitting ultrasonic waves;
the ultrasonic receiving unit 4, which is disposed in a range covered by the ultrasonic waves transmitted by the ultrasonic transmitting unit 100, is connected to the external signal receiver 2, and is configured to convert the received ultrasonic waves into a first electrical signal for determining the positioning information of the ultrasonic transmitting unit 100.
Specifically, the ultrasonic receiving unit 4 is disposed in a range covered by the ultrasonic waves transmitted by the ultrasonic transmitting unit 100, so that the ultrasonic receiving unit 4 can receive the ultrasonic waves transmitted by the ultrasonic transmitting unit 100; after receiving the ultrasonic waves, the ultrasonic receiving unit 4 converts the ultrasonic waves into a first electrical signal for determining the positioning information of the ultrasonic transmitting unit 100, and transmits the first electrical signal to the signal receiver 2, the signal receiver 2 transmits the received first electrical signal to the signal processor 5, the signal processor 5 processes the first electrical signal from each ultrasonic receiving unit 4 according to a preset positioning algorithm, and finally the positioning information of the ultrasonic transmitting unit 100, namely the input device, is obtained, so that the positioning of the ultrasonic transmitting unit 100 is realized.
It should be noted that the positioning information of the ultrasound transmitting unit 100 includes: the position coordinates, the displacement amount of the movement, and the like of the ultrasound transmission unit 100.
Preferably, the shape of the finger stall 1 can be designed as a belt shape, as shown in fig. 2A; the shape of the finger stall 1 can also be designed into a sleeve shape, as shown in fig. 2B; when in use, the finger sleeve 1 is sleeved on the upper end of any finger of a user.
The ultrasonic emission unit 100 is disposed on the finger cot 1, and specifically, the ultrasonic emission unit 100 may be disposed on the outer surface of the finger cot 1 or disposed inside the finger cot 1 as required.
The following describes the process of positioning the input device in detail by taking a positioning algorithm based on the transmission time as an example.
If the ultrasound transmitting unit 100 is located in a two-dimensional space, at least two ultrasound receiving units 4 need to be arranged when the ultrasound transmitting unit 100 is located; when the ultrasonic positioning device is used, the ultrasonic transmitting unit 100 transmits ultrasonic waves, the two ultrasonic receiving units 4 respectively receive the ultrasonic waves and respectively convert the ultrasonic waves into first electric signals, the first electric signals are transmitted to the signal processor 5 through the signal receiver 2, the time for receiving the ultrasonic waves is different due to the different positions of the two ultrasonic receiving units 4, and the signal processor 5 determines the two-dimensional position coordinates of the ultrasonic transmitting unit 100 according to the time difference of the first electric signals received twice so as to position the ultrasonic transmitting unit 100;
if the ultrasound transmitting unit 100 is in a moving state, i.e. moving from point a to point B, the two-dimensional position coordinates of point a and point B where the ultrasound transmitting unit 100 is located are determined according to the positioning algorithm in the above embodiment, so as to determine the displacement of the ultrasound transmitting unit 100 moving in the two-dimensional space.
If the ultrasound transmitting unit 100 is located in the three-dimensional space, at least three ultrasound receiving units 4 are needed when the ultrasound transmitting unit 100 is located; the three-dimensional positioning is similar to the two-dimensional positioning, and the signal processor 5 determines the three-dimensional position coordinates of the ultrasound transmitting unit 100 according to the time difference between the three received first electrical signals, so as to position the ultrasound transmitting unit 100.
If the ultrasound transmitting unit 100 is in a moving state, i.e. moving from point a to point B, the three-dimensional position coordinates of point a and point B where the ultrasound transmitting unit 100 is located are determined according to the positioning algorithm in the above embodiment, so as to determine the displacement of the ultrasound transmitting unit 100 moving in the three-dimensional space.
It should be noted that the positioning algorithm further includes a distance-based positioning algorithm, an incremental positioning algorithm, a concurrent positioning algorithm, and the like, which are not illustrated herein.
In addition, for the positioning of the ultrasonic transmitting unit 100, whether the positioning is in a two-dimensional space or a three-dimensional space, the more the number of the ultrasonic receiving devices 4 is provided, the higher the positioning accuracy; the number of the ultrasonic receiving devices 4 may be set as desired.
It should be noted that the input device of the embodiment of the present invention can move in the air to determine the position and displacement of the input device; and can also move depending on the plane as the existing mouse.
Preferably, for realizing the operation control of the external computer device, the input device of the embodiment of the present invention further comprises: a pressure sensing unit 110 and a communication unit 120; as shown in fig. 3, in which,
the pressure sensing unit 110 is disposed on the finger cot 1, connected to the communication unit 120, and configured to convert the sensed pressure into a second electrical signal for determining an operation instruction to be performed on an external computer device, and transmit the second electrical signal to the communication unit 120;
the communication unit 120 is disposed on the finger stall 1, and is configured to transmit the received second electrical signal to the signal receiver 2.
Preferably, the pressure sensing unit 110 and the communication unit 120 are disposed on the finger cot 1, and specifically, the pressure sensing unit 110 and the communication unit 120 may be disposed on the outer surface of the finger cot 1 or disposed inside the finger cot 1 as required.
Preferably, the communication unit 120 is connected to the signal receiver 2 through wifi, bluetooth or infrared.
Preferably, the ultrasonic receiving unit 4 is connected with the signal receiver 2 by any one of wireless compatible authentication wifi, bluetooth and infrared.
Preferably, the ultrasound receiving unit 4 is further configured to: and filtering the received ultrasonic waves.
The ultrasonic transmission unit 100 may transmit the ultrasonic wave in real time, or may transmit the ultrasonic wave when the input device is used, and stop transmitting the ultrasonic wave when the input device is not used.
Further, in order to reduce the energy consumption of the ultrasonic transmitting unit 100, the input device of the embodiment of the present invention further includes a switch 130 for turning on or off the ultrasonic transmitting unit 100, as shown in fig. 4; when the ultrasonic transmitting unit 100 is required to transmit ultrasonic waves, the switch 130 is turned on; the switch 130 is turned off when the ultrasonic transmission unit 100 is not required to transmit the ultrasonic waves.
The switch 130 may be disposed on the finger cot 1 (on the outer surface of the finger cot 1 or inside the finger cot 1), or may be disposed at a position separated from the finger cot 1.
An embodiment of the present invention provides a computer device, as shown in fig. 5, including the input device of the above embodiment; further comprising:
the signal receiver 2 is connected with the input device and used for receiving a first electric signal and a second electric signal of the input device;
a signal processor 5 connected to the signal receiver 2 for processing the received first electrical signal to determine the positioning information of the input device, and for processing the received second electrical signal to determine the operating instructions to be implemented on the computer device; and
and the display screen 6 is used for displaying an output image of the computer equipment.
It should be noted that fig. 5 illustrates an application of the second structure of the input device to the computer device as an example, and other structures of the input device are similar to the application of the second structure of the input device to the computer device, and are not described herein again.
The following will describe in detail the positioning process of the input device at the corresponding position in the display screen 6 by taking the positioning algorithm based on the transmission time as an example.
If the image in the display screen 6 is a two-dimensional image, at least two ultrasonic receiving units 4 are needed to be arranged when the corresponding position of the input device in the display screen 6 is positioned; when the ultrasonic positioning device is used, the ultrasonic transmitting unit 100 transmits ultrasonic waves, the two ultrasonic receiving units 4 respectively receive the ultrasonic waves and respectively convert the ultrasonic waves into first electric signals, the first electric signals are transmitted to the signal processor 5 through the signal receiver 2, the time for receiving the ultrasonic waves is different due to the different positions of the two ultrasonic receiving units 4, and the signal processor 5 determines the two-dimensional position coordinates of the ultrasonic transmitting unit 100 according to the time difference of the first electric signals received twice so as to realize the positioning of the corresponding position of the ultrasonic transmitting unit 100 in the display screen 6;
if the ultrasound transmitting unit 100 is in a moving state, i.e. moving from point a to point B, the two-dimensional position coordinates of point a and point B where the ultrasound transmitting unit 100 is located are determined according to the positioning algorithm in the above embodiment, so as to determine the displacement of the ultrasound transmitting unit 100 in the display screen 6 corresponding to the position moving in the two-dimensional space.
If the image in the display screen 6 is a three-dimensional image, at least three ultrasonic receiving units 4 are needed when the corresponding position of the input device in the display screen 6 is positioned; the three-dimensional positioning is similar to the two-dimensional positioning, and the signal processor 5 determines the three-dimensional position coordinates of the ultrasound transmitting unit 100 according to the time difference between the three received first electrical signals, so as to position the ultrasound transmitting unit 100 at the corresponding position in the display screen 6.
If the ultrasound transmitting unit 100 is in a moving state, i.e. moving from point a to point B, the three-dimensional position coordinates of point a and point B where the ultrasound transmitting unit 100 is located are determined according to the positioning algorithm in the above embodiment, so as to determine the displacement amount of the ultrasound transmitting unit 100 in the display screen 6 corresponding to the position moving in the three-dimensional space.
It should be noted that the positioning algorithm further includes a distance-based positioning algorithm, an incremental positioning algorithm, a concurrent positioning algorithm, and the like, which are not illustrated herein.
In addition, for the positioning of the corresponding position of the input device in the display screen 6, no matter two-dimensional space positioning or three-dimensional space positioning, the more the number of the ultrasonic receiving devices 4 is set, the higher the positioning accuracy is; the number of the ultrasonic receiving devices 4 may be set as desired.
The input device of the embodiment of the utility model is used as the input of computer equipment and can be used as a mouse when in use; the corresponding operation can also be performed by directly touching on the screen of the display screen 6; the specific using process is as follows:
when the mouse is used as a mouse, as shown in fig. 6A, the coordinates and the displacement of the cursor 61 at the corresponding position of the display screen 6 are determined through the input device, and corresponding operations are performed on the icon or the file at the corresponding position, such as double-clicking to open a certain icon or a file, closing a certain icon or a file, clicking to select a certain icon, and the like; when the device is used, the fingerstall 1 of the input device is sleeved on any finger of a user, the finger drives the input device to move, so that the corresponding cursor 61 on the display screen 6 can move, and the corresponding cursor 61 on the display screen 6 can be positioned through ultrasonic positioning; when the icon or the file corresponding to the position of the display screen 6 needs to be operated correspondingly, if a certain file is opened by double-clicking, the input device is double-clicked, so that the pressure sensing unit 110 of the input device senses the pressure, the pressure is converted into a second electric signal used for determining an operation instruction implemented on the computer equipment, the second electric signal is transmitted to the signal processor 5 through the signal receiver 2, and the signal processor 5 processes the second electric signal to execute the operation instruction.
It should be noted that, the input device can be double-clicked on an object (such as a desktop, a palm, a wall, etc.), so that the pressure sensing unit 110 senses the pressure; the pressure sensing unit 110 may sense the pressure by pressing a finger with the input device against another finger; however, the present invention is not limited thereto, and any method that enables the pressure sensing unit 110 to sense the pressure is included in the embodiments of the present invention.
Preferably, in order to distinguish whether the second signal of the input device is a left key signal or a right key signal, at least two pressure sensors may be disposed in the pressure sensing unit 110, and the two pressure sensors may be disposed at two sides (left and right sides or upper and lower sides) in the finger stall 1, respectively; it may be defined that the left key command is performed when the pressure sensor of the left side (or upper side or lower side) senses the pressure and the right key command is performed when the pressure sensor of the right side (or lower side or upper side) senses the pressure.
When the touch screen is directly touched for use, as shown in fig. 6B, that is, the input device is directly touched on the screen of the display screen 6, coordinates and displacement of a corresponding position on the screen where the input device is located are determined, and corresponding operations are performed on an icon or a file where the position is located, such as double-clicking to open a certain icon or a file, closing a certain icon or a file, clicking to select a certain icon, and the like; when the device is used, the fingerstall 1 of the input device is sleeved on any finger of a user, the movement of the finger on the screen of the display screen 6 drives the input device to move, and the positioning of the corresponding position of the input device on the screen, such as the current position coordinate and the movement displacement amount, is realized through ultrasonic positioning; when an icon or a file at a corresponding position on a screen needs to be operated, if a certain icon or file is opened by double-clicking, the input device is double-clicked on the screen, so that the pressure sensing unit 110 of the input device senses pressure, converts the pressure into a second electric signal for determining an operation instruction for clicking the icon or the file on the screen of the computer equipment, transmits the second electric signal to the signal processor 5 through the signal receiver 2, and processes the second electric signal through the signal processor 5 so as to execute the operation instruction for clicking and opening the icon or the file on the screen.
Preferably, as shown in fig. 7, the computer device further comprises a projection means 7 for displaying an output image of the computer device.
When in use, the projection device 7 is connected with an image output interface of the computer equipment, and displays an output image of the computer equipment on the projection screen 70; the utility model discloses an input device can fix a position the cursor that corresponds on projection screen 70 and carry out required operation to icon or file on projection screen 70, also can directly touch in order to realize input control on projection screen 70.
It should be noted that the projection screen 70 of the projection apparatus 7 may be a wall surface, a ground surface, a glass, a water wall, etc., but not limited thereto, and all objects that can be used as a display screen are included in the embodiments of the present invention.
While the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described, additional variations and modifications in those embodiments may occur to those skilled in the art once they learn of the basic inventive concepts. It is therefore intended that the appended claims be interpreted as including the preferred embodiment and all such alterations and modifications as fall within the scope of the invention.
The embodiment of the utility model provides an utilize the ultrasonic wave to fix a position input device, input device need not rely on the plane reference object when using, even through unsettled removal also can confirm the position and the movement track of this input device, make the use of input device not restricted by the plane reference object, it is more convenient to use; just the utility model discloses input device simple structure, with low costs.
It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Thus, if such modifications and variations of the present invention fall within the scope of the claims and their equivalents, the present invention is also intended to include such modifications and variations.