JPWO2006049275A1 - Coordinate indicating system and method - Google Patents

Abstract

In the present invention, the computer mouse body has a first end, a second end, and a gripper, and can be gripped so that the pen can be gripped with at least one thumb, stern and middle finger when writing with a pen. A rod-shaped main body having a pen shape, optical sensor means at the first end of the main body, wireless signal transmitting means at the second end of the main body, and gripping part of the main body Touch pad means, and when the hand grips with a pen, the grip part is at least closer to the first end than the center part in the longitudinal direction of the rod-shaped main body part. And it is positioned so as to be graspable so as to hold the pen with the middle finger.

Description

  The present invention relates to a pen-shaped computer mouse, and more particularly to a computer coordinate indicating system that can be used wirelessly by detecting the amount of movement of the mouse in a non-contact manner.

  Conventionally, a coordinate instruction system in a computer can be roughly classified into the following four forms. (1) First, a coordinate input device called a mouse, which is most widely used for general users, holds the entire mouse so as to cover the housing with one hand, and the amount of movement of the mouse itself Is transmitted to the computer as position information of the cursor. (2) Secondly, a coordinate input device called a so-called track ball is used. The input device itself is used without being moved, and the ball, which is a main component of the device, can be used with fingers of any hand. By rotating, the movement amount by the rotation is transmitted to the computer as cursor position information. (3) Third, a coordinate input device called a so-called tablet is generally used for design creation applications such as CAD and graphics drawing. By scanning a stick-type pointing device on a dedicated board, the absolute position information on the board is transmitted to the computer and recognized as position information on the computer. (4) In addition, there are coordinate input devices in a form called a so-called track pad or a stick pointer device, which are often used for notebook personal computers.

  The coordinate designating system of (1), (2) and (4) described above causes the computer to recognize the movement amount of the device as a relative position from the start point to the end point of the cursor, and the coordinate input device of (3) It is possible to move the cursor on the computer display by causing the computer side to recognize the absolute position as coordinate information.

However, the former is configured in a shape that places a burden on the wrist when used as an input device for a long time, and for a beginner using a computer, the operability is not good because it is an operation mode that is not used in daily life other than using a computer. It's hard to say. On the other hand, since the latter requires inputting absolute coordinates on the board, it occupies a wider area on the desk than the former, and its versatility is low in general personal computer applications other than design-only terminals.
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  In view of such circumstances, the present invention intends to provide a coordinate pointing system that overcomes the drawbacks of the conventional coordinate input device described above. According to the present invention, the use of a mouse, which is conventionally limited to work on a desk, is used in an environment where there is no work table such as a desk. Specifically, the mouse can be used at a site that is not in an environment where a mouse is conventionally used, such as a medical practice site or an assembly line site in a factory.

  Moreover, since the portability is improved by adopting a pen shape, it can also be used as a removable medium.

  The present invention relates to a coordinate pointing system. Specifically, it is equipped with a pen-shaped housing, which enables the use of a mouse even in an assembly line at a medical site or factory where it has been difficult to use a mouse.

  According to the above means, the following effects can be obtained. That is, according to one feature of the present invention, the computer mouse body includes a first end, a second end, and a grip portion, and when writing with a pen, at least with the thumb, edible and middle fingers of one hand. A rod-shaped main body that can be grasped so as to hold a pen; an optical sensor means at a first end of the main body; and a wireless signal transmitting means at a second end of the main body. The first push button means and the second push button means on the grip portion of the main body portion, and between the first push button and the second push button of the grip portion of the main body portion. Wheel means, and the gripping portion is at least closer to the first end than the center portion with respect to the longitudinal direction of the rod-shaped main body portion, when writing with a pen, at least the thumb, edible and middle fingers The optical sensor means is positioned so as to be graspable so as to hold the pen. The movement amount information of the part is detected, and the wireless signal transmission means detects the detected movement amount movement amount, the pushing motion information of the first and second push buttons, and the rotation information of the wheel means. Is transmitted wirelessly.

  In a preferred aspect, the computer mouse main body further includes a power supply means, and at least the optical sensor means and the wireless signal transmission means are operated by the power supplied by the power supply means.

  In still another aspect, the computer coordinate indicating system further includes a wireless signal receiving means for receiving a signal transmitted from the wireless signal transmitting means, and the wireless signal receiving means is electrically connected to a computer, By transmitting the signal received by the wireless signal receiving means to the computer, the movement amount information, the push motion information of the first and second push buttons, and the rotation information of the wheel means are input to the computer. The movement amount information is visually displayed as a relative two-dimensional position information on the display screen of the computer by a mouse cursor.

  According to still another aspect of the present invention, the computer coordinate designating system further includes a housing that accommodates the rod-shaped main body, the housing further comprising power supply means, and the computer mouse main body further includes the power A power receiving means capable of receiving power from the supplying means, wherein the power supply means includes a rechargeable power source electrically connected to the power receiving means, and the computer mouse body is housed in the housing Further, the power supply unit is charged by transmitting power from the power supply unit to the power receiving unit and further transmitting the power from the power receiving unit to the rechargeable power source.

  In a further preferred aspect, the power supply means and the power reception means each include an electrode, and when the computer mouse body is accommodated in the housing, the electrode of the power supply means and the electrode of the power reception means contact each other. Then, the power is transmitted from the power supply means to the power receiving means, and further transmitted from the power receiving means to the rechargeable power supply, thereby charging the power supply.

  In another aspect, the power supply means includes a power transmitter including a coil, the power receiving means includes a power receiver including the coil, and the power supply when the computer mouse body is accommodated in the housing. The power transmitter of the means and the power receiver of the power receiving means are in contact with each other, and power is transmitted from the power transmitter to the power receiver by electromagnetic induction, and further transmitted from the power receiver to the rechargeable power source. To charge the power supply.

  In still another aspect, the power source means is a solar cell and is positioned on the surface of the main body.

In another preferred aspect of the present invention, the movement amount information is relative position information.

  In still another aspect, the main body portion further includes timer means, the timer means can count a predetermined time that can be arbitrarily set, and the wireless signal transmitting means includes the first and second radio signals. The movement amount information of the first end detected by the optical sensor means is not transmitted during the predetermined time from when the push button and the wheel means are operated.

  According to another feature of the present invention, the main body further includes timer means, the timer means can count a predetermined time which can be arbitrarily set, and the optical sensor means The moving amount information of the first end portion is not detected for a predetermined time from when the first and second push buttons and the wheel means are operated.

  In a further preferred aspect, the main body part further comprises time setting means for setting a predetermined time in the timer means, and the user can arbitrarily set the predetermined time.

The present invention preferably has a first end portion, a second end portion, and a gripping portion, and can be gripped so that the pen can be gripped with at least the thumb, edible finger, and middle finger of one hand when writing with the pen. (Pen-shaped) main body, ultrasonic transmission means at the first end of the main body, wireless signal transmission means at the second end of the main body, and first at the grip of the main body A computer mouse comprising: 1 push button means and second push button means; and wheel means between the first push button and the second push button of the grip portion of the main body. A main body, at least two ultrasonic receiving means electrically connected to the computer and receiving ultrasonic waves transmitted from the ultrasonic transmitting means, and electrically connected to the computer and transmitted from the wireless signal transmitting means Radio signal receiving means for receiving the received signal. A computer coordinate instruction system, wherein the gripping portion is at least closer to the first end than the center portion with respect to the longitudinal direction of the rod-shaped main body portion when writing with a pen, The at least two ultrasonic receiving means are positioned so as to be able to hold a pen with a middle finger, and at least two ultrasonic receiving means receive ultrasonic waves transmitted from the ultrasonic transmitting means. Detecting movement amount information, the wireless signal transmitting means wirelessly transmits the push motion information of the first and second push buttons and the rotation information of the wheel means to the wireless signal receiving means,
The detected movement amount information and the wirelessly transmitted information are visually displayed on a computer screen.

  According to another feature of the present invention, in the computer coordinate pointing system, the computer mouse body includes a first end, a second end, and a grip, and at least one hand is used for writing with a pen. A rod-shaped main body that can be gripped so that a pen can be grasped with a thumb, a forefinger, and a middle finger, an optical sensor means at a first end of the main body, and a second end of the main body A wireless signal transmitting means, a first push button means and a second push button means on the grip portion of the main body, and the first push button and the second push button on the grip portion of the main body. Scroll means between the moving button, and the gripping portion is closer to the first end than the center portion relative to the longitudinal direction of the rod-shaped main body portion when writing with a pen. Position the gripper so that it can be gripped with at least the thumb, food and middle fingers. The optical sensor means detects the movement amount information of the first end, and the wireless signal transmission means detects the movement amount movement amount detected and the first and second push buttons. Dynamic movement information and scroll information of the scroll means are wirelessly transmitted.

  In still another aspect, the scroll means is wheel means, and the scroll information wirelessly transmitted by the wireless signal transmission means is rotation information of the wheel means.

  In another aspect, the scroll means is an electrostatic or pressure-sensitive touch pad means, and the scroll information wirelessly transmitted by the wireless signal transmission means is sensing information of the touch pad means. .

  The computer mouse main body further includes power supply means, and at least the optical sensor means and the wireless signal transmission means are operated by power supplied from the power supply means.

In a further preferred aspect, the computer coordinate indicating system further includes a wireless signal receiving means for receiving a signal transmitted from the wireless signal transmitting means, the wireless signal receiving means being electrically connected to a computer, and By transmitting the signal received by the signal receiving means to the computer, the movement amount information, the push motion information of the first and second push buttons, and the scroll information of the scroll means are input to the computer. The position information is visually displayed with a mouse cursor as relative two-dimensional position information on the display screen of the computer.
It is characterized by that.

  The computer mouse body further includes an authentication detection unit, at least a general-purpose storage area, an authentication data pre-registration area, an authentication data temporary storage area, an authentication program storage area, and an authentication program operating area. The authentication data pre-registration area stores pre-registered biometric information of the user, and the authentication detection unit receives power supplied from the power supply means to detect the biometric information of the user. And transmitting the detected user's biometric unique information to the authentication data temporary storage area, and after the authentication data temporary storage area receives the detected user's biometric specific information, the authentication stored in the authentication program storage area The detection received in the authentication data temporary storage area by operating the program in the authentication program operating area If the user's biometric unique information is compared with the previously registered user's biometric unique information and they match within a certain range, the storage of the general-purpose storage area is stored in the computer via the wireless signal transmitting means. Information is transmitted, and the user can use the general-purpose storage area as a removable storage device via the computer.

  The computer mouse body further includes an authentication confirmation unit and an authentication initialization unit, and the detected user's biometric information received in the authentication data temporary storage area and the previously registered user's biometrics. As a result of the comparison with the unique information, if they are consistent within a certain range, the authentication confirmation means provides first confirmation information, and if they are not consistent within a certain range, the authentication confirmation means Provides the second confirmation information, initializes the detected biometric information of the detected user received in the authentication data temporary storage area by the authentication initialization means, It is characterized by being able to detect living body specific information.

  In a further preferred aspect, the biometric information of the user of the computer coordinate indicating system is fingerprint information of the user, and the authentication detection unit is a fingerprint sensor made of a pyroelectric element.

  The biometric information of the user is iris information of the user's eyes, and the authentication detection unit is an image sensor.

  In still another aspect, the authentication confirmation means in the computer coordinate instruction system is an optical element used for the optical sensor means, and the first confirmation information causes the optical element to blink at a first interval. The second confirmation information is that the optical element blinks at a second interval.

  In another aspect, the authentication confirmation means is a light emitting diode used in the optical sensor means, and the first confirmation information is to cause the optical element to emit light in a first color, The confirmation information of 2 is that the optical element emits light in the second color.

  The computer mouse body includes a first end portion, a second end portion, and a grip portion, and a pen that can be gripped so that the pen can be gripped by at least the thumb, stern finger, and middle finger of one hand when writing with the pen. A rod-shaped main body portion having a mold shape, optical sensor means at the first end portion of the main body portion, wireless signal transmitting means at the second end portion of the main body portion, and static electricity at the grip portion of the main body portion. An electric or pressure-sensitive touch pad means, and the gripping portion is one hand when writing with a pen closer to the first end than the center portion in the longitudinal direction of the rod-shaped main body portion. The optical sensor means detects the movement amount information of the first end, and the touch pad means is on the surface of the touch pad means. Sliding movement of user's finger as sliding movement information The touch pad means detects the tap movement of the user's finger on the surface of the touch pad means as button click information, and the wireless signal transmission means uses the detected movement amount information and the touch pad means. The detected sliding motion information and button click information are wirelessly transmitted.

  In a further preferred aspect, the grip portion includes at least one recess for stabilizing the sliding motion and the tap motion of the user's finger in the touch pad means provided in the grip portion.

  In another aspect, in order to stabilize the sliding motion and the tap motion of the user's finger on the touch pad means provided in the grip portion, the shape of the rod-shaped main body portion is substantially triangular, and the grip portion is configured. One of the surfaces of the triangular prism is provided with a planar touch pad means.

  In yet another aspect, the main body unit further comprises a radio signal receiving means and a position information sending means for sending position information in response to the radio signal information received by the radio signal receiving means, and the computer coordinates The indicating system further includes a housing for accommodating the rod-shaped main body, the housing further comprising power supply means, and the computer mouse main body further includes power receiving means capable of receiving power from the power supply means. The power supply means includes a rechargeable power supply electrically connected to the power receiving means, and when the computer mouse body is accommodated in the housing, power is supplied from the power supply means to the power receiving means. And transmitting the power from the power receiving means to the rechargeable power source to charge the power source, Provided with locator means having wireless signal transmitting means capable of transmitting a wireless signal, and when the computer mouse body is not housed in the housing, the locator means transmits the wireless signal via the wireless signal transmitting means. When the wireless signal is transmitted, the wireless signal receiving means receives the transmitted wireless signal, and the position information transmitting means transmits the position information of the computer mouse body in response to the received wireless signal information. To do.

  Further, the locator means comprises a push button, and when the push button is pressed, the radio signal transmitting means transmits a radio signal, and the position information sending means comprises a speaker and is received by the radio signal receiving means. It is preferable that the position of the computer mouse body is specified by transmitting a sound from a speaker in response to the radio signal information.

  Further, the locator means comprises a push button, and when the push button is pressed, the radio signal transmitting means transmits a radio signal, and the position information sending means comprises a vibrator and is received by the radio signal receiving means. Preferably, the position of the computer mouse body is specified by the vibration of the vibrator in response to the radio signal information.

  In yet another preferred aspect, the main body portion further includes position information transmitting means, and a wireless signal of a predetermined intensity is transmitted from the wireless signal transmitting means as position information of the computer mouse main body, and the computer coordinate indicating system is And a housing for accommodating the rod-shaped main body, the housing including a wireless signal receiving means capable of receiving a wireless signal, wherein the wireless signal receiving means is transmitted from the computer mouse body. In addition to information, sliding movement information and button click information, the position information is received, and the housing further comprises position information response means for generating a signal in response to the received position information, the radio signal When the wireless signal strength of the position information received by the receiving means falls below a predetermined threshold value, the position information responding means emits a signal. Characterized in that it.

  In another aspect, the position information response means includes a speaker, and the position information response means emits a sound from the speaker when the wireless signal intensity of the position information is a predetermined threshold value or less. A signal to be generated is generated.

  The main body further includes radio signal receiving means and position information transmitting means for transmitting position information in response to the position information signal generated by the radio signal receiving means, and the computer coordinate instruction system further includes A housing for accommodating the rod-shaped main body, the housing having a wireless signal transmitting means, and the wireless signal receiving means receives a wireless signal transmitted from the wireless signal transmitting means at a predetermined threshold value or more. While receiving with strength, the radio signal receiving means does not generate the position information signal, and the radio signal transmitted from the radio signal transmitting means is lower than a predetermined threshold in the radio signal receiving means. In the case of strength, the radio signal receiving means generates the position information signal, and the position information transmitting means transmits position information in response to the generated position information signal. Preferably characterized.

  In still another aspect, when the position information transmitting means has a speaker and the wireless signal transmitted from the wireless signal transmitting means has a strength lower than a predetermined threshold in the wireless signal receiving means, the wireless information transmitting means The signal receiving means generates the position information signal, and the speaker generates sound in response to the generated position information signal.

It is the schematic of the conventional computer mouse. 1 is a schematic overall view of a pen-type mouse according to the present invention. 1 is a schematic overall view of a pen-type mouse according to the present invention. 1 is a schematic overall view of a pen-type mouse according to the present invention. It is a perspective view of the cradle of the pen type mouse concerning the present invention. It is a perspective view of the cradle of the pen type mouse concerning the present invention. It is detail drawing of the movable switch of a front-end | tip. It is a detailed sectional view of the movable switch at the tip. It is a schematic whole view of the pen-type mouse provided with the authentication detection means on the main body surface. It is a schematic whole view of the pen-type mouse provided with the touchpad which served as the authentication detection means and the push button. It is the schematic of the recognition process of fingerprint information. It is the schematic which applied the Gaussian function as a weight function. It is a figure which shows the outline of the address area information of a memory. It is a schematic whole view of the pen-type mouse provided with the touch pad and the recessed part in the holding part. FIG. 3 is a schematic overall view of a pen-type mouse having a main body portion having a substantially triangular prism shape. It is a front view of the pen-type mouse seen from the optical sensor 12 side of FIG. FIG. 16 is a front view of the pen-type mouse viewed from the optical sensor 12 side in FIG. 15. It is a perspective view of the cradle provided with the locator function.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Computer mouse 11 Main-body part 12 Optical sensor means 13 Push button 14 Wireless signal transmission means 15 Wheel means 20 Housing 23 Coil 31 Authentication detection part 32 Touch pad means 141 Recess 171 Locator means

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  2 to 8 are examples of embodiments for carrying out the invention. In the drawings, the same reference numerals denote the same objects, and the basic configuration is the same as the conventional one shown in FIG. However, as shown in FIG. 2, the feature of the illustrated example is that the shape of the device main body of the system for transmitting the relative position of the input device to the computer is a pen shape.

  2 to 4 show a main body device 10 of a pen-type coordinate pointing system. The main unit 10 includes at least a main unit 11, an optical sensor unit 12, a push button 13, and a signal transmission unit 14. The main body 11 has a pen-shaped shape, and can be generally used to grip a pen-type writing instrument, and includes a gripping portion that grips at least one thumb, edible, and middle finger of one hand. An optical sensor unit is disposed at one end of the main body 11 in the longitudinal direction and at one end on the side having the grip. The push button 13 is preferably disposed on the grip portion, and a desired number of buttons can be disposed in accordance with the BIOS / operating system environment of the computer to be used. For example, in the Apple operating system environment, at least one push button can be provided, and in the Microsoft Windows (registered trademark) operating system environment, at least two buttons 13A and 13B as shown in FIG. A push button is preferably provided. In addition, a scrollable wheel portion 15 (FIG. 3) can be provided in the grip portion, and arbitrary information can be added to the operation. Further, the main body 11 has signal transmission means for transmitting the position information, the action information of the push button 13, the action information of the wheel part 15, etc., known by the optical sensor unit, to the computer main body. The signal transmission means may be wired (not shown) or wireless. In a preferred embodiment, the transmitter 14 that transmits a signal to the computer main body in a wireless form is disposed at the end opposite to the optical sensor portion in the longitudinal direction of the main body 11. The position of the transmission unit 14 can be arranged at other positions of the main body unit 11.

  Moreover, the main-body part 11 is equipped with the battery for operating the said optical sensor part 12 or transmitting a signal with a radio | wireless form from the transmission part 14 (not shown). Such a battery is not limited to a specific battery such as a disposable dry battery, a rechargeable battery, and other solar cells.

  FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the cradle device 20 for holding the main body 11. The cradle device 20 has a cradle housing 21 provided with at least a power supply device 24. The cradle housing 21 further has a recess 22 for holding the main body device 10. The depth of the groove of the recess 22 is preferably a depth that can stably support the main body device 10. When the battery of the main body device 10 is a charge type, it is preferable to dispose the charging device in the recess 22. In a preferred embodiment, electrodes are provided at portions where the main body portion 11 and the concave portion 22 engage with each other, and when the main body device 10 is inserted into the concave portion 22, the electrodes come into contact with each other to charge the battery of the main body device 10. Can do. In another preferred embodiment, a charging device using electromagnetic induction that does not require electrode contact can be provided. The coil-shaped power transmitter (23A, 23B) is disposed in the concave portion 22 of the cradle housing 21, and the coil-shaped power receiver is disposed in the engaging portion with the concave portion 22 of the main body portion 11. When the recess 22 is engaged, the battery in the main body 11 can be charged by electromagnetic induction.

  As another battery mode, the battery disposed in the main body 11 may be a battery that does not require charging, such as a solar cell. It may be a disposable dry battery that cannot be charged. Further, a battery that does not require charging, such as a solar battery, and the above-described charging type battery or dry battery may be combined.

  In addition, when the signal transmission unit of the main body device 10 is in a wireless mode, the cradle device 20 preferably includes a receiving unit 23 and a computer connection unit 25. The receiving unit 23 is preferably capable of receiving a signal transmitted from the transmitting unit 14 disposed in the main body unit 11. The computer connection means 25 is a cable for connecting the computer 26 and the cradle housing 21 and is preferably a serial interface such as USB (Universal Serial Bus) or RS232C as a general interface. As an alternative embodiment, an interface using wireless communication means such as Bluetooth may be used. The signal transmitted from the transmitter 14 is received by the receiver 23 and transmitted to the computer 26 via the computer connection means 25. Power can be supplied to the cradle device 20 via the power supply 24, but in a preferred embodiment, power can also be supplied via computer connection means such as USB.

  In the normal usage mode, the push button 13 disposed on the grip portion of the main body 11 is often pressed with a thumb or a forefinger. In such a usage mode, when the push button 13 is pressed with a specific finger, it is conceivable that the end of the main body portion 11 provided with the optical sensor portion 12 moves slightly. In order not to reflect the amount of movement on the movement of the cursor on the computer screen, it is possible to take means for not reflecting the movement information for an arbitrary time from when the push button is pressed. Specifically, the coordinate instruction system includes timer means, counts a time arbitrarily set from the moment the push button 13 is pressed, and specifies information on the amount of movement during the time. The timer means may be built in the main body 11 or included in the computer 26. The former case can be dealt with by not transmitting the movement amount information at an arbitrary count time to the computer 26, and the latter case can be dealt with based on the information at the moment when the push button 13 is pressed. A procedure that does not reflect the movement amount information in the movement information of the cursor can be set. As a modified embodiment, the optical sensor 12 part can be covered with a material having a large friction coefficient such as silicon rubber so that the optical sensor 12 part is difficult to move when the push button 13 is pressed.

  In still another embodiment, the operation of the push button 13 can be realized by the movable optical sensor unit 12. Specifically, referring to FIG. 7, the optical sensor unit 12 can be moved so as to be accommodated in the main body unit 11. The optical sensor unit 12 is provided with a spring in the main body 11 and accommodated by external pressure. When the pressure is released, the optical sensor unit 12 is restored to its original state by the restoring force of the spring. be able to. The state in which the optical sensor unit 12 is pushed into the main body unit 11 by holding the main body unit 11 and pressing the main body unit downward on the desk is the same operation as the state in which the push button click 13 is clicked. It is possible to convey information to. Moreover, it is preferable to provide a function of switching whether the function of the push button 13 is realized by the push button 13 or the movable optical sensor unit 12. The transmission unit 14 of FIG. 8 is configured to be knock movable, and once knocking, the optical sensor unit 12 becomes movable, the click operation function is assigned to the movable optical sensor unit 12, and the optical operation is performed by knocking again. The expression sensor unit 12 stops moving, and the click operation function is assigned to the push button 13. In a preferred embodiment, further functions may be assigned to both the push button 13 and the movable optical sensor unit 12.

  With this configuration, a mouse that has been conventionally available only on a desk can be used in an environment that does not have a work table such as a medical site or a factory assembly line site.

  In still another embodiment, by incorporating a semiconductor memory such as a flash memory, it can be used as a pen-shaped mouse having a removable medium. It is preferable to use an EEPROM or a flash memory type semiconductor memory (hereinafter also simply referred to as “memory”), which is an integrated circuit called an ASIC (application specific integrated circuit). Although there is no need to specify the form of such a memory, an ASIC manufactured by a semiconductor manufacturing process of a so-called submicron order or less is preferable in that a high-density memory can be built in the pen-shaped mouse body.

  In addition to a built-in flash memory that can be used as a removable medium, the present invention preferably has a user personal authentication function. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, biometric personal authentication can be applied. Specifically, personal authentication using fingerprints or personal authentication using irises of eyes can be applied.

  FIG. 9 shows an example of an embodiment of a mouse provided with the personal authentication detection means 31 on the surface of the pen-shaped mouse body 11 according to the present invention. When applying personal authentication using fingerprints, the authentication detection means 31 is composed of a fingerprint sensor. Such a fingerprint sensor is not limited to a capacitance type, a pressure sensitive type, or the like, and a fingerprint sensor of a type that can be used by those skilled in the art can be applied, and the same effect can be achieved in the present invention. For example, when the personal information is iris information of the user's eyes, the authentication detection unit 31 can apply an image sensor. When an image sensor is used as the authentication detection means 31, not only iris information can be detected as personal information, but also fingerprint information can be detected and input arbitrarily. Specifically, since there is a change in light transmittance corresponding to the unevenness of the fingerprint inside the finger tissue from the epidermis to the dermis in the fingerprint portion, the light transmission of the dermis corresponding to the unevenness of the fingerprint existing inside this finger tissue By detecting the rate change optically, the recognition performance can be improved for dry and wet fingers, and the fingerprint can be detected optically and applied as personal information even without contact.

  FIG. 10 shows an embodiment in which the authentication detection means 32 is provided in the grip portion of the main body 11. When the authentication detection means 32 shown in FIG. 10 is a capacitance-type or pressure-sensitive sensor, when used as a normal mouse, the authentication unit can function as a touch pad. Specifically, like the scroll wheel, the touch pad detects the finger position information by sliding the finger on the touch pad, and the position information is transmitted to the computer by the wireless transmission means. It is possible to scroll the cursor. In the preferred embodiment, a region far from the tip of the touch pad portion 32 of FIG. 10 can be assigned as 32a. In addition to realizing the scroll function in the entire area of the surface of the touch pad portion 32 including 32a, a so-called double click function can be realized by lightly tapping the user's finger twice in portions other than 32a. Therefore, the touch pad portion 32 has the same effect as a mouse push button. Further, by tapping the portion 32a, a function similar to that when the right button of the mouse is clicked can be realized. That is, such a touch pad functions as an authentication detection unit when activated, and functions as a touch pad as a push button and a scroll unit during normal use. In such an embodiment, since only the touch pad portion 32 is provided on the surface of the pen-shaped mouse main body portion 11, there are few uneven portions and there are no operating portions, so that the failure factor can be reduced.

  In yet another embodiment, the pen-shaped mouse having the touch pad unit 32 shown in FIG. 10 further includes the movable optical sensor unit 12 shown in FIG. The single click / double click corresponding to can be made to function by the movable optical sensor unit.

  FIG. 13 shows an outline of address area information in the memory 120 inside the pen-type mouse main body 11 provided with such an authentication means outside. The memory in the preferred embodiment of the present invention includes at least a general-purpose storage area 121, an authentication data pre-registration area 122, an authentication data temporary storage area 123, an authentication program storage area 124, and an authentication program operating area 125. The general-purpose storage area 121 is an area that can be used as a removable medium by the user. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, personal information can be authenticated by the following steps so that a third party cannot easily access information in such a region.

  In order to authenticate the memory 120 built in the pen-shaped mouse according to the present invention as a removable medium, it is necessary to register personal information of a user as a key. The personal information (for example, fingerprint information) of the user of the pen-shaped mouse incorporating the memory 120 is input via the authentication detection means (for example, fingerprint sensor), digitized as authentication data, and the digitized authentication data is used as authentication data. It is stored in the pre-registration area 122. Such an operation can be executed only by a pen-shaped mouse independently of the computer by the authentication program in the authentication program operation area 125 by starting the authentication program stored in the authentication program storage area 124. In this embodiment, since personal information such as fingerprint information does not come out of the pen-shaped mouse, it is safe in terms of security. In another embodiment, after the authentication program is installed in the computer, the pen-shaped mouse according to the present invention is connected to the computer via wired or wireless connection, and the authentication data input via the authentication detection unit is input. It can be acquired through a computer, digitized, and the digitized authentication data can be stored in the authentication data pre-registration area 122 via wired or wireless. In the latter registration mode, the status of authentication data to be registered can be confirmed on the screen (see FIG. 11A). For example, when registering personal information with a fingerprint, it is possible to confirm the fingerprint information input by the authentication detection means on the screen and to input it again if the input state is unclear. In addition, accurate information can be input in the central portion of the fingerprint information to be authenticated, but the accuracy is often inferior to that in the central portion in the peripheral portion. Therefore, the criteria for determining the authentication match can be set according to the status of the input fingerprint information. For example, a linear function or a weight function based on a Gaussian distribution can be set as a criterion for each of the x-axis and the y-axis on the input confirmation screen shown in FIG. 11B (see FIG. 12). The application of such a criterion is not limited to a linear function or a Gaussian function, and the user can apply an arbitrary function according to the status of authentication information such as superposition of other higher-order functions and trigonometric functions. In a preferred embodiment, polar coordinates (r, θ) are set with the fingerprint feature as the origin (where θ is the positive direction of the x-axis and the angle between the origin and the line segment, and r is the line segment. The weight function of Gaussian function is applied to r. As the authentication algorithm, a pattern matching method, a feature point extraction method, noise correction, and the like that can be used by those skilled in the art can be arbitrarily adopted.

  When the pen-shaped mouse in which the personal authentication information of the user is stored in the authentication data pre-registration area 122 is used as a removable medium according to the above steps, the user inputs the personal authentication information via the authentication detection means. Such authentication detection means is supplied with power by a power supply device built in the main body 11. For example, when the authentication detection means is a fingerprint sensor, the user inputs fingerprint information. The input authentication information is transmitted to the authentication data temporary storage area 123 and stored as digital information in the authentication data temporary storage area 123. When the authentication data is stored in the authentication data temporary storage area 123, the authentication program stored in the authentication program storage area 124 is activated. The activated authentication program can be executed in the authentication program operation area 125. The authentication program compares the authentication information stored in the authentication data temporary storage area 123 with the authentication information stored in the authentication data pre-registration area 122 and determines whether or not they match. At this time, it is possible to set or select a certain threshold value in advance for the determination of whether or not they match, and by applying a higher-order function or a Gaussian distribution weight function when applying the threshold value. , The accuracy of matching determination can be improved. For example, when the personal information is a fingerprint, the fingerprint information in the peripheral part may not be input as accurately as the fingerprint information in the central part due to the area of the authentication detection means mounted on the surface of the pen-shaped mouse. Many. In such a case, for example, by applying a weight function of a Gaussian distribution to the threshold value, it is possible to perform an operation in which the coincidence determination of the central part is accurately performed and the coincidence determination of the peripheral part is not performed as precisely as the central part. .

  If it is determined that the user has been authenticated within a certain range, removable media information such as FAT (file allocation table) information in the memory is transmitted to the computer via wired or wireless communication, and the memory is removed from the removable media. Can be used via a computer.

  In a further preferred embodiment of the present invention, when the personal authentication information of the user input by the authentication detection means is determined and personal authentication is possible, a predetermined signal is transmitted to the optical sensor unit 12 by the authentication program. When the light sensor is formed of a light emitting diode, the light emitting diode can be blinked at a predetermined interval based on a predetermined signal. On the other hand, when the personal authentication cannot be performed, a different signal is transmitted to the optical sensor unit 12 according to the authentication program, and the light emitting diode can be turned on or off so as to provide an error situation. In other embodiments, it may be set to emit a predetermined color when authentication is successful and to emit another color to provide an error status when authentication fails.

  If personal authentication fails, previously entered information must be cleared in order to try personal authentication again. In a preferred embodiment, failed authentication information can be cleared by pressing the first or second push button. Such an aspect of clearing the authentication information can be achieved by a combination of a plurality of pressing methods of the first or second push button. For example, it is possible to set to clear the authentication information by simultaneously pressing both the first and second push buttons for 5 seconds or more. In another preferred embodiment, the touch pad unit 32 can be used as a push button, and the authentication information can be cleared by tapping the touch pad unit 32.

  A further preferred embodiment of the present invention is shown in FIG. It is preferable that the touch pad 32 disposed in the grip portion is configured by a pyroelectric element or a piezoelectric element. On the touch pad 32, the user can tap and move the finger on the touch pad 32 to perform a single click and / or a double click with respect to a conventional mouse click button. Motion can be detected. Further, the scroll information can be detected by the user sliding his / her finger on the touch pad 32 in the longitudinal direction along the axial direction of the main body so as to rotate the scroll wheel of the conventional mouse. It is preferable to provide at least one recess 141 on the back side of the touch pad of the grip portion so that the user's finger movement can be performed stably (see FIG. 14). In a more preferred embodiment, two recesses can be provided in order to stably fix the thumb and middle fingers. FIG. 16 is a front view of the mouse body of FIG. 14 as viewed from the optical sensor 12 side. As shown in FIG. 16, the concave portions 141 can be provided in two places on the grip portion on the back side of the track pad 32.

  In still another embodiment, it is preferable that the shape of the rod-like main body portion 10 is generally a triangular prism shape (FIG. 15). FIG. 17 shows a front view from the optical sensor 12 side in FIG. As shown in FIGS. 15 and 17, it is preferable that the entire main body including the gripping portion has a substantially triangular prism shape, and the cross section has a shape obtained by rounding each corner of the triangle. By providing the touch pad 32 on a specific surface in the longitudinal direction of the triangular prism, it is possible to install a substantially flat touch pad. Therefore, there is an advantage that the operability is superior to the touch pad having the curved surface disclosed in FIG. . In addition, since the other two surfaces of the triangular prism are formed at an angle of about 60 °, the thumb and middle finger can be stably fixed.

  In another preferred embodiment, the cradle housing 21 comprises locator means including a push button 171 (FIG. 18). Since the mouse body exchanges information with the cradle device 20 wirelessly instead of wired, and has a pen shape, it is considered that there is a higher possibility of losing than a conventional mouse. In order to prevent such loss, it is preferable that the mouse main body 10 includes a position information transmission device. Specifically, the position information transmitting device is preferably a device capable of recognizing the position of the mouse body by visual angle, hearing, or touch, such as a light emitting element such as a speaker, vibrator, or LED.

  While the mouse body 10 is housed in the recess 22 of the cradle housing 21, the locator means does not need to function. However, the locator means needs to function when the mouse body 10 is removed from the cradle and is to be taken away. is there. The locator means includes a wireless signal transmitting means capable of transmitting a wireless signal having a predetermined frequency, and a wireless signal receiving means capable of receiving a wireless signal having the predetermined frequency is provided in the mouse body 10 (not shown). ) When the location of the mouse main body 10 is unknown, when the push button 171 is pressed, the radio signal transmitting means transmits a radio signal having a predetermined frequency, and the radio signal receiving means included in the mouse main body 10 is transmitted. Is received, a position information signal is generated and the position information signal is transmitted to the position information generator. When the position information generating device is a speaker, it is possible to notify the position of the mouse body 10 by generating sound from the speaker by a position information signal. Similarly, when the position information generating device is a vibrator, the position of the mouse body 10 can be notified by vibration, and when the position information generating device is a light emitting element such as an LED, the position of the mouse body 10 is notified by light emission. Can do.

  In yet another embodiment, it is preferable to perform the locator function by the strength of the radio signal that provides the position information. Specifically, the use range of the mouse body 10 is determined in advance by arbitrarily setting the radio signal reception intensity. For example, by setting a specific threshold value of a radio signal having a specific frequency, the use range of the mouse body 10 is set within a radius of 10 m from the cradle device 20. The cradle housing 21 includes wireless signal transmitting means, and the mouse body 10 includes wireless signal receiving means and a position information generating device. When the mouse is used within a radius of 10 m, the radio signal receiving device receives the radio signal information transmitted from the radio signal transmitting device with a signal intensity equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold. However, if the mouse body 10 is moved to a place away from the radius of 10 m, the signal intensity falls below a predetermined threshold value, so that when such a situation occurs, the wireless signal receiving means generates a position information signal, Tell the location information generator. When the position information generating device is a speaker, it is possible to notify the position of the mouse body 10 by generating sound from the speaker by a position information signal. Such a locator function can prevent the mouse body 10 from being taken out of a predetermined room.

  In another embodiment, wireless signal transmitting means for transmitting position information to the mouse body is provided, and wireless signal receiving means is provided to the cradle housing 21. Similar to the above-described example, specifically, the use range of the mouse body 10 is determined in advance by arbitrarily setting the radio signal reception intensity. For example, by setting a specific threshold value of a radio signal having a specific frequency, the use range of the mouse body 10 is set within a radius of 10 m from the cradle device 20. When the mouse is used within a radius of 10 m, the radio signal receiving device on the cradle side receives the radio signal information transmitted from the radio signal transmitting device provided in the mouse body 10 with a signal intensity equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold. To do. However, if the mouse main body 10 is moved to a place away from the radius of 10 m, the signal intensity falls below a predetermined threshold value. Therefore, when such a situation occurs, the wireless signal receiving means generates a position information signal. Here, in a preferred embodiment, the cradle device includes a position information generating device. The position information signal is transmitted to the position information generating device, and when the position information generating device is a speaker, a sound is generated from the speaker by the position information signal to notify that the mouse body 10 deviates from a predetermined use range. Can do. In another preferred embodiment, the position information signal is transmitted to the computer main body via the USB cable 25. In such an embodiment, when the mouse main body 10 deviates from a predetermined use range, the deviation status can be notified on the computer screen, and can be recorded in a log or notified to a network administrator. With such a locator function, it is possible to centrally manage taking out the mouse body 10 from a predetermined room.

  It should be noted that the coordinate pointing device of the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and it is needless to say that various changes can be made without departing from the gist of the present invention.

Claims (36)

The computer mouse body
A rod-shaped main body having a pen-like shape that includes a first end portion, a second end portion, and a grip portion, and that can be gripped so that the pen can be gripped by at least the thumb, the cleaver, and the middle finger when writing with a pen And
Optical sensor means at the first end of the body;
Radio signal transmitting means at the second end of the main body,
A first push button means and a second push button means on the grip portion of the main body;
A wheel means between the first push button and the second push button of the grip portion of the main body,
The gripping part is gripped so that the pen is gripped by at least the thumb, edible and middle fingers of one hand when writing with a pen, closer to the first end than the center part in the longitudinal direction of the rod-shaped main body part Positioned as possible
The optical sensor means detects movement amount information of the first end,
The wireless signal transmission means wirelessly transmits the detected movement amount information, the push motion information of the first and second push buttons, and the rotation information of the wheel means;
A computer coordinate indicating system characterized by the above. The computer mouse body further includes:
Power supply means,
At least the optical sensor means and the wireless signal transmission means are operated by the power supplied by the power supply means,
The computer coordinate indicating system according to claim 1. The computer coordinate pointing system is
A radio signal receiving means for receiving a signal transmitted from the radio signal transmitting means;
The wireless signal receiving means is electrically connected to a computer;
By transmitting the signal received by the wireless signal receiving means to the computer, the movement amount information, the push motion information of the first and second push buttons, and the rotation information of the wheel means are transmitted to the computer. Let
Displaying the movement amount information visually as a relative two-dimensional position information on a display screen of the computer with a mouse cursor;
The computer coordinate indicating system according to claim 1, wherein the system is a computer coordinate indicating system. The computer coordinate indicating system further includes a housing that accommodates the rod-shaped main body, and the housing includes power supply means.
The computer mouse body further comprises power receiving means capable of receiving power from the power supplying means,
The power supply means includes a rechargeable power supply electrically connected to the power receiving means;
When the computer mouse main body is housed in the housing, electric power is transmitted from the power supply means to the power receiving means, and further transmitted from the power receiving means to the rechargeable power source to charge the power supply. The computer coordinate instruction system according to claim 1, wherein the computer coordinate instruction system is a computer coordinate instruction system. The power supply means and the power reception means each include an electrode,
When the computer mouse body is housed in the housing, the electrode of the power supply means and the electrode of the power reception means come into contact with each other, so that power is transmitted from the power supply means to the power reception means. 5. The computer coordinate instruction system according to claim 4, wherein the power source is charged by transmitting the power from the power receiving means to the rechargeable power source. The power supply means comprises a power transmitter including a coil;
The power receiving means comprises a power receiver including a coil;
When the computer mouse body is housed in the housing, the power transmitter of the power supply means and the power receiver of the power supply means are in contact with each other, and power is transmitted from the power transmitter to the power receiver by electromagnetic induction. The computer coordinate indicating system according to claim 4, wherein the power supply is charged by transmitting the power to the rechargeable power supply from the power receiver. The power supply means is a solar cell, and is positioned on the surface of the main body,
The computer coordinate instruction system according to claim 1 or 2. The computer coordinate instruction system according to claim 1, wherein the movement amount information is relative position information. The main body further includes timer means,
The timer means can count a predetermined time that can be arbitrarily set,
The amount of movement of the first end detected by the optical sensor means during the predetermined time from when the wireless signal transmitting means operates the first and second push buttons and the wheel means. Don't send information,
The computer coordinate instruction system according to claim 1, wherein the computer coordinate instruction system is a computer coordinate instruction system. The main body further includes timer means,
The timer means can count a predetermined time that can be arbitrarily set,
The optical sensor means does not detect movement amount information of the first end for a predetermined time from when the first and second push buttons and the wheel means are operated. The computer coordinate indicating system according to any one of claims 1 to 8. The main body further comprises time setting means for setting a predetermined time in the timer means,
The computer coordinate instruction system according to claim 9 or 10, wherein the user can arbitrarily set the predetermined time. A rod-shaped (pen-shaped) main body that includes a first end, a second end, and a gripping portion, and can be gripped so that the pen can be gripped by at least the thumb, edible and middle fingers of one hand when writing with a pen And
Ultrasonic transmission means at the first end of the main body;
Radio signal transmitting means at the second end of the main body,
A first push button means and a second push button means on the grip portion of the main body;
Wheel means between the first push button and the second push button of the grip portion of the main body,
A computer mouse body equipped with,
At least two ultrasonic receiving means electrically connected to a computer and receiving ultrasonic waves transmitted from the ultrasonic transmitting means;
A wireless signal receiving means electrically connected to a computer and receiving a signal transmitted from the wireless signal transmitting means;
A computer coordinate pointing system comprising:
The gripping part is gripped so that the pen is gripped by at least the thumb, edible and middle fingers of one hand when writing with a pen, closer to the first end than the center part in the longitudinal direction of the rod-shaped main body part Positioned as possible
At least two of the ultrasonic receiving means detect movement amount information of the first end of the main body by receiving the ultrasonic waves transmitted from the ultrasonic transmitting means,
The wireless signal transmitting means wirelessly transmits the push motion information of the first and second push buttons and the rotation information of the wheel means to the wireless signal receiving means,
A computer coordinate indicating system characterized in that the detected movement amount information and the wirelessly transmitted information are visually displayed on a computer screen. The computer mouse body
A rod-shaped main body having a pen-like shape that includes a first end portion, a second end portion, and a grip portion, and that can be gripped so that the pen can be gripped by at least the thumb, the cleaver, and the middle finger when writing with a pen And
Optical sensor means at the first end of the body;
Radio signal transmitting means at the second end of the main body,
A first push button means and a second push button means on the grip portion of the main body;
Scroll means between the first push button and the second push button of the grip portion of the main body,
The gripping part is gripped so that the pen is gripped by at least the thumb, edible and middle fingers of one hand when writing with a pen, closer to the first end than the center part in the longitudinal direction of the rod-shaped main body part Positioned as possible
The optical sensor means detects movement amount information of the first end,
The wireless signal transmission means wirelessly transmits the detected movement amount movement amount, pushing motion information of the first and second push buttons, and scroll information of the scroll means. Computer coordinate pointing system. The scroll means is wheel means;
The scroll information wirelessly transmitted by the wireless signal transmitting means is rotation information of the wheel means.
The computer coordinate indicating system according to claim 13. The scroll means is an electrostatic or pressure sensitive touch pad means,
The scroll information wirelessly transmitted by the wireless signal transmitting means is sensing information of the touch pad means.
The computer coordinate indicating system according to claim 13. The computer mouse body
A rod-shaped main body having a pen-like shape that includes a first end portion, a second end portion, and a grip portion, and that can be gripped so that the pen can be gripped by at least the thumb, the cleaver, and the middle finger when writing with a pen And
Optical sensor means at the first end of the body;
Radio signal transmitting means at the second end of the main body,
An optical sensor moving means for operating the optical sensor in the axial direction at a first end of the main body;
The gripping part is gripped so that the pen is gripped by at least the thumb, edible and middle fingers of one hand when writing with a pen, closer to the first end than the center part in the longitudinal direction of the rod-shaped main body part Positioned as possible
The optical sensor means detects movement amount information of the first end,
Click information of the computer mouse is generated by changing the relative position between the main body and the first end provided with the optical sensor in the axial direction by the optical sensor moving means,
The computer coordinate instruction system, wherein the wireless signal transmission means wirelessly transmits the detected movement amount and the click information. The grip portion of the main body includes an electrostatic or pressure sensitive touch pad means,
The touch pad means detects sliding movement of a user's finger on the surface of the touch pad means as sliding movement information;
The computer coordinate instruction system according to claim 16, wherein the wireless signal transmitting means further wirelessly transmits the detected sliding motion information as scroll information. The grip portion of the main body includes an electrostatic or pressure sensitive touch pad means,
The touch pad means detects the user's finger tap movement on the surface of the touch pad means as click information,
The computer coordinate instruction system according to claim 16 or 17, wherein the wireless signal transmitting unit wirelessly transmits click information detected by the touch pad unit. The computer mouse body further includes:
Power supply means,
At least the optical sensor means and the wireless signal transmission means are operated by the power supplied by the power supply means,
The computer coordinate instruction system according to any one of claims 13 to 18. The computer coordinate pointing system is
A radio signal receiving means for receiving a signal transmitted from the radio signal transmitting means;
The wireless signal receiving means is electrically connected to a computer;
By transmitting the signal received by the wireless signal receiving means to the computer, the movement amount information, the push motion information or the click information of the first and second push buttons, and the scroll information are transmitted to the computer. To enter
Displaying the movement amount information visually as a relative two-dimensional position information on a display screen of the computer with a mouse cursor;
The computer coordinate instruction system according to claim 13, wherein the computer coordinate instruction system is a computer coordinate instruction system. The computer mouse body further includes:
An authentication detector;
Semiconductor memory means comprising at least a general-purpose storage area, an authentication data pre-registration area, an authentication data temporary storage area, an authentication program storage area, and an authentication program operating area;
Have
The authentication data pre-registration area stores biometric unique information of a user registered in advance,
The authentication detection unit is supplied with power by the power supply means, detects biometric information of the user, transmits the detected biometric information of the user to the authentication data temporary storage area,
After the authentication data temporary storage area receives the detected biometric information of the user, the authentication program stored in the authentication program storage area is operated in the authentication program operation area, whereby the authentication data temporary storage area The detected biometric information of the user and the previously registered biometric information of the user are compared with each other, and if they match within a certain range, they are transmitted to the computer via the radio signal transmission means. 21. The computer coordinate instruction system according to claim 19, wherein storage information of the general-purpose storage area is transmitted, and a user can use the general-purpose storage area as a removable storage device via the computer. The computer mouse body further includes:
Authentication verification means;
Authentication initialization means;
Have
As a result of comparing the detected user's biometric information received in the authentication data temporary storage area with the pre-registered user's biometric information,
If they match within a certain range, the authentication confirmation means provides first confirmation information;
If they do not match within a certain range, the authentication confirmation means provides second confirmation information;
The authentication initialization means can initialize the detected user biometric information received in the authentication data temporary storage area, and the authentication detection unit can detect the user biometric information again. The computer coordinate indicating system according to claim 21, wherein The user's biometric information is the user's fingerprint information,
The authentication detection unit is a fingerprint sensor made of a pyroelectric element.
The computer coordinate indicating system according to claim 21 or 22, The user's biometric information is iris information of the user's eyes,
The authentication detection unit is an image sensor;
The computer coordinate indicating system according to claim 21 or 22, The authentication confirmation means is an optical element used in the optical sensor means, and the first confirmation information is blinking the optical element at a first interval;
The second confirmation information is to blink the optical element at a second interval;
The computer coordinate instruction system according to any one of claims 22 to 24, wherein: The authentication confirmation means is a light emitting diode used for the optical sensor means,
The first confirmation information is to cause the optical element to emit light in a first color;
The second confirmation information is to cause the optical element to emit light in a second color.
The computer coordinate instruction system according to any one of claims 22 to 24, wherein: The computer mouse body
A rod-shaped main body having a pen-like shape that includes a first end portion, a second end portion, and a grip portion, and that can be gripped so that the pen can be gripped by at least the thumb, the cleaver, and the middle finger when writing with a pen And
Optical sensor means at the first end of the body;
Radio signal transmitting means at the second end of the main body,
An electrostatic or pressure-sensitive touch pad means is provided on the grip portion of the main body,
The gripping part is gripped so that the pen is gripped by at least the thumb, edible and middle fingers of one hand when writing with a pen, closer to the first end than the center part in the longitudinal direction of the rod-shaped main body part Positioned as possible
The optical sensor means detects movement amount information of the first end,
The touch pad means detects sliding movement of a user's finger on the surface of the touch pad means as sliding movement information;
The touch pad means detects a tap motion of a user's finger on the surface of the touch pad means as button click information,
The wireless signal transmission means wirelessly transmits the detected movement amount information and sliding motion information and button click information detected by the touch pad means.
A computer coordinate indicating system characterized by the above.   28. The computer coordinates according to claim 27, wherein at least one concave portion for stabilizing a sliding motion and a tap motion of a user's finger in the touch pad means provided in the grip portion is provided in the grip portion. Instruction system. In order to stabilize the sliding motion and tap motion of the user's finger in the touch pad means provided in the gripping portion, the shape of the rod-shaped main body portion is substantially triangular,
28. The computer coordinate designating system according to claim 27, further comprising a touch pad means having a planar shape on one of the surfaces of the triangular prism constituting the gripping portion. The main body further comprises a radio signal receiving means, and a position information sending means for sending position information in response to the radio signal information received by the radio signal receiving means,
The computer coordinate indicating system further includes a housing that accommodates the rod-shaped main body, and the housing includes power supply means.
The computer mouse body further comprises power receiving means capable of receiving power from the power supplying means,
The power supply means includes a rechargeable power supply electrically connected to the power receiving means;
When the computer mouse body is housed in the housing, electric power is transmitted from the power supply means to the power receiving means, and further transmitted from the power receiving means to the rechargeable power source, thereby charging the power supply. ,
Provided on the surface of the housing is locator means having wireless signal transmission means capable of transmitting a wireless signal, and when the computer mouse body is not accommodated in the housing, the locator means passes through the wireless signal transmission means. When the wireless signal is transmitted, the wireless signal receiving means receives the transmitted wireless signal, and transmits the position information of the computer mouse body by the position information transmitting means in response to the received wireless signal information. The computer coordinate instruction system according to any one of claims 27 to 29. The locator means comprises a push button, and when the push button is pressed, the radio signal transmission means transmits a radio signal,
The position information transmitting means comprises a speaker, and in response to the wireless signal information received by the wireless signal receiving means, the position of the computer mouse body is specified by transmitting sound from the speaker. The computer coordinate indicating system according to claim 30. The locator means comprises a push button, and when the push button is pressed, the radio signal transmission means transmits a radio signal,
The position information transmitting means comprises a vibrator, and in response to the radio signal information received by the radio signal receiving means, the vibrator vibrates to identify the position of the computer mouse body. The computer coordinate instruction system according to claim 30. The main body portion further includes position information transmitting means, and transmits a wireless signal of a predetermined intensity from the wireless signal transmitting means as position information of the computer mouse main body,
The computer coordinate indicating system further includes a housing for accommodating the rod-shaped main body,
The housing includes a wireless signal receiving unit capable of receiving a wireless signal, and the wireless signal receiving unit includes the movement amount information transmitted from the computer mouse body, the sliding motion information, and the button click information. Receive location information,
The housing further comprises position information response means for generating a signal in response to the received position information;
30. The position information responding means generates a signal when the wireless signal strength of the position information received by the wireless signal receiving means falls below a predetermined threshold value. The computer coordinate indicating system according to item. The position information response means has a speaker;
34. The computer according to claim 33, wherein the position information response means generates a signal for generating a sound from the speaker when the wireless signal intensity of the position information becomes a predetermined threshold value or less. Coordinate indication system. The main body further includes a radio signal receiving means, and a position information sending means for sending position information in response to the position information signal generated by the radio signal receiving means,
The computer coordinate indicating system further includes a housing for accommodating the rod-shaped main body,
The housing has a radio signal transmitting means, and the radio signal receiving means while the radio signal receiving means is receiving a radio signal transmitted from the radio signal transmitting means with an intensity equal to or higher than a predetermined threshold value. Does not generate the position information signal, and when the wireless signal transmitted from the wireless signal transmitting means has an intensity lower than a predetermined threshold in the wireless signal receiving means, the wireless signal receiving means 30. The computer coordinate designating system according to claim 27, wherein the position information transmitting means generates a signal and the position information transmitting means transmits the position information in response to the generated position information signal. The position information transmitting means has a speaker;
When the wireless signal transmitted from the wireless signal transmitting means has an intensity lower than a predetermined threshold in the wireless signal receiving means, the wireless signal receiving means generates the position information signal, and the generated position 36. The computer coordinate indicating system according to claim 35, wherein the speaker generates sound in response to an information signal.

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