KR20040004319A - Computer input signal repeater - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A computer input signal repeater is provided to enable a user not to operate a mouse or a keyboard continuously for progressing a game in an on-line game such as a MUD(Multiple User Dungeon) game and move a character in the game continuously and progress the game although the user leaves one's seat by temporarily storing and repeatedly outputting a key input signal in an input device such as a mouse or a keyboard. CONSTITUTION: A main body(25) is connected to computer input devices(10,15) and a computer(20). A memory device(30) is mounted in an interior of the main body(25) and temporarily stores a key input signal being inputted from the computer input devices(10,15). A memory button(35) is mounted at an exterior of the main body(25) and executes a commend for storing a key input signal being inputted from the computer input devices(10,15) in the memory device(30). A mode selection button(40) is mounted at an outside of the main body(25) and selects a bypass mode for bypassing a key input signal from the computer input devices(10,15) and transmitting the signal to the computer(20) and an automatic mode for automatically transmitting a key input signal stored in the memory device(30) to the computer(20). A controller(45) is mounted in the main body(10). If the memory button(35) is inputted, the controller(45) sequentially stores key input signals after that time in the memory device(30) as the same time interval. If the mode selection button(40) is inputted and an automatic mode is selected, the controller(45) sequentially and repeatedly outputs a key input signal stored in the memory device(30). An input/output interface(50) is connected to the controller(45) and transmits a signal being output in the controller(45) to the computer(20).

Description

Computer input signal repeater

The present invention relates to a repeater for relaying a key input signal from a computer input device to a computer. More specifically, in an online game, a user does not have to constantly operate a mouse and a keyboard, so that the game continues even if the user is away for a while. The present invention relates to a computer input signal repeater that enables other daily life during the game.

Recently, due to the development of information processing technology, large data such as graphics and moving pictures can be transmitted at high speed through the Internet, and thus, in a text-based mud (MUD) game, which proceeds while exchanging text through a conventional network, In addition, multi-user graphic (MUG) games, which play a game while chatting among game users on a graphic basis, have become very popular. Mug games usually use computer input devices, such as a mouse or keyboard, to control a character of their choice, level up as they move around the in-game map, chat with other users in the game, and play game items. It is going to deal with.

However, most online games, including mug games, are programmed to increase the character level in proportion to the game time, which requires long hours of game play. As a result, many game users are immersed in online games without their daily lives. Online game addiction is becoming a serious social problem. In addition, if there is no signal input from the mouse or the keyboard for a certain period of time due to the characteristics of the online game, game users must constantly operate the mouse and the keyboard for a long time due to the death of the characters in the game or the loss of the possessed items. As a result, many game users are suspended in the game while skipping meals or staying up all night, and have a fatal adverse effect on the health of game users, such as gastrointestinal disorder, sleep deprivation, chronic fatigue, and poor eyesight.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to temporarily store and repeatedly output a key input signal from a computer input device, thereby allowing a user to continuously operate a mouse and a keyboard in an online game such as a mug game. There is no need to do so, even if the user is away for a while, the game continues while the characters in the game continue to move, providing a computer input signal repeater that enables other daily life during the game.

1 is a block diagram conceptually showing a computer input signal repeater according to the present invention;

2 is a use state diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention

Figure 3 is a use state showing a modified embodiment of the present invention

<Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

10. Keyboard 15. Mouse

20. Computer 25. Main Unit

30. Memory Device 35. Memory Button

40. Mode selection button 45. Controller

50. I / O Interface 55. Bypass Mode Indicator Lamp

60. Automatic mode indicator lamp 65,70. Infrared transmitter

75. Infrared receiver

According to the present invention, one side is connected to the computer input devices 10 and 15 including the keyboard 10 and the mouse 15, and the other side is the main body 25 and the main body 25 to be connected to the computer 20. A memory device 30 installed therein to temporarily store key input signals input from the computer input devices 10 and 15, and mounted to be exposed to the outside of the main body 25 and input from the computer input devices 10 and 15. A memory button 35 for giving a command to store the key input signal to the memory device 30 and the key input signal from the computer input devices 10 and 15 to be exposed to the outside of the main body 25. A mode selection button 40 for selecting a bypass mode for bypassing and transmitting the key input signal stored in the memory device 30 to the computer 20 automatically; Installed in the main body 25 and the memory button 35 is inputted After the key input signals are sequentially stored in the memory device 30 at the same time interval, and when the mode selection button 40 is input and the automatic mode is selected, the key input signals stored in the memory device 30 are sequentially and repeatedly output. And a controller (45) and an input / output interface (50) connected to the controller (45) to transmit a signal output from the controller (45) to the computer (20). do.

According to another feature of the invention, the main body 25, the bypass mode display lamp 55 to indicate that the controller 45 is currently operating in the bypass mode, and the automatic mode to display the operation Computer input signal repeater is provided, characterized in that the mode display lamp 60 is further mounted.

According to another feature of the present invention, the keyboard 10 and the mouse 15 are equipped with infrared transmitters 65 and 70, respectively, the outer side of the main body 25 of the keyboard 10 and the mouse 15 of the A computer input signal repeater is provided which is configured to be equipped with an infrared receiver 75 for wirelessly receiving a key input signal.

BEST MODE Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. 1 is a block diagram conceptually showing a computer input signal repeater according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a state diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a state diagram showing a modified embodiment of the present invention.

For reference, the computer input signal repeater includes a main body 25 having a computer input device 10 and 15 connected to one side and a computer 20 connected to the other side, and a computer input device installed in the main body 25. A memory device 30 for temporarily storing key input signals from 10 and 15, a memory button 35 and a mode selection button 40 mounted outside the main body 25, and a main body 25, The controller 45 controls the storage of the key input signal input from the computer input devices 10 and 15 and the output of the stored signal, and the I / O which transmits the signal output from the controller 45 to the computer 20. It consists of an interface 50.

The computer input signal repeater of the present invention is connected between the computer input device (10, 15) and the computer 20 to relay the key input signal from the computer input device (10, 15) to the computer 20, the One side of the main body 25 is provided with connection ports 11 and 16 to which the keyboard 10 and the mouse 15 are connected. As illustrated in FIG. 2, the connection ports 11 and 16 may be general PS / 2 ports, or USB ports which are widely used in recent years may be used. As shown in FIG. 3 showing a modified embodiment of the present invention, the infrared ray transmitters 65 and 70 are mounted on the keyboard 10 and the mouse 15, respectively, and one side of the main body 25 receives the infrared signal correspondingly. Infrared receiver 75 may be mounted. In this case, the repeater of the present invention may operate wirelessly, and the antenna 80 may be mounted on the repeater main body 25 to communicate data wirelessly with the computer 20. In general, the keyboard 10 transmits a key input signal from a character input key for inputting Korean syllables and English alphabets, an enter key, and a plurality of function keys. In addition, the mouse 15 transmits a mouse point coordinate value, a click signal of a left / right key button, a track ball or a wheel key movement path value provided between a sensor ball made of a rolling ball or an optical sensor, and a left / right key button. do. Meanwhile, in the present embodiment, the computer input apparatuses 10 and 15 have been described using the keyboard 10 and the mouse 15 as examples, but the repeater of the present invention may be different from the keyboard 10 and the mouse 15 and other computer input apparatuses. Can also be connected. In addition, the repeater may select and relay only one device of the keyboard 10 or the mouse 15.

The main body 25 is provided with a memory device 30 for temporarily storing key input signals input from the keyboard 10 and the mouse 15. As the memory device 30, a flash memory chip or the like which is free to write and erase is used, and a time for storing a key input signal is determined according to the capacity of the memory device 30. Outside the main body 25, a user-operable memory button 35 and a mode selection button 40 are mounted. The memory button 35 is a means for a user to give a command for storing a key input signal from the computer input devices 10 and 15, and the mode selection button 40 is to receive a signal from the computer input devices 10 and 15. Means for selecting a bypass mode for bypassing and transmitting to the computer 20 and an automatic mode for transmitting key input signals stored in the memory device 30 to the computer 20. In addition, a controller 45 composed of a microprocessor is installed in the main body 25 to store the key input signal input from the computer input device 10.15 in the memory device 30, and the computer input devices 10 and 15. Control whether to bypass the signal from the control panel or to output the key input signal stored in the memory device 30. The controller 45 detects the input of the memory button 35 and sequentially stores the key input signals input from the keyboard 10 and the mouse 15 to have the same time interval, and subsequently, the key from the memory device 30. When the input signal is read, the key input signals are output in the order in which they are memorized. The controller 45 detects the input of the mode selection button 40 to determine whether to operate in the bypass mode or the automatic mode. As shown in the embodiment of Figs. 2 and 3, the bypass mode indicator lamp 55 is automatically connected to the exterior of the main body 25 to indicate whether the controller 45 is currently operating in the bypass mode or the automatic mode. The mode display lamp 60 may be further mounted. In the present embodiment, each lamp 55, 60 is configured separately, but may be configured to identify the bypass mode and the automatic mode in different colors in a single lamp. When the controller 45 is operated in the bypass mode, the bypass mode display lamp 55 is turned on, and key input signals of the keyboard 10 and the mouse 15 are immediately transmitted to the computer 20. When the automatic mode is selected, the automatic mode display lamp 60 is turned on, and the controller 45 sequentially outputs key input signals stored in the memory device 30. At this time, if all the stored signals are output, go back to the beginning and output the signals repeatedly. The signal output from the controller 45 is transmitted to the motherboard 21 of the computer 20 through the I / O interface 50.

Referring to the operation of the computer input signal repeater of the present invention centering on the process of the controller 45, first, the controller 45 normally outputs key input signals from the keyboard 10 and the mouse 15 to the computer 20. Bypass to send. In this case, in the present embodiment, the bypass mode display lamp 55 mounted outside the main body 25 is turned on. Thereafter, the controller 45 detects whether the memory button 35 or the mode selection button 40 is input. If the user selects the automatic mode by pressing the mode selection button 40 in a state in which there is no key input signal stored in the memory device 30, the controller 45 defaults to the memory device 30 in the manufacturing step of the present invention. It may be configured to automatically output the key input signal stored as a value. When the user presses the memory button 35, the controller 45 sequentially stores the key input signals input from the keyboard 10 and the mouse 15 in the memory device 30. At this time, each signal is stored to have the same interval as the input time. The controller 45 detects the re-input of the memory button 35 and terminates the storing of the key input signal. In some cases, when the predetermined time elapses or the capacity of the memory device 30 reaches the limit, It may be programmed to end the store. Thereafter, when the user presses the mode selection button 40, the controller 45 reads the memory device 30 and outputs a key input signal stored in the memory device 30. At this time, the key input signals are output in the order stored in the memory device 30, and when all the key input signals stored in the memory device 30 are output, the signals stored in the memory device 30 until the automatic mode end command is issued. The output is repeated repeatedly. Therefore, even if the user does not operate the mouse or the keyboard, the key input signal is transmitted continuously from the computer input signal repeater of the present invention to the computer 20, and the character of the user on the online game such as a mug game is separated from the keyboard ( 10) or the game continues without the mouse 15 input. Subsequently, when an arbitrary key 15 is input from the mouse or the keyboard or the mode selection button 40 is input again, the controller 45 directly inputs a key input signal from the keyboard 10 or the mouse 15 to a computer ( Return to bypass mode for transmission to 20).

Meanwhile, in the present invention, the memory button 35 and the mode selection button 40 are described in a separate configuration to distinguish the functions, and the memory button 35 and the mode selection button 40 have two functions as one button. It may be configured to implement.

As described above, the computer input signal repeater of the present invention may temporarily store key input signals from the computer input devices 10 and 15 including the keyboard 10 and the mouse 15 in the memory device 30, and the usual keyboard. The key input stored in the memory device 30 is operated in the bypass mode in which the input signal from the 10 or the mouse 15 is directly transmitted to the computer 20, and when the user leaves the computer 20 for a while. And output the signal to the computer 20 repeatedly. Therefore, in an online game such as a mug game, the user does not need to sit in front of the computer for a long time and constantly operate the keyboard 10 and the mouse 15, so that the user can be away for a while even during the game. This solves the problem that conventional game users fall into online games by skipping meals or staying up all night, for the purpose of raising the level of the character, enabling other daily life during online games such as mug games. On the other hand, the present invention is not only applied to online games, but also has similar effects to those of other computer tasks.

The present invention described above is not limited to the above-described embodiments and the accompanying drawings, and various substitutions, modifications, and changes can be made in the art without departing from the technical spirit of the present invention. It will be clear to those of ordinary knowledge.

As described above, according to the present invention, the key input signal from the computer input device is temporarily stored and repeatedly output by the user's command, thereby allowing the user to operate the mouse and keyboard without fail in an online game such as a mug game. There is no need, and the game proceeds as the characters in the game continue to move even if the user is away for a while, thereby providing a computer input signal repeater that enables other daily life during the game.

Claims (3)

One side is connected to computer input devices 10 and 15 including a keyboard 10 and a mouse 15, and the other side is a main body 25 connected to the computer 20, and the computer is installed inside the main body 25. A memory device 30 for temporarily storing key input signals input from the input devices 10 and 15 and a key input signal mounted from the computer input devices 10 and 15 so as to be exposed to the outside of the main body 25. A memory button 35 for giving a command to store in the memory device 30 and a key to be exposed to the outside of the main body 25 and bypassing key input signals from the computer input devices 10 and 15 to the computer. A mode selection button 40 for selecting a bypass mode for transmitting to 20 and an automatic mode for automatically transmitting a key input signal stored in the memory device 30 to the computer 20, and in the main body 25. Installed and the following key input signals when the memory button 35 is input The controller 45 sequentially stores the same time intervals and sequentially outputs the key input signals stored in the memory device 30 when the mode selection button 40 is input and the automatic mode is selected. And an input / output interface (50) connected to the controller (45) to transmit a signal output from the controller (45) to the computer (20). According to claim 1, wherein the main body 25, the bypass mode indicator lamp 55 to indicate that the controller 45 is currently operating in the bypass mode, and the automatic mode display to indicate that the operation in the automatic mode Computer input signal repeater, characterized in that the lamp 60 is further mounted. According to claim 1, wherein the keyboard 10 and the mouse 15 is equipped with infrared transmitters 65 and 70, respectively, the outside of the main body 25, the key input signal of the keyboard 10 and the mouse 15 Computer input signal repeater, characterized in that configured to be equipped with an infrared receiver (75) for receiving wirelessly.