WO2006046526A1 - 入力装置 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to an apparatus for inputting data to various apparatuses such as a computer such as a pointing device.
- a pointing device is indispensable for performing an interactive graphic interface between a computer and a user by moving a cursor on a display screen to indicate, select, and operate an object on the computer. is there.
- Touch Stick force sensor as used in IBM Sink 'Pad TM
- Pen type light or other kind of input pen
- An object of the present invention is to provide a new input device that can improve ease of input and installation.
- An input device includes a support, a terminal, and a measuring unit.
- the support has a support surface exposed to the outside. There are a plurality of the terminals, and the terminals are arranged on the support surface.
- the measurement unit is configured to detect the presence or absence of contact with the terminal.
- the plurality of terminals may be electrically insulated from each other.
- the plurality of terminals may be separated from each other.
- the terminal may be arranged near the outer periphery of the support surface.
- the support may be configured to be attached to a side surface of a user's finger.
- the input device may further include an analysis unit.
- the analysis unit analyzes an output from the measurement unit and generates a command for operating the computer.
- the analysis unit may be configured to generate a command for movement in a direction between the terminals in the contact state as the command data when a plurality of terminals are in a contact state.
- the input device may further include a communication unit.
- the communication unit is configured to send an output from the measurement unit to the analysis unit.
- the input device may further include an annular terminal.
- the plurality of terminals can be arranged inside the annular terminal.
- the measurement unit may be configured to further detect the presence or absence of contact with the annular terminal.
- the input device may further include a command button.
- the command button is arranged in the vicinity of the terminal.
- the command button sends a command to change the click state and the Mark state to the measurement unit.
- the measurement unit may be configured to further detect the presence or absence of contact with the command button.
- a plurality of the annular terminals may be provided.
- the plurality of annular terminals may be arranged substantially concentrically.
- the measurement unit may be "a configuration that detects the presence or absence of contact with the terminal based on a capacitance at the terminal”.
- the measurement unit may be configured to "detect the presence or absence of contact with the annular terminal based on the electrostatic capacitance at the annular terminal".
- the measurement unit may be "a configuration that detects the presence or absence of contact with the command button based on the capacitance of the command button”.
- the input device of the present invention it is possible to provide a new input device that can improve the ease of input and installation.
- the input device of the present embodiment includes a support 1, a plurality of terminals 2, a measuring unit 3, a communication unit 4, and a main body 5 (see Fig. 1). And a mounting portion 6.
- the input device of this embodiment inputs information to the host computer 7.
- the support 1 has a disk shape in this embodiment (see FIG. 3).
- the shape of the support 1 can be any shape such as a thin rectangular shape or a polygonal shape.
- the size of the support 1 is preferably such that it does not protrude excessively outside the finger when attached to the user's finger (see Fig. 1).
- the support 1 has a substrate 12 and protective bodies 13 and 14 covering both sides thereof (see FIG. 4).
- a circuit (not shown) electrically connected to the terminal 2 is formed on the substrate 12.
- the substrate 12 is electrically connected to the measurement unit 3 and is connected to the measurement unit 3 and the terminal 2.
- the support 1 has a support surface 11 exposed to the outside.
- the shape of the support surface 11 is circular in this embodiment.
- the number of terminals 2 is eight in this embodiment.
- the terminal 2 is disposed on the surface of the support surface 11 (see FIG. 4). Further, the terminals 2 are electrically insulated from each other and are strongly separated from each other. Further, the terminal 2 is arranged in the vicinity of the outer periphery of the support surface 11 along the outer periphery.
- the measuring unit 3 is configured to detect the presence or absence of contact from the outside with respect to each of the terminals 2. In the measurement unit 3 in this embodiment, whether or not the user is in contact with the terminal 2 is determined based on the capacitance at the terminal 2.
- the state in which the user touches the terminal 2 is equal to the state in which the capacitor C is connected to the terminal 2. Then, as described in FIGS. 5 (c) and 5 (d), the voltage between the positive side terminal and the negative side terminal rises with a delay with respect to the rise of the power supply voltage. Therefore, a voltage less than the specified value is output for a certain time tl after the rise of the voltage pulse (see the solid line waveform in Fig. 6 (c)).
- the waveform of a rectangular wave is indicated by a two-dot chain line. In this way, it is possible to determine whether or not the user is in contact with the terminal 2.
- the communication unit 4 sends the measurement result (that is, the contact state of the terminal) in the measurement unit 3 to the host computer 7.
- the communication unit 4 sends signals to the host computer 7 by radio (may be infrared rays).
- the communication unit 4 may be a device that sends signals to the host computer by wire, such as USB.
- the main body 5 houses the measurement unit 3 and the communication unit 4 therein (see FIG. 1). Further, a power source (not shown) for driving the measurement unit 3 and the communication unit 4 is accommodated in the main body 5.
- the attachment portion 6 is formed in a ring shape (see FIG. 3), and can be attached to a user's arbitrary finger (for example, an index finger)! 1).
- a support 1 and a main body 5 are attached to the surface of the attachment portion 6.
- the host computer 7 has an analysis unit 71 that analyzes information sent from the communication unit 4 and generates a computer operation instruction.
- the analysis unit 71 is configured to perform a predetermined operation by computer software or hardware. The operation of the analysis unit 71 will be described in the operation of the first embodiment described later. In the description of this embodiment, it is assumed that the input device includes the analysis unit 71. That is, the input device of this embodiment includes an analysis unit 71 as a part of its constituent elements. However, this is not essential and the input device may not include the analysis unit 71.
- the attachment portion 6 is attached to the user's finger (in this example, the index finger).
- the terminal 2 is brought into contact with the other finger of the user (in this example, the thumb).
- the presence or absence of contact with terminal 2 is measured by measuring unit 3.
- Information about which terminal 2 is in contact is sent from the measurement unit 3 to the communication unit 4, and further sent from the communication unit 4 to the analysis unit 71 of the host computer 7.
- the analysis unit 7, for example, the following operation is performed according to the contact state of the terminal 2. First, a movement command in the direction of terminal 2 in contact is generated (see Fig. 7 (a)). If the two terminals 2 are in contact, a movement command to the method between them is generated (see Fig. 7 (b)).
- the movement speed in a certain direction may be increased as the number of terminals in contact is larger. Or, conversely, as the number of terminals in contact is small! /, The moving speed in a certain direction may be increased.
- information can be input to the computer by touching the terminal 2 on the surface of the support 1 attached to the index finger with the thumb. Therefore, there is an advantage that the input operation is easy.
- the presence or absence of contact with the terminal 2 can be electrically detected using capacitance, and information can be input based on the detection result. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the possibility of failure without requiring a mechanically complicated mechanism. In addition, since there is no need to perform image processing, the cost of equipment and calculation can be reduced.
- the terminals 2 are insulated from each other, independent information input using a plurality of terminals 2 is possible. Then, for example, it is possible to input information using the position and number of terminals 2, and even a small input device can give complicated instructions.
- the input device unlike a button-type input terminal, there is no need to move the terminal for input. For this reason, it is easy to operate multiple terminals at the same time, and it is easy to perform an operation for instructing the average direction at multiple terminals and an operation for changing the pointer speed according to the number of terminals operated simultaneously. Can do.
- the input device can be operated without releasing the hand during typing, so that the input operation is facilitated. Also this According to this input device, it is possible to perform complicated input operations such as operating the input device in parallel while operating the keyboard.
- the input device of this embodiment since the support 1 is attached to the finger, it is not necessary to place the input device on a desk. Therefore, there is an advantage that the input device can be easily installed and the space utilization efficiency is high.
- the input device of the present embodiment can also input force while powering the body, so that it is easy to operate the computer while powering the body in a virtual space with the HMD (head mounted display) attached. It can be carried out. That is, the input device of this embodiment has an advantage that it is possible to flexibly realize input operations corresponding to various situations.
- the terminal 2 is arranged along the outer periphery of the indicating surface 11 of the support 1, the contact state of the terminal 2 and the direction instructed to the computer are made to correspond to each other. There is also an advantage that it is easy.
- the input device of this embodiment can send a specific command to the computer by detecting “in what order the terminal 2 is touched”. For example, it is possible to generate a command corresponding to “when touching clockwise” or “when touching counterclockwise” with respect to the terminal 2 arranged in a circle.
- the content of the command may be, for example, a page-up in the clockwise direction and a page-down in the counterclockwise direction. This is just an example, and other commands may be assigned.
- the input device according to the embodiment can be operated with only a small part of the body. Therefore, there is an advantage that it is easy to input even when physical movement is inconvenient.
- the input operation mainly by the movement of the finger has been described as an example.
- the input operation is not limited to the finger, and a part of the body can be used.
- the arrangement and shape of terminal 2 should be set appropriately according to the physical condition!
- a computer is mainly used as an object for inputting information.
- the present invention is not limited to a computer, and information is input to household appliances such as electric lights and other appropriate products. It is also possible to do.
- the case where coordinate information is mainly input to a computer has been described as an example. It is also possible to input information such as characters, personal identification number, call command to person, command to turn on the device, command to operate the device, etc.
- a plurality of terminals 2 are arranged inside the annular terminal 10.
- the annular terminal 10 is connected to the measuring unit 3 so that the presence or absence of contact with the annular terminal 10 can be detected.
- the presence / absence of contact with the annular terminal 10 can be detected using capacitance, as in the case of the terminal 2.
- the annular terminal 10 is insulated and separated from each terminal 2 so that a command independent of the terminal 2 can be sent.
- the input device of the second embodiment it is possible to perform a special operation with the annular terminal 10. For example, if the annular terminal 10 is non-contact, normal operation is performed (see FIG. 9 (a)). If the annular terminal 10 is in contact, the moving speed in a specific direction (direction of terminal 2 in contact) is increased (see Fig. 9 (b)).
- FIG. 9 (a) If the annular terminal 10 is non-contact, normal operation is performed (see FIG. 9 (a)). If the annular terminal 10 is in contact, the moving speed in a specific direction (direction of terminal 2 in contact) is increased (see Fig. 9 (b)).
- Other configurations and advantages of the second embodiment are the same as those of the first embodiment, and thus further explanation is omitted.
- FIG. 10 an input device according to a third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
- the terminals 2 inside the annular terminal 10 are arranged close to each other. Ring terminal 10 and terminal 2 are close together. These members are insulated by an appropriate insulator (not shown).
- Other configurations and operations in the third embodiment are the same as those in the second embodiment described above, and a description thereof will be omitted.
- a first command button 12 and a second command button 14 are provided. These command buttons 12 and 14 are arranged in the vicinity of the plurality of terminals 2. Specifically, in this example, the command button 12 and the 14 force terminal 2 are arranged outside. Each of these buttons is connected to the measuring unit 3 so that the contact state with each button can be detected. That is, in the present embodiment, commands from the command buttons 12 and 14 can be sent to the measurement unit 3. Whether or not each command button is touched is for terminal 2 Similarly to the above, it is possible to detect using a capacitance. Command buttons 12 and 14 are insulated and separated from each terminal 2 so that commands independent of terminal 2 can be sent.
- the click state can be instructed by touching the first command button 12.
- the contact with the terminal 2 is a click operation (for example, selection).
- the Mark state can be instructed by touching the second command button 14.
- contact with terminal 2 causes Mark to operate (that is, the selected state continues). Therefore, in the fourth embodiment, two states can be changed by touching these buttons.
- the first command button 12 can be used as an instruction to raise the Mouse Click event in the computer. For example, by touching the first command button 12 once and releasing the force within a short time, the operation can be recognized as Click. In addition, by performing “contact and separation” twice in succession, the operation can be recognized as a double click.
- the second command button 14 can be used as a terminal for switching states.
- the following two can be switched as the meaning of the command for moving the cursor (that is, the command to the computer).
- the cursor movement command can be generated by touching terminal 2, for example.
- Cursor movement command power “This is the command when the cursor moves while the left mouse button is pressed on a conventional mouse!” (In other words, a character or figure is selected by moving the cursor. ).
- the command buttons 12 and 14 are arranged outside the terminal 2, the contact with the command button is facilitated. In addition, the operation independent of the terminal 2 is facilitated.
- Arrangement of the command button is arbitrary, for example, as shown in FIG. It can also be arranged right symmetrically. In this way, the command buttons can be easily distinguished, and the possibility of erroneous pressing can be reduced. Of course, each command button can be arranged appropriately for the convenience of the user.
- the number of command buttons may be one or more. Since other configurations and operations in the fourth embodiment are the same as those in the first embodiment, the description thereof will be omitted.
- annular terminal 10 is used.
- three annular terminals 10a to 10c are used instead. These annular terminals 10a to l Oc are arranged substantially concentrically.
- the three annular terminals 10a to 10c are insulated from each other so that independent commands can be sent.
- different input operations can be realized depending on which ring terminal is touched. For example, it is good also as an input operation
- the slowest moving speed is set.
- the moving speed is set to the middle, and when touching the innermost annular terminal 10c further.
- the speed may be changed depending on the number of touched terminals so that the maximum moving speed is achieved.
- the direction of movement can be determined, for example, by the direction of the terminal 2 touched simultaneously with the annular terminal.
- the input device of the present invention can cover various modifications within the scope without departing from the gist of the present invention, which is not limited to the above-described embodiment.
- each component described above may not exist as independent hardware as long as it exists as a functional block.
- a mounting method hardware or computer software may be used.
- one functional element in the present invention may be realized by a set of a plurality of functional elements, and a plurality of functional elements in the present invention may be realized by one functional element.
- the functional elements may be arranged at physically separated positions.
- the active elements may be connected by a network.
- a command for increasing or decreasing the moving speed in a certain direction may be generated according to the magnitude of the pressure touching the terminal 2.
- the magnitude of the pressure can be detected as follows, for example.
- a flexible dielectric coating is applied to the upper surface of terminal 2.
- the thickness of the dielectric material changes depending on the pressure of the fingertip that tries to touch the terminal 2.
- the capacitance C shown in Fig. 5 (c) and Fig. 6 (a) changes, and the rise time of the voltage pulse changes (see Fig. 6). Based on this rise time, the pressure touching terminal 2 can be detected.
- Such an analysis can be performed in the analysis unit 71, for example.
- FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing a state where an input device according to a first embodiment of the present invention is attached to a user's finger.
- FIG. 2 is a block diagram in a state where the input device of FIG. 1 is connected to a host computer.
- FIG. 3 is a schematic perspective view of the input device of FIG. 1.
- FIG. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG.
- FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a circuit used in a measurement unit, where FIG. (A) is a circuit diagram in a state where a capacitor C is not connected, (b) is a voltage waveform in that state, (c ) Is a circuit diagram with the capacitor C connected, and FIG. (D) is a voltage waveform in that state.
- FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the measurement operation in the measurement unit, where FIG. (A) is a circuit diagram, FIG. (B) is a voltage waveform when no capacitor is connected, and FIG. This is the voltage waveform when a capacitor is connected.
- FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram for explaining an example of an instruction generated by the input device.
- FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram for explaining an example of an instruction generated by the input device.
- FIGS. 9 (a) and 9 (b) are explanatory views of an input device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 10 (a) is a schematic perspective view of an input device according to a third embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 10 (b) is a sectional view thereof.
- FIGS. 11 (a) and 11 (b) are explanatory views of an input device according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.
- 12] An explanatory diagram of an input device according to a fifth embodiment of the invention.
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