Controlling device for mouse

• US 20040201572A1
• Filed: 06/08/2001
• Published: 10/14/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 06/09/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Meng-Yu Wei
• Original Assignee: Meng-Yu Wei
• Inventors: Wei, Meng-Yu
• Application Number:
  US09/876,127
• Publication Number:
  US 20040201572A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/163
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/038 Control and interface arrangements therefor, e.g. drivers or device-embedded control circuitry
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0383 Signal control means within the pointing device

Abstract

A controlling device for a mouse includes an input module, a switching module and a micro-controller module. First, the input module generates input signals from the input, that is, when the mouse is moved by a user, the switching module determines the current controlling state of the mouse to be operating in the XY-axes direction or the Z-axis direction, allowing the micro-controller module to activate the mouse operation from the XY-axes direction to the Z-axis direction, so as to make the mouse scroll data shown on the screen upwardly or downwardly according to the moving direction of the mouse being manipulated. In condition of no increase in assembling members and requirement of a third pair of encoders, specific driving programs or programmable integrated circuit structures, the application of a conventional mouse micro-controller and a switch is effective to proceed the scrolling operation of the mouse.

Claims

1. A controller device for a mouse, said device comprising:

an input module for generating X-axis and Y-axis input signals; and

a switching module for receiving the input signals from the input module, and for switching the input signals to a micro-controller module including a moving module and a scrolling module.

2. The controlling device of claim 1, wherein

the input module uses an optical decoder as an input device;

the micro-controller module generates three pairs of controlling signals, which include a first and second X-axis controlling signals for controlling the movement of a cursor in a left-right direction, a first and second Y-axis controlling signals for controlling the movement of the cursor in an up-down direction, and a first and second Z-axis controlling signals controlling the scrolling in an up-down direction; and

the controlling signals are connected with the switching module;

the switching module is composed of a plurality of electronic elements, which include a plurality of switches having a first gate and a second gate and a common gate, with the common gates of the switches connected with the optical decoders.

3. The controlling device of claim 2, wherein the plurality of switches are replaced by a switch set.

4. The controlling device of claim 2, wherein

the micro-controller module has the first and second X-axis controlling signals connected to a first optical decoder;

the first and second Y-axis controlling signals are respectively connected to the first gates of a first and a second switches, which are connected with a second optical decoder;

the first and second Z-axis controlling signals are respectively connected to second gates of the first and second switches; and

as the first and second switches are switched, the second gates of the first and second switches are in connection with the optical decoders, and the first gates thereof are in open state, otherwise the second gates of the first and second switches are in open state, and the first gates thereof are in connection with the optical decoders.

5. The controlling device of claim 4, wherein the first and second switches are replaced by a switch set.

6. The controlling device of claim 2, wherein

the micro-controller module has the first X-axis controlling signal connected to the first optical decoder, and the second X-axis controlling signal connected to the first gate of the first switch, which is connected to the first optical decoder;

the first Y-axis controlling signal and the first Z-axis controlling signal are interconnected, which are both connected to the second optical decoder;

the second Y-axis controlling signal is connected to the first gate of the second switch, which is connected with the second optical decoder;

the second Z-axis controlling signal is connected to the second gate of the second switch; and

as the first and second switches are switched, the second gates of the first and second switches are in connection with the optical decoders, and the first gates thereof are in open state, otherwise the second gates of the first and second switches are in open state, and the first gates thereof are in connection with the optical decoders.

7. The controlling device of claim 6, wherein the first and second switches are replaced by a switch set.

8. The controlling device of claim 2, wherein the mouse is switched from operating in the XY-axes direction to the Z-axis direction after the switching module is switched.

9. The control device of claim 2, wherein the optical decoder is a digital image processor.

10. The controlling device of claim 6, wherein the mouse is switched from operating in the XY-axes direction to the Z-axes direction when the first and second switches changed direction.

11. The control device of claim 6, wherein the optical decoder is a digital image processor.

12. The controlling device of claim 1, wherein

the input module uses optical decoder as input device;

the micro-controller module includes four pairs of controlling signals, which comprise first and second X-axis controlling signals controlling the movement of a cursor in the left-right direction, first and second Y-axis controlling signals controlling the movement of the cursor in the up-down direction, and first and second W-axis controlling signals controlling the scrolling in the left-right direction, and first and second Z-axis controlling signals controlling the scrolling in the up-down direction;

the controlling signals are connected with the switching module; and

the switching module is composed of a plurality of electronic elements, which include a plurality of switches having a first gate and a second gate and a common gate, with the common gates of the switches connected with the optical decoders.

13. The controlling device of claim 12, wherein the plurality of switches are replaced by a switch set.

14. The controlling device of claim 12, wherein

the micro-controller module has the first X-axis controlling signal interconnected with the first W-axis controlling signal, which are both connected to the first optical decoder, and the second X-axis controlling signal connected to the first gate of the first switch, which is connected to the first optical decoder;

the second W-axis controlling signal is connected to the second gate of the first switch;

the first Y-axis controlling signal and the first Z-axis controlling signal are interconnected, which are both connected to the second optical decoder, the second Y-axis controlling signal is connected to the first gate of the second switch, which is connected with the second optical decoder;

the second Z-axis controlling signal is connected to the second gate of the second switch; and

as the first and second switches of the input module are switched, the second gates of the first and second switches are in connection with the optical decoders, and the first gates thereof are in open state, otherwise the second gates of the first and second switches are in open state, and the first gates thereof are in connection with the optical decoders.

15. The controlling device of claims 14, wherein the first and second switches form a switch set.

16. The controlling device of claim 14, wherein the mouse is switched from operating in the XY-axes direction to the WZ-axes direction when the switching module is switched.

17. The controlling device of claim 14, wherein the optical decoder is a digital image processor.

18. A controller device for a mouse, said device comprising:

an input module for generating X-axis and Y-axis input signals;

a switching module for generating switching signals;

a detecting module for analyzing the switching signals, allowing to provide operating signals; and

a micro-controller module for analyzing the operating signals of the detecting module, switching to a moving module or a scrolling module accordingly.