INTELLIGENT MOUSE

• US 20070205984A1
• Filed: 01/03/2007
• Published: 09/06/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 03/03/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.), Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Wong, Shih-Fang, Ye, Zhi-Yuan
• Granted Patent: US 7,714,842 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/163
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/016 Input arrangements with force or tactile feedback as computer generated output to the user
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/03543 Mice or pucks G06F3/03541 takes precedence

Abstract

The present invention provides an intelligent mouse includes a physical environment conditions detector for sampling physical environment conditions in the intelligent mouse, a physical condition adjustor for adjusting the physical environment conditions; and a microprocessor unit for processing operations of the intelligent mouse. The microprocessor unit comprises a memory for storing a reference physical condition value represented a modest physical condition range; and an environment controller for processing the physical condition values and outputting a controlling command to the physical condition adjustor. The intelligent mouse can measure physical environment conditions automatically and adjust the physical environment conditions into a modest range automatically.

Claims

1. An intelligent mouse comprising:

an physical environment conditions detector for sampling physical environment conditions in the intelligent mouse;

an physical condition adjustor for adjusting the physical environment conditions; and

a microprocessor unit comprising;

an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) for converting the physical environment conditions into digitalized environment values;

a memory for storing reference physical condition values represented a modest environment range; and

an environment controller for processing the physical condition values and outputting a controlling command to the physical condition adjustor.

2. The intelligent mouse according to claim 1, further comprising an interface connected to a computer for obtaining power supply from the computer and exchanging data with the computer.

3. The intelligent mouse according to claim 1, wherein the physical environment conditions detector comprises temperature sensors and humidity sensors, the temperature sensors configured for sampling a physical temperature parameter in the intelligent mouse, and the humidity sensors configured for sampling a physical moistness parameter in the intelligent mouse.

4. The intelligent mouse according to claim 3, wherein the physical environment conditions detector is configured at an appropriate position of the intelligent mouse where is available to detect changes of the environment.

5. The intelligent mouse according to claim 4, wherein the ADC is configured for converting the physical temperature parameter and the physical moistness parameter into a digitalized temperature value and a digitalized dampness value respectively.

6. The intelligent mouse according to claim 5, wherein the reference data comprises a critically high temperature value, a critically low temperature value, and a critically wet value.

7. The intelligent mouse according to claim 6, wherein the physical condition adjustor comprises a thermostat and a dehumidifier, the thermostat configured for adjusting a physical temperature parameter in the intellectual mouse, and the dehumidifier configured for adjusting a physical moistness parameter in the intellectual mouse.

8. The intelligent mouse according to claim 7, wherein the environment controller is configured for comparing the temperature value with the critically high temperature value and the critically low temperature value, and outputting a temperature command to the physical condition adjustor;

and the thermostat is configured for adjusting parameter of the physical temperature parameter in the intelligent mouse according to the temperature command.

9. The intelligent mouse according to claim 8, wherein the environment controller is configured for activating the thermostat if the temperature value is higher than the critically high temperature value or lower than the critically low temperature value;

otherwise inactivating the thermostat if the temperature value is between the critically high temperature value and the critically low temperature value.

10. The intelligent mouse according to claim 9, wherein the thermostat comprises a micro-fan and a heater.

11. The intelligent mouse according to claim 10, wherein:

the environment controller activates the micro-fan if the temperature value is higher than the critically high temperature value, and inactivates the micro-fan if the temperature value is lower than the critically low temperature value;

the environment controller activates the heater if the temperature value is lower than the critically high temperature value, and inactivates the heater if the temperature value is higher than the critically low temperature value.

12. The intelligent mouse according to claim 7, wherein the environment controller is configured for comparing the dampness value with the critically wet value, and then outputting a humidity command to the dehumidifier;

and the physical condition adjustor is configured for adjusting physical moistness parameter in the intelligent mouse according the humidity command.

13. The intelligent mouse according to claim 12, the environment controller is configured for activating the dehumidifier if the dampness value is higher than the critically wet value;

or inactivating the dehumidifier if the dampness value is lower than the critically wet value.

14. The intelligent mouse according to claim 13, wherein the dehumidifier comprises a micro-fan and a heater.

15. The intelligent mouse according to claim 14, wherein:

the environment controller activates the micro-fan if the dampness value is higher than the critically wet value and the temperature value is higher than the critically low temperature value;

the environment controller activates the heater if the dampness value is higher than the critically wet value and the temperature value is lower than the critically low temperature value;

the environment controller inactivates the micro-fan if the dampness value is lower than the critically wet value and the temperature is lower than the critically high temperature value;

the environment controller inactivates the heater if the dampness value is lower than the critically wet value as well as the temperature is higher than the low temperature value.