SOLAR POWERED MOUSE

• US 20090184925A1
• Filed: 06/17/2008
• Published: 07/23/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 01/18/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Primax Electronics Limited
• Original Assignee: Primax Electronics Limited
• Inventors: Chien, Chien-Pang
• Granted Patent: US 8,077,148 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/163
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/03543 Mice or pucks G06F3/03541 takes precedence

Abstract

The present invention relates to a solar powered mouse. The solar powered mouse includes a mouse body, an optical sensor, an internal light source, a secondary battery, a lens and a power management device. The lens is arranged on the mouse body for focusing the external light beams on a solar energy module of the power management device. The light energy of these light beams can be converted into electricity required for charging the secondary battery of the solar powered mouse.

Claims

1. A solar powered mouse comprising:

a mouse body;

an optical sensor for generating a cursor control signal by sensing movement of said mouse body;

an internal light source for emitting internal light beams to be received by said optical sensor;

a secondary battery for powering said mouse;

a lens arranged on said mouse body such that external light beams are permissible to enter an interior of said mouse body through said lens; and

a power management device disposed within said mouse body for charging said secondary battery, and comprising;

a solar energy module disposed on a position permissible to receive said internal light beams and said external light beams, so that said internal light beams and said external light beams are converted by said solar energy module into output electricity;

a voltage detector for detecting a voltage level Vs of said output electricity; and

a charging module electrically connected to said voltage detector, wherein said charging module is activated to charge said secondary battery with said output electricity if said voltage level Vs is greater than or equal to a preset voltage value Vth.

2. The solar powered mouse according to claim 1 further comprising two click buttons and a scroll wheel between said two click buttons, wherein said lens is arranged adjacent to said scroll wheel.

3. The solar powered mouse according to claim 1 further comprising a diode, which is interconnected between said charging module and said secondary battery, for allowing unidirectional current flow between said charging module and said secondary battery.

4. The solar powered mouse according to claim 1 wherein said internal light source is a light emitting diode (LED).

5. The solar powered mouse according to claim 1 wherein said power management device further comprises a capacitor between said solar energy module and said voltage detector.

6. The solar powered mouse according to claim 5 wherein said charging module charges said capacitor with said output electricity if the surplus capacity of said secondary battery is greater than or equal to a predetermined battery capacity value, and said charging module charges said secondary battery with said output electricity if the surplus capacity of said secondary battery is smaller than said predetermined battery capacity value.