MULTI-FUNCTIONAL WIRELESS MOUSE

• US 20100020015A1
• Filed: 07/22/2009
• Published: 01/28/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 07/22/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Ijent Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Ijent Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: JUNG, Dae Chuel
• Application Number:
  US12/507,180
• Publication Number:
  US 20100020015A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/163
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/0384 Wireless input, i.e. hardware and software details of wireless interface arrangements for pointing devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/03543 Mice or pucks G06F3/03541 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/038 Control and interface arrangements therefor, e.g. drivers or device-embedded control circuitry

Abstract

Provided is a multi-functional wireless mouse apparatus. Components for performing various functions as well as a mouse function are added to a wireless mouse and a receiver that is connected to a USB port of a computer to communicate with the wireless mouse. A digital multimedia broadcast receiving unit that can receive a digital multimedia broadcast is provided to the signal receiver. Therefore, it is possible to remove the inconvenience in that one USB port needs to be used for a general USB mouse and another USB port needs to be used for a DMB receiver. In addition, number keys and a dedicated key of which function can be designed by a user are disposed on a surface of the wireless mouse, so that the user can easily change a channel of the digital multimedia broadcast or adjust a volume.

Claims

1. A multi-functional wireless mouse apparatus comprising:

a wireless mouse that transmits a mouse signal including a click signal and a position measuring signal; and

a signal receiver that is connected to a computer to receive the mouse signal to output the mouse signal to the computer and to receive a digital multimedia broadcast signal to output the digital multimedia broadcast signal to the computer.

2. The multi-functional wireless mouse apparatus according to claim 1,

wherein the wireless mouse comprises a key pad including number keys and a plurality of dedicated keys of which functions can be designated by a user and transmits to the signal receiver the mouse signal that further includes a key input signal of the key pad, and

wherein, when the signal receiver receives the key input signal designating recording or screen-capturing of the digital multimedia broadcast input through one of the dedicated keys, the signal receiver stores the digital multimedia broadcast signal in an internal memory unit or in the computer.

3. The multi-functional wireless mouse apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the wireless mouse converts an analog acoustic signal input from a connected microphone to a digital acoustic signal to transmit the digital acoustic signal to the signal receiver, and the wireless mouse converts the digital acoustic signal received from the signal receiver to an analog acoustic signal to output the analog acoustic signal to a connected speaker.

4. The multi-functional wireless mouse apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the speaker and the microphone are embedded inside a housing of the wireless mouse.

5. The multi-functional wireless mouse apparatus according to claim 1,

wherein the wireless mouse receives an auxiliary mouse signal input from a connected auxiliary mouse and a key input signal input from a connected keyboard to transmit the mouse signal generated from the wireless mouse, the auxiliary mouse signal, and the key input signal to the signal receiver, and

wherein the signal receiver transmits the mouse signal of the wireless mouse received from the wireless mouse together with the auxiliary mouse signal and the key input signal to the computer.

6. The multi-functional wireless mouse apparatus according to claim 1,

wherein the signal receiver comprises:

a multimedia broadcast receiving unit that receives the digital multimedia broadcast signal and decodes the digital multimedia broadcast signal to output an image signal and an acoustic signal;

a second transceiving unit that communicates with the wireless mouse; and

a receiver control unit that controls functions of the multimedia broadcast receiving unit and transmits the image signal and the acoustic signal of the multimedia broadcast to the computer so that the computer can output the image signal and the acoustic signal, and

wherein the wireless mouse comprises;

a position measuring unit that measures a position of the wireless mouse and outputs a position measuring signal;

an input unit that generates the click signal and a scroll signal according to user'"'"'s manipulation;

a first transceiving unit that communicates with the signal receiver; and

a mouse control unit that controls the position measuring unit, the input unit, and the first transceiving unit and transmits the mouse signal including the position measuring signal, the click signal, and the scroll signal through the first transceiving unit to the signal receiver.

7. The multi-functional wireless mouse apparatus according to claim 6,

wherein the input unit further generates a key input signal of a key pad that is provided to the wireless mouse, and

wherein the mouse control unit transmits to the signal receiver the mouse signal that further includes the key input signal.

8. The multi-functional wireless mouse apparatus according to claim 6,

wherein the wireless mouse further comprises an acoustic signal input/output unit that converts an analog acoustic signal input from a connected microphone to a digital acoustic signal, outputs the digital acoustic signal to the mouse control unit, converts the digital acoustic signal received from the mouse control unit to an analog acoustic signal, and outputs the analog acoustic signal to a connected speaker, and

wherein the mouse control unit outputs the digital acoustic signal received from the signal receiver to the acoustic signal input/output unit and transmits the digital acoustic signal received from the acoustic signal input/output unit to the signal receiver.

9. The multi-functional wireless mouse apparatus according to claim 6,

wherein the wireless mouse further comprises a first extension unit that receives an auxiliary mouse signal input from a connected auxiliary mouse and a key input signal input from a connected keyboard to output the signals to the mouse control unit, and

wherein the mouse control unit transmits the auxiliary mouse signal and the key input signal together with the mouse signal generated from the wireless mouse to the signal receiver.

10. The multi-functional wireless mouse apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the signal receiver further comprises a second extension unit that connects an external electronic apparatus to the computer through the receiver control unit in a USB or IEEE 1394 scheme.

11. The multi-functional wireless mouse apparatus according to claim 6,

wherein the signal receiver further comprises a memory unit that stores a driver program of the multi-functional wireless mouse apparatus, and

wherein, when the signal receiver is connected to the computer, the receiver control unit checks whether or not the driver program is installed in the computer, and if the driver program is not installed, the receiver control unit transmits the driver program to the computer to install the driver program in the computer.