INPUT DEVICE MODEL TESTING SYSTEM

• US 20110050572A1
• Filed: 11/12/2009
• Published: 03/03/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 08/28/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Primax Electronics Limited
• Original Assignee: Primax Electronics Limited
• Inventors: Chen, Wei-Yu, Hsi, Chen-Ning
• Application Number:
  US12/617,296
• Publication Number:
  US 20110050572A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/163
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/03 Arrangements for converting the position or the displacement of a member into a coded form
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0425 using a single imaging device like a video camera for tracking the absolute position of a single or a plurality of objects with respect to an imaged reference surface, e.g. video camera imaging a display or a projection screen, a table or a wall surface, on which a computer generated image is displayed or projected tracking a projected light spot to determine a position on a display surface G06F3/0386

Abstract

An input device model testing system is provided for testing an input device model that is placed on a working plane. The input device model testing system includes image pickup devices for capturing the input device model and the working plane, a microphone for receiving the clicking sound of the input device model, a computer screen for displaying the working plane image, and a computer host. The computer host includes a model image analyzing program and a working plane image analyzing program. The working plane image and the model image are respectively analyzed by the model image analyzing program and the working plane image analyzing program, so that associated user input instructions are executed.

Claims

1. An input device model testing system, comprising:

a working plane comprising a plurality of simulated icons;

a mouse model placed on said working plane for pointing to one of said simulated icons, wherein said mouse model comprises a cursor element, a first button zone and a second button zone;

a first image pickup device for capturing said working plane, thereby generating a working plane image, wherein said working plane image includes an image of said simulated icon that is pointed by said cursor element of said mouse model;

a second image pickup device for capturing said mouse model, thereby generating a model image, wherein said model image includes an image of said button zone that is clicked;

a first computer screen for displaying said working plane image;

a microphone for receiving a clicking sound emitted from said mouse model when said mouse model is clicked, thereby generating a clicking signal; and

a computer host in communication with said first image pickup device, said second image pickup device, said microphone and said first computer screen for receiving said clicking signal, said working plane image and said model image, wherein said computer host comprises;

a model image analyzing program for discriminating which of said button zones is clicked according to said model image;

a working plane image analyzing program for discriminating which of said simulated icons is pointed by said cursor element according to said working plane image;

a simulated icon link program for establishing linkages between said simulated icons and respective icon shortcuts; and

a plurality of icon shortcuts corresponding to respective simulated icons,

wherein said computer host discriminates which of said button zones is clicked and which of said simulated icons is pointed according to said clicking signal and by said model image analyzing program and said working plane image analyzing program, so that a first button function or a second function associated with said pointed simulated icon is executed, and a result of executing said first button function or said second function is displayed on said first computer screen.

2. The input device model testing system according to claim 1 wherein after said computer host discriminates which of said button zones is clicked and which of said simulated icons is pointed, said simulated icon link program executes a function of linking said pointed simulated icon with a corresponding icon shortcut.

3. The input device model testing system according to claim 2 wherein said icon shortcuts comprise a “

My Computer”

icon shortcut, a “

My Document”

icon shortcut, and an “

Internet Explorer”

icon shortcut.

4. The input device model testing system according to claim 3 wherein said first button function and the second button function are a left-button function and a right-button function, respectively.

5. The input device model testing system according to claim 4 wherein when said cursor element is pointed to said simulated icon corresponding to said “

My Computer”

icon shortcut and said first button zone of said mouse model is clicked, said simulated icon link program executes a function of triggering said “

My Computer”

icon shortcut.

6. The input device model testing system according to claim 4 wherein when said cursor element is pointed to said simulated icon corresponding to said “

My Computer”

icon shortcut and said second button zone of said mouse model is clicked, said simulated icon link program executes a function of showing a right-button menu.

7. The input device model testing system according to claim 4 wherein when said cursor element is pointed to said simulated icon corresponding to said “

My Computer”

icon shortcut and said first button zone of said mouse model is double clicked, said simulated icon link program executes a function of opening said “

My Computer”

icon shortcut.

8. The input device model testing system according to claim 1 wherein said working plane is a cardboard, and said simulated icons are drawn on said cardboard.

9. The input device model testing system according to claim 1 wherein said working plane is a glass platform, said input device model testing system further comprises a second computer screen under said glass platform and in communication with said computer host for displaying a Windows interface of said computer host, and said icon shortcuts are shown on said Windows interface.

10. The input device model testing system according to claim 9 wherein said simulated icons shown on said glass platform correspond to said icon shortcuts shown on said Windows interface, respectively.

11. The input device model testing system according to claim 1 wherein said cursor element comprises:

an arrow part for pointing to one of said simulated icons; and

an extension part connected to a main body of said mouse model.

12. The input device model testing system according to claim 11 wherein said cursor element is made of transparent plastic material, and said arrow part of said cursor element is coated with white paint for facilitating identification.

13. The input device model testing system according to claim 1 wherein said model image analyzing program and the working plane image analyzing program respectively discriminate said clicked button zone and said pointed simulated icon according to an image recognition technology.

14. An input device model testing system, comprising:

a keyboard model comprising a plurality of key zones;

an image pickup device for capturing said keyboard model, thereby generating a model image, wherein said model image includes an image of said key zone that is depressed;

a computer screen for displaying an input message interface;

a microphone for receiving a depressing sound emitted from said keyboard model when one of said key zones of said keyboard model is depressed, thereby generating a corresponding depressing signal; and

a computer host in communication with said image pickup device, said microphone and said computer screen for receiving said depressing signal and said model image, wherein said computer host comprises;

a model image analyzing program for discriminating which of said key zones is depressed according to said model image; and

said input message interface,

wherein said computer host discriminates which of said key zones is depressed according to said depressing signal and by said model image analyzing program, so that a text or symbol corresponding to said depressed key zone is inputted to said computer host and said text or symbol is shown on said input message interface of said computer screen.

15. The input device model testing system according to claim 14 wherein said input message interface is a Microsoft Word document file or a Notepad file.

16. The input device model testing system according to claim 14 wherein said model image is divided into a plurality of image blocks by said model image analyzing program, and said image blocks correspond to respective key zones.

17. The input device model testing system according to claim 16 wherein said key zones at least comprises an A key zone, a B key zone, and a C key zone.

18. The input device model testing system according to claim 17 wherein when said A key zone, said B key zone and said C key zone are successively depressed and respective depressing signals are generated by said microphone, said image blocks of said model image corresponding to said A key zone, said B key zone and said C key zone are successively sheltered and said depressing signals are transmitted to said computer host, so that letters ABC are inputted to said input message interface and shown on said computer screen by said computer host.

19. The input device model testing system according to claim 14 wherein said model image analyzing program discriminates said depressed zone according to an image recognition technology.