MOUSE AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING MOTION OF A CURSOR

• US 20130050082A1
• Filed: 10/12/2011
• Published: 02/28/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 08/22/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Wistron Corporation
• Original Assignee: Tung-Ming Wu
• Inventors: Wu, Tung-Ming
• Application Number:
  US13/272,203
• Publication Number:
  US 20130050082A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/163
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/017 Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0346 with detection of the device orientation or free movement in a 3D space, e.g. 3D mice, 6-DOF [six degrees of freedom] pointers using gyroscopes, accelerometers or tilt-sensors

Abstract

A method for determining motion of a cursor is disclosed in the present invention. The method includes executing an initial amendment, detecting a first physic quantity by a first G sensor, controlling displacement of the cursor according to the first physic quantity and the initial amending value by a processor, detecting a second physic quantity and a third physic quantity by a second G sensor and a third G sensor according to detection of the first G sensor, and outputting a controlling signal according to detection of the second G sensor and the third G sensor by the processor.

Claims

1. A method for determining motion of a cursor on a display interface comprising:

executing an initial amendment;

detecting a first physical quantity by a first G sensor;

controlling displacement of the cursor according to the first physical quantity and an initial amending value by a processor;

detecting a second physical quantity and a third physical quantity respectively by a second G sensor and a third G sensor according to detection of the first G sensor; and

outputting a controlling signal according to detection of the second G sensor and the third G sensor by the processor.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein controlling the displacement of the cursor according to the first physical quantity and the initial amending value by the processor comprises:

outputting the controlling signal via a transmitter by the processor; and

receiving the controlling signal by a receiver so as to utilize the controlling signal and the initial amending value to control the displacement of the cursor on the display interface.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein controlling the displacement of the cursor according to the first physical quantity and the initial amending value by the processor further comprises:

controlling the displacement of the cursor corresponding to the first physical quantity according to the first physical quantity and the initial amending value by the processor when the first physical quantity is not equal to zero.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein controlling the displacement of the cursor according to the first physical quantity and the initial amending value by the processor further comprises:

stopping the displacement of the cursor by the processor when the first physical quantity is equal to zero.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein detecting the second physical quantity and the third physical quantity respectively by the second G sensor and the third G sensor according to the detection of the first G sensor comprises:

detecting the second physical quantity and the third physical quantity respectively by the second G sensor and the third G sensor when the first physical quantity is equal to zero.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein outputting the controlling signal according to the detection of the second G sensor and the third G sensor by the processor comprises:

outputting the controlling signal according to the second physical quantity or the third physical quantity by the processor when determining that the second physical quantity and the third physical quantity are generated simultaneously, wherein the second physical quantity represents a click signal of a mouse left key, and the third physical quantity represents a click signal of a mouse right key.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein outputting the controlling signal according to the detection of the second G sensor and the third G sensor by the processor further comprises:

outputting the controlling signal according to the second physical quantity or the third physical quantity by the processor when determining that the second physical quantity and the third physical quantity are simultaneously generated once again, wherein the second physical quantity represents a positive signal of a mouse roller, and the third physical quantity represents a negative signal of the mouse roller.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein outputting the controlling signal according to the detection of the second G sensor and the third G sensor by the processor comprises:

outputting the controlling signal according to the second physical quantity or the third physical quantity by the processor when determining that the second physical quantity and the third physical quantity are generated simultaneously, wherein the second physical quantity represents a positive signal of a mouse roller, and the third physical quantity represents a negative signal of the mouse roller.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein outputting the controlling signal according to the detection of the second G sensor and the third G sensor by the processor further comprises:

outputting the controlling signal according to the second physical quantity or the third physical quantity by the processor when determining that the second physical quantity and the third physical quantity are simultaneously generated once again, wherein the second physical quantity represents a click signal of a mouse left key, and the third physical quantity represents a click signal of a mouse right key.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein outputting the controlling signal according to the detection of the second G sensor and the third G sensor by the processor further comprises:

outputting the controlling signal via a transmitter by the processor; and

receiving the controlling signal by a receiver so as to utilize the controlling signal to output the motion corresponding to a click signal from a mouse right key or from a mouse left key, or further corresponding to a positive signal or a negative signal from a mouse roller.

11. A mouse comprising:

a first G sensor for detecting a first physical quantity;

a second G sensor for detecting a second physical quantity;

a third G sensor for detecting a third physical quantity; and

a processor electrically connected to the first G sensor, the second G sensor and the third G sensor for controlling displacement of a cursor on a display interface according to the first physical quantity and an initial amending value, and further for outputting a controlling signal corresponding to the second physical quantity and the third physical quantity according to detection of the first G sensor.

12. The mouse of claim 11, further comprising:

a transmitter electrically connected to the processor, the processor being for outputting the controlling signal via the transmitter; and

a receiver electrically connected to the display for receiving the controlling signal outputted from the transmitter, so as to control motion of the cursor on the display interface.

13. The mouse of claim 12, wherein the transmitter is a wireless transmitter.

14. The mouse of claim 11, wherein the processor controls the displacement of the cursor corresponding to the first physical quantity according to the first physical quantity and the initial amending value when the first physical quantity is not equal to zero.

15. The mouse of claim 11, wherein the processor stops the displacement of the cursor when the first physical quantity is equal to zero.

16. The mouse of claim 11, wherein the processor outputs the corresponding controlling signal according to the second physical quantity and the third physical quantity when the first physical quantity is equal to zero.

17. The mouse of claim 16, wherein the processor represents the controlling signal corresponding to the second physical quantity as a click signal of a mouse left key, and further represents the controlling signal corresponding to the third physical quantity as a click signal of a mouse right key when determining that the second physical quantity and the third physical quantity are generated simultaneously.

18. The mouse of claim 17, wherein the processor further represents the controlling signal corresponding to the second physical quantity as a positive signal of a mouse roller, and further represents the controlling signal corresponding to the third physical quantity as a negative signal of the mouse roller when determining that the second physical quantity and the third physical quantity are simultaneously generated once again.

19. The mouse of claim 11, wherein the first G sensor is electrically connected to the processor via a serial communication bus.

20. The mouse of claim 11, further comprising:

a battery module electrically connected to the processor.