INPUT DEVICE FOR GENERATING AN INPUT INSTRUCTION BY A CAPTURED KEYBOARD IMAGE AND RELATED METHOD THEREOF

• US 20130076631A1
• Filed: 06/24/2012
• Published: 03/28/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 09/22/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Wistron Corporation
• Original Assignee: Wistron Corporation
• Inventors: Zhang, Ren Wei, Ji, Ming xing
• Application Number:
  US13/531,576
• Publication Number:
  US 20130076631A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/168
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0426 tracking fingers with respect to a virtual keyboard projected or printed on the surface virtual keyboards on touch screens G06F3/04886

Abstract

An input device for generating an input instruction by captured images is disclosed. The input device includes a first image capturing module, a second image capturing module and a logic control unit. The first image capturing module and the second image capturing module are disposed around a keyboard for respectively capturing a first object image and a second object image of an object and for respectively capturing a first key image and a second key image of a key on the keyboard. The logic control unit is used for calculating a first distance according to the first object image and the first key image and a second distance according to the second object image and the second key image, and for generating the input instruction when the first distance and the second distance are smaller than a first threshold value and a second threshold value, respectively.

Claims

1. An input device for generating an input instruction by captured images, comprising:

a first image capturing module disposed around a keyboard for capturing a first object image of an object and a first key image of a key on the keyboard;

a second image capturing module disposed around the keyboard for capturing a second object image of the object and a second key image of the key on the keyboard; and

a logic control unit for calculating a first distance according to the first object image and the first key image and a second distance according to the second object image and the second key image, and further for generating the input instruction when determining that the first distance and the second distance are respectively smaller than a first threshold value and a second threshold value.

2. The input device of claim 1, further comprising:

a first portable electronic device wherein the first image capturing module is disposed; and

a second portable electronic device wherein the second image capturing module is disposed;

wherein the logic control unit is coupled to the first image capturing module and generates the input instruction when determining that the first distance and the second distance are respectively smaller than the first threshold value and the second threshold value.

3. The input device of claim 2, wherein the first threshold value is substantially identical to the second threshold value.

4. The input device of claim 2, wherein the first portable electronic device comprises a first wireless communication module, the second portable electronic device comprises a second wireless communication module, and the second wireless communication module communicates with the first wireless communication module for transmitting image data.

5. The input device of claim 4, wherein the logic control unit generates a first object coordinate and a first key coordinate respectively according to the first object image and the first key image, the logic control unit further generates a second object coordinate and a second key coordinate respectively according to the second object image and the second key image, and the logic control unit calculates the first distance according to the first object coordinate and the first key coordinate and further calculates the second distance according to the second object coordinate and the second key coordinate.

6. The input device of claim 5, wherein an included angle is defined between a line connecting the first image capturing module and the keyboard and a line connecting the second image capturing module and the keyboard.

7. The input device of claim 6, wherein the first threshold value is substantially identical to the second threshold value.

8. The input device of claim 1, further comprising:

a portable electronic device wherein the first image capturing module and the second image capturing module are disposed;

wherein the logic control unit are coupled to the first image capturing module and the second image capturing module and generates the input instruction when determining that the first distance and the second distance are respectively smaller than the first threshold value and the second threshold value.

9. The input device of claim 8, wherein the first threshold value is substantially identical to the second threshold value.

10. The input device of claim 8, wherein the logic control unit generates a first object coordinate and a first key coordinate respectively according to the first object image and the first key image, the logic control unit further generates a second object coordinate and a second key coordinate respectively according to the second object image and the second key image, and the logic control unit calculates the first distance according to the first object coordinate and the first key coordinate and calculates the second distance according to the second object coordinate and the second key coordinate.

11. The input device of claim 10, wherein an included angle is defined between a line connecting the first image capturing module and the keyboard and a line connecting the second image capturing module and the keyboard.

12. The input device of claim 11, wherein the first threshold value is substantially identical to the second threshold value.

13. A method for generating an input instruction by captured images, comprising:

utilizing a first image capturing module to capture a first object image of an object and a first key image of a key on a keyboard;

utilizing a second image capturing module to capture a second object image of the object and a second key image of the key on the keyboard;

a logic control unit calculating a first distance according to the first object image and the first key image and a second distance according to the second object image and the second key image; and

the logic control unit generating the input instruction when determining that the first distance and the second distance are respectively smaller than a first threshold value and a second threshold value.

14. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

disposing the first image capturing module and the second image module respectively in a first portable electronic device and in a second portable electronic device, wherein the logic control unit is coupled to the first image capturing module; and

utilizing a first wireless communication module of the first portable electronic device to communicate with a second wireless communication module of the second portable electronic device to transmit image data.

15. The method of claim 14, further comprising:

utilizing the logic control unit to generate a first object coordinate and a first key coordinate respectively according to the first object image and the first key image; and

utilizing the logic control unit to generate a second object coordinate and a second key coordinate respectively according to the second object image and the second key image.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the logic control unit calculating the first distance according to the first object image and the first key image and the second distance according to the second object image and the second key image comprises the logic control unit calculating the first distance according to the first object coordinate and the first key coordinate and further calculating the second distance according to the second object coordinate and the second key coordinate.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the first threshold value is substantially identical to the second threshold value.

18. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

disposing the first image capturing module and the second image module in a portable electronic device, wherein the logic control unit is coupled to the first image capturing module and the second image capturing module.

19. The method of claim 18, further comprising:

utilizing the logic control unit to generate a first object coordinate and a first key coordinate respectively according to the first object image and the first key image; and

utilizing the logic control unit to generate a second object coordinate and a second key coordinate respectively according to the second object image and the second key image.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein the logic control unit calculating the first distance according to the first object image and the first key image and the second distance according to the second object image and the second key image comprises the logic control unit calculating the first distance according to the first object coordinate and the first key coordinate and further calculating the second distance according to the second object coordinate and the second key coordinate.