MULTI FUNCTION MOUSE DEVICE

• US 20150070279A1
• Filed: 12/11/2013
• Published: 03/12/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 09/06/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Primax Electronics Limited
• Original Assignee: Primax Electronics Limited
• Inventors: LIN, CHIEN-NAN, WANG, TUN-SHIN
• Application Number:
  US14/103,314
• Publication Number:
  US 20150070279A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/163
• 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

A multi-function mouse device is in communication with a computer. The multi-function mouse device includes a casing and a mode selection element. The casing has a casing surface. The mode selection element is disposed on the casing surface. When the mode selection element is triggered by a user'"'"'s finger but the casing is not moved by a user'"'"'s palm, a predetermined command is executed by the computer. When the mode selection element is triggered by the user'"'"'s finger but the casing is not moved by a user'"'"'s palm, another predetermined command corresponding to a motion trajectory of the casing is executed by the computer.

Claims

1. A multi-function mouse device in communication with a computer host for controlling a cursor shown on a computer monitor, the computer monitor being in communication with the computer host, the multi-function mouse device comprising:

a casing having a casing surface;

a displacement sensing module disposed within the casing, wherein the displacement sensing module generates at least one displacement amount signal in response to movement of the casing;

a mode selection element disposed on the casing surface, wherein when the mode selection element is triggered, an enabling signal is generated; and

a controlling unit connected with the displacement sensing module and the mode selection element for receiving the at least one displacement amount signal, thereby judging a motion trajectory of the casing,

wherein if the controlling unit judges that the motion trajectory is not larger than a predetermined distance and the enabling signal is received, the controlling unit issues a first predetermined function signal to the computer host, so that a first predetermined command corresponding to the first predetermined function signal is executed by the computer host according to the first predetermined function signal, wherein if the controlling unit judges that the motion trajectory is larger than the predetermined distance and the enabling signal is received, the controlling unit issues a second predetermined function signal to the computer host according to the motion trajectory, so that a second predetermined command corresponding to the second predetermined function signal is executed by the computer host according to the second predetermined function signal.

2. The multi-function mouse device according to claim 1, wherein the mode selection element is a physical button, an optical sensor or a capacitive touchpad

3. The multi-function mouse device according to claim 1, wherein if the enabling signal is not received by the controlling unit, the controlling unit issues a cursor displacement signal to the computer host according to the motion trajectory, wherein according to the cursor displacement signal, the cursor is correspondingly moved by the computer host.

4. The multi-function mouse device according to claim 1, wherein motion trajectory is a linear motion trajectory in an X-axis direction, a linear motion trajectory in a Y-axis direction, a linear motion trajectory in a specified direction between the X-axis direction and the Y-axis direction, or a letter-shaped motion trajectory.

5. The multi-function mouse device according to claim 4, wherein the at least one displacement amount signal is a single displacement amount signal, wherein if the single displacement amount signal includes only an X-axis direction moving vector and a magnitude of the X-axis direction moving vector is higher than a first threshold value, the controlling unit judges that the motion trajectory of the casing is the linear motion trajectory in the X-axis direction, wherein if the single displacement amount signal includes only a Y-axis direction moving vector and a magnitude of the Y-axis direction moving vector is higher than a second threshold value, the controlling unit judges that the motion trajectory of the casing is the linear motion trajectory in the Y-axis direction.

6. The multi-function mouse device according to claim 4, wherein the at least one displacement amount signal is a single displacement amount signal, wherein if the single displacement amount signal includes an X-axis direction moving vector and a Y-axis direction moving vector and a magnitude of the X-axis direction moving vector is higher than a first threshold value and a magnitude of the Y-axis direction moving vector is higher than a second threshold value, the controlling unit judges that the motion trajectory of the casing is the linear motion trajectory in the specified direction between the X-axis direction and the Y-axis direction.

7. The multi-function mouse device according to claim 4, wherein the at least one displacement amount signal comprises a first displacement amount signal, a second displacement amount signal and a third displacement amount signal, and the first displacement amount signal, the second displacement amount signal and the third displacement amount signal are sequentially received by the displacement sensing module, wherein if an X-axis direction moving vector of the second displacement amount signal is opposed to an X-axis direction moving vector of the first displacement amount signal and an X-axis direction moving vector of the third displacement amount signal and a magnitude of the X-axis direction moving vector of the first displacement amount signal, a magnitude of the X-axis direction moving vector of the second displacement amount signal and a magnitude of the X-axis direction moving vector of the third displacement amount signal are all higher than a predetermined threshold value, the controlling unit judges that the motion trajectory of the casing is a reciprocating motion trajectory.

8. The multi-function mouse device according to claim 1, wherein when the first predetermined command is executed, a backspace function or a delete function is implemented.

9. The multi-function mouse device according to claim 1, wherein when the second predetermined command is executed, a zooming in function, a zooming out function, a web browser software opening function, a web browser “

Backward”

function, a web browser “

Forward”

function, a screen-locking function or an application program closing function is implemented.

10. The multi-function mouse device according to claim 1, further comprising a first button and a second button, wherein the first button and the second button are disposed on the casing surface and arranged side-by-side.

11. The multi-function mouse device according to claim 10, further comprising a scroll wheel, wherein the scroll wheel is protruded out of the casing surface, wherein when the scroll wheel is rotated, a scrolling signal is generated.

12. The multi-function mouse device according to claim 11, wherein the first button is a left button, the second button is a right button, and the scroll wheel is arranged between the first button and the second button.