HUMAN INTERFACE APPARATUS HAVING INPUT UNIT FOR POINTER LOCATION INFORMATION AND POINTER COMMAND EXECUTION UNIT
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1. A human interface device, comprising:
- a text input unit comprising a plurality of physical buttons;
a pointer location information input unit configured to activate a motion detection area, which is formed to be parallel to an upper surface of the physical buttons, and recognize information related to a pointer location from a user motion on the motion detection area, wherein the pointer location indicates a location of a pointer displayed on a digital device being connected to the human interface device via wired or wireless connection;
a pointer execution command unit configured to receive a command to perform at least one function at the pointer location;
a mode shift unit configured to activate a pointer location input mode; and
a communication unit configured to transmit the information related to the pointer location to the digital device;
wherein the pointer location information input unit comprises an optical signal reflector or absorber which is provided around first to third sides of the text input unit, the reflector or absorber is provided above the upper surface of the physical buttons, and the mode shift unit is provided on a fourth side of the text input unit.
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Abstract
A human interface apparatus comprising the steps of: receiving text input from a user; switching to input mode for pointing location information; receiving input for pointing location information from the user; and switching the human interface apparatus to a text input mode, wherein the text input area and the pointing location information input area have at least a part of the area in common.
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1. A human interface device, comprising:
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a text input unit comprising a plurality of physical buttons; a pointer location information input unit configured to activate a motion detection area, which is formed to be parallel to an upper surface of the physical buttons, and recognize information related to a pointer location from a user motion on the motion detection area, wherein the pointer location indicates a location of a pointer displayed on a digital device being connected to the human interface device via wired or wireless connection; a pointer execution command unit configured to receive a command to perform at least one function at the pointer location; a mode shift unit configured to activate a pointer location input mode; and a communication unit configured to transmit the information related to the pointer location to the digital device; wherein the pointer location information input unit comprises an optical signal reflector or absorber which is provided around first to third sides of the text input unit, the reflector or absorber is provided above the upper surface of the physical buttons, and the mode shift unit is provided on a fourth side of the text input unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for receiving a user input in a human interface device, comprising:
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receiving, by a text input unit comprising a plurality of physical buttons, a text input of a user; activating, by a pointer location information input unit, a motion detection area, which is formed to be parallel to an upper surface of the physical buttons; recognizing, by the pointer location information input unit, information related to a pointer location from a user motion on the motion detection area, wherein the pointer location indicates a location of a pointer displayed on a digital device being connected to the human interface device via wired or wireless connection receiving, by a pointer execution command unit, a command to perform at least one function at the pointer location; receiving, by a mode shift unit, a mode shift signal which activates a pointer location information input mode; and transmitting, by a communication unit, the information related to the pointer location to the digital device; wherein the pointer location information input unit comprises an optical signal reflector or absorber which is provided around first to third sides of the text input unit, the reflector or absorber is provided above the upper surface of the physical buttons, and the mode shift unit is provided on a fourth side of the text input unit.
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12. A human interface device, comprising:
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a text input unit comprising a plurality of physical buttons to receive a text input from a user during a text input mode; a pointer input unit comprising at least one optical sensor module to receive a pointer input from the user during a pointer input mode, wherein the at least one optical sensor module activates a motion detection area which is formed above an upper surface of the physical buttons and recognize a user motion on the motion detection area; a mode shift unit configured to shift to one mode between the text input mode and the pointer input mode; and a communication unit configured to transmit information related to the user motion to a digital device being connected to the human interface device via wired or wireless connection; wherein the pointer input unit comprises an optical signal reflector or absorber which is provided around first to third sides of the text input unit, the reflector or absorber is provided above the upper surface of the physical buttons, and the mode shift unit is provided on a fourth side of the text input unit. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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