Computer mouse with bluetooth hand-free handset

• US 7,308,231 B2
• Filed: 11/17/2004
• Issued: 12/11/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 07/08/2004
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Accton Technology Corporation
• Original Assignee: Blue Expert Technology Corporation
• Inventors: Tung, Chia-Chun
• Primary Examiner(s): Maung, Nay
• Assistant Examiner(s): Wendell, Andrew
• Application Number:
  US10/989,323
• Publication Number:
  US 20060009154A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,119 Days
• Field of Search: 455/569.1, 455/569.2, 455/570, 455/575.9, 455/90.2, 455/41.2, 455/572, 345/156, 345/163, 345/164, 345/165, 345/166, 345/167
• US Class Current: 455/41.2
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/16 Sound input; Sound output speech processing G10L
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/6066 including a wireless connection
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/02 including a Bluetooth interface

Abstract

The invention discloses a computer input device with Bluetooth hand-free handset comprises: an electric source module, for providing power to the computer input device, comprising a voltage step-up circuit and a battery, in which the battery can be an one-time-battery or a rechargeable battery used as the electric source for the computer input device; an optical mouse circuit, for detecting movement vector caused by a movement of the computer input device by the principles of optical transmitting and receiving; a Bluetooth module, coupled to the optical mouse circuit, wherein the module is further connected to an antenna for transmitting/receiving signals, a power LED for indicating whether the computer input device is powered, and a link LED for indicating whether the computer input device is in a communication state; an echo cancellation circuit, coupled to the Bluetooth module and used for canceling echoes of audio signals; a sound receptor, coupled to the echo cancellation circuit for receiving the audio signals; an audio signal amplifying circuit, coupled to the echo cancellation circuit for receiving and amplifying the audio signals outputted from the echo cancellation circuit; and a loudspeaker, coupled to the audio signal amplifying circuit for playing sounds corresponding to the audio signals from the audio signal amplifying circuit.

Claims

1. A computer mouse with Bluetooth hand-free handset, capable of matching and communicating with a Bluetooth-enabled wireless communication device, comprising:

an electric source module, for providing power to the computer mouse;

an optical mouse circuit, for detecting a movement vector caused by a movement of the computer mouse by principles of optical transmitting and receiving to control a computer;

a Bluetooth module, coupled to the optical mouse circuit, wherein the Bluetooth module is connected to an antenna for transmitting/receiving signals;

an echo cancellation circuit, coupled to the Bluetooth module and used for canceling echoes of audio signals;

a sound receptor, coupled with the echo cancellation circuit for receiving the audio signal;

an audio signal amplifying circuit, coupled to the echo cancellation circuit and used for receiving and amplifying the audio signal outputted from the echo cancellation circuit;

a loudspeaker, coupled to the audio signal amplifying circuit coupled to the audio signal amplifying circuit for playing sounds corresponding to the audio signals from the audio signal amplifying circuit;

a function key on the computer mouse, the function key being configured to selectively switch the computer mouse to function as a hands-free handset, wherein the computer mouse is configured to selectively function as a hands-free handset when matched with a Bluetooth enabled mobile phone; and

a locking mechanism configured to lock the computer when the locking mechanism detects that the Bluetooth module is not transmitting the signals, the locking mechanism being further configured to unlock the computer when the signals are detected from the Bluetooth module.

2. The computer mouse as recited in claim 1, wherein the electric source module further comprises a voltage step-up circuit.

3. The computer mouse as recited in claim 1, wherein the electric source module employ a power supply selected from one of the following:

an one-time-battery or a rechargeable battery.

4. The computer mouse as recited in claim 1, wherein the Bluetooth module is further connected to a power LED and a link LED.

5. The computer mouse as recited in claim 1, wherein the Bluetooth-enabled wireless communication device is a device selected form the group consisting of a mobile phone, a computer with built-in Bluetooth module, and a computer with external Bluetooth module.

6. A computer mouse with Bluetooth hand-free handset, capable of matching and communicating with a Bluetooth-enabled wireless communication device, comprising:

an electric source module, for providing power to the computer mouse;

an input driving circuit, for receiving signals inputted by a user and converting/transferring the same to a computer;

a Bluetooth module, coupled to the input driving circuit, wherein the Bluetooth module is connected to an antenna for transmitting/receiving signals;

an echo cancellation circuit, coupled to the Bluetooth module and used for canceling echoes of audio signals;

a sound receptor, coupled with the echo cancellation circuit for receiving the audio signal;

an audio signal amplifying circuit, coupled to the echo cancellation circuit and used for receiving and amplifying the audio signal outputted from the echo cancellation circuit;

a loudspeaker, coupled to the audio signal amplifying circuit coupled to the audio signal amplifying circuit for playing sounds corresponding to the audio signals from the audio signal amplifying circuit;

a function key on the computer mouse, the function key being configured to selectively switch the computer mouse to function as a hands-free handset, wherein the computer mouse is configured to selectively function as a hands-free handset when matched with a Bluetooth enabled mobile phone; and

a locking mechanism configured to lock the computer when the locking mechanism detects that the Bluetooth module is not transmitting the signals, the locking mechanism being further configured to unlock the computer when the signals are detected from the Bluetooth module.

7. The computer mouse as recited in claim 6, wherein the electric source module further comprises a voltage step-up circuit.

8. The computer mouse as recited in claim 6, the electric source module employing a power supply selected from one of the following:

an one-time-battery or a rechargeable battery.

9. The computer mouse as recited in claim 6, wherein the Bluetooth module is further connected to a power LED and a link LED.

10. The computer mouse as recited in claim 6, wherein the Bluetooth wireless computer mouse is substantially a Bluetooth keyboard.

11. The computer mouse as recited in claim 6, wherein the Bluetooth-enabled wireless communication device is a device selected form the group consisting of a mobile phone, a computer with built-in Bluetooth module, and a computer with an external Bluetooth module.