Input means for interactive devices

• US 7,679,601 B2
• Filed: 05/12/2006
• Issued: 03/16/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 12/01/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
• Original Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
• Inventors: Chen, Chi-Liang, Liou, Shun-Nan, Chang, Shyang-Jye, Tsai, Ming-Jye
• Primary Examiner(s): Mengistu; Amare
• Assistant Examiner(s): SHARIFI-TAFRESHI, KOOSHA
• Application Number:
  US11/432,630
• Publication Number:
  US 20070130582A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,404 Days
• Field of Search: 73489-51404, 345/156, 345/157, 345/158, 345/169, 463/37, 463/49
• US Class Current: 345/156
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04892 Arrangements for controlling cursor position based on codes indicative of cursor displacements from one discrete location to another, e.g. using cursor control keys associated to different directions or using the tab key arrangements for controlling cursor position based on coordinate signals G06F3/038
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42204 User interfaces specially adapted for controlling a client device through a remote control device; Remote control devices therefor constructive details of casings for the remote control device H01H9/0235; user interfaces for controlling a tuning device of a television receiver through a remote control H03J9/00; remote control of peripheral devices connected to a television receiver through the remote control device of the television receiver H04B1/205
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42222 Additional components integrated in the remote control device, e.g. timer, speaker, sensors for detecting position, direction or movement of the remote control, microphone or battery charging device

Abstract

An input means adapted for an interactive device is disclosed, which comprises: an inertial sensing module, for detecting a gesture movement of a user and thus generating a gesture signal accordingly; a multifunctional keypad, having at least a key to be selected and pressed for generating a selecting signal accordingly; a control unit, for fetching the selecting signal and the gesture signal and thus generating a control signal corresponding thereto; a signal processing unit, for receiving and processing the control signal so as to generate an interactive signal and then sending the interactive signal to the control unit; and a wireless transmission module, being used to transmit the interactive signal of the control unit to the interactive device.

Claims

1. input means for an interactive device, comprising:

a first accelerometer detecting a first linear movement along a first axis;

a second accelerometer detecting a second linear movement along said first axis;

a third accelerometer detecting a third linear movement along a second axis and a first rotational movement around said first axis

a keypad, having a key to be selected and pressed for generating a selecting signal accordingly;

a control unit, fetching the selecting signal, the first linear movement, said second linear movement, said third linear movement, and said first rotational movement, calculates a second rotational movement around a third axis based on said first linear movement and said second linear movement, and generating a control signal corresponding thereto;

a signal processing unit, for receiving and processing the control signal transmitted from the control unit so as to generate an interactive signal encoded for the interactive device and then sending the interactive signal back to the control unit; and

a wireless transmission module, being used to transmit the interactive signal from the control unit to the interactive device.

2. The input means of claim 1, wherein the interactive signal encoded for the interactive device is a coordinate signal representing a position of a display of the interactive device.

3. The input means of claim 1, wherein the interactive signal encoded for the interactive device is a signal triggering a manual/icon selection of interactive device.

4. The input means of claim 1, wherein the input means further comprises a casing for the keypad to be fitted thereon while exposing the keypad outside the casing to be operable externally.

5. The input means of claim 1, wherein the keypad comprises a press button.

6. The input means of claim 1, wherein the keypad is a device integrating functions of a computer mouse, text-inputting press-keys of a cellular phone and a television remote control while operating cooperatively with software and circuit matching thereto.

7. The input means of claim 1, wherein the interactive device is an interactive television.

8. The input means of claim 1, wherein the interactive device is an interactive computer.

9. The input means of claim 1, wherein the interactive device is an interactive integrated system of television and computer.

10. The input means of claim 1, wherein the interactive device is a gaming console.

11. The input means of claim 1, wherein the interactive device is an interactive multimedia apparatus.

12. The input means of claim 1, wherein a display of the interactive device is a computer display.

13. The input means of claim 1, wherein a display of the interactive device is a television screen.

14. The input means of claim 1, wherein a display of the interactive device is an image projecting apparatus.