Wireless mouse having a micro movement sensor for sensing a movement thereof

• US 20030179183A1
• Filed: 03/20/2002
• Published: 09/25/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 03/20/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: CRE Technology Company Limited
• Original Assignee: CRE Technology Company Limited
• Inventors: Lee, Yuan-Chen
• Application Number:
  US10/101,417
• Publication Number:
  US 20030179183A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/163
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/3259 Power saving in cursor control device, e.g. mouse, joystick, trackball
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/03543 Mice or pucks G06F3/03541 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0383 Signal control means within the pointing device
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 10/00 Energy efficient computing, e.g. low power processors, power management or thermal management

Abstract

A wireless mouse comprises a micro movement sensor, a CPU a high-frequency transmission module, a coordinate input module, an electronic switch, and a battery wherein coordinate input module is coupled to CPU, and electronic switch is coupled to CPU, high-frequency transmission module, and micro movement sensor, and battery respectively. Electronic switch is deactivated when mouse is not moved. When mouse is moved, micro movement sensor is activated to generate a signal which is in turn sent to the switch for activation, thereby enabling CPU and high-frequency transmission module. By sensing a movement of the mouse, a power saving of all components thereof is achieved.

Claims

1. A wireless mouse comprising a micro movement sensor, a CPU (central processing unit), a high-frequency transmission module, a coordinate input module, an electronic switch, and a battery wherein the coordinate input module is coupled to the CPU, and the electronic switch is coupled to the CPU, the high-frequency transmission module, and the micro movement sensor, and the battery respectively so that the electronic switch is deactivated when the mouse is not moved, and when the mouse is moved, the micro movement sensor is activated to generate a signal which is in turn sent to the electronic switch for activation, thereby enabling the CPU and the high-frequency transmission module.

2. The wireless mouse of claim 1, wherein the micro movement sensor comprises a piezoelectric element including a piezoelectric transistor, a horizontal bar, and a post having an upper end coupled to the horizontal bar and a lower end pivotably coupled to the piezoelectric transistor, and a micro movement sensing circuit.

3. The wireless mouse of claim 2, wherein the micro movement sensing circuit comprises a rectifier module, an amplifier module, a charger module, a discharger module, and a bias module wherein the rectifier module is coupled to the piezoelectric element for current conversion, the bias module is coupled to the piezoelectric element, the amplifier module is coupled to the rectifier module, and both the charger module and the discharger module are coupled to the amplifier module.

4. The wireless mouse of claim 1, wherein the coordinate input module consists of a light emitter, a grid wheel, and a photosensor.

5. The wireless mouse of claim 1, wherein the coordinate input module consists of a light emitter and an image sensor.

6. The wireless mouse of claim 3, wherein the piezoelectric transistor is a piezoelectric ceramic transistor.

7. The wireless mouse of claim 3, wherein in response to the movement of the mouse the piezoelectric transistor is capable of generating charges which are further outputted in a form of current from a positive terminal to a negative terminal thereof.

8. The wireless mouse of claim 2, wherein the micro movement sensing circuit has an output terminal which is at a high voltage level when the mouse is moved.

9. The wireless mouse of claim 8, wherein when the output terminal of the micro movement sensing circuit is at the high voltage level, the electronic switch is activated, thereby enabling the CPU and the high-frequency transmission module.

10. The wireless mouse of claim 2, wherein the micro movement sensing circuit is coupled to the CPU so that the CPU is in a low power consumption state when the mouse is not moved, and when the mouse is moved, the micro movement sensor is activated to generate a signal which is in turn sent to the CPU for activation, thereby enabling the coordinate input module to turn on the electronic switch.