Wireless mouse system containing a flash memory

• US 7,734,849 B2
• Filed: 11/29/2006
• Issued: 06/08/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 08/22/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Kim, Kyung Seok, Choo, Kyung Yoon, Park, Hwa Se, Na, Seung Young, Jeong, Sang Cheol, Choi, Jang Gyu, Park, Jung Hoon
• Primary Examiner(s): Patel; Niketa I
• Assistant Examiner(s): Martinez; David E
• Application Number:
  US11/605,384
• Publication Number:
  US 20080048982A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,287 Days
• Field of Search: 710/62, 710/63
• US Class Current: 710/62
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/0384 Wireless input, i.e. hardware and software details of wireless interface arrangements for pointing devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/03543 Mice or pucks G06F3/03541 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/039 Accessories therefor, e.g. mouse pads

Abstract

The present invention relates to a wireless mouse system. Particularly, the present invention relates to a wireless mouse system in which includes a controller, which controls a receiver and a flash memory device integrated into an interfacing device, can be performed function of the receiver and the flash memory device smoothly. A wireless mouse system comprises a wireless mouse and an interfacing device with a USB terminal, electrically communicated with a USB port of a information-displaying device. The interfacing device comprises a receiver receiving a signal data transferred wirelessly from the wireless mouse, and transferring the signal data to the information-displaying device, a flash memory device exchanging data with the information-displaying device through the USB terminal and a controller controlling the receiver and the flash memory device, and transferring optionally the signal of the receiver and the flash memory device to the information-displaying device.

Claims

1. A wireless mouse system, comprising:

a wireless mouse; and

an interfacing device having a USB terminal, wherein the interfacing device comprises;

a receiver configured to receive data transferred wirelessly from the wireless mouse;

a flash memory device configured to exchange data through the USB terminal; and

a controller configured to control the receiver and the flash memory device,

wherein the controller comprises;

a plurality of input ports including a receiver input port and a flash memory device input port;

a repeater/router configured to sense signals input to the plurality of input ports;

a transaction translator configured to control a signal transmission velocity; and

a USB interface configured to transmit the signals sensed by the repeater/router to the USB terminal in accordance with the signal transmission velocity.

2. The wireless mouse system according to claim 1, wherein the controller further comprises:

a EEPROM recorded with information used for controller initial setup; and

a CPU configured to initialize the controller with the information recorded in the EEPROM.

3. The wireless mouse system according to claim 2, wherein the CPU is configured to block access of input ports not connected to the receiver or the flash memory device during the controller initial setup.

4. The wireless mouse system according to claim 2, wherein the CPU is configured to recognize input ports connected to the receiver or the flash memory device during the controller initial setup, and to set a priority of the connected input ports.

5. The wireless mouse system according to claim 4, wherein the CPU is configured to set input port priorities including setting a priority of the receiver input port higher than a priority of the flash memory device input port.

6. The wireless mouse system according to claim 5, wherein the repeater/router is configured to transmit signals from the receiver input port and the flash memory device input port to the transaction translator according to the input port priorities.

7. The wireless mouse system according to claim 2, wherein the controller further comprises:

a timing controller configured to control operational timing of the controller; and

a plurality of input port controllers, each input port controller configured to control operations of a corresponding one of the plurality of input ports.

8. The wireless mouse system according to claim 1, wherein the interfacing device is configured to be inserted in and separated from an inside of the wireless mouse.

9. The wireless mouse system according to claim 1, wherein the receiver comprises:

a CIS (card information structure) memory configured to store data about the receiver;

a signal receiver configured to receive the data transferred wirelessly from the wireless mouse;

a receiver controller configured to convert the data received by the signal receiver into data for an information-displaying device; and

a bus controller configured use the data of the CIS memory to transfer the converted data of the receiver controller to the information-displaying device via the USB terminal.

10. The wireless mouse system according to claim 1, wherein the flash memory device comprises:

a flash memory configured to store the data;

an interface part configured to convert the data stored in the flash memory into a USB signal, to transfer the USB signal to the USB terminal, and to receive a signal generated from an information-displaying device; and

a flash memory controller configured to control data reading/writing of the flash memory.

11. The wireless mouse system according to claim 1, wherein the interfacing device further comprises:

a charging device configured to charge the wireless mouse.

12. The wireless mouse system according to claim 1, wherein the interfacing device is electrically communicated to a USB port of an information-displaying device.

13. The wireless mouse system according to claim 12, wherein the receiver is configured to transfer the wirelessly received data to an information-displaying device.

14. The wireless mouse system according to claim 1,

wherein the controller is configured to selectively transfer the data received by the receiver and the data of the flash memory device to an information-displaying device.

15. The wireless mouse according to claim 1, wherein the flash memory device is configured to exchange the exchanged data with an information-displaying device through the USB terminal.

16. The wireless mouse according to claim 1 ,wherein the controller is configured to control the receiver and the flash memory device to first transfer the data received by the receiver in a packet unit, and transfer the data of the flash memory device within a portion of the data packet.