User motion detection mouse for electronic device

• US 8,614,676 B2
• Filed: 08/15/2007
• Issued: 12/24/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 04/24/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Kuo-Ching Chiang
• Inventors: Chiang, Kuo-Ching
• Primary Examiner(s): Afshar, Kamran
• Assistant Examiner(s): Behnamian, Shahriar
• Application Number:
  US11/889,602
• Publication Number:
  US 20080266257A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,323 Days
• Field of Search: 455/552.1, 455/557, 455/414.1, 455/414.4, 715/863, 345/156
• US Class Current: 345/163
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1626 with a single-body enclosure integrating a flat display, e.g. Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1637 Details related to the display arrangement, including those related to the mounting of the display in the housing
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1684 Constructional details or arrangements related to integrated I/O peripherals not covered by groups G06F1/1635 - G06F1/1675
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1686 the I/O peripheral being an integrated camera
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/169 the I/O peripheral being an integrated pointing device, e.g. trackball in the palm rest area, mini-joystick integrated between keyboard keys, touch pads or touch stripes G06F1/1643 takes precedence; constructional details of pointing devices G06F3/033
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/011 Arrangements for interaction with the human body, e.g. for user immersion in virtual reality blind teaching G09B21/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/013 Eye tracking input arrangements G06F3/015 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/015 Input arrangements based on nervous system activity detection, e.g. brain waves [EEG] detection, electromyograms [EMG] detection, electrodermal response detection
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/041 Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures

Abstract

A mouse for an electronic device comprises a housing to receive component therein; a display attached on the housing for displaying, wherein the display includes image icon to perform pre-determined function; a user motion detecting device attached on the display for detection the motion of user finger; a controller received in the housing for generating a control signal in responsive to the user motion detection.

Claims

1. A method of controlling a virtual object on a display of an electronic device by finger motion of a user without touching said display of said electronic device comprising:

providing a housing to receive a finger motion detecting device attached to an upper surface of said housing for detecting motion of a user finger wherein said finger motion detecting device is not on said display of the electronic device;

a controller received in said housing for generating a control signal;

a communication interface for connecting between said finger motion detecting device and said electronic device;

detecting said finger motion by said finger motion detecting device to generate a first control signal;

providing vocal control through a microphone and vocal control software of said electronic device to output a second control signal through voice recognition;

controlling said virtual object displayed on said display in response to said first or second control signal or a combination thereof through said communication interface without touching said display of said device; and

wherein said finger motion device includes a CMOS or CCD sensor, and said finger motion detecting further includes a step of capturing an image of said finger, followed by analysis of image change of said finger motion by said CMOS or CCD sensor.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said finger motion detecting device includes a CMOS or CCD sensor, and said finger motion detecting further including a step of capturing an image of said finger, followed by analysis of image change of said finger motion by said CMOS or CCD sensor;

wherein said finger motion detecting further comprises providing illumination from said housing for said finger motion detection.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein a memory or memory card is contained in said housing.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein said finger motion detecting device is integrated into a keyboard.

5. A method of controlling a virtual object on a display of an electronic device based on analysis of image changes without touching said display comprising:

providing a housing to receive a finger motion detecting device attached to an upper surface of said housing for detection of motion of user finger, wherein said finger motion detecting device is not on said display of said electronic device;

a controller received in said housing for generating a control signal;

a communication interface for connecting between said finger motion detecting device and said electronic device;

detecting said finger motion by said finger motion detecting device;

generating a first control signal by analyzing image changes of said user finger motion by said controller in response to said finger motion detection;

detecting the user'"'"'s facial expression by at least one image sensor when said user is in front of said device, analyzing the facial expression of said user to generate a second control signal; and

outputting the first control signal, the second control signal or a combination thereof to control said virtual object on said display;

wherein said finger motion device includes a CMOS or CCD sensor, and said finger motion detecting further includes a step of capturing an image of said finger, followed by analysis of image change of said finger motion by said CMOS or CCD sensor.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein a memory or memory card is contained in said housing.

7. The method of claim 5, wherein said finger motion detecting device is integrated into a keyboard.