Mouse device with state indication function

Abstract

A mouse device with a state indicating function is placed on a placing area, the periphery of the mouse device with the state indicating function is vertically projected on a using plane to define the placing area, and an indicating area of the using plane is defined to be adjacent to the placing area. The mouse device with the state indication function comprises a light-emitting module, a mouse circuit and a microcontroller, the microcontroller responds to a state indication signal to control the light-emitting module to emit light towards an indication area adjacent to the placing area, so that the mouse has a state indication function.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present invention relates to a mouse device, in particular, a mouse device with a status indication function. BACKGROUND

[0002] Mouse is a common electronic device used to control a cursor on a screen to control, for example, a computer, and thus mouse is very important.

[0003] However, most of the current mouse only has the function of controlling the cursor on the screen without the status indication function (such as indicating receiving an email or indicating the battery level of the mouse), which is very regrettable. SUMMARY

[0004] To solve the above problems, the purpose of the present invention is to provide a mouse device with a status indication function.

[0005] To achieve the above purpose of the present invention, the mouse device with a status indication function is placed on a placement area of a use plane, the periphery of the mouse device with a status indication function is projected vertically on the use plane to define the placement area, an indication area of the use plane is defined adjacent to the placement area, the mouse device with a status indication function comprises: a light emitting module; a mouse circuit; and a microcontroller electrically connected to the light emitting module and the mouse circuit, wherein the microcontroller controls the light emitting module to emit a light toward the indication area in response to a status indication signal.

[0006] Furthermore, in an embodiment of the mouse device with a status indication function as described above, the light emitting module comprises: a right-angle prism having a right-angle edge light entrance surface, a right-angle edge light exit surface and a slant edge reflection surface; and a light emitting circuit arranged facing the right-angle edge light entrance surface and electrically connected to the microcontroller, wherein the microcontroller controls the light emitting circuit to emit the light in response to the status indication signal, and the light emitted by the light emitting circuit first enters the right-angle prism through the right-angle edge light entrance surface to reach the slant edge reflection surface, then reflects to the right-angle edge light exit surface through the slant edge reflection surface, and then leaves the right-angle prism through the right-angle edge light exit surface.

[0007] Furthermore, in an embodiment of the mouse device with a status indication function as described above, the light emitting circuit comprises: a light emitting diode arranged facing the right-angle edge light entrance surface; and a light emitting diode driver electrically connected to the microcontroller and the light emitting diode, wherein the microcontroller controls the light emitting diode driver to drive the light emitting diode to emit the light in response to the status indication signal.

[0008] Furthermore, in one embodiment of the mouse device with status indication function of the present application as described above, the light-emitting module further comprises a projection sheet facing the right-angle light-emitting surface and having an image, wherein the light rays exiting the right-angle prism through the right-angle light-emitting surface pass through the image, so as to project the image onto the indication area.

[0009] Furthermore, in one embodiment of the mouse device with status indication function of the present application as described above, the light-emitting diode is a white light-emitting diode; a computer generates the status indication signal when receiving an email and transmits the status indication signal to the microcontroller through a wire or wirelessly.

[0010] Furthermore, in one embodiment of the mouse device with status indication function of the present application as described above, the mouse device with status indication function further comprises a battery and a voltage detector electrically connected to the microcontroller and the battery, wherein the voltage detector detects a voltage of the battery and generates the status indication signal and transmits the status indication signal to the microcontroller when the voltage of the battery is lower than a preset voltage; the light-emitting diode is a white light-emitting diode.

[0011] Furthermore, in one embodiment of the mouse device with status indication function of the present application as described above, the light-emitting diode is a white light-emitting diode; the status indication signal is pre-stored in the microcontroller.

[0012] Furthermore, in one embodiment of the mouse device with status indication function of the present application as described above, the light-emitting diode is a color light-emitting diode; a computer generates the status indication signal when receiving an email and transmits the status indication signal to the microcontroller through a wire or wirelessly; the light rays are red, green or blue.

[0013] Furthermore, in one embodiment of the mouse device with status indication function of the present application as described above, the mouse device with status indication function further comprises a battery and a voltage detector electrically connected to the microcontroller and the battery, wherein the voltage detector detects a voltage of the battery and generates the status indication signal and transmits the status indication signal to the microcontroller when the voltage of the battery is lower than a preset voltage; the light-emitting diode is a color light-emitting diode; the light rays are red, green or blue.

[0014] Furthermore, in the specific embodiment of the mouse device with the state indicating function of the present application as described above, the mouse device with the state indicating function comprises two light emitting modules, wherein the microcontroller controls one of the light emitting modules to emit the light toward the indicating area in response to the state indicating signal, and the microcontroller controls the other of the light emitting modules to emit the other light toward the other indicating area in response to the other state indicating signal.

[0015] The present application has the effect of providing the mouse with the state indicating function.

[0016] For further understanding of the technical solutions, methods and effects of the present application and achieving the intended purposes of the present application, please refer to the following detailed description and drawings; in addition, the purposes, characteristics and features of the present application can be understood more deeply and specifically; however, the drawings are provided only for reference and description, and are not intended to limit the scope of the present application. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0017] Figure 1 Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the mouse device with the state indicating function of the present application.

[0018] Figure 2 Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the mouse device with the state indicating function of the present application.

[0019] Figure 3 Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the light emitting module of the present application.

[0020] Figure 4 Fig. 4 is a sectional view of the light emitting module of the present application.

[0021] Figure 5 Fig. 5 is a schematic view of the use of the light emitting module of the present application.

[0022] Figure 6 Fig. 6 is a schematic view of the use of the mouse device with the state indicating function of the present application.

[0023] Figure 7 Fig. 7 is a schematic view of the use of the mouse device with the state indicating function of the present application.

[0024] Figure 8 Fig. 8 is a circuit block diagram of an embodiment of the mouse device with the state indicating function of the present application.

[0025] Figure 9 Fig. 9 is a circuit block diagram of another embodiment of the mouse device with the state indicating function of the present application.

[0026] In the drawings: 1: mouse body; 2: light-emitting module; 10: mouse device with status indication function; 11: housing; 12: front side wall; 13: through opening; 14: left key; 15: right key; 21: accommodating box; 22: right-angle prism; 23: projection sheet; 24: light-emitting circuit; 25: reflecting layer; 40: use plane; 42: placement area; 44: indication area; 50: computer; 211: oblique opening; 212: inner top wall; 221: right-angle edge light-in surface; 222: right-angle edge light-out surface; 223: oblique edge reflecting surface; 231: image; 241: circuit board; 242: light-emitting diode; 302: microcontroller; 304: status indication signal; 306: mouse circuit; 308: light; 310: light-emitting diode driver; 312: battery; 314: voltage detector; 316: universal serial bus interface. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0027] In this disclosure, numerous specific details are provided, such as examples of specific components, devices, and methods, to provide a thorough understanding of embodiments of the present application. Those of ordinary skill in the art will recognize, however, substantial equivalents can be

[0028] Reference will now be made to the drawings to describe the present application in greater detail. Figure 7 Fig. 1 is a side view of a mouse device with status indication function according to the present application. The mouse device 10 with status indication function according to the present application is placed on a placement area 42 of a use plane 40 (e.g. a desktop or a mouse pad); the periphery of the mouse device 10 with status indication function is projected vertically on the use plane 40 to define the placement area 42. An indication area 44 of the use plane 40 is defined adjacent to the placement area 42; the indication area 44 is the rest of the use plane 40 excluding the placement area 42, e.g. a front area (not numbered) of the placement area 42 that will not be blocked by a user's (not shown) arm (not shown) or palm (not shown), an oblique front area (not numbered) or a side area (not numbered) of the placement area 42. Figure 7 Figure 7 Figure 7 Figure 7 Figure 7 Figure 7

[0029] ​​​​​​The mouse device 10 with the status indication function comprises a light-emitting module 2, a mouse circuit 306 and a microcontroller 302, wherein the microcontroller 302 is electrically connected to the light-emitting module 2 and the mouse circuit 306. The microcontroller 302 controls the light-emitting module 2 to emit a light 308 toward the indication area 44 in response to a status indication signal 304; that is, the light-emitting module 2 does not emit the light 308 toward the placement area 42, nor does it emit the light 308 parallel to the use plane 40, but emits the light 308 toward, for example, the front area, the oblique front area or the side area, so that the user can perceive the light 308 for responding to the status indication signal 304 irradiated on the indication area 44.

[0030] Please refer to Figure 4 which is a cross-sectional view of the light-emitting module 2 of the present application; please refer to Figure 5 which is a use case view of the light-emitting module 2 of the present application; please refer to Figure 8 which is a circuit block diagram of an embodiment of the mouse device 10 with the status indication function of the present application; please refer to Figure 7 The light-emitting module 2 comprises a right-angle prism 22, a light-emitting circuit 24 and a projection sheet 23; the right-angle prism 22 has a right-angle edge light-incoming surface 221, a right-angle edge light-outgoing surface 222 and an oblique edge reflecting surface 223; the light-emitting circuit 24 comprises a light-emitting diode 242 and a light-emitting diode driver 310; the projection sheet 23 has an image 231; the mouse device 10 with the status indication function further comprises a universal serial bus interface 316.

[0031] The projection sheet 23 is arranged facing the right-angle edge light-outgoing surface 222; the light-emitting circuit 24 is arranged facing the right-angle edge light-incoming surface 221 and is electrically connected to the microcontroller 302; the light-emitting diode 242 is arranged facing the right-angle edge light-incoming surface 221; the light-emitting diode driver 310 is electrically connected to the microcontroller 302 and the light-emitting diode 242.

[0032] The microcontroller 302 controls the light-emitting diode driver 310 to drive (e.g. using a pulse width modulation signal) the light-emitting diode 242 to emit the light 308 in response to the status indication signal 304, and the light 308 emitted by the light-emitting diode 242 enters the right-angle prism 22 via the right-angle light-incident surface 221 to reach the oblique light-reflecting surface 223, is reflected by the oblique light-reflecting surface 223 to the right-angle light-emitting surface 222, and then exits the right-angle prism 22 via the right-angle light-emitting surface 222; the light 308 exiting the right-angle prism 22 via the right-angle light-emitting surface 222 passes through the image 231, thereby mapping and projecting the image 231 onto the indication area 44. The light-emitting module 2 of the present application employs the right-angle prism 22 to reflect and transmit the light 308 to the image 231, so that the light 308 can be focused in front of the mouse, and the image 231 can be clearly mapped and projected in front of the mouse, thereby achieving the effect of clear projection.

[0033] The light-emitting diode 242 can be, for example but not limited to, a white light-emitting diode. In one embodiment, a computer 50 generates the status indication signal 304 when receiving an email and wirelessly transmits the status indication signal 304 to the wireless signal transceiver circuit 318, which then transmits the status indication signal 304 to the microcontroller 302, and the image 231 is an envelope pattern, whereby the user can perceive the envelope pattern projected on the indication area 44, thereby knowing that the computer 50 has received an email.

[0034] In another embodiment, the status indication signal 304 is pre-stored in the microcontroller 302, for example a mouse start-up signal, and the image 231 is a mouse brand pattern, whereby the user can see the mouse brand pattern projected on the indication area 44 when the mouse device 10 with status indication function is started up.

[0035] Please refer to Figure 9 , which is a circuit block diagram of another embodiment of the mouse device 10 with status indication function of the present application; please refer to Figure 5 . The mouse device 10 with status indication function further comprises a battery 312, a voltage detector 314 and a wireless signal transceiver circuit 318; the voltage detector 314 is electrically connected to the microcontroller 302 and the battery 312. In one embodiment, a computer 50 generates the status indication signal 304 when receiving an email and wirelessly transmits the status indication signal 304 to the wireless signal transceiver circuit 318, which then transmits the status indication signal 304 to the microcontroller 302, and the image 231 is an envelope pattern, whereby the user can perceive the envelope pattern projected on the indication area 44, thereby knowing that the computer 50 has received an email.

[0036] In another embodiment, the voltage detector 314 detects a voltage of the battery 312 and generates the status indication signal 304 and transmits the status indication signal 304 to the microcontroller 302 when the voltage of the battery 312 is lower than a preset voltage, and the image 231 is a battery pattern, whereby the user can perceive the battery pattern projected on the indication area 44, so as to know that the voltage of the battery 312 is lower than the preset voltage.

[0037] The light emitting diode 242 can be a color light emitting diode in addition to the white light emitting diode, and at this time, the mouse device 10 with the status indication function of the present application can be, for example, but not limited to, not containing the projection sheet 23, i.e. the present application directly responds to the status indication signal 304 by the color of the light 308 emitted by the light emitting diode 242.

[0038] For example, referring back to Figure 8 The computer 50 generates the status indication signal 304 when receiving an email and transmits the status indication signal 304 to the microcontroller 302 through the universal serial bus interface 316 in a wired manner, and the light 308 is red, green or blue, whereby the user can perceive the color (for example, blue) of the light 308 projected on the indication area 44, so as to know that the computer 50 receives an email.

[0039] For another example, referring back to Figure 9 The computer 50 generates the status indication signal 304 when receiving an email and transmits the status indication signal 304 to the wireless signal transceiver circuit 318 in a wireless manner, and the wireless signal transceiver circuit 318 transmits the status indication signal 304 to the microcontroller 302, and the light 308 is red, green or blue, whereby the user can perceive the color (for example, blue) of the light 308 projected on the indication area 44, so as to know that the computer 50 receives an email. The voltage detector 314 detects the voltage of the battery 312 and generates the status indication signal 304 and transmits the status indication signal 304 to the microcontroller 302 when the voltage of the battery 312 is lower than the preset voltage, and the light 308 is red, green or blue, whereby the user can perceive the color (for example, red) of the light 308 projected on the indication area 44, so as to know that the voltage of the battery 312 is lower than the preset voltage.

[0040] The present application can also include two light emitting modules 2; the microcontroller 302 controls one of the light emitting modules 2 to emit the light 308 toward the indication area 44 in response to the status indication signal 304, and the microcontroller 302 controls another of the light emitting modules 2 to emit another light 308 toward another indication area 44 in response to another status indication signal 304 (for example, the present application Figure 6 For example, one of the light emitting modules 2 is related to whether the computer 50 receives an email, and the other of the light emitting modules 2 is related to whether the voltage of the battery 312 is lower than the preset voltage.

[0041] Further, please refer to Figure 1 , which is a perspective view of the mouse device 10 with the status indication function of the present application; please refer to Figure 2 , which is a partial perspective view of the mouse device 10 with the status indication function of the present application; please refer to Figure 3 , which is a perspective view of the light emitting module 2 of the present application; please refer to Figure 6 , which is a schematic view of the use of the mouse device 10 with the status indication function of the present application; please refer to Figure 4 , Figure 5 , Figures 7-9 .

[0042] Further, the mouse device 10 with the status indication function further includes a mouse body 1, the mouse body 1 includes a housing 11, the housing 11 includes a front side wall 12 and is provided with at least one opening 13 from the front side wall 12, the light emitting module 2, the mouse circuit 306 and the microcontroller 302 are accommodated in the housing 11, the light emitting module 2 is partially exposed outside the at least one opening 13, and the right-angle edge light exit surface 222 faces the at least one opening 13.

[0043] Further, the projection sheet 23 is arranged between the right-angle edge light exit surface 222 and the at least one opening 13; the oblique edge reflection surface 223 is arranged upward, and the right-angle edge light entrance surface 221 and the right-angle edge light exit surface 222 are arranged downward, so that the image 231 is imaged and projected onto the indication area 44.

[0044] Further, the light-emitting module 2 further comprises a housing 21, the housing 21 is provided with two oblique openings 211 at two ends thereof, the right-angle prism 22 is accommodated in the housing 21, the projection sheet 23 is threaded through one of the two oblique openings 211, and the light-emitting circuit 24 is threaded through the other of the two oblique openings 211; the housing 21 has an inner top wall 212 connected to the two oblique openings 211, the bevel reflecting surface 223 is attached to the inner top wall 212, the right-angle edge light-incident surface 221 and the right-angle edge light-emitting surface 222 are arranged to face the two oblique openings 211, and each of the two oblique openings 211 is gradually inwardly recessed from the inner top wall 212.

[0045] Further, the light-emitting module 2 further comprises a reflecting layer 25, the reflecting layer 25 is coated on the inner top wall 212 or the bevel reflecting surface 223, so that the light 308 is reflected by the reflecting layer 25 when reaching the bevel reflecting surface 223; or the housing 21 is made of a reflecting material, so that the light 308 is reflected by the inner top wall 212 of the housing 21 when reaching the bevel reflecting surface 223. The light-emitting circuit 24 further comprises a circuit board 241 threaded through the other of the two oblique openings 211, and the light-emitting diode 242 is arranged on the circuit board 241.

[0046] Further, the mouse body 1 further comprises a left key 14 and a right key 15 exposed on the top of the shell 11 and formed above the front side wall 12, one of the at least one through hole 13 and each of the light-emitting modules 2 is arranged below the left key 14, the other of the through hole 13 and each of the light-emitting modules 2 is arranged below the right key 15; the images 231 of each of the light-emitting modules 2 are different. The projection sheet 23 is a film, and the image 231 is a printed layer printed on the inner surface or the outer surface of the film.

[0047] The mouse device 10 (or the mouse circuit 306) with the state indicating function of the present application further comprises many common components of the mouse which are not shown in each of the drawings, such as a charging circuit (if the mouse comprises a rechargeable battery), a power converter (such as converting the input voltage or the voltage of the battery to 1.9 volts, 3.3 volts or 4.5 volts to provide to each of the electronic circuits in the mouse), a memory (such as a flash memory), a light sensor, an encoder, a middle key, a resolution adjustment key, a side key, various communication interfaces (such as a serial peripheral interface, an integrated circuit bus) and the like, so as to perform the operation of the mouse, and the structure, operation and function of each of the common components are not described herein again.

[0048] The effect of the present application is to make the mouse have the state indicating function.

[0049] While the application has been described with reference to the embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the application is not limited to the details of the described embodiments; rather, various modifications and changes can be made thereto without departing from the spirit and scope of the application as set forth in the appended claims, which are to be interpreted in the broadest sense possible, correetly interpreted, and which encompass all equivalents.

Claims

1. A mouse device having a status indicating function, which is placed on a placement area of a use plane, a periphery of the mouse device having the status indicating function being projected perpendicularly on the use plane to define the placement area, an indication area of the use plane being defined to be contiguous to the placement area, characterized in that, The mouse device with the status indication function comprises: a light-emitting module; a mouse circuit; and a microcontroller electrically connected to the light-emitting module and the mouse circuit, wherein the microcontroller controls the light-emitting module to emit a light toward the indication area in response to a status indication signal.

2. The mouse device having a state indicating function according to claim 1, wherein, The light-emitting module comprises: a right-angle prism having a right-angle edge light-incident surface, a right-angle edge light-emitting surface and a slant edge reflecting surface; and a light-emitting circuit arranged facing the right-angle edge light-incident surface and electrically connected to the microcontroller, wherein the microcontroller controls the light-emitting circuit to emit the light in response to the status indication signal, and the light emitted by the light-emitting circuit enters the right-angle prism through the right-angle edge light-incident surface to reach the slant edge reflecting surface, is reflected by the slant edge reflecting surface to the right-angle edge light-emitting surface, and then exits the right-angle prism through the right-angle edge light-emitting surface.

3. The mouse device having a state indicating function according to claim 2, wherein The light-emitting circuit comprises: a light-emitting diode arranged facing the right-angle edge light-incident surface; and a light-emitting diode driver electrically connected to the microcontroller and the light-emitting diode, wherein the microcontroller controls the light-emitting diode driver to drive the light-emitting diode to emit the light in response to the status indication signal.

4. The mouse device having a state indicating function according to claim 3, wherein The light-emitting module further comprises: a projection sheet arranged facing the right-angle edge light-emitting surface and having an image, wherein the light exiting the right-angle prism through the right-angle edge light-emitting surface passes through the image, so as to project the image onto the indication area.

5. The mouse device having a state indicating function according to claim 4, wherein The light-emitting diode is a white light-emitting diode; a computer generates the status indication signal when receiving an email and wirelessly or wire-boundly transmits the status indication signal to the microcontroller.

6. The mouse device having a state indicating function according to claim 4, wherein Further comprising: a battery; and a voltage detector electrically connected to the microcontroller and the battery, wherein the voltage detector detects a voltage of the battery and generates the status indication signal and transmits the status indication signal to the microcontroller when the voltage of the battery is lower than a preset voltage; the light-emitting diode is a white light-emitting diode.

7. The mouse device having a state indicating function according to claim 4, wherein The light-emitting diode is a white light-emitting diode; the status indication signal is pre-stored in the microcontroller.

8. The mouse device having a state indicating function according to claim 3, wherein The light-emitting diode is a color light-emitting diode; a computer generates the status indication signal when receiving an email and wirelessly or wire-boundly transmits the status indication signal to the microcontroller; the light is red, green or blue.

9. The mouse device having a state indicating function according to claim 3, wherein Further comprising: a battery; and a voltage detector electrically connected to the microcontroller and the battery, wherein the voltage detector detects a voltage of the battery and generates the status indication signal and transmits the status indication signal to the microcontroller when the voltage of the battery is lower than a preset voltage; the light-emitting diode is a color light-emitting diode; the light is red, green or blue.

10. The mouse device having a state indicating function according to claim 1, wherein Two light-emitting modules are included, wherein the microcontroller controls one of the light-emitting modules to emit the light toward the indication area in response to the status indication signal, and controls another of the light-emitting modules to emit another light toward another indication area in response to another status indication signal.

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