Mouse device

Abstract

Mouse device (1), comprising: - a mouse body (10) on one side of which an elongated receiving space (10A) is formed, which has a first length (L1), - an input pen (2, 2') which is detachably held in the elongated receiving space (10A), wherein the input pen (2, 2') in its state held in the elongated receiving space (10A) has a second length (L2) which is less than or equal to the first length (L1), and in its state separated from the mouse body (10) has a third length (L3) which is greater than the second length (L2) and the first length (L1), and - a power supply module (13); wherein the input pen (2, 2') comprises at least a first housing (21, 21') and a second housing (22, 22'), wherein the first housing (21, 21') is contained in the second housing (22, 22'); wherein, when the input pen (2, 2') is in the elongated receiving space (10A) in its received state, the first housing (21) of the input pen (2, 2') is received in the second housing (22) with a length greater than a receiving length value, the charging area (20) of the input pen (2, 2') is exposed and electrically connected to the power supply module (13) to charge the input pen (2, 2'), and wherein, when the input pen (2, 2') is in its detached state from the mouse device (1) and has the third length (L3), the charging area (20) of the input pen (2) is not exposed.

Description

[0001] The present invention relates to a mouse device, in particular one in which an input pen can be accommodated.

[0002] Most currently known active styluses must be individually assigned to the respective electronic device via communication technology before they can be used. While the corresponding assignment program is already being simplified, as users acquire more and more peripherals, this would mean repeating the assignment process between the peripheral and the electronic device, which would significantly degrade the user experience.

[0003] In addition, many manufacturers offer a variety of accessories specifically designed for styluses, such as pen cases and loss prevention devices. However, for users, this means that the more accessories available, the more small items need to be handled and stored.

[0004] If the user requires a mouse device in addition to the stylus, storing the stylus and the mouse device is a nuisance for the user.

[0005] Therefore, it is already an important topic in the professional world to provide a mouse device with which both the storage of an input pen and a simplification of the communication technology assignment can be realized.

[0006] A known design of a mouse is described in TW M446366 U, designs of input pens are described in US 2015 / 0 084 933 A1, US 2008 / 0 165 163 A1, and US 8 570 306 B2, and a method for electronic communication is described in US 2018 / 0 234 505 A1.

[0007] Based on the disadvantages of the prior art, it is an object of the invention to provide a mouse device comprising a mouse body, on one side of which an elongated receiving space is formed, which has a first length, a stylus which is detachably received in the elongated receiving space, wherein the stylus, in its state received in the elongated receiving space, has a second length which is less than or equal to the first length, and in its state separated from the mouse body, has a third length which is greater than the second length and the first length, and a power supply module with which a charging area of ​​the stylus is in electrical connection in the state of the stylus received in the elongated receiving space in order to be charged.

[0008] An advantageous effect of the invention is that the mouse device according to the invention has a receiving space for receiving a stylus, so that the stylus is easy to carry and not easy to lose. Furthermore, the stylus can be charged with the mouse device, thereby achieving more efficient energy use. Furthermore, according to the invention, only one of the mouse device and the stylus needs to be communicatively assigned to the electronic device in order to be able to use the other device (ie, the mouse device or the stylus) simultaneously without prior assignment. In this way, the communicatively assigned device is simplified, thus improving the user experience.

[0009] According to the invention, a mouse device according to claim 1 is provided. Further examples of such mouse devices are subject of the dependent claims.

[0010] For a better understanding of the features and technical embodiments of the invention, it is described in more detail below with reference to the accompanying figures. The accompanying drawings do not represent a limitation of the invention, but serve merely to illustrate the invention.

[0011] It shows Fig. 1 is a plan view of a mouse device according to a first embodiment of the invention, Fig. 2 is a partially sectioned view of the mouse device according to the first embodiment of the invention, Fig. 3 a sectional view of an input pen according to the embodiments of the invention in the shortened state, Fig. 4 a sectional view of an input pen according to the embodiments of the invention in the lengthwise extended state, Fig. 5 is a functional block diagram of a mouse device according to the embodiments of the invention, Fig. 6 a functional block diagram of an input pen according to the embodiments of the invention, Fig. 7 shows a further schematic view of an input pen according to the embodiments of the invention, Fig. 8 shows a schematic representation of the signal curve of a communication connection between a mouse device according to a second embodiment of the embodiments of the invention and an electronic device and Fig. 9 shows a schematic representation of the signal curve of a communication connection between a mouse device according to a third embodiment of the embodiments of the invention and an electronic device.

[0012] In the following, the embodiments of a "mouse device" according to the invention are described using specific concrete exemplary embodiments. It will be clear to those skilled in the art that advantages and technical effects of the invention can be derived from the disclosures in the present description. The invention can be embodied or applied in other concrete exemplary embodiments, wherein various modifications or changes can be made to the details disclosed in the present description as needed and for specific applications, without thereby departing from the basic ideas of the invention. Furthermore, it should be noted that the individual components of the invention are not shown in their actual size, but only schematically. The following embodiments serve to explain the relevant embodiments of the invention in more detail and in no way limit the scope of the invention.

[0013] It should be understood that the terms "first," "second," "third," etc., which may be used to describe various elements or signals, are not intended to be limiting. Rather, such terms are primarily used to distinguish one element from another or one signal from another. Furthermore, as used in this specification, the term "or" may include any of the listed items or a combination of multiple such items. [First embodiment]

[0014] It will be Fig. 1, Fig. 2, Fig. 3, Fig. 4, Fig. 5 and Fig. 6, whereby in Fig. 1 is a plan view of a mouse device according to a first embodiment of the invention, in Fig. 2 is a partially sectioned view of the mouse device according to the first embodiment of the invention, in Fig. 3 a sectional view of an input pen according to the embodiments of the invention in the shortened state, in Fig. 4 a sectional view of an input pen according to the embodiments of the invention in the lengthwise extended state, in Fig. 5 is a functional block diagram of a mouse device according to the embodiments of the invention and in Fig. 6 shows a functional block diagram of an input pen according to the embodiments of the invention.

[0015] The mouse device 1 comprises a mouse body 10, on one side of which an elongated receiving space 10A is formed. The elongated receiving space 10A has a first length L1. The stylus 2 is detachably received in the elongated receiving space 10A. This means that the stylus 2 can be removed from the elongated receiving space 10A. In the present embodiment, the mouse device 1 thus has an elongated receiving space 10A for receiving the stylus 2, so that the stylus 2 can be easily stored in the mouse device 1, thereby improving the portability of the stylus and simplifying communication. The mouse device 1 comprises a control module 11, a mouse communication module 12, a power supply module 13, and a sensor module 14.

[0016] The mouse body 10 comprises an upper housing 10-1 and a lower housing 10-2. The upper housing 10-1 and the lower housing 10-2 together form a receiving space for accommodating the control module 11, the mouse communication module 12, the power supply module 13, and the sensor module 14. The elongated receiving space 10A is located in the lower housing 10-2. In the present embodiment, the elongated receiving space 10A can be manufactured by a corresponding injection molding process.

[0017] The stylus 2 comprises a battery module 25, a processing module 27, a stylus communication module 28, and a pen tip sensor module 29. The processing module 27 is electrically connected to the battery module 25, the stylus communication module 28, and the pen tip sensor module 29. The stylus communication module 28 of the stylus 2 is communicatively connected to the mouse communication module 12 of the mouse device 1.

[0018] When the stylus 2 is received in the elongated receiving space 10A, it has a second length L2 that is less than or equal to the first length L1. Furthermore, when separated from the mouse body, the stylus 2 has a third length L3 that is greater than the second length L2 and the first length L1.

[0019] The control module 11 is electrically connected to the mouse communication module 12, the power supply module 13 and the sensor module 14.

[0020] The power supply module 13 supplies the control module 11, the communication module 12, and the sensor module 14 with electrical drive energy. In the present embodiment, the power supply module 13 is a battery. In addition, the power supply module 13 may include a DC / DC voltage conversion unit (not shown) that converts a received DC voltage into a charging voltage for the power supply module 13. In other embodiments, the power supply module 13 may also include a wireless charging unit for receiving radio energy from an external wireless charging module. The sensor module 14 serves to detect a displacement path of the mouse device 1 in order to supply a displacement signal to the control module 11.

[0021] When the stylus 2 is received in the elongated receiving space 10A, a charging area 20 of the stylus 2 is electrically connected to the power supply module 13 for charging. In the present embodiment, the stylus 2 comprises a battery module 25. The battery module 25 is to be charged using the power supply module 13 of the mouse device 1.

[0022] Since the input pen 2, in its state received in the elongated receiving space 10A, has a second length L2 which is less than or equal to the first length L1, the input pen 2 according to the present embodiment is a telescopic structure.

[0023] The stylus 2 comprises at least a first housing 21 and a second housing 22, wherein the first housing 21 is accommodated in the second housing 22. In other words, the inner diameter of the second housing 22 is slightly larger than the outer diameter of the first housing 21. Furthermore, both the first housing 21 and the second housing 22 are designed as hollow housings. Both the control module (not shown) and the battery module 25 of the stylus 2 are arranged in the first housing 21 or the second housing 22.

[0024] In the present embodiment, the stylus 2 is designed as an active stylus and therefore has a correspondingly high energy consumption. Therefore, when the stylus 2 is received in the elongated receiving space 10A, the first housing 21 of the stylus 2 is received in the second housing 22 with a length greater than a receiving length value, a charging area 20 of the stylus 2 is exposed and electrically connected to the power supply module 13. In other words: When the stylus 2 has the third length L3 in its detached state from the mouse device 1, the charging area 20 of the stylus 2 is not exposed.

[0025] It will be Fig. 7, which shows a further schematic view of a stylus according to the embodiments of the invention.

[0026] The input pen 2' comprises a first housing 21', a second housing 22' and a third housing 23', wherein the first housing 21' is movably received in the second housing 22' and the second housing 22' is in turn movably received in the third housing 23'.

[0027] It will be Fig. 8, which shows a schematic representation of the signal curve of a communication connection between a mouse device according to a second embodiment of the embodiments of the invention and an electronic device.

[0028] After the mouse communication module 12 of the mouse device 1 has been assigned to an electronic device 9, the stylus communication module 28 of the stylus 2 establishes a communication connection with the electronic device 9 via the mouse communication module 12 of the mouse device 1. This means that the user can communicatively pair the mouse device 1 with the electronic device 9 and, once paired, operate the electronic device 9 using the stylus 2. A control signal from the pen tip sensor module 29 of the stylus 2 is transmitted via the stylus communication module 28 to the mouse communication module 12 of the mouse device 1 and then to the electronic device 9. In other words, the stylus 2 establishes a communication connection with the electronic device 9 via the mouse communication module 12 of the mouse device 1.In the present embodiment, the electronic device 9 is a touchscreen mobile phone, a tablet PC, a notebook computer or a portable electronic device, which does not represent a limitation of the present invention.

[0029] In the present embodiment, the mouse communication module 12 and the stylus communication module 28 are each designed as a Bluetooth communication module, WiFi communication module or ZigBee communication module.

[0030] It will be Fig. 9, which shows a schematic representation of the signal curve of a communication connection between a mouse device according to a third embodiment of the embodiments of the invention and an electronic device.

[0031] At the same time as the mouse communication module 12 of the mouse device 1 is assigned to an electronic device 9, the stylus communication module 28 of the stylus 2 is also assigned to the electronic device 9, so that the mouse communication module 12 of the mouse device 1 and the stylus communication module 28 of the stylus 2 can each be communicatively connected to the electronic device.That is, the mouse communication module 12 of the mouse device 1 and the stylus communication module 28 of the stylus 2 have the same authentication code for association, so that the user can establish an association either between the mouse communication module 12 of the mouse device 1 and the electronic device 9 or between the stylus communication module 28 of the stylus 2 and the electronic device 9, wherein the mouse device 1 and the stylus 2 are then simultaneously registered with the electronic device 9. Subsequently, the mouse device 1 and the stylus 2 can each establish a communication connection with the electronic device 9 via the mouse communication module 12 and the stylus communication module 28, respectively.

[0032] In the present exemplary embodiment, the mouse communication module 12 of the mouse device 1 and the stylus communication module 28 of the stylus 2 can each transmit a communication signal to the electronic device 9 despite the equality of the mouse device 1 and the stylus 2 with regard to the communication-technical assignment.

[0033] In other words, regardless of whether the mouse device 1 or the stylus 2 has been communicatively assigned to the electronic device 9, the user can operate the electronic device 9 via both the mouse device 1 and the stylus 2. In the present exemplary embodiment, the mouse communication module 12 and the stylus communication module 28 are each designed as a Bluetooth communication module, a Wi-Fi communication module, or a ZigBee communication module. The electronic device 9 is a touchscreen mobile phone, a tablet PC, a notebook computer, or a portable electronic device, which does not represent a limitation of the present invention. [Advantageous effects of the embodiments]

[0034] An advantageous effect of the invention is that the mouse device according to the invention has a receiving space for receiving a stylus, so that the stylus is easy to carry and not easy to lose. Furthermore, the stylus can be charged with the mouse device, thereby achieving more efficient energy use. Furthermore, according to the invention, only one of the mouse device and the stylus needs to be communicatively assigned to the electronic device in order to be able to use the other device (ie, the mouse device or the stylus) simultaneously without prior assignment. In this way, the communicatively assigned device is simplified, thus improving the user experience.

[0035] The above description does not constitute a limitation of the claims of the invention, but merely serves to illustrate possible preferred embodiments of the invention. Any equivalent modifications that can be derived from the description or drawings of the invention are therefore within the claims of the invention. List of reference symbols 1 mouse device 2, 2' stylus 10 mouse bodies 10A Elongated recording room 25 Battery module L1 First Length 10-1 Upper housing 10-2 Lower housing 20 loading area 21, 21' First case 22, 22' Second housing 23' Third housing 27 Processing module 28 Stylus communication module 29 Pen tip sensor module 9 Electronic device 11 Control module 12 Mouse communication module 13 Power supply module 14 Sensor module

Claims

[1] Mouse device (1) comprising: - a mouse body (10), on one side of which an elongated receiving space (10A) is formed, which has a first length (L1), - an input pin (2, 2') detachably received in the elongated receiving space (10A), wherein the input pin (2, 2') has a second length (L2) less than or equal to the first length (L1) in its state received in the elongated receiving space (10A), and a third length (L3) greater than the second length (L2) and the first length (L1) in its state separated from the mouse body (10), and - a power supply module (13); wherein the input pen (2, 2') comprises at least a first housing (21, 21') and a second housing (22, 22'), wherein the first housing (21, 21') is received in the second housing (22, 22'); wherein, when the stylus (2, 2') is received in the elongated receiving space (10A), the first housing (21) of the stylus (2, 2') is received in the second housing (22) with a length that is greater than a receiving length value, the charging area (20) of the stylus (2, 2') is exposed and electrically connected to the power supply module (13) to charge the stylus (2, 2'), and wherein when the stylus (2, 2') has the third length (L3) in its state detached from the mouse device (1), the charging area (20) of the stylus (2) is not exposed. [2] Mouse device (1) according to claim 1, wherein the input pen (2, 2') further comprises a third housing (23'), the first housing (21, 21') being received in the second housing (22, 22') and the second housing in turn being received in the third housing (23'). [3] Mouse device (1) according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising: - a control module (11) electrically connected to the power supply module (13), and - a mouse communication module (12) electrically connected to the control module (11) and the power supply module (13), wherein the input pen (2, 2') is in communication connection with the mouse communication module (12) of the mouse device (1). [4] Mouse device (1) according to claim 1, wherein the input pen (2, 2') comprises an input pen communication module (28) which is in communication connection with the mouse communication module (12) of the mouse device (1). [5] Mouse device (1) according to claim 1 or 2, wherein after the mouse communication module (12) of the mouse device (1) has been assigned to an electronic device (9), the input pen communication module (28) of the input pen (2, 2') enters into communication with the electronic device (9) via the mouse communication module (12) of the mouse device (1). [6] Mouse device (1) according to claim 1 or 2, wherein at the same time as the mouse communication module (12) of the mouse device (1) is assigned to an electronic device (9), the input pen communication module (28) of the input pen (2, 2') is also assigned to the electronic device (9), so that the mouse communication module (12) of the mouse device (1) and the input pen communication module (28) of the input pen (2, 2') are each connected to the electronic device (9) in terms of communication technology. [7] Mouse device (1) according to one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the mouse communication module (12) and the input pen communication module (28) are each designed as a Bluetooth communication module, WiFi communication module or ZigBee communication module. [8] Mouse device (1) according to claim 4, wherein the mouse communication module (12) and the stylus communication module (28) are each designed as a Bluetooth communication module, WiFi communication module or ZigBee communication module.

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