Pressure type mouse wheel instruction conversion device and method

Abstract

The present application provides a pressure type mouse wheel instruction conversion device and method. The device comprises at least one pressure sensor, a displacement sensor, a pressure trigger assembly, a PCBA control panel and a shell; the pressure sensor and the displacement sensor are both arranged inside the shell; the displacement sensor is communicated with the outside; the pressure sensor and the displacement sensor are connected to the PCBA control panel; the pressure trigger assembly is connected to the pressure sensor; the pressure sensor acquires pressure data, and the displacement sensor acquires displacement data; the pressure data and the displacement data are converted into a mouse wheel instruction, and the mouse wheel instruction is outputted. By means of comprehensive application of the pressure sensor and the displacement sensor, the pressure data is converted into moving speed data, and the displacement data is converted into direction data, thereby outputting a direction instruction of a mouse wheel with a scrolling speed.

Description

A device and method for converting pressure-type mouse wheel commands Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of input devices, and in particular to a device and method for converting pressure-type mouse wheel instructions. Background Art

[0002] Input devices are one of the primary means of exchanging information between users and computer systems. Examples include keyboards, mice, cameras, scanners, light pens, handwriting tablets, joysticks, and voice input devices. An input device is a device used by humans or external devices to interact with a computer, inputting raw data and the programs that process that data. Computers can receive a variety of data, including both numerical and non-numerical data such as graphics, images, and sounds. These data can be input into the computer through various input devices for storage, processing, and output.

[0003] In some usage scenarios, the use of a mouse is slightly inconvenient, and a smaller mouse device or other device that converts mouse commands is required. When using such a device, the mouse wheel commands are usually not implemented, and the output commands of some wheel output devices are also unable to control the scrolling speed of the wheel, which makes operation very inconvenient in some scenarios.

[0004] Summary of the Invention

[0005] In view of the above problems, the present application is proposed to provide a device and method for converting pressure-type mouse wheel commands to overcome the above problems or at least partially solve the above problems, including:

[0006] A device for converting pressure-type mouse wheel commands, comprising: at least one pressure sensor, a displacement sensor, a pressure trigger component, a PCBA control board, and a housing; wherein the pressure sensor is used to obtain pressure data, and the displacement sensor is used to obtain displacement data;

[0007] The pressure sensor and the displacement sensor are both arranged inside the housing, the displacement sensor is communicated with the outside, the pressure sensor and the displacement sensor are connected to the PCBA control board, and the pressure trigger component is connected to the pressure sensor;

[0008] When the pressure trigger component is touched and displacement occurs, the pressure sensor obtains pressure data through the pressure trigger component, the displacement sensor obtains displacement data, and the PCBA control board converts the pressure data and the displacement data into a mouse wheel instruction and outputs the mouse wheel instruction.

[0009] Furthermore, the displacement sensor is a capacitive touch panel, the capacitive touch panel is arranged on the top of the pressure trigger component, and the pressure sensor is arranged on the bottom of the pressure trigger component.

[0010] Furthermore, there are four pressure sensors, which are respectively arranged at four corners of the capacitive touch panel.

[0011] Furthermore, the pressure trigger component is a button, which is arranged on one side of the shell, and a sensing port is provided on the other side of the shell, and the displacement sensor obtains the position coordinates through the sensing port.

[0012] Furthermore, an anti-wear layer is provided on the bottom of the shell.

[0013] Furthermore, the pressure trigger assembly is provided with an anti-accidental touch member, which is used to limit the triggering pressure of the pressure trigger assembly to be lower than a preset value, so that the pressure trigger assembly cannot be triggered.

[0014] A method for converting a pressure-type mouse wheel command, the method being implemented by any of the conversion devices described above, comprising the steps of:

[0015] When a preset trigger condition is triggered, pressure data and movement data are acquired through the pressure sensor and the displacement sensor;

[0016] determining a speed instruction based on the pressure data;

[0017] determining a direction instruction based on the movement data;

[0018] An output roller instruction is determined according to the speed instruction and the direction instruction.

[0019] Furthermore, when a preset trigger condition is triggered, the step of acquiring pressure data and movement data through the pressure sensor and the displacement sensor includes:

[0020] Acquire pressure data through the pressure sensor; wherein the pressure data includes the number of pressure points and the pressure level, and the pressure level is determined by the corresponding pressure of the pressure point with the maximum pressure;

[0021] The movement data is acquired according to the displacement sensor, wherein the movement data includes a movement direction, a movement distance, and a movement speed.

[0022] Furthermore, the step of determining the scrolling direction based on the movement data includes:

[0023] Determining the starting coordinates and the ending coordinates of the movement according to the movement data;

[0024] Determine the moving direction and moving distance according to the starting coordinates and the ending coordinates;

[0025] The scrolling direction is determined according to the moving direction, the moving distance and a preset instruction direction threshold.

[0026] Furthermore, the step of determining the speed instruction based on the pressure data includes:

[0027] determining a pressure level based on the pressure data;

[0028] The speed level is determined according to the pressure level.

[0029] Furthermore, the step of determining the output roller instruction according to the speed instruction and the direction instruction includes:

[0030] determining the scrolling speed of the roller according to the speed instruction;

[0031] Determining the scrolling direction of the roller according to the direction instruction;

[0032] An output roller instruction is determined according to the roller scrolling speed and the roller scrolling direction.

[0033] This application has the following advantages:

[0034] In an embodiment of the present application, in order to address the problem in the prior art of being unable to convert mouse wheel commands or adjust the scrolling speed of the scroll wheel output command, the present application provides a device for converting pressure-type mouse wheel commands, comprising: at least one pressure sensor, a displacement sensor, a pressure trigger assembly, a PCBA control board, and a housing; wherein the pressure sensor is used to obtain pressure data, and the displacement sensor is used to obtain displacement data; the pressure sensor and the displacement sensor are both disposed within the housing, the displacement sensor being in communication with the outside world, the pressure sensor and the displacement sensor being connected to the PCBA control board, and the pressure trigger assembly being connected to the pressure sensor; when the pressure trigger assembly is activated and displaced, the pressure sensor obtains pressure data through the pressure trigger assembly, the displacement sensor obtains displacement data, and the PCBA control board converts the pressure data and displacement data into mouse wheel commands and outputs the mouse wheel commands. Through the combined use of the pressure sensor and the displacement sensor, the pressure data can be converted into movement speed data, and the displacement data into direction data, thereby outputting a direction command of the mouse wheel with scrolling speed. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0035] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solution of the present application, the following is a brief introduction to the drawings required for the description of the present application. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present application. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without any creative work.

[0036] FIG1 is a schematic structural diagram of a pressure-type mouse wheel instruction conversion device provided by an embodiment of the present application, which is implemented by a touch panel and has four pressure sensors;

[0037] FIG2 is a top view of a pressure-type mouse wheel instruction conversion device provided by an embodiment of the present application, which is implemented by a touch panel and has four pressure sensors;

[0038] FIG3 is a schematic structural diagram of a pressure-type mouse wheel instruction conversion device provided by an embodiment of the present application, which is implemented by a touch panel and has one pressure sensor;

[0039] FIG4 is a schematic structural diagram of a pressure-type mouse wheel instruction conversion device implemented by an optical sensor according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0040] FIG5 is a flowchart of a method for converting a pressure-type mouse wheel command provided by an embodiment of the present application;

[0041] Explanation of reference numerals: 101, displacement sensor; 102, pressure sensor; 103, pressure trigger component; 104, housing; 105, PCBA control board; 106, reset component; 107, output end; 201, sensing port. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0042] To make the objectives, features, and advantages of this application more readily apparent, the present application is further described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments. It is apparent that the embodiments described are only a portion of the embodiments of this application, not all of them. All other embodiments derived by persons of ordinary skill in the art based on the embodiments in this application without inventive effort are also within the scope of protection of this application.

[0043] By analyzing the existing technology, the inventors found that the existing technology uses a mouse conversion device in some scenarios where it is inconvenient to use a mouse, but generally cannot implement the operation of mouse wheel commands. Even if it is implemented, due to the limitations of the space used or the function of the mouse conversion device, the output speed of the wheel command cannot be adjusted, which makes the operation very inconvenient in some scenarios.

[0044] In an embodiment of the present application, in order to address the problem in the prior art of being unable to convert mouse wheel commands or adjust the scrolling speed of the scroll wheel output command, the present application provides a device for converting pressure-type mouse wheel commands, comprising: at least one pressure sensor, a displacement sensor, a pressure trigger assembly, a PCBA control board, and a housing; wherein the pressure sensor is used to obtain pressure data, and the displacement sensor is used to obtain displacement data; the pressure sensor and the displacement sensor are both disposed within the housing, the displacement sensor being in communication with the outside world, the pressure sensor and the displacement sensor being connected to the PCBA control board, and the pressure trigger assembly being connected to the pressure sensor; when the pressure trigger assembly is activated and displaced, the pressure sensor obtains pressure data through the pressure trigger assembly, the displacement sensor obtains displacement data, and the PCBA control board converts the pressure data and displacement data into mouse wheel commands and outputs the mouse wheel commands. Through the combined use of the pressure sensor and the displacement sensor, the pressure data can be converted into movement speed data, and the displacement data into direction data, thereby outputting a direction command of the mouse wheel with scrolling speed.

[0045] 1 , a schematic structural diagram of a device for converting a pressure-type mouse wheel command according to the present invention is shown, which may specifically include:

[0046] At least one pressure sensor 102, a displacement sensor 101, a pressure trigger assembly 103, a PCBA control board 105 and a housing 104; wherein the pressure sensor 102 is used to obtain pressure data, and the displacement sensor 101 is used to obtain displacement data;

[0047] The pressure sensor 102 and the displacement sensor 101 are both disposed inside the housing 104 , the displacement sensor 101 is in communication with the outside world, the pressure sensor 102 and the displacement sensor 101 are connected to the PCBA control board 105 , and the pressure trigger assembly 103 is connected to the pressure sensor 102 ;

[0048] When the pressure trigger component 103 is touched and displacement occurs, the pressure sensor 102 obtains pressure data through the pressure trigger component 103, the displacement sensor 101 obtains displacement data, and the PCBA control board 105 converts the pressure data and the displacement data into a mouse wheel command and outputs the mouse wheel command.

[0049] It should be noted that the output end 107 of the PCBA control board 105 is connected to an external instruction receiving device for issuing instructions. The PCBA control board 105 can be arranged inside the housing 104 to integrate the entire device, or it can be arranged outside the housing 105 and connected to the receiving device, which facilitates the replacement of various components of the conversion device and reduces the overall volume of the conversion device.

[0050] Next, a device and method for converting a pressure-type mouse wheel command in this exemplary embodiment will be further described.

[0051] In one embodiment of the present application, referring to Figures 1-3, the displacement sensor 101 is a capacitive touch panel, the capacitive touch panel is arranged on the top of the pressure trigger component 103, and the pressure sensor 102 is arranged at the bottom of the pressure trigger component 103.

[0052] It should be noted that the displacement sensor is a capacitive touchpad, and the distance instruction for the scroll wheel direction is generated by the direction and distance of the finger sliding on the touchpad. At the same time, the scroll wheel instruction trigger condition can be set on the capacitive touchpad. When a preset number of trigger points are detected simultaneously, it is set to switch to mouse wheel mode and generate mouse wheel instructions. At the same time, the pressure trigger component 103 is arranged between the pressure sensor 102 and the capacitive touchpad. Pressing the capacitive touchpad triggers the pressure sensor 102, and the capacitive touchpad that loses pressure is reset by a reset component. The reset component can be a combination of several springs, or a pot piece, etc. Figure 3 is a schematic structural diagram of a conversion device with a single pressure sensor and reset by a reset component.

[0053] In one embodiment of the present application, referring to Figures 1-2, four pressure sensors are provided, and the four pressure sensors are respectively arranged at four corners of the capacitive touch panel.

[0054] It should be noted that four pressure sensors are provided at four different directions of the capacitive touch panel to make the overall system of the device more stable and maintain the internal balance of the device.

[0055] 4 , in one embodiment of the present application, the pressure trigger component 103 is a button, which is arranged on one side of the housing 104 , and a sensing port 201 is provided on the other side of the housing 104 , through which the displacement sensor 101 obtains position coordinates.

[0056] It should be noted that the pressure trigger component is set as a button, which is convenient for user operation and triggering, and requires less assembly space. The overall structure of Figure 2 is similar to the structure of a mouse. When the button is pressed, the device is moved, and the displacement sensor 101 detects the displacement distance and direction through the sensing port 201 and issues corresponding instructions. The PCBA control board 105 is set inside the structure and is directly connected to the pressure sensor 102 and the displacement sensor 101.

[0057] In one embodiment of the present application, an anti-wear block is provided at the bottom of the housing 104 .

[0058] It should be noted that, similar to the structure of FIG2 , where the entire device needs to move relative to the contact surface, an anti-wear block needs to be provided at the bottom of the housing 104 to prevent the device from wearing and prolonging its service life.

[0059] In one embodiment of the present application, the pressure trigger component 103 is provided with an anti-accidental touch component, which is used to limit the triggering pressure of the pressure trigger component to be lower than a preset value, so that the pressure trigger component cannot be triggered.

[0060] It should be noted that the anti-false touch component limits the pressure trigger component 103 to prevent false touches caused by too light or other pressures. When the displacement sensor 101 is a touch pad, the triggering conditions of the pressure trigger component 103 can be limited by the number of pressure points received by the touch pad. When the pressure trigger component 103 is a button, the triggering conditions of the pressure trigger component 103 can be limited by setting feedback devices such as pot pieces.

[0061] 5 , a method for converting a pressure-type mouse wheel command provided by an embodiment of the present application is shown;

[0062] The method comprises:

[0063] S510: When a preset trigger condition is triggered, pressure data and movement data are acquired through the pressure sensor and the displacement sensor;

[0064] S520, determining a speed instruction according to the pressure data;

[0065] S530, determining a direction instruction according to the movement data;

[0066] S540: Determine an output roller instruction according to the speed instruction and the direction instruction.

[0067] In an embodiment of the present application, a method for converting a pressure-type mouse wheel command comprises: upon a preset trigger condition being triggered, obtaining pressure data and movement data via a pressure sensor and a displacement sensor; determining a speed command based on the pressure data; determining a direction command based on the movement data; and determining an output wheel command based on the speed command and the direction command. Converting the output wheel command via pressure and displacement commands facilitates the integration of a mouse conversion device into other devices, allowing the device to have more functionality without increasing its size.

[0068] As described in step S510, when the preset trigger condition is triggered, pressure data and movement data are acquired through the pressure sensor and the displacement sensor.

[0069] In an embodiment of the present invention, the specific process of "acquiring pressure data and movement data through the pressure sensor and the displacement sensor when a preset trigger condition is triggered" in step S310 can be further explained in combination with the following description.

[0070] As described in the following steps, pressure data is obtained through the pressure sensor; wherein the pressure data includes the number of pressure points and the pressure level, and the pressure level is determined by the corresponding pressure of the pressure point with the maximum pressure;

[0071] As described in the following steps, movement data is acquired according to the displacement sensor, wherein the movement data includes movement direction, movement distance and movement speed.

[0072] It should be noted that in some cases, the number of pressure points can be set as the scroll wheel command trigger condition. By setting the scroll wheel command trigger condition, the mouse wheel command will only be generated when a preset number of pressure points are detected, preventing accidental touches during operation. The pressure level is determined by the pressure point with the largest pressure value, and the pressure value generated by the pressure point with the largest pressure value determines the relative pressure level. The trigger condition can also be determined by a preset pressure value. When the pressure value is less than the preset value, the command will not be triggered to prevent accidental touches.

[0073] As described in step S520 , a speed instruction is determined according to the pressure data.

[0074] In one embodiment of the present invention, the specific process of “determining the speed instruction according to the pressure data” in step S320 may be further explained in combination with the following description.

[0075] Determining a pressure level based on the pressure data as described in the following steps;

[0076] As described in the following steps, the velocity level is determined based on the pressure level.

[0077] It should be noted that the correspondence between pressure levels and speed levels is preset, and the speed level corresponding to each pressure level is determined by this correspondence. The pressure and speed level correspondence conditions are generally proportional: higher pressures result in faster speeds, which is suitable for normal human operation. The pressure range within each pressure level can be unequally divided. The higher the pressure level, the narrower the range of pressure values ​​within the pressure level, facilitating the triggering of faster commands under high pressure.

[0078] As described in step S530 , a direction instruction is determined according to the movement data.

[0079] In one embodiment of the present invention, the specific process of “determining the direction instruction according to the movement data” in step S330 may be further explained in conjunction with the following description.

[0080] As described in the following steps, the starting coordinates and the ending coordinates of the movement are determined according to the movement data;

[0081] As described in the following steps, the moving direction and moving distance are determined according to the starting coordinates and the ending coordinates;

[0082] As described in the following steps, the scrolling direction is determined according to the moving direction, the moving distance, and a preset instruction direction threshold.

[0083] It should be noted that the conventional preset instruction directions only require instructions in the four directions of up, down, left and right, or preset instructions in several fixed directions. When human operation input is performed, when the instruction direction moves in a non-positive direction, the scrolling direction of the output instruction is determined according to the threshold range of each direction. The threshold of each direction can be set equally, such as the angle threshold range of each direction of the four directions is 45° offset forward and backward, and the overall range of each direction is 90°. The threshold of a certain direction can also be increased and the threshold of other directions can be lowered according to human operation habits to facilitate operation and be more suitable for personal habits.

[0084] As described in step S540 , an output roller instruction is determined according to the speed instruction and the direction instruction.

[0085] In one embodiment of the present invention, the specific process of “determining the output roller instruction according to the speed instruction and the direction instruction” in step S340 may be further explained in combination with the following description.

[0086] As described in the following steps, the scrolling speed of the roller is determined according to the speed instruction;

[0087] As described in the following steps, the scrolling direction of the roller is determined according to the direction instruction;

[0088] As described in the following steps, an output roller instruction is determined according to the roller scrolling speed and the roller scrolling direction.

[0089] Although preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described, those skilled in the art may make additional changes and modifications to these embodiments once they become aware of the basic inventive concepts. Therefore, the appended claims are intended to be interpreted as including the preferred embodiments and all changes and modifications that fall within the scope of the embodiments of the present invention.

[0090] Finally, it should be noted that, in this document, relational terms such as first and second, etc., are used only to distinguish one entity or operation from another entity or operation, and do not necessarily require or imply any actual relationship or order between these entities or operations. Moreover, the terms "comprises," "comprising," or any other variations thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or terminal device that includes a series of elements includes not only those elements, but also other elements not explicitly listed, or elements inherent to such process, method, article, or terminal device. In the absence of further limitations, an element defined by the phrase "comprising a ..." does not exclude the presence of additional identical elements in the process, method, article, or terminal device that includes the element.

[0091] The above is a detailed introduction to the conversion device and method of a pressure-type mouse wheel command provided by the present application. Specific examples are used in this article to illustrate the principles and implementation methods of the present application. The description of the above embodiments is only used to help understand the method of the present application and its core idea. At the same time, for general technical personnel in this field, based on the ideas of the present application, there will be changes in the specific implementation methods and application scope. In summary, the content of this specification should not be understood as a limitation on the present application.

Claims

1. A conversion device for pressure - type mouse wheel instructions, characterized in that, it includes: at least one pressure sensor, a displacement sensor, a pressure trigger component, a PCBA control board, and a housing; wherein, the pressure sensor is used to obtain pressure data, and the displacement sensor is used to obtain displacement data; both the pressure sensor and the displacement sensor are arranged inside the housing, the displacement sensor communicates with the outside, the pressure sensor and the displacement sensor are connected to the PCBA control board, and the pressure trigger component is connected to the pressure sensor; when the pressure trigger component is touched and displacement occurs, the pressure sensor obtains pressure data through the pressure trigger component, the displacement sensor obtains displacement data, and the PCBA control board converts the pressure data and the displacement data into mouse wheel instructions.

2. The conversion device according to claim 1, characterized in that, the displacement sensor is a capacitive touch panel, the capacitive touch panel is arranged on the top of the pressure trigger component, and the pressure sensor is arranged at the bottom of the pressure trigger component.

3. The conversion device according to claim 2, characterized in that, there are 4 pressure sensors, and the 4 pressure sensors are respectively arranged at the four corners of the capacitive touch panel.

4. The conversion device according to claim 1, characterized in that, the pressure trigger component is a button, the button is arranged on one side of the housing, and an induction port is arranged on the other side of the housing, and the displacement sensor obtains position coordinates through the induction port.

5. The conversion device according to claim 4, characterized in that, an anti - wear layer is arranged at the bottom of the housing.

6. The conversion device according to claim 1, characterized in that, the pressure trigger component is provided with an anti - accidental touch member, and the anti - accidental touch member is used to prevent the pressure trigger component from being triggered when the touch pressure of the pressure trigger component is lower than a preset value.

7. A method for converting pressure - type mouse wheel instructions, characterized in that, the method is implemented by the conversion device according to any one of claims 1 - 6, and includes the steps: when a preset trigger condition is triggered, obtain pressure data and movement data through the pressure sensor and the displacement sensor; determine a speed instruction according to the pressure data; determine a direction instruction according to the movement data; determine an output roller instruction according to the speed instruction and the direction instruction.

8. The method according to claim 7, characterized in that, the step of when a preset trigger condition is triggered, obtaining pressure data and movement data through the pressure sensor and the displacement sensor includes: obtain pressure data through the pressure sensor; wherein, the pressure data includes the number of pressure points and the pressure level, and the pressure level is determined by the corresponding pressure of the pressure point with the maximum pressure; obtain movement data according to the displacement sensor, wherein the movement data includes a movement direction, a movement distance, and a movement speed.

9. The method according to claim 7, characterized in that, the step of determining a direction instruction according to the movement data includes: Determine the starting coordinate and the ending coordinate of the movement based on the mobile data; Determine the movement direction and the movement distance based on the starting coordinate and the ending coordinate; Determine the scrolling direction based on the movement direction, the movement distance, and a preset instruction direction threshold; 10. The method according to claim 6, wherein, the step of determining the output roller instruction based on the speed instruction and the direction instruction includes: Determine the roller rolling speed based on the speed instruction; Determine the roller rolling direction based on the direction instruction; Determine the output roller instruction based on the roller rolling speed and the roller rolling direction.

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