Keystroke Mouse with Digital and Analog Signal Outputs
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional mouse devices can only output digital signals, making it impossible to achieve delicate controls required in certain games, as they lack the capability to provide nuanced input through analog signals.
Innovation Solution
A keystroke mouse design that incorporates a switch module, elastic element, magnetic sensor, and magnetic element to differentiate between digital and analog signal outputs based on the clicking force, allowing for both digital and analog signal outputs depending on the force applied, with optional control units or microprocessors to manage output modes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If conventional mouse devices are used, then the device structure is simple, but the control precision is insufficient for games requiring delicate controls
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines digital switch module and analog magnetic sensor into a single mouse device, allowing the mouse to output both digital signals (for standard clicks) and analog signals (for delicate control detection). This merging enables the device to provide both precise control measurement and maintain reasonable structural integration
Solution Approach 2:
The mouse device is designed to perform multiple functions: it can detect both light clicks (digital signal) and heavy presses (analog signal), providing universal compatibility for different game control requirements. The switch module handles digital operations while the magnetic sensor handles analog measurements, making the device versatile
2Adaptability or versatility
If only digital signal output is provided, then the device complexity is low, but the adaptability for different game control requirements is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The device dynamically switches between digital and analog output modes based on the detected click force. When a light click is detected, it outputs digital signals; when a heavy press is detected, it outputs analog signals. This dynamic adaptability allows the mouse to adjust its signal type according to the user's input intensity, enhancing versatility for different game scenarios
3Measurement precision
If magnetic sensor and switch module are integrated on movable circuit board, then the measurement precision for click force is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The elastic element serves as an intermediary between the button module and the circuit board, transmitting mechanical force while allowing controlled movement. This intermediary component enables the circuit board to move in response to click force, activating both the switch module and magnetic sensor, thereby improving measurement precision while managing structural complexity through a well-defined mechanical linkage
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables precise control simulations in games by outputting digital signals for lighter clicks and analog signals for stronger clicks, enhancing the mouse's capability to handle games requiring delicate controls, such as throwing, punching, or running, while allowing users to disable analog output when not needed.
Implementation Method 1
a magnetic sensor electrically connected with the circuit board and disposed on either the circuit board or the mouse body; and a magnetic element disposed on either the circuit board or the mouse body opposite to the magnetic sensor
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AI summary
A keystroke type mouse with digital and analog signal outputs, comprises a mouse body, circuit board, switch module, button module, elastic element, magnetic sensor and magnetic element. The circuit board is disposed on the mouse body, the switch module is disposed on the circuit board, the button module is disposed on the mouse body. The elastic element is disposed between the circuit board and mouse body so the circuit board is movable. The magnetic sensor and the magnetic element are disposed on the circuit board and the mouse body respectively. The mouse outputs a digital signal when the button module is clicked by a force lower than a preset value; and the mouse outputs an analog signal when the button module is clicked by a force higher than the preset value that moves the circuit board downward and changes the space between the magnetic sensor and the magnetic element.