Multi-Touch Mouse Button With Click Feedback for Fast Input
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing mechanical mice with multiple switches increase manufacturing costs and are prone to accidental button presses, while touch mice lack feedback and are inefficient for quick input events.
Innovation Solution
A mouse device with a multi-touch region on a button, incorporating a touchpad with defined regions for different input events and a press switch for feedback, allowing users to trigger various events through precise positioning and a mechanical click sensation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple mechanical switches are used to trigger more input events, then the number of input events increases, but the manufacturing cost increases and accidental button presses occur
Solution Approach 1:
The button surface is divided into multiple independent touch regions (first touch region, second touch region, third touch region) that can be independently activated. Each region corresponds to a specific input event, allowing multiple functions from a single button structure without increasing the number of mechanical switches.
Solution Approach 2:
Different regions of the button are assigned different functions based on their location. The first touch region triggers a mouse event, the second touch region triggers a first button combination event, and the third touch region triggers a second button combination event, creating local functional differentiation within a single button.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a touchpad is used to replace mechanical switches for more gestures, then the number of input events increases, but the sense of feedback is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The invention merges the advantages of both mechanical switches and touchpads by integrating a touch-sensitive button surface with a mechanical press switch underneath. The button cover with multiple touch regions provides gesture recognition capabilities, while the press switch underneath provides mechanical feedback when pressed, combining the versatility of touch input with the tactile satisfaction of mechanical switching.
Solution Approach 2:
The button cover acts as an intermediary layer between the user's finger and the press switch. It transmits the pressing force to the press switch while also sensing the touch position through the touch circuit, enabling both mechanical feedback and precise touch region detection.
3Adaptability or versatility
If gestures are used instead of direct button clicking, then more input events can be triggered, but the input time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The button is pre-configured with multiple touch regions that are already mapped to specific input events. Users do not need to learn complex gesture sequences; they simply need to press different regions of the button to trigger corresponding events instantly, preparing multiple functions in advance within a single button structure.
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AI summary
A mouse device includes a multi-touch region on a button. The mouse device includes a touchpad, a press switch, a button cover and a control board. The touchpad triggers a corresponding touch signal when any one of a plurality of touch regions respectively corresponding to a plurality of input events is pressed. A switch signal is triggered when the press switch is pressed. The button cover is used to accept a pressing operation of pressing toward an inner side to press the touchpad, and to press the press switch through the touchpad. When receiving the touch signal and the switch signal, the control board triggers the input event of the pressed touch region.