KR101521288B1 - Apparatus for glove-type wireless interface and operating method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a glove-type wireless input device operated by: a step by a user of inputting an identification number or an ID; a step of recognizing one or more finger by sensing pressure generated when the user moves fingers after wearing the glove-type wireless input device; a step of measuring the distance from a tip of the finger to a wrist; a step of measuring an angle between an index finger and a middle finger when the fingers include the index finger; and generating a key input signal by calculating the distance or the angle of at least one finger based on an individual setting of a user loaded by inputting the identification number or the ID.

Description

[0001] The present invention relates to a glove-type wireless input device and an operation method thereof,

The present invention relates to an armored wireless input device and an operation method thereof.

Modern people use computer for a long time in everyday life by work or game. Therefore, the time for using the keyboard is also increased, which is disadvantageous because the shape of the keyboard is standardized.

Using a keyboard in a fixed posture for a long time can cause pain in the shoulders and wrists, leading to myofascial pain syndromes or stiff dogs.

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, ubiquitous computing technologies called wearable computers or wearable computers have been emerging. This technique can contribute to making the computer a part of the human body by allowing the computer to be worn like clothes or glasses. An input device capable of typing more conveniently from the viewpoint of a wearable computer needs to be developed.

Therefore, in the embodiment of the present invention, a glove type wireless input device capable of applying a wearable computer to an input device such as a keyboard, judging a key input through a hand operation of a user, and transmitting contents inputted by a user wirelessly, and Provides a method of operation.

According to one aspect of the present invention, an armored wireless input device is provided. The glove type wireless input device includes a user selection unit for a user to input a unique number or ID, a pressure sensing unit for sensing at least one finger generated by moving a finger after the user wears the glove type wireless input device, A torsion sensing unit for sensing an angle between the sensing and stopping when at least one finger includes sensing, and a pressure sensing unit for sensing a distance between the sensing unit and the wrist, Or a result detected by the torsion sensing unit based on the individual setting of the user loaded through the unique number or ID input to the user selection unit to generate a key input signal.

The glove type wireless input device may further include a communication unit for transmitting a key input signal to equipment connected to the glove type wireless input device.

In the glove type wireless input device, the pressure sensing part senses the pressure generated by the user moving the palm of the hand, and recognizes the part where pressure is generated in the palm.

In the glove type wireless input device, when the at least one finger includes the detection, the twist detection unit can recognize the angle at which the user's wrist is moved.

In the above glove type wireless input device, when the distance is greater than a predetermined range, it is determined that at least one of the keys included in the uppermost row in the qwerty keyboard is input, and when the distance is included in the predetermined range It is determined that at least one of the keys included in the row positioned at the middle of the keyboard has been input and that at least one of the keys included in the row positioned at the bottom of the keyboard has been input when the distance is smaller than the predetermined range .

According to another aspect of the present invention, a method of operating an armored wireless input device is provided. The method of operating the glove box wireless input device includes the steps of inputting a unique number or ID by the user, detecting at least one finger by sensing the pressure generated by moving the finger after wearing the glove box wireless input device, Recognizing the angle between the detection and the stop when at least one finger includes the finger, and determining at least one finger, distance or angle as the distance from the input And generating a key input signal based on the individual setting of the user loaded through the unique number or ID.

The method of operating the glove box wireless input device may further include transmitting the key input signal to the equipment connected to the glove box wireless input device.

The method of operating the glove-type wireless input device may further include the step of sensing a pressure generated by moving the palm after the wearer wears the glove-type wireless input device and recognizing the pressure-generated portion of the palm.

The operation method of the globoiled wireless input device may further include a step of recognizing an angle at which the user's wrist is moved when at least one finger includes the detection.

Wherein the step of generating the key input signal in the operation method of the glove type wireless input device determines that at least one of the keys included in the top row in the qwerty keyboard is input when the distance is greater than a predetermined range, When the distance is included in the predetermined range, it is determined that at least one of the keys included in the middle row positioned in the keyboard is input. If the distance is smaller than the predetermined range, at least one of the keys included in the bottom row And determining that one is input.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a method of setting an armored wireless input device is provided. The method for setting the glove type wireless input device may include a step of inputting a unique number or ID by the user, a step of storing the distance from the user's fingertip to the wrist, a step of storing the angle between the detection and stopping of the user, And setting a key input method.

The method of operating the glove box wireless input device may further include setting a customized key according to a user's typing habits.

The method of operating the glove box wireless input device may further include setting a mode of inputting the number key using a switch attached to the glove box wireless input device.

As described above, according to the embodiment of the present invention, the user can input characters regardless of the key pitch of the keyboard using the glove type wireless input device, and can customize the key arrangement to suit individual users . Therefore, the user can type in a comfortable posture regardless of the environment in which the key is input.

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a glove type wireless input device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a flowchart illustrating a method of inputting a user setting value of the glove type wireless input device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a diagram illustrating a range of the upper and lower fingers recognized by the glove type wireless input device in the distance setting step according to the embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a view showing a twist angle of the index or twist angle of the wrist which the glove type wireless input device recognizes in each setting step according to the embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a flowchart illustrating key recognition steps of the glove type wireless input device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings so that those skilled in the art can easily carry out the present invention. The present invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. In order to clearly illustrate the present invention, parts not related to the description are omitted, and similar parts are denoted by like reference characters throughout the specification.

Throughout the specification, when an element is referred to as "comprising ", it means that it can include other elements as well, without excluding other elements unless specifically stated otherwise. Also, the terms " part, "" module," " module, "and " block" refer to units that process at least one function or operation, Lt; / RTI >

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a glove type wireless input device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1, a glove type wireless input device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a pressure sensing unit 100, a distance sensing unit 120, a twist sensing unit 130, a user selecting unit 140, a controller 150 ), And a communication unit 160. In the following, a qwerty keyboard is taken as an example.

The pressure sensing unit 110 may sense a pressure generated by a user moving a finger (or a palm). That is, the user wearing the glove-type wireless input device senses the pressure when the user touches the floor with the finger (or the palm of the hand) to specify the part of the palm or recognize the finger that the user has moved.

The distance detecting unit 120 may measure the distance from each fingertip to the wrist and sense a row number of a key input by the user. For example, you can measure the distance from your fingertip to your wrist using a laser that is emitted from your fingertips and reflected back from your wrist. That is, when the distance from the user's fingertip to the wrist exceeds a predetermined range through the distance sensing unit 120, the glove type wireless input device according to the embodiment of the present invention is located at the uppermost horizontal line (1 row) of the QWERTY keyboard It is determined that at least one of the keys is input. If the distance from the fingertip to the wrist is within a certain range, it can be determined that at least one of the keys located on the second horizontal line (second row) of the QWERTY keyboard is input. If the distance from the fingertip to the wrist is less than a predetermined range, it can be determined that at least one of the keys located at the bottom row (row 3) of the QWERTY keyboard is input.

To this end, the distance sensing unit 120 according to the embodiment of the present invention includes a laser transmitting unit and a receiving unit.

The torsion detecting unit 130 may detect a vertical line number of a key input by a user by using a twist degree of a finger or a wrist. In the embodiment of the present invention, the torsion sensing unit 130 may sense the twist angle between the detection and the stop or the twist angle of the wrist. In the case of the index finger, since it covers a larger part of the keyboard than the other finger and presses several keys, it detects the twist angle between the stop and the index finger or detects that the wrist does not move to the left or right, I can know the number. For example, in the QWERTY keyboard, the keys 'r', 'f', 'v', 't', 'g' and 'b' the user can distinguish between inputting the 'f' key and the 'g' key, and inputting the 'v' key and the 'b' key when the r 'key and the' t 'key are input.

The user selecting unit 140 is a unit for distinguishing users who use the glove type wireless input device according to the embodiment of the present invention. The user can store the unique number or ID of each user in the memory of the glove box wireless input device when the glove box wireless input device is used for the first time. Then, the user can input his or her unique number or ID through the user selecting unit 140 and use the globally wireless input device with the setting value suitable for the user.

The control unit 150 may output the results recognized by the pressure sensing unit 110, the distance sensing unit 120 and the torsion sensing unit 130 to the user's individual Based on the setting, determines a user's intention, and generates a key input signal according to the determined result.

The communication unit 160 transmits the key input signal generated by the control unit 150 to a device such as a computer or a smart TV through a wireless communication interface. At this time, the communication unit 160 may use various short-range wireless communication methods such as Bluetooth, zigbee, etc. as a wireless communication interface.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a method of inputting a user setting value of the glove type wireless input device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, the user wears the glove-type wireless input device and initializes the glove-type wireless input device (S201). At this time, the user may know each step of the set value input step through a computer connected to the glove box wireless input device, or know through a display mounted on a specific part of the glove box wireless input device, and the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto Do not. Then, the user enters his or her unique number or ID into the glove box wireless input device and starts inputting the set value (S202).

The distance sensing unit 120 stores the distance from the fingertip to the wrist. That is, the glove-type wireless input device can store the range of the user's finger moving up and down through the distance sensing unit 120 (distance setting step) (S203).

3 is a diagram illustrating a range of the upper and lower fingers recognized by the glove type wireless input device in the distance setting step according to the embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, the user puts his hand on a flat plate while wearing the gloved wireless input device, and moves the finger up and down on the plate. At this time, since the distance detecting unit 120 measures the distance between the fingertip and the wrist, the range 301-330 of the distance of the up and down directions of the finger can be stored in the glove type wireless input device. The later control unit can determine the row of the QWERTY keyboard based on the distance 302 in the middle range.

Then, an angle at which the detection bit is pressed to press the 'g' key or the like, or an angle at which the wrist is moved is input to the gloved wireless input device through the torsion sensing unit 130 (S204).

4 is a view showing a twist angle of the index or twist angle of the wrist detected by the glove type wireless input device in each setting step according to the embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, the user puts his hand on a flat plate while wearing the gloved wireless input device, moves the index finger, moves the wrist, or moves the index finger and the wrist together. At this time, the glove type wireless input device can store twist angles (400, 410) of the detection or wrist using the twist detection unit (130).

Then, the user can separately input a key input method according to the typing habit into the glove type wireless input device (custom key setting step) (S205). For example, the 'b' key may be entered by the left hand index according to the individual, or may be input by the right hand index. Also, some people enter 'b' key in English with left-handed index, while others use 'right-hand index' in Korean. Other keys such as 'c' and 'i' can be set differently depending on the typing habits of the individual. This problem of customized key setting may be solved by the armored wireless input device through machine learning.

Thereafter, the special key input method is set to the glove type wireless input device (special key setting step) (S206). Normally, when a user uses a keyboard, the user inputs a pair of consonants while holding the shift key, and the shift key is not used alone. For example, when the user touches the floor with little fingers and other fingers, It can be set in the glove type wireless input device.

Also, since the space bar is usually input by the thumb of both hands, pressing the thumb can set the space bar to be pressed. Normally, the control key located at the outermost position of the keyboard can be pressed by the palm of the hand, so a special key input method can be set by a combination of palm and finger.

In the case of the backspace key, the 'b' of the 'back' is pressed by the index finger, and the 's' of the 'space' is pressed by the ring finger, the backspace is pressed ≪ / RTI > The remaining tabs, the caps lock key, the windows key, the alt key, the enter key, the Korean / English keys, Can be set.

Meanwhile, when setting the numeric key, the user can set the glove type wireless input device to operate in the numeric key input mode using a switch (not shown) separately installed in the glove type wireless input device (S207). That is, when the switch is in the on state, each finger may be recognized as entering a number (S207). At this time, the user can set the switch to operate in a plurality of stages. For example, the first stage of the switch can be set to a number input stage, the second stage can be set to a key input stop stage, And the key recognition step of the glove type wireless input device according to the first embodiment.

First, the user wears the glove type wireless input device and inputs the user's unique number or ID to the user selection unit 140 (S501).

Thereafter, when the user taps the floor with the finger or applies pressure to the palm, the pressure sensing unit 110 recognizes the position of the palm where the pressure is generated or the finger (S502). Then, the distance measured by the distance detector 120 is transmitted to the controller 150. Meanwhile, when pressure is generated in the index finger, the distance detecting unit 120 and the torsion detecting unit 130 transmit the detection result to the controller 150, respectively.

The control unit 150 recognizes the input key based on the detection result of the pressure sensing unit 110, the distance sensing unit 120 and the torsion sensing unit 130, and the customized key setting and the special key setting. For example, the pressure sensing unit 110 senses the pressure generated in the right sensing unit, senses that the right sensing unit is positioned in the second sensing line in the distance sensing unit 120 (S503) If an angle greater than an angle is detected (S504), the controller 150 determines that the input key is 'g'. Alternatively, if the pressure sensing unit 110 senses the pressure generated in the left and right hand stops and the distance sensing unit 120 senses that the left stop is located in the first row, the controller 150 sets the input key to 'E (?) '(S505, S506).

The control unit 150 transmits the key input to the communication unit 160, and the communication unit 160 generates a signal corresponding to the input key and transmits the signal to the equipment connected to the glove type wireless input device at step S507. In step S508, the user can confirm whether or not the key input through the glove-type wireless input device through the display of the computer is correctly input. With the glove-type wireless input device according to the embodiment of the present invention, Characters can be input regardless of the key pitch of the keyboard, and the key arrangement can be customized for each individual user. Therefore, the user can type in a comfortable posture regardless of the environment in which the key is input.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments, It belongs to the scope of right.

Claims (13)

A glove type wireless input device,
A user selection unit in which a user inputs a unique number or an ID,
A pressure sensing unit for sensing at least one finger by sensing the pressure generated by moving the finger after wearing the glove-type wireless input device by the user,
A distance sensing unit for measuring a distance from the at least one fingertip to the wrist,
A torsion detecting unit for recognizing an angle between the detection and the stop when the at least one finger includes the detection,
A result of sensing by the pressure sensing unit, the distance sensing unit or the torsion sensing unit is generated based on the individual setting of the user loaded through the unique number or ID input to the user selection unit, thereby generating a key input signal a controller for
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Wherein,
When the distance is greater than a predetermined range, it is determined that at least one of the keys included in the uppermost row in the qwerty keyboard is input, and when the distance is included in the predetermined range, The controller determines that at least one of the keys included in the row is input, and determines that at least one of the keys included in the row positioned at the bottom of the keyboard is input when the distance is less than the predetermined range, . The method of claim 1,
A communication unit for transmitting the key input signal to equipment connected to the glove box wireless input device,
Further comprising: The method of claim 1,
The pressure sensing unit may include:
Wherein the user senses a pressure generated by moving the palm and recognizes a pressure-generated portion of the palm. In claim 1,
The torsional-
And when the at least one finger includes the detection, recognizes the movement angle of the user's wrist. delete A method of operating a glove-type wireless input device,
A step in which a user inputs a unique number or an ID,
Detecting at least one finger by sensing the pressure generated by moving the finger after wearing the glove-type wireless input device by the user,
Measuring a distance from the at least one fingertip to the wrist,
Recognizing an angle between the detection and the stop when the finger is included in the at least one finger, and
Generating the key input signal by calculating the at least one finger, the distance or the angle based on the individual setting of the user loaded through the entered unique number or ID;
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Wherein the step of generating the key input signal comprises:
When the distance is greater than a predetermined range, it is determined that at least one of the keys included in the uppermost row in the qwerty keyboard is input, and when the distance is included in the predetermined range, Determining that at least one of the keys included in the row is input, and determining that at least one of the keys included in the row positioned at the bottom of the keyboard is input when the distance is smaller than the predetermined range
The method comprising the steps of: The method of claim 6,
Transmitting the key input signal to the equipment connected to the glove box wireless input device
Further comprising the steps of: The method of claim 6,
A step of sensing a pressure generated by moving the palm after the wearer wears the glove type wireless input device and recognizing a portion where the pressure is generated in the palm
Further comprising the steps of: The method of claim 6,
Recognizing an angle of movement of the wrist of the user when the at least one finger includes a finger,
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