Disclosure of Invention
To solve the above problems, an object of the present invention is to provide an improved touch pen device.
To achieve the above objects, the improved stylus apparatus of the present invention comprises: a stylus signal microcontroller; and a pressure output signal selection unit connected to the stylus signal microcontroller. Wherein the pressure output signal selection unit transmits a pressure output selection signal to the stylus signal microcontroller to determine a pressure output mode of the improved stylus device; the stylus signal microcontroller determines a pressure output signal according to the pressure output mode of the improved stylus device.
In an embodiment of the improved stylus apparatus of the present invention, the improved stylus apparatus further includes: and the stylus pen refill is connected to the stylus signal microcontroller.
In an embodiment of the improved stylus apparatus of the present invention, the improved stylus apparatus further includes: and the pressure sensor is connected to the stylus pen core and the stylus signal microcontroller. Wherein the pressure sensor senses a pressure from the stylus pen core to generate a pressure input signal; after the pressure sensor generates the pressure input signal, the pressure sensor transmits the pressure input signal to the stylus signal microcontroller; after the stylus signal microcontroller receives the pressure input signal, the stylus signal microcontroller converts the pressure input signal to obtain an original pressure signal. Wherein if the pressure output mode of the improved stylus device is a normal mode, the stylus signal microcontroller determines that the pressure output signal is equal to the original pressure signal and transmits the pressure output signal equal to the original pressure signal to the stylus pen core. Wherein if the pressure output mode of the improved stylus device is a fixed mode, the stylus signal microcontroller determines that the pressure output signal is equal to a fixed pressure signal and transmits the pressure output signal equal to the fixed pressure signal to the stylus pen core.
In an embodiment of the improved stylus apparatus of the present invention, the improved stylus apparatus further includes: and the pressure sensor and the touch control pen signal microcontroller are arranged in the touch control pen shell.
Furthermore, in an embodiment of the improved stylus apparatus of the present invention as described above, the pressure output signal selecting unit is a touch switch structure disposed on the stylus housing; the fixed mode comprises a plurality of fixed pressure sub-modes; the pressure output mode of the improved stylus device cycles between the normal mode and the fixed pressure sub-modes according to a pressed number of times of the touch switch structure.
In an embodiment of the improved stylus apparatus of the present invention, the improved stylus apparatus further includes: and the clearing function key is connected to the touch control pen signal microcontroller and is arranged on the touch control pen shell. Wherein if the stylus signal microcontroller detects that the clear function button is pressed, the stylus signal microcontroller stops transmitting the pressure output signal to the stylus pen core regardless of whether the pressure output mode of the improved stylus apparatus is the normal mode or the fixed mode, but transmits a clear signal to the stylus pen core.
In an embodiment of the improved stylus apparatus of the present invention, the improved stylus apparatus further includes: a menu trigger switch connected to the stylus signal microcontroller, the menu trigger switch being disposed on the stylus housing. Wherein if the touch pen signal microcontroller detects that the menu touch switch is pressed once, the touch pen signal microcontroller stops transmitting the pressure output signal to the touch pen refill regardless of whether the pressure output mode of the improved touch pen device is the normal mode or the fixed mode, but transmits a menu signal to the touch pen refill.
In one embodiment of the improved stylus apparatus of the present invention as described above, the pressure output signal is a digital signal; the original pressure signal is a digital signal; the fixed pressure signal is a digital signal; the pressure value of the original pressure signal is between 0 order and 4095 order; the pressure values of the constant pressure signals corresponding to the constant pressure sub-modes are 512-order, 2048-order and 4095-order respectively.
The touch control screen has the advantages that the thickness of lines drawn on the touch control screen by the touch control pen is uniform and controllable, and no matter the strength of the touch control pen used by a user.
For a further understanding of the technology, means, and efficacy of the invention to be achieved, reference should be made to the following detailed description of the invention and accompanying drawings which are believed to be in full and illustrative of the objects, features, and characteristics of the invention, and to the accompanying drawings which are provided for reference and illustration purposes only and are not intended to be limiting of the invention.
Drawings
FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a first embodiment of an improved stylus apparatus according to the invention;
FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a second embodiment of an improved stylus apparatus according to the invention;
FIG. 3 is a schematic view of a third embodiment of an improved stylus apparatus according to the invention;
FIG. 4 is a diagram of a fourth embodiment of the improved stylus apparatus according to the invention.
Symbolic illustration in the drawings:
10 an improved stylus device;
20 a touch screen device;
30 a wireless controller;
32 wireless control signals;
102 stylus pen refill;
104 a pressure sensor;
106 a stylus signal microcontroller;
108 a pressure output signal selection unit;
110 pressure;
112 pressure input signal;
114 pressure output signal;
118 a stylus housing;
120 clear function key;
122 clear signal;
124 a menu trigger;
126 a menu signal;
128 pressure output select signals;
130 original pressure signal;
132 hold the pressure signal.
Detailed Description
In the present disclosure, numerous specific details are provided to provide a thorough understanding of particular embodiments of the invention; one skilled in the relevant art will recognize, however, that the invention can be practiced without one or more of the specific details; in other instances, well-known details are not shown or described to avoid obscuring aspects of the invention. The technical content and the detailed description of the invention are described as follows with the accompanying drawings:
please refer to fig. 1, which is a schematic diagram of an improved stylus apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention. The improved stylus device 10 of the present invention is applied to a touch screen device 20 for drawing or writing on the touch screen device 20; the improved stylus device 10 includes a stylus pen core 102, a pressure sensor 104, a stylus signal microcontroller 106, a pressure output signal selection unit 108, and a stylus housing 118; the components of the improved stylus device 10 are connected to each other, and the pressure sensor 104 and the stylus signal microcontroller 106 are disposed in the stylus housing 118, and the present invention only needs the stylus signal microcontroller 106 and the pressure output signal selection unit 108 to achieve the purpose and effect of the present invention; in the embodiment shown in fig. 1, the pressure output signal selection unit 108 is a touch switch structure disposed on the stylus housing 118, but the invention is not limited thereto.
The pressure sensor 104 senses a pressure 110 from the stylus pen core 102 to generate a pressure input signal 112 when the improved stylus device 10 is drawing or writing on the touch screen device 20; after the pressure sensor 104 generates the pressure input signal 112, the pressure sensor 104 transmits the pressure input signal 112 to the stylus signal microcontroller 106; after the stylus signal microcontroller 106 receives the pressure input signal 112, the stylus signal microcontroller 106 converts the pressure input signal 112 to obtain an original pressure signal 130; the original pressure signal 130 is a digital signal, and the pressure value of the original pressure signal 130 is between 0 level and 4095 levels.
The stylus signal microcontroller 106 sends a pressure output signal 114 to the stylus pen core 102, the pressure output signal 114 being a digital signal; the pressure output signal 114 is determined by: the stylus signal microcontroller 106 determines the pressure output signal 114 according to a pressure output mode of the improved stylus device 10. The pressure output mode of the improved stylus device 10 is determined by: the pressure output signal selection unit 108 sends a pressure output selection signal 128 to the stylus signal microcontroller 106 to determine whether the pressure output mode of the improved stylus device 10 is a normal mode or a fixed mode.
If the pressure output mode of the improved stylus device 10 is the normal mode, the stylus signal microcontroller 106 determines that the pressure output signal 114 is equal to the original pressure signal 130 and transmits the pressure output signal 114 equal to the original pressure signal 130 to the stylus pen core 102; if the pressure output mode of the improved stylus device 10 is the constant mode, the stylus signal microcontroller 106 determines that the pressure output signal 114 is equal to a constant pressure signal 132 and transmits the pressure output signal 114 equal to the constant pressure signal 132 to the stylus pen core 102; the constant pressure signal 132 is a digital signal, and the pressure value of the constant pressure signal 132 can be, for example, but not limited to, 512-step, 2048-step, or 4095-step.
The fixed mode may include a plurality of fixed pressure sub-modes, and the pressure values of the fixed pressure signal 132 corresponding to the fixed pressure sub-modes may be, for example, but the invention is not limited to, 512 steps, 2048 steps and 4095 steps, respectively. As described above, the pressure output signal selection unit 108 is the touch switch structure, and the pressure output mode of the improved stylus apparatus 10 is cyclically switched between the normal mode and the fixed pressure sub-modes according to a pressed number of times of the touch switch structure.
One use scenario of the present invention is:
initially, if the number of times the tact switch structure is pressed is 0 (i.e. not pressed), the pressure output mode of the improved stylus device 10 is the normal mode, so that if the pressure 110 is written to is larger, the pressure output signal 114 is larger, the line displayed on the touch screen device 20 is thicker, and if the pressure 110 is written to is smaller, the pressure output signal 114 is smaller, the line displayed on the touch screen device 20 is thinner.
Then, when the user presses the touch switch structure once, the pressure output mode of the improved stylus apparatus 10 is switched to one of the fixed pressure sub-modes, for example, a first fixed pressure sub-mode, and the stylus signal microcontroller 106 transmits the pressure output signal 114 with a pressure value of 512 steps to the stylus pen core 102; as long as the tact switch structure is not pressed any more, the stylus signal microcontroller 106 fixedly transmits the pressure output signal 114 with a pressure value of 512 steps to the stylus pen core 102, so that the thickness of the line displayed on the touch screen device 20 can be maintained as the thickness of the line with the corresponding pressure value of 512 steps regardless of the magnitude of the pressure 110 being written.
Then, the user presses the touch switch structure once again, and the pressure output mode of the improved stylus device 10 is switched to one of the fixed pressure sub-modes, for example, a second fixed pressure sub-mode, and the stylus signal microcontroller 106 transmits the pressure output signal 114 with a pressure value of 2048 steps to the stylus pen core 102; as long as the tact switch structure is not pressed any more, the stylus signal microcontroller 106 fixedly transmits the pressure output signal 114 with a pressure value of 2048 steps to the stylus pen core 102, so that the thickness of the line displayed on the touch screen device 20 can be maintained to be the thickness of the line with the corresponding pressure value of 2048 steps regardless of the magnitude of the pressure 110 being written.
Then, the user presses the touch switch structure once again, and the pressure output mode of the improved stylus apparatus 10 is switched to one of the fixed pressure sub-modes, for example, a third fixed pressure sub-mode, and the stylus signal microcontroller 106 transmits the pressure output signal 114 with a pressure value of 4095 steps to the stylus pen core 102; as long as the tact switch structure is not pressed any more, the stylus signal microcontroller 106 fixedly transmits the pressure output signal 114 with a pressure value of 4095 steps to the stylus pen core 102, so that the thickness of the line displayed on the touch screen device 20 can be maintained to be the thickness of the line corresponding to the pressure value of 4095 steps regardless of the magnitude of the pressure 110 being written.
Then, the user presses the touch switch structure once again, and the pressure output mode of the improved stylus device 10 returns to the normal mode, and so on, and thus the description is omitted.
Furthermore, in one embodiment of the present invention, if the pressure output mode of the improved stylus device 10 is the constant mode, and if the pressure 110 is not zero (i.e., the improved stylus device 10 has contact with the touch screen device 20 for drawing or writing), the stylus signal microcontroller 106 determines that the pressure output signal 114 is equal to the constant pressure signal 132 and transmits the pressure output signal 114 equal to the constant pressure signal 132 to the stylus pen core 102. In other words, if the pressure output mode of the improved stylus device 10 is the constant mode, but if the pressure 110 is zero (i.e., the improved stylus device 10 is not touching the touch screen device 20), the stylus signal microcontroller 106 does not send the pressure output signal 114 to the stylus pen core 102, thereby saving power.
Please refer to fig. 2, which is a schematic diagram of a second embodiment of an improved stylus apparatus according to the present invention; the components shown in fig. 2 are the same as those shown in fig. 1, and for the sake of brevity, their description will not be repeated here. The improved stylus device 10 further includes a clear function button 120, the clear function button 120 is connected to the stylus signal microcontroller 106, and the clear function button 120 is disposed on the stylus housing 118.
If the stylus signal microcontroller 106 detects that the clear function key 120 is pressed, the stylus signal microcontroller 106 stops sending the pressure output signal 114 to the stylus pen core 102 regardless of whether the pressure output mode of the improved stylus apparatus 10 is the normal mode or the fixed mode, but the stylus signal microcontroller 106 sends a clear signal 122 to the stylus pen core 102 to clear the lines displayed on the touch screen apparatus 20.
Please refer to fig. 3, which is a schematic diagram of a third embodiment of an improved stylus apparatus according to the present invention; the components shown in fig. 3 are the same as those shown in fig. 1, and for the sake of brevity, their description will not be repeated here. The improved stylus device 10 further includes a menu trigger switch 124, the menu trigger switch 124 is connected to the stylus signal microcontroller 106, and the menu trigger switch 124 is disposed on the stylus housing 118.
If the stylus signal microcontroller 106 detects that the menu trigger switch 124 is pressed once (similar to a right mouse button being pressed once), the stylus signal microcontroller 106 stops sending the pressure output signal 114 to the stylus pen core 102 regardless of whether the pressure output mode of the improved stylus device 10 is the normal mode or the fixed mode, but the stylus signal microcontroller 106 sends a menu signal 126 to the stylus pen core 102 to display menus on the touch screen device 20.
Please refer to fig. 4, which is a schematic diagram of a fourth embodiment of an improved stylus apparatus according to the present invention; the components shown in fig. 4 are the same as those shown in fig. 1, and for the sake of brevity, their description will not be repeated here. The pressure output signal selection unit 108 is a wireless signal receiver; the pressure output signal selection unit 108, which is the wireless signal receiver, receives a wireless control signal 32 wirelessly transmitted by a wireless controller 30 to determine whether the pressure output mode of the improved stylus apparatus 10 is the normal mode or the fixed mode.
The touch control screen has the advantages that the thickness of lines drawn on the touch control screen by the touch control pen is uniform and controllable, and no matter the strength of the touch control pen used by a user.
The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and should not be construed as limiting the scope of the invention, i.e. the invention is intended to be covered by the claims of the present invention. The present invention may be embodied in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential attributes thereof, and it should be understood that various changes and modifications can be effected therein by one skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.