Abstract:
The present invention discloses a control technology for remote control of security cameras, and more particularly, to a method of providing virtual Joystick environment as if Joystick was used on a computer, and system thereof. A selected region is set on a computer monitor. According to the direction that a cursor is clicked on and dragged within the region, a rotary movement command to pan or tilt a camera at a remote place is generated. If a mouse wheel is rotatably pushed or pulled or the mouse is moved to an additional control region within the selected region, additional functions such as zoom-in/out and focus-in/out are performed. Therefore, the present invention has an effect that a user can feel as if a virtual Joystick was manipulated by controlling movement of cameras in real time as a mouse is moved, while monitoring an image of a subject on a computer monitor.
Abstract:
An optical mouse includes a bottom casing, a top cover mounted to the bottom casing to define an interior space therebetween, a circuit board and a lens set arranged in the interior space. The bottom casing defines an opening. A detecting device is mounted to the circuit board. A receiving portion and a light emitting diode (LED) are mounted to a bottom side of the detecting device in alignment with a slot defined in the circuit board. A solder pad to which an electrical conductor is connected forms a central bore and is positioned on a circumferential margin of a light projection surface of the LED to allow light projected from the light projection surface to transmit through the central bore. The lens set is arranged between the circuit board and the bottom casing, comprising a reflection member located below the LED for redirecting the light from the LED to the fixture surface and a lends, which is located below the receiving portion of the detecting device and in alignment with the opening of the bottom casing, converging the reflected light toward the receiving portion of the detecting device. Since the light from the LED is allowed to pass through the central bore of the solder pad and is not substantially blocked by the solder pad, a uniform projection of light can be accomplished. The assembly of the optical mouse is simplified and an excellent transmission of light can be realized.
Abstract:
When the E-mail key is pressed, and the E-mail attaching of picked-up image is then indicated, after pick-up, the size of image to be attached is selected. At this time, the clipping screen that the clipping frame 200 overlaid with the preview screen, corresponding to the selected size is displayed. At this time, it is also possible to zoom the image in, or to zoom the image out, or to change the shape of clipping frame. In the clipping screen, an clipping zoom icon which indicates that the mode is a clipping zoom processing mode, a zoom out icon (to carry out the zooming-out display processing of playback zooming of the picked-up image step by step, whenever detect the operation of the E-mail key), a SET icon (to carry out the zoom fixation in correspondence with the operation detection of the determination key), and a zoom-in icon (to carry out the zooming in display processing of the playback zooming of the picked-up image step by step, whenever detect the operation of the function key) are displayed.
Abstract:
Feedback is provided when an optical navigation device acquires an image that is not suitable for navigation purposes. An image sensor embedded within the optical navigation device acquires an image of a surface. An image monitor determines the navigability of the captured image and generates a signal indicative of the image's navigability. A comparator compares the signal to a threshold navigability level. When the image navigability is determined to be below the threshold and thus non-navigable, the comparator asserts a feedback signal. The feedback signal may trigger a variety of feedback mechanisms to alert the user that the surface is non-navigable. Possible feedback mechanisms include a warning message on a display screen, an illuminated light on the optical navigation device, or an audible sound.
Abstract:
A user activated cursor control device, such as a trackball or mouse, that is movable in the four orthogonal directions. The control device is connected to the computer and includes means for converting the user activated orthogonal movements into cursor movements in said four directions. A manually operated image control device, such as a mouse in which the housing portion in contact with the palm of the user's hand is contoured or molded to the palm of the hand of each specific user. Only the upper portion of the mouse housing that contacts the user hand palm need be individually molded; the lower portion of the housing, including the entire supported conventional mechanical image control apparatus would remain in tact.
Abstract:
Systems and methods of pointing in hand-held devices are described. In accordance with this scheme, a user may control the position where a pointer is displayed on a display screen simply by changing the orientation of the hand-held device relative to a currently preferred device orientation, which is tracked automatically. In addition, unintentional device orientation changes, such as periodic device orientation changes that might be caused by carrying the hand-held device while walking or driving, are filtered out dynamically. In this way, the pointer may be positioned accurately and reliably at any one of a plurality of pointer screen locations based upon changes in device orientation under a wide variety of different usage conditions.
Abstract:
A recordable wireless cursor-controlling device including a transmitter and a recorder is disclosed. The recorder has a microphone and a speaker. Therefore, the wireless cursor-controlling device can be used for controlling the computer cursor as well as a digital recording device. Furthermore, when more recording time is needed, it can use the transmitter to transmit the recording voice signal to the computer and store in a hard drive of the computer. Therefore, the recording ability can be further extended.
Abstract:
The purpose of this invention is to provide the complete set of spatial (translational) and axial (rotational) movement for a joystick due to the increasing demand of three-dimensional applications. Three degrees of freedom are provided for spatial movement which includes forward, backward, left, right, upward, and downward, plus an additional three degrees of freedom for axial movement which includes clockwise yaw, counterclockwise yaw, clockwise pitch, counterclockwise pitch, clockwise roll, and counterclockwise roll, for a total of six (6) degrees of freedom. The structure of the joystick that is required in order to demonstrate all six degrees of freedom is explained in the writing and sketches contained herein and is a testament to the novelty and unobviousness of this invention.
Abstract:
Operating device such as a mouse for operating a computer or the like. This device consists of a flat bearing surface on which a bulbous part has been arranged. This bulbous part consists of three (curved) surfaces, a surface for the palm of the hand for supporting the metacarpus/carpus, a central surface for supporting the proximal phalanges of the fingers and a distal surface for supporting the medial and distal phalanges. According to the present invention, the distal surface is made at an angle of approximately 75null with respect to the bearing surface. As a result of this angle there is optimum support for the fingers over the entire contour and it is possible to prevent RSI-like phenomena by preventing lifting movements of the fingers, which in the long term give rise to RSI-like phenomena.
Abstract:
A wireless pointing device, such as a computer mouse, employs self-generated electric energy to power itself and to recharge its internal energy cell. The self-generated power may come from a flywheel coupled to a generator, from a photovoltaic cell, from a secondary coil inductively coupled to an alternating current-powered primary coil in a mouse pad, or from another source. The mouse can also include a movement detector for indicating when the mouse is in use. When the mouse is not in use for a predefined time period, the mouse turns itself off, or enters a low power consumption state, to conserve the energy stored in its internal energy cell.