WO1997033145A1 - Instrumented computer keyboard for prevention of injury - Google Patents
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
- H01H13/00—Switches having rectilinearly-movable operating part or parts adapted for pushing or pulling in one direction only, e.g. push-button switch
- H01H13/70—Switches having rectilinearly-movable operating part or parts adapted for pushing or pulling in one direction only, e.g. push-button switch having a plurality of operating members associated with different sets of contacts, e.g. keyboard
- H01H13/84—Switches having rectilinearly-movable operating part or parts adapted for pushing or pulling in one direction only, e.g. push-button switch having a plurality of operating members associated with different sets of contacts, e.g. keyboard characterised by ergonomic functions, e.g. for miniature keyboards; characterised by operational sensory functions, e.g. sound feedback
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- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01H—MEASUREMENT OF MECHANICAL VIBRATIONS OR ULTRASONIC, SONIC OR INFRASONIC WAVES
- G01H1/00—Measuring characteristics of vibrations in solids by using direct conduction to the detector
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- G—PHYSICS
- G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
- G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
- G06F3/00—Input arrangements for transferring data to be processed into a form capable of being handled by the computer; Output arrangements for transferring data from processing unit to output unit, e.g. interface arrangements
- G06F3/01—Input arrangements or combined input and output arrangements for interaction between user and computer
- G06F3/02—Input arrangements using manually operated switches, e.g. using keyboards or dials
- G06F3/023—Arrangements for converting discrete items of information into a coded form, e.g. arrangements for interpreting keyboard generated codes as alphanumeric codes, operand codes or instruction codes
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
- H01H2217/00—Facilitation of operation; Human engineering
- H01H2217/044—Repetitive strain injury [RSI] considerations
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- the present invention is directed to a keyboard, and more particularly a keyboard for use with a computer that decreases the risk of injury to the hand, wrist and arm.
- Ergonomic studies have used various techniques to measure the force with which a user's fingers strike one or more keys on the keyboard. For example, Rempel, Dennerlein, Mote and Armstrong describe in "Fingertip Impact Loading During Keyboard Use", Proceedings of NACOB II, The Second North American Congress on Biomechanics, Chicago, 1992, pp. 425-456, a method to measure fingertip force during a keystroke using a piezoelectric load cell mounted in a keycap. The keyboard of this study was instrumented to measure vertical fingertip force applied by a finger during a typical typing task. The study by Rempel and Gerson (cited above) used a strain gauge load cell to measure and collect peak fingertip force.
- the present invention is directed to a system to monitor the force exerted by a user on the keys of a keyboard, and to alert the user instantaneously if the force exerted exceeds a selected level. Moreover, the present invention can be used to store information as to how hard the user is striking the keys of the keyboard, and provide diagnostic information and corrective tutorial information based upon the individual user's typing behavior.
- the present invention includes a standard computer keyboard which is coupled to a computer.
- a sensor which monitors the amount of force exerted on the keys of the keyboard, is coupled to or is part of the keyboard.
- the computer monitors the signals from the sensor and alerts the user when the user's typing force exceeds a selected threshold.
- a vibration sensor is attached to the outside casing of the keyboard to pick up and monitor vibrations when the user strikes keys.
- the vibration sensor is a piezoelectric transducer which is coupled to the sound card of the computer, e.g., through the sound card's microphone input port.
- An alarm sounds or a visual indication is displayed on a computer output device (such as a monitor coupled to the computer) when a key is struck too hard or when, over a period of time, it is determined that the user, on average, strikes the keys of the keyboard too hard.
- key impact can be measured and monitored, and the user can be interactively notified in real-time, if the user is hitting keys on the keyboard with too much force.
- the vibration sensor can easily be installed on the outside of the casing of the keyboard. There is no need to modify or adapt the internal workings of the keyboard or the computer.
- the vibration sensor is a transducer which converts the force (strength) of vibrations into electrical signals corresponding to the force of the vibrations.
- the present invention can also be incorporated into the design of new keyboards, including ergonomically designed keyboards. In such cases, it is advantageous to mount the sensor internally, inside the keyboard casing, thus not requiring external attachment of the sensor.
- a transducer for example, a strain gauge or load cell or force-sensitive resistor of a type available from Interlink Electronics of Camarillo, California, is placed inside the casing of the keyboard, under the tray on which the keyswitches are mounted, to measure pressure on the keys rather than vibrations of the keyboard.
- This requires a current to be supplied to the load cell, preferably from the central power supply of the computer.
- the voltage potential across the load cell is monitored and digitized via an analog/digital converter, and these signals are entered into the digital serial port of the computer.
- the signals are monitored, and if a selected pressure threshold is reached, the user is notified in real ⁇ time by an alarm.
- the present invention allows the user to set different alarm sounds or indications.
- the user is also given the option of setting different threshold levels, above which the alarm will be set off.
- the present invention can use scientifically determined threshold levels above which it is likely that, after prolonged typing, physical damage occurs.
- the present invention can also be used to change the function of a given key on the keyboard.
- a key When a key is hit with a certain force (for example, below 1.5N-Newtons) the key is given its usual meaning.
- a predetermined threshold e.g. above 1.5N
- the key is given a different meaning.
- Such different meanings for one key usually require more than one key at a time to be pressed.
- the present invention can also be used in conjunction with existing or specially developed computer games.
- the present invention is configured in either of two ways.
- activating a control key for the game with a force above a predetermined threshold would alter the scoring or play of the same.
- firing guns of a rocket ship ten times without exceeding a preset force threshold would result in bonus points, but each firing in excess of the threshold would result in a loss of these points, plus penalties.
- activating the firing button with force greater than a predetermined threshold would fire a larger rocket, multiple rockets, or another weapon entirely.
- specially developed games could be devised to take advantage of the present invention which require the typing of text commands of one or more characters without exceeding the selected force threshold.
- Fig. 1 is a block diagram of a representative embodiment of the system of the present invention
- Fig. 2 is a more detailed diagram of the keyboard and vibration sensor of Fig. 1;
- Fig. 3 is a flow chart describing typical steps performed by the computer of Fig. 1 according to a representative embodiment of the present invention
- Fig. 4 is a block diagram of an alternative embodiment of the system of the present invention.
- Fig. 5 is a representative example of the control panel used to control the operations of the present invention. Detailed Description
- a programmable computer 2 such as, for example, an IBM personal computer or Apple Macintosh computer, is coupled to a keyboard 4 in the usual way for example, via a keyboard input port 5.
- the keyboard 4 is used by a user to enter information, for example typing a letter or memo that is processed by a word processor program executed by the computer 2.
- a vibration sensor 10 is attached on the outside of the casing of the keyboard 4 to pick up and monitor vibrations when the user strikes keys on the keyboard 4.
- the vibration sensor 10 is a piezoelectric pickup or accelerometer of the type available from the Dean Markeley Company, and is mounted on the keyboard casing with a removable adhesive. It is a piezoelectric disk which converts the amplitude (not frequency) of vibrations into electrical signals. The stronger is the force (amplitude-strength) of the vibrations the larger is the corresponding electrical signal representing such vibrations.
- the sensor 10 responds to vibrations created by the user's keystroke force.
- Fig. 2 shows in greater detail an example of the location at which the sensor 10 can be attached to the keyboard 4. As will be realized, the sensor can be easily added and removed by a user, and placed in different positions on the keyboard 4.
- the vibration sensor 10 is also coupled typically by a cable to the sound card 14 of the computer 2.
- the vibration sensor's electrical output is fed to the sound card 14 of the computer 2, via, for example, the microphone input port 12 of the sound card 14.
- the senor's electrical output may be converted to digital data by an A/D (Analog- Digital) converter whose output is connected to a serial digital data input port of the computer, such as the SCSI port.
- A/D Analog- Digital
- the electrical signals received from the vibration sensor 10 are processed by the sound card 14 and by a computer program executed by the computer 2.
- the signals are filtered, preferably by a notch filter to eliminate 60 Hz noise.
- the filtered signals can be stored in a memory of the computer 2 for later processing or analysis.
- the filtered signals are measured against a predetermined threshold that represents the point at which the user should be notified that he or she is exerting too much force when using the keys on the keyboard 4. If the filtered signal reaches or surpasses the threshold, then the user is notified in real-time (i.e., as the user types using the keyboard 4).
- the filtered signals (and the number of times the user reaches the threshold) can be stored for later analysis or for output to the user.
- the user is notified that the user is exerting too much force on the keys of the keyboard 4 by a sound indication produced, for example, by the sound card 14 of the computer 2.
- a sound indication produced, for example, by the sound card 14 of the computer 2.
- the user can be notified by a visual indication on an output device 8 coupled to the computer 2, such as, for example, a CRT monitor.
- the present invention includes a computer controlled control panel 300 (a representative embodiment of which is shown in Fig. 5) that can be displayed on the output device 8.
- the control panel 300 allows the user to activate the following functions:
- Vary threshold of force at which the alarms will be deployed (using, for example, control slider 302) ;
- Vary the sound level of the aural alarm (using, for example, control bar 304); 4. Choose a variety of sounds for the aural alarm, including sound files from other programs, vocal sounds, commercial announcements or slogans, and sounds recorded directly into the computer via a microphone (for example, by adding (306) or dropping (308) sounds from a list of alert sounds (310) .
- the control panel 300 of the present invention is set, operated and interpreted in the way that the control panel of the Macintosh computer is operated.
- the alert colors menu 312 is a popup menu that allows a user to choose what color of the menu bar, desktop or scroll bars in the active window will blink to alert the user when the user hits a key with a force greater than the set alert threshold as set by the set threshold control slider 302. Items (e.g., menu bar, desktop, scroll bar) to be colored can be selected from an options menu in the menu bar (not shown) . The name of the selected color and a swatch of that color 315 appear in the menu 312.
- the blinks slider control 314 allows a user to select the number of times the alert colors will blink on and off with each alert; e.g., 0, 1, 2, 3, random. -16-
- the threshold control slider 302 allows the user to set the threshold above which an alert will occur.
- a typing impact meter 320 interactively shows the level of force on the keys as the user types.
- a calibrate typing force window 330 comprises an editable text field in which the user can type to monitor, in real-time, how hard the user is typing, and to set an appropriate threshold for the user's typing habits.
- Fig. 3 summarizes in flow chart form the steps performed by the computer 2 (typically, the sound card 14 of the computer 2) according to a representative embodiment of the present invention.
- the computer 2 receives electrical signals from the sensor 10 attached to the keyboard 4 (step 100) .
- the signals represent the vibrations that occur when the user strikes keys on the keyboard.
- the signals are filtered (step 102) , for example, to remove unwanted background sound and 60 Hz electrical noise that are picked up by the sensor 10.
- the filtered signals can be stored for later processing (step 104) .
- the signals are processed in real-time to determine if the signals are above a set threshold, e.g., if the user is striking the keys of the keyboard 4 too hard, then the user is notified (step 108) .
- Fig. 4 represents an alternative embodiment of the present invention.
- a transducer 17 for example, a strain gauge or load cell or a force-sensitive resistor of a type available from Interlink Electronics of Camarillo, California, is placed inside the casing of the keyboard 4 under the tray on which the keyswitches are mounted, to measure pressure on the keys rather than vibrations of the keyboard.
- This requires a current to be supplied to the load cell preferably from the central power supply of the computer on line 18, which may also be the power line from the computer to power the keyboard 4.
- the voltage potential across the transducer 17 is monitored, transmitted over line 19, and digitized via an analog/digital converter 20, and these signals are entered into the digital serial port 21 of the computer.
- the signals are monitored, at the serial port, and if a selected pressured threshold is reached, the user is notified in real time by the alarm.
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