TWI220734B - A hotkey management method for a computer - Google Patents

Abstract

A hotkey management method for a computer is provided. When a user presses a hotkey, the method refers to running status of application program registered in the computer and the hotkey to decide what the user requests. Then, the hotkey command is transferred to corresponding application program command for operating application program. The method is easy to be used.

Description

1220734 V. Description of the invention (1) The present invention relates to a computer, and more particularly to a method for managing hot keys of a computer. With the development of electronic technology, computers have made considerable progress in both hardware and software. As far as today's personal computers are concerned, their computing speed is no less than that of small computers in the past, and the operating system and application software built on it have more functions and more powerful, and have a very friendly operating interface. With regard to the personal computer's Windows operating system and various multimedia application software, its powerful functions, such as operating with a standard keyboard with 101 keys, will feel inconvenient. Therefore, in order to enhance its multimedia control performance and increase its control speed, many multimedia computer devices, such as notebook computers and desktop computers, have been equipped with hotkeys of varying numbers, and cooperated with so-called hotkeys. Hotkey management method provided by the management program to manage multimedia operations. Please refer to Figure 1, which is a schematic view of a conventional hot key management method. The figure shows that the computer equipment applying this hotkey management method provides two hotkeys, P1 and P2, but only provides a set of setting modes. When the user sets P1 and P2 as the playback and stop operations of the media player program, respectively In the media player program, you can use the P 1 and P 2 hot keys to operate the video playback and stop. However, if the user wants to change it to operate the next page and the previous page of the web browser program separately, so that the web browser can use the P 1 and P 2 hot keys to operate the web page, the user must Re-enter the hot key management program to reset the function of the hot key before use, and vice versa.

10114twf.ptd Page 4 1220734 V. Description of the Invention (2) Please refer to Figure 2, which is a schematic diagram of another conventional hotkey management method. The figure shows that the computer equipment applying this hotkey management method also provides two hotkeys P1 and P2, but provides two sets of setting modes, so that users can set P1 and P2 as the playback of media player programs, respectively. And stop operations, and the next and previous pages of the web browser. When the user selects mode 1 to set its hot key operation to the play and stop operations of the media player program, the P 1 and P 2 hot keys can be used in the media player program to operate the playback of video and audio stop. However, if the user wants to change it to operate the next page and the previous page of the web browser separately, so that he can use the two hot keys P 1 and P 2 to operate the web page under the web browser, the user must restart Enter the hot key management program to re-select the hot key setting mode before use, and vice versa. Obviously, the hot key management method in Fig. 2 will save the user from repeatedly setting the hot key operation function. However, unavoidably, there is still the trouble of repeatedly switching the selection setting mode. For the frequent need to change the hot key It ’s still very inconvenient for the users of the applicable apps. In view of this, the present invention provides a hotkey management method for a computer, which can determine a user's request for a hotkey operation according to the execution situation of a registered application and the setting of the hotkey function, so as to automatically transfer the user Press the hotkey command to convert it into the correct application operation command. To achieve the above and other objectives, the present invention provides a hot key management method, which is suitable for a computer having at least one hot key. This kind of hotkey management method includes the following steps: first receiving the user's instruction to press the hotkey; then detecting the active application in the computer (A c t i v e A p p 1 i c a t i ο η

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Program); and when the active application has been registered in the hot key management program, the instruction to press the above hot key is converted into an active application operation instruction corresponding to the active application registration to indicate the active application Execute this operation instruction. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the hotkey management method further includes the following steps: when the active application is not registered in the hotkey management program, and when one of the computers is running, the application program is registered in the hotkey management program , The instruction to press the hot key is converted into a running application operation instruction corresponding to the running application registration, to instruct the running application to execute its operation instruction. Among them, when the computer includes a plurality of running applications that have been registered in the hot key management program, the applicable running applications are selected according to a predetermined priority order. And when there is no running application registered in the hot key management program in the computer, the command of pressing the above hot key is converted into a program start operation command for starting an application program. Among them, the applications to be launched are selected according to a predetermined priority order. The above-mentioned steps of converting the instruction to press the hot key into the corresponding operation application instruction in operation or the application operation instruction in operation registered by the application in operation or the application in execution may be the step of pressing the above hot key. The instruction is converted into a corresponding HMI code (HID Code) for execution in response to an application operation instruction in operation or one of the application operation instructions in execution. And when it is converted to correspond to the active application operation instruction or the active application operation instruction registered by the active application or the running application,

10114twf.ptd Page 6 1220734 V. Description of the invention (4) Refer to the hotkey function correspondence table registered by the user in the hotkey management program in advance. The hotkey function correspondence table can be downloaded and updated by a domain server to provide more convenient mode setting operations. As can be seen from the above description, a hotkey management method provided by the present invention, after the user logs in the hotkey function correspondence table, when the user presses the hotkey, the user can correspond to the execution situation of the application program and the hotkey function. The settings of the table are used to determine the user's requirements for hotkey operation to automatically convert the user's instruction to press the hotkey into the correct application operation instruction to operate the application, and the hotkey function correspondence table can also be accessed via It is very convenient to download updates from a domain server. In order to make the above and other objects, features, and advantages of the present invention more comprehensible, a detailed description is given below in conjunction with the preferred embodiments and the accompanying drawings as follows: Brief description of the drawing numbers: S4 0 0 ~ S4 50 0 Method steps 510, 520, 530, 540 Pull down button 5 50 0 For an example of an application window, please refer to FIG. 3, which is a schematic diagram of a hotkey management method according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. The figure shows that the computer equipment applying this kind of hotkey management method provides two hotkeys, Buttonl and Button2, and these two hotkeys are set as the play and stop operations of the media player program, Page and previous page operation modes. If you are familiar with this art, you should know that there are two hot keys: Buttonl and Button2.

10114twf.ptd Page 7 1220734 V. Description of the invention (5) and the two sets of setting modes of the media player program and the web browser program are for the convenience of explanation, not for limiting the invention, and the hot keys that can be provided in practical applications The number and the number of setting mode groups should be determined according to requirements. As shown in the schematic diagram of FIG. 3, when the user wants to alternately control the play and stop operations of a media player program, or a web browser program, for example, by pressing the B u 11 ο η 1 or B u 11 ο η 2 hotkey. When the next page and the previous page are operated, the user does not need to repeatedly reset its setting mode, and does not need to repeatedly switch its applicable setting mode, because a hot key management method of the present invention will be based on the media player program and the web page. Browse the execution situation of applications such as programs and the settings of the above hotkey functions to determine the user's requirements for hotkey operations to automatically convert the user's command to press the hotkey to the correct play and stop or the next page Same as the previous page for actual application operation instructions. The hotkey management method for its automatic conversion will be explained with reference to the flow chart in Figure 4. Please refer to FIG. 4, which is a flowchart of a hot key management method according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, which is applicable to a computer having at least one hot key to manage the operation of the hot key. The figure shows that when a user presses a command such as BU 11 ο η 1 hotkey at step S400, the hotkey management method will go to step S405 to detect which application is a computer The active application program (Active Application Program), this step can be determined by, for example, the ID code of the Windows application. When it is detected that the active application is, for example, a media player, then step S 4 10 is performed to determine whether the active application is a registered media player, for example. Here mode 1 is the media player program login

10114twf.ptd Page 8 1220734 V. Invention description (6) Recording operation, so the program will enter the step of S 4 1 5 to convert the instruction to press the B u 11 ο η 1 hot key to correspond to, for example, the media The operating application operation instruction of the playing operation registered by the application during the operation of the playing program instructs the media player to perform the playing operation. Conversely, when it is detected that the active application is, for example, an application other than a media player or a web browser, and enters the step S 4 10, the program will enter S because the active application is not registered. 4 2 0 following steps. The embodiment here uses the steps below S 4 2 to deal with the case where the application is not registered during the operation. However, those familiar with this art should know that the application that is active is not the media player program or web page as exemplified here. When browsing the program, you can also ignore this hotkey pressing action and not process it. In step S 4 2 0, the program determines whether a running application program has been registered, and if there is a running application, enter step S 4 2 5 to determine whether there are multiple registered running applications. If there are no registered running applications, for example, only when the media player program has been started, then enter step S 4 3 5 to convert the command to press the But tonl hotkey into the corresponding one registered by the media player program. Application operation instructions for playback operations to instruct the media player to perform playback operations. When the registered media player and web browser are both running, the process goes to step S430 to select a running application according to a predetermined priority order, for example, the priority order is set to web browsing. When the program is prioritized, it proceeds to step S 4 3 5 to convert the instruction of pressing the B u 11 ο η 1 hot key into an application operation instruction corresponding to the next page registered by the web browser to instruct the web browser Take action down

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V. Description of the invention (7) Action on one page. For example, in step S 4 2 0, it is judged that the application program is not running. For example, neither the media player program nor the web browser program have been started. ^ Enter step S440 to determine whether there are multiple registered application types. Then, since two ^^^ styles, such as a media player program and a web browser program, are registered here, the program will enter S 4 4 5 steps to select an application according to a predetermined priority order. For example, set priority The sequence is webpage Liu Lancheng. When it comes first, enter step S 4 50 to convert the pressing of the Butt onl hotkey to ^^ excellent into the operation instruction of the startup program for starting the web browser. Program. Although the above description takes the user's operation of pressing But tonl as an example, those skilled in the art should know that the operation of the user pressing Button2 can also be deduced by analogy. Among them, the play and stop operations of the media player program, or the next page and previous page operations of the web page 1 Liu Lan program, will be converted to the corresponding person by pressing the command of Butt〇nl or the " Button2 Interface Device Code (Human Interface Device Code, HID Code for short) to execute. The conversion action is generated by referring to the hotkey function correspondence table registered in the hotkey management program by the user in advance. The registration method will be explained with reference to Figures 5A to 5D. Of course, in order to support the convenience of more application operations, it will be more ideal to download the hotkey function correspondence table through a domain server to update. s Choice. Please refer to FIGS. 5A to 5D, which is one of the preferred embodiments of the present invention. The hot key function correspondence table of the key management method is registered to the day surface. Figure 5A shows the daytime surface after the hot-key f rationale is activated. If you press the right mouse button on this daytime surface,

1220734 V. Description of the invention (8) A menu (not shown) for selecting applications to be registered, such as the aforementioned media player and web browser, will appear. When the user selects, for example, a media player and presses the icon When you press the Next button, you will enter the screen in Figure 5B. The example displayed on this screen has 4 hot keys, such as Button1 to Button4. Therefore, you can set 4 buttons through 4 pull-down buttons, such as 510, 520, 530, and 540. Operation function of hot key. Assume that when the user presses the pull-down button 510 to select the operation function of the Buttonl hotkey in the media player program, the screen will be as shown in Figure 5C, and when the user selects 4 hotkeys such as Buttonl ~ B u 11 ο η 4 After operating the function in the media player program and pressing the 0 Κ button, the screen will enter the 5D picture, this picture will show the registered application. At this time, the user can adjust the priority order of the above-mentioned application selection by dragging the mouse in the application display window 5 50. The priority order is assumed to be top-down, or the user can also use the application In the program display window 5 50, press the delete key on the keyboard to delete the application registration, etc., and then press the F ini sh button in the figure to complete the registration process. To sum up, the present invention has at least the following advantages: 1 · According to the execution situation of the application program and the setting of the hot key function, the user can automatically press the hot key command to convert it into the correct application program operation command To operate the application, it is very easy to operate. 2 · You can download and update the hotkey function correspondence table through the domain server, and it is very easy to change the settings. Although the present invention has been disclosed as above with preferred embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present invention. Any person skilled in the art can make various modifications and retouches without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Therefore, the present invention Protection

10114twf.ptd Page 11 1220734 V. Description of Invention (9) The scope shall be determined by the scope of the attached patent application. 10114twf.ptd Page 12 11 1220734 Brief description of diagrams Figure 1 shows a schematic diagram of a conventional hot key management method; Figure 2 shows a schematic diagram of another conventional hot key management method; Figure 3 shows a comparison of the conventional hot key management method. A hotkey management method of the preferred embodiment is not intended, and FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a hotkey management method according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention; and FIGS. 5A to 5D show a preferred embodiment according to the present invention. One of the hotkey management methods is the hotkey function and energy correspondence table.

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Claims (1)

1220734 VI. Scope of Patent Application 1. A hotkey management method suitable for a computer with at least one hotkey, the method includes the following steps: receiving a user's instruction to press the hotkey; detecting that one of the computers is in motion An application; and when the active application is registered, the instruction to press the hot key is converted into an active application operation instruction corresponding to one of the active application registrations, to instruct the active application to execute the application Application operation instructions during operation. 2. The hotkey management method as described in item 1 of the scope of patent application, further comprising the following steps: When the application is not registered during the operation and one of the applications is registered during execution, the hotkey will be pressed. The instruction is converted into an executing application operation instruction corresponding to one of the registered applications, to instruct the executing application program to execute the executing application operation instruction. 3. The hotkey management method as described in item 2 of the scope of patent application, wherein when the computer includes a plurality of registered running applications, the running applications are selected according to a predetermined priority order. 4. The hotkey management method described in item 2 of the scope of patent application, further includes the following steps: When the application in action is not registered, and there is no registered application in execution on the computer, the application will be pressed. The command of the hot key is converted into a startup program operation instruction for starting a registered application. 5. The hotkey management method as described in item 4 of the scope of patent application, wherein 10114twf.ptd Page 14 1220734 VI. Scope of Patent Application This application is selected based on a predetermined priority order. 6. The hot key management method as described in item 1 of the scope of patent application, wherein the step of pressing the hot key is converted into a step corresponding to the application operation instruction of the active application registered by the active application. The instruction of the hot key is converted into a personnel interface device code corresponding to one of the operating application operating instructions. 7. The hotkey management method as described in item 1 of the scope of patent application, wherein the instruction to press the hotkey is converted into a procedure corresponding to the operating application operation instruction registered in the operating application, referring to the advance Register one of the hotkey function mapping tables. 8. The hotkey management method described in item 7 of the scope of patent application, wherein the hotkey function correspondence table can be downloaded and updated by a domain server. 9. A hot key management method, applicable to a computer having at least one hot key, the method includes the following steps: receiving a user's instruction to press the hot key; and the computer's execution according to an application program registered in the hot key And a hotkey function correspondence table to determine the user's operation requirements for the hotkey, and convert the instruction to press the hotkey into one of the application's operation instructions to operate the application. 1 0. The hotkey management method as described in item 9 of the scope of patent application, wherein when the application is an active application, the instruction to press the hotkey is converted to correspond to the hotkey according to the hotkey function correspondence table. The operation instruction registered by the application during operation. 1 1. The hotkey management method described in item 9 of the scope of patent application, wherein 10114twf.ptd Page 15 1220734 6. Scope of Patent Application The hotkey function correspondence table can be downloaded and updated by a domain server. ΙΗ · 10114twf.ptd Page 16