CN101840273B - Method for enabling spacebar to have mouse key function - Google Patents
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The invention discloses a method for enabling a spacebar to have a mouse key function. When the fact that any key except the spacebar in a keyboard is pressed down is detected, the spacebar is knocked to play the spacebar function; when the fact that the mouse pointer moves is detected, the left half part of the spacebar is pressed down to play the function of the mouse left key, and the right half part of the spacebar is pressed down to play the function of the mouse right key; and when the fact that the mouse pointer never moves to exceed some preset time value is detected, the spacebar is knocked to play the spacebar function.
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Technical field:
The invention belongs to the technical field of keyboard and mouse.
Background technology:
Keyboard and mouse are two kinds of the most general input equipments of present electronic equipment, and the two all separates usually.On the ThinkPad of IBM notebook computer, IBM is placed on keyboard with the pointing device touch point (Trackpoint) of mouse, but left mouse button and right mouse button still are placed on the independent button in keyboard below.Along with the more and more littler trend of electronic equipment, the separate design of this keyboard and mouse, the space more and more can hold any more.Mouse mainly contains 3 kinds of major types at present, and a kind of is external mouse, and a kind of is touch pad (Touchpad), and a kind of is touch point (Trackpoint).Wherein external mouse does not influence the indoor design of electronic equipment.It is very little that touch pad (Touchpad) is designed on miniaturized electronics, touch place no matter, or the mouse right and left key is all littler, uses the sensation of chicken ribs, for example on the pocket diary computer.Touch point (Trackpoint) is the volume minimum, a kind of design in save design space.But touch point (Trackpoint) can only be realized the locomotive function of mouse pointer, and the left button right button of mouse still need be provided with two independent buttons under keyboard.Because the space is narrow and small, the left button right button button of these two mouses is very narrow and small usually, and is close to key.backspace, and this can hinder the user to knock space bar.IBM knocks space bar for fear of this obstruction, more than half part above the left button right button of mouse is highly reduced, but this design has reduced the size of tapping areas of the left button right button of mouse, has lowered user's the comfort level of knocking, and has increased required design space.Another kind of design is the VAIO P small computer of SONY, the left button right button of mouse is designed to cave in, the same with the level at keyboard place, this design still has the situation that space bar is knocked in a lot of obstruction, and size is knocked in the design that depression is gone down, it is all far short of what is expected to knock feel, and has increased the cost of keyboard face mould tool.
The user need still can both have the keyboard of full size on miniaturized electronics, also have the mouse of complete function.There are very big left mouse button and the right mouse button can very comfortable knocking.
Summary of the invention
Technical matters to be solved by this invention is at above-mentioned the deficiencies in the prior art, and provides a kind of key.backspace to have the method for left mouse button and right mouse button concurrently.
A kind of method of enabling spacebar to have mouse key function, space bar and mouse button physically are same button, switch between space bar function and mouse button function automatically according to imposing a condition.
Further, the described method that between space bar function and mouse button function, automaticallyes switch, when any key on detecting keyboard except that space bar was pressed, setting and knocking space bar was the space bar function.
Further, the described method that between space bar function and mouse button function, automaticallyes switch, when detecting mouse pointer when mobile, setting by the space bar left-half is left mouse button, is right mouse button by the space bar right half part.
Further, the described method that automaticallyes switch between space bar function and mouse button function is not used time value above certain setting when detecting mouse pointer, and setting and knocking space bar is the space bar function.
Further, the described method that between space bar function and mouse button function, automaticallyes switch, when detecting mouse pointer when mobile, setting by space bar is left mouse button, a key on the right of space bar is a right mouse button.
Further, described space bar and mouse button physically are the setting of same button, and space bar left-half button is a left mouse button, and space bar right half part button is a right mouse button.
Further, described space bar and mouse button physically are the setting of same button, and space bar left-half button and right half part button all are left mouse button, and a button on space bar the right is a right mouse button.
Further, the method for described enabling spacebar to have mouse key function is provided with a mouse locking key, press the mouse locking key after, close the mouse button function on the space bar.
Further, the method for described enabling spacebar to have mouse key function triggers earlier according to space bar left-half and which part of right half part, determines left mouse button or right mouse button.
Further, the method for described enabling spacebar to have mouse key function is pressed certain button and space bar simultaneously, switches between space bar function and mouse button function.
Further, the function of mouse button can also perhaps only be provided with right mouse button by left mouse button and right mouse button are set separately on keyboard.
Further, can button be set, make touch point (Trackpoint) have the function of left mouse button concurrently in touch point (Trackpoint) below
Compared with prior art, the present invention has following advantage:
1, collocation touch point (Trackpoint) can be realized the complete mouse of whole world minimum, can realize keyboard and mouse on small-sized electronic equipment simultaneously.
2, very big left mouse button and right button are arranged on miniaturized electronics, knock very comfortable.
3, reduce cost.Reduce the cost of two mousebuttons, reduced the cost of keyboard plane mould.
4, the keyboard horizontal edge is more neat, attractive in appearance, and physical construction is simpler, firm.
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For a person skilled in the art, from the detailed description of doing below in conjunction with accompanying drawing, can more clearly understand the present invention, its above-mentioned advantage will become more obvious, wherein:
Fig. 1: left mouse button and right mouse button be the synoptic diagram on space bar all
Fig. 2: left mouse button on space bar, the synoptic diagram of right mouse button on the button in space bar the right
Fig. 3: present left mouse button and right mouse button are arranged on the synoptic diagram below the keyboard
Fig. 4: present left mouse button and right mouse button are arranged on the synoptic diagram 2 below the keyboard
Fig. 5: left mouse button and right mouse button be the QWER keyboard synoptic diagram on space bar all
Fig. 6: the synoptic diagram of mouse button locking key
Fig. 7: touch point (Trackpoint) is at G, H, the synoptic diagram between the B
Fig. 8: touch point (Trackpoint) is at T, Y, the synoptic diagram between the G
Fig. 9: touch point (Trackpoint) is at T, Y, the synoptic diagram between 6
Figure 10: the QWER keyboard synoptic diagram of right mouse button on the key in space bar the right
Figure 11: left mouse button and right mouse button be the ABCD keyboard synoptic diagram on space bar all
Figure 12: left mouse button and right mouse button be the ABCD keyboard synoptic diagram on space bar all
Figure 13: the ABCD keyboard synoptic diagram of right mouse button on the key in space bar the right
Figure 14: the process flow diagram that space bar and mouse button function are switched
Figure 15: the process flow diagram 2 that space bar and mouse button function are switched
Figure 16: the synoptic diagram of left mouse button and right mouse button is placed on the space bar both sides separately
Figure 17: the ABCD keyboard synoptic diagram of left mouse button and right mouse button is placed on the space bar both sides separately
Figure 18: the synoptic diagram that left mouse button and right mouse button are set in other position of keyboard
The drawing reference numeral explanation:
100 after keyboard is taken up an official post meaning button is pressed except that space bar
After 200 touch points (Trackpoint) use
After 300 touch points (Trackpoint) use whether less than setting-up time
400 is left mouse button by the space bar left-half, is right mouse button by the space bar right half part
500 is left mouse button by space bar, is right mouse button by the button in space bar the right
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Fig. 3 and Fig. 4 are the left mouse button of present touch point (Trackpoint) and the method for designing of right mouse button, and below keyboard, normally the space bar below is provided with left mouse button and right mouse button.But this can hinder the user to knock space bar.Fig. 3 has illustrated, left mouse button and right mouse button are caved in down, the method for designing the same with the level at keyboard place, and the VAIO P small computer of SONY is the example of this design.Fig. 4 illustrated, top more than half part of left mouse button and right mouse button is highly reduced, and highly reduces as the part of the top white colour of Fig. 4 mouse right and left key, and the following grey color part of mouse right and left key has certain altitude conveniently to knock.Be the example of this design on the ThinkPad notebook computer of IBM.The common shortcoming of Fig. 3 and Fig. 4 is that left mouse button and right mouse button are too narrow and small, knocks uncomfortable; It is bad that Fig. 3 also has two shortcomings to be exactly that feel is knocked in the depression design of going down, and increase die cost; It is exactly that space hold is bigger that Fig. 4 also has a shortcoming.
Fig. 1 and Fig. 2 are the synoptic diagram of enabling spacebar to have mouse key of the present invention, and wherein Fig. 1 is the synoptic diagram that has left mouse button and right mouse button on space bar simultaneously.Under given condition, knock the space bar left-half and be equivalent to left mouse button; Under given condition, knock the space bar right half part and be equivalent to right mouse button.Fig. 2 is the synoptic diagram that only has the left mouse button function on space bar.Under given condition, knock space bar and be equivalent to left mouse button; Under given condition, a button that knocks space bar the right is equivalent to right mouse button.
Present key.backspace is generally two buttons (small part is a button or three buttons) below in fact, by a back-shaped thin wire these two buttons is linked up, and is connected under the long space bar keycap.These two buttons are same electric signal on present keyboard PCB circuit, all are the input spaces.In the present invention, under the space bar keycap, two buttons are set, a button is below the left-half of space bar, and a button is below the right half part of space bar.These two buttons are two different electric signal on keyboard PCB.And increase the control circuit of a detection, this circuit can be made on the PCB of keyboard, also can directly be integrated among the Keyboard Control IC, perhaps directly rewrite present Keyboard Control IC firmware (firmware, FW, firmware).Determine the output definition of the electric signal of following two buttons of space bar by this control circuit.The logic of this control circuit such as Figure 14 or shown in Figure 15.
System default is left-half and the right half part that knocks space bar, all is the input space.The user also can be self-defined the one-tenth acquiescence to knock the space bar left-half be left mouse button, knocking the space bar right half part is right mouse button.
As the step 100 among Figure 14, when control circuit detected that any button except that space bar is pressed in the keyboard, control circuit was defined as the space with the electric signal of following two buttons of space bar.When control circuit detected mouse pointer and moves, as step 200, control circuit was defined as mouse button with the electric signal of following two buttons of space bar.Knock the space bar left-half and be equivalent to left mouse button; Knock the space bar right half part and be equivalent to right mouse button, as step 400.When control circuit detects mouse pointer not when being moved beyond certain setting-up time value, control circuit is defined as the space with the electric signal of following two buttons of space bar.Setting-up time value in the step 300 can specifically be provided with according to different applicable cases, also can offer the user and change this time value.
When two buttons are the function of mouse button below the space bar, can press down earlier according to the space bar left-half, or the space bar right half part presses down earlier, this which more first triggering of two electric signal, deciding is left mouse button, or right mouse button.Control circuit can also be arranged to when left mouse button (space bar left-half) when being triggered, and right mouse button (space bar right half part) is invalid; When right mouse button (space bar right half part) when being triggered, left mouse button (space bar left-half) is invalid.
When adopting the method for designing of Fig. 2, principle and Fig. 1 are similar, logic as shown in figure 15, step 100, step 200 is all the same with step 300.When control circuit detected mouse pointer and moves, control circuit is set for and knocked space bar (no matter being left-half or right half part) was left mouse button, and a keyboard that knocks the space bar next door is the right mouse button function, as step 500.
Fig. 5 is the design example of Fig. 1 in the QWER keyboard layout.In the little function key of a row, a mouse button locking key is arranged, as shown in Figure 6, when pressing this mouse button locking key, touch point (Trackpoint) and mouse right and left key are all invalid, and knocking space bar all is the space.Perhaps also can be arranged on the contrary, when pressing this mouse button locking key, knocking space bar all is mouse function, does not have the space function.Perhaps also can be arranged to when pressing this mouse button locking key, the mouse right and left key is all invalid, and knocking space bar all is the space; But touch point (Trackpoint) pointing device is still effective.System also can be arranged to when detecting external mouse and be connected on the equipment, and touch point (Trackpoint) and mouse right and left key are all invalid, and knocking space bar all is the space.
Fig. 7, Fig. 8 and Fig. 9 are the examples of Fig. 5, in the present invention, touch point (Trackpoint) can be set at any position in the keyboard, Fig. 7, Fig. 8 and Fig. 9, and Figure 10 is four examples of touch point (Trackpoint) position in the QWER keyboard layout.Wherein Fig. 7 is arranged in the middle of traditional G key, H key and three keys of B key; Fig. 8 is arranged in the middle of T key, Y key and three keys of G key; Fig. 9 is arranged in the middle of T key, Y key and three keys of 6 keys; Figure 10 is arranged in the middle of G key, H key and three keys of Y key.Because the present invention merges mouse button and space bar, traditional touch point (Trackpoint) position among Fig. 7, the distance between forefinger, middle finger and the thumb may be just too short.Fig. 8, Fig. 9 and Figure 10 are with the design of touch point (Trackpoint) apart from space bar 2 row or 3 row, and the distance between forefinger, middle finger and the thumb is just proper.
Figure 11 and Figure 12 are the design example of Fig. 1 in the ABCD keyboard layout.Touch point among Figure 11 (Trackpoint) is at the center section of Q key and R key upper edge; Touch point among Figure 12 (Trackpoint) is in the middle of three keys of D key, a key of K key and K key the right.
Figure 10 is the design example of Fig. 2 in the QWER keyboard layout.Figure 13 is the design example of Fig. 2 in the ABCD keyboard layout.Right mouse button among Fig. 2 is arranged on the design on the key in space bar the right, and two kinds of situations can be arranged.A kind of is this key, except the right mouse button function, other keypress function is arranged.Control circuit switches between the function of right mouse button and other keypress function according to the logic of Figure 15.Figure 10 is exactly the design example of this situation, and the button on space bar the right switches between right mouse button function and Alt Gr key function.Also having a kind of situation, be exactly the button on space bar the right is arranged to right mouse button specially, do not have the function of other button, need not in this case to switch, all is the function of right mouse button no matter when knock.Figure 13 is the design example of this situation.
Any position in keyboard can according to circumstances be designed in the position of touch point (Trackpoint) except the design example in Fig. 7 to Figure 13, even outside keyboard.
The method of the function of mouse button except between space bar function and mouse button function, automaticallying switch by control circuit.The method that manual switchover can also be arranged is for example pressed certain button (for example mouse locking key among Fn key or Fig. 6) and space bar left-half simultaneously, is left mouse button; Press certain button (for example mouse locking key among Fn key or Fig. 6) and space bar right half part simultaneously, be right mouse button.Situation among Fig. 2 is exactly to press certain button (for example mouse locking key among Fn key or Fig. 6) and space bar simultaneously, is left mouse button; Press a button on certain button (for example mouse locking key among Fn key or Fig. 6) and space bar the right simultaneously, be right mouse button.
The function of mouse button can also be by being provided with left mouse button and right mouse button separately on keyboard.The for example design among Figure 16 is provided with left mouse button and right mouse button respectively on the space bar both sides exactly.Figure 17 is the example in the ABCD keyboard layout of Figure 16.Figure 18 is the example that other optional position is provided with touch point (Trackpoint) and mouse button on keyboard.Among Figure 18 touch point (Trackpoint) is placed on the centre of digital 8 keys and digital 5 keys; Left mouse button is arranged on digital 0 key, right mouse button is arranged on the some key of keypad.
Also having a kind of method for designing is in touch point (Trackpoint) below button to be set, and makes touch point (Trackpoint) have the function of left mouse button concurrently, as long as it is just passable that right mouse button is set on keyboard like this.
Above-mentioned giving an example among the present invention, switching between space bar and the mouse button function, whether using by detecting touch point (Trackpoint), promptly not re-using above certain setting-up time value, also can be to detect not to be touch point (Trackpoint), but other mouse pointer mobile device, Trackpad (Touchpad) for example, the optical touch point, other mouse pointer equipment such as trace ball switches between space bar and mouse button function.The logic thinking is the same.
One of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that: the above only is the preferred embodiments of the present invention, be not limited to the present invention, although the present invention is had been described in detail with reference to previous embodiment, for a person skilled in the art, it still can be made amendment to the technical scheme that aforementioned each embodiment put down in writing, and perhaps part technical characterictic wherein is equal to replacement.Within the spirit and principles in the present invention all, any modification of being done, be equal to replacement, improvement etc., all should be included within protection scope of the present invention.
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1. method that is used for the enabling spacebar to have mouse key function of keyboard, it is characterized in that: under the space bar keycap, two buttons are set, a button is below the left-half of space bar, and a button is below the right half part of space bar; These two buttons are two different electric signal on keyboard PCB; When control circuit detected mouse pointer and moves, control circuit was defined as mouse button with the electric signal of following two buttons of space bar; When control circuit detects mouse pointer not when being moved beyond certain setting-up time value, control circuit is defined as the space with the electric signal of following two buttons of space bar.
2. the method that is used for the enabling spacebar to have mouse key function of keyboard according to claim 1, it is characterized in that: the output definition of the electric signal of following two buttons of described control circuit decision space bar, it is arranged on the PCB of keyboard, perhaps be integrated among the Keyboard Control IC, perhaps realize by the firmware of rewriting present Keyboard Control IC.
3. the method that is used for the enabling spacebar to have mouse key function of keyboard according to claim 1, it is characterized in that: when control circuit detects mouse pointer and moves, control circuit is set for and knocked space bar is left mouse button, and a keyboard that knocks the space bar next door is the right mouse button function.
4. the method that is used for the enabling spacebar to have mouse key function of keyboard according to claim 1, it is characterized in that: when control circuit detected that any button except that space bar is pressed in the keyboard, control circuit was defined as the space with the electric signal of following two buttons of space bar.
5. the method that is used for the enabling spacebar to have mouse key function of keyboard according to claim 1, it is characterized in that: press down earlier according to the space bar left-half, still the space bar right half part presses down earlier, this which more first triggering of two electric signal, deciding is left mouse button, or right mouse button.
6. the method that is used for the enabling spacebar to have mouse key function of keyboard according to claim 5 is characterized in that: control circuit is arranged to when left mouse button is triggered, and right mouse button is invalid; When right mouse button was triggered, left mouse button was invalid.
7. the method that is used for the enabling spacebar to have mouse key function of keyboard according to claim 1, it is characterized in that: the mouse button locking key is set, when pressing this mouse button locking key, touch point (Trackpoint) and mouse right and left key are all invalid, and knocking space bar all is the space; Perhaps be arranged to when pressing this mouse button locking key, the mouse right and left key is all invalid, and knocking space bar all is the space; But touch point (Trackpoint) pointing device is still effective.
8. the method that is used for the enabling spacebar to have mouse key function of keyboard according to claim 1 is characterized in that: when detecting external mouse and connect, touch point (Trackpoint) and mouse right and left key are all invalid, and knocking space bar all is the space.
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