CN101853653A

CN101853653A - Integration input device with music input function

Info

Publication number: CN101853653A
Application number: CN200910145428A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 周柏岳
Original assignee: Mitac Technology Corp
Current assignee: Getac Technology Corp
Priority date: 2009-04-02
Filing date: 2009-05-21
Publication date: 2010-10-06

Abstract

The invention relates to an integration input device with the music input function. The integration input device comprises a main body and a detachable base body, wherein the base body contains a cursor operating surface and a music input surface and combines with the main body in a detachable manner. After the base body is turned over, one of the cursor operating surface and the music input surface is selected to combine with one bearing surface of the main body and the other surface faces to the outside. A music keyboard and a cursor controller are separately arranged on the music input surface and the cursor operating surface, and the user can freely select the music keyboard or the cursor controller to use by turning over the base body.

Description

The integration input device that possesses music input function

Technical field

The present invention advocates domestic priority according to the 29th first item of Patent Law, and this right of priority is to build on Chinese 200910133247.X patent application case, and this patent application case is to file an application on April 2nd, 2009.

The present invention particularly about a kind of integration input device that possesses music input function, is applied to a computer apparatus relevant for utilizing computer apparatus to play and editor's melody.

Background technology

The performance of music, except utilizing the traditional instrument, also can use musical performance or software for editing are installed after, play with specific input media.The advantage of carrying out musical performance on computer is, but the computer real time record is played content, carries out the editor of follow-up melody and filling in of the lyrics for the user.

When using computer to perform music, can directly adopt the computor-keyboard of computer itself, by the setting of software, each button of definable is a corresponding scale respectively, makes the music keyboard of computor-keyboard simulation piano.Yet the arrangement of Computer key is also inequality with the music key of general piano, therefore just has the circumscribed music keyboard to produce, and is external in the inputting interface of computer as the music special use.

Except additionally installing additional the music keyboard, also have integrated keyboard group to be suggested, computor-keyboard and music keyboard are combined into single device.For example No. 7105738 patents of invention of No. 6842168, U.S. Pat and US are incorporated into music key and Computer key on the single keyboard group, in order to user's operation respectively.Yet for the user of notebook computer, aforementioned two cases have comprised unnecessary Computer key and have seemed impracticable.Simultaneously, the circumscribed music keyboard also produces and is unfavorable for the problem of carrying.

Be directed to notebook computer and carry out the melody broadcast, U.S. Pat 7247788 proposes a kind of dual surface keyboard, and its two face is respectively a computor-keyboard and a music keyboard.This dual surface keyboard can be installed on notebook computer, replaces traditional keyboard of notebook computer group.But and behind the dual surface keyboard arbitrary overturn with any one side outwardly.The user can use music keyboard or computor-keyboard according to demand.Yet, in US7247788 a case, music keyboard and computor-keyboard and can't use simultaneously, so the user is difficult to when music playing, carries out the editor of music score simultaneously, causes another kind of inconvenience.

Summary of the invention

Music keyboard of the prior art belongs to external form mostly, and for the user of notebook computer, aforementioned music keyboard has the difficult problem of carrying.For addressing the above problem, the present invention proposes a kind of computer apparatus that possesses music keyboard and computor-keyboard, and the user does not need external device can edit or playing music.

In order to reach above-mentioned purpose, the present invention proposes a kind of integration input device with music input function, comprises a body, a matrix, a cursor control, reaches a plurality of music keys.Body has a load-bearing surface matrix and removably is incorporated into body, and matrix has a cursor operations face and a music input face.Cursor control is arranged at the cursor operations face, and music key is arranged at the music input face to constitute music keyboard.Selectively one of them is incorporated into the load-bearing surface of body to matrix with cursor operations face and music input face, and also another side is outwardly.By the upset of matrix, be available for users to selectively use music keyboard or cursor control.

The present invention is combined as a whole cursor control and music keyboard, makes the user select one of them use according to demand.The present invention's computor-keyboard of can arranging in pairs or groups makes things convenient for the user to carry out the melody editor simultaneously when playing music.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is the stereographic map of first embodiment of the invention, discloses the state of matrix closing outside body and cursor operations face.

Fig. 2 is the three-dimensional exploded view of first embodiment of the invention, discloses the state that matrix separates from body.

Fig. 3 is the stereographic map of first embodiment of the invention, discloses the matrix closing in body and music input face state outwardly.

Fig. 4 is the three-dimensional exploded view of first embodiment of the invention, discloses the state that matrix separates from body.

Fig. 5 is in the first embodiment of the invention, the system block diagrams of Circuits System.

Fig. 6 is the stereographic map of first embodiment of the invention, discloses another enforcement aspect of cursor control.

Fig. 7 is the stereographic map of first embodiment of the invention, discloses the another enforcement aspect of cursor control.

Fig. 8 is the stereographic map of first embodiment of the invention, discloses the another enforcement aspect of cursor control.

Fig. 9 is the stereographic map of second embodiment of the invention, discloses the state of matrix closing outside body and cursor operations face.

Figure 10 is the three-dimensional exploded view of fifth embodiment of the invention, discloses the state that matrix separates from body.

Figure 11 is among Figure 10, the enlarged diagram of part-structure.

Figure 12 is the stereographic map of second embodiment of the invention, discloses the matrix closing in body and music input face state outwardly.

Figure 13 is the three-dimensional exploded view of second embodiment of the invention, discloses the state that matrix separates from body.

Figure 14 is among Figure 13, the enlarged diagram of part-structure.

Figure 15 is the stereographic map of first embodiment of the invention, discloses this body interior one motherboard is set.

Embodiment

See also Fig. 1, Fig. 2, Fig. 3, and shown in Figure 4, be the disclosed a kind of integration input device 400 that possesses music input function of first embodiment of the invention, this integration input device 400 can be an independent computer apparatus, it is outer as an external peripherals that for example a notebook computer or portable computer, this integration input device 400 also can be independent of computer apparatus.This integration input device 400 comprises a body 410, reaches a dismountable matrix 420.

Consult Fig. 1, Fig. 2, Fig. 3, and shown in Figure 4, body 410 can be part or all of computer apparatus.Wherein body 410 has literal input surface 411 and one load-bearing surface 412.Possess a difference in height between literal input surface 411 and the load-bearing surface 412, and the height on this literal input surface 411 is higher than the height of this load-bearing surface 412.

When this integration input device 400 is one independently during computer apparatus, this integration input device 400 also comprises a display screen 430, is connected in body 410, is used to show every information, and for example the music score content is read for the user.

Matrix 420 removably is incorporated into load-bearing surface 412, but and be incorporated into load-bearing surface 412 again behind matrix 420 arbitrary overturns, with any one side outwardly.Matrix 420 has a cursor operations face 421 and a music input face 422.Upset again after matrix 420 is detachable, and selectively with cursor operations face 421 and music input face 422 one of them towards being incorporated into load-bearing surface 412, and outwardly with another side.

Integration input device 400 also comprises a cursor control 440, a plurality of Computer key 450, reaches a plurality of music keys 460.Cursor control 440 is arranged at the cursor operations face 421 of matrix 420, and roughly is positioned at the central authorities of cursor operations face 421.Cursor control 440 can be a Trackpad, a trace ball, a multi-direction button or comprises the key groups of a plurality of folk prescriptions to button, in order to control a cursor; In present embodiment, the enforcement of cursor control 440 is Trackpads, presses mobile track in order to detect its surface, produces corresponding movable signal and moving cursor.

Computer key 450 comprises the button of corresponding kinds of characters or symbol, according to certain array format, for example QWERY array format (QWERY Layout) is arranged at literal input surface 411, with the computor-keyboard (Computer Keyboard) as integration input device 400.Music key 460 comprises black key 461 and white key 462, and the music input face 422 that standard is arranged at matrix 420 side by side that is provided with according to piano constitutes a music keyboard (Music Keyboard).Generally speaking, no matter black key 461 or white key 462, music key only has an end to be the pivot joint state, is articulated in matrix 420, and the length of black key 461 is shorter than the length of white key 462, and is arranged between the adjacent white key 462.Simultaneously, black key 461 protrudes in the height of music input face 422, and the height greater than white key 462 protrudes on the Bai Jian 462 black key 461.Black key 462 can't direct neighbor, and is one group of setting with triple bond or five keys.The white key 462 of part can be adjacent, to separate not black key 461 on the same group.It is the standard that is provided with of general fingerboard that aforesaid black key 461 and white key 462 are provided with, and below will no longer describe in detail.

Consult Fig. 3 and shown in Figure 4, when the user need use music function, after this matrix 420 can be disassembled upset, combination was carried on load-bearing surface 412 again, and with music input face 422 outwardly.This moment, music key 420 was the surfaces that are positioned at body 410, carried out music playing for user's operation, do not need external music keyboard, and the user can use computor-keyboard editor melody simultaneously again.

Consult Figure 1 and Figure 2, when the user uses computer function merely, this matrix 420 can be disassembled the back upset, be incorporated into load-bearing surface 412 again, and outwardly with cursor operations face 421, the user can be placed in hand cursor operations face 421, with while operational light mark controller 440 and Computer key 450.

Consult shown in Figure 5, be the Circuits System of first embodiment, comprise central processing unit 481, system chipset 482, system storage 483, display interface 484, Basic Input or Output System (BIOS) 485 (BIOS), embedded controller 486, Storage Media 487, a host side wireless module 491, reach a client wireless module 492.System chipset 481 comprises north bridge chips and South Bridge chip, be responsible for the connection of different pieces of information bus respectively, present embodiment is north bridge chips and South Bridge chip to be reduced to triangular web chipset 481 describe, central processing unit 481, system storage 483, display interface 484, embedded controller 486, and Storage Media 487 all be electrically connected on system chipset 482.

Central processing unit 481, system chipset 482, system storage 483, display interface 484, Basic Input or Output System (BIOS) 485, embedded controller 486, Storage Media 487 are roughly identical with first embodiment.

Host side wireless module 491 can be the wireless module of a 2.4Ghz, or bluetooth radio module, is connected to system chipset 481 by interfaces such as USB, IEEE 1394.

Client wireless module 492 is arranged in the matrix 420, and the communications protocol that it adopted is identical with host side wireless module 491.Client wireless module 492 externally transmits by wireless carrier in order to the input signal with music keyboard or cursor control 440, and is received by host side wireless module 491, and is sent to central processing unit 481 by system chipset 482.

The Circuits System of integration input device 400 also comprises a trigger switch 488, can be arranged at the music input face 422 or the cursor operations face 421 of matrix 420, and be electrically connected on client wireless module 492, in order to detect matrix 420 with

music input face

422 or 421 closings of cursor operations face in load-bearing surface 412.When 422 closings of music input face in load-bearing surface 421, trigger switch 488 just can trigger client wireless module 492, makes the output of client wireless module 492 interrupt music keyboards, and transmits the output of cursor control 440.When 421 closings of cursor operations face in load-bearing surface 412, trigger switch 488 just can trigger client wireless module 492, makes client wireless module 492 interrupt the output of cursor controls 440, and transmits the output of music keyboard.

Certainly, aforementioned trigger switch 488 also can be manual switchover, by the ornaments state of user at matrix 420, switches the signal that client wireless module 492 is exported.

As previously mentioned, cursor control 440 is in order to control a cursor that is shown in display screen, to operate graphical user interface.Therefore, the enforcement of cursor control 440 is not limited to Trackpad, as long as the controllable cursor person of moving is all as cursor control of the present invention.

Consult shown in Figure 6, be another enforcement aspect of first embodiment, this cursor control 440a is a trace ball, is arranged at the cursor operations surface 421 of cursor control module 410, use the generation trajectory signal that rolls, and cursor is moved according to trajectory signal for the user.

Consult shown in Figure 7, it is the another enforcement aspect of first embodiment, this cursor control 440b is a multi-direction button, be arranged at the cursor operations surface 421 of cursor control module 410, use for the user and push in different directions, produce correspondence and push the movable signal of direction, and cursor is moved according to movable signal.And multi-direction button also can be pushed by forward, produces one and confirms number, replaces the general function of confirming button.

Consult shown in Figure 8, it is the another enforcement aspect of first embodiment, this cursor control 440c one comprises the key groups of a plurality of folk prescriptions to button, be arranged at the cursor operations surface 421 of cursor control module 410, each button is used for the user and is pushed, produce corresponding movable signal, and cursor is moved according to movable signal.

See also Fig. 9 to shown in Figure 14, be the disclosed a kind of integration input device 500 that possesses music input function of second embodiment of the invention, this integration input device 500 comprises a body 510, reaches a matrix 520.

Second embodiment is roughly identical with first embodiment, but in second embodiment, the cursor control 540 of matrix 520, music keyboard, and computor-keyboard be the Circuits System that is electrically connected on body 510 in wired mode.The load-bearing surface 512 of body 510 connects the section on literal input surface 511, an electrical connection port 513 and is set plugs hole 514 (Dummy Hole).Electrical connection port 513 is connected in the embedded controller or the system chipset of Circuits System.If being electrically connected port is the P/S2 socket, then be electrically connected on embedded controller; If being electrically connected port is USB or IEEE 1394 sockets, then be electrically connected on system chipset.Again, be benchmark with the center line of load-bearing surface 512, being electrically connected port 513 and plugging hole 514 is two sides that are divided into this center line symmetrically.

Matrix 520 has one first electric connection 523 and one second electric connection 524, is arranged at the side that 520 pairs of matrixes should section, and first electric connection 523 and second electric connection 524 are inverted up and down each other.When matrix 520 is arranged at this load-bearing surface 512, first electric connection 523 and second electric connection 524 are divided into two sides of this center line symmetrically, and one of them is electrically connected on this electrical connection port 513 first electric connection 523 and second electric connection 524, and another inserts this and plugs hole 514.

Consult Fig. 9 and shown in Figure 14, first electric connection 523 is electrically connected on cursor control 540, and second electric connection 524 is electrically connected on music keyboard.When matrix 520 is carried on the load-bearing surface 512 of body 520 outwardly with cursor operations face 521, first electric connection 523 is connected in and is electrically connected port 513, and second electric connection 524 plugs in the hole 514, make cursor control 540 be electrically connected at the Circuits System of body 520, and music keyboard is the broken string state.When matrix 520 is carried on the load-bearing surface 512 of body 520 outwardly with music input face 522, originally being second electric connection 524 that is inverted up and down is reversed, be electrically connected port 513 and can be connected in, first electric connection 523 then insertion plugs in the hole 514, make music keyboard be electrically connected on the Circuits System of body 520, and cursor control 540 is an off-line state.

Consult shown in Figure 15ly, among aforementioned first and two embodiment, load-bearing surface is in order to hold matrix, and body is in the thickness of load-bearing surface, less than the thickness on literal input surface.When the thickness of body is restricted, the thickness of load-bearing surface will more dwindle, and be unfavorable in the pairing body interior of load-bearing surface circuit being set.Be with, at aforementioned need, be arranged at intrinsic motherboard, can limit it and not extend to the pairing part of load-bearing surface, the integration input device 400 of first embodiment as shown in figure 15, this integration input device 400 also comprises a motherboard 410b, is arranged in this body 410, and this motherboard 410b does not extend to this load-bearing surface 412 pairing parts.

Claims

1. integration input device that possesses music input function comprises:

One body has a load-bearing surface at least;

One matrix has a cursor operations face and a music input face, and selectively one of them is incorporated into the load-bearing surface of this body to this matrix with this cursor operations face and this music input face, and with another side outwardly;

One cursor control is arranged at this cursor operations face, in order to control a cursor; And

A plurality of music keys are arranged at this music input face, to constitute this music keyboard.

2. integration input device according to claim 1 is characterized in that also comprising a display screen, is connected in this body, is used for display message.

3. integration input device according to claim 1 is characterized in that this cursor control is a Trackpad, a trace ball, a multi-direction button or comprises the key groups of a plurality of folk prescriptions to button.

4. integration input device according to claim 1, it is characterized in that this body comprises literal input surface, a plurality of Computer key are arranged at this literal input surface constituting a computor-keyboard, and the height on this literal input surface is higher than the height of this load-bearing surface.

5. integration input device according to claim 4 is characterized in that also comprising a motherboard, be arranged in this body, and this motherboard does not extend to the pairing part of this load-bearing surface.

6. integration input device according to claim 4 is characterized in that the load-bearing surface of this body connects the section on literal input surface, an electrical connection port and is set plugs the hole; This matrix has one first electric connection and one second electric connection, is arranged at this matrix to a side that should section, and this first electric connection and this second electric connection system are inverted up and down each other; When one of them was electrically connected on this electrical connection port when this first electric connection and this second electric connection, another inserted this and plugs the hole.

7. integration input device according to claim 6 is characterized in that the center line with this load-bearing surface is a benchmark, and it is two sides that are divided into this center line symmetrically that this electrical connection port and this plug the hole.

8. integration input device according to claim 6 it is characterized in that this first electric connection is electrically connected on cursor control, and this second electric connection is electrically connected on this music keyboard.

9. integration input device according to claim 1 is characterized in that also comprising:

One host side wireless module is arranged in this body; And

One client wireless module is arranged at this matrix, and the input signal in order to this music keyboard or this cursor control externally transmits by wireless carrier, and is received by this host side wireless module.

10. integration input device according to claim 1 is characterized in that described music key comprises a plurality of black keys and a plurality of white key; Respectively the length of this black key is than respectively this white key length is short; Respectively this black key is arranged between the adjacent two white keys; And respectively this black key protrudes in the height of this load-bearing surface or this music input face, greater than the height of this white key.