CN1037296C

CN1037296C - Letter key board

Info

Publication number: CN1037296C
Application number: CN93107572A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 曾广兴
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1993-06-28
Filing date: 1993-06-28
Publication date: 1998-02-04
Anticipated expiration: 2013-06-28
Also published as: CN1081522A

Abstract

The present invention relates to a movable type keyboard which is composed of a micro computer unit, a reading/writing memory, an interface and the keyboard. The present invention can be connected in parallel with the ordinary keyboard to be connected with a computer host or can replace the ordinary keyboard to be solely connected with the computer host so as to realize the connotation that each key is defined by reading digital codes. The connotation of each key can be optionally set, namely that the connotation of the key can be a character, a command, a series of commands or a Chinese character, a sentence and an article so as to greatly improve the input speed of the keyboard.

Description

Letter key board

The present invention relates to a kind of computer and key in device, be specifically related to the method for a kind of letter key board and controlling computer thereof.

General computer equipment mainly adopts standard English keyboard to operate, and its each key all has corresponding intension, sends an instruction and will knock a plurality of corresponding character keys and just can finish.If import a Chinese character, knock plural character keys by special Chinese-characters inspection sign indicating number rule, just can finish.Though complete Chinese character keyboard is also arranged, its each key is only represented a Chinese character.A kind of automatic input keyer of computer is disclosed in CN1057344A, it is connected between common keyboard and the main frame, be implemented in the execution command of study computer program under the connection status, and export the order of integrated key to main frame, reach and simplify the process that the startup computer carries out the executive routine operation, with the minimizing mistake of saving time.Its weak point is, this automatic input keyer of computer can only lean against on the common keyboard keystroke and learn integrated key order, and after computer enters executive routine, still adopts common keyboard to operate.

The objective of the invention is to, a kind of letter key board is provided, not only can with the common keyboard parallel connection after be connected with main frame also again and can be connected with main frame separately, can partially or completely replace the operation of common keyboard operating computer and the editor of file etc.

Second purpose of the present invention is, a kind of letter key board is provided, an one key representative can be a character, one the instruction or a series of instruction; Also can be a Chinese character, in short, perhaps one section article.When wanting editing files, send one of above content as long as just can finish by a corresponding key to main frame.

The 3rd purpose of the present invention is that a kind of letter key board is provided, and the implication of its each key representative can change with operator's wish.When the input Chinese character, the operator can set up oneself high frequency Chinese character, the Chinese characters of level 2 and three grades of Chinese characters or the like according to oneself the custom and the scope of business.

The 4th order of the present invention is that a kind of letter key board is provided, and the intension of its each type key can be determined by the digital code that reads.If when adopting the scan code of common keyboard to define, then can be with common keyboard compatible and usefulness, and need not to change the hardware and software of main frame, be not subjected to the restriction of different language literal yet, can in various operating systems, use.

The 5th purpose of the present invention is, the using method of the letter key board that can realize above-mentioned purpose is provided.

Letter key board of the present invention comprises:

Micro-computer unit is responsible for handling management, the program of input data and is carried out and data output;

Read-write memory links to each other with micro-computer unit, is used to store the data of forming type key intension;

Interface links to each other with micro-computer unit, is used for main control system, common keyboard connects with letter key board;

Keyboard links to each other with micro-computer unit.

The using method of letter key board of the present invention is that it is docked with on the main frame with being docked with on the main frame or separately after common keyboard is in parallel.Control according to operating personnel makes it be in the state of setting or transmit status.Be in when state is set at letter key board, can select to read common keyboard as required comes directly letter key board to be provided with to the key scanning sign indicating number that main frame sends, or the corresponding contents that accesses in the main frame font file dish is provided with the perhaps mutual setting of letter key board self to letter key board.

Letter key board of the present invention and using method thereof, the intension that has realized each key of letter key board can arbitrarily be provided with, if when the intension of key is set, employing be the scan code of common keyboard, the literal that then can be fit to any languages also can be worked under any operating system.

Fig. 1 is the theory diagram of letter key board of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is an embodiment of the appearance structure of letter key board of the present invention;

Fig. 3 A is the annexation of expression letter key board and common keyboard and main frame;

Fig. 3 B be the expression letter key board separately and the annexation of main frame;

Fig. 4 A is the communication annexation of expression when connecting by Fig. 3 A;

Fig. 4 B is the communication annexation of expression when connecting by Fig. 3 B.

In the theory diagram of the letter key board of the present invention of Fig. 1, letter key board is shown comprises micro-computer unit (MCU) 1, be used for being responsible for management, executive routine and the data output of input data.The 2nd, reading writing memory (RAM) links to each other with micro-computer unit 1, is used to store the data that letter key board is set, and can take out these data and pass to the main frame execution.The 3rd, interface is used for being connected of letter key board and common keyboard and main frame.The 4th, keyboard (KEYBOARD) links to each other with micro-computer unit 1.

In the letter key board appearance structure synoptic diagram of the present invention of Fig. 2, the plug 5 that keyboard 4 is connected with main frame is shown, socket 6 that is connected with common keyboard and pilot lamp 7 respectively.Operating key 8 and type key 9 that some is arranged on the keyboard 4.Operating key 8 is used to realize the function conversion of letter key board, these keys comprise be provided with send key, key and sequencing key etc. skip.Wherein be provided with send key and be used for sending data to the setting of letter key board intension or to main frame, press this key, it is bright that status lamp is set, and is the state of setting, again by this key, status lamp is set goes out and be transmit status.The key that skips is used for letter key board is skipped.Skip key when letter key board is skipped when use, and wherein the letter key board of certain one page can be divided into two zones, and the zone near the operator on the letter key board is exactly a common keyboard, and its operation is just the same with common keyboard.The another one zone still is a letter key board.In addition each page, whole keyboard all is a letter key board.Sequencing key then is used for, and the number of times that was knocked according to each key sorts.

In Fig. 3 A and Fig. 3 B, two kinds of annexations of the main frame of letter key board and computer or console computer terminating machine have been described.10 is letter key board among the figure, and 11 is common keyboard, and 12 is host computer.With the situation of common keyboard parallel way under, the mode of available Fig. 3 A connects.The communication annexation that Fig. 4 A connects for the mode by Fig. 3 A.Under independent and the joining situation of host computer, the mode of available Fig. 3 B connects, the communication annexation when Fig. 4 B connects for the mode by Fig. 3 B.

Utilize on the letter key board be provided with send key, letter key board can be placed the state that is provided with of definition keyboard intension and send the transmit status of data to main frame.Be provided with under the state, can selecting to read key scanning sign indicating number that common keyboard sends to main frame and come directly letter key board to be provided with, to access that corresponding contents in the main frame font file dish is provided with letter key board and letter key board self is provided with one of three kinds of modes mutually and operates.

Setting operation to letter key board is as follows.

1. reading common keyboard comes directly letter key board to be provided with to the key scanning sign indicating number that main frame sends.

Connect by Fig. 3 A mode:

At first be converted on that one page at the key place that will be set up by " key skips " current page with letter key board, then by " be provided with send key ", it is bright that status lamp is set, letter key board is in the state of setting, again then by that key that will be provided with in the letter key board, this moment, the content of main frame screen display was the old intension of this key, and " ← " key on the available common keyboard is removed it.Then on common keyboard, operate again, the content that key entry will be provided with, the net result that show on the main frame screen this moment promptly is whole intensions of that key that will be provided with.Again by " be provided with send key ", status lamp be set extinguish at last, setting operation finishes.

2, the related content that accesses in the main frame font file dish is provided with letter key board.

When adopting the method to be provided with, can operate, to certain key, certain one page of letter key board or all be provided with from common keyboard or letter key board.It can be called in the content of font file among the RAM of letter key board, also the content of font file can be called in the core image with the joining main frame of letter key board to come letter key board is provided with.Here only call among the RAM of letter key board letter key board one page is set to the example explanation with the content of font file.

When connecting by Fig. 3 A mode:

Beginning and end operation are set as hereinbefore.By " key skips ", the current page of letter key board is converted to that one page that will be provided with, then on common keyboard, operate, the related content of the font file in the host disk is accessed, forward on that one page of the correspondence that will be read, and in the beginning of the page of this page, page footing is made a denotation token.Follow, operate on common keyboard, send piece output command (as ^KO) to main frame, this moment, letter key board just read its whole page of content and by putting in order in the font file, went in being stored between the storage portions of key of letter key board correspondence successively.

When connecting by Fig. 3 B mode:

Its operation is basic identical when being connected by Fig. 3 A mode, and its difference is will connect that one page that " key skips " is converted to letter key board the common keyboard that himself has to main frame transmission piece output command the time, operates on the common keyboard of this page.

3, the mutual setting of letter key board self.

Operation is identical when being connected with Fig. 3 B mode by Fig. 3 A.

Beginning and end operation are set as hereinbefore.By that key that will be set up on the letter key board, then press on the letter key board certain key or certain several key of existing intension, the final content that shows on the main frame screen promptly is the intension of that key that will be provided with.

After setting operation finishes, the intension that is set up for the ease of identification, can be on remembering on this key banner word.If whole page or leaf is provided with, the content of this page or leaf can be printed, so that as the reference of letter key board when main frame sends data.

Send the operation of data to main frame:

Finish at setting operation, after status lamp is set extinguishes, promptly can on letter key board, carry out sending the operation of data to main frame.As long as by the key that has set on the letter key board, then the alphabet of being stored on its pairing memory all will be converted into host computer can the recognition data signal, enter main frame successively.If will usually send order to main frame, then can extinguish under the state on common keyboard (when connecting) or utilize the key that skips in that status lamp is set, letter key board is converted on the common keyboard of that one page when connecting (press Fig. 3 B) keystroke and sends to main frame and order with common keyboard by Fig. 3 A.

Claims

1, a kind of letter key board comprises,

Be responsible for handling the micro-computer unit of input data management, program execution and data output;

Clock that links to each other with micro-computer unit and reset circuit are used for producing time clock and make system finish function of initializing;

The interface circuit that links to each other with micro-computer unit provides system and the required passage of peripherals swap data;

The read-only memory that links to each other with micro-computer unit is used for storing base program and the desired data of carrying out for micro-computer unit;

The reading writing memory that links to each other with micro-computer unit is used for storing function program, data message and letter key board intension and identification data from host computer;

Provide the feed circuit and the power supply of microcomputer system power supply, so that letter key board still can isolated operation when not being connected with host computer and prevented loss of data in the memory;

The display of the motherboard that links to each other with micro-computer unit, keyboard and demonstration letter key board present mode;

It is characterized in that,

Described letter key board can be selected one of following dual mode with being connected of main frame: be docked with main frame in parallel with common keyboard; Be docked with on the main frame separately.

2, letter key board according to claim 1, can place one of following two states: read in the state that is provided with that digital code defines the letter key board intension, transmit status to main frame output digital code, it is characterized in that, be provided with under the state described, can select the setting of one of following three kinds of modes realization the letter key board intension:

A. reading common keyboard comes directly letter key board to be provided with to the key scanning sign indicating number that main frame sends; B. the corresponding contents that accesses in the main frame font file dish is provided with letter key board; C. the mutual setting of letter key board self.