CN113485526A

CN113485526A - Notebook computer

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Publication number: CN113485526A
Application number: CN202110680330.XA
Authority: CN
Inventors: 马波; 王方哲
Original assignee: Honor Device Co Ltd
Current assignee: Honor Device Co Ltd
Priority date: 2021-06-18
Filing date: 2021-06-18
Publication date: 2021-10-08
Anticipated expiration: 2041-06-18
Also published as: WO2022262265A1; CN113485526B

Abstract

The application provides a notebook computer, relates to terminal equipment technical field, can improve notebook computer's simple operation nature. Specifically, the notebook computer includes a host including a touch panel having a keyboard operation mode in which the touch panel includes a plurality of touch portions respectively serving as a plurality of keys on a keypad. The notebook computer provided by the embodiment of the application is used for work, education or entertainment.

Description

Notebook computer

Technical Field

The application relates to the technical field of terminal equipment, in particular to a notebook computer.

Background

A notebook computer, also known as a laptop or a laptop, is a small portable personal computer, and has the characteristics of small volume, light weight, multiple functions and the like. In order to ensure portability and functional diversity, the length and width of the notebook computer are small, the allowable setting area of the keyboard on the host computer is small, and the number of keys required to be arranged on the keyboard is large. This results in some of the commonly used keys being placed in inconvenient locations or reused with other keys. Such as a keypad where the numeric keys are arranged in a row near the top of the keyboard or are multiplexed with a portion of the alphabetic keys. Thus, the operation convenience of the notebook computer is reduced.

Disclosure of Invention

The embodiment of the application provides a notebook computer, which can improve the operation convenience of the notebook computer.

To achieve the above object, some embodiments of the present invention provide a notebook computer including a host including a touch panel having a keyboard operation mode in which the touch panel includes a plurality of touch portions that respectively serve as a plurality of keys on a keypad.

In the notebook computer provided by the embodiment of the application, a small keyboard is formed by utilizing the touch function of the touch pad per se in a keyboard working mode. Therefore, a small keyboard does not need to be arranged on the keyboard, and keys of the small keyboard do not need to be arranged to be reused with other keys on the keyboard, so that the operation is convenient, and the operation convenience of the notebook computer can be improved.

In one possible implementation, the plurality of touch portions are arranged in an array. Therefore, the arrangement positions of the touch parts are concentrated, the moving range of fingers of a user is small when the user uses the touch parts, and the use convenience of the notebook computer can be further improved.

In one possible implementation, the touch panel also has a mouse operating mode in which the touch panel functions as a mouse. The host machine further comprises a controller, the controller is electrically connected with the touch pad, and the controller is used for controlling the touch pad to switch between a keyboard working mode and a mouse working mode when a switching instruction is obtained. Specifically, the switching manner may be: if the touch pad is currently in the mouse working mode, the controller controls the touch pad to be switched from the mouse working mode to the keyboard working mode when obtaining the switching instruction. If the touch pad is currently in the keyboard working mode, the controller controls the touch pad to be switched from the keyboard working mode to the mouse working mode when obtaining the switching instruction. Of course, the controller may also control the touch panel to switch between the keyboard operation mode and the mouse operation mode by using other switching manners. In this way, the touch pad may integrate a keyboard mode of operation and a mouse mode of operation.

In a possible implementation manner, the host further includes a keyboard, and the keyboard includes a switch key, and the switch key is used for triggering a switch instruction.

In one possible implementation, the switch keys include, but are not limited to, dedicated keys and combination keys. When the switching key is a dedicated key, the dedicated key may be a NumLock key or other keys. When the switching key is a combination key, the combination key may be a combination of two keys or a combination of more than three keys.

In one possible implementation, the combination key is a combination of the Fn key and the F8 key. In other embodiments, the combination key may also be a combination of Ctrl key and F8 key, an Alt key and F8 key, or a combination of Ctrl key, Alt key and F8 key, etc.

In one possible implementation manner, the touch pad triggers the switching instruction when detecting a preset touch gesture.

In a possible implementation manner, the preset touch gesture may be a click gesture on the touch panel, and the preset touch gesture may also be a slide gesture on the touch panel.

In one possible implementation, the notebook computer further includes a display. And when the preset option displayed on the display is selected, triggering a switching instruction. The preset option may be located on the power-on interface of the display or may be hidden in a preset menu on the power-on interface.

In one possible implementation, the host further includes a track point for controlling cursor movement on the display when the touch pad is in the keyboard mode of operation. Therefore, the operation convenience of the notebook computer can be further improved.

In one possible implementation, the pointing stick may be in the form of a rocker, a roller ball, or a touch film that supports finger sliding to control cursor movement.

In one possible implementation, the pointing stick may also have a pressing function, the pressing direction of the pointing stick is perpendicular or approximately perpendicular to the outer surface of the host where the pointing stick is located, and the pressing operation represents a mouse clicking operation. Specifically, pressing once can indicate clicking a left mouse button; pressing twice in succession may represent a right click.

In one possible implementation, the touch panel may be divided into a part as a selection confirmation key in addition to the touch part. The number of the selection confirmation keys may be one or two. When the number of the selected confirmation keys is one, clicking once can represent clicking of the left button of the mouse, and clicking twice continuously can represent clicking of the right button of the mouse. When the number of the selection confirmation keys is two, one is used as a left mouse button and the other is used as a right mouse button. The selection confirmation key may be formed by a left end portion of the touch pad, may be formed by a right end portion of the touch pad, and may be formed by a lower end portion of the touch pad, which is not particularly limited herein. Thus, the selection confirmation key is used as a left and right mouse button, and can be matched with the pointing stick to replace the mouse, and meanwhile, the touch area on the touch pad can be fully utilized.

In a possible implementation manner, the track point can be activated by an instruction for instructing the touch pad to switch to the keyboard operation mode, and the activation can also be controlled by another activation key (including but not limited to a dedicated key or a combined key), a touch gesture, and a preset option.

In one possible implementation, an indicator light is provided on the host. The working mode of the indicator light can be as follows: when the touch pad is in the keyboard working mode, the indicator light is lightened; when the touch pad is in the mouse mode of operation, the indicator light is turned off. The working mode of the indicator light can also be as follows: when the touch pad is in the mouse working mode, the indicator light is lightened; the indicator light is turned off when the touch pad is in the keyboard mode of operation. Thus, the user can determine the current operating mode of the touch panel by observing whether the indicator light is illuminated.

In one possible implementation, a touch pad includes a touch surface layer. The touch surface layer is a semi-transparent structure. In the keyboard mode of operation, the touch surface layer includes a plurality of touch surface layer portions. The touch surface layer parts respectively belong to the touch parts, and the touch surface layer parts respectively form keycaps of the keyboard keys. The inner surface of the touch surface layer part is provided with a key symbol. In the touch surface layer part, the light transmittance of the part where the key symbol is located is not the same as that of the rest part. The touch panel also includes a backlight layer. The backlight layer is arranged on the inner side of the touch surface layer in a laminated mode. The backlight layer is opposite to the touch surface layers, and the light-emitting surface of the backlight layer faces the touch surface layers. In the keyboard mode of operation, the backlight layer is illuminated. Thus, the light emitted by the backlight layer passes through the touch surface layer and is emitted from the touch surface. On the basis, the light transmittance of the touch surface layer subsection where the key symbol is located is inconsistent with the light transmittance of the rest touch surface layer subsection. Thereby enabling the display of key symbols. Meanwhile, the key symbols are arranged in the touch pad and are specifically arranged on the inner surface of the touch surface layer part, so that the touch effect and the appearance tidiness of the touch pad are not affected.

In one possible implementation, the key symbol is formed by a groove, a rib, or a light shielding layer provided on the inner surface of the touch surface portion.

In one possible implementation, the color of the light-shielding layer is black, gray, red or green.

In a possible implementation manner, the material of the light shielding layer is ink or gummed paper.

In a possible implementation manner, the touch panel further includes an electrode layer, the electrode layer is stacked between the touch surface layer and the backlight layer, and the electrode layer is a light-transmitting structure. Therefore, the electrode layer is closer to the touch surface layer, the detection sensitivity is higher, and the electrode layer does not influence the display effect of the key symbols.

In one possible implementation, the notebook computer further includes a vibrating structure. The vibration structure is arranged in the shell of the main machine body and is fixed on the shell, so that vibration generated by the vibration structure can be transmitted to a user through the shell. In the keyboard operation mode, the vibrating structure vibrates when the touch portion is touched. Therefore, vibration feedback is provided for the user, and the user experience effect of the notebook computer is improved.

In one possible implementation, the number of the vibrating structures is multiple, and the multiple vibrating structures are uniformly arranged around the periphery of the touch pad.

In one possible implementation, the vibrating structure is a piezoelectric ceramic vibrating piece. The piezoelectric ceramic vibrating piece is small in size and convenient to mount in a notebook computer with limited space.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a notebook computer according to some embodiments of the present application;

fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a notebook computer according to still other embodiments of the present application;

fig. 3a is a schematic structural diagram of a notebook computer according to still other embodiments of the present application;

FIG. 3b is a schematic diagram of a keypad provided in some embodiments of the present application;

fig. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a notebook computer according to still other embodiments of the present application;

FIG. 5 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a touchpad of the notebook computer shown in FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a block diagram of an internal circuit of a notebook computer according to some embodiments of the present disclosure;

FIG. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of a notebook computer according to still other embodiments of the present application;

FIG. 8 is a schematic structural diagram of a notebook computer according to still other embodiments of the present application;

FIG. 9 is a schematic structural diagram of a notebook computer according to still other embodiments of the present application;

fig. 10 is a schematic diagram illustrating a preset touch gesture in a notebook computer according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 11 is a schematic view of another preset touch gesture in the notebook computer according to the embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 12 is a schematic view of another preset touch gesture in the notebook computer according to the embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 13 is a schematic diagram of another preset touch gesture in the notebook computer according to the embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 14 is a schematic view of another preset touch gesture in the notebook computer according to the embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 15 is a schematic view of another preset touch gesture in the notebook computer according to the embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 16 is a schematic view of another preset touch gesture in the notebook computer according to the embodiment of the present application;

fig. 17 is a schematic view of another preset touch gesture in the notebook computer according to the embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 18 is a schematic structural diagram of a notebook computer according to still other embodiments of the present application;

FIG. 19 is a schematic structural diagram of a notebook computer according to still other embodiments of the present application;

FIG. 20 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a touchpad of a notebook computer according to some embodiments of the present application;

FIG. 21 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a touchpad in a notebook computer according to some embodiments of the present application;

FIG. 22 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a touchpad of a notebook computer according to some embodiments of the present application;

fig. 23 is a schematic structural diagram of a notebook computer according to still other embodiments of the present application.

Detailed Description

In the embodiments of the present application, the terms "comprises," "comprising," or any other variation thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements does not include only those elements but may include other elements not expressly listed or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus. Without further limitation, an element defined by the phrase "comprising an … …" does not exclude the presence of other like elements in a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises the element.

In the embodiment of the present application, "and/or" is only one kind of association relationship describing an association object, and indicates that three relationships may exist, for example, a and/or B may indicate: a exists alone, A and B exist simultaneously, and B exists alone. In addition, the character "/" herein generally indicates that the former and latter related objects are in an "or" relationship.

The application provides a notebook computer. Referring to fig. 1, fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a notebook computer 100 according to some embodiments of the present application. In the present embodiment, the notebook computer 100 includes a display 10 and a host 20.

The display 10 includes a display screen 11 and an a-shell 12. The display screen 11 is used to display images, videos, and the like. The display screen 11 may be a flexible display screen or a rigid display screen. For example, the display panel 11 may be an organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display panel, an active matrix organic light-emitting diode (AMOLED) display panel, a mini light-emitting diode (mini-OLED) display panel, a micro light-emitting diode (micro-OLED) display panel, a micro organic light-emitting diode (micro-OLED) display panel, a quantum dot light-emitting diode (QLED) display panel, or a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD). The a-shell 12 is used to protect the display screen 11. The a shell 12 may be wrapped around the edge of the display screen 11 and the back of the display screen 11.

The host 20 includes a host body 21, a keyboard 22, and a touch panel (touchpad) 23. A keyboard 22 and a touch panel 23 are provided on the host body 21. The keyboard 22 is used for inputting instructions or data. One operation mode of the touch panel 23 is to function as a mouse, and the touch action (including a stroke, click, or the like) of the user's finger is used to control the action of a cursor on the display 10 to perform operations such as "cursor navigation", "selection", "confirmation", and the like of the mouse. This operating mode of the touch panel 23 is referred to as a mouse operating mode in the embodiment of the present application. In the mouse operating mode, the touch panel 23 may replace a mouse to control the notebook computer 100, or may cooperate with the mouse to improve the portability of the notebook computer 100.

The host body 21 includes a housing 211 (including a C-shell and a D-shell) and electronic components including, but not limited to, a processor, a memory, and the like, accommodated in the housing 211. The host body 21 is used for controlling the display 10 to display images and videos according to instructions or data input by the keyboard 22, and is also used for controlling cursor actions on the display 10 according to touch actions input by the touch panel 23.

The main body 21 is hinged to the monitor 10. In some embodiments, the host body 21 is hinged to the a-shell 12 of the display 10 by the housing 211. In other embodiments, the main body 21 may be hinged to other portions of the display 10 through other portions. The notebook computer 100 can be switched between an open state and a closed state. When the notebook computer 100 is in the open state, the display 10 and the host 20 form an included angle greater than 0 ° and less than 180 °. When the notebook computer 100 is in the closed state, the display 10 covers the host 20, and the display surface of the display 10 is opposite to the keyboard surface of the host 20.

In order to ensure portability, the length dimension (see L in fig. 1) and the width dimension (see W in fig. 1) of the notebook computer 100 are small, and the allowable arrangement area of the keyboard 22 on the main body 21 is small. Meanwhile, in order to ensure the functional diversity, the number of keys required to be arranged on the keyboard 22 is large. This results in some of the commonly used keys being placed in inconvenient locations or reused with other keys.

For example, please refer to fig. 2, and fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a notebook computer 100 according to some further embodiments of the present application. In the embodiment shown in fig. 2, the numeric keys are arranged in a row near the top of the keyboard (see within the dashed box in fig. 2). Thus, the numeric keys are far from the user, and the moving range of the fingers is large when a plurality of data are continuously input, which causes the reduction of the convenience of the operation of the notebook computer 100.

For another example, please refer to fig. 3a, and fig. 3a is a schematic structural diagram of a notebook computer 100 according to some further embodiments of the present application. In the embodiment shown in fig. 3a, the keypad keys are multiplexed with partial alphabetic keys (see within the dashed box in fig. 3 a). Thus, when the keyboard is used, it is necessary to frequently switch between the alphabet keys and the keypad keys, thereby causing a reduction in the convenience of operation of the notebook computer 100.

It should be noted that in the above embodiments and the following embodiments, the keypad is used to facilitate the user to quickly input numbers, operation symbols, etc., and generally includes 0-9 number keys, decimal keys, simple operation symbol keys (including, for example,/"key," key, "-" key, "+" key), "Enter" key, etc. arranged in an array. It will be appreciated that some of the keys on the keypad may be replaced with other keys, or some keys may be added, or some keys may be subtracted, as desired. For example, please refer to fig. 3b, and fig. 3b is a schematic structural diagram of a keypad according to some embodiments of the present application.

In order to improve the operation convenience of the keyboard 22 of the notebook computer 100, please refer to fig. 4, where fig. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of the notebook computer 100 according to some further embodiments of the present application. In the present embodiment, the touch panel 23 has a keyboard operation mode. Fig. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of the notebook computer 100 in the keyboard operation mode. In this keyboard operation mode, the touch panel 23 includes at least one touch portion a. The at least one touch part a functions as at least one keypad key, respectively.

Specifically, in order to enable the touch portion a to be used as a key of a keyboard, please refer to fig. 5, and fig. 5 is a schematic cross-sectional structure diagram of the touch panel 23 in the notebook computer 100 shown in fig. 4. The touch panel 23 includes a touch surface layer 231 and an electrode layer 232.

The touch surface layer 231 has a touch surface 00. The touch surface 00 constitutes a partial area of the outer surface of the host device 20, and the touch surface 00 supports operations such as clicking and sliding by a finger of a user.

In the keyboard operation mode, the touch surface layer 231 includes at least one touch surface layer part a 1. The at least one touch surface portion a1 belongs to at least one touch portion a, respectively. And the at least one touch surface layer portion a1 forms a key cap of at least one keyboard key, respectively.

The electrode layer 232 constitutes an internal circuit of at least one keypad key, and at least one keypad key shares the electrode layer 232. The electrode layer 232 may be stacked on the side of the touch surface layer 231 facing away from the touch surface 00. In other embodiments, the electrode layer 232 may be embedded inside the touch surface layer 231. When the electrode layer 232 is stacked on the side of the touch surface layer 231 facing away from the touch surface 00, the electrode layer 232 may be fixed to the touch surface layer 231 by an adhesive or may be fixed to the touch surface layer 231 by another method, which is not specifically limited herein. The electrode layer 232 detects the position of a touched portion on the touch surface layer 231. Specifically, the electrode layer 232 detects the touched portion by a resistive film method for detecting a change in resistance value or an electrostatic capacitance method for detecting a change in capacitance. On the basis, please refer to fig. 6, fig. 6 is a block diagram of an internal circuit of the notebook computer 100 according to some embodiments of the present application, and the host 20 further includes a controller 212. In some embodiments, the controller 212 is a processor disposed within the host body 21. The controller 212 is electrically connected to the touch panel 23. When the electrode layer 232 of the touch panel 23 detects that the touched portion on the touch surface layer 231 is the touch surface layer portion a1, the controller 212 controls to execute the operation triggered by the keyboard key corresponding to the touch surface layer portion a 1.

In the notebook computer 100 according to the embodiment of the present application, at least one additional keyboard key is formed in the keyboard operation mode by using the touch function of the touch panel 23 itself. Thus, the newly added keys do not need to be arranged on the keyboard, and the keys of the keyboard do not need to be arranged to be reused with other keys on the keyboard, so that the operation is convenient, and the operation convenience of the notebook computer 100 can be improved.

In the keyboard operation mode, the touch panel 23 may include one touch portion a, or may include a plurality of touch portions a, which is not specifically limited in the foregoing embodiments. When the touch panel 23 includes a touch portion a, the touch panel 23 forms a keyboard key. When the touch panel 23 includes a plurality of touch portions a, the touch panel 23 forms a plurality of keyboard keys. Fig. 4 gives only an example in which the touch panel 23 includes one touch portion a in the keyboard operation mode. In still other embodiments, please refer to fig. 7, and fig. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of a notebook computer 100 according to still other embodiments of the present application. In the embodiment shown in fig. 7, the touch panel 23 includes a plurality of touch portions a in the keyboard operation mode.

When the touch pad 23 includes a plurality of touch portions a in the keyboard operation mode, the plurality of touch portions a may be arranged in a row, may be arranged in a column, or may be arranged in an array or irregularly arranged. In the embodiment shown in fig. 7, the plurality of touch portions a are arranged in an array. In this way, the arrangement positions of the plurality of touch portions a are concentrated, and the user has a small finger movement range when using the plurality of touch portions a, so that the use convenience of the notebook computer 100 can be further improved.

The touch portion a may be rectangular, circular, oval, square, triangular, etc. in shape. Fig. 4 and 7 only give examples in which the shape of the touched portion a is rectangular, and this should not be construed as a particular limitation to the constitution of the present application. When the touch pad 23 includes a plurality of touch portions a in the keyboard operation mode, the shapes and sizes of the plurality of touch portions a may be uniform or nonuniform, and are not particularly limited herein. In the embodiment shown in fig. 7, the plurality of touch portions a are uniform in shape type but not uniform in size.

The touch part a may be used as a number key, an alphabet key, a symbol key, a function key, etc., and is not particularly limited herein.

In some embodiments, referring to fig. 4, in the keyboard operation mode, the touch portion a is used as a "Shift" key.

In other embodiments, referring to fig. 7, in the keyboard operation mode, the plurality of touch portions a are respectively used as the number keys 0 to 9, the decimal point key, "/" key, "+" key, "-" key, "+" key, and "Enter" key. That is, the plurality of touch portions a are used as a plurality of keys on the keypad, respectively. The arrangement of the plurality of touch portions a is identical or nearly identical to the arrangement of the plurality of keys of the corresponding function on the keypad. In this way, the touch panel 23 functions as a keypad, which can improve the convenience of the notebook computer 100 in continuously inputting numbers and/or arithmetic symbols.

It should be noted that, in the embodiment shown in fig. 4 or fig. 7, the touch panel 23 may only have a keyboard operation mode, or may also have other operation modes besides the keyboard operation mode, such as the aforementioned mouse operation mode, and is not limited herein.

In some embodiments, the touch panel 23 has a mouse mode of operation in addition to a keyboard mode of operation. Specifically, in the mouse operation mode, the electrode layer 232 of the touch panel 23 in fig. 5 is used to detect a touch gesture on the touch surface layer 231, and the controller 212 controls to perform operations such as "cursor navigation", "selection", "confirmation", and the like according to the touch gesture detected by the electrode layer 232. Thus, the existing touch pad used as a mouse can be used to form an additional keyboard key, which is beneficial to simplifying the structure of the notebook computer 100.

To facilitate switching of the touch panel 23 between the keyboard mode of operation and the mouse mode of operation, in some embodiments, the controller 212 is further configured to control the touch panel 23 to switch between the keyboard mode of operation and the mouse mode of operation upon obtaining a switch instruction. Specifically, the switching manner may be: if the touch panel 23 is currently in the mouse operating mode, the controller 212 controls the touch panel 23 to switch from the mouse operating mode to the keyboard operating mode when obtaining the switch instruction. If the touch panel 23 is currently in the keyboard operating mode, the controller 212 controls the touch panel 23 to switch from the keyboard operating mode to the mouse operating mode when obtaining the switching instruction. Of course, the controller 212 may also control the touch panel 23 to switch between the keyboard operation mode and the mouse operation mode by using other switching manners, which is not limited herein. In this way, the touch panel 23 can integrate the keyboard operation mode and the mouse operation mode.

In the above embodiment, the switching instruction may be triggered by a switching key on the keyboard 22, may also be triggered by the touch panel 23, and may also be triggered by the display 10 when a preset option displayed on the display 10 is selected, which is not specifically limited herein.

When the switching command is triggered by a switching key on the keyboard 22, the switching key may be a dedicated key or a combination key, which is not specifically limited herein.

Referring to fig. 8, fig. 8 is a schematic structural diagram of a notebook computer 100 according to still other embodiments of the present application. In the present embodiment, the switching key is the dedicated key 22 a. Specifically, the dedicated key 22a may be a NumLock key or other keys, which is not limited herein. Fig. 8 only shows an example in which the dedicated key 22a is a NumLock key, and this is not to be construed as a particular limitation to the present application. The position of the dedicated key 22a on the keyboard 22 may be top, middle, lower, left end, right end, etc., and is not limited in particular. Fig. 8 only shows an example in which the position of the dedicated key 22a on the keyboard 22 is set to the top, which should not be construed as a particular limitation to the present application.

Referring to fig. 9, fig. 9 is a schematic structural diagram of a notebook computer 100 according to still other embodiments of the present application. In this embodiment, the switch key is a combination key. Specifically, the combination key may be a combination of two keys, or a combination of more than three keys, which is not limited herein. In some embodiments, please refer to fig. 9, the combination key is a combination of the Fn key 22b and the F8 key 22 c. In other embodiments, the combination key may also be a combination of Ctrl key and F8 key, an Alt key and F8 key, or a combination of Ctrl key, Alt key and F8 key, and the like, which is not limited herein.

When the switching instruction is triggered by the touch panel 23, specifically, the switching instruction may be triggered by the touch panel 23 when the preset touch gesture is detected. The preset touch gesture has various forms, as long as the preset touch gesture can be distinguished from other functional gestures of the touch pad 23 in the mouse operation mode, and is not specifically limited herein.

Referring to fig. 10, fig. 10 is a schematic view illustrating a preset touch gesture in a notebook computer 100 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. In the present embodiment, the preset touch gesture is a click gesture on the touch panel 23. Specifically, the preset touch gesture may be a three-time, four-time, five-time or more-time click gesture of continuously clicking on the touch pad 23. Of course, on the premise that the preset touch gesture can be distinguished from other functional gestures of the touch pad 23 in the mouse operation mode, the preset touch gesture may also be a gesture of clicking once or clicking twice continuously on the touch pad 23. And is not particularly limited herein.

Unlike the above-described embodiment, the preset touch gesture may also be a slide gesture on the touch panel 23.

For example, please refer to fig. 11, and fig. 11 is a schematic diagram of another preset touch gesture in the notebook computer 100 according to the embodiment of the present application. In the present example, the preset touch gesture is a gesture in which a finger slides on the touch panel 23 to the upper left. In other parallel embodiments, the preset touch gesture may also be a gesture of sliding to the right and up on the touch pad 23 (see fig. 12), a gesture of sliding to the left and down (see fig. 13), a gesture of sliding to the right and down obliquely (see fig. 14), and so on. Alternatively, the preset touch gesture may be a gesture of sliding along a wavy line on the touch pad 23 (see fig. 15), a gesture of sliding along a circular line (see fig. 16), or a gesture of sliding along a "V" shaped line (see fig. 17), or the like. And is not particularly limited herein.

When the switching instruction is triggered by the display 10, the preset options displayed on the display 10 may be located on the power-on interface of the display 10, or may be hidden in a certain preset menu on the power-on interface, which is not specifically limited herein.

To facilitate the user to determine the current operating mode of the touch pad 23, in some embodiments, please refer to fig. 18, and fig. 18 is a schematic structural diagram of a notebook computer 100 according to still other embodiments of the present application. In the present embodiment, the host 20 is provided with an indicator lamp 22 d. The position of the indicator lamp 22d on the host 20 may be various. In some embodiments, referring to fig. 18, when the switch command is triggered by the dedicated key 22a, the indicator light 22d may be disposed close to the dedicated key 22 a. In other embodiments, the indicator light 22d may also be arranged close to the touch panel 23 when the switching instruction is triggered by means of the touch panel 23.

The indicator light 22d may be an OLED, LED, and QLED. And the color of the indicator light 22d includes, but is not limited to, white, yellow, red, and green.

The operation of the indicator light 22d may be: when the touch panel 23 is in the keyboard operation mode, the indicator lamp 22d is lit; when the touch panel 23 is in the mouse operation mode, the indicator lamp 22d is turned off. The operation of the indicator lamp 22d may also be: when the touch panel 23 is in the mouse operation mode, the indicator lamp 22d is lit; when the touch panel 23 is in the keyboard operation mode, the indicator lamp 22d is turned off. Thus, the user can determine the operation mode of the touch panel 23 by observing whether or not the indicator lamp 22d is lit.

When the touch panel 23 is in the keyboard operation mode, in order to control the cursor action on the display 10, the mouse may be used for control, a touch panel may be additionally provided, and a pointing stick (trackpoint) may be further provided. In some embodiments, please refer to fig. 19, and fig. 19 is a schematic structural diagram of a notebook computer 100 according to still other embodiments of the present application. In this embodiment, the host 20 further includes a track point 25. The pointing stick 25 may be in the form of a rocker, a roller ball, or a touch film (touchfilm) that supports a finger sliding to control cursor movement. The track point 25 is used to control cursor movement when the touchpad 23 is in the keyboard mode of operation. Specifically, when the track point 25 is pushed, rolled, or slid on the track point 25 in any direction all around, the cursor can be controlled to move on the display 10 in that direction. For example, when the track point 25 is pushed, rolled, or slid up on the track point 25, the cursor is controlled to move up on the display 10; when the track point 25 is pushed, rolled, or slid down on the track point 25, then the cursor is controlled to move down on the display 10; when the track point 25 is pushed, rolled, or slid to the left on the track point 25, the cursor is controlled to move to the left on the display 10; when the track point 25 is pushed, rolled or slid on the track point 25 to the right, the cursor is controlled to move to the right on the display 10. The pointing stick 25 may be disposed on the keyboard 22, or may be disposed on the host body 21 and near the touch pad 23, which is not limited herein. Fig. 19 shows only an example in which the pointing stick 25 is provided on the host body 21 at a position close to the touch panel 23, which should not be construed as a particular limitation to the constitution of the present application.

On the basis of the above embodiments, in order to perform the "selection" or "confirmation" operation of the mouse when the touch panel 23 is in the keyboard operation mode, in some embodiments, the pointing stick 25 may further have a pressing function, the pressing direction of the pointing stick 25 is perpendicular or approximately perpendicular to the outer surface of the host where the pointing stick 25 is located, and the pressing operation represents a mouse clicking operation. Specifically, pressing once can indicate clicking a left mouse button; pressing twice in succession may represent a right click. In other embodiments, the touch panel 23 may be divided into a part in addition to the touched part a as a selection confirmation key. The number of the selection confirmation keys may be one or two, and is not particularly limited herein. When the number of the selected confirmation keys is one, clicking once can represent clicking of the left button of the mouse, and clicking twice continuously can represent clicking of the right button of the mouse. When the number of the selection confirmation keys is two, one is used as a left mouse button and the other is used as a right mouse button. The selection confirmation key may be formed by a left end portion of the touch panel 23, may be formed by a right end portion of the touch panel 23, and may be formed by a lower end portion of the touch panel 23, which is not particularly limited herein. Thus, the selection confirmation key functions as a left and right mouse button, and can be engaged with the track point 25 instead of the mouse, while making full use of the touched area on the touch panel 23.

The track point 25 may be activated by an instruction indicating the touch panel 23 to switch to the keyboard operation mode, and may also be activated by another activation key (including but not limited to a dedicated key or a combination key), a touch gesture, or a preset option, which is not limited herein.

In order to facilitate the user to determine the positions of the respective touch portions a, different colors, shapes, symbols, and the like may be provided on the touch surfaces of the respective touch portions a to mark the positions of the respective touch portions a. Based on this, the flag is still present in the mouse mode of operation. It is easy to cause a reduction in the touch effect of the touch panel 23 or to affect the neatness of the appearance of the touch panel 23 and the notebook computer 100.

To solve the above problem, please refer to fig. 20, and fig. 20 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a touch panel 23 in a notebook computer 100 according to some embodiments of the present application. Compared with the touch panel 23 shown in fig. 5, the touch panel 23 shown in the present embodiment has at least the following four features:

the method is characterized in that: the touch surface layer 231 has a translucent structure.

Specifically, the touch surface layer 231 may be made of a translucent material, or may be made of a mixture of an opaque material and a transparent material, and is not particularly limited herein. And the light transmittance of the touch surface layer 231 may be 20%, 30%, 40%, 50%, 70%, 80%, 90%, etc., and is not particularly limited herein.

The light transmittance of each portion of the touch surface layer 231 may be inconsistent by reducing the thickness, increasing the thickness, adding a light shielding layer, and the like. Specifically, the light transmittance of the portion with the larger thickness of the touch surface layer 231 is smaller than that of the portion with the smaller thickness, and the light transmittance of the portion with the light shielding layer is smaller than that of the portion without the light shielding layer.

The second characteristic: the inner surface of touch surface portion a1 (i.e., the surface facing away from touch surface 00) has key symbol 233.

In some embodiments, key symbol 233 may be a symbol corresponding to a key of a keyboard to which touch surface layer portion a1 belongs.

For example, if the keyboard key to which touch top layer part a1 belongs is a Shift key, the key symbol is in the word "Shift".

For another example, if the key of the keyboard to which the touch surface layer part a1 belongs is the

numeric key

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 or 0, the corresponding key symbol is in the form of "1", "2", "3", "4", "5", "6", "7", "8", "9" or "0".

For example, if the keyboard key to which touch surface layer portion a1 belongs is an x key, the key symbol is an "x" pattern, and so on.

In other embodiments, the key symbol 233 may also be another symbol capable of representing the key function of the keyboard to which the touch surface layer portion a1 belongs, and is not limited herein.

The characteristics are three: in touch surface layer part a1, the light transmittance of the portion where key symbol 233 is located does not match the light transmittance of the remaining portion.

In order to achieve the above object, the key symbol 233 may be formed of a groove, a rib, or a light shielding layer provided on the inner surface of the touch surface portion a 1. Fig. 20 shows only that the key symbol 233 is formed by a groove provided on the inner surface of the touch surface portion a 1.

Referring to fig. 21, fig. 21 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a touch panel 23 in a notebook computer 100 according to some embodiments of the present application. In the present embodiment, the key symbol 233 is formed by a rib provided on the inner surface of the touch surface portion a 1.

Referring to fig. 22, fig. 22 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a touch panel 23 in a notebook computer 100 according to some embodiments of the present application. In the present embodiment, the key symbol 233 is formed of a light-shielding layer provided on the inner surface of the touch surface layer portion a 1. The color of the light shielding layer includes, but is not limited to, black, gray, red, green, and the like. The light-shielding layer is not particularly limited as long as it can shield part of the light. And the material of the light shielding layer includes, but is not limited to, ink, gummed paper, etc.

The characteristics are as follows: the touch panel 23 also includes a backlight layer 234. The backlight layer 234 is stacked on the inner side (i.e., the side facing away from the touch surface 00) of the touch surface layer 231. The backlight layer 234 is opposite to the at least one touch surface layer portion a1, that is, the orthographic projection area of the at least one touch surface layer portion a1 on the backlight layer 234 overlaps the backlight layer 234. The light-exiting surface of the backlight layer 234 faces the at least one touch surface layer part a 1. In the keyboard mode of operation, the backlight layer 234 is illuminated to provide backlighting.

Thus, the light emitted from the backlight layer 234 passes through the touch surface layer a1 and is emitted from the touch surface 00. On this basis, the light transmittance of the touch surface sub-section where the key symbol 233 is located is not the same as the light transmittance of the remaining touch surface sub-section. Thereby enabling the display of the key symbol 233. Meanwhile, since the key symbol 233 is provided inside the touch panel 23, specifically on the inner surface of the touch surface layer portion a1, the touch effect and the appearance tidiness of the touch panel 23 are not affected.

Based on the above implementation, in the mouse operation mode, the backlight layer 234 is turned off. Thus, in one aspect, the light emitted from the backlight layer 234 can form an indicating light source to facilitate the user to distinguish between the keyboard operation mode and the mouse operation mode without the need to specially arrange the indicator light 22d on the keyboard. On the other hand, in the mouse operation mode, the backlight layer 234 is closed, and the key symbol 233 is in a hidden state, so that the appearance tidiness of the touch panel 23 and the notebook computer 100 can be further improved.

The backlight layer 234 may be provided between the touch surface layer 231 and the electrode layer 232, or may be provided on a side of the electrode layer 232 remote from the touch surface layer 231. In the embodiment shown in fig. 20-22, the backlight layer 234 is disposed on a side of the electrode layer 232 remote from the touch surface layer 231. Thus, the electrode layer 231 is closer to the touch surface layer 231, and the detection sensitivity is higher. In addition, the electrode layer 232 is prevented from affecting the display effect of the key symbol 233. In some embodiments, the electrode layer 232 is a light-transmitting structure, specifically, the electrode layer 232 may be a full light-transmitting structure or a semi-light-transmitting structure, and the light transmittance of each portion on the electrode layer 232 is the same or approximately the same. Thus, the electrode layer 232 does not affect the display effect of the key symbol 233.

The backlight layer 234 may be constructed in a variety of ways. In some embodiments, the backlight layer 234 may include a plurality of light sources, including but not limited to OLEDs, LEDs, and QLEDs, arranged in a plane parallel to the touch surface layer 231. In other embodiments, the backlight layer 234 may include light sources and light distributing structures arranged in a manner including, but not limited to, direct-lit type, edge-lit type, and a combination of direct-lit type and edge-lit type. The light uniformizing structure includes, but is not limited to, a light guide plate having reflective dots. And is not particularly limited herein.

In order to enhance the user experience of the notebook computer 100, in some embodiments, please refer to fig. 23, and fig. 23 is a schematic structural diagram of the notebook computer 100 according to still other embodiments of the present application. In this embodiment, the main machine 20 further comprises a vibrating structure 24. In some embodiments, the vibrating structure 24 is disposed in the housing 211 of the main body 21, and the vibrating structure 24 is fixed on the housing 211, so that the vibration generated by the vibrating structure 24 can be transmitted to the user through the housing 211. In the keyboard operation mode, the vibration structure 24 vibrates when at least one touched portion a of the touch panel 23 is touched. Thereby providing vibration feedback to the user, thereby enhancing the user experience of the notebook computer 100.

In the above embodiment, the number of the vibrating structures 24 may be one or more. When the number of the vibrating structures 24 is plural, specifically, the number of the vibrating structures 24 may be two, three, four, or the like. In some embodiments, when the number of the vibrating structures 24 is plural, the plural vibrating structures 24 are uniformly arranged around the periphery of the touch panel 23. Fig. 23 shows only an example in which the number of the vibrating structures 24 is two, which should not be construed as a particular limitation to the constitution of the present application.

The vibrating structure 24 may have various structures, and in some embodiments, the vibrating structure 24 is a piezoelectric ceramic vibrating piece. The piezoelectric ceramic vibrating piece is small in size and convenient to mount in a notebook computer with limited space.

In the description herein, particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples.

Finally, it should be noted that: the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present application, and not to limit the same; although the present application has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, it should be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that: the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments may still be modified, or some technical features may be equivalently replaced; and such modifications or substitutions do not depart from the spirit and scope of the corresponding technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application.

Claims

1. A notebook computer (100) comprising a host (20), the host (20) comprising a touch panel (23), the touch panel (23) having a keyboard operation mode in which the touch panel (23) comprises a plurality of touch portions (a) that function as a plurality of keys on a keypad, respectively.

2. The notebook computer (100) according to claim 1, wherein the touch panel (23) further has a mouse operation mode in which the touch panel (23) functions as a mouse;

the host (20) further comprises a controller (212), the controller (212) is electrically connected with the touch pad (23), and the controller (212) is used for controlling the touch pad (23) to switch between the keyboard working mode and the mouse working mode when a switching instruction is obtained.

3. The notebook computer (100) according to claim 2, wherein the host (20) further comprises a keyboard (22), and the keyboard (22) comprises a switch key for triggering the switch command.

4. The notebook computer (100) according to claim 2, wherein the touch panel (23) triggers the switching instruction upon detection of a preset touch gesture.

5. The notebook computer (100) according to claim 2, wherein the notebook computer (100) further comprises a display (10), and the switching instruction is triggered when a preset option displayed on the display (10) is selected.

6. The notebook computer (100) according to any of claims 1-5, wherein said host (20) further comprises a pointing stick (25), said pointing stick (25) being configured to control cursor movement on a display when said touch pad (23) is in said keyboard operational mode.

7. The notebook computer (100) according to any of the claims 1 to 6, wherein the touch pad (23) comprises a touch surface layer (231), the touch surface layer (231) is a semi-transparent structure, in the keyboard operation mode, the touch surface layer (231) comprises a plurality of touch surface layer parts (a1), the plurality of touch surface layer parts (a1) belong to the plurality of touch parts (a), respectively, and the inner surface of the touch surface layer part (a1) is provided with key symbols (233);

in the touch surface layer part (a1), the light transmittance of the part where the key symbol (233) is located is not consistent with that of the rest part;

the touch panel (23) further comprises a backlight layer (234), the backlight layer (234) is arranged on the inner side of the touch surface layer (231) in a laminating mode, the backlight layer (234) is opposite to the plurality of touch surface layer parts (a1), the light outlet surface of the backlight layer (234) faces the plurality of touch surface layer parts (a1), and the backlight layer (234) is lightened in the keyboard operation mode.

8. The notebook computer (100) of claim 7, wherein the key symbol (233) is formed by a groove, a ridge or a light shielding layer provided on an inner surface of the touch surface layer part (a 1).

9. The notebook computer (100) of claim 8, wherein the light shielding layer is black, gray, red or green in color.

10. The notebook computer (100) according to claim 8 or 9, wherein the material of the light shielding layer is ink or gummed paper.

11. The notebook computer (100) according to any one of claims 7 to 10, wherein the touch panel (23) further comprises an electrode layer (232), the electrode layer (232) is stacked between the touch surface layer (231) and the backlight layer (234), the electrode layer (232) is a light-transmitting structure, and light transmittance of each portion on the electrode layer (232) is uniform.

12. The notebook computer (100) according to any of claims 1 to 11, wherein the host (20) further comprises a vibrating structure (24);

in the keyboard operation mode, the vibrating structure (24) vibrates when the touch portion (a) is touched.

13. The notebook computer (100) of claim 12, wherein the number of said vibrating structures (24) is plural, and a plurality of said vibrating structures (24) are uniformly arranged around the periphery of said touch pad (23).

14. The notebook computer (100) according to claim 12 or 13, wherein said vibrating structure (24) is a piezo ceramic vibrating reed.