CN117631951A - Hot key prompting method and electronic device - Google Patents

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CN117631951A
CN117631951A CN202210983164.5A CN202210983164A CN117631951A CN 117631951 A CN117631951 A CN 117631951A CN 202210983164 A CN202210983164 A CN 202210983164A CN 117631951 A CN117631951 A CN 117631951A
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Abstract

The invention provides an electronic device and a hot key prompting method thereof. The method comprises the following steps. And executing a power-on self-test program of the basic input/output system. During the power-on self-test procedure, the display panel of the control keyboard module displays the first keyboard layout so as to display at least one hot key corresponding to at least one hot key function of the basic input/output system through the display panel. After receiving a hotkey input operation through the keyboard, a first hotkey function of at least one hotkey function of the basic input output system is executed. The hot key input operation is used for enabling the first hot key function. In response to executing the first hotkey function, the display panel of the keyboard module is controlled to display the second keyboard layout. Therefore, the user does not need to memorize the hot key for enabling the hot key function and repeatedly press the hot key in an uncertain state, so that convenience and user experience are greatly improved.

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Hot key prompting method and electronic device
Technical Field
The present disclosure relates to electronic devices, and particularly to a hot key prompt method and an electronic device.
Background
Generally, when a user wants to turn on a function menu of a Basic Input/Output System (BIOS), the user must press a hot key at a specific stage of the BIOS executed by the computer System. Otherwise, if the user does not press the correct hotkey at the appropriate time point, the computer system will enter the running time of the operating system after completing the boot program of the BIOS, and the menu of the BIOS cannot be smoothly opened through the hotkey. However, since the user cannot know exactly whether the computer system receives the keyboard input operation of pressing the hot key at a proper timing, the user needs to repeatedly press the hot key immediately after the computer is started until the menu of the BIOS appears on the display screen. This uncertain mode of operation is confusing to the user. In addition, different hotkeys or hotkey combinations will also correspond to different hotkey functions, which are hard for the average user to remember.
Disclosure of Invention
The invention relates to a hotkey prompting method and an electronic device, which can be used for solving the technical problems.
The embodiment of the invention provides a hot key prompting method which is suitable for an electronic device comprising a keyboard module. The keyboard module comprises a display panel and a keyboard with a plurality of light-transmitting key caps, and the method comprises the following steps. A Power-On Self-Test (POST) procedure of the basic input output system is executed. During the power-on self-test procedure, the display panel of the control keyboard module displays the first keyboard layout so as to display at least one hot key corresponding to at least one hot key function of the basic input/output system through the display panel. After receiving a hotkey input operation through the keyboard, a first hotkey function of at least one hotkey function of the basic input output system is executed. The hot key input operation is used for enabling the first hot key function. In response to executing the first hotkey function, the display panel of the keyboard module is controlled to display the second keyboard layout.
The embodiment of the invention provides an electronic device, which comprises a keyboard module, a storage device and a processor. The keyboard module comprises a display panel and a keyboard, wherein the keyboard comprises a plurality of light-transmitting key caps arranged on the display panel. The storage device records a basic input/output system. The processor is coupled with the keyboard module and the storage device and is configured to execute the following steps. And executing a power-on self-test program of the basic input/output system. During the power-on self-test procedure, the display panel of the control keyboard module displays the first keyboard layout so as to display at least one hot key corresponding to at least one hot key function of the basic input/output system through the display panel. After receiving a hotkey input operation through the keyboard, a first hotkey function of at least one hotkey function of the basic input output system is executed. The hot key input operation is used for enabling the first hot key function. In response to executing the first hotkey function, the display panel of the keyboard module is controlled to display the second keyboard layout.
Based on the above, in the embodiment of the invention, during the execution of the POST program of the BIOS, the display panel of the keyboard module may display hotkeys corresponding to the hotkey functions of the BIOS based on the first keyboard layout. Therefore, through the prompt of the keyboard module, a user does not need to memorize the hot key for enabling the hot key function and repeatedly press the hot key in an uncertain state, so that convenience and user experience are greatly improved.
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FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the invention;
FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a keyboard module according to an embodiment of the invention;
FIG. 3 is a flow chart of a hotkey hint method according to one embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 4A is a schematic diagram of a first keyboard layout according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 4B is a diagram of a second keyboard layout according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 5 is a block diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the invention;
FIG. 6 is a flow chart of a hotkey hint method according to one embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of a third keyboard layout according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram illustrating a hot key prompting method according to an embodiment of the invention.
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100, an electronic device;
110, a keyboard module;
111, a display panel;
112, a keyboard;
1121, a light-transmitting key cap;
113 a display controller;
120, a storage device;
130, a processor;
b1, a basic input and output system;
140, south bridge chip;
150:embedded controller
NL1, second keyboard layout;
SL1, a first keyboard layout;
SL2, third keyboard layout;
info 1-Info 4, function description information;
f1, black picture;
f2, trademark pictures;
f3, starting up a menu;
S202-S208, S602-S610.
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Reference will now be made in detail to the exemplary embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. Wherever possible, the same reference numbers will be used throughout the drawings and the description to refer to the same or like parts.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the invention. Referring to fig. 1, the electronic device 100 includes a keyboard module 110, a storage device 120, and a processor 130. The electronic device 100 may be implemented as an electronic product having a keyboard module 110, such as a notebook computer. Alternatively, the electronic device 100 may be implemented as an electronic product, such as a desktop computer or a tablet computer, etc., to which the keyboard module 110 may be connected. The invention is not so limited.
The user may operate, control or input information to the electronic device 100 through the keyboard module 110. Fig. 2 is a schematic diagram of a keyboard module according to an embodiment of the invention. Referring to fig. 2, the keyboard module 110 includes a display panel 111, a keyboard 112 having a plurality of transparent key caps 1121, and a display controller 113. The keyboard 112 is disposed on the display panel 111 and has a plurality of light-transmitting key caps 1121.
In some embodiments, the display panel 111 may be, for example, an electronic paper or electronic ink (E-paper or E-ink) display panel, an Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED) display panel, or other types of display panels, and the display surface thereof is opposite to the light-transmitting keycap 1121, so that a user can see an image generated by the display panel 111 through the light-transmitting keycap 1121. The display panel 111 is coupled to a display controller 113, and the display controller 113 is used for driving a plurality of pixel units of the display panel 111 to display images. In more detail, the display controller 113 may include a source driving circuit and a gate driving circuit. The source driving circuit is configured to write a data signal into the turned-on pixel unit. The gate driving circuit is configured to provide a plurality of gate signals to control the on and off of each row of pixel units.
The keyboard 112 may be constructed of a plurality of key structures. The light-transmitting key caps 1121 of the respective key structures can be lifted up and down as the user presses down or releases them. In the embodiment of the invention, the display panel 111 can display a plurality of key characters corresponding to the key structures of the keyboard 112, so that the user can see the key characters corresponding to each transparent keycap 1121. It should be noted that, by controlling the display image of the display panel 111, the key characters corresponding to the respective key structures of the keyboard 112 can be changed. That is, the display panel 111 may display a plurality of keyboard layouts different from each other for different application scenarios.
In addition, the keyboard 112 may further include a thin film circuit (not shown) for detecting whether the key structure is pressed. However, the present invention is not limited to the actual structure and triggering principle of the keyboard 112, and may be designed according to practical applications. For example, the key triggering action of the keyboard 112 can be detected by capacitive sensing, optical sensing or touch sensing. In addition, for different keyboard types, in order to guide the light-transmitting key cap 1121 to move up and down, the supporting structure of the key structure may include a spring or a scissor mechanism, etc., which is not limited in this invention.
The storage device 120 may be a non-volatile memory, and records a bios B1. In some embodiments, the memory device 120 may be, for example, an electrically erasable-type rewritable read-only memory (EEPROM). In other embodiments, the storage device 120 may be, for example, a flash memory (flash memory). From another point of view, the storage device 120 may be a chip storing system firmware such as the bios B1. When the electronic device 100 is powered on, the program code of the bios B1 in the storage device 120 is executed to initialize and detect the hardware devices on the electronic device 100.
The processor 130 is coupled to the keyboard module 110 and the storage device 120, such as a central processing unit (central processing unit, CPU), an application processor (application processor, AP), or other general purpose or special purpose microprocessor (microprocessor), digital signal processor (digital signal processor, DSP) or other similar device, integrated circuit, and combinations thereof. Processor 130 may access and execute program code recorded in storage 120 to implement the hotkey prompting method in embodiments of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a flowchart of a hotkey prompting method according to an embodiment of the present invention, and the method flow of FIG. 3 may be implemented by the components of the electronic device 100 of FIG. 1. Referring to fig. 1 and 3, the following describes steps of the hotkey prompting method according to the present embodiment together with various components of the electronic device 100 in fig. 1.
In step S202, when the electronic device 100 is powered on, the processor 130 executes a power-on self test (POST) procedure of a basic input output system B1. In detail, when the electronic device 100 is started, the processor 130 will start the POST program in the bios B1, which is responsible for performing initial setting and basic testing operations on each hardware device of the electronic device 100, so as to ensure that the electronic device 100 can operate normally. The POST program may include a number of phases that proceed sequentially, such as a Security (SEC) phase, a Pre-initialization (Pre-EFI Initialization, PEI) phase for extensible firmware interfaces, a driver execution environment (Driver Execution Environment, DXE) phase, and a boot device select (Boot Device Select, BDS) phase.
In step S204, during the POST procedure, the processor 130 controls the display panel 111 of the keyboard module 110 to display the first keyboard layout, so as to display at least one hotkey corresponding to the at least one hotkey function of the bios B1 through the display panel 111. In detail, the bios B1 executed by the processor 130 may provide the first keyboard layout configured in advance to the display controller 113, so that the display panel 111 may display the first keyboard layout.
In some embodiments, the first keyboard layout is different from the standard keyboard layout. The preconfigured first keyboard layout may be recorded in the storage device 120 or the hard disk, which is not limited in the present invention. From another point of view, the first keyboard layout may be considered as an image displayed by the display panel 111. In some embodiments, the first keyboard layout includes only hotkeys and does not include other keys than hotkeys. Thus, the user can learn one or more hotkeys or hotkey combinations for enabling the BIOS hotkey function through the first keyboard layout presented by the display panel 111 of the keyboard module 110.
In some embodiments, the processor 130 may control the display panel 111 of the keyboard module 110 to display the first keyboard layout using the bios B1 before entering the BDS stage of the power-on self-test procedure. The processor 130 may control the display panel 111 of the keyboard module 110 to display the first keyboard layout in an initialization (Pre-EFI Initialization, PEI) phase or a driver execution environment (Driver Execution Environment, DXE) phase prior to the extensible firmware interface. In some embodiments, the processor 130 may control the display panel 111 to display the first keyboard layout in response to completing initialization of the keyboard 112 in the DXE phase. Accordingly, when the user sees the first keyboard layout, the initialization of the representative keyboard 112 is completed, so that the processor 130 can be ensured to receive the hot key input operation issued by the user after the initialization of the keyboard 112 is completed. Alternatively, in some embodiments, the processor 130 may control the display panel 111 to display the first keyboard layout earlier in the PEI phase, and control the display panel 111 to display a prompt message to inform the user of the appropriate time for the hot key input operation.
In some embodiments, the first keyboard layout includes at least one hotkey of at least one hotkey function and function description information. In more detail, when the display panel 111 displays the first keyboard layout, the display area corresponding to each hot key in the first keyboard layout will display hot key characters, and the display area corresponding to other keys, which are not hot keys, in the first keyboard layout may be left blank, display other prompt information, or be used to display function description information of the hot key function.
In addition, in some embodiments, at least one hotkey of the hotkey functions supported by the bios B1 includes a first hotkey and a second hotkey that form a hotkey combination. The first hot key and the second hot key are displayed in the first keyboard layout in a first display effect. At least one other hotkey of the hotkey functions supported by the basic input output system B1 comprises a third hotkey and a fourth hotkey which form a hotkey combination. The third hot key and the fourth hot key are displayed in the first keyboard layout by the second display effect. It should be noted that the first display effect is different from the second display effect. That is, different hotkey combinations can be presented with different display effects, so that the user can recognize and distinguish the correct hotkey combination. For example, the display effect may be display color, display brightness, font shading, or background gray level, and the invention is not limited thereto.
For example, fig. 4A is a schematic diagram of a first keyboard layout according to an embodiment of the invention. Referring to fig. 4A, the display panel 111 of the keyboard module 110 may display a first keyboard layout SL1. The first keyboard layout SL1 includes a plurality of hotkeys corresponding to the plurality of hotkey functions and function description information Info1 to Info4 of the hotkey functions, and each of the function description information Info1 to Info4 may be presented in a display area corresponding to a key under each hotkey. In this example, the first keyboard layout SL1 includes a hot key "F12" corresponding to a hot key function "enter Boot Menu" (Boot Menu) and corresponding function description information Info1. Also, the first keyboard layout SL1 further includes a hot key "F2" corresponding to the hot key function "enter settings menu (BIOS SCU)" and corresponding function description information Info3.
In addition, the first keyboard layout SL1 further includes a hot key combination corresponding to the hot key function "Recovery OS" and corresponding function description information Info2, and the hot key combination includes a hot key "F10" and a hot key "Alt". The first keyboard layout SL1 further includes a hot key combination corresponding to a hot key function "restore system firmware" (Crisis Recovery), and corresponding function description information Info4, where the hot key combination includes a hot key "Fn" and a hot key "ESC".
In this example, the display areas of other keys of the first keyboard layout SL1 than the hot keys are left blank, i.e., no characters are displayed, except for the display areas for displaying the function description information Info1 to Info 4. In addition, the hot keys "Fn" and the hot keys "ESC" constituting the first hot key combination are presented in a first background gray level, and the hot keys "F10" and the hot keys "Alt" constituting the second hot key combination are presented in a second background gray level.
Next, in step S206, after receiving the hotkey input operation through the keyboard 112, the processor 130 executes a first hotkey function of the at least one hotkey function of the bios B1. The hotkey input operation is used to enable the first hotkey function. Taking fig. 4A as an example, assuming the user presses hotkey "F12", processor 130 will receive a hotkey input operation via keyboard 112 to enable the first hotkey function "enter power on menu". Then, the processor 130 will control the display screen of the electronic device 100 to display the power-on menu of the basic input output system B1.
In step S208, in response to executing the first hotkey function, the processor 130 controls the display panel 111 of the keyboard module 110 to display the second keyboard layout. The second keyboard layout includes a standard keyboard layout, such as a QWERTY keyboard layout. Specifically, after the user performs the hotkey input operation, the processor 130 may control the display panel 111 to switch to display the standard keyboard layout, so that the user may operate the electronic device 100 according to the standard keyboard layout or input information to the electronic device 100, such as selecting a booting device according to a booting menu of the bios B1.
For example, fig. 4B is a schematic diagram of a second keyboard layout according to an embodiment of the invention. Referring to fig. 4B, in response to the processor 130 executing the first hotkey function, the processor 130 may control the display panel 111 of the keyboard module 110 to display the second keyboard layout NL1. The second keyboard layout NL1 has twenty-six english alphabetic keys, ten number keys, a caps lock Key (capsule Key), a Delete Key (Delete Key), a clear Key (Backspace Key), an Insert Key (Insert Key), a Shift Key (Shift Key), and other function keys.
FIG. 5 is a block diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the invention. Referring to fig. 5, in addition to the keyboard module 110, the storage device 120, and the processor 130, the electronic device 100 may further include a south bridge chip 140 and an Embedded Controller (EC) 150. The south bridge chip 140 is, for example, a platform path controller (Platform Controller Hub, PCH). The south bridge chip 140 is coupled to the processor 130, the storage device 120, and the display controller 113 of the keyboard module 110. The embedded controller 150 is coupled between the south bridge 140 and the keyboard 112.
The bios B1 may provide the first keyboard layout to the display controller 113 via the south bridge chip 140. Specifically, in some embodiments, the processor 130 executing the BIOS B1 may issue instructions conforming to a specific interface protocol to the display controller 113 through the south bridge 140, so as to control the display panel 111 to present various keyboard layouts. In other words, the display controller 113 is responsible for receiving the instructions transmitted by the BIOS B1 and converting the instructions into source/gate driving control signals for controlling the display panel 111.
FIG. 6 is a flow chart of a hotkey hint method according to one embodiment of the present invention. Referring to fig. 6, the method of the present embodiment may be performed by the electronic device 100 of fig. 5. In addition, in order to make the concept of the present invention easier to understand, the following description will be further provided with reference to fig. 8, where fig. 8 is an application scenario diagram according to an embodiment of the present invention.
In step S602, when the electronic device 100 is turned on, the processor 130 executes a power-on self test (POST) procedure of a bios B1, i.e. sequentially enters various stages of the POST procedure.
It should be noted that, when the electronic device 100 is turned off last time, the display panel 111 generally displays the second keyboard layout NL1, i.e. the standard keyboard layout. Therefore, as shown in fig. 8, at the time of starting up the electronic device 100, the display panel 111 of the keyboard module 110 displays the second keyboard layout NL1, and the display screen of the electronic device 100 displays the black screen F1. In this example, in the SEC phase and the PEI phase, the display panel 111 of the keyboard module 110 displays the second keyboard layout NL1.
Next, in step S604, during the POST procedure, the processor 130 controls the display panel 111 of the keyboard module 110 to display the first keyboard layout, so as to display at least one hotkey corresponding to the at least one hotkey function of the bios B1 through the display panel 111. In the example shown in fig. 8, when entering the DXE phase of the POST program, the BIOS B1 initializes the keyboard 112 and the display screen of the electronic device 100. Then, after entering the DXE phase, the display screen of the electronic device 100 may display the trademark screen F2, and the display panel 111 of the keyboard module 110 displays the first key keyboard layout SL1. Thus, the user can learn each hotkey and its corresponding hotkey function by looking at the first key keyboard layout SL1.
It should be noted that, in step S606, in response to receiving the hot key input operation in the DXE phase of the POST procedure, the processor 130 may control the display panel 111 of the keyboard module 110 to switch from displaying the first keyboard layout to displaying the third keyboard layout. The hot key input operation is used for enabling the first hot key function. In some embodiments, the third keyboard layout includes only at least one hotkey corresponding to the first hotkey function and the function description information of the first hotkey function. That is, other hot keys will disappear in the third keyboard layout. In addition, in some embodiments, at least one hotkey of the first hotkey function is presented in a first keyboard layout with a first display effect, and at least one hotkey of the first hotkey function is presented in a third keyboard layout with a second display effect. The first display effect is different from the second display effect.
Specifically, in response to the user pressing a hot key or a combination of hot keys, the display panel 111 will switch to display the third keyboard layout. The third keyboard layout may be regarded as a confirmation feedback for prompting the user that the BIOS B1 has received the hot key input operation. Thus, the user does not have to continuously press the hotkey to activate the hotkey function. For example, fig. 7 is a schematic diagram of a third keyboard layout according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to fig. 4A and fig. 7 together, it is assumed that the user presses the hot key "F12" in the first keyboard layout SL1. The display panel 111 will switch to display the third disc layout SL2, and the third disc layout SL2 only includes the hot key "F12" corresponding to the enabled hot key function and the function description information Info1. In addition, the hot key "F12" in the first keyboard layout SL1 is displayed in white-to-black words, but the hot key "F12" in the third keyboard layout SL2 is displayed in black-to-white words. Thus, through the display of the third keyboard layout SL2, the user can be surely informed that the hot key input operation has been successfully issued.
In step S608, after receiving the hotkey input operation through the keyboard 112, the processor 130 executes a first hotkey function of the at least one hotkey function of the bios B1. In step S610, in response to executing the first hotkey function, the processor 130 controls the display panel 111 of the keyboard module 110 to display the second keyboard layout.
Specifically, the embedded controller 150 may detect that a user presses a hot key of a certain hot key function, and transmit a keyboard code corresponding to the hot key to the processor 130. Thus, after DXE-stage receives a hotkey input operation corresponding to a hotkey function, processor 130 may set the corresponding function flag to a first value. After entering the BDS phase, the processor 130 will check the function flag target setting to determine whether to execute the hotkey function. As shown in fig. 8, after receiving the hotkey input operation, the processor 130 may perform the hotkey function in the BDS stage, that is, control the display screen to display the power-on menu F3. Then, in response to controlling the display screen to display the power-on menu F3, the processor 130 may control the display panel 111 to switch from displaying the third keyboard layout SL2 back to displaying the second keyboard layout NL1.
In summary, in the embodiment of the invention, the keyboard module with the display panel can prompt the hotkeys supported by the basic input/output system in the starting process, so that the user can know the hotkey functions and the corresponding hotkeys supported by the basic input/output system without memorizing. In addition, by changing the keyboard layout presented by the keyboard module in the starting process, the user can be informed of pressing the hot key at proper time, and the hot key can be fed back to the user in real time, so that unnecessary keyboard knocking is avoided, the number of times of pressing the hot key is greatly reduced, and better man-machine interaction is provided. In summary, in the embodiment of the invention, the keyboard module with the display panel can prompt the hotkeys supported by the basic input/output system in the starting process, so that the user can know the hotkey functions and the corresponding hotkeys supported by the basic input/output system without memorizing. In addition, by changing the keyboard layout presented by the keyboard module in the starting process, the user can be informed of pressing the hot key at proper time, and the hot key can be fed back to the user in real time, so that unnecessary keyboard knocking is avoided, the number of times of pressing the hot key is greatly reduced, and better man-machine interaction is provided.
Finally, it should be noted that: the above embodiments are only for illustrating the technical solution of the present invention, and not for limiting the same; although the invention has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that: the technical scheme described in the foregoing embodiments can be modified or some or all of the technical features thereof can be replaced by equivalents; such modifications and substitutions do not depart from the spirit of the invention.

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1. A hot key prompting method suitable for an electronic device comprising a keyboard module, wherein the keyboard module comprises a display panel and a keyboard with a plurality of light-transmitting key caps, the method comprising:
executing a power-on self-test program of the basic input/output system;
during the power-on self-test program, controlling the display panel of the keyboard module to display a first keyboard layout so as to display at least one hot key corresponding to at least one hot key function of the basic input/output system through the display panel;
executing a first hotkey function of the at least one hotkey function of the basic input output system after receiving a hotkey input operation through the keyboard, wherein the hotkey input operation is used for enabling the first hotkey function; and
and controlling the display panel of the keyboard module to display a second keyboard layout in response to executing the first hot key function.
2. The hotkey-prompting method according to claim 1, further comprising:
and in response to receiving the hot key input operation in a driver execution environment stage of the power-on self-test program, controlling the display panel of the keyboard module to switch from displaying the first keyboard layout to displaying a third keyboard layout.
3. The method of claim 2, wherein the third keyboard layout includes only function description information of the at least one hotkey corresponding to the first hotkey function and the first hotkey function.
4. The method of claim 2, wherein the at least one hotkey of the first hotkey function is presented in a first display effect in the first keyboard layout, the at least one hotkey of the first hotkey function is presented in a second display effect in the third keyboard layout, and the first display effect is different from the second display effect.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein during the power-on self-test procedure, the step of controlling the display panel of the keyboard module to display the first keyboard layout to display the at least one hotkey corresponding to the at least one hotkey function of the bios comprises:
before entering a startup equipment selection stage of the startup self-test program, the basic input and output system is utilized to control the display panel of the keyboard module to display the first keyboard layout.
6. The hot key prompting method according to claim 1, wherein said second keyboard layout comprises a standard keyboard layout.
7. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one hotkey of the at least one hotkey function comprises a first hotkey and a second hotkey that form a hotkey combination, the first hotkey and the second hotkey being presented in a first display effect in the first keyboard layout.
8. The method of claim 7, wherein the at least one hotkey of another one of the at least one hotkey functions includes a third hotkey and a fourth hotkey that form another hotkey combination, the third hotkey and the fourth hotkey being presented in the first keyboard layout in a second display effect, wherein the first display effect is different from the second display effect.
9. An electronic device, comprising:
a keyboard module, comprising:
a display panel; and
the keyboard is arranged on the display panel and comprises a plurality of light-transmitting key caps;
the storage device is recorded with a basic input/output system; and
a processor, coupled to the keyboard and the storage device, configured to:
executing a startup self-test program of the basic input/output system;
controlling the display panel to display a first keyboard layout during the power-on self-test program so as to display at least one hot key corresponding to at least one hot key function of the basic input/output system through the display panel;
executing a first hotkey function of the at least one hotkey function of the basic input output system after receiving a hotkey input operation through the keyboard, wherein the hotkey input operation is used for enabling the first hotkey function; and
and controlling the display panel to display a second keyboard layout in response to executing the first hot key function.
10. The electronic device of claim 9, wherein the keyboard module further comprises a display controller coupled to the display panel, the electronic device further comprising a south bridge chip coupled to the processor, the basic input output system providing the first keyboard layout to the display controller via the south bridge chip.
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