CN1200333C - Keyboard with display - Google Patents
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The present invention relates to a keyboard which comprises a shell, a control circuit, a plurality of keys and a display device, wherein the control circuit is arranged in the shell, the keys are arranged on the shell, and the display device is arranged at the front end of the shell for displaying a message. The control circuit can detect the touched state of the keys to generate a key signal and transfer the key signal to a peripheral device, and moreover, the control circuit can also control contents displayed by the display device according to a peripheral signal coming from the peripheral device.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of keyboard, relate in particular to a kind of keyboard that is provided with display device.
Background technology
Computor-keyboard has been the most normal a kind of input media that is used, and its range of application is very extensive, not only can be applicable to terminating machine, PC, even is applied on the laptop.In general, keyboard only is a kind of simple input media usually, and does not possess the function that any demonstration is arranged the pairing pilot lamp of the several buttons on keyboard (as: Caps Lock key, Num Lock key).In other words, known keyboard shows some information specific that except several pilot lamp are provided there is no provides any device to inform other information of user (as: state of the computer that it was electrically connected).
Summary of the invention
Therefore, the object of the present invention is to provide a kind of keyboard that is provided with a display device, the user can learn some information via the display device on the keyboard.
In order to realize the object of the invention, the keyboard that provides includes: a shell; One control circuit is installed within this shell, is used for controlling the operation of this keyboard; A plurality of buttons are arranged on this shell, and are electrically connected on this control circuit; An and display device, be arranged at the front end of this shell, and be electrically connected on this control circuit, be used for showing an information, wherein this control circuit can detect the state that these a plurality of buttons are touched and produce a push button signalling, and it is sent to a peripheral unit, and this control circuit also can be according to controlling the shown content of this display device from a peripheral signal of this peripheral unit.
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Fig. 1 is the functional block diagram of first embodiment of the invention keyboard;
Fig. 2 is the synoptic diagram of Fig. 1 keyboard;
Synoptic diagram when Fig. 3 is electrically connected on a computer system for Fig. 1 keyboard;
Synoptic diagram when Fig. 4 includes multiple input function for its display device of Fig. 1 keyboard;
Fig. 5 is the synoptic diagram of second embodiment of the invention keyboard.
The reference numeral explanation:
10,50 keyboards, 12 connectors
14 shells, 20,60 buttons
22,62 state display lamps, 24 indication literal
26 light emitting diodes, 30 control circuits
32 treatment circuits, 34 storeies
40,70,92,98 display device 40a buttons
40h, 40r button 91 housings
95 laptop 99a mouse cursor
Embodiment
See also Fig. 1 and Fig. 2.Fig. 1 is the functional block diagram of first embodiment of the invention keyboard 10.Fig. 2 is the synoptic diagram of Fig. 1 keyboard 10.Keyboard 10 is a kind of ergonomic keyboard, and it includes a connector 12, a shell 14, a plurality of button 20, a status indicator lamp 22, a control circuit 30 and a display device 40.Connector 12 is electrically connected on control circuit 30, and control circuit 30 is to transmit information mutually by connector 12 and some peripheral unit (not shown)s.Connector 12 can be any standardized connector, for example: USB (universal serial bus) (universal serial bus, USB) connector.Button 20 is set on the shell 14 and is electrically connected on control circuit 30.When each button 20 is pressed down, can produce a corresponding push button signalling, and the position before after button 20 is released, can getting back to it and originally not being pressed down.Display device 40 is used for showing an information for a kind of tactile LCD.In addition, state display lamp 22 is electrically connected on control circuit 30, is used for showing a push button signalling, and the indication literal 24 that each state display lamp 22 includes a light emitting diode 26 and is used for indicating the meaning of light emitting diode 26 representatives.For instance, when the user presses " Caps Lock " key in the lower keyboard, the light emitting diode 26 of representative " Caps Lock " will be luminous or be closed, and when the user presses " Num Lock " key in the lower keyboard, represents the light emitting diode 26 of " Num Lock " will be luminous or close.
Control circuit 30 is arranged within the shell 14, is used for the operation of supervisory keyboard 10.Control circuit 30 can be controlled the luminance of each light emitting diode 26 and the display action of display device 40.When button 20 was pressed or discharges, control circuit 30 can be exported a relative push button signalling via 12 pairs of peripheral unit (not shown)s of connector.Control circuit 30 includes a treatment circuit 32 and a storer 34.Storer 34 is electrically connected on treatment circuit 32, and storer 34 be used for storing treatment circuit 32 the application program and the data that can use, and these application programs and data can be the pre-set table of comparisons or procedure codes, and can be used to make treatment circuit 32 to produce suitable push button signalling when button 20 is pressed down.Certainly storer 34 also can be used to store the driver of display device 40, makes control circuit 30 be driven display device 40.In addition, treatment circuit 32 can be a kind of programmable logic array (programmable logic array, PLA) or other logical design circuit.
When button 20 was pressed, control circuit 30 can be sent a push button signalling to the peripheral unit (not shown) via connector 12, and similarly, after button 20 was released, control circuit 30 can be via connector 12 outputs one release signal to peripheral unit.And when the time that button 20 is pressed surpassed a schedule time, 30 of control circuits can be sent identical push button signalling continuously till button 20 is released.In addition, this schedule time and send continuously the same key signal speed can by circuit designers via the design control circuit 30 reach needed result.
Because display device 40 is a tactile LCD, so display device 40 can be taken as a kind of extra input media of peripheral unit, the user can export a signal to this peripheral unit by touch display unit 40.When a certain specific region was touched on the display device 40, control circuit 30 can be sent a corresponding signal to peripheral unit via connector 12.Therefore display device 40 can be taken as a kind of key device (as: keyboard) and is used for peripheral unit exported a button signal or be taken as a kind of indicator device (as: mouse) being used for peripheral unit is exported a signal-arm.
See also Fig. 3.Synoptic diagram when Fig. 3 is electrically connected on a computer system 99 for Fig. 1 keyboard 10.Computer system 99 can be the computer of arbitrary form, for example: a desktop computer or a servomechanism.Control circuit 30 can control display device 40 show that in its indication range a button 40a and who is labeled as " button 1 " is labeled as the button 40b of " button 2 ".Subsidiary one carries, and the mark on the display device 40 can be any form, and the meaning that need only allow the user can be well understood to this mark representative gets final product.When the button 40a on user's touch display unit 40 regional, have a button signal and be sent to computer system 99 via control circuit 30, same, control circuit 30 also can transmit another corresponding buttons signal to computer system 99 when with the button 40b on person's touch display unit 40 regional.And button 40a and the button 40b shown image that comes out on display device 40 is determined by control circuit 30.
In addition, although shown image is controlled by control circuit 30 on the display device 40, the peripheral signal that peripheral unit (as: computer system 99) is sent to control circuit 30 still can influence the shown image of display device 40.That is to say that control circuit 30 can decide the number and the arrangement position of image shown on the display device 40 according to received peripheral signal.In other words, shown image is to be determined jointly by keyboard 10 and peripheral unit on the display device 40, and when the user touched image shown on the display device 40, keyboard 10 can be sent corresponding signal too to peripheral unit.
In addition, shown button can be designed to and replace on the keyboard 10 original function key (for example: function key F1 is to Fn on the display device 40, wherein n can be certain integer between 10 to 15), and make the user can more clearly understand the meaning of these function key representatives.For instance, function key F1 is used to provide when the user meets difficulty when operation to be used for carrying out the hot key (hot key) of related description, but for many users, may and can't know this function that function key F1 is provided.Therefore, if we show that on display device 40 button that is denoted as " help " replaces original F1 function, that only need be pressed concerning the user on the display device 40 should just can obtain needed related description by " help " key when running into operating difficulties, and far and away, the keyboard 10 with such design will be intimate more concerning the user.
Yet, although display device 40 can as described abovely can provide the user touch interface with images such as shown button 40a and button 40b, but display device 40 can be merely to be used to be used as a display device equally, and the display device 40 of this moment just can not provide any relevant input function.Display device 40 be used for representing that the segment of peripheral unit information can be merely to be used for conveying a message, and can be as not foregoing, when the user touches this segment, have relevant button signal and produce.In addition, display device 40 can be represented the information that peripheral unit sent, and allow the user can be easier to understand the meaning of this information representative in the mode of segment.
In addition, often can see Trackpad (touch pad) device in laptop, the user can move by the vernier that this Trackpad is controlled on its screen of laptop.And the display device 40 on the keyboard 10 of the present invention equally also is a kind of tactile device, so also can be used for being used as a kind of indicator device that is similar to the Trackpad of laptop.The user can touch display unit 40, and moves its position that is touched on display device 40, and control circuit 30 can be sent a corresponding signal-arm to peripheral unit according to the change of user's touch location.
Please refer to Fig. 4.Synoptic diagram when Fig. 4 includes multiple input function for Fig. 1 keyboard 10 its display device 40.Display device 40 is distinguished into two block 40c and 40d.Block 40c is a key zone, and has two button 40h and 40r can be presented in the block 40c, and when button 40h and button 40r were touched, control circuit 30 can transmit button signal to computer system 99.In addition, block 40d is a pointer control zone, is used for showing a mouse cursor 99a and computer system 99 includes a display device 98 in addition.When the touched position of block 40d changed to some extent, control circuit 30 can be sent corresponding signal-arm to the position of computer system 99 with the mouse cursor 99a on the control display device 98.In addition, if block 40a is pressed twice apace continuously, control circuit 30 can transmit double-click (double click) signal and correspond to the action when mouse is double-clicked (double click) in the known technology to computer system 99 and computer system 99 is made.
Shown diagram of the above display device 40 (as the button 40h among Fig. 4 and 40r and as button 40a and 40b among Fig. 3) and function thereof, its displaying contents and function are controlled by control circuit 30.In addition, peripheral unit also can be designed to have some additional functions in fact, and when keyboard 10 with after peripheral unit is connected, these additional functions can be presented on the display device 40 automatically for user's operation.
Please refer to Fig. 5.Fig. 5 is the synoptic diagram of second embodiment of the invention keyboard 50.As shown in Figure 5, keyboard of the present invention might not be a kind of device that separates with computer.Keyboard 50 is to fit together with laptop 95.Laptop 95 includes a colour liquid crystal display device 92 and rotatably is arranged on the housing 91, and keyboard 50 is arranged within the housing 91.Keyboard 50 includes the display device 70 that a plurality of buttons 60, status indicator lamp 62 and are located at housing 91 front ends.Button 60 and status indicator lamp 62 are arranged on the rear of display device 70.In addition, display device 70 also is a kind of tactile LCD, and other functions of keyboard 50 are identical with keyboard 10, and unique change is exactly that keyboard 50 no longer is a device that separates but combines with laptop 95.
Than known keyboard, keyboard of the present invention is provided with a display device, and this display device not only can be used for display message, and can be used as a kind of input media the user is provided an inputting interface.
The above only is the preferred embodiments of the present invention, and all equalizations of doing according to claim of the present invention change and modify, and all belong to patent covering scope of the present invention.
Claims (11)
1. keyboard includes:
One shell;
One control circuit is installed within this shell, is used for controlling the operation of this keyboard;
A plurality of buttons are arranged on this shell, and are electrically connected on this control circuit; And
One display device is arranged at the front end of this shell, and is electrically connected on this control circuit, is used for showing an information;
Wherein this control circuit can detect the state that these a plurality of buttons are touched and produce a push button signalling, and it is sent to a peripheral unit, and this control circuit also can be according to controlling the shown information of this display device from a peripheral signal of this peripheral unit.
2. keyboard as claimed in claim 1, wherein the front end of this shell be meant when the user uses this keyboard this shell near this user's part.
3. keyboard as claimed in claim 1, wherein this display device is a tactile screen.
4. keyboard as claimed in claim 3, wherein this tactile screen is an input media that is used to be used as this peripheral unit.
5. keyboard as claimed in claim 4, wherein when a certain specific region was touched on this tactile screen, this tactile screen can be used to be used as a key device, and this peripheral unit is exported a button signal.
6. keyboard as claimed in claim 5, wherein the size of this specific region and position are determined by this control circuit, this control circuit also can decide this button signal corresponding to this specific region according to the peripheral signal that this peripheral unit produced.
7. keyboard as claimed in claim 4, wherein this tactile screen can be used to be used as an indicator device, and this peripheral unit is exported a signal-arm.
8. keyboard as claimed in claim 1, wherein this peripheral unit is a laptop, and this keyboard is arranged within this laptop.
9. keyboard as claimed in claim 1, wherein this display device is to be a LCD.
10. keyboard as claimed in claim 3, wherein this tactile screen is to be a LCD.
11. keyboard as claimed in claim 1, wherein this peripheral unit is to be a computer system.
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