CN1246158C - Control unit with variable visual indicator - Google Patents
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Abstract
A system for controlling an apparatus (11, 21, 31), which system comprises a control unit (13, 23, 33) adapted to transfer control signals to the apparatus dependent on the control data. Said control unit comprises data input means (14, 24, 34, 44) to input said control data, and said apparatus comprises interpreting means adapted to translate said control signal into an action. Aiming to indicate for a user of the control unit, which action the apparatus is arranged to take when activating the data input means, a visual indicator is arranged on said data input means. The invention is characterized in that said data input means comprises a variable presentation means (45, 57), arranged to realise said indicator, wherein said control unit comprises a first storage means (53) adapted to store the visual data presentable with said presentation unit. Preferably, said control unit comprises several separate data input means, each provided with a presentation means, in which each presentation means comprises separate displays, arranged to present a picture dependent on said visual data.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of control module of installing with data input device, this control module is designed to send the control signal that depends on described data input device activation.Or rather, the present invention relates to a kind of control module, wherein said data input device is designed to use the variable visual indicator device.
Background technology
All using a large amount of electronic equipments every day, and these equipment often need control signal.Often use nonshared control unit for this reason.The example of this control module has computer keyboard, the remote controller of television set, stereo recorder or other electronic equipment, the button on mobile phone and the calculator etc.Therefore, control module one speech had both referred to the sort of control module that is used for to its equipment that transmits control signal that is integrated into, and referred to again the sort ofly can be connected on the different equipment and transmit the control module of control signal by communication mode.
The type of the control module of indication is more accurate under the situation below, promptly comprises the data input device of some forms, for example, presses key, scroll control, switch etc.In most of the cases, these data input devices are equipped with visual detector, and design is used for the indication of the control signal that indicative control unit sends when data input device activates.Generally speaking, visual detector comprises the sign of pre-printing or appearance.On keyboard, use symbol directly to indicate control signal to be interpreted as the character which keyboard will be controlled by existing computer program in the computer.For example, if activated " A " button in text editor, character a or A will be presented on the computer screen.In addition, with some button of indicator design keyboard, function or action that this indicator indication is ordered when activating described button by control module.These relate to function key, also relate to for example enter key and arrow key.And, on keyboard, have when and another, or will activate two when pressing simultaneously and select one action or several buttons of character with other button.These buttons comprise Shift, Alt, Ctrl and Alt Gr key.In some cases, these two select one character with independent indicator for displaying on button, for example, all characters by numeral row above pressing simultaneously and Alt-Gr activation on conventional PC keyboard.
When on a button, having indicated two characters, find the character of wanting to seek may be very difficult, it was presented on the button.If indicated three or more characters on button, the overall appearance of keyboard will be very unintelligible.A button that comprises several characters, except have extra character on keyboard, these characters must be smaller be placed on the button being fit to.That does not often use two selects a character and function does not often indicate.
For example on mobile phone, on the button of being everlasting, indicate a numeral and three to four characters, and this button is often very little, about half centimetre with the trend that becomes more and more littler.As a result, the character that indicates on button becomes very little, uses the button of mobile phone to write message not only difficulty and spended time.Similar problem also is present in most of non-base stations formula control module.A problem is: in some cases, make control module little and the convenient target of using becomes and contradicts with the target that control module is designed to be able to send a large amount of different control signals, thereby make manufacturer's compromise consideration of having to.
Often the solution of this problem of using is, uses menu system on the display of the equipment that the design control module will be controlled.For example this had both related to computer and mobile phone, related to television set again.This makes each button have unrestricted function and character basically, but its disadvantageous consequence is will be presented on another place rather than this button for the indication which control signal will be activated.
Another problem that relates to the data input device with visual detector is just to be scheduled to during manufacture will design which indicator on each button, scroll control etc.If the user only uses some the existing buttons on the keyboard for example, then this user must accept these buttons and be dispersed in the fact on the whole keyboard.If these buttons can be arranged in suitable place certainly, for example gather together or mode conveniently to key in group, will be that the user expects.If the user uses the computer program that is designed to some buttons are interpreted as particular command, also will be that the user expects if it as far as possible accurately and clearly can be indicated.This relates to for example computer game or video game.And can the order that these are specific being rescheduled to optional button is that the user expects.The damage problem relevant with work more and more obviously and relevant with the operation with mouse makes also that increasing function and character conversion are become the user to button is desired.
In computer software, in the operating system of being everlasting, exist and be designed to definite decode system of how explaining on the keyboard that presses the button.These decode systems often are adjustable to allow to use different keyboard structures.Therefore, letter or the Japanese character of for example letter being changed into the Slavic in ancient times from Roman character will be possible.Yet, owing to the indication on the button remains unchanged, thus the very difficult keyboard of grasping after re-constructing.
In WO97/45794, show computer with conventional keyboard, this computer is designed to have two screens.A screen is used for the data input, for example by using suitable pens unit to write direct on screen.This screen also can be designed as the picture and the function of display keyboard, and different letters also can be used.Yet an inconvenience of shown solution is: used the anesthesia of independent button, the user must go out the fingering of expectation to guarantee finger tapping by extreme care.Another inconvenience is: entr screen must be to be considered to not as the firm type of touch screens of conventional keyboard.
Therefore the objective of the invention is, a kind of control module with data input device that overcomes above-mentioned prior art problems is provided.
An aspect of this purpose is that providing a kind of can construct to adapt to the different users or the control module of purposes with plain mode.
Another aspect of this purpose is, provides a kind of and has a limited number of data input device and arrangement and become and can send a large amount of different control signals and do not limit control module to respective symbols and function visit.
Summary of the invention
In line with the purpose that addresses the above problem, the present invention relates to a kind of system that is used to control a kind of equipment, this system comprises and is applicable to and relies on the control module that control data sends to control signal this equipment.Described control module comprises the data input device that is used to import described control data, and described equipment comprises and is applicable to the interpreting means of described control signal being translated into action.For which action user's indication this equipment when described data input device activates to control module is set to take, on this data input device, provide visual detector.The invention is characterized in that described data input device comprises variable display means, design is used for realizing that described indicator, wherein said control module comprise first storage device of the appearance data that is applicable to that storage can be shown by described display unit.Best described control module comprises a plurality of independent data input devices, and each is equipped with a display unit, and wherein each display unit comprises the mutual independent display that is designed to show the image that depends on described appearance data.
In a preferred embodiment, described display is the LCD that has a plurality of pixels, and wherein said appearance data comprises pixel data.Described control module can be the wireless of described equipment or the remote controller that connects by cable.The example of this embodiment is the remote controller of television set, video recorder or other electronic equipment.Another example is the keyboard of computer.Control module also can be integrated in the described equipment, for example the keypad on the mobile phone.
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Describe the preferred embodiments of the present invention below with reference to the accompanying drawings in detail.In the accompanying drawing:
Fig. 1 schematically illustrates the computer of realizing according to the present invention that has keyboard;
Fig. 2 schematically illustrates television set and the remote controller of realizing according to the present invention;
Fig. 3 schematically illustrates the mobile phone of realizing according to the present invention that has integrated keypad;
Fig. 4 schematically illustrates a plurality of buttons that have variable display means according to of the present invention;
Fig. 5 schematically illustrates a preferred circuit scheme according to control module of the present invention.
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In Fig. 1 to Fig. 3, general description the example of the present invention to its useful and favourable equipment.In Fig. 1, schematically illustrate computer 11, it has been equipped with the display 12 with screen form.Keyboard 13 is arranged to user interface, and this keyboard is as the control module of computer.And, arrange keyboard in the known mode that has the data input device of a plurality of forms with button 14.The user delivers to keyboard by button with control data, thereby the keyboard from figure transmits control signal to computer.Described communicating to connect can be wired or wireless.In computer, have to comprise that design is used for the interpreting means of computer program of decoding control signal, thereby interpreting user has sent the order of which action or measure.
Fig. 2 schematically illustrates the television set 21 of the display 22 that has been equipped with forms such as having kinescope, plasma screen.Control module 23 is a remote controller, and button on it or button 24 are arranged as the input control data.Thereby control signal sends to television set by IR, bluetooth or cable from remote controller.In television set, the receiver that is designed to as Interpretation unit is installed, be used for interpreting user and want television set to carry out what measure.
Fig. 3 schematically illustrates the mobile phone 31 that is equipped with display 32.The control module of mobile phone is that it is integrated into keypad 33 equipment in the equipment 31.For this keypad provides buttons/keys 34, be scroll control etc. in some cases.When control module and equipment integrate, by physical connection, for example transmission that provides control signal by the cable that on printed circuit board, forms or electric wire.
The common ground of all embodiment of the present invention is that the data input device of control module is equipped with the display unit 45 that can re-construct data input device immediately.In a preferred embodiment of the invention, as shown in Figure 4, each data input device comprises LCD (LCD).In Fig. 4, the present invention describes with 7 buttons 44 of computer keyboard, and should be appreciated that the arrangement of display unit 45 on the button all is effective for the button 44 of one or more control modules, scroll control etc.Same, be construed as the button that control module can have arbitrary number.Therefore, embodiment illustrated in fig. 4 only should be thought of as and be intended to clearly demonstrate an example of the present invention.
In the preferred embodiment according to Fig. 4, each button comprises the LCD of one 16 * 16 pixel.Each display unit 45 all encapsulates, and the meaning is display unit 45 pressurized not when pushing button.Thereby the arrangement of these variable display means 45 on this button 44 does not cause mechanical influence to the function of button, and this button can be arranged with matrix decoder or as the form of contactor fully independently with known.
With reference to figure 5, the following describes a preferred embodiment of the present invention, wherein said control module is the keyboard of computer.Fig. 5 schematically illustrates according to the control module that is used for of the present invention, i.e. the circuit arrangement of keyboard preferred embodiment.Control module comprises processor 51, the display unit of arranging to be used for the deal with data input block, i.e. display on the button.By PLD (programmable logic cells) 52, processor 51 is connected to the storage device of flash read only memory 53 forms.The data that the different visual detectors of expression that display will show are set are stored in this memory 53.Therefore, wherein stored the pixel data of a plurality of kinds of characters.PLD 52 and memory 53 also are connected with second memory 54, preferably SRAM.The structure of the character in this second memory on the different key of storage keyboard.In this second memory 54, thereby stored indication button i, j should show character R, and button i, j+1 should show the information of character T etc.Have pointer in this second memory 54, it points to the data that are stored in the first memory 53, and these data are used for being included in the character in the structure that is defined in second memory 54.
Keyboard is operated with two kinds of patterns: download and operation.In downloading mode, the processor of data storage that comprises internal processes and its oneself is from computer receiving data.The data that received comprise the appearance data that is used for one or several button, perhaps comprise the construction data that has about the information of the mapping of different characters on different buttons.Thereby appearance data is described the outward appearance of one or several independent button, and therefore comprises the pixel data that is used for character or symbol.Construction data is described each character or the discharging of symbol on different key on the keyboard.When having started downloading mode, PLD control data and make the bus addressing memory stick.The construction data that is received is stored in the memory 54, and it allows to re-construct apace character, and the appearance data that is used for character is stored in memory 53, and this memory 53 is used for the non-volatile memories when turning off current power supply.When having finished downloading mode, the exit of PLD is set to the high resistant pattern, therefore will can not disturb bus in operator scheme.
During operator scheme, binary counter 55 arrives structure memory 54 by gate generator control address wire.From the data of structure memory 54 output, through each character, be used for visiting the most-significant byte of character memory 53 when front construction in the mode of circulation.Unison counter 55 visit display matrix 56.For easy understanding, Fig. 5 has only illustrated 9 display unit 57 in matrix 56, but can comprise the display of arbitrary number to those skilled in the art obviously in the display matrix 56.Display unit 57 is corresponding to the display unit among Fig. 4 45.Each display unit 57 is corresponding to a button.The display unit 57 of matrix is counted device and conducts interviews with multiplexing form, and every row and every row are by one group of decoder and buffer rotation visit.Decoder 58 circulates in display is capable, and these row are by buffer 59 visits of three condition.And decoder 60 is arranged to circulation between each display row, and decoder 61 is arranged to each pixel column of each display row of visit.
Best, once visit a pixel column that display is capable, to prevent that display is with low frequency flicker.With respect to what use in the TV interlacing scan, wherein alternately show odd-numbered line and even number line, this is a solution.In a preferred embodiment of the invention, decoder 60 is at first visited first display column.Thereafter decoder 58 is wherein visited the pixel data of each pixel column through first row delegation's circulation to the end of three condition buffer 59 from display by first decoder 61.Thereafter, second display of decoder 60 visits is listed as, and in the corresponding way pixel data outputed to each display by circulation in display is capable.
Owing to be used for the difference between the outward appearance of the database of character framing of memory 54 and the character in the memory 53, can apace character be rearranged to new structure and do not need to download new character to keyboard.Because the invariant feature of flash ROM memory 53 does not need to download character before each use keyboard.When needs are downloaded, it is arranged into computer through suitable communication link 62.
Should notice that during operator scheme, keyboard does not need access computer, this makes the remote control of equipment become possibility.Yet keyboard must be visited certain power supply, preferably battery.In a preferred embodiment, described second memory 54 comprises the construction data that is used for a plurality of predefine structures, wherein only can have one at every turn and be in state of activation.This makes it possible to rearrange quickly and easily for different purposes or user the structure of keyboard.
In the preferred embodiment of the invention described above, do not mentioned the content of the function of any relevant button.Whichever character or symbol are visually indicated on button, and identical control signal sends to computer from keyboard when activating button.Under the conventional state of prior art keyboard (comprising matrix decoder), scan code sends to computer from keyboard when activating button.In keyboard according to the present invention, control signal, for example the transmission of scan code can also can transmit through other communication link through being used to download the same communication link 62 of data to keyboard.In computer, have the scan code interpreting means or the decoder of computer program form, arrange to be used for wanting to carry out which action based on described control signal interpreting user.In the present invention, described decoder is closely related with the character framing of arranging to be used to control the keyboard of computer.
In order to browse and to select to construct and specific button, the present invention comprises a kind of computer program, and it is preferably in the equipment that control module is controlled, and promptly carries out on the computer of now describing.According to first aspect, the computer program that is used to select is arranged to show that a plurality of different character framings are for therefrom selecting.Preferably by button 14 visual the carrying out on the screen 12 of computer 11 with keyboard 13, wherein each button shows with the outward appearance and the position of described structure definition.Computer program can be arranged to character framing of each demonstration, and has and browse or show several heteroid possibilities simultaneously.According to this first aspect, this computer program also comprises the device that is used to select the specific character structure; With the device that is used for the mass data of the selected character framing of expression is sent to control module.Only comprise under the situation of the character in the memory 53 that has been stored in keyboard in selected character framing, the fresh character structure is sent to keyboard only bring the change of constructing in the memory 54.If also comprise fresh character, then memory 53 also is updated.According to second aspect, one group of character that computer program is arranged to the button of display keyboard on computer screen and will therefrom selects.The character that will therefrom select can show with matrix or form on screen, and alphabetically, digital pagination or character types sort.With the character types meaning be, for example word, numeral, arrow etc.By the help of mouse, can click on the button that the user wishes to present on the viewed keyboard and the outward appearance of selection key by pulling from form.
The action that best user also can select each button to take.Preferably have a plurality of on it predefine the standard key of action, letter and number for example.In a preferred embodiment, relevant with selected character action is for printing actual character when activating selected button.Yet by select different actions from tabulation, for example by using mouse and different menus, software will allow to change action.
During rebuilding character framing according to second aspect, wherein in a very simple example, A and B button can be arranged to the shift position, naturally, control module, promptly keyboard also is affected on the character that will represent.In this example, the data in the memory 54 are changed, thereby point to the correct character that is relevant to character A and B in the memory 53 when front construction.The possible change of selected action (taking this action respectively when activating A and B key) is registered in the scan code decoder of computer, but does not influence keyboard.In preferred embodiment according to the computer program of described second aspect, also contained visualization device, be used for being character demonstration home position on computer screen, wherein character can be dragged and is placed on the home position from the button of visual keyboard by mouse.Therefore computer program is arranged to automatically and preferably visually the character that returns is put back in the character list on its position.
According to the third aspect, described computer program comprises the device that is used for visual character, and it has the ability of editing character.For example illustrated in fig. 4, wherein each character is represented by 16 * 16 pixels, and this pixel map is preferably visual on the screen 12 of computer 11.Software allows to subsequently indicate that the user wishes activated pixels, for example passes through mouse.When the user finished to edit, the user clicked the OK button of being represented by computer program, program creation the outward appearance of a fresh character.This character is placed in the previously mentioned character list then, on the position that is placed on or automatically selects by the user or by computer program.Appearance data also automatically downloads to keyboard to be stored in the memory 53 in one embodiment.According to foregoing, during structure or editing character, also provide the ability of selecting action.
According to fourth aspect, described computer program comprises the device that is used for the picture data of any picture is converted to the file format that is suitable for showing on button.Therefore, the information that computer program is arranged to given picture is divided into 16 * 16 pixels, and visually the picture of changing is presented on the computer screen for the user.Then can be according to the picture after above-mentioned third aspect editor's conversion.
According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, computer for example is connected to database communicatedly at communication network in the internet.And computer comprises the device that is used for receiving and sending to above-mentioned database from above-mentioned database data.The data had here not only referred to the independent appearance data of button but also had referred to the construction data of whole keyboard.This equipment also comprises the device that is used for downloading from described database construction data and appearance data, and purpose is that data downloaded is sent to keyboard, and wherein data are stored in respectively in memory 53 and 54.
According to the present invention, mention outward appearance and position, just can not select the letter and number of character type.This is for having other function, also is effective as the button of Shift, Alt and Return.And, only can also can be configured on the specific button by standard feature on the keyboard of Macintosh command access or action, wherein only need a keystroke action for activating actual function or action.For example, can arrange save button and suitable symbol is provided.
According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, arrange a button on the keyboard to be used between character framing, browsing.Activate this and browse button and at first show as the visual detector of browsing between not isostructure, i.e. the change of the outward appearance of button on the keyboard, next browses the change in the computer decoding device of the appearance data that depends on change, thereby scan code is interpreted as correct action.Thereby this activation of browsing button comprises the communication link 62 of keyboard and intercomputer.The function of browsing button make for keyboard re-construct button be provided with easy especially.When having a limited number of button or this is especially favourable during at least less than the desired number of keypress function.Therefore, navigation key can be arranged to as Shift or Alt Gr button.For example, in one embodiment, keyboard can be arranged to the top of delegation's figure case in keyboard, as common situation, but under a certain pattern, and designation number on the display of button only.Thereby click browse button will be with the alternative characters Alternative digital, activate corresponding to the combination of Shift and each button, i.e. character! , ", #.Activate once more and browse button and can show as these alternative characters are substituted by next group alternative characters, this is corresponding to combination activation of Alt Gr button and each digital keys, i.e. @, ￡ etc.So its result is not only less character be simultaneously displayed on each button keyboard can make easier explanation, and be that all buttons on the keyboard can be arranged with one or more alternative buttons, these alternative buttons are by browsing and can clearly be shown with browsing button.With browse the button arrangement of the present invention one especially advantageous embodiments be that equipment is embodied as mobile phone 31.Common mobile phone has 12 to 15 buttons 34, and wherein digital keys 0-9 is main.During the text input, for example be used for SMS message, because so each character of input needs four keystrokes of as many as can be very difficult and time-consuming.In mobile phone according to the present invention, the button of a plurality of or all mobile phones or button have all been arranged display.During normal running, when in most cases using digital keys, these buttons are arranged to and only show numeral.During input text, the navigation key of mobile phone is activated, and makes the display on the digital keys show letter.Each button can be supposed the outward appearances of several different letters in one embodiment, thus as at ordinary times input text.When browsing button and activate for the first time, rebuild digital keys and show A-J but not 0-9 in a further advantageous embodiment.The activation once more of browsing button can make button show K-T, and the rest may be inferred.According to equipment wherein is the embodiment that has illustrated of computer, activates naturally when browsing button and also making outward appearance change when corresponding button, activates the change of the action of being taked behind this button.Browse button in one embodiment and be embodied as two and be arranged to the button of browsing up and down respectively, very general similar when in menu system, browsing to mobile phone.
In another embodiment of the present invention, arrange described control module to be used to control a plurality of different equipment.For example, this control module can be central authorities and the portable control unit that is used for controlling the equipment in so-called intelligent room.Thereby, control module can be designed as can with for example, television set, video recorder, refrigerator, answering equipment etc. communicate.Navigation button is used for fast and easily re-constructing control module to button set in a preferred embodiment, and the suitable user of being used for of this key sets wishes the equipment controlled.Best, the control module of this embodiment is included in the equipment among the previously described embodiment with computer and keyboard, that is, and and computer included parts in itself.Like this, have an embodiment who is designed for the control module of the several distinct devices of control and be equipped with Interpretation unit, promptly one decoder is used to scan the coding or the analog that send when keystroke.Therefore control module is designed to adapt to the output control signal that depends on character framing, thereby browses between the kinds of characters structure with navigation button, so that can communicate between distinct device.With this arrangement, the user presses navigation button can make the control module demonstration be suitable for the key of communicating by letter with television set.In addition, browse and can cause with navigation button, for example the character framing on the control module presents the outward appearance of the symbol that is used for the coupling of communicating by letter with the refrigerator in intelligent room, for example client's shopping cart and different capital consumption person's article.
When using a computer, other advantage of function of browse is, for example in mathematics or phy symbol, the specific ability of writing or making one's cross and browse between the symbol, or the wherein different button of generation can show the ability of the character framing of the symbol that be used for computer program with different visual means, wherein, can be by activating each push button exciting computer program.Therefore this function makes it possible to carry out various functions very simply, and these functions had before needed the many times alternative combinations or the use mouse of keystroke, several buttons.This invention also is applicable to being used for game tool, as the control module of the form of the game console of computer game or video game.At this moment, different buttons can provide different outward appearances to reflect different incidents, annex etc.This invention also allows to easily re-construct the game console that is used for different recreation or player.
Many examples of embodiments of the invention have been described above, yet the application that more can imagine of the present invention and embodiment are possible.Scope of the present invention only is subject to appended claim.
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1. one kind is used to control the equipment (11 that comprises computer processor unit, 21,31) system, this system comprises the control module (13 that is used for according to control input data control signal being sent to described equipment, 23,33), this control module comprises the data input device (14 that is used to import described control input data, 24,34,44), wherein, described equipment comprises the interpreting means that is used for this control signal is translated into action, described data input device comprises a variable display means (45), be used on this data input device, visually showing a character with indication when activating described data input device, the action of arranging described equipment to carry out, wherein said control module comprises the storage device of the character data that is applicable to the described character of storage representation, it is characterized in that: described equipment comprises display (12,22,32), and computer program comprises:
Be used for device at the visual character that on described display unit, can show on the described display, and
Be used to allow by operating the device that visual character on described display changes described character data.
2. the system as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that, described control module comprises a plurality of data input devices with independent variable display means, and, described character data comprises character framing data and the character appearance data that is relevant to described independent display unit, wherein, described computer program comprises:
Thereby be used to re-construct the device that described character framing data can change the relative character appearance data of display unit.
3. system as claimed in claim 2 is characterized in that, described computer program comprises:
The device that is used to select the device of book character structure and is used for several data of the selected character framing of expression are sent to described control module.
4. the system as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, described computer program comprises:
The device that is used for visual described data input device and one group of character on described display wherein, selects to be used to be assigned to the character of described data input device from this group character.
5. system as claimed in claim 4 is characterized in that described equipment is connected to the display pointer device, and is that described computer program comprises:
Be used for clicking and be dragged to shown data input device from one group of shown character by using described display pointer device, and the device of the outward appearance of selection data input device.
6. as each described system in the claim 1 to 5, it is characterized in that described character data comprises the character appearance data, wherein, described computer program comprises:
The device that is used for the outward appearance of editing character.
7. as each described system in the claim 1 to 5, it is characterized in that described computer program comprises:
Be used for the picture data of any picture is converted to, be applicable to the device that on described display unit, shows the file format of this picture.
8. the system as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that, described storage device comprises first storage device (53) of the character appearance data that is applicable to that storage can be shown by described display unit, and, wherein said control module comprises processor (51), be applicable to the described appearance data of retrieval, and send it to described display unit to show on it as visual detector.
9. system as claimed in claim 8, it is characterized in that, described control module comprises several independent data input devices, each all designs together with display unit, and wherein second storage device (54) is arranged to be relevant to for different display unit storages the data object of the default structure of appearance data.
10. system as claimed in claim 9 is characterized in that, each display unit comprises independent display (57), arranges to be used for showing the picture that depends on described appearance data.
11. the system as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, each data input device comprises contact device, arranges to be used for detecting the activation of corresponding data input unit.
12. system as claimed in claim 11 is characterized in that, the described contact device of each data input device is independent of described display unit and is activated.
13. the system as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, described display is the LCD with a plurality of pixels, and wherein said appearance data comprises pixel data.
14. the system as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, described computer program comprises:
Be used to show that several can select the device with the action of distributing to optional data input device, wherein, described equipment is arranged to carry out given action when it has been distributed the data input device of described action when activating.
15. the system as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, described control module comprises the browsing data input unit, and arranging to be used for when being activated is the change of data input device generation from first character framing to second character framing of described control module.
16. system as claimed in claim 15, it is characterized in that, described browsing data input unit is arranged to when it is activated, the described Interpretation unit of changing described equipment is to be interpreted as control signal action, and, corresponding to the change of described Interpretation unit, change the visual appearance of the display unit of described data input device.
17., it is characterized in that described browsing data input unit is arranged to when it is activated as claim 9 or 16 described systems, in described second storage device, browse between the structure of pre-stored.
18., it is characterized in that described control module (23) is the remote controller that is used for described equipment (21) as each described system in the claim 1 to 5.
19., it is characterized in that described control module (33) is integrated in the described equipment (31) as each described system of claim 1 to 5.
20. system as claimed in claim 19 is characterized in that, described equipment is mobile phone, and described control module comprises the one group of button that is integrated in this equipment.
21., it is characterized in that described equipment is computer, and described control module comprises a keyboard as each described system in claim 1 to 5 and 8 to 16.
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