CN1315029C

CN1315029C - Symmetric structure touch-sensing positioning keyboard

Info

Publication number: CN1315029C
Application number: CNB2004101014188A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 刘通
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2004-06-21
Filing date: 2004-12-20
Publication date: 2007-05-09
Anticipated expiration: 2024-12-20
Also published as: CN1652068A

Abstract

The present computer keyboard involves from the keyboard of the original mechanical typewriter, though there are many improvements and the keyboard with unique feature appears, the approximate layout still adopts the elementary structure of keyboard which is used in the original typewriter. That is: the main klavier zone is laid on the keyboard, at the right of the main klavier there is the editing key zone, at the right of the editing key zone there is small number-input keyboard; the function keys zone is laid above the main klavier zone. The different keyboard differentiate from the editing key zone and the small number-input keyboard, but the character keys follow the arrangement structure that the left is on the upper side and the right on the lower side. This arrangement has many abuses in fact, the shape of the human engineering keyboard appeared later looks as if the ordinary keyboard is disconnected from the midst and is connected by splayed shape, in fact the arrangement of the character key in the keyboard is still the layout that the left is on the upper side and the right on the lower side, the effect can be known by trying once. The symmetrical structured and tactile sensation positioned keyboard is a new computer keyboard inheriting the common keyboard at the maximum extent to resolve these questions. This kind of keyboard principally adjusts and disposes the arranged direction of the character key scientifically, makes the arrangement more suitable to the symmetrical character of human body, it makes meticulous design to the size, shape, structure and location of the key, the user can hit the target key more easily and exactly, it can reduce the wrong inputs. It can increase the velocity of input and efficiency. The symmetrical structured and tactile sensation positioned keyboard is supported by the driver, when the driver of the keyboard is not installed, the position of the keyboard is the initial position.

Description

The symmetrical structure touch-sensing positioning keyboard

(1) technical field:

The symmetrical structure touch-sensing positioning keyboard belongs to microcomputer keyboard.

(2) background technology:

Present computer keyboard is to develop and come from the keyboard of original machinery typewriter, though a lot of improvement are arranged, the keyboard that differs from one another also occurred, and what still adopt on layout roughly is the basic structure of original typewriter keyboard.Being exactly that the major key panel is arranged on the keyboard, is editor's keypad on the right, major key panel, and editor's keypad the right is a small digital keyboard; The top of Master Keyboard is a function key area.The key of different keyboards on editing key or small digital keyboard distinguished to some extent, but the character keys on Master Keyboard all is the arrangement architecture that prolongs with upper left bottom right.In fact this arrangement mode has a lot of drawbacks, even to be that shape resembles common keyboard only therefrom separated for the human engineering keyboard of Chu Xianing afterwards, become splayed to last then, in fact the arrangement of character keys is still the arrangement of upper left bottom right on the keyboard, can not reach the effect of ergonomics.

(3) summary of the invention:

The symmetrical structure touch-sensing positioning keyboard is on the basis of farthest having inherited common keyboard, the orientation of the character keys on the Master Keyboard has been done the adjustment and the arrangement of science, make it to arrange the symmetry that is more suitable for human body, to the size of key, shape, and structure, position carried out well-designed, user's key that can easilyer hit the mark accurately reduces input error.Improve input speed and efficient.The symmetrical structure touch-sensing positioning keyboard has the driver support, and when keyboard driver not being installed, the key position of keyboard is initial position.After installing keyboard driver, the character position of user on just can own definition keyboard.Just by driver can own definition keyboard on the position of character.Inherit and innovation will make this keyboard may become main flow keyboard on the following computing machine.

(4) description of drawings:

Fig. 1 is the vertical view of keyboard: 1 indication is big keyboard among the figure, and 2 indications are small digital keyboards, and 4 indications are keyboard chord, 5 indications are interfaces that the USB band drags line, 7 indications are earphone and Mike peak jack position, and 8 indications are earpiece volume regulators, and 9 indications are the raised markings on the key.

Fig. 2 is the upward view of keyboard: 1 indication is big keyboard among the figure, 2 indications are small digital keyboards, 5 indications are interfaces that the USB band drags line, 7 indications are earphone and Mike peak jack position, 8 indications are earpiece volume regulators, 12 indications are grooves of putting USB interface, and 13 indications are photoelectricity holes, and 15 indications are gauge tap of percussive sound.

Fig. 3 is the front view of keyboard: 4 indications are keyboard chord, and 5 indications are interfaces that the USB band drags line, and 7 indications are earphone and Mike peak jack position, and 8 indications are earpiece volume regulators.

Fig. 4 is the Master Keyboard sectional drawing of keyboard, on character keys and various operating key are arranged: 6 indications are character keys of making the countermeasure axle, and 9 indications are the raised markings on the key.

Fig. 5 is the editing key of keyboard and the sectional drawing of small digital keyboard: 1 indication is big keyboard among the figure, 2 indications are small digital keyboards, 3 indications are digital function locking key (or being the mouse function locking key), 9 indications are the raised markings on the key, 10 indications are mousebuttons that small digital keyboard is done the mouse time spent, and 11 indications are power control keys.

Fig. 6, Fig. 7, Fig. 8 are the amplification decomposition figures of character keys

Fig. 6 is the structural drawing of character keys

Fig. 7 is the stereographic map of character keys

Fig. 8 is the vertical view of character keys

(5) embodiment:

Below in conjunction with description of drawings embodiment once.

1. this keyboard general layout is also formed similar to other keyboard (accompanying drawing 1 keyboard vertical view) by major key panel, editor's keypad, small digital keyboard and function key area.But small digital keyboard of this keyboard (2 among accompanying drawing 1, Fig. 2, Fig. 5) and big keyboard (1 among accompanying drawing 1, Fig. 2) separate, not being to be one with big keyboard is molten, is independently to have can directly link to each other with main frame use or be plugged on USB (or special use) interface of big keyboard of a line (4 in the accompanying drawing 1) to use.

On the small digital keyboard of symmetrical structure touch-sensing positioning keyboard on the arrangement of key and other keyboard the arrangement of the key on the small digital keyboard different.Maximum characteristics are that nine numerical keys of 1 to 9 are alignd with top "/" division sign, " * " asterisk, "-" Substract key, and 2 is enlarged drawings of small digital keyboard among Fig. 5.Having increased three symbolic keys above newly is respectively " (" left parenthesis, ") " right parenthesis, " ← " space character (deletion cursor left character is used).The symmetrical structure touch-sensing positioning keyboard elongates Substract key for accounting for two numerical key size positions, still remains on above the add key." 0 " key is dwindled; ". " period key amplifies, with " Enter " key all remain on original invariant position.Improve like this when input digit and "/", " * ", "-" number more smoothly, add and on numeral 5 and "/", " * ", "-" three keys, make tangible projection and distinguish over other key, make the user time need not see keyboard in input, at keystroke in an instant just can be by feeling to judge whether to have hit object key.Editing key function is originally replaced by mouse function.But still the function of reservation Ins (insert and rewrite conversion), Del (deletion) and three keys of Enter (carriage return affirmation).This small digital keyboard also has mouse function, three buttons (also can design mouse roller) of 10 mouses among accompanying drawing 1, Fig. 5 except that common small digital keyboard function is arranged.In the accompanying drawing 2 13 is photoelectricity holes that small digital keyboard is used as mouse.Numeric keypad locking key (NumLock on the symmetrical structure touch-sensing positioning keyboard, among Fig. 5 3) function become the mouse function locking, still be status indicator lamp simultaneously, its function is: click, corresponding pilot lamp (among Fig. 5 3) is bright, represents numerical key to use, and presses once more, corresponding pilot lamp (among Fig. 5 3) extinguishes, and represents small digital keyboard can make mouse and uses.It is very short in order to avoid maloperation that numeric keypad locking key (NumLock) designs.

3. big keyboard (1 in the accompanying drawing 1) is divided into two parts, major key panel and editor's keypad.The key of editor's keypad (Fig. 5 left side) is identical with editing key number and function on the present popular PS2 keyboard, but the arrangement position difference.In editing key, comprise print screen key (PrintScreen), volume screen locking key (ScrollLock), suspend break key (PauseBreak) and insert rewriting shift key (Insert), delete key (Delete), cursor is put first key (Home), cursor is put tail key (End), last page turning key (PageUp), following page turning key (PageDown) and four direction key (→ ← ↑ ↓) form, new PS2 keyboard has also increased the key of three main control system power supply statuss newly in this zone along with the upgrading of main board function, be respectively switch switch (Power), enter sleep key (Sleep) and wake key (WakeUp) up, altogether 13 keys.Three newly-increased on common keyboard host power supply State Control key designs are shielded locking key (ScrollLock) at original print screen key (PrintScreen), volume, are suspended the position of break key (PauseBreak), then with these three keys to moving down, and big or small height is all identical with other keys, the user that will make the keyboard of being accustomed to not having originally those three power control keys so often that key of the low order end in these three newly-increased keys as original time-out break key (PauseBreak) and strike mistake, cause unnecessary time waste.The arrangement of editing key is that these three newly-increased power control keys are arranged in above the four direction key (→ ← ↑ ↓) (11 in the accompanying drawing 5) and height only a little more than the keyboard top panel on the symmetrical structure touch-sensing positioning keyboard, short more a lot of than other keys, be designed to the button form and be difficult for contacting.And color is made as different with other key.And the position of other keys all keeps original position.So just solved the problem that exists on the above common keyboard.

4. improving maximum in the symmetrical structure touch-sensing positioning keyboard is key (accompanying drawing 4) on the major key panel, on the major key panel, the symmetrical structure that is arranged in of key on the keyboard is distributed, in this keyboard with "-", " \ ", " ' ", "=" and space bar are row of 6 indications in center accompanying drawing 1 and the accompanying drawing 4, because these four keys are four keys that are not in daily use of original right hand little finger control, very inconvenient in original position by little finger control, do not influence original hand position so make axis of symmetry with these four keys, and between two hands, add the previous column key, can make two hands be placed on that (left index finger is placed on the F key on the home position, right hand forefinger is placed on the J key) time, distance can not be too near, and this quadruple linkage is arranged in middle can control by the forefinger of two hands.Add that they all are two character keys, that is to say and also have four that (" _ ", " | ", " " ", "+") need use shift (Shift); have about shift, and symmetric design makes these two shifts easier by arriving, so this quadruple linkage just seems more reasonable in the middle of being arranged in.This keyboard also two square bracket (braces) key is designed respectively about each one, with character keys " M " and character keys branch (colon) "; " place-exchange.Arrangement also seems more scientific and reasonable like this.Mansion, accompanying drawing 4 major key panel view is asked for an interview in the position of character and arrangement on the keyboard.

5. this design is not done big change to the position of English alphabet keys, just to be of little use originally and be difficult for by to the position of symbol done some adjustment, simultaneously to all character keys on other keyboards all in the same direction or order the arrangement of upper left bottom right done modification, the key that becomes left hand control after the modification is lower-left upper right (/) all, the all upper left bottom right of the key (symmetric offset spread of \) of right hand control, there is the key of a row homeotropic alignment centre as axis of symmetry, even in the process that adapts to this keyboard, also can feel more easily smoothly so be familiar with the user of other keyboards, the design of symmetrical structure makes keyboard seem clear to remember easily that neatly the user who newly learns computing machine can not feel that practicing keyboard is kind of a pressure yet.

On the Master Keyboard of symmetrical structure touch-sensing positioning keyboard owing to consider English alphabet capital and small letter locking key (CapsLock) and be of little use, and shift (Shift) also has the function of capital and small letter conversion, so English alphabet capital and small letter locking key (CapsLock) is reduced, left shift (Shift) is designed to extend upwardly to character A left side, right side carriage return acknowledgement key (Enter) position and area can satisfy the purpose that can be met, so also shorten the left and right sides width of carriage return acknowledgement key, then right shift is extended upward a supreme row, realize and the left side symmetry.Do not change simultaneously original position, just extension makes shift (Shift) bigger easier in arriving, and has reduced the operation burden of left and right sides little finger.After shift (Shift) extends upward, the increase of the advantage of position and extension back area can be satisfied the requirement that can accurately pin, so left and right sides shift (Shift) is respectively cut down one jiao (seeing accompanying drawing 4), the space is used for extending Ctrl very little on the common keyboard, makes can find more accurately during by this key with right-hand man's little finger.Because space bar is all to be in daily use in the input of any data, so the sort of keyboard does not all change the position of space bar, and distributed the position that accounts for several common letter keys to give it, in fact since the specific position that occupies of space bar and " specially " two thumbs distributing to it needn't be again its design too big, also can hit accurately.So in the design of this symmetrical structure touch-sensing positioning keyboard, space bar is still in original position, but also take into full account Alt key at the space bar two ends; These two keys are right and wrong usefulness usually also, comprises in Windows operating system neutralizes some design softwares that three key effects of Ctrl, Shift all are not to be sneezed at.So the symmetrical structure touch-sensing positioning keyboard has just been sacrificed some spaces of space bar, distribute to these two Alt keys and two other Ctrl.And in other common keyboard designs, do not give enough attention.Most of common keyboard are the same with common character keys size these two key designs, think that the position of these two keys can meet the demands, but practical operation are not very convenient really.In the design of symmetrical structure touch-sensing positioning keyboard, not only consider the position size of these two keys, also considered the operation when using these two keys.The first, the position of these two keys does not change, and still at the two ends, space, this is a structure of having inherited common keyboard, and the old user need not be deacclimatized again; The second, the size of these two key designs is the same, and each key accounts for the size of two common character keys, will be twice than these two keys on the common keyboard.The 3rd, the symmetric design of keyboard makes these two keys can both use forefinger or idle thumb the most flexibly, doing motion clocklike on keyboard operates, the symmetry that more meets human body is no matter and these two keys on other keyboards are to use forefinger also to be to use the thumb operation all inconvenient.Be respectively two pairs of Windows function keys on the common keyboard in the left and right sides of left and right sides Alt key, also can design and have only a pair ofly,, can also have the space of two keys to give over to other functions like this on a left side or on the right side.

7. the symmetrical structure design can make the operator use the comfortable more light raising input speed of keyboard, improve the keystroke accuracy rate, the sense of touch location technology of this keyboard also can help the user to reduce input error in addition, improve input efficiency, sense of touch location is to produce tangible projection on specific key, make the user keystroke whether whether what just can have projection to judge by the key that touches in an instant to hit be the object key of needs.The mistake that the touch system of not seeing keyboard under the situation that input speed is exceedingly fast produces when using this technology can effectively be corrected in input.It is the key that will make raised marking that the key of round stain (among accompanying drawing 1 Fig. 4 Fig. 5 9) is arranged on keyboard.Wherein 5 on F, J and the small digital keyboard is to be used for locating the position of hand on keyboard, and these three keys also have raised marking on other keyboards.Row on Master Keyboard is divided into triplets with the function key of F beginning, also can equally with common keyboard be designed to tetrad.

8. the symmetrical structure touch-sensing positioning keyboard has the driver support, and when keyboard driver not being installed, the key position of keyboard is initial position.After installing keyboard driver, the character position on the keyboard just can oneself define.Character keys on the keyboard emits (among Fig. 6 Fig. 7 Fig. 8 21) and character mark (among Fig. 6 Fig. 7 Fig. 8 23) two parts to form by key, just character mark can emit from key and take off (Fig. 6 Fig. 7 Fig. 8), key emits a groove (among Fig. 6 22), character mark is made (among Fig. 6 Fig. 7 Fig. 8 23) with a rubber blanket, the groove that emits with key (among Fig. 6 22) is complementary, key emits from also having a small characters (among Fig. 8 28) on one's body, be used for identifying the original character (character of this key representative when just not having this key of redetermination) of this key, in the time will redefining, can emit the big character mark made from rubber blanket to take off to pacify then to the key of needs from key and emit, it be just passable for the character of newly setting up by driver the character that emits of this key of change to be set again.Can also set up character marks such as Chinese, Japanese as required, make things convenient for the input of different language, different input methods to use (among Fig. 8 23).Take off character mark for convenience, emit the edge that individual gap (among Fig. 6 Fig. 7 24) is also arranged, can take off character mark easily like this, can also align character direction at projection of character mark edge designs (among Fig. 8 25) key.For the firm key that is fixed on of character mark is emitted, under character mark, there is a projection (among Fig. 7 26) that corresponding aperture (among Fig. 6 Fig. 8 27) is arranged on key emits.

9. the symmetrical structure touch-sensing positioning keyboard also has some other function.In the keyboard back (Fig. 3 keyboard front view), there are earphone and microphone jack (7 among accompanying drawing 1, Fig. 2, Fig. 3) to also have volume adjuster (8 among accompanying drawing 1, Fig. 2, Fig. 3).On keyboard, there are five bands to drag the USB docking station (5 among accompanying drawing 1, Fig. 2, Fig. 3) of line, are used for connecting small digital keyboard or other USB product, can put into groove under the keyboard (accompanying drawing 2 keyboard ground plans 12) when not using.Keyboard also has the keystroke voice prompt function, and auditory tone cues switch that can be by the keyboard back side (among Fig. 2 15) opens and closes the size of keystroke auditory tone cues and control prompt tone.

Claims

1. symmetrical structure touch-sensing positioning keyboard, Master Keyboard is made up of Master Keyboard, editor's keypad and small digital keyboard, key on the Master Keyboard has character keys and operating key, and it is axis of symmetry that there is the key of a row homeotropic alignment centre that it is characterized in that Master Keyboard, and all the other key left-right symmetric are arranged evenly.

2. symmetrical structure touch-sensing positioning keyboard according to claim 1 is characterized in that small digital keyboard separates with big keyboard, the use that can directly be connected with main frame, or be connected use with big keyboard.

3. symmetrical structure touch-sensing positioning keyboard according to claim 2 is characterized in that small digital keyboard can have mouse function concurrently.

4. symmetrical structure touch-sensing positioning keyboard according to claim 1 is characterized in that using on particular key projection to come the position of mark key.

5. symmetrical structure touch-sensing positioning keyboard according to claim 1 is characterized in that the character keys of keyboard can be undertaken self-defined by driver.

6. symmetrical structure touch-sensing positioning keyboard according to claim 1 is characterized in that character keys is made up of two parts, can change the character mark of different coding.