CN1466036A

CN1466036A - Key code page switching method and device thereof

Info

Publication number: CN1466036A
Application number: CNA021231141A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 王钦平; 陈健志; 严绮玉
Original assignee: Lite On Technology Corp
Current assignee: Lite On Technology Corp
Priority date: 2002-06-07
Filing date: 2002-06-07
Publication date: 2004-01-07
Anticipated expiration: 2022-06-07
Also published as: CN1285027C

Abstract

The invention provides a key code page switching method and the equipment, at least a key code page switching press key used to switch the key code page, as the key pressed, the next switch instruction of the host computer's drive program to make the keyboard able to switch the corresponding key code page at present; therefore, the user can directly control the switch of key code page through the keyboard, to select the needed key code page, and is assorted with drive program to make the keyboard found different function extend applications.

Description

Switch method of key code page and device

Technical field

The present invention relates to a kind of switch method of key code page and device, particularly relate to a kind of key page or leaf switching key that utilizes on the keyboard to be set up, to reach method and the device that switches key page or leaf function.

Background technology

Making rapid progress of computer technology, make peripherals of computer of a great variety and powerful, one of the indispensable device of can saying so of finger-impu system wherein, its time of manipulating is also accounting for very long ratio, in order to increase the function that keyboard has, additionally set up function key (or hot key) at keyboard, and can carry out when the pressing function key that corresponding function is put as dialling, preceding commentaries on classics, after change, heighten volume, turn down volume, receiving and dispatching mail, connection online etc. are all multi-functional.

Above-mentioned known keyboard is set up the practice of function key, is to utilize one " E0 " preamble to be incorporated into the standard key, forming an extending codes, expands the functional of button and reach, but utilizes the employed connecting interface of keyboard of the method to only limit to the transmission standard of PS/2.

Universal serial bus USB (Universal Serial Bus) is widely popular a kind of connection standard at present, when the user is connected peripheral unit with computing machine, must not activate computing machine again, and computing machine can be discerned the peripheral unit of these new connections automatically, and suitable driver is installed automatically and must the user not be got involved, the appearance of USB makes the characteristic of plug and play and hot plug realize more specifically, and the periphery that the user can be made things convenient for promptly connect computing machine is equipped with.

Therefore, keyboard with usb compliant will become next main flow gradually, yet be subject to the standard that usb compliant is formulated, just determine after the driver activation of key page or leaf by host side, this makes present USB keyboard hot key of some keyboard after activation have two key pages or leaves, but the selection of key page or leaf is after driver activates decision, promptly can't be again by Keyboard Control, then has only singly-bound sign indicating number page or leaf as for other button on the keyboard, so the USB keyboard promptly can't be controlled the switching of key page or leaf again after the host side driver activates, as switch to producer's predefine page (Vender defined page) and do other application.

As from the foregoing, the keyboard of above-mentioned known PS/2 transmission standard can't be applicable to usb compliant, and above-mentioned USB keyboard is after the driver of host side activates, it is the conversion of uncontrollable key page or leaf, so on reality is used, obviously have inconvenience and disappearance, and remain to be improved.

Summary of the invention

Fundamental purpose of the present invention is to provide a kind of switch method of key code page and device, can directly be controlled the switching of key page or leaf by keyboard, and allow the user can choose needed key page or leaf, and the collocation driver is used to make different extendibilities.

Another object of the present invention, being to provide a kind of switch method of key code page and device, all buttons all have the function of two key pages or leaves or multikey sign indicating number page or leaf on the keyboard and can make.

In order to reach above-mentioned purpose, the present invention mainly provides a kind of key code page switching method, is provided with a key page or leaf switching key at least on keyboard, and is connected in a host side, comprises the following steps: that (a) pushes this key page or leaf switching key; (b) driver of this host side is sent a switching instruction to this keyboard; Reach (c) this keyboard execution key page or leaf switch operating.

In order to reach above-mentioned purpose, the present invention mainly provides a kind of keyboard that switches key page or leaf function that has, in order to be connected in a host side, it is provided with a key page or leaf switching key at least, and this host side can be switched the key page or leaf of this keyboard correspondence when pushing this key page or leaf switching key, and this keyboard driver of arranging in pairs or groups is used to make extendibility.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is a system construction drawing of the present invention;

Fig. 2 is the outside drawing of keyboard of the present invention;

Fig. 3 is the process flow diagram that key page or leaf of the present invention switches;

Fig. 4 is the process flow diagram that keyboard of the present invention send sign indicating number.

Embodiment

Below in conjunction with accompanying drawing the present invention is elaborated.

As depicted in figs. 1 and 2, be respectively the outside drawing of system construction drawing of the present invention and keyboard.This keyboard 1 connects the I/O interface 21 that is input into host side 2, this host side 2 operates in a job platform 3, wherein this keyboard 1 is the keyboard that meets USB transmission interface specification, and on keyboard 1, be provided with a key page or leaf switching key 11 at least, this key page or leaf switching key 11 is used for switching the employed page number of the defined use page of USB (Usage Pages), and the page number that keyboard 1 is manipulated at present is called the key page or leaf, in the present invention can be with the defined general button of USB (Normal Key) 07 page or hot key (Hot Key) 0C page by key page or leaf switching key 11, after switching, be converted to one of them page number of the defined producer of the USB predefine page (Vender defined page) ff00-ffff, and the extendibility that can do other is used; The I/O interface 21 of this host side 2 is a USB transmission interface; This job platform is that a Windows 98/ME/2000/XP, Mac OS or Linux etc. have the Windows of supporting the USB transmission interface, and make keyboard 1 of the present invention when being connected to host side 2, keyboard 1 can initiatively be informed host side 2 when activating it has the ability that the key page or leaf switches, therefore the user can reach the purpose of switching the key page or leaf by the key page or leaf switching key 11 on the keyboard 1 and the driver of host side 2.

As shown in Figure 3, the process flow diagram for key page or leaf of the present invention switches comprises the following steps:

Step 41: judge that key page or leaf switching key is pressed?

If then skip to step 42;

If not, process ends then;

Step 42: the driver of host side is sent switching command.

Step 43: keyboard receives this switching command and is handled process ends.

Wherein in step 41, when key page or leaf switching key 11 is pressed, send a signal that requires to switch the key page or leaf and give host side 2, make the driver that can detect key page or leaf switching key 11 in the step 42 receive that this signal can send one immediately and switch instruction and give keyboard 1, and in step 43, change the content of reporting ID (report ID), and this report ID is for making identifying keyboard 1 pairing key page or leaf for host side 2.

As shown in Figure 4, for keyboard of the present invention send the sign indicating number process flow diagram, comprise the following steps:

Does step 51: judging have button to be pressed on the keyboard?

If then skip to step 52;

If not, process ends then;

Step 52: keyboard is sent this key codes of pushbuttons and report ID, and process ends.

In step 51, judge at the button beyond the key page or leaf switching key on the keyboard 1 11, and after having button to be pressed, can in step 52, send this key codes of pushbuttons and report ID to keyboard buffer, this moment, the driver of host side 2 can determine present keyboard 1 pairing key page or leaf according to the report ID in the keyboard buffer, and make key according to the defined content of this key page or leaf carrying out corresponding function, therefore can reach the purpose of switching the key page or leaf really by key page or leaf switching key 11 of the present invention.

Keyboard 1 is to operate in general button (Normal Key) function of key page or leaf 07 page or hot key (Hot Key) function of key page or leaf 0C page after the driver of host side 2 activates when flat, and want to do the application of other extendibility as the user, can make the key page or leaf switch to one of them page number of Vender defined page ff00-ffff by pushing key page or leaf switching key 11, and the driver that cooperates host side 2 be converted to operating system or the needed compound keys of application program with one of them the key of page number of Vender defined page ff00-ffff by 07 page or 0C page; Perhaps the driver of host side 2 also can be converted to the Alt+ numerical key with direct generation special symbol with one of them the key of page number of Vender defined page ff00-ffff, therefore utilize the function of above-mentioned switching key page or leaf, can make keyboard 1 can operate in that standard USB keypad function that standard key page or leaf (07 page or 0C page) provided or defined other page number of USB (as: Vender definedpage ff00-ffff one of them page number) are arranged in pairs or groups driver again and the application of making extendibility.

To sum up, switch method of key code page and device of the present invention has characteristics described as follows:

(1) user can be switched the pairing key page or leaf of keyboard by key page or leaf switching key.

(2) the key page or leaf is switched to one of them page number of Vender defined page ff00-ffff, cooperate driver to make keyboard can make extendibility again and use, increase the expansion functions of use of keyboard.

The above; only be the detailed description of one of best specific embodiment of the present invention and graphic; key page or leaf switching key is not only to switch to one of them page number of the defined Vender defined of USB page ff00-ffff; also can switch to other page number among the defined Usage Pages of USB driver of arranging in pairs or groups again and do different application; maybe can establish a plurality of key page or leaf switching keys; and each key page or leaf switching key can corresponding different key page or leaf; make that button has the function of multikey sign indicating number page or leaf on the keyboard; but feature of the present invention is not limited thereto; protection scope of the present invention should be as the criterion with the scope that claims define; those skilled in the art; a little change of being done without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention all should be included within protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. a key code page switching method is to be provided with a key page or leaf switching key on keyboard at least, and is connected in a host side, it is characterized in that, comprises the following steps:

(a) push this key page or leaf switching key;

(b) driver of this host side is sent a switching instruction to this keyboard; And

(c) this keyboard is carried out key page or leaf switch operating.

2. key code page switching method as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, described keyboard is the keyboard that meets USB transmission interface specification.

3. key code page switching method as claimed in claim 2 is characterized in that, described step (a) also further comprises before can inform this host side by this keyboard it possesses the step of key page or leaf switching capability when activating.

4. key code page switching method as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, sends a signal that requires to switch the key page or leaf when this key page or leaf switching key of described step (a) is pressed and gives this host side.

5. key code page switching method as claimed in claim 4 is characterized in that, this driver of described step (b) is in order to detecting this key page or leaf switching key, and after receiving that the signal of key page or leaf is switched in this requirement, just sends this switching command to this keyboard.

6. key code page switching method as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, this host side in the described step (b) operates in a job platform.

7. key code page switching method as claimed in claim 6 is characterized in that, described job platform has the operating system of supporting the USB transmission interface.

8. key code page switching method as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, the key page or leaf switch operating that this keyboard is carried out in the described step (c) is the content of change report ID.

9. key code page switching method as claimed in claim 8 is characterized in that, described report ID supplies this host side as the pairing key page or leaf of this keyboard of identification.

10. key code page switching method as claimed in claim 9, it is characterized in that the pairing key page or leaf of described keyboard is to use the 07page in the page to be one of them page number of the predefine page ff00-ffff of the defined producer of USB through switch transition by USB is defined.

11. key code page switching method as claimed in claim 9, it is characterized in that the pairing key page or leaf of described keyboard is to use the 0C page in the page to be one of them page number of the predefine page ff00-ffff of the defined producer of USB through switch transition by USB is defined.

12. one kind has the system of switching key page or leaf function, it is characterized in that, comprising:

One keyboard is provided with a key page or leaf switching key at least;

One job platform; And

One host side is provided with the I/O interface that is connected with this keyboard, and operates on this job platform.

13. as claimed in claim 12 have a system of switching key page or leaf function, it is characterized in that, described keyboard is one to meet the keyboard of USB transmission interface specification.

14. the system with switching key page or leaf function as claimed in claim 12 is characterized in that, switches the defined use page of USB by described key page or leaf switching key.

15. the system with switching key page or leaf function as claimed in claim 12 is characterized in that described job platform is to have the operating system of supporting the USB transmission interface.

16. the system with switching key page or leaf function as claimed in claim 12 is characterized in that described I/O interface is a USB transmission interface.

17. one kind has the keyboard that switches key page or leaf function, be connected in a host side, it is characterized in that, at least be provided with a key page or leaf switching key, and this host side can be switched the pairing key page or leaf of this keyboard when pushing this key page or leaf switching key, makes this keyboard can arrange in pairs or groups a driver to do the extendibility application.

18. the keyboard with switching key page or leaf function as claimed in claim 17 is characterized in that described keyboard is the keyboard that meets USB transmission interface specification.

19. the keyboard with switching key page or leaf function as claimed in claim 17 is characterized in that described driver operates in this host side that this keyboard connects.

20. the keyboard with switching key page or leaf function as claimed in claim 17 is characterized in that described host side operates in a job platform.

21. the keyboard with switching key page or leaf function as claimed in claim 20 is characterized in that described job platform has the operating system of supporting the USB transmission interface.