KR20040105503A - Information transmission device that use keyboard and thereof method - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A device and a method for transferring information using a keyboard equipped with an LED(Light Emitting Diode) are provided to guide the information offered to a user and offer the user with the information for a use button by using the keyboard. CONSTITUTION: A keyboard button part(50) is equipped with multiple buttons. An LED display part(55) is equipped with the LED turned on/off by being assigned to each button in the keyboard button part. A controlling tool controls turn-on/off of the corresponding LED in the LED display part by receiving information to be displayed to the keyboard. The controlling tool comprises a controller(59) receiving keyboard display information from peripherals and a keyboard controller(57) controlling the turn-on/off the corresponding LED under control of the controller.

Description

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The present invention relates to an information delivery device using a keyboard, and more particularly, to an information delivery device and a method using a keyboard that can provide various information to a user using the keyboard.

With the development of the electronics industry, various games, business processes, and electronic commerce using computers are being developed day by day. In addition, various tasks are performed through computers at home and at work, and information is also transmitted through computers.

A general computer used in this way uses a keyboard, a mouse, a touch pad, etc. as a device for inputting a signal, and a monitor, a speaker, etc. as a device for outputting a signal. That is, in the conventional computer, the keyboard is used only as a device for simply inputting a signal without receiving any information from the system.

In a conventional computer, as shown in FIG. 1, when a user selects a button through a keyboard (step 10), the keyboard controller interprets a value for a button selected by the user and performs signal processing corresponding to the value. To the necessary device so that it can be transferred (step 20). The apparatus receiving the signal transmitted in the twentieth step performs the necessary signal processing (step 30).

That is, in the conventional computer, it is only used as a device for simply inputting a signal, and it is impossible to provide a signal to a user using a keyboard. Due to such restrictions on use, it is difficult to provide accurate information in real time in a conventional computer.

In particular, with the recent development of computer programs, the function of shortcut buttons is increasing day by day. Although these shortcut buttons are convenient to use, they were often not used due to the disadvantage of having to memorize them. In addition, the novice user has a problem that the use of a particular button can be known only through the manual of the program or the help of the program.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide an information transmission apparatus and method using a keyboard that can guide information to be provided to a user using the keyboard.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an information transmission apparatus and method using a keyboard that can provide information on a button to be used using the keyboard.

1 is a signal input process using a keyboard according to the prior art,

2 is a block diagram of an information transmission device using a keyboard according to the present invention;

3 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of transferring information using a keyboard according to an embodiment of the present invention;

4 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of transferring information using a keyboard according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Brief description of the symbols according to the main parts of the drawings

50: keyboard button 53: keyboard controller

55: LED display 57: keyboard controller

59: control unit

In order to achieve the above object, an apparatus for transmitting information using a keyboard includes a keyboard button unit having a plurality of buttons included in a keyboard; An LED display unit having a light emitting element that is assigned to at least one of the buttons in the keyboard button unit to perform lighting or extinction; And control means for receiving information to be displayed on the keyboard and controlling lighting or turning off of the corresponding light emitting element in the LED display unit.

The control means includes a control unit for receiving keyboard display information from a peripheral device; And a first keyboard controller configured to control on / off of a corresponding light emitting device in the LED display unit under the control of the controller.

The present invention further includes a second keyboard controller for inputting a selection signal of the keyboard button unit and outputting a corresponding signal for the selection button to the controller.

The control unit reads keyboard display information included in an arbitrary program and outputs a signal to the first keyboard controller.

The control unit reads information on the shortcut key and outputs keyboard display information of the shortcut key to the first keyboard controller.

The control unit may output keyboard display information according to the arrival of the mail to the first keyboard controller when the mail is received.

The control unit reads information on a use key of a game program and outputs keyboard display information corresponding to the use key to the first keyboard controller.

In addition, the information display method using the keyboard according to the present invention includes a keyboard button unit having a plurality of buttons included in the keyboard; A keyboard control apparatus having an LED display unit having a light emitting element that is assigned to at least one of the buttons in the keyboard button unit and performs lighting or extinction, comprising: an input step of inputting keyboard display information from a peripheral device; A recognition step of recognizing a corresponding button included in the keyboard display information; And a control step of performing on or off control of the light emitting element assigned to the corresponding button recognized in the recognition step.

Hereinafter, an information transmission apparatus and method using a keyboard according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The present invention is characterized in that for outputting information for providing to the user using a keyboard. To this end, the keyboard of the present invention is provided with a light emitting device (LED) for each button. The keyboard of the present invention is assigned a unique identification number to each button. In addition, a light emitting device (LED) corresponding to each key is installed to display each button around each button.

2 is a block diagram of an information transmission device using a keyboard according to the present invention.

The present invention, a keyboard button unit 50 that includes a variety of character keys, numeric keys, function keys and the keyboard to recognize the selected button through the keyboard button unit 50, and outputs a signal corresponding to the selected button And a controller 59 for performing signal processing according to a button input by a user based on the output of the keyboard controller 53.

In addition, the keyboard of the present invention is provided with a light emitting device corresponding to each button for each button. The light emitting devices are provided by the number of buttons, and are provided on the top or bottom or left or right of each button constantly so as to indicate each button. The light emitting devices are represented by the LED display unit 55 in the present invention. The LED display unit 55 is configured to be controlled by the keyboard controller 57 under the control of the control unit 59.

Next will be described the operation of the information transmission device and method using a keyboard according to the present invention having the above configuration.

3 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of an information transmission device using a keyboard according to the present invention.

First, the process of inputting the select button of the keyboard will be described.

The user selects a button he / she wants to input in the keyboard button unit 50. The keyboard button unit 50 outputs a signal corresponding to the button selected by the user to the keyboard controller 53.

The keyboard controller 53 inputs a signal corresponding to the selected button and decodes the input signal. The decoded signal is transmitted to the controller 59. The controller 59 inputs a signal of the keyboard controller 53 and performs signal processing necessary accordingly.

Next, an operation process of providing information through the keyboard will be described.

There is a case in which the button information of the keyboard needs to be provided to the user during the operation of the system. At this time, the controller 59 outputs keyboard display information to be provided to the user (step 100). The keyboard display information may be information for notifying that the mail arrives when notifying the arrival of the mail, and information for outputting the corresponding letter when notifying the specific character.

The keyboard display information output in step 100 is input to the keyboard controller 57. The keyboard controller 57 decodes the input keyboard display information. And it recognizes the button which you want to display from the decrypted information. In addition, it is recognized from the decoded information whether the LED is turned on or off. The signal input in step 100 is converted into a control signal for turning on or turning off the light emitting device LED (step 110).

In addition, the keyboard controller 57 turns on or turns off the LEDs provided around the corresponding buttons (120).

The following describes an application example of a computer game as an embodiment of the information transfer method using the keyboard according to the present invention.

In the case of a computer game, the user has no choice but to know how to use the game at first use. In this case, the users have no choice but to look up the user manual of the computer game or run the computer game and check the use button provided by the program.

In the process of executing the game program, the controller 59 may recognize the header information of the game program and check the use button. Of course, in this case, information about the use button should be recorded in the header information of the game program.

Initially, the control unit 59 reads the header information provided by the game program and recognizes the information on the use button (step 200). The control unit 59 then checks the use button of the game and outputs keyboard display information for displaying the use button (step 205). The keyboard display information output in step 205 may be a signal corresponding to a game use button.

The information output in step 205 is input to the keyboard controller 57. The keyboard controller 57 decodes the input keyboard display information. And recognizes any button to be used in the game from the decrypted information. In addition, it is recognized from the decoded information whether the LED is turned on or off. In operation 210, the signal input in operation 205 is converted into a control signal of turning on or off the LED.

Typically, the display of information on the use button of the game program will be a control to turn on the light emitting element around the use button. Therefore, in step 210, after recognizing the use button, a signal conversion process for turning on the light emitting device around the use button is performed.

In addition, the keyboard controller 57 controls to turn on the light emitting device (LED) provided around the corresponding button (step 220).

In this way, when the information on the use button of the game program is provided to the user through the light emitting element on the keyboard, the user can recognize the kind of the button available through it, and it is possible to perform a desired task immediately.

Therefore, the user according to the embodiment of the present invention can be provided with information on the use button required through the keyboard without checking the manual of the game program. In addition, when the information is received through the keyboard, it is possible to connect to the input immediately upon seeing it, thereby speeding up the work.

Next, as an embodiment of the information transfer method using a keyboard according to the present invention will be described an application example according to the arrival of the mail.

When the system is connected to the Internet network or the company network network, it is possible to provide information to the user by using the keyboard when an e-mail arrives from the outside of his computer.

First, the control unit 59 can confirm whether or not the mail has arrived through the peripheral device (not shown). Next, the control unit 9 outputs a signal informing that the mail has arrived.

When the mail arrival signal is input, the keyboard controller 57 determines which character button to display the mail arrival. Generally, in this case, a character button corresponding to English or Korean is selected. Accordingly, the keyboard controller 57 recognizes the buttons corresponding to the letters M, A, I, and L, and recognizes the light emitting elements installed in the periphery of the buttons on the LED display unit 55 and representing the buttons. Therefore, information for turning on the light emitting devices corresponding to the four letters is output together.

In this process, when the light emitting device installed around the buttons corresponding to the letters M, A, I, and L is in the lit state, the user can check the information and confirm the information as the mail arrives.

The following describes an application example according to the typing program as an embodiment of the information transfer method using the keyboard according to the present invention.

In the case of a typing program, you practice by following the characters on the monitor. In this case, the controller 59 may provide the keyboard display information in units of one letter or word starting from the first displayed letter.

First, the control unit 59 is provided with information on a word to be provided from a typing program, and sequentially outputs corresponding information. This information is transmitted to the keyboard controller 57, and the keyboard controller 57 inputs the information, recognizes a button corresponding to the character, and recognizes a light emitting element representing the button. And it is to control the lighting of the light emitting device that can represent the character.

In this process, a method of transmitting information using a keyboard for a shortcut key may also be performed.

For example, in the case of Windows, 'Copy' is configured to use Control + C shortcut button, and 'Paste' uses Control + V shortcut button. If you select 'Copy' according to the menu, the next function key to be executed is 'Paste'. Then, after the user performs the 'copy' function, if the keyboard display information of the Control + V button corresponding to the 'paste' is displayed, the user can immediately use the shortcut button.

As described above, the apparatus and method for transmitting information using the keyboard according to the present invention is characterized by providing various information to be provided to the user through display information of the keyboard. To this end, the present invention includes a light emitting device that can represent each keyboard button. Then, control is performed to turn on or turn off the light emitting element of the corresponding button according to the keyboard display information. With this control, the present invention transmits the information to the user through the keyboard, and the user can check the keyboard display information and immediately connect it to the input, thereby speeding up the work.

Those skilled in the art will appreciate that various changes and modifications can be made without departing from the technical spirit of the present invention. Therefore, the technical scope of the present invention should not be limited to the contents described in the detailed description of the specification but should be defined by the claims.

The information transmission apparatus and method using the keyboard according to the present invention described above can obtain the following effects.

First, users can easily use it without memorizing certain key values set in the program, and if they receive the information through the keyboard, they can connect it to the input as soon as they see it. In particular, if you need to know the use button in order to use the game, such as in a game program, you can get information about the use button through the keyboard without checking the explanation provided by the program, and the types of available keys and desired actions. You will immediately get the effect.

Second, while using windows and programs, by recognizing a task currently performed by the user and providing shortcut information on the next task through the keyboard, the user can take advantage of the following tasks more conveniently and easily.

Claims (8)

A keyboard button unit having a plurality of buttons included in the keyboard; An LED display unit having a light emitting element that is assigned to at least one of the buttons in the keyboard button unit to perform lighting or extinction; And a control means for receiving information to be displayed on a keyboard and controlling lighting or turning off of a corresponding light emitting element in the LED display unit. The method of claim 1, The control means includes a control unit for receiving keyboard display information from a peripheral device; And a first keyboard controller configured to control on / off of a corresponding light emitting device in the LED display unit under the control of the controller. The method of claim 2, And a second keyboard controller configured to input a selection signal of the keyboard button unit and output a corresponding signal for the selection button to the controller. The method of claim 2, The control unit reads keyboard display information included in an arbitrary program and outputs a signal to the first keyboard controller. The method of claim 2, The control unit reads the information on the shortcut key and outputs the keyboard display information of the shortcut key to the first keyboard controller. The method of claim 2, And the control unit outputs keyboard display information according to the arrival of the mail to the first keyboard controller when the mail is received. The method of claim 2, The control unit reads information on a use key of a game program, and outputs keyboard display information corresponding to the use key to the first keyboard controller. A keyboard button unit having a plurality of buttons included in the keyboard; In the keyboard control device having an LED display unit having a light emitting element that is assigned to at least one of each button in the keyboard button unit to perform the lighting or turning off, An input step of inputting keyboard display information from a peripheral device; A recognition step of recognizing a corresponding button included in the keyboard display information; And a control step of performing on or off control of the light emitting element assigned to the corresponding button recognized in the recognition step.