TW201903572A - Display control device with light source prompting function and prompting method thereof using a light emitting module to illuminate a touch panel to allow a user to clearly see the touch panel for facilitating operations on the touch panel - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a display control device with a light source prompting function and a prompting method thereof, in which a control device is provided on a display. The control device includes a processor, a light emitting module and a touch panel. The processor is connected to the light emitting module and the touch panel respectively. At least one touch key is provided on the touch panel. When a user touches the touch panel, the processor controls the light emitting module to illuminate the touch panel according to first touch control information sent from the touch panel, and waits for a period of time to receive second touch control information sent from the touch panel and control the display to perform operations corresponding to second touch control information. The touch panel is illuminated by the light emitting module to allow the user to clearly see the touch panel for facilitating operations on the touch panel, thereby improving the convenience of use.

Description

Display control device with light source prompting function and prompting method thereof

The present invention relates to a display, and more particularly to a display control device having a light source prompting function and a prompting method thereof.

The display can display information such as text or images recorded in the files in the computer, and does not need to be printed on paper, which makes the information presentation or sharing more convenient, and can also reduce paper consumption.

A display device equipped with a control device is currently available on the market, and the control device is provided with a power button and a plurality of On Screen Display (OSD) buttons for turning on/off the display or adjusting the display. Display parameters. Usually, the prompting text or pattern corresponding to each button operation function is marked on the control device, so that the user can intuitively control the display or adjust the display parameters of the display. However, when the environment is dim, the user cannot clearly see the prompt text or pattern, which is inconvenient to use. In addition, some power supply indicators are provided on some control devices, but the power indicator lights are only used to indicate the on/off state of the display, and the brightness of the illumination is insufficient to fully illuminate the control device.

In another touch display, a plurality of buttons of the control device are replaced by a touch panel. The touch panel can be used to open/close the display or adjust the display parameters of the display. Although the control device is operated by the touch panel, In a dim environment, the user is still unable to operate the touchpad, which is inconvenient to use, and thus the control device of the current display has room for improvement due to inconvenience.

In view of the above problems in the prior art, the present invention provides a display control device having a light source prompting function and a prompting method thereof, which can be clearly seen by a user in a dim environment by controlling a light-emitting illumination control device of the light-emitting module. The control device is convenient for operating the control device to adjust or open and close the display, thereby achieving the purpose of improving the convenience of use.

The technical means for achieving the above object is to cause the display control device having the light source prompting function to be performed by a control device provided in a display, the control device comprising a processor and a touch panel. And a light-emitting module disposed on the surface of the display for operation by a user, the light-emitting module is disposed inside the surface of the display to correspond to the touch panel, and the processor performs the following steps: determining whether the image is received a first touch information sent by the touch panel; if yes, sending a start signal to control the light emitting module to emit light; determining whether a second touch information is received in a waiting time; if yes, controlling the display to perform the pair Should be the second touch information action.

According to the above method, when the user touches the touch panel, the touch panel transmits the first touch information to the processor to control the light emitting module to illuminate the touch panel, and waits at the touch panel. The processor controls the display to perform the action corresponding to the second touch information when the user touches the touch panel to transmit the second touch information, and the light module illuminates the touch The board allows the user to clearly see the touch panel and can operate it to improve ease of use.

Another technical means for achieving the above object is to enable the display control device having the light source prompting function to control a display, the control device comprising: a connection port for a control circuit in the display a touch panel is disposed on the surface of the display, the touch panel has more than one touch key for the user to operate; a light-emitting module is disposed on the inner side of the display surface, and is adapted to correspond to a touch panel; a processor having a plurality of signal transmission ends, wherein the signal transmission end of the processor is electrically connected to the touch panel and the illumination module, and the processor transmits a first touch information according to the touch panel Sending an activation signal to control the illumination module to illuminate the touch panel, and receiving a second touch information from the touch panel during a waiting time of the illumination of the illumination module, and controlling the display to perform the operation Should be the second touch information action.

According to the above configuration, the first touch information is received by the processor, and the light emitting module is controlled to illuminate the touch panel, so that the user can clearly see the touch panel and operate, and the processing is performed. When receiving the second touch information, the device controls the display to perform a corresponding action, thereby achieving the purpose of improving the convenience of use.

A preferred embodiment of the display control device having the light source prompting function of the present invention is as shown in FIG. 1. A control device 10 is disposed on a display (not shown), and the display device is controlled by the control device 10. / Close the display or adjust the display parameters of the display. The control device 10 includes a processor 11 , a touch panel 12 , a light emitting module 13 , and a port 14 . The processor 11 and the touch panel 12 , the light module 13 , and the port are respectively connected to the touch panel 12 . The touch panel 12 is disposed on the surface of the display for the user to operate. The light-emitting module 13 is disposed on the inner side of the display surface and is configured to illuminate the touch panel 12 correspondingly. In this embodiment, the control device 10 further includes a power indicating component 15 connected to the processor 11. In the preferred embodiment, the display can be a touch display.

For more detailed description of the connection relationship between the processor 11 and the touch panel 12, please refer to FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, the processor 11 has a plurality of signal transmission ends. Please refer to FIG. A plurality of touch keys 121-128 are provided, and the touch keys 121-128 are connected to corresponding signal transmission ends on the processor 11. When the user touches any of the touch keys 121 to 128, the touch panel 12 transmits a touch information to the processor 11 through the signal transmission end.

To illustrate the connection relationship between the light-emitting module 13 and the processor 11, please refer to FIG. 2 and FIG. 4, the light-emitting module 13 includes a plurality of light-emitting units 131-138, and the light-emitting units 131-138 and the processing. The corresponding signal transmission end of the device 11 is connected. The number of the light-emitting units corresponds to the number of touch keys, so that each of the light-emitting units illuminates the corresponding touch key. In the preferred embodiment, the light emitting units are respectively a Light Emitting Diode (LED).

To illustrate the connection relationship between the port 14 and the processor 11, please refer to FIG. 2 and FIG. 6, the port 14 has a plurality of terminals, and the connection end of the port 14 and the corresponding signal transmission on the processor 11. End connection. The port 14 is electrically connected to a control circuit (not shown) in the display (not shown), so that the signal of the processor 11 can be transmitted from the port 14 to the display (not shown) The control circuit is controlled to control the processor 11 to perform corresponding actions, such as opening/closing, adjusting parameters of the screen display, and the like.

To illustrate the connection relationship between the power indicating component 15 and the processor 11, please refer to FIGS. 2 and 7. The power indicating component 15 includes two light emitting units 151 and 152, and the input terminals of the light emitting units 151 and 152 are connected. A power source, the output ends of the light emitting units 151, 152 are connected to corresponding signal transmitting ends on the processor 11. One of the light-emitting units 151 can be a green light-emitting diode for indicating the power-on of the display (not shown); the other light-emitting unit 152 can be a yellow light-emitting diode for indicating The display (not shown) has no signal source input or the power source is in a power-saving state. The color of the light-emitting units 151 and 152 is not limited thereto, and can be modified according to requirements.

Referring to FIG. 5, the touch keys 121-128 on the touch panel 12 include a power button 121, an add button 122, a decrease button 123, a menu button 124, and a child screen display. The switch key 125, a mother screen display mode key 126, an input source selection key 127, and a function disable key 128. The increase key 122, the decrease key 123, the menu key 124, the mother screen display switch key 125, the mother screen display mode key 126, the input source selection key 127, and the function disable key 128 are views of the display. The function key of the On Screen Display (OSD); the power button 121 is used to turn on/off the power of the display (not shown).

The increase key 122, the decrease key 123 is used to adjust parameter addition or subtraction or select an input source, mode, etc.; the menu button 124 is used to select a screen parameter to be adjusted; the child screen display switch key 125 is used to switch two inputs. The display of the device; the display screen mode key 126 is used to control the display modes of the two input devices, such as overlapping display, side-by-side display, etc.; the input source selection button 127 is used to select to manually switch different input sources such as HDMI, VGA, An input source such as DVI, or an enable/disable input source automatic switching function; the function disable button 128 is used to disable the operation of the touch panel 12.

The following is a specific application mode of the present invention. When any of the touch keys 121-128 on the touch panel 12 accepts touch, a first touch information is correspondingly transmitted to the processor 11, and the processor 11 according to the The first touch information transmits an activation signal to control the illumination module 13 to illuminate the touch panel 12 to make the touch panel 12 bright and visible, thereby allowing the user to conveniently operate the touch panel 12.

When the light-emitting module 13 illuminates the touch panel 12, the processor 11 starts a waiting time, and receives a second touch information at the waiting time, and the processor 11 transmits the corresponding information through the connection port 14 The control signal to the control circuit of the display causes the display to perform an action corresponding to the second touch information. When the processor 11 does not receive the second touch information after the waiting time is counted (ie, the waiting time), a shutdown signal is sent to control the lighting module 13 to be turned off to reduce power consumption. In the preferred embodiment, the waiting time is 2 to 5 seconds, preferably 3 seconds. The processor 11 controls the timing of the waiting time after the lighting module 13 is turned off.

When the display (not shown) does not receive the control signal for more than one idle time or does not have any signal source input, it enters a power saving mode.

After the display enters the power saving mode, the user slides the plurality of touch keys arranged adjacent to the touch panel 12 by hand, such as sliding touch keys 121-123, or touch keys 121-124, or touch. The touch panel 12 transmits the second touch information to the processor 11 , and the second touch information includes the touch generated by the plurality of touch keys. The control unit 11 controls the illumination module 13 to illuminate the touch panel 12 according to the second touch information. The number of the plurality of preferred touch keys is four or more.

When the processor 11 continues to receive the second touch information from the touch panel 12 for a first continuous time, the second touch information is a touch signal generated by the function disable button 128. The processor 11 sends a control signal to a control circuit (not shown) of the display (not shown) to set the display to be inoperable, so as to avoid when the display is to be cleaned (not shown) The display is accidentally touched; wherein the first continuous time is 2 to 5 seconds, preferably 3 seconds. In the preferred embodiment, the processor 11 will resume the timing of the first continuous time.

When the processor 11 continues to receive the second touch information from the touch panel 12 for a second continuous time, the second touch information is the menu button 124 and the mother screen display mode button. 126 generates a touch signal, and the processor 11 sets the touch panel 12 to prohibit operation. In the preferred embodiment, the processor 11 will resume the timing of the second continuous time.

According to the above configuration, the first touch information transmitted by the touch panel 12 is received by the processor 11, and the light-emitting module 13 is controlled to illuminate the touch panel 12 for the user to clearly recognize the touch. The touch keys on the board 12 are convenient for operating the display, thereby improving the convenience of use.

According to the foregoing, the method for prompting the display control device having the light source prompting function is further summarized. The processor 11 performs the following steps: The processor 11 determines whether the first touch information is received by the touch panel 12 (S11). If the processor 11 sends the control signal to control the illumination module 13 to illuminate the touch panel 12 (S12); the processor 11 determines whether the touch panel 12 is received during the waiting time. The second touch information (S13); if yes, the processor 11 sends a corresponding control signal to the control circuit of the display, so that the display performs an action corresponding to the second touch information (S14); The processor 11 sends a turn-off signal to control the light-emitting module 13 to be turned off (S15).

When the above step is performed to the step of "the processor 11 determines whether the touch panel 12 receives the first touch information (S11)", if not, the processor 11 re-determines whether the touch is received. The first touch information is transmitted from the board 12; thereby repeatedly detecting whether the first touch information is received.

Through the above steps, the processor 11 determines that the touch panel 12 transmits the first touch information, and controls the light-emitting module 13 to illuminate the touch panel 12 so that the user can clearly see the keys. The touch button on the touch panel 12 further operates the display by touching the corresponding touch key, thereby allowing the user to easily operate the display in a dim environment, thereby achieving the purpose of improving the convenience of use.

10‧‧‧Control device

11‧‧‧ Processor

12‧‧‧ Trackpad

121‧‧‧Power button

122‧‧‧Add key

123‧‧‧ reduction key

124‧‧‧Menu button

125‧‧‧Mother screen display switch button

126‧‧‧Mother screen display mode button

127‧‧‧Input source selection button

128‧‧‧Function disable button

13‧‧‧Lighting module

131~138‧‧‧Lighting unit

14‧‧‧Connected

15‧‧‧Power indicator components

151, 152‧‧‧Lighting unit

Figure 1 is a block diagram of the architecture of a preferred embodiment of the present invention. Figure 2 is a first circuit diagram of a preferred embodiment of the present invention. Figure 3 is a second circuit diagram of a preferred embodiment of the present invention. Figure 4 is a third circuit diagram of a preferred embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of a touch key of a touch panel according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. Figure 6 is a fourth circuit diagram of a preferred embodiment of the present invention. Figure 7 is a fifth circuit diagram of a preferred embodiment of the present invention. Figure 8 is a flow chart of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Claims (10)

A method for displaying a display control device having a light source prompting function is performed by a control device disposed in a display, the control device comprising a processor, a touch panel and a light emitting module, wherein the touch panel is disposed on The display surface is provided for the user to operate. The illumination module is disposed on the inner side of the display surface to correspond to the touch panel, and the processor performs the following steps: determining whether a first touch from the touch panel is received Information; if yes, sending a start signal to control the illumination of the illumination module; determining whether to receive a second touch information within a waiting time; if so, controlling the display to perform an action corresponding to the second touch information. The method for prompting the display control device having the light source prompting function as described in claim 1, when the step is performed to "determine whether a first touch information transmitted from the touch panel is received", if not, Then, the processor re-determines whether the first touch information transmitted by the touch panel is received. The method for prompting the display control device having the light source prompting function according to claim 1, when the step is performed to the step of "determining whether a second touch information is received within a waiting time", if not, the processing The device sends a shutdown signal to control the illumination module to go out. A display control device having a light source prompting function for controlling a display, the control device comprising: a connection port for connecting with a control circuit in the display; a touch panel disposed on the surface of the display The touch panel has more than one touch key for the user to operate; a light-emitting module is disposed on the inner side of the display surface and corresponding to the touch panel; and a processor has a plurality of signal transmission ends, The signal transmitting end of the processor is electrically connected to the touch panel and the light emitting module respectively. The processor sends a start signal according to a first touch information transmitted by the touch panel to control the light emitting module to illuminate the touch. The control board receives a second touch information from the touch panel during a waiting time of the illumination of the illumination module, and controls the display to perform an action corresponding to the second touch information. The display control device as claimed in claim 4, wherein the light-emitting module comprises more than one light-emitting unit, and the number of the light-emitting units corresponds to the number of touch keys. The display control device of the display device of claim 5, wherein the touch panel includes a plurality of touch keys, and the touch keys include a power button and an increase button sequentially arranged. a reduction button, a menu button, a mother screen display switching button, a mother screen display mode button, an input source selection button, and a function disable button. The display control device as claimed in claim 6, wherein the display enters a power saving mode, and the processor receives the second touch information from the touch panel to be adjacently arranged. The touch signal generated by the plurality of touch keys controls the light emitting module to illuminate the touch panel. The display control device as claimed in claim 6, wherein the processor continuously receives the second touch information from the touch panel for a first continuous time, and the second The touch information is a touch signal generated by the function disable button, and the processor sends a control signal to the control circuit of the display to disable the display. The display control device as claimed in claim 6, wherein the processor continuously receives the second touch library information sent by the touch panel during a second continuous time, and the second touch The control information is the touch signal generated by the menu button and the screen display switching button, and the processor sets the touch panel to prohibit operation. The display control device with a light source prompting function according to any one of claims 4 to 9, wherein the processor does not receive the second touch information transmitted by the touch panel during the waiting time, Sending a shutdown signal controls the lighting module to go out.