TW202042016A - Keyboard device and computer control system thereof including a keyboard body and an optical sensing module - Google Patents

Abstract

Provided is a keyboard device and a computer control system thereof. The keyboard device includes a keyboard body and an optical sensing module. The keyboard body is provided with keys and a light emitting component electrically connected with each other and a keyboard processing unit. An initial setting instruction is set in the keyboard processing unit. The optical sensing module is disposed on the keyboard body and is electrically connected with the keyboard processing unit. The optical sensing module is provided with a light source emitting unit and a light source receiving unit. The light source emitting unit is capable of generating a sensing signal to be transmitted to the keyboard processing unit. The keyboard processing unit transmits the sensing signal to a host processing unit of a host computer. Therefore, the optical sensing module is capable of inducing that a user is close to a keyboard or generating a gesture to generate the sensing signal. The keyboard processing unit drives the light emitting unit to generate an initial light source with an initial setting instruction. The host processing unit generates an advanced control signal to drive the light emitting component, an operation unit and peripheral devices to generate an advanced action with an advanced setting instruction. Furthermore, the keyboard is automatically enabled to generate a light source, and actions are generated on a computer and computer peripherals, so as to improve the use experience.

Description

Keyboard device and its computer control system

The present invention relates to a keyboard device and a computer control system thereof, in particular to a keyboard device and a computer control system thereof that automatically cause the keyboard to generate light sources and computer and computer peripherals to generate actions through optical sensing to improve user experience.

In this era of technological explosion, people rely on a variety of electronic products to make life more convenient and diversified. Use electronic products to improve efficiency and productivity, save a lot of time, and among them, computer devices are already part of life for people. One of the indispensable and important tools. In addition to the computer host as the main device, the keyboard is also a very important device for the computer device. The keyboard refers to a group of keys that are arranged to operate a machine or device through the system, and the main function It is used to input data, which can be used to input characters, and can also be used to control the operation of the computer. The keyboard is composed of plural keys. The keys are printed with symbols, and the user can press a key to type a corresponding symbol. Such as letters, numbers, or punctuation marks, etc., and when users use a computer device or keyboard, they need to use specific software or specific keys on the keyboard to drive the computer or control specific functions on the keyboard or drive peripherals, such as keyboards Behaviors such as lighting effects or computer wake-up, but in the current technology, to achieve the above purpose, the user needs to touch the keyboard with his hands and operate to achieve it, which makes the user unable to have the experience of automatic sensing and opening in use.

Therefore, how to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems and deficiencies is the invention of this case People and related manufacturers in this industry are eager to study the direction of improvement.

Therefore, in order to effectively solve the above-mentioned problems, the main purpose of the present invention is to provide a keyboard device and a computer control system that can automatically make the keyboard generate light sources and computer and computer peripherals through optical sensing to improve the user experience.

To achieve the above objective, the present invention provides a keyboard device, which includes a keyboard body and an optical sensing module, wherein the keyboard body is formed with an operating surface at an upper position, and both sides of the operating surface have a long side. , One of the long sides is far away from the user's far side, the other long side is adjacent to the user's adjacent side, and the operating surface is provided with a plurality of keys and at least one light emitting element, and the keyboard body is provided There is a keyboard processing unit, the keyboard processing unit is electrically connected to the keys and the light emitting element, and an initial setting command is set in the keyboard processing unit, and the keyboard processing unit can generate at least one initial control signal according to the initial setting command , And the optical sensing module is arranged at a position adjacent to the keyboard body, and the optical sensing module is electrically connected to the keyboard processing unit, and the optical sensing module has a light emitting unit and A light source receiving unit, the light source emitting unit emits light of a specific wavelength range, the light source receiving unit receives the reflected light, and the optical sensing module generates a sensing signal after the receiving unit receives the reflected light, the The sensing signal is sent to the keyboard processing unit, and the keyboard processing unit generates the initial control signal to drive the light-emitting element to generate the initial light source of the initial setting command, so that when the user approaches the keyboard device, it can pass through The optical sensing module senses the user's approach to the keyboard or generates gestures to generate the sensing signal, and the keyboard processing unit drives the light-emitting element to generate the initial light source for the initial setting command, so that the keyboard can automatically generate the light source to improve Those who use the effect of experience.

According to an embodiment of the keyboard device of the present invention, the keyboard body further has a signal transmission interface, and the signal transmission interface is electrically connected to the keyboard processing unit.

The present invention also provides a computer control system, which includes a computer host, a keyboard body, and an optical sensing module, wherein the computer host has a plurality of signal connection interfaces, a host processing unit and at least one operation unit, and the signal is connected The interface is electrically connected to the host processing unit, and the host processing unit has an advanced setting command and can generate at least one advanced control signal according to the advanced setting command, and the keyboard system is electrically connected to the computer host , And the keyboard body is formed with an operating surface at the upper position, the operating surface has a long side on both sides, one of the long side is away from the user's away side, and the other long side is adjacent to the user's adjacent On the other hand, the operating surface is provided with a plurality of keys and at least one light-emitting element, and the keyboard body is provided with a keyboard processing unit which is electrically connected to the keys and the light-emitting element, and the keyboard processing unit An initial setting command is set, and the keyboard processing unit can generate at least one initial control signal according to the initial setting command. In addition, the optical sensing module is arranged at a position adjacent to the keyboard body, and the optical sensing The measuring module is electrically connected to the keyboard processing unit, and the optical sensing module has a light source emitting unit and a light source receiving unit. The light source emitting unit emits light in a specific wavelength range, and the light source receiving unit receives reflected light , And the optical sensing module generates a sensing signal after the receiving unit receives the reflected light, the sensing signal is transmitted to the keyboard processing unit, and the keyboard processing unit generates the initial control signal to The light-emitting element is driven to generate the initial light source of the initial setting command, and the keyboard processing unit transmits the sensing signal to the host processing unit of the computer host, and the host processing unit generates the advanced control signal to drive the operating unit to generate advanced settings The action of the command, by which, when the user approaches the keyboard device, the optical sensing module can sense that the user approaches the keyboard or hand Potential is generated to generate the sensing signal, and the keyboard processing unit drives the light-emitting element to generate the initial light source of the initial setting command, and the host processing unit generates the advanced control signal to drive the operating unit to generate the advanced setting command Advanced light source, which can automatically make the keyboard generate advanced light source and computer-generated actions to improve the user experience.

According to an embodiment of the computer control system of the present invention, the keyboard processing unit transmits the sensing signal to the signal connection interface of the computer host via the signal transmission interface, and the signal connection interface transmits the sensing signal to the host Processing unit.

According to an embodiment of the computer control system of the present invention, the keyboard processing unit transmits the sensing signal to the host processing unit of the computer host, and the host processing unit generates the advanced control signal to drive the light-emitting element to generate advanced Set the advanced light source of the command.

According to an embodiment of the computer control system of the present invention, the host processing unit transmits the advanced control signal to the signal transmission interface of the keyboard body via the signal connection interface, and the signal transmission interface transmits its advanced control signal to all The keyboard processing unit, and the keyboard processing unit drives the light-emitting element to generate the advanced light source of the advanced setting instruction.

According to an embodiment of the computer control system of the present invention, the host processing unit generates the advanced control signal to drive the operation unit to generate an advanced setting command.

According to an embodiment of the computer control system of the present invention, the computer control system further includes at least one peripheral device having a signal receiving interface and a device processing unit, wherein the signal receiving interface is electrically connected to the signal connection interface, and the keyboard The processing unit transmits the sensing signal to the host processing unit of the computer host, and the host processing unit generates the advanced control signal to drive the peripheral device to generate the action of the advanced setting command.

According to an embodiment of the computer control system of the present invention, the host processing unit The element transmits the advanced control signal to the signal receiving interface of the peripheral device through the signal connection interface, and the signal receiving interface transmits its advanced control signal to the device processing unit, which drives the peripheral device to generate the advanced setting command action.

1‧‧‧Keyboard device

2‧‧‧Keyboard body

21‧‧‧operation surface

211‧‧‧Away from the side

212‧‧‧Adjacent edge

213‧‧‧Button

214‧‧‧Light-emitting element

22‧‧‧Keyboard Processing Unit

221‧‧‧Initial control command

23‧‧‧Signal transmission interface

3‧‧‧Optical sensor module

31‧‧‧Light source emitting unit

32‧‧‧Light source receiving unit

4‧‧‧Computer control system

5‧‧‧Computer host

51‧‧‧Signal connection interface

52‧‧‧Host Processing Unit

521‧‧‧Advanced setting commands

53‧‧‧operation unit

6‧‧‧Peripheral equipment

61‧‧‧Signal receiving interface

62‧‧‧Equipment processing unit

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the keyboard device of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a block diagram of the keyboard device of the present invention.

Figure 3 is the first schematic diagram of the keyboard device of the present invention.

Figure 4 is the second implementation diagram of the keyboard device of the present invention.

Figure 5 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of the computer control system of the present invention.

Figure 6 is a block diagram of the computer control system of the present invention.

Figure 7 is the first schematic diagram of the computer control system of the present invention.

Figure 8 is the second implementation diagram of the computer control system of the present invention.

Figure 9 is the third schematic diagram of the implementation of the computer control system of the present invention.

Figure 10 is the fourth schematic diagram of the implementation of the computer control system of the present invention.

The above-mentioned objects and structural and functional characteristics of the present invention will be described based on the preferred embodiments of the accompanying drawings.

Please refer to Figures 1 and 2, which are a three-dimensional schematic diagram and a block diagram of the keyboard device 1 of the present invention. It can be clearly seen from the figures that the keyboard device 1 includes a keyboard body 2 and an optical sensor. Test module 3.

The keyboard body 2 is formed with an operating surface 21 and an internal A keyboard processing unit 22 is provided, and the side of the operating surface 21 can be distinguished from long sides and short sides. One of the long sides of the operating surface 21 is the far side 211, and the other long side is the adjacent side 212. The side 211 is far away from the user, and the short side is adjacent to the user, and the operating surface 21 is provided with a plurality of buttons 213 and at least one light-emitting element 214, and the button 213 and the light-emitting element 214 are The keyboard processing unit 22 is electrically connected, and the light-emitting element 214 can be the light-emitting element of the button 213 or the light-emitting element on the operating surface 21 or the light-emitting element around the keyboard body 2 or other light-emitting elements on the keyboard body 2. The keyboard The processing unit 22 is set with an initial control command 221, and the keyboard body 2 further has a signal transmission interface 23, and the signal transmission interface 23 is electrically connected to the keyboard processing unit 22.

The optical sensing module 3 is arranged at the position adjacent to the edge 212 of the keyboard body 2, and the optical sensing module 3 can set the sensing angle according to the shape of the keyboard body 2. In this embodiment , The sensing angle of the optical sensing module 3 is a small angle between the desktops. On the contrary, if the keyboard body 2 has an armrest, the sensing angle of the optical sensing module 3 needs to avoid the armrest and The optical sensor module 3 is electrically connected to the keyboard processing unit 22, and the optical sensor module 3 has a light source emitting unit 31 and a light source receiving unit 32. The light source emitting unit 31 can emit laser light in a specific wavelength range, and the light source receiving unit 32 receives the reflected light, and the light source receiving unit 32 receives the reflected light in a larger range than the light emitting unit 31 emits.

Please also refer to the aforementioned drawings and Figures 3 and 4, which are schematic diagrams 1 and 2 of the keyboard device 1 of the present invention. When the keyboard device 1 is in use, the light emitting unit 31 continuously emits specific The laser light in the wavelength range, and the light source receiving unit 32 receives the reflected light. If the user approaches the adjacent side 212 of the keyboard device 1 or performs a gesture on the adjacent side 212 When the light source receiving unit 32 receives the reflected light reflected by the user or the reflected light receives the gesture, and the optical sensing module 3 generates a sensing signal after the receiving unit receives the reflected light. The sensing signal is sent to the keyboard processing unit 22, and the keyboard processing unit 22 generates the initial control signal to drive the light-emitting element 214 to generate an initial light source for initial setting instructions, and the initial light source can be a fixed light source or an action Light source, the fixed light source is a monochromatic light source, and the action light source can be a light source that is not just a light source such as a flashing light, a marquee or a light color change, so that when the user approaches the keyboard device 1, it can be The optical sensing module 3 senses the user's approach to the keyboard or generates gestures to generate the sensing signal, and the keyboard processing unit 22 drives the light-emitting element 214 to generate the initial light source for the initial setting command, so as to automatically enable the keyboard Those who generate light sources to improve the effectiveness of the user experience.

Please refer to Figures 5 and 6, which are a three-dimensional schematic diagram and a block diagram of the computer control system 4 of the present invention. It can be clearly seen from the figure that the computer control system 4 includes a computer host 5 and all The keyboard body 2 and the optical sensing module 3 are described.

The computer host 5 has a plurality of signal connection interfaces 51, a host processing unit 52, and at least one operation unit 53, and the signal connection interface 51 is electrically connected to the host processing unit 52, and the host processing unit 52 is provided with a Advanced setting command 521, and the action of its advanced setting command 521 can be activation, deactivation, persistence, etc., or the action of its advanced setting command 521 can activate the light-emitting elements on the operating units 53 to generate progress Step light source, where the keyboard body 2 and the optical sensing module 3 are arranged in the same manner as the description of the above-mentioned embodiment, and will not be repeated here. In addition, the signal transmission interface 23 of the keyboard body 2 It is electrically connected to the signal connection interface 51 of the computer host 5.

Please also refer to the aforementioned drawings and Figures 7 and 8, which are the keys of the present invention. Implementation diagrams 1 and 2 of the disk device 1, wherein when the computer control system 4 is in use, the light source emitting unit 31 continuously emits laser light in a specific wavelength range, and the light source receiving unit 32 receives the reflected light. When a person is close to the adjacent side 212 of the keyboard device 1 or performs a gesture action at the adjacent side 212, the light source receiving unit 32 receives the reflected light reflected by the user or the reflected light receives the gesture, and the optical sensing module 3 After the receiving unit receives the reflected light, a sensing signal is generated. The sensing signal is sent to the keyboard processing unit 22, and the keyboard processing unit 22 generates the initial control signal to drive the light emitting element 214 to generate The initial light source of the initial setting command, and the keyboard processing unit 22 transmits the sensing signal to the signal connection interface 51 of the computer host 5 via the signal transmission interface 23, and the signal connection interface 51 transmits its sensing signal to the host The processing unit 52, and the host processing unit 52 generates the advanced control signal to drive the operating unit 53 to generate an advanced setting command 521. The action includes the host processing unit 52 generating the advanced control signal to The light-emitting element 214 is driven to generate the advanced light source of the advanced setting command 521, and the host processing unit 52 generates the advanced control signal to drive the operation unit 53 to generate the advanced setting command 521. The host processing unit 52 The signal connection interface 51 transmits the advanced control signal to the signal transmission interface 23 of the keyboard body 2, and the signal transmission interface 23 transmits the advanced control signal to the keyboard processing unit 22, and the keyboard processing unit 22 drives the light The component 214 generates the advanced light source of the advanced setting command 521, and another action is that the keyboard processing unit 22 transmits the sensing signal to the host processing unit 52 of the computer host 5, and the host processing unit 52 generates the advanced light source. The control signal drives the operation unit 53 to generate the action of the advanced setting command 521. The operation unit 53 can be a CPU cooling module, a graphics card, a motherboard, a memory, a power supply, a fan, an independent sound card, and a cooling system. The computer equipment, etc., are set in the computer host 5, and the operating unit 53 is also provided with a light-emitting element that can generate a light source, and the host processing unit 52 is controlled by When the operation unit 53 is driven by the advanced control signal, the light-emitting elements on the operation unit 53 will generate the advanced light source of the advanced setting command, and the advanced light source can be a fixed light source or an action light source. It is a monochromatic light source, and the action light source can be a light source that is not only a light source such as a flashing light, a marquee, or a light color change, so that when a user approaches the keyboard device 1, it can be sensed through the optical sensor The module 3 senses the user’s approach to the keyboard or generates gestures to generate the sensing signal, and the keyboard processing unit 22 drives the light-emitting element 214 to generate the initial light source for the initial setting command, and the host processing unit 52 generates the advanced The control signal drives the operating unit 53 to generate the advanced light source of the advanced setting command 521, so as to achieve the effect of automatically causing the keyboard to generate the light source and the computer to generate actions to improve the user experience.

Please also refer to the aforementioned drawings and Figures 9 and 10, which are schematic diagrams 3 and 4 of the keyboard device 1 of the present invention. The computer control system 4 further includes at least one peripheral device 6, wherein the peripheral device The device 6 can be a computer wireless or wired peripheral device such as a mouse, a mouse pad, a headset, a speaker, a printer, a screen, an external light-emitting device, etc. The peripheral device 6 has a signal receiving interface 61 and a device processing unit 62 , And the keyboard processing unit 22 sends the sensing signal to the host processing unit 52 of the computer host 5, and the host processing unit 52 sends the advanced control signal to the signal receiving interface 61 of the peripheral device 6 through the signal connection interface 51 The signal receiving interface 61 transmits its advanced control signal to the device processing unit 62, which drives the peripheral device 6 to generate the action of the advanced setting command 521, such as the light source or the speaker generating the advanced action of the mouse. The sound effects of advanced actions or the light source of advanced actions generated by the printer, etc., so that when the user approaches the keyboard device 1, the optical sensor module 3 can sense the user’s approach to the keyboard or generate gestures. The sensing signal, the keyboard processing unit 22 drives the light-emitting element 214 to generate the initial light source of the initial setting command, and the host processing unit 52 generates the advanced control signal to The drive operation unit 53 generates the action of the advanced setting command 521, and at the same time the device processing unit 62 drives the peripheral device 6 to generate the action of the advanced setting command 521, so as to automatically make the keyboard generate light source and the computer and computer peripherals to generate actions to improve Those who use the effect of experience.

The present invention has been described in detail above, but what is described above is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and should not limit the scope of implementation of the present invention, that is, all equivalent changes and modifications made in accordance with the scope of application of the present invention Etc., should still be covered by the patent of the present invention.

1‧‧‧Keyboard device

2‧‧‧Keyboard body

21‧‧‧operation surface

211‧‧‧Away from the side

212‧‧‧Adjacent edge

213‧‧‧Button

214‧‧‧Light-emitting element

3‧‧‧Optical sensor module

31‧‧‧Light source emitting unit

32‧‧‧Light source receiving unit

Claims (10)

A keyboard device includes: a keyboard body on which an operating surface is formed, and two sides of the operating surface are respectively formed with an adjacent side and a distant side, and the operating surface is provided with a plurality of keys and at least one The light-emitting element, and a keyboard processing unit is provided in the keyboard body to electrically connect the keys and the light-emitting element, and the keyboard processing unit has an initial setting command and can generate at least one initial control signal according to the initial setting command; an optical A sensing module, the optical sensing module is arranged at the adjacent side position and electrically connected to the keyboard processing unit, and the optical sensing module has a light source emitting unit and a light source receiving unit, the light source The transmitting unit emits light in a specific wavelength range, and after the light source receiving unit receives the reflected light, its optical sensing module generates a sensing signal to the keyboard processing unit, and the keyboard processing unit generates the initial control signal to The initial light source of the initial setting command is generated by driving the light-emitting element. The keyboard device according to claim 1, wherein the keyboard body further has a signal transmission interface, and the signal transmission interface is electrically connected to the keyboard processing unit. A computer control system includes: a computer host with a plurality of signal connection interfaces, a host processing unit and at least one operation unit, the signal connection interface is electrically connected to the host processing unit, and the host processing unit has An advanced setting command and at least one advanced control signal can be generated according to the advanced setting command; a keyboard body, the keyboard system is electrically connected to the computer host, and the keyboard body is formed with an operating surface and At least one signal transmission interface, and two sides of the operation surface are respectively formed with an adjacent side and a distant side, and the operation surface is provided with a plurality of keys and at least one light emitting element, and the keyboard body is provided with a keyboard processing unit electrical Sexual connection as described by Keys and light-emitting elements, and the keyboard processing unit has an initial setting command and can generate at least one initial control signal in accordance with the initial setting command; and an optical sensor module, the optical sensor module is arranged in the vicinity At the side position and electrically connected to the keyboard processing unit, and the optical sensing module has a light source emitting unit and a light source receiving unit, the light source emitting unit emits light in a specific wavelength range, and the light source receiving unit receives the reflection After light, the optical sensing module generates a sensing signal to the keyboard processing unit, and the keyboard processing unit generates the initial control signal to drive the light-emitting element to generate the initial light source of the initial setting instruction, and the keyboard processing unit The sensing signal is sent to the host processing unit of the computer host, and the host processing unit generates the advanced control signal to drive the operation unit to generate an advanced setting command. The computer control system according to claim 3, wherein the keyboard processing unit transmits the sensing signal to the signal connection interface of the computer host via the signal transmission interface, and the signal connection interface transmits the sensing signal to the host Processing unit. The computer control system according to claim 3, wherein the keyboard processing unit transmits the sensing signal to the host processing unit of the computer host, and the host processing unit generates the advanced control signal to drive the light-emitting element to generate advanced Set the advanced light source of the command. The computer control system according to claim 5, wherein the host processing unit transmits the advanced control signal to the signal transmission interface of the keyboard body via the signal connection interface, and the signal transmission interface transmits its advanced control signal to all The keyboard processing unit, and the keyboard processing unit drives the light-emitting element to generate the advanced light source of the advanced setting command. The computer control system according to claim 6, wherein the host processing unit generates the advanced control signal to drive the operation unit to generate an advanced setting command. The computer control system described in claim 3 further includes at least one peripheral device, the peripheral device having a signal receiving interface and a device processing unit, wherein the signal receiving interface The signal connection interface is sexually connected, and the keyboard processing unit transmits the sensing signal to the host processing unit of the computer host, and the host processing unit generates the advanced control signal to drive the peripheral device to generate the action of the advanced setting command. The computer control system according to claim 8, wherein the host processing unit transmits the advanced control signal to the signal receiving interface of the peripheral device via the signal connection interface, and the signal receiving interface transmits the advanced control signal to the device Processing unit, the equipment processing unit drives peripheral equipment to generate advanced setting commands. The computer control system according to claim 9, wherein the peripheral device can be a mouse, a mouse pad, a headset, a speaker, a printer, a screen, an external light-emitting device, and other wireless or wired computer transmission equipment, and the operation The unit can be a CPU cooling module, a graphics card, a motherboard, a memory, a power supply, a fan, an independent sound card, a cooling device, etc., which are installed in the computer host, and these operating units are equipped with a light source that can generate The luminous pieces.

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