TWI388991B - Tablet pc and method for keyboard containing the same - Google Patents

Description

Tablet computer and its keyboard receiving method

This case refers to a product related to an electronic computer, and in particular to a method for arranging the structure of a tablet computer and its keyboard.

The definition of a tablet computer is as follows, its appearance is slate-shaped, and usually its size is smaller than a notebook, but larger than a handheld computer (such as a PDA). A type of mobile computer that has a touchscreen or digitizing tablet to allow a user to replace a keyboard with a stylus or a digital pen. Or mouse to operate the tablet. The tablet computer emphasizes the advantages of its use, including the portability of its lightweight size, and the convenience of being able to operate the computer or input data by handwriting, so the tablet has been It is considered to be a competitive product in the next generation of computer products.

However, it is convenient for the user to input the data by hand when operating the tablet, but in more cases, if the user can cooperate with the keyboard to input data, it can bring more convenience. However, for tablet computers, the two modes of operation, the handwriting input mode and the keyboard input mode, are two contradictory operation modes.

Usually, the keyboard of the tablet is inseparable from the tablet itself, so when the posture of the tablet is adjusted to be suitable for handwriting input, it is likely that the gesture is not suitable for operation by the keyboard input method, and the above-mentioned defects It can be learned by observing a conventional tablet. And when the tablet computer is in the handwriting input mode, the touch-type liquid crystal panel is usually set at a special angle to meet the needs of the user, so how to stably set up the tablet computer is also the focus of research and development innovation. .

For the sake of his position, the applicant has been able to overcome the above-mentioned tablet PCs by carefully testing and researching, and with a spirit of perseverance, to conceive the "tablet computer and its keyboard receiving method". In the conventional shortcomings, the following is a brief description of the case.

The inventor of the present invention contemplates that a wireless transmission keyboard is mounted on a tablet computer, and an accommodation space is disposed on the back of the tablet computer to place/storage the wireless transmission keyboard, and the wireless transmission keyboard is fixed in the accommodation space. One of the cover plates, when a user operates the tablet, can become a support for the tablet computer, and the inventor believes that the above technical features can overcome the drawbacks of the tablet computer, and The user is allowed to simultaneously operate a plurality of different input modes (including at least a handwriting input mode and a keyboard input mode), thereby facilitating the user's convenience in use.

According to the concept of the present invention, a tablet computer includes: an electronic computer host, a touch-sensitive liquid crystal display device, a receiving space, a cover plate and a keyboard, wherein the electronic computer main body has a shape of a plate And having a first surface and a second surface, wherein the first surface is opposite to the second surface; the touch liquid crystal display device is disposed on the first surface; the receiving space is disposed on the second surface The cover plate is pivotally linked to the second face shaft by a pivot; and the keyboard is electrically connected to the electronic computer host by wireless transmission, and the keyboard is placed in the receiving device In space.

Preferably, the tablet provided by the present invention is one of a notebook computer, a tablet computer and a handheld electronic computer.

Preferably, the tablet computer provided by the present invention, wherein the cover plate is used to support the electronic computer.

Preferably, the tablet computer provided by the present invention, wherein the cover plate is used for closing the accommodating space.

Preferably, the tablet computer provided by the present invention, wherein a part of the cover plate is made of one of transparent and opaque.

Preferably, the tablet computer provided by the present invention, wherein a part of the cover plate is made of metal.

Preferably, the tablet computer provided by the present invention, wherein the pivot axis is selected from one of a segmented shaft and a segmentless shaft.

According to the concept of the present invention, an electronic computer is provided, comprising: an electronic computer host, a liquid crystal display device, a receiving space, a cover plate and a keyboard, wherein the electronic computer main body has a shape of a plate and has a a first surface and a second surface; the liquid crystal display device is disposed on the first surface; the accommodating space is disposed on the second surface; the cover plate is coupled to the second surface axis; and the keyboard is borrowed It is electrically connected to the computer host by wireless transmission.

Preferably, the electronic computer provided by the present invention, wherein the first face is opposite to the second face.

Preferably, the electronic computer provided by the present invention is one of a notebook computer, a lithographic computer and a handheld electronic computer.

Preferably, the electronic computer provided by the present invention, wherein the liquid crystal display device is a touch liquid crystal display device.

Preferably, the electronic computer provided by the present invention, wherein the keyboard is disposed in the accommodating space.

Preferably, the electronic computer provided by the present invention, wherein the cover plate is used to support the electronic computer.

Preferably, the electronic computer provided by the present invention, wherein the cover plate is used to close the accommodating space.

Preferably, the electronic computer provided by the present invention, wherein a part of the cover is made of one of transparent and opaque.

Preferably, the electronic computer provided by the present invention, wherein a part of the cover is made of metal.

Preferably, the electronic computer provided by the present invention, wherein the cover plate is coupled to the second face axis by a pivot.

Preferably, the electronic computer provided by the present invention, wherein the pivoting system is selected from one of a segmented shaft and a segmentless shaft.

According to the concept of the present invention, a keyboard setting method is provided. A keyboard is disposed in an accommodating space on a lithography computer, and the keyboard is electrically connected to the lithographic computer by wireless transmission. The method includes the following steps: Setting the accommodating space to the lithographic computer; placing the keyboard in the accommodating space; and closing the accommodating space.

Preferably, the method for receiving the keyboard provided by the present invention further comprises the steps of: opening the accommodating space; and moving the keyboard out of the accommodating space.

Preferably, the present invention provides a keyboard receiving method, wherein the tablet computer is a notebook computer, a tablet computer, and a handheld electronic computer. one.

The invention will be better understood by reference to the drawings and the detailed description.

The present invention will be fully understood by the following examples, so that those skilled in the art can do so. However, the implementation of the present invention may not be limited by the following embodiments.

Please refer to the first figure (a) and the first figure (b) at the same time, which is a schematic diagram of the tablet computer disclosed in the present invention. The tablet computer 10 includes an electronic computer main unit 11, a first surface 12, a second surface 13, a touch liquid crystal display device 14, a receiving space 15, a cover plate 16, and a pivot ( Pivot, 17, a keyboard 18, a pen 19 and a battery 110. The electronic computer main unit 11 is externally shaped as a tablet, and the first surface 12 is opposite to the second surface 13 . The touch liquid crystal display device 14 is disposed on the first surface 12 . The pivoting 17 is pivotally linked to the computer main body 11. The touch liquid crystal display device 14 allows the pivoting of the pivot 17 to be more than 270° or more. The receiving space 15 The second surface 13 is disposed at least in the size of the keyboard 18, and the cover 16 is pivotally coupled to the second surface 13 by the pivot 17, and the keyboard 18 is separated from the computer main body 11. One of the uses of the cover 16 is to fix the keyboard in the accommodating space 15 by wirelessly connecting to the electronic host 11.

In the above disclosed structure, it is particularly emphasized that the tablet 10 can be a notebook computer, a tablet computer or a handheld electronic computer. The frame portion 16a around the cover plate 16 is made of metal material, plastic material or a sturdy material, and at least can firmly support the weight of the tablet computer 10, and is matched with the overall design of the tablet computer 10. The central portion 16b of one of the centers of the cover plate 16 is hollow. The pivot 17 can be rotated in a segmented or non-segmented manner. The pen 19 is a stylus or a digital pen.

Please refer to the first figure (c), which is a schematic diagram of the tablet computer entering the keyboard cooperative operation state disclosed in the present invention. When a user wants to operate the tablet 10 with the keyboard 18, the user can remove the keyboard 18 originally stored/stored in the accommodating space 15 from the accommodating space 15. The step of opening the cover 16 is to release the fixing of the cover 16 to the keyboard 18, and then the keyboard 18 is removed from the accommodating space 15.

Please refer to the first figure (d), which is a schematic diagram of the tablet computer in the state of cooperative operation of the keyboard disclosed in the present invention. After the user moves the keyboard 18 out of the accommodating space 15, the user can adjust the cover 16 at an appropriate angle to become a support to stably support the electronic computer host 11 to facilitate the user to watch. The touch-type liquid crystal display device 14 and the supporting function of the cover plate 16 can achieve the effect of facilitating the user's convenience in use. In this state of use, since the keyboard 18 (not shown) is electrically connected to the electronic host 11 by wireless transmission, the user can still operate the electronic host 11 by the keyboard 18 to input. The data or various operations are performed on the computer main body 11. Of course, the user can also select to directly operate the tablet 10 via the touch liquid crystal display device 14 with the pen 19.

Please refer to the first figure (e), which is a schematic diagram of the tablet keyboard storage process (1) disclosed in the present invention. When the user does not want to operate the tablet 10 with the keyboard 18, the user can place the keyboard 18 in the accommodating space 15 on the lithographic computer 10, and otherwise operate the tablet. 10. The step is to move the keyboard 18 into the accommodating space 15; please pay particular attention to the fact that the keyboard 18 is in an upside-down state, and the design is mainly to avoid the palm of the hand when the hand is touched. Touching the button on the keyboard 18, the keyboard 18 is also allowed to be placed in the accommodating space 15 (not shown) in a non-inverted manner; and the keyboard is fixed to the accommodating space 15 by the cover plate 16 At this time, the keyboard 18 has been stored/stored in the accommodating space 15, and the function of accommodating/storing the keyboard 18 in the accommodating space 15 is achieved by using this ingenious space arrangement. The first figure (f) is a schematic diagram of the tablet keyboard storage process (2) disclosed in the present invention. The first figure (g) is a schematic diagram of the tablet keyboard of the present invention after being stored.

Please refer to the first figure (h), which is a schematic diagram of the tablet computer disclosed in the present invention when the stylus is in an operating state. After the keyboard 18 is stored/stored in the accommodating space 15 , the tablet 10 can be converted into a pure handwritten operation state, and the user can directly use the pen-shaped liquid crystal display device only through the pen 19 . 14 Operate the tablet 10.

Please refer to the first figure (i), which is a schematic diagram of the tablet computer in the operating state of the keyboard disclosed in the present invention. After the keyboard 18 is stored/stored in the accommodating space 15 in an inverted state, the user can rotate the touch liquid crystal display device 14 of the tablet 10 from the first surface 12 to the second surface 13 . In the state shown in the first figure (i), the user uses the tablet of the present invention as if using a conventional portable computer.

The invention has the following advantages: (1) the user can select a plurality of different input modes (including at least a handwriting input mode and a keyboard input mode, and can also add a mouse operation mode); (2) when the user adopts a keyboard When inputting the mode, the user can still adjust the posture of the tablet without being pinned by the keyboard position; (3) the tablet is firmly supported by the cover, so that the tablet can be adjusted according to the needs of the user. Various gestures (4) The user can even use the tablet in a manner that uses a conventional laptop; the advantages listed above can greatly facilitate the convenience of use of the tablet. This case is a rare sight, a rare invention worth cherishing.

This case has to be modified by the people who are familiar with the craftsmanship, but it is not to be removed as the scope of the application.

10. . . tablet

11. . . Electronic computer host

12. . . First side

13. . . Second side

14. . . Touch type liquid crystal display device

15. . . Housing space

16. . . Cover version

17. . . Pivot

18. . . keyboard

19. . . Pen

110. . . battery

The first figure (a) is a schematic diagram of the tablet computer disclosed in the present invention; the first figure (b) is a schematic diagram of the tablet computer disclosed in the present invention; the first figure (c) the tablet computer disclosed in the present invention enters Schematic diagram of the keyboard cooperative operation state; the first figure (d) is a schematic diagram of the tablet computer in the cooperative operation state of the keyboard disclosed in the present invention; (e) The tablet keyboard storage process disclosed in the present invention ( FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of the tablet keyboard storage process (2) disclosed in the present invention; FIG. 1(g) is a schematic diagram of the tablet keyboard disclosed in the present invention after being stored The first diagram (h) is a schematic diagram of the tablet computer in the operating state of the stylus according to the present invention; and the first diagram (i) is a schematic diagram of the tablet computer disclosed in the present invention.

10. . . tablet

11. . . Electronic computer host

12. . . First side

13. . . Second side

14. . . Touch type liquid crystal display device

15. . . Housing space

16. . . Cover version

17. . . Pivot

18. . . keyboard

19. . . Pen

110. . . battery

Claims (22)

A tablet computer comprising: an electronic computer main body having a shape of a plate having a first surface and a second surface, the first surface being opposite to the second surface; a touch type liquid crystal display device, Provided on the first side, coupled to the computer main body shaft by a pivot; an accommodating space is disposed on the second surface; a cover plate, by the pivot and the first a keyboard is pivotally linked; and a keyboard is electrically connected to the computer host by wireless transmission, and the keyboard is selectively disposed in the accommodating space, wherein a central portion of the center of the cover plate is hollow And allowing the button of the keyboard to be exposed through the central portion, and the keyboard can be used in the accommodating space or used outside the accommodating space. The tablet computer of claim 1 is one of a notebook computer, a tablet computer, and a handheld electronic computer. The tablet computer of claim 1, wherein the cover plate is for supporting the electronic computer. The tablet computer of claim 1, wherein the cover plate is used to fix the keyboard in the accommodating space. The tablet computer of claim 1, wherein the cover plate is hollow. The tablet computer of claim 1, wherein the cover of the cover plate is one of a metal and a plastic material. The tablet computer of claim 6, wherein the pivot is selected from the group consisting of One of the segmented shaft and the non-segmented shaft. An electronic computer comprising: an electronic computer main body having a shape of a plate having a first surface and a second surface; a liquid crystal display device disposed on the first surface and coupled to the main shaft of the electronic computer; a receiving space is disposed on the second surface; a cover plate is coupled to the second surface axis; and a keyboard is electrically connected to the electronic computer host by wireless transmission, wherein a central portion of the cover plate center It is hollow and allows the keys of the keyboard to be exposed through the central portion, and the keyboard can be placed in the accommodating space for use or placed outside the accommodating space. The electronic computer of claim 8, wherein the first side is opposite to the second side. The electronic computer of claim 8 is one of a notebook computer, a lithographic computer and a handheld electronic computer. The electronic computer of claim 8, wherein the liquid crystal display device is a touch-sensitive liquid crystal display device. The electronic computer of claim 8, wherein the keyboard is disposed in the accommodating space. The electronic computer of claim 8, wherein the cover plate is for supporting the electronic computer. The electronic computer of claim 8, wherein the cover plate is used to fix the keyboard in the accommodating space. An electronic computer according to claim 8, wherein the cover is medium air. The electronic computer of claim 8, wherein the cover of the cover is one of a metal and a plastic material. The electronic computer of claim 8, wherein the liquid crystal display device is coupled to the computer main body shaft by a pivot. The electronic computer of claim 8, wherein the cover plate is coupled to the second face axis by a pivot. The electronic computer of claim 18, wherein the pivot is selected from the group consisting of a segmented shaft and a segmentless shaft. A keyboard receiving method, wherein a keyboard is disposed in an accommodating space on a lithographic computer, and the keyboard is electrically connected to the lithographic computer by wireless transmission, and the method includes the steps of: setting the accommodating space in the lithography a keyboard; the keyboard is placed in the accommodating space; and the keyboard is fixed to the accommodating space via a cover plate, wherein a central portion of the center of the cover plate is hollow, and the button of the keyboard is allowed to pass through The center portion is exposed, and the keyboard can be used after being used outside the accommodating space or fixed to the accommodating space. The keyboard receiving method according to claim 20, further comprising the steps of: releasing the fixing of the keyboard; and moving the keyboard out of the accommodating space. The keyboard receiving method according to claim 20, wherein the lithographic computer is one of a notebook computer, a tablet computer, and a handheld electronic computer.