TWI420122B - System and method for testing keyboard response - Google Patents

Description

Keyboard response test system and method

The invention relates to a keyboard response test system and method, in particular to a keyboard response test system and method capable of adjusting a keystroke speed.

It is known that a user can selectively press a preset button of a specific input method to a computer host by selectively pressing each button on a keyboard, and the host computer will preset a coding rule according to the specific input method. After the user inputs the button, the button is decoded and then output. The device forms and outputs the text desired by the user on a computer screen. Because each user's typing speed is not necessarily the same every time, the typing speed for different users varies from person to person, and even the typing speed of different input methods in different countries in the world is more different. At present, the test mode of the existing computer keyboard only detects whether the pressing action of each button has a reaction, and there is no mechanism or method for testing or adjusting the reaction time or interval of each button, and no one can input according to different users. The mechanism or method of testing the computer keyboard for speed testing does not meet the current situation.

In view of this, the object of the present invention is to provide a keyboard response test system, which can simulate a user typing a keyboard according to a text file to solve the aforementioned problems.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a keyboard testing method that can test a device under test according to different input speeds to obtain a maximum reaction speed of the keyboard.

To achieve the above purpose, the present invention provides a keyboard response test system, which is suitable for a host to test a keyboard response speed of a device under test, and includes a control verification unit, a conversion unit, and an actuation unit. The control verification unit is disposed in the host, and is configured to preset at least one keystroke parameter and convert a text file into a series of word code signals. The conversion unit is configured to convert the word signal into at least one control signal. The actuating unit taps the keyboard according to the at least one control signal sent by the converting unit to generate at least one corresponding character in the device under test, wherein the control verifying unit is between the text file and the corresponding character And the difference is adjusted, and according to the comparison result, the at least one keystroke parameter is adjusted to obtain a reaction speed of the keyboard.

In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the host is configured to read the text file, and the conversion unit is electrically connected to the host. The actuation unit includes a keystroke array and a control circuit, and is correspondingly disposed on the keyboard and electrically connected to the conversion unit, and configured to receive the at least one control signal, and then sequentially move the keystroke array to tap the keyboard One of the buttons corresponds to a button to generate the at least one corresponding character. In addition, the device to be tested is electrically connected to the host, and is configured to store the at least one corresponding character, and transmit the corresponding character to the control verification unit of the host to be compared with the text file. Each of the control signals includes: a key number for determining which one of the keys the keystroke array hits the keyboard; and the at least one keystroke parameter. The keystroke parameter includes: a tap duration for indicating the duration of the tapping of the button; and a tap interval indicating the interval between each tap.

When the control verification unit adjusts the keystroke parameter, the keystroke speed of the keystroke array can be accelerated by shortening the tapping interval time, and the limit of the reaction speed of the keyboard can be tested to obtain one of the keyboards. Maximum reaction rate.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a keyboard response test method, which is suitable for a host to test a keyboard response speed of a device under test, and includes the following steps: using at least one of the host to control the verification unit to preset at least a keystroke parameter, and converting a text file into a series of word code signals; using a conversion unit to convert the word code signal into at least one control signal; using an actuation unit to tap the keyboard according to the at least one control signal to The measuring device generates at least one corresponding character; and uses the control verification unit to compare the difference between the text file and the corresponding character, and adjusts the keying parameter according to the comparison result to obtain the reaction speed of the keyboard.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, obtaining the response speed of the keyboard includes the following steps: (a) using the control verification unit to set an alignment mode and initializing the keystroke parameter to obtain the initial duration of the tap and The tapping interval time; (b) using the actuating unit to tap the keyboard according to the initialized keystroke parameter to obtain the at least one corresponding character; (c) determining whether the corresponding character and the text file are different, If yes, reset the tap interval and return to step (a). If no, perform step (d); (d) whether to continue the test, if not, end the test, and if yes, return to step (a) . In addition, the comparison mode can be divided into an asynchronous comparison mode and a synchronous comparison mode.

According to the keyboard response test system and method of the present invention, the control verification unit cooperates with the conversion unit to convert the text file into a control signal to simulate user typing. The tapping interval can be adjusted to increase or decrease the keystroke speed, and the maximum response speed of the keyboard can be obtained by comparing the difference between the text file and the corresponding character.

In order to make the above description of the present invention more comprehensible, the preferred embodiments of the present invention are described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The preferred embodiments of the invention are described in detail with reference to the claims

Please refer to FIG. 1 , which is a schematic diagram of a keyboard response test system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, which is suitable for testing the response speed of a keyboard of a device to be tested, in particular, the fastest response speed of the keyboard. The keyboard response test system 10 includes a host 110 and an actuation test device 115. The host 110 has a control verification unit 100. The actuation test device 115 has a conversion unit 120 and an actuation unit 130. The actuation unit 130 includes a keystroke array 131 and a control circuit 132. The keystroke array 131 further includes a plurality of keystroke components 1311. The keyboard 160 is electrically connected to the device under test 140.

In the preferred embodiment, the host 110 is a notebook computer and has a first screen 112. It can also be implemented for a desktop or tablet. The control verification unit 100 is configured to read a text file, such as a DOC or TXT file format, and the content may be a piece of text or an article, and does not limit the content or language of the text file. In addition, the control verification unit 100 presets at least one keystroke parameter and converts the text file into a series of word code signals 20, wherein the control verification unit 100 can be implemented as a software, and the word code signal 20 is, for example, a universal serial convergence. The Universal Serial Bus (USB) transmits the agreed signal.

The conversion unit 120 is electrically connected to the control verification unit 100 of the host 110 for receiving the word signal 20 and converting it into at least one control signal 30. Specifically, the control verification unit 100 is electrically connected to the connection port 1201 of the conversion unit 120 through the connection port 1101. The electrical connection manner may be wired or wirelessly connected, for example, Bluetooth, wireless. Regional network (WLAN), infrared (Infrared, IR), universal serial bus (USB), etc. The conversion unit 120 is implemented in a software and can also be disposed in the host 110.

Specifically, the conversion unit 120 converts each character representing the text file in the word signal 20 into a control signal 30, wherein the control signal 30 includes a key number and the at least one key parameter. The key number is used to determine which of the keys 161 of the keyboard 160 the keystroke array 131 of the actuation unit 130 strikes, such as the 15th keystroke component 1311 of the keystroke array 131, the 15th keystroke component 1311 The "C" key of keyboard 160 should be used. In addition, the key has a switching signal that determines whether the keying element 1311 is turned "ON" or "OFF" to determine the timing of the keying element 1311. The keystroke parameter includes a tap duration and a tap interval. The tap duration is used to indicate the duration of the tapping of the button 161, for example 0.1 seconds; the tap interval is used to indicate the interval between each tap (ie, the tapping period), such as 0.2 seconds.

The actuation unit 130 is disposed on the keyboard 160 and electrically connected to the conversion unit 120, and taps the keyboard 160 according to the at least one control signal 30 transmitted from the conversion unit 120. To generate at least one corresponding character. For example, each of the keystroke elements 1311 of the keystroke array 131 corresponds to each button 161 on the keyboard 160, wherein the keystroke component 1311 can be an actuator and is relayed by a relay ( Not shown) control, each relay's start, close, tap duration and tap interval are based on receiving control signal 30 from the conversion unit 120 to simulate user typing. The control circuit 132 is configured to receive the control signals 30 to control the actuation of the keystroke array 131.

The device under test 140 is electrically connected to the keyboard 160 for storing the keystroke array 131 to tap at least one corresponding character input by the keyboard 160. In the preferred embodiment, the device under test 140 is a notebook computer, and the keyboard 160 is a keyboard on a notebook computer. Similarly, the device under test 140 has a second screen 142, which can be used to display the actuation unit 130 to tap the at least one corresponding character input by the keyboard 160. Specifically, the at least one corresponding character may also be another blank text file, and the text input on the text file by the keyboard 160 is tapped. In addition, the device under test 140 can also be implemented by a desktop computer or a device having a keyboard, which can be a keyboard separate or combined with the host.

It should be noted that the device under test 140 is electrically connected to the host 110 to transmit the at least one corresponding character to the control verification unit 100 of the host 110 for comparison with the text file. However, the present invention is not limited to this embodiment, and the device under test 140 is electrically connected to the host 110, and the text file is transmitted to the device under test 140 for comparison with the at least one corresponding character. Specifically, the device under test 140 is electrically connected to the connection port 1102 of the host 110 through the connection port 1401. Similarly, the electrical connection between the device under test 140 and the host 110 includes a wired connection and a wireless connection, such as Bluetooth, Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN), Infrared (IR), and general-purpose strings. Column bus (USB), etc.

In the preferred embodiment, the response speed of the keyboard 160 can be obtained based on the difference between the text file and the corresponding character. Specifically, when the keystroke parameter is adjusted by the control verification unit 100, the keystroke array can be speeded up by shortening the tap interval time, and the user is simulated to speed up the typing speed. As the keystroke speed is increased, a maximum reaction speed of one of the keyboards 160 can be obtained when there is a difference between the text file and the corresponding character (i.e., an error occurs).

In summary, the keyboard response test system 10 of the preferred embodiment of the present invention uses the control verification unit 100 to convert the text file into the control signal 30 in conjunction with the conversion unit 120 to simulate user typing. The tapping interval of the control signal 30 can also be adjusted to speed up the keystroke speed, and the difference between the text file and the corresponding character is obtained to obtain the limit of the response speed of the keyboard 160, and the conventional keyboard test can only test each The key has the disadvantage of no reaction to pressing.

Hereinafter, a keyboard response test method according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. 2 is a flow chart of a keyboard response test method according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 together, the keyboard response test method of the preferred embodiment utilizes the keyboard response test system 10 described above. For related components, refer to the above description, and details are not described herein. The keyboard response test method of the preferred embodiment is suitable for the host 110 to test the reaction speed of the keyboard 160 of the device under test 140. The method includes steps S10 to S50.

In step S10, the control verification unit 100 set in the host 110 presets at least one keystroke parameter and converts a text file into a series of word code signals 20, and then performs step S20. Specifically, the text file may be in the above-mentioned DOC and TXT format, and the word signal 20 is, for example, a signal that is allocated by a Universal Serial Bus (USB) transmission.

In step S20, the conversion signal 120 is used to convert the word signal 20 into at least one control signal, and then step S30 is performed. The conversion unit 120 is electrically connected to the host 110. In the above, the conversion unit 120 converts each character representing the text file in the word signal 20 into a control signal 30, wherein the control signal 30 includes a key number and the at least one key parameter. The key number is used to determine which button 161 of the keyboard 160 is struck by the keystroke array 131 in the actuation unit 130, such as the 15th keystroke component 1311 of the keystroke array 131, the 15th keystroke component 1311 corresponds to the "C" key of keyboard 160. In addition, the key has a switching signal that determines whether the keying element 1311 is turned "ON" or "OFF" to determine the timing of the keying element 1311. The at least one keystroke parameter includes a tap duration and a tap interval. The tap duration is used to indicate the duration of the tapping of the button 161, for example 0.1 seconds; the tap interval is used to indicate the interval between each tap (ie, the tapping period), such as 0.2 second.

In step S30, the keyboard 160 is tapped according to the at least one control signal 300 by the actuation unit 130, so that the device under test 140 generates at least one corresponding character, and then step S40 is performed. The actuation unit 130 is disposed above the keyboard 160 and electrically connected to the conversion unit 120.

In step S40, the control verification unit 100 compares the difference between the text file and the at least one corresponding character, and then performs step S50.

In step S50, the at least one keystroke parameter is adjusted according to the comparison result to obtain the reaction speed of the keyboard 160.

Figure 3 is a flow chart of the asynchronous comparison mode of the preferred embodiment. In the following, with reference to FIG. 3, it is further explained how to adjust the at least one keystroke parameter to obtain the reaction speed of the keyboard 160 in step S50, which is started by step S510.

In step S510, the control verification unit 100 sets an alignment mode and initializes the keystroke parameters to obtain the initial duration of the tap and the tap interval, and then proceeds to step S520. For example, if the tap duration is set to 0.1 second and the tap interval is 0.2 seconds, the keystroke speed is the reciprocal of the tap interval, that is, 1/0.2 is equal to 5 keys per second (key/ Seconds) is also equivalent to hitting 300 keys (keys/minutes) per minute. It should be noted that the comparison mode can be divided into an asynchronous comparison mode and a synchronous comparison mode. In the preferred embodiment, the alignment mode is an asynchronous synchronization mode. Specifically, the asynchronous comparison mode is a way of comparing the entire text file with the entire at least one corresponding character after the keyboard is tapped.

In step S520, the actuation unit 130 is used to tap the keyboard 160 according to the initialized keystroke parameter to obtain the at least one corresponding character, and then step S530 is performed. In the above, the keystroke array 131 of the actuation unit 130 simulates a user input at a tap speed of 300 (key/minute) to obtain the at least one corresponding character.

In step S530, it is determined whether there is a difference between the at least one corresponding character and the text file. If yes, the tap interval time is reset and the process returns to step S510, and if no, step S540 is performed. Specifically, it is judged whether or not the response of the keyboard 160 can operate normally when input at the tapping speed of 300 (key/minute). When a discrepancy occurs, such as an input error or no input, the keyboard 160 represents that it does not function properly at this tap speed.

In the above, when the tapping interval is reset and the process returns to step S510, when the at least one corresponding character is different from the text file, the tapping speed is decreased, that is, the tapping interval is increased. For example, a tap speed of 10 keys/minute can be reduced each time, that is, the keyboard 160 is tapped at a tap speed 290 (key/minute). Therefore, according to a simple calculation, the tap interval is increased to 0.2069 seconds, and this data is set to the tap interval interval initialized in step S510.

In step S540, whether to continue the test, if not, the test is ended, and if so, the process returns to step S510. Specifically, if you do not continue testing, the test ends. If the test is continued, the process returns to step S510. In step S510, when there is no difference between the at least one corresponding character and the text file, the tapping speed is increased, that is, the tapping interval is increased to further test the keyboard. The reaction speed. For example, a tap speed of 10 keys/minute can be added each time, that is, the keyboard 160 is tapped at a tap speed 310 (key/minute). Therefore, according to a simple calculation, the tapping interval is reduced to 0.1935 seconds, and this data is set to the tapping interval time initialized in step S510.

When the initial value is further executed to step S530, it is compared whether the at least one corresponding character and the text file are different. If not, step S540 is performed, and if yes, the maximum of the keyboard 160 is obtained according to the tap interval time. reaction speed. Similarly, it is judged whether the reaction speed of the keyboard 160 can operate normally when input at the tapping speed 310 (key/minute). If no difference occurs, step S540 is performed and then returning to step S510 to increase the keystroke speed. For example, when the keystroke speed is increased to 420 (key/minute), the at least one corresponding character begins to differ from the text file, indicating that the response speed of the keyboard 160 is exceeded. Therefore, it can be judged that the maximum reaction speed of the keyboard 160 is 410 (key/min).

Figure 4 is a flow chart of the synchronous comparison mode of another preferred embodiment. In another preferred embodiment, the comparison mode is a synchronous alignment mode. Specifically, the synchronous comparison mode is an instant comparison with the text file and the at least one corresponding character mode. Referring to FIG. 4, the synchronization comparison mode is basically the same as that of FIG. 3, except that the same steps S510 to S540, after step S530, the method further includes: performing step S532, a dialog box is displayed to ask whether to continue, and if not, Then, the process returns to step S510. If yes, the process proceeds to step S534, that is, the difference in total occurrence is counted, and then returns to step S510. Specifically, in the synchronization ratio of the text file and the at least one corresponding character mode, when the keystroke array 131 of the actuation unit 130 simulates a user input, the second screen 142 of the device under test 140 follows The keystroke shows the text corresponding to the text file. At this time, the device under test 140 is electrically connected to the host 110 to instantly compare the at least one corresponding character of the positive input. When a difference occurs, the host 110 suspends the keystroke of the actuating unit 130 through the converting unit 120. A dialog box appears on the second screen 142 to ask the operator whether to continue the keystroke action. If the operator selects No, the process returns from step S532 to step S510, where the tap interval time is incremented. If the operator selects yes, step S534 is executed, that is, the keystroke array 131 continues to tap the keyboard 160 and completes the input of the entire text file, and then counts the total number of keys of the corresponding character and the text file, and then returns to the step. S510, the tap interval time is increased and returned in step S510.

In summary, the keyboard testing method of the preferred embodiment of the present invention uses the control verification unit 100 to convert the text file into the control signal 30 in conjunction with the conversion unit 120 to simulate user typing. In addition, the tapping interval can be adjusted according to the difference between the text file and the at least one corresponding character to speed up the keystroke speed to test the reaction speed limit of the keyboard 160, and the conventional keyboard cannot be tested. The shortcoming of the maximum reaction speed.

While the invention has been described above in terms of the preferred embodiments, the invention is not intended to limit the invention, and the invention may be practiced without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. The scope of protection of the present invention is therefore defined by the scope of the appended claims.

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1 is a schematic diagram of a keyboard response test system in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a flow chart showing a keyboard testing method according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 3 is a flow chart showing the asynchronous comparison mode of the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 4 is a flow chart showing the synchronous comparison mode of the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

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Claims (16)

A keyboard response test system, which is suitable for a host test and a keyboard response speed of a device under test, comprising: a control verification unit, disposed in the host, configured to preset at least one keystroke parameter and convert a text file into a series of a word conversion signal; a conversion unit for converting the word signal into at least one control signal; and an actuation unit, according to the at least one control signal sent by the conversion unit, tapping the keyboard to generate the device to be tested At least one corresponding character, wherein the control verification unit compares the difference between the text file and the at least one corresponding character, and according to the comparison result, adjusts the at least one key parameter to obtain a response speed of the keyboard . The keyboard response test system of claim 1, wherein the actuating unit comprises a keystroke array and a control circuit, and is correspondingly disposed on the keyboard and electrically connected to the conversion unit for receiving the at least After a control signal, the keystroke array is sequentially moved to hit a corresponding button of the keyboard to generate the at least one corresponding character. The keyboard response test system of claim 2, wherein the device to be tested is electrically connected to the host and configured to store the at least one corresponding character, and transmit the at least one corresponding character to the control verification unit of the host To match the text file. The keyboard response test system of claim 3, wherein the electrical connection between the device under test and the host comprises a wired connection and a wireless connection. The keyboard response test system of claim 1, wherein the conversion unit is implemented in a software. The keyboard response test system of claim 2, wherein each control signal comprises: a key number for determining which one of the keys the keystroke array hits; and the at least one keystroke parameter. The keyboard response test system of claim 6, wherein the key has a switching signal that determines whether the keystroke array is turned on or off. The keyboard response test system of claim 6, wherein the at least one keystroke parameter comprises: a tap duration for indicating a tap duration of striking the button; and a tap interval time, Used to indicate the interval between each tap. The keyboard response test system of claim 8, wherein when the at least one keystroke parameter is adjusted by the control verification unit, the keystroke array keystroke speed can be accelerated by shortening the tap interval time To get the maximum response speed of one of the keyboards. A keyboard response test method is applicable to a host test and a keyboard response speed of a device to be tested, and the method comprises the steps of: controlling at least one keystroke parameter by using one of the control units set in the host, and converting a text file into a series of word code signals; converting the word code signal into at least one control signal by using a conversion unit; tapping the keyboard according to the at least one control signal by an actuation unit to generate at least one corresponding character element for the device under test; and utilizing The control verification unit compares the difference between the text file and the at least one corresponding character, and adjusts the at least one key parameter according to the comparison result to obtain a reaction speed of the keyboard. The keyboard response test method of claim 10, wherein each control signal comprises: a key number for determining which one of the keys the actuation unit taps; and the at least one keystroke parameter. The keyboard response test method of claim 11, wherein the key has a switching signal that determines whether the actuation unit is turned on or off. The keyboard response test method of claim 11, wherein the at least one keystroke parameter comprises: a tap duration for indicating a tap duration of striking the button; and a tap interval time, Used to indicate the interval between each tap. The keyboard response test method of claim 10, wherein adjusting the at least one keystroke parameter to obtain the reaction speed of the keyboard comprises the following steps: (a) setting an alignment mode and initializing by using the control verification unit. The keystroke parameter is used to obtain the initial duration of the tap and the tapping interval; (b) using the actuation unit to tap the keyboard according to the initialized keystroke parameter to obtain the at least one corresponding character; c) determining whether the at least one corresponding character is different from the text file, and if so, resetting the tap interval and returning to step (a), if not, performing step (d); (d) whether to continue testing If no, the test is ended, and if yes, return to step (a). The keyboard response test method of claim 14, wherein the comparison mode is divided into an asynchronous comparison mode and a synchronous comparison mode. The keyboard response test method of claim 15, wherein the synchronous comparison mode further comprises a step after the step (c): (c1) a dialog box is displayed to ask whether to continue, and if not, returning to the step (a) If yes, then the total difference will be counted and then return to step (a).