TWI682307B - Computer system with mode switching capability and mode switching method - Google Patents

Abstract

A computer system is provided. The computer system is connected to a pointing device with a left key and a right key for generating at least one input data packet. The computer system includes an input port, a signal filter, a target module, and a mode switching module. The input port is utilized for receiving the input data packets. The signal filter is electrically connected to the input port for determining whether the input data packets are corresponding to the operations of simultaneously tapping the left key and the right key of the pointing device. The target module is utilized for executing a specific mode of the computer system. The mode switching module is utilized for triggering the target module to be turned on or off according to the determination of the signal filter so as to switch the mode of the computer system.

Description

Computer system and mode with mode switching function Switching method

The invention relates to a computer system mode switching method.

In addition to the traditional keyboard typing input, the input methods of current computer operating systems usually provide handwriting recognition functions, so that users can perform handwriting input through input devices with pointing functions such as a mouse, a tablet, and a touchpad. In this way, it is convenient for those who are not accustomed to using keyboard input, and it is also conducive to searching and inputting characters or special symbols in unknown pronunciation. However, in the computer operating system, the opening and switching procedures of the handwriting recognition function are quite cumbersome, which is not conducive to user operation.

The invention provides a computer system. This computer system is connected to a pointing device. The pointing device has a left button and a right button to generate at least one input data packet. This computer system includes an input connection Port, a signal filter, a target module and a mode switching module. The input port is used to receive the aforementioned input data packet. The signal filter is electrically connected to the input port to determine whether the input data packet corresponds to the action of simultaneously pressing the left and right buttons of the pointing device. The target module is used to execute a specific mode of the computer system. The mode switching module electrically connects the signal filter and the target module, and triggers the target module to be turned on or off according to the judgment result of the signal filter to switch the mode of the computer system.

The invention also provides a mode switching method for a computer system. This computer system is connected to a pointing device. The pointing device includes a left button and a right button to generate at least one input data packet. This mode switching method includes the following steps. First, use an input port to receive input data packets from the pointing device. Subsequently, a signal filter is used to determine whether the input data packet corresponds to the action of simultaneously pressing the left and right keys of the pointing device. Next, a mode switching module is used to trigger the target module to turn on or off according to the judgment result of the signal filter to switch the mode of the computer system.

The computer system with mode switching function and its mode switching method provided by the present invention only need to perform specific operations on the pointing device (such as a mouse) to switch the mode of the computer system. It can greatly simplify the mode switching procedure and shorten the time required for mode switching.

100‧‧‧ Computer system

120‧‧‧Input port

140‧‧‧Signal filter

160‧‧‧Mode switching module

180‧‧‧Target module

200‧‧‧pointing device

The first figure is a computer system with mode switching function of the present invention. A block diagram of an embodiment; a second diagram is a timing diagram showing a preferred embodiment of the operation of the signal filter of the first diagram; and a third diagram is a mode switching method of the invention for the computer system of the first diagram Flow chart of the preferred embodiment.

The specific embodiments of the present invention will be described in more detail below with reference to schematic diagrams. The advantages and features of the present invention will be clearer from the following description and patent application scope. It should be noted that the drawings are in a very simplified form and all use inaccurate proportions, which are only used to conveniently and clearly assist the purpose of explaining the embodiments of the present invention.

The first figure is a block diagram of an embodiment of a computer system with mode switching function according to the present invention. As shown in the figure, the computer system 100 is connected to a pointing device 200 as its input device. The pointing device 200 refers to an input device with a pointing function, which can generally be used to control the movement of the screen cursor, such as a mouse, a tablet, a touchpad, and so on. The figure takes a mouse as an example. In addition to controlling the cursor movement of the screen, the pointing device 200 usually includes a left button and a right button to generate an input data packet to control the operation of the computer system 100.

In addition to the pointing device 200, the computer system 100 of this embodiment is also connected with a key as an input device. However, the present invention is not limited to this. Since the pointing device can also replace the function of the keyboard to a certain extent, the present invention can also be applied to a computer system that only connects the pointing device as an input device or a computer system that connects multiple pointing devices.

The computer system 100 of this embodiment includes an input port 120, a signal filter 140, a mode switching module 160, and a target module 180.

The input port 120 is used to electrically connect the pointing device 200 to receive input data packets from the pointing device 200. The input port 120 may be a wired input port, such as a universal serial port (USB), or a wireless input port, such as Bluetooth.

The signal filter 140 is electrically connected to the input port 120 to determine whether the input data packet corresponds to the action of simultaneously pressing the left button and the right button of the pointing device.

Take the mouse as an example. In addition to the left mouse button, right mouse button, and scroll wheel, general mouse commands can also be subdivided into actions as shown in Table 1 below.

After the mouse detects the user's command and action, it will generate a corresponding input data packet and pass it to the computer system. In one embodiment, the signal filter 140 is based on whether the input data packet generated by the mouse according to the user's action corresponds to a left-click (tapping) action and a right-click action with overlapping time periods to determine the input data packet Yes Whether it corresponds to the action of simultaneously pressing the left button and the right button of the pointing device 200.

Please refer to the second figure at the same time. In this embodiment, the trigger condition of the signal filter 140 (that is, the condition for determining that the left and right buttons are pressed simultaneously) is defined as the left and right buttons (Tapping). The definition of simultaneous clicks is that there is an overlap between the left and right clicks. The start time of the left-click in the figure is earlier than the start time of the right-click, and the release time of the left-click is later than the start of the right-click. However, the present invention is not limited to this. The judgment of this trigger condition is also applicable to the case where the start time of right-click is earlier than the start time of left-click.

In one embodiment, the pointing device 200 (for example, a mouse) determines that the pressing action with the pressing time between 0 and 0.5 seconds is a short press. Therefore, for user operations, the left and right keys simultaneously click It's not difficult.

The mode switching module 160 is electrically connected to the signal filter 140, and switches the mode of the computer system according to the judgment result of the signal filter 140. When the signal filter 140 determines that the input data packet from the pointing device 200 corresponds to the action of simultaneously pressing the left and right keys of the pointing device 200, the signal filter 140 triggers the mode switching module 160 to switch the mode of the computer system . In one embodiment, in order to avoid the interference of the pressing operation of the pointing device 200 on the mode conversion process, the mode switching module 160 will wait for the left and right key click period to end before performing the mode switching operation.

The target module 180 is used to execute a specific mode of the computer system 100, such as a handwriting input mode. The mode switching module 160 switches the mode of the computer system 100 by triggering the target module 180 to be turned on or off. In keyboard input mode (in this embodiment, it can also be understood as One of the default modes of the computer system 100), when the signal filter 140 determines that the input data packet corresponds to the action of simultaneously pressing the left and right keys of the pointing device 200, the mode switching module 160 activates a handwriting interface module (i.e. the aforementioned Target module) to activate the handwriting input mode (in this embodiment, it can also be understood as a specific mode of the computer system 100). In the handwriting input mode, when the signal filter 140 determines that the input data packet corresponds to the action of simultaneously pressing the left and right keys of the pointing device 200, the mode switching module 160 closes the handwriting interface module (that is, the aforementioned target module), To close the handwriting input mode and switch back to the keyboard input mode.

The foregoing embodiments describe the switching between the keyboard input mode and the handwriting input mode. However, the present invention is not limited to this. The working mode of other computer systems can also be switched through this embodiment. In one embodiment, it can be used to switch the working computer to a power saving mode or a sleep mode.

The third diagram is a flow chart of a preferred embodiment of the method for mode switching of the computer system of the first diagram of the present invention. As shown in the figure, this mode switching method includes the following steps.

In step S100, the input port 120 of the computer system 100 is used to receive an input data packet from the pointing device 200.

In step S120, the signal filter 140 is used to determine whether the input data packet from the pointing device 200 corresponds to the action of simultaneously pressing the left and right keys of the pointing device.

In step S140, when the input data packet from the pointing device 200 corresponds to the action of simultaneously pressing the left and right keys of the pointing device, the mode switching module 160 is used to switch the mode of the computer system 100 formula. In one embodiment, the mode switching module 160 can be used to activate or deactivate a handwriting interface module, so as to switch between the keyboard input mode and the handwriting input mode of the computer system 100.

The foregoing first figure is a hardware method for realizing the technical features of the present invention, and the present invention is not limited thereto. The signal filter 140, the mode switching module 160, and the target module 180 in the foregoing first figure can also be implemented using an application. For an embodiment, the present invention can provide a computer program product installed on an operating system (such as Windows, Android, iOS, etc.), which is encoded on at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium for use by a computer system . This computer program product includes a first computer readable program code and a second computer readable program code, which are used to describe the signal filter 140 and the mode switching module 160 in the first figure, respectively. The target module 180 may be an application program built in the operating system, or a third program code included in this computer program product. For example, taking a handwriting interface module (that is, a target module) as an example, the handwriting interface module can be implemented through a target application built into the Windows operating system. On the other hand, for an operating system that does not support handwriting input, it can be implemented using the third program code of the computer program product provided by the present invention.

The above are only preferred embodiments of the present invention, and do not limit the present invention in any way. Any person skilled in the art in the technical field, within the scope of not departing from the technical means of the present invention, makes any equivalent replacement or modification of the technical means and technical contents disclosed in the present invention without any deviation from the technical means of the present invention. The content still falls within the protection scope of the present invention.

100‧‧‧ Computer system

120‧‧‧Input port

140‧‧‧Signal filter

160‧‧‧Mode switching module

180‧‧‧Target module

200‧‧‧pointing device

Claims (8)

A computer system connected to a pointing device having a left button and a right button to generate at least one input data packet. The computer system includes: an input port for receiving the input data packet; a signal filter, Electrically connect to the input port to determine whether the input data packet corresponds to the action of simultaneously pressing the left button and the right button of the pointing device, and determine whether the action is a simultaneous click of the left button and the right button, wherein The click time is between 0 and 0.5 seconds; a target module to execute a specific mode of the computer system; and a mode switching module to electrically connect the signal filter and the target module and filter according to the signal The judgment result of the device triggers the target module to be turned on or off to switch the mode of the computer system, wherein the pointing device is a mouse. The computer system as described in item 1 of the scope of the patent application, wherein the mode of the computer system includes a keyboard input mode and a handwriting input mode. The computer system as described in item 1 of the patent application scope, wherein the target module is a handwriting interface module. The computer system as described in item 1 of the patent application scope, wherein the signal filter is based on whether the input data packet corresponds to A left-click action and a right-click action and the left-click action and the right-click action have a time overlap to determine whether the input data packet corresponds to pressing the left button and the Right-click action. A mode switching method is used in a computer system. The computer system is connected to a pointing device. The pointing device includes a left button and a right button to generate at least one input data packet. The mode switching method includes: using an input port, Receiving the input data packet from the pointing device; using a signal filter to determine whether the input data packet corresponds to the action of pressing the left key and the right key of the pointing device at the same time, and determining whether the action is the left key Simultaneously click with the right button, where the click time is between 0 and 0.5 seconds; and use a mode switching module to trigger a target module to turn on or off based on the judgment result of the signal filter to switch the mode of the computer system , Where the pointing device is a mouse. The mode switching method as described in item 5 of the patent application scope, wherein the mode of the computer system includes a keyboard input mode and a handwriting input mode. The mode switching method as described in item 5 of the patent application scope Method, wherein the target module is a handwriting interface module. The mode switching method as described in item 5 of the patent application scope, wherein the step of judging whether the input data packet corresponds to the action of simultaneously pressing the left key and the right key of the pointing device is based on whether the input data packet corresponds to A left-click action and a right-click action and the left-click action and the right-click action have a time overlap to determine whether the input data packet corresponds to pressing the left button and the Right-click action.

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