TWM254663U - Structure of a keyboard device with function for connecting with touching panel(s) - Google Patents

Description

M254663 IV. Creation Instructions (1) [Technical Field to which the New Type belongs] This creation is a keyboard device with multiple functions for a computer system (Host Computer System). It is a composite function that can be connected to at least one touch panel. Keyboard device, especially about a single chip microprocessor used to process data input from keyboard and touch panel and other devices in parallel and using a single USB (Universal Serial Bus; universal serial bus) connection interface to A keyboard device with multiple functions for connecting a keyboard device and a touch panel application device to a computer system. [Prior art]

With the rapid development and progress of computer technology, users have more demand for data input devices. For example, compared to the general input method by keys and mouse, the touch panel pointer device is a kind of most convenient breakthrough in the pointer device, which can provide user input click, move, drawing, handwriting and Input functions for other related applications.

1. The first picture is not intended to connect the computer system device of various know-how with various input devices. Referring to the first figure, the computer system device 丨 〇 〇 is connected to the connection interfaces 121, HI, and 161 of the three input devices 120, 140, and 160 through the three connection surfaces 101, 102, and 103, respectively. The input devices 120, 140, 160 may be input devices such as a keyboard, a touch pad, or a touch screen. The above-mentioned connection transmission interface may be a USB (Universal Serial Bus; Universal Serial Bus) or other connection transmission interface. ★ In the driving know-how, each input device requires an independent micro processor Wang Zhai and a transmission interface connected to the computer. In addition, each input device also

M254663 4. Creation Instructions (2) Each requires a connection cable to connect the device to a computer system. In other words, if multiple input devices are to be connected to the computer system, the multiple input devices described above require multiple connection lines and multiple transmission interfaces. This will not only make the connection between the computer and the device difficult and messy, but also complicate the software and hardware installation of the computer, making maintenance or expansion difficult. Moreover, each input device requires a separate microprocessor, transmission interface, and connection lines, which will also increase the material and manufacturing costs of the device. In view of the well-known technology, it is clearly found that there are many connections between the computer system and each fixed input device. Questions on installation, maintenance, and cost1 Therefore, how to design a composite multifunctional input device To improve the connection between the computer system and the input device, reduce the material and manufacturing cost of the device, and simplify the installation and maintenance of the computer system and device. It is worthy of research. ° [New Content] The main purpose of creation is to provide a multi-function keyboard device that can be connected to an external touch panel application device. The design of this creation includes at least a processor for parallel processing and calculation of data input from keyboard devices and devices; a shared USB transmission interface, which uses seven percent of the brain's brain system devices to connect and transmit data to each other and Commands; an integrated circuit to capture the turn from the keyboard device and the touch panel application device; a connector group for connecting an external touch panel. The design and integration of the keyboard device and the touch panel indicator device are designed to integrate the connection and transmission interface, the single-chip microprocessor and the connection line, which greatly reduces the cost of materials and manufacturing. 'can

Page 8 M254663 4. Creation Instructions (3) Another purpose of this creation is to provide a keyboard device with an external touch panel input device function. According to the design of this creation, the keyboard device and the touch panel application device can be connected to the computer system through a USB transmission interface and a USB cable, thereby achieving the purpose of easy connection, installation and maintenance.

According to the above-mentioned purpose, the device of the present invention provides a connector group, which can be connected to at least one group of touch panel application devices, and serves as the No. 1 operating device of the computer indicator. After the signal captured from the touch panel is processed by the single-chip microprocessor in the device, it can be converted into an indicator data format acceptable to the computer system to become an indicator input device of the computer system. The multifunctional keyboard device is an integrated keyboard device and a touch panel indicator device ’, and a common USB (Universal Serial

Bus; Universal Serial Bus) transmission interface is connected with the computer system. The integrated circuit of the above-mentioned composite function keyboard device can separately capture signals input from the keyboard and touch panel application device, and perform data calculation and processing through a single-chip microprocessor, without the need for each input device Each one is provided with a single-chip microprocessor, so the cost of materials and production of the device can be reduced. On the other hand, the design of this creation only needs a USB transmission interface and a USB cable to connect the keyboard device and the touch panel indicator device to a computer system, which can not only reduce the material and manufacturing cost of the device, but also Make the connection, installation and maintenance between the device and the computer system easier and simpler. [Embodiment] The illustrative embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail as follows. However, except

Page 9 M254663 IV. Creation Instructions (4) 2 In addition to the description of the embodiment, this creation can also be applied to other implementations: and other related applications of the touch panel attached to the device of this creation Without limitation, they are the scope of patents claimed by this patent. Shovel-like creation "An embodiment is a # 可 外 contact # panel < composite function society μ = the touch panel external to the device can be used as a touch panel ^ Γ capture device. The second figure is a structural block diagram of a composite function keyboard device with an external f-touch panel according to this embodiment. Refer to the second person ^ a composite function keyboard device with an external touch panel design package 3 a single-chip microprocessor 21o, an integrated circuit 22o, a keyboard key set, 230, a connector group of the touch panel 24〇, and a usb (universal serial sink =) transmission interface 250. The integrated circuit 22 described above further includes a keyboard matrix scanning circuit 2 2 2. An analog and digital conversion circuit 224 for capturing signals from a touch panel and a multiplexing circuit Kg for scanning and selecting signals from a touch panel. The above-mentioned connector group 240 can be connected with at least one touch panel or more as a signal acquisition device of a pointer, such as the components 242 and ′ 2 ^ 4 shown in the second figure. The single-chip microprocessor 21 in this device can control, calculate and process the signals retrieved from the keyboard key device and the touch panel device in parallel, and convert them into the data format of the keyboard and indicator accepted by the computer system. Via a USB (Universal Serial Bus) transmission interface 25, it is transmitted to a computer system 260. The keyboard matrix scanning circuit 222 in the integrated circuit 220 can be controlled by the single-chip microprocessor 210, and is responsible for scanning and capturing the input of the keyboard key device. ^ Information. The analog and digital conversion circuit 224 in the integrated circuit 220 is controlled by a single-chip microprocessor 21 0, which can be selected from the scanning and selecting multiplexer circuit 2 2 6

M254663 IV. Creative Instructions (5) '* -One, the analog signals input by the touch panel are converted into digital data, and then processed and processed by the single-chip microprocessor 210, and then converted into a computer system 260 Acceptable coordinate data and key commands. The delineating and selecting multiplexer circuit 22β in the integrated circuit 220 is controlled by the single-chip microprocessor 210 for alternately scanning and selecting the input signals of the touch panel connected by the connector group. The connector group 240 may be used to externally connect at least one group of touch panel devices. The USB transmission interface 250 is an interface for connecting the device and the computer system 260, and is responsible for transmitting data and commands between the two devices. According to the design of this specification, 'this device uses a single-chip microprocessor to control an integrated application circuit to capture input signals from the keyboard key device and the touch panel device' and passes the captured signals through a micro-processing After processing and calculation by the controller, it is converted into the data format of the keyboard or board pointer, and the data input by the keyboard or pointer can be transmitted to a computer system through a USB (Universal Serial Bus) transmission interface. In other words, according to the design of this manual, the “external touch panel is used as a signal input acquisition device of the pointer device” and shares a single-chip microprocessor and a USB (Universal Serial Bus) transmission interface with the keyboard device, as shown in As shown in the second figure. Compared to conventional techniques, each input device requires an application circuit, a single-chip microprocessor, and a transmission interface to complete an independent design. The design disclosed in this specification can use an integrated application circuit. , A single-chip microprocessor, a USB transmission interface and a connector group to complete a composite function input device design. This design method can save the material consumption of application circuits, single-chip microprocessors and transmission interfaces, so it can effectively reduce

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Low input device materials and manufacturing costs.

On the other hand, according to the design of this manual, since the above only uses a USB transmission interface, only one USB connection cable is needed between this device and the computer system to connect a keyboard input device to at least one group of more than one Touch panel device. Therefore, compared with the prior art, this design can effectively reduce the connection lines between the input devices and the computer system. As described in the embodiment described in 2, the touch panel device is connected to an integrated application circuit through a connector group on the device. According to this design, not only can more than one touch panel device be connected, The touch panel devices of various sizes and types can also be replaced and used at any time, which further expands the related application fields of the touch panel devices, and it is more flexible and convenient to disassemble and connect the touch panel devices. The second figure is used to explain a connection and operation mode between the composite function keyboard of an external touch panel device and a computer system. Referring to the second figure, a USB (Universal Serial Bus) transmission interface can be used between the computer system 32 and the composite function keyboard 340 that can be connected to an external touch panel device to transmit data and commands to each other. The aforementioned USB transmission interface includes a control pipe 362 and a plurality of data pipes 364.

The above-mentioned computer system 3 2 0 is connected to the control en (jp0int) 352 of the composite function keyboard 340 which can be connected to an external touch panel device through the control pipe 3 6 2. The female-negative material pipeline 3 6 4 is respectively connected to an input device to a corresponding device driver in the computer system 320 as a data transmission pipeline. For example, in the above-mentioned embodiment, a data channel 364 is a key of a composite function keyboard 34o which can be connected to an external touch panel device.

M254663 、 Creation (7) Disk input device 342 to Thunderbolt 322 '· Another data pipe 364 from / even first 320 = disk device driver ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ is connected to the first touch panel device 344 ( For example, the screen touch panel device driving mode 324 in the brain system 320, and another data pipe 364 is connected to 346 (such as a pointer device) to the electric touch & panel device. Μ ^ i computer The indicator device driver of the system 320 is a virtual touch-surface t input device 342, and the first touch panel device 344 board = ί 46 can be integrated into the above-mentioned external touch surface 3 ^ 1 // Λ ^ 340 f ^ ^ ^ (configuration) In an embodiment with a surface of 1 ° ΛΛ, the above has an external touch control :: the device's complex δ function keyboard 34. The configuration can be changed or added (such as pain Γ configuration, third configuration, etc.) ) Design to achieve external connection with other different heart devices, the connection and operation mode between the second or third configuration and the computer system 320 can refer to the design of the first configuration. Each input device in the function keyboard 340 may include an input terminal (in endpoin t) (such as 342a, 344a, 346a, etc. in the third figure), or an output (out end point) (w 342b, 344b, and 346b, etc. in the third figure). The above-mentioned input and output The terminal can be connected to the device hardware layer 38 of the device. Therefore, each input device in the device can transfer data and commands with the computer system through a USB transmission interface in the device. Computer system 32 An input / output management device (I / O Manager) 332 is integrated to manage and drive the input and output actions of various devices. The above-mentioned input / output management device 332 can be interconnected with an application program (Application Program) 334. Therefore, use You can use the application program 334 to request the computer system 32 to manage page 13 M254663 IV. Creative instructions (8) '* ------ and drive the actions of each device.… Enter Ίσ above. This manual provides A keyboard capable of being connected to an external touch panel device includes: ϊΠ: ίϊ: a composite function of an external touch panel device, an integrated circuit, a keyboard, a connector group of a touch panel, And a USB transfer The interface can further include a keyboard matrix scan circuit, a touch analog and digital conversion circuit, and a touch panel signal scanning circuit. The above-mentioned connector group of the touch panel device can be External: The touch panel device on ΐt. Therefore, according to the design of this manual, Α does not need to set a related circuit and microprocessor for each input device in the device, but uses the The microprocessor comes to the field: Processes and calculates the signal data captured from the touch panel device, and uses a USB (Universal Serial Bus) transmission interface to connect the device to a computer. Ί & Reduce the material and manufacturing costs of the device , And make the connection, installation and maintenance between the device and the computer system easier and more convenient. What is described above is only a preferred embodiment of this creation, and this embodiment is only for illustration, not for limiting the scope of patent application for this creation. It is implemented within the scope of Fan Zui, which does not depart from the essence of the creation. This special change should still be within the scope of this creation. For this reason, the scope of this creation is defined by the scope of patent application below.

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[Brief description of the diagram] Ϊ: A schematic diagram of an input device according to the known art; a composite function of an external touch panel device created by function keys; Γ a composite of an external touch panel device [main part; representative = Schematic diagram of the connection and operation mode. 1〇〇 Computer system 101 Computer system connection interface

102 Computer system connection interface 103 Computer system connection interface 120 Input device 121 Input device 120 Connection interface 140 Input device 141 Input device 140 Connection interface 16 0 Input device

161 Connection interface of input device 160 21 Single-chip microprocessor 220 Integrated circuit 222 Keyboard matrix scanning circuit 224 Analog and digital conversion circuit for touch panel couch signal 226 Scanning and selection multiplexing circuit for touch panel capture signal 230 Keyboard key device 240 connector set for touch panel device

M254663 Brief description of drawings 242 Touch panel device 244 Touch panel device 25 0 USB (Universal Serial Bus) Transmission Interface 260 Host Computer 320 Host Computer 322 Keyboard Device Driver 324 Screen Touch Panel Device driver 326 Pointer device driver 332 Input / output management device 334 Application 340 Composite function keyboard with external touch panel device 341 First configuration 342 Keyboard input device 344 First touch panel device 346 Second touch panel Device 342a, 344a, 346a Input terminal 342b, 344b, 346b Output terminal 352 Control terminal 362 Control pipe 364 Data pipe 380 Device hardware layer

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Claims (1)

M254663 V. Application for patent scope 1. A composite function keyboard capable of external touch panel device, the composite function keyboard capable of external touch panel device includes: a microprocessor; an integrated circuit, the integrated circuit is electrically coupled to The microprocessor a touch panel device connector group, the touch panel device connector group is electrically coupled to the touch panel device; and a transmission interface, the transmission interface is electrically coupled to the microprocessor 〇2. According to the composite function keyboard with an external touch panel device described in item 1 of the scope of patent application, the above integrated circuit further includes: a keyboard matrix scanning circuit; an analog and digital conversion circuit of a touch panel device; and a touch Scanning and selection multiplexing circuit of control panel device. 3. The composite function keyboard with an external touch panel device described in item 1 of the scope of patent application, further comprising a keyboard key device, wherein the keyboard key device is electrically coupled to the keyboard matrix scanning circuit. 4. The composite function keyboard with an external touch panel device as described in item 1 of the scope of patent application, wherein the above-mentioned transmission interface includes a USB universal serial bus. Page 17