CN108595017B

CN108595017B - Computer input system

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Publication number: CN108595017B
Application number: CN201810740290.1A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 夏炜
Original assignee: Shenzhen Delux Industry Co ltd
Current assignee: Shenzhen Delux Industry Co ltd
Priority date: 2018-07-07
Filing date: 2018-07-07
Publication date: 2024-03-19
Anticipated expiration: 2038-07-07
Also published as: CN108595017A

Abstract

The invention provides a computer input system, which comprises a keyboard and a control center, wherein the keyboard comprises a keyboard body and a knob assembly arranged on the keyboard body, the control center comprises an input module, a control module and a display module, the input module is used for receiving keyboard input signals of the keyboard, the display module is used for displaying functional interfaces of the knob assembly, a plurality of functional modules are displayed in the functional interfaces, and the control module is used for analyzing instruction content of the keyboard input signals and controlling the display module to display the functional interfaces according to the instruction content or selecting and executing the functional modules displayed in the functional interfaces. The computer input system of the invention utilizes the keyboard with the knob assembly to input, and can conveniently realize the input of more key values, thereby widening the functional range of keyboard input and being beneficial to improving the working efficiency of users.

Description

Computer input system

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of computer input, in particular to a computer input system.

Background

The keyboard is the most important computer input tool, and the existing keyboards are all input by setting a series of keys with fixed key values, and when a user clicks the keys, the computer can receive input signals corresponding to the key values of the keys. Since the number of keys on a keyboard is always limited, the number of fixed keys that can be directly input is limited. However, in certain applications, such as in the context of graphics processing software, there are often more key values that need to be entered, in which case the prior art approach is to implement the input either by means of a mouse and software menus, or by means of a set of combination keys. Both of these methods have problems of inefficiency for users (especially designers) who seek efficiency. In particular, for a one-hand keyboard, the number of keys is also significantly reduced due to the reduction of the volume of the keyboard, and the number of keys which can be directly input is smaller, resulting in fewer functions of the keyboard, so how to increase the number of keys which can be input while maintaining the existing smaller volume is also a problem which is plagued to those skilled in the art.

Disclosure of Invention

Based on the above-mentioned current situation, a main object of the present invention is to provide a computer input system, which can conveniently realize the input of more key values through a keyboard, thereby being beneficial to improving the working efficiency of users.

In order to achieve the above purpose, the technical scheme adopted by the invention is as follows:

the computer input system comprises a keyboard and a control center, wherein the keyboard comprises a keyboard body and a knob assembly arranged on the keyboard body, the control center comprises an input module, a control module and a display module, the input module is used for receiving keyboard input signals of the keyboard, the display module is used for displaying a functional interface of the knob assembly, a plurality of functional modules are displayed in the functional interface, and the control module is used for analyzing instruction content of the keyboard input signals and controlling the display module to display the functional interface according to the instruction content or selecting and executing the functional module displayed in the functional interface.

Preferably, the functional modules displayed in the functional interface include: volume adjustment module, light adjustment module, upper and lower direction key module, left and right direction key module, brush size adjustment module, mouse wheel module, zoom in and out module, and/or turn over the page module.

Preferably, in the function interface, a plurality of function modules are displayed in the form of a wheel.

Preferably, the wheel includes an annular display area in which a plurality of functional modules are displayed in a circumferential arrangement.

Preferably, the wheel disc further includes a central display area located radially inward of the annular display area, wherein information related to the selected functional module is displayed in the central display area.

Preferably, the knob assembly includes a rotation control part and a pressing control part, and the pressing control part includes a push button switch, a tact switch, a membrane switch, or a touch switch.

Preferably, the rotation control part includes a knob housing and a knob encoder built in the knob housing.

Preferably, the pressing control portion is provided at a center of the rotation control portion.

Preferably, the pressing control portion is provided on an outer peripheral surface of the rotation control portion.

Preferably, the keyboard is a one-handed keyboard.

Preferably, the keyboard body includes a key arrangement area in which a plurality of keys are provided, and the knob assembly is disposed at a right side or a lower side of the key arrangement area.

Preferably, a lower right corner of the key arrangement area is provided with a no-key area in which at least a portion of the knob assembly is located.

Preferably, the non-key area is a sector area.

Preferably, at least one key in the key arrangement area is adjacent to the key-free area, and an edge profile of the at least one key opposite to the knob assembly is arc-shaped.

Preferably, the system further comprises a mouse to generate a mouse input signal; the input module is further used for receiving the mouse input signal, and the control module is further used for selecting and/or executing the function module displayed in the function interface according to the mouse action type corresponding to the mouse input signal.

Compared with the traditional keyboard, the computer input system can conveniently realize the input of more key values, thereby obviously widening the functional range of keyboard input, effectively reducing the switching times of the hands of a user between the keyboard and a mouse, avoiding the user to memorize a plurality of groups of shortcut combination keys, and being beneficial to improving the working efficiency of the user.

Drawings

Preferred embodiments of the computer input system according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the figure:

FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram of a computer input system in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic top view of a preferred embodiment of a keyboard in a computer input system of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is an exploded schematic view of a preferred embodiment of a knob assembly in a keyboard of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a preferred example of a functional interface of a knob assembly in a keyboard of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a flow chart of a control method of the computer input system of the present invention.

Detailed Description

A first aspect of the invention provides a computer input system, as shown in fig. 1, comprising a keyboard 1 and a control center 3, preferably also a mouse 2. The keyboard 1 comprises a keyboard body 100 and a knob assembly 200 arranged on the keyboard body 100, a plurality of keys are arranged on the keyboard body 100, and the control center 3 comprises an input module 310, a control module 320 and a display module 330 which are sequentially connected. The keyboard 1 and the mouse 2 are connected to the input module 310 of the control center 3, so that the input module 310 can receive a keyboard input signal of the keyboard 1 (including input signals from a plurality of keys of the keyboard body 100 and input signals from the knob assembly 200) and a mouse input signal of the mouse 2. The display module 330 is configured to display a functional interface 400 (shown in fig. 4 by way of example) of the knob assembly 200, wherein a plurality of functional modules are displayed in the functional interface 400. The control module 320 is configured to analyze command contents of the keyboard input signal (mainly, input signals from the knob assembly 200, but may also include input signals of other keys) and control the display module 330 to display the function interface 400 according to the command contents, or select and execute the function module displayed in the function interface 400. The multiple functional modules displayed in the functional interface 400 include, but are not limited to, volume adjustment, light adjustment, page up and down, mouse wheel, etc.

The control center 3 is, for example, included in a computer, and may include a computer storage medium, in which a driver is stored, and the driver is capable of receiving and identifying the keyboard input signal and/or the mouse input signal, generating the function interface 400 of the knob assembly 200, and displaying the function interface 400 on a computer display through the display module 330, so that a user can intuitively select a function module therein, and quick activation of multiple functions is achieved.

A preferred construction of a keyboard 1 for use in a computer input system of the present invention is shown in fig. 2, and a preferred construction of a knob assembly 200 is shown in fig. 3. Of course, in the computer input system of the present invention, the keyboard 1 may have other structures than those of fig. 2, and the knob assembly 200 may have other structures than those of fig. 3.

Preferably, as shown in fig. 1, the knob assembly 200 may include a rotation control part 210 and a pressing control part 220, both of which are connected to the input module 310 so as to transmit corresponding keyboard input signals to the input module 310. Specifically, the press control part 220 may include a button switch, a tact switch, a membrane switch, a touch switch, or the like, and the user may generate a corresponding key input signal by pressing or touching the press control part 220 with a finger. Preferably, the rotation control part 210 may include a knob housing and a knob encoder 213 (shown in fig. 3) built in the knob housing, and a user may grasp and rotate the knob housing by fingers to cause the knob encoder 213 to generate a corresponding key input signal.

Preferably, as shown in fig. 4, the functional modules displayed in the functional interface 400 include, but are not limited to: a volume adjustment module (e.g., may correspond to a volume adjustment key in a conventional keyboard), a light adjustment module (e.g., may correspond to a brightness adjustment in a conventional keyboard, or may be used for a light adjustment function in graphics processing software), a up and down direction key module (e.g., may correspond to a up and down direction key in a conventional keyboard), a left and right direction key module (e.g., may correspond to a left and right direction key in a conventional keyboard), a brush size adjustment module (e.g., may be used for a brush size adjustment in graphics processing software), a mouse wheel module (e.g., may replace a function of a mouse wheel), a zoom-in module (e.g., may replace a zoom-out function key in a corresponding mouse or keyboard, or may replace a corresponding shortcut key, or may be used for a zoom-in function in graphics processing software), a page-up module (e.g., may correspond to a page-up and-down key in a conventional keyboard), etc. In particular implementations, those skilled in the art may implement a greater or lesser number of functional modules as desired. When the corresponding functional module exists, the keyboard adopted in the computer input system can omit the key corresponding to the functional module, thereby reducing the volume of the keyboard, for example, the keyboard is formed into a one-hand keyboard, and the functions of the keyboard are not affected.

Preferably, as shown in fig. 4, in the function interface 400, a plurality of function modules are displayed in the form of a wheel, whereby highlighting (e.g., highlighting) or selection of the respective function modules can be intuitively implemented corresponding to a rotation operation of the rotation control part 210 of the knob assembly 200. Alternatively, the functional interface 400 may display the plurality of functional modules in other forms (e.g., in a matrix form, including a single row matrix or a single column matrix).

Preferably, the wheel includes an annular display area 410, and a plurality of functional modules are displayed in the annular display area 410 in a circumferential arrangement, as shown in fig. 4.

Preferably, as shown in fig. 4, the wheel disc further includes a central display area 420 located radially inward of the annular display area 410, and both are preferably arranged concentrically, wherein information related to the selected functional module may be displayed in the central display area 420, for example, an adjustment manner of the corresponding functional module may be displayed, such as a corresponding adjustment direction when the rotation control portion 210 is rotated clockwise or counterclockwise.

In a specific use, the user may activate the functional interface 400 of the knob assembly 200 by pressing the pressing control portion 220 for a long time (for example, pressing for a duration of 1s or more, such as 2 s) or pressing the pressing control portion 220 for a fast time (for example, clicking twice), that is, when the functional interface 400 of the knob assembly 200 is not activated, the control module 320 analyzes that the action type corresponding to the input signal from the pressing control portion 220 is long pressing or pressing fast, and then controls the display module 330 to display the functional interface 400, for example, displaying the functional interface 400 on a computer display, so as to activate the function of the knob assembly 200.

Subsequently, the user may continue to select one of the function modules displayed in the function interface 400 by pressing the control part 220 in a short manner (i.e., clicking, for example, pressing for less than 1 s). For example, after the function interface 400 is started, one function module in the function interface 400 may be highlighted, and the remaining function modules may not be highlighted, in which case, when the user presses or clicks the press control unit 220, the currently highlighted function module may be selected. That is, when the control module 320 analyzes that the operation type corresponding to the input signal from the pressing control unit 220 is a short press, the currently highlighted function module is selected.

After the corresponding function module is selected, the user may perform the adjustment function of the function module through the rotation control part 210, for example, when the user rotates the rotation control part 210 clockwise or counterclockwise, the adjustment function of the corresponding function module is adjusted in different directions. That is, when the control module 320 analyzes that the action type corresponding to the input signal from the rotation control unit 210 is clockwise rotation or counterclockwise rotation, the control module 320 executes the selected function module according to a predetermined rule according to the rotation direction of the rotation control unit 210.

Taking the preferred embodiment shown in fig. 4 as an example, if the volume adjustment module is selected, the user may perform the volume up adjustment function when rotating the rotation control part 210 clockwise, and may perform the volume down adjustment function when rotating the rotation control part 210 counterclockwise; if the light adjusting module is selected, the user can execute the light adding adjusting function when rotating the rotating control part 210 clockwise, and can execute the light subtracting adjusting function when rotating the rotating control part 210 anticlockwise; when the up-down direction key module is selected, the user can perform the function of the up-direction key when rotating the rotation control part 210 clockwise, and can perform the function of the down-direction key when rotating the rotation control part 210 counterclockwise; if the left and right direction key module is selected, the user may perform a function of a right direction key when rotating the rotation control part 210 clockwise, and may perform a function of a left direction key when rotating the rotation control part 210 counterclockwise; if the brush size adjustment module is selected, the user may perform a function of increasing the brush (e.g., a function corresponding to a right middle bracket key) when rotating the rotation control unit 210 clockwise, and may perform a function of decreasing the brush (e.g., a function corresponding to a left middle bracket key) when rotating the rotation control unit 210 counterclockwise; if the mouse wheel module is selected, the user can perform the function of forward scrolling of the mouse wheel when rotating the rotation control part 210 in a clockwise direction, and perform the function of backward scrolling of the mouse wheel when rotating the rotation control part 210 in a counterclockwise direction; if the zoom-in/out module is selected, the user may perform a zoom-out function (e.g., a combined key function corresponding to a "Ctrl" key and a "+" key) when rotating the rotation control section 210 in a clockwise direction, and may perform a zoom-out function (e.g., a combined key function corresponding to a "Ctrl" key and a "-" key) when rotating the rotation control section 210 in a counterclockwise direction; if the page turning module is selected, the user may perform a page up function (corresponding to the "up" key) when rotating the rotation control portion 210 in a clockwise direction, and may perform a page down function (corresponding to the "down" key) when rotating the rotation control portion 210 in a counterclockwise direction.

Preferably, in the case that any one of the function modules is selected, a specific adjustment manner of the function module may be displayed in the central display area 420, as shown in fig. 4, for example, an icon rotated counterclockwise and an icon corresponding to a direction of change of function (such as light decrease) are displayed in an upper half of the central display area 420, and an icon rotated clockwise and an icon corresponding to a direction of change of function (such as light addition) are displayed in a lower half of the central display area 420, so as to prompt a user how to perform rapid adjustment.

In the case where the corresponding function module is selected, for example, when the adjustment is completed or not, the user may cancel the selection of the corresponding function module by pressing or clicking the pressing control 220 again for a short time. In the case that no function module is selected, no specific adjustment mode of any function module is displayed in the central display area 420, and in this case, preferably, prompt information for helping the user to select a function module may be displayed in the central display area 420.

In the case where no function module is selected, the user may sequentially highlight each function module by rotating the rotation control part 210 so that the corresponding function module is selected and the order of highlighting coincides with the direction in which the user rotates the rotation control part 210. For example, when the user rotates the rotation control section 210 clockwise, the function modules may be sequentially highlighted in the clockwise direction in the function interface 400, and vice versa. That is, when the control module 320 analyzes that the type of motion corresponding to the input signal from the rotation control part 210 is clockwise rotation or counterclockwise rotation, the control module 320 highlights the respective function modules one by one in a predetermined order according to the rotation direction of the rotation control part 210.

In the case where the function interface 400 is activated, the user may exit the function interface 400 of the knob assembly 200 by pressing the pressing control 220 again for a long time or quickly. That is, when the control module 320 analyzes that the action type corresponding to the input signal from the pressing control part 220 is long press or quick press, the control module 320 exits the function interface 400 of the knob assembly 200 and controls the display module 330 to cancel the display of the function interface 400.

Therefore, in the computer input system, the knob assembly on the keyboard can have a plurality of different functions, so that the functions of the keyboard can be greatly enriched, and the work efficiency of a user can be improved. In particular, the computer input system is particularly suitable for graphic processing, and can obviously improve the working efficiency of graphic processing workers.

Preferably, as shown in fig. 3, the pressing control part 220 includes a first pressing part 221, a spring 222, a second pressing part 223, and a push button switch 224; wherein the first pressing part 221 is used for receiving a pressing operation of a finger of a user, and preferably comprises a pressing head 2211 and a connecting column 2212 which is positioned below the pressing head 2211 and is connected with the pressing head 2211; the spring 222 is sleeved on the connecting column 2212, and the upper end of the spring 222 abuts against the lower surface of the pressing head 2211 so as to provide a resilience force for the first pressing part 221, so as to facilitate automatic reset after pressing operation; the second pressing part 223 is connected to the lower end of the connection post 2212 and abuts against the button switch 224, for transmitting a pressing force from a user's finger to the button switch 224, thereby realizing a pressing function. The second pressing portion 223 is, for example, a screw-shaped structure, and is connected to the lower end of the connection post 2212 in a threaded connection manner, and the head of the screw is used for abutting against the push switch 224. The push button switch 224 is, for example, a normally open push button switch, and generates a trigger signal after each push, and the trigger signal is transmitted to the input module 310 and recognized by the control module 320 as an input signal of the push control unit 220.

Preferably, as shown in fig. 3, the rotation control part 210 includes a knob housing and a knob encoder 213 built in the knob housing. The knob housing preferably includes a knob outer housing 211 and a knob inner housing 212, wherein the knob outer housing 211 is of a cover-shaped structure, and is covered on the outer side of the knob inner housing 212 from top to bottom, for receiving a rotation operation of a user's finger, the knob inner housing 212 is also of a cover-shaped structure, and is covered on the outer side of the knob encoder 213 from top to bottom, and the knob inner housing 212 is fixed with respect to the knob outer housing 211 at least in a circumferential direction, and a rotation portion of the knob encoder 213 is fixed with respect to the knob inner housing 212, so that a rotation motion of the knob outer housing 211 can be transmitted to the knob encoder 213 via the knob inner housing 212, so as to generate a rotation signal. The rotation signal is transmitted to the input module 310 and recognized by the control module 320 as an input signal to the rotation control section 210.

In the embodiment shown in fig. 3, the top surface of the knob housing 211 is provided with a first central hole 2111 for receiving at least a portion of the pressing control part 220, such as the pressing head 2211 of the first pressing part 221; the top surface of the knob inner housing 212 is provided with a second center hole 2121 for passing through the connection post 2212 of the first pressing part 221. It is easy to understand that the aperture of the second central hole 2121 is smaller than the aperture of the first central hole 2111, however, preferably, the aperture of the second central hole 2121 is also smaller than the outer diameter of the spring 222 and smaller than the outer diameter of the screw head of the second pressing portion 223, so that neither the spring 222 nor the screw head of the second pressing portion 223 can pass through the second central hole 2121. Then, in the assembled state, the lower end of the spring 222 abuts against the top surface of the knob inner case 212, and the upper end abuts against the lower surface of the pressing head 2211, so as to be compressively supported between the top surface of the knob inner case 212 and the pressing head 2211 of the first pressing part 221, whereby automatic resetting of the first pressing part 221 after the pressing operation can be conveniently achieved. Meanwhile, the second pressing part 223 is mounted to the lower end of the connection post 2212 of the first pressing part 221 from bottom to top inside the knob inner case 212, and thus, the screw head of the second pressing part 223 and the spring 222 are respectively located at the upper and lower sides of the top surface of the knob inner case 212, and since the outer diameter of the screw head of the second pressing part 223 is greater than the aperture of the second center hole 2121, the screw head of the second pressing part 223 may play a limiting role to prevent the first pressing part 221 from being separated with respect to the knob inner case 212.

Preferably, as shown in fig. 3, the pressing control part 220 is disposed at the center of the rotation control part 210. For example, the illustrated first pressing part 221, spring 222, second pressing part 223, and push button switch 224 are coaxially arranged in the center of the rotation control part 210, wherein the pressing head 2211 of the first pressing part 221 is received in the first central hole 2111 of the top surface of the knob housing 211.

Preferably, as shown in fig. 3, a torque transmission hole 2122 is further provided on the top surface of the knob inner housing 212, for example, two (or more) torque transmission holes 2122 symmetrically provided with respect to the second center hole 2121, and correspondingly, a corresponding torque transmission part (not shown) may be provided on the inner side surface of the top wall of the knob outer housing 211, which is located in the corresponding torque transmission hole 2122 in the assembled state, whereby torque transmission can be conveniently achieved. The connection manner and the torque transmission manner between the knob inner housing 212 and the knob encoder 213 depend on the structure of the knob encoder 213, and any available manner in the prior art may be specifically adopted, and will not be described herein.

Preferably, as shown in fig. 3, the lower end portion of the knob inner case 212 is provided with an outer flange 2123, and in the assembled state, the lower end portion of the knob outer case 211 is supported on the outer flange 2123 such that a certain gap is maintained between the top wall inner side surface of the knob outer case 211 and the top surface of the knob inner case 212 to ensure a certain compression stroke of the spring 222, thereby ensuring a certain pressing operation stroke of the first pressing portion 221.

Alternatively, it is also possible that the lower end of the knob inner housing 212 is not provided with an outer flange 2123, in which case, in order to secure the aforementioned compression stroke, the top wall of the knob outer housing 211 may be thickened or a corresponding boss may be provided on the inner side of the top wall thereof for bearing on the top surface of the knob inner housing 212.

Preferably, the outer diameter of the outer flange 2123 is the same as the outer diameter of the knob housing 211, so that the outer circumferential surface of the outer flange 2123 and the outer circumferential surface of the knob housing 211 may form a complete cylindrical surface, thereby enhancing the aesthetic appearance of the knob assembly 200.

Preferably, in the assembled state, the top surface of the first pressing part 221 (i.e., the upper surface of the pressing head 2211) is flush with the top surface of the knob housing 211, thereby enhancing the aesthetic appearance of the knob assembly 200.

When the user specifically operates the knob assembly 200 described above, for example, the outer circumferential surface of the knob housing 211 may be pinched by the thumb and the middle finger to perform a rotating operation, and at the same time, the first pressing portion 221 is pressed by the index finger to perform a pressing operation, whereby a high operation efficiency may be ensured.

In addition to the preferred embodiment of the knob assembly 200 described above in connection with fig. 3, at least a portion of the pressing control part 220 (e.g., a first pressing part for pressing by a user's finger) may be provided on the outer circumferential surface of the rotation control part 210 in an alternative embodiment, not shown. At this time, when the user specifically operates the knob assembly 200 of this alternative embodiment, the user may operate only by the thumb and the index finger, for example, the index finger presses the portion of the pressing control portion 220 located on the outer circumferential surface of the rotation control portion 210, and the thumb and the index finger press the other side of the outer circumferential surface of the rotation control portion 210 opposite to each other, so that the pressing operation can be performed by the urging of the index finger while the rotation operation is performed, thereby also ensuring high operation efficiency.

Preferably, as shown in fig. 2, in the computer input system of the present invention, the keyboard 1 is a one-hand keyboard, and the number of keys is reduced by more than half compared with a conventional keyboard due to the reduction of the volume of the one-hand keyboard, and at this time, the cooperation between the knob assembly 200 and the control center 3 can well compensate for the problem of reduced functions caused by the reduced number of keys.

Particularly preferably, the keyboard 1 is a keyboard suitable for a left-hand single-hand use, so that efficient collocation of a left-hand operation keyboard and a right-hand operation mouse can be conveniently realized.

Preferably, as shown in fig. 2, the keyboard body 100 includes a key arrangement area 110, a plurality of keys are provided in the key arrangement area 110, and the knob assembly 200 is provided at the right side or the lower side of the key arrangement area 110. When the user operates the keyboard 1 with the left hand, the switching of the fingers between the key arrangement area 110 and the knob assembly 200 can be smoothly achieved, the switching stroke is small, and the efficiency is high.

Preferably, as shown in fig. 2, a lower right corner of the key arrangement area 110 is provided with a no-key area 120, and at least a portion of the knob assembly 200 is located in the no-key area 120. It is easy to understand that for a keyboard used with one hand in the left hand, the stroke required for the fingers (mainly thumb and index finger) of the user to move in the key arrangement area 110 toward the lower right corner (or in the opposite direction) of the key arrangement area 110 is minimum, even the movement of the palm is hardly required, and thus the higher work efficiency can be achieved.

Preferably, as shown in fig. 2, the non-key area 120 is a sector area in which most (e.g., more than half) of the knob assembly 200 is located, thereby saving keyboard area, i.e., disposing more keys within a limited keyboard area (corresponding to a keyboard volume) and simultaneously disposing the knob assembly 200, further ensuring that the keyboard 1 functions sufficiently.

Preferably, at least one key (three keys in the embodiment shown in fig. 2) in the key arrangement area 110 is close to the non-key area 120, and an edge profile of the at least one key opposite to the knob assembly 200 is arc-shaped, and a center of a circle corresponding to the arc is preferably coincident with a center of the knob assembly 200, thereby improving the aesthetic appearance of the keyboard.

The computer input system is particularly suitable for various designers, can rapidly select common graphic processing commands through the knob assembly 200 on the keyboard 1, changes the traditional selection mode through a key or a mouse mode into the selection mode through the knob mode, improves the work efficiency of the designers, and enhances the work fun of the designers.

As mentioned previously, the computer input system of the present invention may further comprise a mouse 2 to generate a mouse input signal. In this case, the input module 310 is further configured to receive the mouse input signal, and the control module 320 is further configured to select and/or execute a function module displayed in the function interface 400 according to a type of a mouse action (such as a single click, a double click, a scroll wheel, etc.) corresponding to the mouse input signal, or exit the function interface 400.

For example, in the case where the function interface 400 of the knob assembly 200 has been activated, the user may exit the function interface 400 by clicking the center display area 420 of the function interface with a mouse. That is, when the control module 320 analyzes that the mouse click region corresponding to the corresponding mouse input signal is located in the center display region 420 of the functional interface 400, the control module 320 may exit the functional interface 400 of the knob assembly 200 and control the display module 330 to cancel the display of the functional interface 400.

For another example, in the case where the function interface 400 of the knob assembly 200 is activated, the user may select or deselect the clicked function module by clicking (clicking or double-clicking) a display position of any one of the function modules in the function interface 400 with a mouse. That is, when the control module 320 analyzes that the mouse click region corresponding to the corresponding mouse input signal is located at the function module display position in the function interface 400, the control module 320 may select the clicked function module (if no function module has been selected before); if the function module has been selected before, the selection of the function module is canceled; or if other function modules are selected, the control module 320 may directly select the function module that is double-clicked when it is analyzed that the action type corresponding to the mouse input signal is double-clicked, and cancel the selection of the function module that is selected previously.

For another example, in the case that the function interface 400 of the knob assembly 200 is activated, and in the case that any one of the function modules is not selected, the user can also realize a one-by-one highlighting of the respective function modules by scrolling of the mouse wheel, thereby facilitating selection of a desired function module. That is, when the control module 320 analyzes that the corresponding mouse input signal is a wheel signal, the control module 320 may sequentially highlight the function modules displayed in the function interface 400 according to a predetermined order according to a wheel scrolling direction corresponding to the wheel signal, for example, if the wheel scrolls forward, each function module may be highlighted one by one in a clockwise direction (i.e., consistent with a function when the rotation control part 210 rotates clockwise), whereas if the wheel scrolls backward, each function module may be highlighted one by one in a counterclockwise direction (i.e., consistent with a function when the rotation control part 210 rotates counterclockwise).

For another example, in the case where the function interface 400 of the knob assembly 200 is activated, and in the case where any one of the function modules has been selected, the user may also perform the selected function module, such as volume up or volume down, light up or light down, etc., by scrolling the mouse wheel. That is, when the control module 320 analyzes that the corresponding mouse input signal is a wheel signal, the control module 320 may execute the selected function module according to a predetermined rule according to the wheel rolling direction corresponding to the wheel signal, for example, if the wheel rolls forward, the same adjustment function as when the rotation control portion 210 rotates clockwise may be executed, and if the wheel rolls backward, the same adjustment function as when the rotation control portion 210 rotates counterclockwise may be executed, and detailed description for each function module is omitted here, specifically, see the foregoing.

Therefore, in the computer input system of the present invention, the cooperation of the keyboard 1 and the mouse 2 can more flexibly and efficiently perform the functions of the knob assembly 200, thereby improving the working efficiency of the user. On the other hand, in the absence of the mouse 2, the computer input system of the present invention can also function part of the mouse by running the knob assembly 200 on the keyboard 1.

On the basis of the above work, the second aspect of the invention also provides a control method of the computer input system.

As shown in fig. 5, the control method of the computer input system of the present invention includes the steps of:

s10, the input module 310 receives a keyboard input signal and transmits the keyboard input signal to the control module 320;

s20, the control module 320 responds to the keyboard input signal and performs one of the following predetermined operations:

activating the functional interface 400 of the knob assembly 200 and displaying it through the display module 330;

selecting one of the function modules displayed in the function interface 400;

executing one of the functional modules shown in the functional interface 400;

the functional interface 400 of the knob assembly 200 is exited.

The control method of the invention can conveniently realize the function expansion of the knob assembly 200 on the keyboard 1, so that the knob assembly 200 can play a plurality of different functions and can conveniently switch between the different functions, thereby greatly improving the working efficiency of users.

Preferably, in the step S10, the control module 320 further identifies an action type of the pressing control portion 220 and/or the rotation control portion 210 corresponding to the keyboard input signal, for example, for the pressing control portion 220, the action type includes long press, short press, quick continuous press, etc., and for the rotation control portion 210, the action type includes clockwise rotation and counterclockwise rotation;

in the step S20, the control module 320 performs an operation corresponding to the action type.

The control module 320 can more precisely and rapidly select different functional modules of the execution knob assembly 200 by differentiating and defining the action types of the pressing control part 220 and the rotation control part 210 into different input signals, thereby further improving the work efficiency of the user.

Preferably, in the step S10, when the control module 320 receives a keyboard input signal from the press control unit 220 and the control module 320 recognizes that the type of action of the press control unit 220 corresponding to the keyboard input signal is long press or quick press, in the step S20, the control module 320 starts or exits the function interface 400 of the knob assembly 200, that is, in the case that the function interface 400 is not started, the function interface 400 is started, and otherwise, in the case that the function interface 400 is started, the function interface 400 is exited. This allows the user to activate or deactivate the functional interface 400 of the knob assembly 200 simply by pressing long or clicking on the press control 220.

Preferably, in the step S10, when the function interface 400 of the knob assembly 200 is activated and the keyboard input signal received by the control module 320 is from the rotation control part 210, in the step S20, the control module 320 highlights (e.g., highlights) the function modules displayed in the function interface 400 one by one according to the action type of the rotation control part 210 in a predetermined order or performs the selected function modules according to the action type of the rotation control part 210 in a predetermined rule. Taking the function interface 400 of the preferred embodiment shown in fig. 4 as an example, each function module is displayed in a circular arrangement, if no function module is currently selected, when the control module 320 recognizes that the action type corresponding to the keyboard input signal from the rotation control part 210 is clockwise rotation (or counterclockwise rotation), the control module 320 may highlight each function module one by one in the clockwise direction (or counterclockwise direction) so that the corresponding function module is selected; alternatively, if the currently existing function module is selected, when the control module 320 recognizes that the type of action corresponding to the keyboard input signal from the rotation control part 210 is clockwise rotation (or counterclockwise rotation), the control module 320 may perform the corresponding function module according to a predetermined rule, for example, for a volume adjustment module, the volume is increased by clockwise rotation, the volume is decreased by counterclockwise rotation, or for a light adjustment module, the light is intensified by clockwise rotation, the light is weakened by counterclockwise rotation, or the like.

Preferably, in the step S10, when the control module 320 recognizes that the keyboard input signal received by the control module 320 is from the pressing control unit 220 and the action type of the pressing control unit 220 corresponding to the keyboard input signal is a short press in the case that the function interface 400 of the knob assembly 200 is started, in the step S20, the control module 320 selects a function module currently highlighted in the function interface 400 of the knob assembly 200 or cancels the selection of the selected function module. This allows the user to select or deselect the function module simply by clicking the press control 220.

In the control method of the present invention, different action types for the pressing control section 220 can be defined and distinguished as follows:

when the single pressing time received by the pressing control portion 220 reaches t0 or more, the control module 320 recognizes the corresponding input signal as a long press, where t0 is a preset time, preferably, t0 is greater than or equal to 1s, such as 1s, 1.5s, 2s, 2.5s, or 3s.

When the single pressing time of the pressing control part 220 is less than t1, where t1< t0, and the pressing is performed again within a time t2 after the pressing is finished, the control module 320 recognizes the corresponding input signal as a quick press, i.e., a continuous click, where t1 and t2 are preset times, preferably, t1 is less than or equal to 1s, and t2 is less than or equal to 0.1s is less than or equal to 1s.

When the single pressing time received by the pressing control unit 220 is less than t1 and the pressing is not performed again within the time t2 after the pressing is completed, the control module 320 recognizes the corresponding input signal as a short press, i.e., a single click.

Since the key board body 100 of the keyboard 1 is generally provided with the enter key, the user may also select or deselect the corresponding function module by clicking the enter key. That is, in the step S10, when the function interface 400 of the knob assembly 200 is activated and the keyboard input signal received by the control module 320 is from the enter key, in the step S20, the control module 320 selects the function module currently highlighted in the function interface 400 of the knob assembly 200 or cancels the selection of the selected function module. For the one-hand keypad shown in fig. 2, the enter key may be provided at a side of the knob assembly 200, and thus, a user may finish a tap of the enter key without moving a palm when operating the knob assembly 200, thereby ensuring efficient performance of work.

Preferably, as shown in fig. 4, in step S20, at least two of the following functional modules are displayed in the functional interface 400 in a circular arrangement: volume adjustment module, light adjustment module, upper and lower direction key module, left and right direction key module, brush size adjustment module, mouse wheel module, zoom in and out module, and page turning module.

Preferably, when the computer input system comprises a mouse 2, the mouse 2 is used for generating a mouse input signal; at this time, the liquid crystal display device,

in the step S10, the control module 320 is further capable of receiving the mouse input signal;

in the step S20, the control module 320 is further capable of performing one of the predetermined operations, such as selecting and/or executing a function module displayed in the function interface 400 or exiting the function interface 400, in response to the mouse input signal.

Preferably, in the step S10, when the mouse click region corresponding to the mouse input signal received by the control module 320 is located at a predetermined position in the functional interface 400 in the case that the functional interface 400 of the knob assembly 200 is started, in the step S20, the control module 320 exits the functional interface 400 of the knob assembly 200. For example, when the mouse click region is located in the center display region 420 of the function interface 400, the control module 320 may exit the function interface 400 of the knob assembly 200 and control the display module 330 to cancel the display of the function interface 400.

Preferably, in the step S10, when the function interface 400 of the knob assembly 200 is started and the mouse click region corresponding to the mouse input signal received by the control module 320 is located at the function module display position in the function interface 400, in the step S20, the control module 320 selects the clicked function module or cancels the selection of the clicked selected function module. For example, when the control module 320 analyzes that the mouse click region corresponding to the corresponding mouse input signal is located at the function module display position in the function interface 400, if no function module has been selected previously, the control module 320 may select the clicked function module, and if the function module has been selected previously, cancel the selection of the function module; alternatively, if other function modules have been selected, the control module 320 may directly select the function module that is double-clicked when it is analyzed that the action type corresponding to the mouse input signal is double-clicked, and cancel the selection of the function module that is selected previously.

Preferably, in the step S10, when the function interface 400 of the knob assembly 200 is started and any function module is not selected, and the mouse input signal received by the control module 320 is a wheel signal, in the step S20, the control module 320 highlights the function modules displayed in the function interface 400 one by one according to a predetermined order according to a wheel rolling direction corresponding to the wheel signal. For example, if the wheel is rolled forward, the function blocks may be highlighted one by one in the clockwise direction (i.e., in accordance with the function when the rotation control portion 210 is rotated clockwise), whereas if the wheel is rolled backward, the function blocks may be highlighted one by one in the counterclockwise direction (i.e., in accordance with the function when the rotation control portion 210 is rotated counterclockwise).

Preferably, in the step S10, when the function interface 400 of the knob assembly 200 is started and any function module is selected, and when the mouse input signal received by the control module 320 is a wheel signal, in the step S20, the control module 320 executes the selected function module according to a predetermined rule, such as executing volume up or volume down, light up or light down, and so on, according to the wheel rolling direction corresponding to the wheel signal. Specifically, if the wheel rolls forward, the same adjusting function as when the rotation control part 210 rotates clockwise can be performed, and if the wheel rolls backward, the same adjusting function as when the rotation control part 210 rotates counterclockwise can be performed, see the foregoing.

The control method of the computer input system of the present invention can conveniently start the function interface 400 of the knob assembly 200 in response to the user's operation of the knob assembly 200 on the keyboard 1, and then can conveniently and rapidly perform various input functions in response to the user's pressing operation of the pressing control part 220, the rotating operation of the rotating control part 210, the operation of the mouse 2, and/or the operation of the enter key on the keyboard 1, etc., achieving the purposes of locating any one of the function modules displayed in the function interface 400, selecting one of the function modules, performing the function of the selected function module, canceling the selection of the selected function module, exiting the function interface 400 of the knob assembly 200, etc., thereby being capable of greatly improving the user's working efficiency, enhancing the work and learning fun, as compared with the case of performing the input using a conventional keyboard, mouse.

It is easy to understand by those skilled in the art that the above preferred embodiments can be freely combined and overlapped without conflict.

It will be understood that the above-described embodiments are merely illustrative and not restrictive, and that all obvious or equivalent modifications and substitutions to the details given above may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the underlying principles of the invention, are intended to be included within the scope of the appended claims.

Claims

1. The computer input system is characterized by comprising a keyboard and a control center, wherein the keyboard comprises a keyboard body and a knob assembly arranged on the keyboard body, the control center comprises an input module, a control module and a display module, the input module is used for receiving keyboard input signals of the keyboard, the display module is used for displaying functional interfaces of the knob assembly, a plurality of functional modules are displayed in the functional interfaces, and the control module is used for analyzing instruction content of the keyboard input signals and controlling the display module to display the functional interfaces according to the instruction content or selecting and executing the functional modules displayed in the functional interfaces;

the knob assembly includes a rotation control part and a pressing control part;

the pressing control part comprises a first pressing part, a spring, a second pressing part and a button switch; the first pressing part comprises a pressing head part and a connecting column which is positioned below the pressing head part and connected with the pressing head part; the spring is sleeved on the connecting column, and the upper end of the spring is abutted against the lower surface of the pressing head; the second pressing part is connected to the lower end of the connecting column and abuts against the button switch; the second pressing part is of a screw-shaped structure and is connected to the lower end of the connecting column in a threaded connection mode, and the head of the screw is used for abutting against the button switch;

The rotary control part comprises a knob shell and a knob encoder arranged in the knob shell, the knob shell comprises a knob outer shell and a knob inner shell, a first center hole is formed in the top surface of the knob outer shell, and the first center hole is used for accommodating a pressing head part of a first pressing part of the pressing control part; the top surface of the knob inner shell is provided with a second central hole for the connecting column of the first pressing part to pass through, the aperture of the second central hole is smaller than that of the first central hole, the aperture of the second central hole is also smaller than the outer diameter of the spring, and the aperture of the second central hole is smaller than the outer diameter of the screw head of the second pressing part;

the top surface of the knob inner shell is also provided with a torque transmission hole, and correspondingly, the inner side surface of the top wall of the knob outer shell is provided with a corresponding torque transmission part, and the torque transmission part is positioned in the corresponding torque transmission hole in the assembled state.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the functional modules displayed in the functional interface comprise: volume adjustment module, light adjustment module, upper and lower direction key module, left and right direction key module, brush size adjustment module, mouse wheel module, zoom in and out module, and/or turn over the page module.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein in the functional interface, a plurality of functional modules are displayed in the form of a wheel.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein the wheel includes an annular display area in which a plurality of functional modules are displayed in a circumferential arrangement.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein the wheel further comprises a central display area located radially inward of the annular display area, wherein information related to the selected functional module is displayed in the central display area.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the press control comprises a push button switch, a tact switch, a membrane switch, or a touch switch.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the press control portion is disposed in a center of the rotation control portion.

8. The system of claim 6, wherein the pressing control portion is provided on an outer peripheral surface of the rotation control portion.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the keyboard is a one-handed keyboard.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the keyboard body includes a key arrangement region in which a plurality of keys are disposed, the knob assembly being disposed on a right side or a lower side of the key arrangement region.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein a lower right corner of the key arrangement area is provided with a no key area in which at least a portion of the knob assembly is located.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the keyless area is a sector area.

13. The system of claim 11, wherein at least one key in the key placement area is proximate to the no key area, and wherein an edge profile of the at least one key opposite the knob assembly is arcuate.

14. The system of any one of claims 1-13, further comprising a mouse to generate a mouse input signal; the input module is further used for receiving the mouse input signal, and the control module is further used for selecting and/or executing the function module displayed in the function interface according to the mouse action type corresponding to the mouse input signal.