Wireless data processing system and method

• US 20040013434A1
• Filed: 04/11/2002
• Published: 01/22/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 04/16/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Acer, Inc., Wistron Corporation
• Original Assignee: Acer, Inc., Wistron Corporation
• Inventors: Hua, Yu-Cheng
• Application Number:
  US10/119,727
• Publication Number:
  US 20040013434A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 398/106
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/023 Arrangements for converting discrete items of information into a coded form, e.g. arrangements for interpreting keyboard generated codes as alphanumeric codes, operand codes or instruction codes
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0231 Cordless keyboards

Abstract

A wireless data processing system and method, adapted to a computer system having an infrared device, enables a user to wirelessly operate the computer system by a remote control. For example, during a multimedia presentation a current slide shown on a display will be changed to the next slide when a user presses the “Page Down” key on the remote control. That is, the computer system performs the corresponding process according to the signal emitted from the remote control and received by the infrared device. The invention comprises a mode switching module for switching an infrared controller of the infrared device between the FIR mode and the ASK mode.

Claims

1. A wireless data processing system adapted to a computer system having an infrared device, the infrared device comprising an infrared receiver and an infrared controller having an FIR mode and an ASK mode, for communication with a remote device having an infrared emitter, said wireless data processing system comprising:

a mode switching module for switching the infrared controller between the FIR mode and the ASK mode; and

a key simulation module for matching a signal, which is emitted from the remote device and received by the infrared device, with a key of the computer system and for simulating an operation of the corresponding key on the computer system.

2. The wireless data processing system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the infrared controller is built in a chipset.

3. The wireless data processing system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the remote device is an infrared remote control.

4. The wireless data processing system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the remote device is an infrared wireless keyboard.

5. The wireless data processing system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the remote device is an infrared wireless mouse.

6. The wireless data processing system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the infrared device further comprises an infrared emitter and the remote device further comprises an infrared receiver.

7. The wireless data processing system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the remote device further comprises a track ball.

8. The wireless data processing system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the computer system is a laptop computer.

9. The wireless data processing system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the computer system is a desktop computer.

10. A wireless data processing method adapted to a computer system having an infrared device, the infrared device comprising an infrared receiver and an infrared controller having an FIR mode and an ASK mode, for communication with a remote device having an infrared emitter, said computer system is installed with an operating system, said wireless data processing method comprising the steps of:

switching the infrared controller between the FIR mode and the ASK mode in accordance with an instruction of a user;

matching a signal, which is emitted from the remote device and received by the infrared device, with a key of the computer system; and

simulating an operation of the corresponding key on the computer system.

11. The wireless data processing method as claimed in claim 10, wherein the step of switching the infrared controller between the FIR mode and the ASK mode further comprises the step of switching the infrared controller from the FIR mode to the ASK mode, and the step of switching the infrared controller from the ASK mode to the FIR mode.

12. The wireless data processing method as claimed in claim 11, wherein the step of switching the infrared controller from the FIR mode to the ASK mode further comprises the steps of:

calling the operating system to stop the infrared device; and

programming the infrared device to the ASK mode.

13. The wireless data processing method as claimed in claim 11, wherein the step of switching the infrared controller from the ASK mode to the FIR mode further comprises the steps of:

programming the infrared device to the FIR mode; and

calling the operating system to start the infrared device.

14. The wireless data processing method as claimed in claim 10, wherein the infrared controller is built in a chipset.

15. The wireless data processing method as claimed in claim 10, wherein the remote device is an infrared remote control.

16. The wireless data processing method as claimed in claim 10, wherein the remote device is an infrared wireless keyboard.

17. The wireless data processing method as claimed in claim 10, wherein the remote device is an infrared wireless mouse.

18. The wireless data processing method as claimed in claim 10, wherein the infrared device further comprises an infrared emitter and the remote device further comprises an infrared receiver.

19. The wireless data processing method as claimed in claim 10, wherein the remote device further comprises a track ball.

20. The wireless data processing method as claimed in claim 10, wherein the computer system is a laptop computer.

21. The wireless data processing method as claimed in claim 10, wherein the computer system is a desktop computer.

22. The wireless data processing method as claimed in claim 10, wherein the key matched with the signal is a “

Page Down”

or a “

Page Up”

key.

23. A computer readable recording medium recorded with a computer program adapted to be used in computer system having an infrared device, the infrared device comprising an infrared receiver and an infrared controller having an FIR mode and an ASK mode, for communication with a remote device having an infrared emitter;

said computer program enables the computer system to execute the steps of;

switching the infrared controller between the FIR mode and the ASK mode in accordance with an instruction of a user;

matching a signal, which is emitted from the remote device and received by the infrared device, with a key of the computer system; and

simulating the operation of the corresponding key on the computer system.

24. The computer readable recording media claimed in claim 23, wherein the step of switching the infrared controller between the FIR mode and the ASK mode further comprises the step of switching the infrared controller from the FIR mode to the ASK mode, and the step of switching the infrared controller from the ASK mode to the FIR mode.

25. The computer readable recording media as claimed in claim 24, wherein the step of switching the infrared controller from the FIR mode to the ASK mode further comprises the steps of:

calling the operating system to stop the infrared device; and

programming the infrared device to the ASK mode.

26. The computer readable recording media as claimed in claim 24, wherein the step of switching the infrared controller from the ASK mode to the FIR mode further comprises the steps of:

programming the infrared device to the FIR mode; and

calling the operating system to start the infrared device.