Signal filtering system and method for a computer system remote controller

• US 20040090357A1
• Filed: 01/24/2003
• Published: 05/13/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 11/13/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Mitac Technology Corporation (MiTAC Holdings Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Mitac Technology Corporation (MiTAC Holdings Corp.)
• Inventors: Chan, Chih-Kai
• Granted Patent: US 6,982,665 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 341/176
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/83 input devices, e.g. keyboards, mice or controllers thereof
• 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

Abstract

A signal filtering system for a computer system remote controller. The system includes a remote controller, a filtering control enabling unit, and a keyboard encoder. The filtering control enabling unit sets a filtering pin, enabling a keyboard encoder receiving a function signal from the remote controller to filter the signal, selectively transmitting the function signal to a computer system.

Claims

1. A signal filtering system for a computer system remote controller, comprising:

a remote controller to send a function signal;

a filtering control enabling unit to set a filtering pin; and

a keyboard encoder enabled by the filtering pin to receive function signals sent from the remote controller, and a transmit the function signal to a computer system.

2. The system as claimed in claim 1 wherein the filtering control enabling unit sets the filtering pin to a first value.

3. The system as claimed in claim 2 wherein the keyboard encoder filters the function signal when the filtering pin is at the first value, and transmits the function signal to the computer system if the function signal is permitted.

4. The system as claimed in claim 1 wherein the filtering control enabling unit is a manual control on the computer system.

5. The system as claimed in claim 1 wherein the filtering control enabling unit is software-enabled on the computer system.

6. The system as claimed in claim 5 wherein the software detects the mode of the computer system, and sets the filtering pin according to the mode of the computer system.

7. A signal filtering method for a computer system remote controller, comprising:

receipt of a function signal from a remote controller by a keyboard encoder; and

transmitting the function signal to a computer system according to a filtering pin.

8. The method as claimed in claim 7 further set the filtering pin by a filtering control enabling unit.

9. The method as claimed in claim 8, further comprising the filtering control enabling unit setting the filtering pin to a first value.

10. The method as claimed in claim 9 further comprising, when the filtering pin is at the first value, the keyboard encoder determining if the function signal is permitted, and, if so, transmitting the function signal to the computer system.

11. The method as claimed in claim 8 wherein the filtering control enabling unit is a manual control on the computer system.

12. The method as claimed in claim 8 wherein the filtering control enabling unit is software-enabled on the computer system.

13. The method as claimed in claim 12 wherein the mode of the computer system can be detected by the software, according to which the filtering pin is set.