System and method for switching software functions
First Claim
1. A method for switching software functions that enables a user to sequentially switch and open a sub-menu function of an application software through a hotkey set by choosing a group of keys on an input unit as the hotkey set, the method comprising the steps of:
- 1) setting a combination of keys as the hotkey set on the input unit to switch and open various sub-menu functions;
2) repeatedly pressing a first key of the combination of keys and then intermittently pressing a second key of the combination of keys to generate and send input signals to a data processing system;
3) instructing the data processing system to count to obtain a count value the number of times the user has pressed the combination of keys, and, according to the count value, sequentially switching representing diagrams on a display unit for the sub-menu functions of the application program accordingly, and upon reaching the diagram of the sub-menu function that the user wishes to open, releasing the first key of the combination of keys to open the sub-menu function represented by the diagram.
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Abstract
A software function switching method and a system using the same that allows the user to set and operate a group of keys in an input unit as the hotkey sequence for switching and opening the sub-menu functions of application software. The user only needs to repeatedly press the first key of the hotkey sequence, and then intermittently press the second key of the hotkey sequence to send the input signals via the input unit into a data processing system. This method and system instructs the data processing system to count the number of times the user has pressed the hotkey, and, according to the count value, diagrams on the display unit corresponding to the sub-menu functions of the application software are sequentially switched and opened. When switched to the diagram for the sub-menu function that the user wishes to open, the first key of the hotkey is released, and the sub-menu function represented by the diagram can be opened. This allows the user to sequentially switch to and open every sub-menu function of the application software using only a set of hotkeys.
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1. A method for switching software functions that enables a user to sequentially switch and open a sub-menu function of an application software through a hotkey set by choosing a group of keys on an input unit as the hotkey set, the method comprising the steps of:
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1) setting a combination of keys as the hotkey set on the input unit to switch and open various sub-menu functions;
2) repeatedly pressing a first key of the combination of keys and then intermittently pressing a second key of the combination of keys to generate and send input signals to a data processing system;
3) instructing the data processing system to count to obtain a count value the number of times the user has pressed the combination of keys, and, according to the count value, sequentially switching representing diagrams on a display unit for the sub-menu functions of the application program accordingly, and upon reaching the diagram of the sub-menu function that the user wishes to open, releasing the first key of the combination of keys to open the sub-menu function represented by the diagram. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A system for switching software functions used to enable a user to sequentially switch to and open sub-menu functions of an application program by a set of hotkeys, the system comprising:
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an input unit, wherein a set of keys is provided to the user to set and operate as the hotkeys for the application program, in order to sequentially switch or open various sub-menu functions of the application program;
a display unit used to display the switching and opening of the representing diagrams for the sub-menu functions of the application program through the hotkey operated by the user; and
a data processing system used to receive and count number of times the input signals are generated upon the user actuating the hotkey for a particular program via the input unit, and to perform the switching and opening of the sub-menu functions of the application program. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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