Multi-media device

• US 20070236471A1
• Filed: 04/11/2006
• Published: 10/11/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 04/11/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Elan Microelectronics Corporation
• Original Assignee: Elan Microelectronics Corporation
• Inventors: Yeh, I-Hau
• Application Number:
  US11/401,258
• Publication Number:
  US 20070236471A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/173
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0416 Control or interface arrangements specially adapted for digitisers

Abstract

A multi-media device comprises a storage device to store multi-media files and a touchpad with a handwriting area thereon for user to input by handwriting to search or to name a file in the storage device. The storage device and the touchpad can be in a same device, or respectively in a separate master device and a control device. The multi-media device further comprises a display to show the input characters by handwriting on the touchpad.

Claims

1. An independent multi-media device comprising:

a storage device for storing a plurality of multi-media files; and

a touchpad with a handwriting area thereon for user to input by handwriting to search on the storage device.

2. The multi-media device of claim 1, wherein the touchpad is capable of inputting by handwriting to name a file in the storage device.

3. The multi-media device of claim 1, wherein the touchpad comprises a mode switch pattern thereon for switching the touchpad between a handwriting mode and other input modes.

4. The multi-media device of claim 3, wherein the other input modes comprises a button mode, a mouse mode, a scrolling mode or a sketch mode.

5. The multi-media device of claim 1, further comprising a mode switch button for switching the touchpad between a handwriting mode and other input modes.

6. The multi-media device of claim 5, wherein the other input modes comprises a button mode, a mouse mode, a scrolling mode or a sketch mode.

7. The multi-media device of claim 1, further comprising a display to show the input characters from the touchpad by handwriting.

8. A separate multi-media device comprising:

a master device having a storage device for storing a plurality of multi-media files; and

a control device having a touchpad with a handwriting area thereon for user to input by handwriting to search on the storage device.

9. The multi-media device of claim 8, wherein the touchpad is capable of inputting by handwriting to name a file in the storage device.

10. The multi-media device of claim 8, wherein the touchpad comprises a mode switch pattern thereon for switching the touchpad between a handwriting mode and other input modes.

11. The multi-media device of claim 10, wherein the other input modes comprises a button mode, a mouse mode, a scrolling mode or a sketch mode.

12. The multi-media device of claim 8, further comprising a mode switch button for switching the touchpad between a handwriting mode and other input modes.

13. The multi-media device of claim 12, wherein the other input modes comprises a button mode, a mouse mode, a scrolling mode or a sketch mode.

14. The multi-media device of claim 8, further comprising a display on the control device to show the input characters from the touchpad by handwriting.

15. The multi-media device of claim 8, further comprising a display on the master device to show the input characters from the touchpad by handwriting.

16. The multi-media device of claim 8, further comprising a display connected to the master device to show the input characters from the touchpad by handwriting.

17. The multi-media device of claim 8, wherein the master device and the control device are connected with a connection wire.

18. The multi-media device of claim 8, wherein the master device and the control device are connected with a wireless communication interface.