Keyboard apparatus integrated with handwriting retrieval function

• US 20100013773A1
• Filed: 07/17/2008
• Published: 01/21/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 07/17/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Adesso Incorporated (Old Republic International Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Adesso Incorporated (Old Republic International Corporation)
• Inventors: Ku, Allen
• Application Number:
  US12/219,171
• Publication Number:
  US 20100013773A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/168
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/021 Arrangements integrating additional peripherals in a keyboard, e.g. card or barcode reader, optical scanner
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/03545 Pens or stylus

Abstract

A keyboard apparatus integrated with a function of retrieving handwriting tracks is disclosed. A handwriting retrieval module is disposed in the keyboard apparatus. The handwriting retrieval module helps users retrieve the data generated by tracing the handwriting in addition to input by keyboard. This keyboard apparatus integrated with the handwriting retrieval function implement a complete input solution.

Claims

1. A keyboard apparatus integrated with a handwriting retrieval function, comprising:

a keyboard controller used to convert a scan code received from a keyboard scan circuit, and to transmit the converted code;

a communication unit electrically connected with the keyboard controller, used to output the signals generated from the keyboard apparatus to a computer system;

a handwriting retrieval module electrically connected with the keyboard controller, further comprising;

a wireless detection unit used to detect and retrieve the handwriting tracks; and

a processing unit electrically connected with the wireless detection unit, used to receive the signals retrieved by the wireless detection unit, and to recognize the handwriting tracks.

2. The keyboard apparatus of claim 1, wherein the apparatus further comprises a stylus electrically connected with the handwriting retrieval module through wireless signals.

3. The keyboard apparatus of claim 2, wherein the stylus comprises:

a wireless emitting unit used to generate wireless signals that are received by the wireless detection unit;

a key module used to receive a keystroke instruction; and

a control unit electrically connected with the wireless emitting unit and the key module, used to receive a keystroke signal by the keystroke instruction, and transmit the keystroke signal through the wireless emitting unit.

4. The keyboard apparatus of claim 1, wherein the handwriting retrieval module has a character recognizing mode, a handwriting drawing mode, and a mouse mode.

5. The keyboard apparatus of claim 4, wherein the handwriting retrieval module uses the processing unit to recognize characters, and transmit the result in the character recognizing mode.

6. The keyboard apparatus of claim 4, wherein the handwriting retrieval module uses the processing unit to recognize and record the handwriting tracks, and transmit the result in the handwriting drawing mode.

7. The keyboard apparatus of claim 4, wherein the handwriting retrieval module controls a pointer position of the computer system by recognizing the position of a stylus in the mouse mode.

8. The keyboard apparatus of claim 1, wherein the handwriting retrieval module installs a display unit electrically connected with the processing unit for displaying the retrieval status and the recognized result.

9. The keyboard apparatus of claim 1, wherein the handwriting retrieval module further installs a buffer memory unit electrically connected with the processing unit for buffering retrieved signals.

10. The keyboard apparatus of claim 1, wherein the signals generated by the handwriting retrieval module are transmitted to the computer system through the keyboard controller and the communication unit.

11. The keyboard apparatus of claim 10, wherein the communication unit transmits the signals to the computer system via wired or wireless communication.

12. A keyboard apparatus integrated with a handwriting retrieval function, comprising:

a keyboard controller used to convert a scan code received from a keyboard scan circuit, and to transmit the converted code;

a communication unit electrically connected with the keyboard controller, used to output the signals generated from the keyboard apparatus to a computer system;

a handwriting retrieval module electrically connected with the keyboard controller, the signals generated by the handwriting retrieval module being transmitted to the computer system through the keyboard controller and the communication unit, the handwriting retrieval module further comprising;

a wireless detection unit used to detect and retrieve the handwriting tracks;

a processing unit electrically connected with the wireless detection unit, used to receive the signals retrieved by the wireless detection unit, and to recognize the handwriting tracks;

a display unit electrically connected with the processing unit, used to display receiving status and the recognized result; and

a stylus electrically connected with the handwriting retrieval module via wireless communication.

13. The keyboard apparatus of claim 12, wherein the handwriting retrieval module has a character recognizing mode and a handwriting drawing mode.

14. The keyboard apparatus of claim 13, wherein the handwriting retrieval module uses the processing unit to recognize characters, and transmit the result in the character recognizing mode.

15. The keyboard apparatus of claim 13, wherein the handwriting retrieval module uses the processing unit to recognize and record the handwriting tracks, and transmit the result in the handwriting drawing mode.

16. The keyboard apparatus of claim 12, wherein the communication unit transmits the signals via wired or wireless communication.

17. The keyboard apparatus of claim 12, wherein the handwriting retrieval module further installs a buffer memory unit electrically connected with the processing unit for buffering the received signals.

18. The keyboard apparatus of claim 12, wherein the stylus comprises:

a wireless emitting unit used to generate wireless signals that are received by the wireless detection unit;

a key module used to receive a keystroke instruction; and

a control unit electrically connected with the wireless emitting unit and the key module, used to receive a keystroke signal generated by the keystroke instruction, and transmit the signal through the wireless emitting unit.