KEYBOARD

• US 20100023659A1
• Filed: 08/25/2008
• Published: 01/28/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 07/25/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.), Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.), Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Xie, Shu, Xiao, Yun-Shan
• Granted Patent: US 7,886,092 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 710/63
• 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 3/0227 Cooperation and interconnection of the input arrangement with other functional units of a computer G06F3/023 - G06F3/037 take precedence

Abstract

A keyboard includes a keyboard control circuit, a card reader unit, at least one universal serial bus (USB) interface, a switch, and a BLUETOOTH unit. The USB interface is capable of coupling to the card reader unit. The BLUETOOTH unit is selectively connected to the keyboard control circuit or the card reader unit via the switch.

Claims

1. A keyboard comprising:

a keyboard control circuit;

a card reader unit;

at least one universal serial bus (USB) interface capable of coupling to the card reader unit;

a switch; and

a BLUETOOTH unit capable of being selectively connected to the keyboard control circuit or the card reader unit via the switch.

2. The keyboard as claimed in claim 1, wherein the at least one USB interface is arranged on a back of the keyboard.

3. The keyboard as claimed in claim 1, wherein the switch is arranged on an upper surface of the keyboard.

4. The keyboard as claimed in claim 1, further comprising an indicate apparatus capable of indicating status of an USB apparatus which is connected to the card reader unit via one of the at least one USB interface, wherein the indicate apparatus is connected to the card reader unit, and arranged on an upper surface of the keyboard.

5. The keyboard as claimed in claim 4, wherein the indicate apparatus is a lamp.

6. A computer system comprising:

a motherboard;

a BLUETOOTH module connected to the motherboard; and

a keyboard comprising;

a keyboard control circuit;

a card reader unit;

at least one universal serial bus (USB) interface capable of coupling to the card reader unit;

a switch; and

a BLUETOOTH unit capable of being selectively connected to the keyboard control circuit or the card reader unit via the switch, and capable of communicating with the BLUETOOTH module for data exchange with the motherboard.

7. The computer system as claimed in claim 6, wherein the at least one USB interface is arranged on a back of the keyboard.

8. The computer system as claimed in claim 6, wherein the switch is arranged on an upper surface of the keyboard.

9. The computer system as claimed in claim 6, further comprising an indicate apparatus capable of indicating status of an USB apparatus which is connected to the card reader unit via one of the at least one USB interface, wherein the indicate apparatus is connected to the card reader unit, and arranged on an upper surface of the keyboard.

10. The computer system as claimed in claim 9, wherein the indicate apparatus is a lamp.