Wireless Operating Device and Electronic Apparatus having the same

• US 20100309136A1
• Filed: 12/08/2009
• Published: 12/09/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 06/05/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Prime View International Company Limited (E Ink Holdings Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Prime View International Company Limited (E Ink Holdings Incorporated)
• Inventors: Shinn, Ted-Hong, Wang, Yi-Ching, Liu, Su-Cheng
• Application Number:
  US12/632,800
• Publication Number:
  US 20100309136A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/169
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0231 Cordless keyboards
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 1/0008 Associated control or indicating means
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2220/096 using a touch screen touch screen note input, e.g. using a displayed keyboard G10H2220/241; personal digital assistant [PDA] G10H2230/015
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2230/015 PDA [personal digital assistant] or palmtop computing devices used for musical purposes, e.g. portable music players, tablet computers, e-readers or smart phones in which mobile telephony functions need not be used touch-screen interfaces G10H2220/096
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2240/211 Wireless transmission, e.g. of music parameters or control data by radio, infrared or ultrasound beam G10H2220/405

Abstract

A wireless operating device includes a display panel, a touch panel and a control module. The display panel has a display area. The touch panel corresponds to the display area. The control module includes a substrate, a processing unit and a wireless transmission unit. The substrate is electrically connected to the display panel and the touch panel. The processing unit and the wireless transmission unit are disposed on and electrically connected to the substrate. The processing unit is configured for controlling the display panel to display an operating image in the display area, and controlling the wireless transmission unit to send an operating signal according to an operation applied on the operating image. The wireless operating device utilizes the display area to display various operating images to control various electronic devices, thereby improving the compatibility of the wireless operating device.

Claims

1. A wireless operating device, comprising:

a display panel having a display area;

a touch panel corresponding to the displaying area of the display panel; and

a control module comprising;

a substrate electrically connected to the display panel and the touch panel;

a processing unit disposed on and electrically connected to the substrate, the processing unit being configured for controlling the display panel to display an operating image in the display area; and

a wireless transmission unit disposed on and electrically connected to the substrate, the processing unit being configured for controlling the wireless transmission unit to send an operating signal according to an operation applied on the operating image.

2. The wireless operating device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the operating image includes at least a function switch key for switching various operating images.

3. The wireless operating device as claimed in claim 1, further comprising at least a function switch key disposed at a side of the display area of the display panel and electrically connected to the control module, wherein the function switch key is configured for switching various operating images.

4. The wireless operating device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the operating image is selected from a group consisting of a keyboard image and a remote control image with a plurality of control keys.

5. The wireless operating device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the display panel is a flexible display panel.

6. The wireless operating device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the display panel is an electronic paper display panel.

7. The wireless operating device as claimed in claim 6, wherein the display panel is selected from a group consisting of an electrophoretic display panel, a cholesteric liquid crystal display panel and an electrowetting display panel.

8. The wireless operating device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the display panel is a monochrome display panel or a color display panel.

9. The wireless operating device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the touch panel is selected from a group consisting of a resistive touch panel, a capacitive touch panel, an optical touch panel, and a piezoelectric touch panel.

10. The wireless operating device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the operating signal sent from the wireless transmission unit conforms to a standard selected from a group consisting of infrared standard, bluetooth standard, radio frequency identification standard, IEEE 802.11a standard, IEEE 802.11b standard and IEEE 802.11g standard.

11. An electronic apparatus, comprising:

a wireless operating device comprising;

a display panel having a display area;

a touch panel corresponding to the displaying area of the display panel; and

a control module comprising;

a substrate electrically connected to the display panel and the touch panel;

a processing unit disposed on and electrically connected to the substrate, the processing unit being configured for controlling the display panel to display an operating image in the display area; and

a wireless transmission unit disposed on and electrically connected to the substrate, the processing unit being configured for controlling the wireless transmission unit to send an operating signal according to an operation applied on the operating image; and

at least an electronic device having a wireless receiving module for receiving the operating signal sent from the wireless operating device.

12. The electronic apparatus as claimed in claim 11, wherein the operating image includes at least a function switch key for switching various operating images.

13. The electronic apparatus as claimed in claim 11, wherein the wireless operating device further comprises at least a function switch key disposed at a side of the display area of the display panel and electrically connected to the control module, and the function switch key is configured for switching various operating images.

14. The electronic apparatus as claimed in claim 11, wherein the operating image is selected from a group consisting of a keyboard image and a remote control image with a plurality of control keys.

15. The electronic apparatus as claimed in claim 11, wherein the display panel is a flexible display panel.

16. The electronic apparatus as claimed in claim 11, wherein the display panel is an electronic paper display panel.

17. The electronic apparatus as claimed in claim 16, wherein the display panel is selected from a group consisting of an electrophoretic display panel, a cholesteric liquid crystal display panel, and an electrowetting display panel.

18. The electronic apparatus as claimed in claim 11, wherein the touch panel is selected from a group consisting of a resistive touch panel, a capacitive touch panel, an optical touch panel, and a piezoelectric touch panel.

19. The electronic apparatus as claimed in claim 11, wherein the operating signal from the wireless transmission unit conforms to a standard selected from a group consisting of infrared standard, bluetooth standard, radio frequency identification standard, IEEE 802.11a standard, IEEE 802.11b standard and IEEE 802.11g standard.

20. The electronic apparatus as claimed in claim 11, wherein the at least an electronic device is selected from a group consisting of a computer, a multimedia player, an air conditioner, an electric fan, a stereo device, a television a fax machine and combinations thereof.