STARTING DEVICE OF ELECTRONIC PRODUCT AND METHOD THEREOF

• US 20110125292A1
• Filed: 12/24/2009
• Published: 05/26/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 11/20/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Askey Computer Corporation (ASUSTek Computer, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Askey Computer Corporation (ASUSTek Computer, Inc.)
• Inventors: Hsieh, Ching-Feng, Chang, Ting-Lin
• Application Number:
  US12/647,205
• Publication Number:
  US 20110125292A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 700/12
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0346 with detection of the device orientation or free movement in a 3D space, e.g. 3D mice, 6-DOF [six degrees of freedom] pointers using gyroscopes, accelerometers or tilt-sensors
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0487 using specific features provided by the input device, e.g. functions controlled by the rotation of a mouse with dual sensing arrangements, or of the nature of the input device, e.g. tap gestures based on pressure sensed by a digitiser
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text

Abstract

In a starting device of an electronic product and a method thereof, the starting device includes a detecting unit for detecting a motion state of an external device and generating a detecting signal by a motion state, a keyboard unit for generating a key signal, a memory unit for storing parameters, and a processing unit. While the detecting signal and the key signal correspond to a starting signal, the processing unit starts to output the corresponding starting signal which can enable the electronic product to execute a function action according to the parameters. Thereby, a function action command can be executed by a combination of the detecting signal and the key signal, and it is capable of simplifying the operation procedure and improving the work efficiency.

Claims

1. A starting device of an electronic product, applied for enabling the electronic product to execute a corresponding function action, and comprising:

a detecting unit, for detecting a motion state of an external device, and generating a detecting signal according to the motion state;

a keyboard unit, for generating a key signal;

a memory unit, for storing a predetermined parameter of the detecting signal, a predetermined parameter of the key signal, and a plurality of starting signals corresponding to a combination of the predetermined parameters of the detecting signal and the key signal; and

a processing unit, electrically coupled to the detecting unit, the keyboard unit and the memory unit, for receiving the detecting signal and the key signal, and outputting a corresponding starting signal according to the predetermined parameters of the detecting signal and the key signal to drive the electronic product to execute a corresponding function action.

2. The starting device of claim 1, wherein the detecting unit comprises:

a detector, for detecting the motion state, and generating the detecting signal; and

an analog/digital converter, electrically coupled to the detector and the processing unit, for performing an analog/digital conversion of the detecting signal.

3. The starting device of claim 2, wherein the detector is one selected from the collection of an acceleration detector, a gyroscope, and a combination of the acceleration detector and the gyroscope.

4. The starting device of claim 1, wherein the electronic product is a handheld data collection product.

5. A starting method of an electronic product, comprising the steps of:

(a) defining and pre-storing a predetermined parameter of a detecting signal and a predetermined parameter of a key signal, and a starting signal corresponding to a combination of the predetermined parameters of the detecting signal and the key signal;

(b) detecting a motion state of an external device, and generating a detecting signal according to the motion state;

(c) comparing the detecting signal with an inputted key signal, and outputting a corresponding starting signal if the detecting signal and the key signal correspond to the combination of predetermined parameters of the pre-stored detecting signal and key signal; and

(d) executing a corresponding function action according to the starting signal.

6. The starting method of claim 5, wherein the function action is a scanning action.

7. The starting method of claim 6, wherein the predetermined parameters of the detecting signal in the step (c) are a plurality of motion state action values, and the corresponding starting signal will be outputted if the detecting signal matches one of the motion state action values and the key signal corresponds to the predetermined parameter of the key signal.

8. The starting method of claim 6, wherein the predetermined parameters of the detecting signal in the step (c), are motion state changes, and the corresponding starting signal will be outputted if the detecting signal matches the motion state change and the key signal corresponds to the predetermined parameter of the key signal.