TOUCH-TYPE TRANSPARENT KEYBOARD

• US 20110291958A1
• Filed: 09/24/2010
• Published: 12/01/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 05/28/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: FIH (Hong Kong) Limited (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: FIH (Hong Kong) Limited (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: WU, KUN-TSAN, TIEN, LI-WEN
• Application Number:
  US12/889,585
• Publication Number:
  US 20110291958A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/173
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0202 Constructional details or processes of manufacture of the input device
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0219 Special purpose keyboards
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0238 Programmable keyboards key guide holders G06F3/0224

Abstract

A touch-type transparent keyboard is for use with an electronic device. The touch-type transparent keyboard includes a touch screen, a transparent plate, a keyboard layer. The transparent plate includes a lens. The keyboard layer is disposed between the touch screen and the transparent plate. The lens facilitates people with poor eyesight to be able to read the text.

Claims

1. A touch-type transparent keyboard, comprising:

a touch screen;

a transparent plate comprising a lens; and

a keyboard layer disposed between the touch screen and the transparent plate, the keyboard layer including an observation area, the lens being aligning with the observation area.

2. The touch-type transparent keyboard as claimed in claim 1, wherein the touch screen comprises a control module, the keyboard layer comprises a plurality of key icons and a driver circuit electrically connecting the key icons to the control module.

3. The touch-type transparent keyboard as claimed in claim 2, wherein the key icons are attached to the keyboard layer adjacent to the touch screen.

4. The touch-type transparent keyboard as claimed in claim 2, wherein the key icons are attached to the keyboard layer away from the touch screen.

5. The touch-type transparent keyboard as claimed in claim 1, wherein the transparent plate comprises a transparent support position positioned on the transparent plate, a cross section of the support position is triangular.

6. The touch-type transparent keyboard as claimed in claim 1, wherein the transparent plate comprises two support positions, each support position comprises a post and a sleeve rotatably assembled to the post.

7. The touch-type transparent keyboard as claimed in claim 6, wherein the post comprises an outer screw thread, and the sleeve comprises an inner screw thread matching with the outer screw thread.

8. The touch-type transparent keyboard as claimed in claim 1, wherein the lens is integrally formed with the transparent plate.

17. The touch-type transparent keyboard as claimed in claim 9, wherein the touch-type transparent keyboard as claimed in claim 1, wherein the lens is integrally formed with the transparent plate.

9. A touch-type transparent keyboard for use with an electronic device, the touch-type transparent keyboard comprising:

a touch screen;

a control module electrically connected to the touch screen;

a transparent plate comprising a plurality of key icons and a lens; and

a keyboard layer disposed between the touch screen and the transparent plate; and

wherein when a touched portion corresponding to the key icons of the touch screen are touched, the control module detects a touch position coordinate and produces a corresponding command signal to the electronic device, and an image is shown on the electronic device.

10. The touch-type transparent keyboard as claimed in claim 9, wherein the transparent plate further comprises a driver circuit electrically connecting the key icons to the control module, the control module triggers the driver circuit to illuminate the key icons illuminate the key icons the illumination of the key icons, whereby, the key icons are displayed through the touch screen.

11. The touch-type transparent keyboard as claimed in claim 9, wherein the keyboard layer comprises an observation area, the lens is mounted on the transparent plate corresponding to the observation area.

12. The touch-type transparent keyboard as claimed in claim 9, wherein the key icons are attached to the keyboard layer adjacent to the touch screen.

13. The touch-type transparent keyboard as claimed in claim 9, wherein the key icons are attached to the keyboard layer away from the touch screen.

14. The touch-type transparent keyboard as claimed in claim 9, wherein the transparent plate comprises a transparent support position positioned on the transparent plate, a cross section of the support position is triangular.

15. The touch-type transparent keyboard as claimed in claim 9, wherein the transparent plate comprises two support positions, each support position comprises a post and a sleeve rotatably assembled to the post.

16. The touch-type transparent keyboard as claimed in claim 15, wherein the post comprises an outer screw thread, and the sleeve comprises an inner screw thread matching with the outer screw thread.

18. The touch-type transparent keyboard as claimed in claim 9, further comprising a connecting wire connected to the touch screen, the control module connected to the connecting wire.

19. The touch-type transparent keyboard as claimed in claim 18, wherein the touch screen comprises a transparent protective layer, a first conducting layer, a transparent main body, a second conducting layer, a connecting wire stacked in turn;

the control module electrically connects to the first conducting layer, the second conducting layer, and the connecting wire.