SYSTEM CAPABLE OF SIMULATING VARIETY OF OUTPUT/INPUT DEVICES

• US 20120011460A1
• Filed: 07/12/2010
• Published: 01/12/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 07/12/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Action Star Enterprise Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Action Star Enterprise Company Limited
• Inventors: Cheng, Ching-Wei
• Application Number:
  US12/834,882
• Publication Number:
  US 20120011460A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/771
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/0382 Plural input, i.e. interface arrangements in which a plurality of input device of the same type are in communication with a PC
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/023 Arrangements for converting discrete items of information into a coded form, e.g. arrangements for interpreting keyboard generated codes as alphanumeric codes, operand codes or instruction codes
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/038 Control and interface arrangements therefor, e.g. drivers or device-embedded control circuitry

Abstract

The present invention relates to a system capable of simulating variety of output/input devices and connecting to at least one host, at least one display and a plurality of output/input devices, the system comprises: a control unit, a process unit, a plurality of connecting ports, a display input unit, an on-screen display (OSD) unit, and a display output unit, wherein a simulated output/input device is shown on the display after pressing a composed keystroke on the output/input device, then users can simultaneously operate the output/input device and the simulated output/input device do not need to switch the output/input device and the simulated output/input device in advance.

Claims

1. A system capable of simulating variety of output/input devices being connected to at least one host, at least one display and a plurality of output/input devices, the system comprising:

a control unit, being electrically connected to the at least one host;

a process unit, being coupled to the control unit;

a plurality of connecting ports, being coupled to the process unit and able to be connected to the plurality of output/input devices, when the output/input devices are connected to the plurality of connecting ports, the process unit sending the information about the connecting ports have been connected the output/input devices;

a display input unit, being connected to a display connecting port;

an on-screen display (OSD) unit, being coupled to the display input unit and the process unit, wherein the on-screen display unit shows a simulated output/input device on the display after pressing a composed keystroke on the output/input devices, furthermore, the simulated output/input device may be operated through the output/input devices; and

a display output unit, being coupled to the on-screen display unit and able to be connected to the display, so as to transmit video signal to the display.

2. The system capable of simulating variety of output/input devices of claim 1, whereon the output/input device is selected from the groups consisting of:

a keyboard, a mouse, a joystick, a touch pad, a touch screen.

3. The system capable of simulating variety of output/input devices of claim 2, wherein when the output/input device connected to the connecting port is the keyboard, meanwhile, after pressing the composed keystroke on the keyboard, a cursor on the display may be controlled to move by means of the keystrokes of “

up”

, “

down”

, “

left”

, and “

right”

in the keyboard.

4. The system capable of simulating variety of output/input devices of claim 2, wherein when the output/input device connected to the connecting port is the mouse, in the meantime, a simulated keyboard being shown on the display by the on-screen display unit after pressing the composed keystroke in the mouse, and then the keystrokes of the simulated keyboard can be pointed and clicked by way of moving a cursor on the display via the mouse.

5. The system capable of simulating variety of output/input devices of claim 2, wherein when the output/input device connected to the connecting port is two mice, meanwhile, after pressing the composed keystroke in the two mice, a simulated keyboard being shown on the display by the on-screen display unit, and then the keystrokes of the simulated keyboard can be pointed and clicked by means of moving a cursor of one mouse.

6. The system capable of simulating variety of output/input devices of claim 2, wherein when the output/input device connected to the connecting port is the touch pad, in the meantime, a simulated keyboard or a simulated joystick being shown on the display by the on-screen display unit 14 after pressing the different composed keystroke in the touch pad, and then through the touch pad, the simulated keyboard and the simulated joystick may be operated.

7. The system capable of simulating variety of output/input devices of claim 2, wherein when the output/input device connected to the connecting port is the touch screen, meanwhile, after pressing the composed keystroke in the touch screen, a simulated keyboard or a simulated joystick being shown on the display by the on-screen display unit, and then the simulated keyboard and the simulated joystick are able to be operated via the touch screen.