HYBRID KEYBOARD

• US 20120242514A1
• Filed: 03/24/2011
• Published: 09/27/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 03/24/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Smile Technology Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Smile Technology Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: HSUAN, Min-Chih
• Application Number:
  US13/070,835
• Publication Number:
  US 20120242514A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 341/22
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/017 Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0219 Special purpose keyboards
• 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 3/0231 Cordless keyboards

Abstract

The invented hybrid keyboard comprises: a main body, to provide an enclosing space; an input key assembly including at least one input key and a corresponding encoder, to generate predetermined signals in response to striking operations of said at least one input key; and an output module, to pick up said signals generated by said input key assembly and to output said signals; characterized in that said input key assembly further comprises a motion sensor, to generate predetermined signals in response to motions detected by said motion sensor.

Claims

1. A hybrid keyboard, comprising:

a main body, to provide an enclosing space;

an input key assembly including at least one input key and a corresponding encoder, to generate predetermined signals in response to striking operations of said at least one input key; and

an output module, to pick up said signals generated by said input key assembly and to output said signals;

characterized in that said input key assembly further comprises a motion sensor, to generate predetermined signals in response to motions detected by said motion sensor.

2. The hybrid keyboard according to claim 1, further comprising a display device, especially a liquid crystal display device, to display signals represented by the input keys having been stroke or actuated.

3. The hybrid keyboard according to claim 2, wherein the display device is a liquid crystal displaying device.

4. The hybrid keyboard according to claim 1, wherein said encoder provides a function to combine particular striking operations of said input key and particular motions detected by said motion sensor into corresponding signals.

5. The hybrid keyboard according to claim 4, wherein said combination of said particular striking operations and said particular motions further includes sequence of said particular striking operations and said particular motions.

6. The hybrid keyboard according to claim 4, wherein said combination of said particular striking operations and said particular motions comprises striking operations and motions detected simultaneously.

7. The hybrid keyboard according to claim 1, wherein said encoder converts a “

swinging”

motion detected by said motion sensor into an instruction that represents the action of “

output a signal.”

8. The hybrid keyboard according to claim 1, further comprising a buffer memory to store a predetermined number of signals generated by said input key assembly.

9. The hybrid keyboard according to claim 1, wherein said output module is a wired module.

10. The hybrid keyboard according to claim 1, wherein said output module is a wireless module.

11. The hybrid keyboard according to claim 1, wherein said output module further comprises an interface controller, to convert signals generated by said input key assembly into a desired format, and a transmitter, to transmit said converted signals.