INPUT DEVICE AND INPUT METHOD
First Claim
1. An input device for a data processing device, comprising:
- a touch-sensitive module, configured to sense a first electrical property change resulting from a keystroke or a tap on the touch-sensitive module and a second electrical property change resulting from a touch action of a touch object on the touch-sensitive module;
an operation prompt interface disposed on a surface of the touch-sensitive module, configured to indicate regions for receiving the touch action and the keystroke or the tap; and
a controller in communication with the touch-sensitive module, the controller issuing a first input signal to the data processing device in response to the sensed first electrical property change resulting from the keystroke or the tap, the controller issuing a second input signal to the data processing device in response to the sensed second electrical property change resulting from the touch action.
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Abstract
An input device and an input method for a data processing device are provided. The input device includes a touch-sensitive module, an operation prompt interface and a controller. According to the input method, the input device issues a first input signal to the data processing device when a first electrical property change resulting from the keystroke or the tap is sensed in a first operation state. The input device is switched from the first operation state to a second operation state in response to a switching operation. The input device issues a second input signal to the data processing device when a second electrical property change resulting from a touch action is sensed in the second operation state.
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18 Claims
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1. An input device for a data processing device, comprising:
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a touch-sensitive module, configured to sense a first electrical property change resulting from a keystroke or a tap on the touch-sensitive module and a second electrical property change resulting from a touch action of a touch object on the touch-sensitive module; an operation prompt interface disposed on a surface of the touch-sensitive module, configured to indicate regions for receiving the touch action and the keystroke or the tap; and a controller in communication with the touch-sensitive module, the controller issuing a first input signal to the data processing device in response to the sensed first electrical property change resulting from the keystroke or the tap, the controller issuing a second input signal to the data processing device in response to the sensed second electrical property change resulting from the touch action. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An input method used with an input device for a data processing device, the input device sensing a first electrical property change resulting from a keystroke or a tap on the input device and a second electrical property change resulting from a touch action of a touch object on the input device, the input method comprising steps of:
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issuing a first input signal to the data processing device in response to the sensed first electrical property change resulting from the keystroke or the tap in a first operation state; switching the input device from the first operation state to a second operation state in response to a switching operation; and issuing a second input signal to the data processing device in response to the sensed second electrical property change resulting from the touch action in the second operation state. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An input device for a data processing device, comprising:
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a touch-sensitive module, configured to sense an electrical property change resulting from a keystroke or a tap on the touch-sensitive module; an operation prompt interface disposed on a surface of the touch-sensitive module, configured to indicate regions for receiving the keystroke or the tap; and a controller in communication with the touch-sensitive module, the controller generating a command in response to the sensed electrical property change resulting from the keystroke or the tap, providing at least one symbol code and a plurality of candidate words corresponding to the command according to a built-in input method editor, and issuing a word code representing a word selected among the candidate words by the user to the data processing device.
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Specification