Method for Making External Input Devices to Function as Touch Control to Handheld Computer

• US 20160216829A1
• Filed: 12/18/2015
• Published: 07/28/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 01/27/2015
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: I O Interconnect Limited
• Original Assignee: I O Interconnect Limited
• Inventors: Hsieh, Chung-Han, Lin, Kun-Yuan
• Application Number:
  US14/973,798
• Publication Number:
  US 20160216829A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1626 with a single-body enclosure integrating a flat display, e.g. Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1698 the I/O peripheral being a sending/receiving arrangement to establish a cordless communication link, e.g. radio or infrared link, integrated cellular phone details of antennas disposed inside a computer H01Q1/2266
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/038 Control and interface arrangements therefor, e.g. drivers or device-embedded control circuitry
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures

Abstract

A method for making input devices connected to a smartphone to function as touch control to the smartphone is disclosed. The method includes the steps of: a) operatably connecting the handheld computer to a personal computer with an input device; b) presenting the input device to be a virtual touch sensitive device to the handheld computer when the input device is a non-touch sensitive device; c) converting a first touch event of the input device into a second touch event compatible to the handheld computer when the input device is a touch sensitive device and is being touched; and d) sending the second touch event to the handheld computer.

Claims

1. A method for making an external touchscreen display to function as touch control to a handheld computer also with a touchscreen display, comprising the steps of:

a) operatably connecting the handheld computer to a personal computer with the external touchscreen display or an embedded system coupled to the external touchscreen display;

b) converting a first touch event of the external touchscreen display into a second touch event compatible with the handheld computer when the external touchscreen display is being touched; and

c) sending the second touch event to the handheld computer.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the handheld computer is a smartphone or a tablet computer.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein a connection between the handheld computer and the personal computer or the embedded system is a wired link.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the wired link is a USB (universal serial bus) cable.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein an AOA (Android Open Accessory) protocol is performed between the handheld computer and the personal computer through the USB cable.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the external touchscreen display is a monitor of a laptop computer.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the external touchscreen display is an individual monitor.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the external touchscreen display is an external touchscreen monitor connected to a laptop computer.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the first touch event and the second touch event are a Windows touch event and an Android touch event, respectively.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising a touchpad connected to the personal computer or the embedded system to serve as a touch sensitive input device.

11. A method for making a cursor control device to function as touch control to a handheld computer with a touchscreen display, comprising the steps of:

a) operatably connecting the handheld computer to the cursor control device through a personal computer;

b) presenting the cursor control device as a virtual touch sensitive device to the handheld computer;

c) converting a first touch event of the virtual touch sensitive device into a second touch event compatible with the handheld computer when the cursor control device is being operated; and

d) sending the second touch event to the handheld computer.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the handheld computer is a smartphone or a tablet computer.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein a connection between the handheld computer and the personal computer is a wired link.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the wired link is a USB (universal serial bus) cable.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein an AOA (Android Open Accessory) protocol is performed between the handheld computer and the personal computer through the USB cable.

16. The method of claim 11, wherein the cursor control device is a mouse.

17. The method of claim 11, wherein the cursor control device is a touchpad.