Keyboard with plural key switch matrices to detect ghosting
First Claim
1. A keyboard apparatus, comprising:
- a keyboard including a plurality of keys configured to be depressed in a concurrent depression state;
a plurality of electronic key switch matrices, each key switch matrix comprising a plurality of key switches and each key switch of the plurality of key switch matrices being configured to be actuated by a corresponding key of the keyboard, one or more keys on the keyboard configured to actuate a key switch in each of the plurality of key switch matrices; and
a keyboard controller electronically coupled to the plurality of key switch matrices, the keyboard controller configured to determine whether a sensed key depression in the concurrent depression state is a ghost key depression, based on concurrently sensed key switch states of respective key switches in each of the plurality of key switch matrices which correspond to the sensed key depression.
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Abstract
Keyboard apparatus and methods for processing keyboard depressions are disclosed. One disclosed keyboard apparatus includes a keyboard having a plurality of keys configured to be depressed in a concurrent depression state, and a plurality of key switch matrices. Each key switch of the plurality of key switch matrices may be configured to be actuated by a corresponding key of the keyboard. The keyboard apparatus may further include a keyboard controller configured to determine whether a sensed key depression in the concurrent depression state is a ghost key depression, based on sensed key switch states of respective key switches in each of the plurality of key switch matrices which correspond to the sensed key depression.
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20 Claims
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1. A keyboard apparatus, comprising:
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a keyboard including a plurality of keys configured to be depressed in a concurrent depression state; a plurality of electronic key switch matrices, each key switch matrix comprising a plurality of key switches and each key switch of the plurality of key switch matrices being configured to be actuated by a corresponding key of the keyboard, one or more keys on the keyboard configured to actuate a key switch in each of the plurality of key switch matrices; and a keyboard controller electronically coupled to the plurality of key switch matrices, the keyboard controller configured to determine whether a sensed key depression in the concurrent depression state is a ghost key depression, based on concurrently sensed key switch states of respective key switches in each of the plurality of key switch matrices which correspond to the sensed key depression. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of processing key depressions of a keyboard, comprising:
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sensing a concurrent depression state for a plurality of keys using a first key switch matrix, each of the plurality of keys being associated with a respective key switch of the first key switch matrix, the first key switch matrix being electronic and including a plurality of key switches; and detecting that a key of the plurality of keys in the concurrent depression state is in a ghost key depression state by concurrently querying a key switch state of a key switch in a second key switch matrix associated with the detected key, the second key switch matrix being electronic. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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