Input device for magnifying a screen content and method thereof

• US 9,653,043 B2
• Filed: 02/06/2013
• Issued: 05/16/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 02/06/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Dexin Corporation
• Original Assignee: Dexin Corporation
• Inventors: Chang, Yuan-Jung
• Primary Examiner(s): HARRISON, CHANTE E
• Application Number:
  US13/760,145
• Publication Number:
  US 20140218406A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,560 Days
• Field of Search: 345660, 345661, 345667, 345156, 345418, 715788, 715838, 709206
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04806 Zoom, i.e. interaction techniques or interactors for controlling the zooming operation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0489 using dedicated keyboard keys or combinations thereof
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2340/045 Zooming at least part of an image, i.e. enlarging it or shrinking it
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/373 for modifying the size of the graphic pattern

Abstract

A method for magnifying a screen content executed by an input device is disclosed. The method is suitable for magnifying a display content of a computer device and includes that the input device receives an informed command from the computer device. The informed command indicates whether the operation system of the computer device supports a system magnifier. If the operation system supports the system magnifier, the input device outputs a first magnification command to the computer device according to pressing of a function key. The computer device initializes the system magnifier of the operation system and magnifies the screen content according to the first magnification command. If the operation system doesn'"'"'t support the system magnifier, the input device outputs a second magnification command provided by the input device to the computer device, so that the second magnification command magnifies the screen content according to the second magnification command.

Claims

1. A method for magnifying a screen content executed by an input device, the method being suitable for magnifying a screen content of a computer device, the input device comprising a control unit, a input operation unit with a function key and a connection interface, the control unit being coupled between the input operation unit and the connection interface, the connection interface being for coupling to the computer device, and the method comprising:

the computer device including an application software with the software magnifier, and the application software acquiring version information of an operation system and generating an informed command including the version information;

the input device receiving the informed command from the computer device, wherein the informed command indicates whether the operation system of the computer device supports a system magnifier;

if the operation system supports the system magnifier, the control unit of the input device outputting a first magnification command to the computer device according to pressing of the function key, the computer device then initiating the system magnifier provided by the operation system and magnifying the screen content according to the first magnification command, wherein the first magnification command includes a fast key signal for initiating the system magnifier, a time delay signal and a fast key signal for adjusting the system magnifier; and

if the operation system does not support the system magnifier, the control unit of the input device outputting a second magnification command provided by the input device to the computer device according to the pressing of the function key, wherein the second magnification command initiates a software magnifier to magnify the screen content.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the input device outputs the second magnification command to the computer device, and the application software receives the second magnification command and initiates the software magnifier.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the second magnification command is a mouse keying signal or a Vender Command.

4. A method for magnifying a screen content executed by an input device, the method being suitable for magnifying a screen content of a computer device, the input device comprising a control unit, a input operation unit with a function key and a connection interface, the control unit being coupled between the input operation unit and the connection interface, the connection interface being for coupling to the computer device, and the method comprising:

the computer device including an application software with the software magnifier and a set value, and the application software acquiring version information of an operation system and generating an informed command including the version information;

the input device receiving an informed command from the computer device, wherein the informed command indicates whether the operation system of the computer device supports a system magnifier;

if the operation system supports the system magnifier, the control unit of the input device outputting a first or a second magnification command to the computer device according to pressing of the function key and the set value, wherein the set value is used to assign whether to use the first or the second magnification command for executing the screen content magnification; and

if the operation system does not support the system magnifier, the control unit of the input device outputting the second magnification command to the computer device according to the pressing of the function key;

wherein the first magnification command is used to initiate the system magnifier of the operation system for magnifying the screen content, while the second magnification command is used to initiate a software magnifier for magnifying the screen content, wherein the first magnification command includes fast key signals for initiating the system magnifier, a time delay signal and a fast key signal for adjusting the system magnifier.

5. The method according to claim 4, wherein the second magnification command is a mouse keying signal or a Vender Command.

6. A method for magnifying a screen content executed by an input device, the method being suitable for magnifying a screen content of a computer device, the input device comprising a control unit, a input operation unit with a function key and a connection interface, the control unit being coupled between the input operation unit and the connection interface, the connection interface being for coupling to the computer device, and the method comprising:

when a connection interface of the input device is coupled with the computer device, deciding whether an operation system of the computer device supports a system magnifier according to a transmission signal received by the connection interface and outputted by the computer device;

the computer device including an application software with the software magnifier, and the application software acquiring version information of the operation system and generating an informed command including the version information;

the input device receiving the informed command indicating whether the operation system of the computer device supports a system magnifier;

if the operation system supports the system magnifier, the control unit of the input device outputting a first magnification command to the computer device according to pressing of the function key, so that the computer device then initiates according to the first magnification command the system magnifier provided by the operation system and thereby magnifies the screen content, wherein the first magnification command includes fast key signals for initiating the system magnifier, a time delay signal, and a fast key signal for adjusting the system magnifier; and

if the operation system does not support the system magnifier, the control unit of the input device outputting a second magnification command provided by the input device to the computer device according to the pressing of the function key, wherein the second magnification command initiates a software magnifier and thereby magnifies the screen content.

7. The method according to claim 6, wherein the software magnifier upon receiving the second magnification command, the application software initiates the software magnifier.

8. The method according to claim 6, wherein the second magnification command is a mouse keying signal or a Vender Command.

9. An input device for magnifying a screen content, the input device being suitable for magnifying a screen content of a computer device and comprising:

a control unit;

an input operation unit coupled to the control unit and having a function key; and

a connection interface coupled to the control unit;

wherein when the connection interface is connected with the computer device, the control unit decides whether an operation system of the computer device supports a system magnifier;

wherein the computer device includes an application software with the software magnifier, and the application software acquires version information of the operation system and generates an informed command including the version information and indicating whether the operation system of the computer device supports a system magnifier;

if the operation system supports the system magnifier, the control unit of the input device outputting a first magnification command to the computer device according to pressing of the function key, so that the computer device initiates the system magnifier provided by the operation system according to the first magnification command and thereby magnifies the screen content, wherein the first magnification command includes a fast key signal for initiating the system magnifier, a time delay signal and a fast key signal for adjusting the system magnifier; and

if the operation system does not support the system magnifier, the control unit of the input device outputting a second magnification command provided by the input device to the computer device according to the pressing of the function key, so that the computer device magnifies the screen content according to the second magnification command.