Mouse button function setting method and system thereof

• US 9,658,751 B2
• Filed: 06/19/2014
• Issued: 05/23/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 01/23/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: EVGA Corporation
• Original Assignee: EVGA Corporation
• Inventors: Han, Tai-Sheng
• Primary Examiner(s): Angkool, David Phantana
• Application Number:
  US14/309,105
• Publication Number:
  US 20150205466A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,069 Days
• Field of Search: 715835
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/03543 Mice or pucks G06F3/03541 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0484 for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range

Abstract

A mouse button function setting method and a system thereof are applied to a mouse having multiple buttons. The method comprises following steps. A short cut function planning interface, which displays a function list and a short cut list, is provided. One of short cuts is selected form the short cut list. At least one of functions is selected from the function list and set to the selected short cut. A button setting interface, which displays the short cut list and multiple button icons, is provided. Multiple button icons correspond to multiple buttons respectively. One of short cuts is set to one of multiple button icons.

Claims

1. A mouse button function setting method, adapted for a mouse having a plurality of buttons, the mouse button function setting method comprising steps of:

providing a shortcut function planning interface which displays a function list, a shortcut list, and a shortcut function corresponding list simultaneously;

selecting one of a plurality of shortcuts from the shortcut list;

selecting at least one function from the function list and assigning the selected function to the selected shortcut;

providing a button setting interface which displays the shortcut list and multiple button icons, and the multiple button icons corresponding to the multiple buttons of the mouse respectively; and

assigning one of the shortcuts to one of the multiple button icons,

wherein the shortcut function planning interface comprises a shortcut function corresponding list which displays corresponding functions for each of the shortcuts, wherein the shortcut function corresponding list displays the corresponding function for each of the shortcuts, and

wherein when desiring simple button functions for the mouse and the plurality of buttons are assigned to the same function, the plurality of shortcuts are provided for a user to directly assigning to the multiple button icons on the button setting interface.

2. The mouse button function setting method according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of shortcuts are indicated by different numbers, letters, symbols or colors, and the plurality of shortcuts in the shortcut list are displayed by different colors in the button setting interface.

3. The mouse button function setting method according to claim 1, wherein the button setting interface further comprises a mouse pattern, and the plurality of button icons are placed in the positions corresponding to the plurality of buttons in the mouse pattern, respectively.

4. The mouse button function setting method according to claim 1, further comprising a step of assigning a left-click function to one button not assigned function yet when none of the plurality of buttons is assigned to the left-click function.

5. A mouse button function setting system, adapted for a mouse having multiple buttons, the mouse button function setting system comprising:

a shortcut function planning interface, configured to display a function list, a shortcut list including a plurality of shortcuts, and a shortcut function corresponding list simultaneously;

a button setting interface, comprising the shortcut list and a plurality of button icons which correspond to the multiple buttons of the mouse, respectively; and

a selection unit, allowing a user to select at least one function from the function list and select a shortcut from the shortcut list on the shortcut function planning interface, and assign the selected function to the selected shortcut, and allowing user to assign one of the plurality of shortcuts to one of the plurality of button icons on the button setting interface,

wherein the shortcut function planning interface comprises a shortcut function corresponding list which displays corresponding functions for each of the shortcuts, wherein the shortcut function corresponding list displays the corresponding function for each of the shortcuts, and

wherein when desiring simple button functions for the mouse and the plurality of buttons are assigned to the same function, the plurality of shortcuts are provided for a user to directly assigning to the multiple button icons on the button setting interface.

6. The mouse button function setting system according to claim 5, wherein the plurality of shortcuts are displayed in the different colors, in the button setting interface, and the plurality of shortcuts in the shortcut list are displays by different colors in the button setting interface.

7. The mouse button function setting system according to claim 5, wherein the button setting interface further comprises a mouse pattern, and the plurality of button icons are placed in the positions corresponding to the plurality of buttons in the mouse pattern, respectively.

8. The mouse button function setting system according to claim 5, further comprising a mistake-proofing unit, the mistake-proofing unit assigns a left-click function to one button not assigned function yet when the mistake-proofing unit judges that none of multiple buttons is assigned to the left-click function.