Keyboard and method of selecting colors of keys of the keyboard

A method for customized keyboard lighting using a keyboard system that comprises a computer, a driving program, and a keyboard containing a plurality of keys, a plurality of light emitting devices disposed below the plurality of keys, and a micro controller unit having built-in switches for controlling the plurality of light emitting devices, the method comprising:

• receiving a request from a user to initiate the driving program for key selection and illumination color selection for the plurality of keys, the driving program configured to allow a different illumination color selection for each of the plurality of keys with at least three different ones of the plurality keys having three different illumination colors;
• initiating the driving program which displays keys of the keyboard and a color palette on a monitor for key selection and illumination color selection for the plurality of keys;
• receiving information on key selection and illumination color selection for the plurality of keys from the user, the received information including at least three different illumination colors corresponding to three different ones of the plurality of keys;
• transmitting the information to the micro controller unit of the keyboard;
• and
• controlling light emission of the light emitting devices using the built-in switches in accordance with an electric signal generated by the driving program in a manner that each of the light emitting devices independently lightens a top surface of the corresponding key with the illumination color designated by the user for the corresponding key,
• wherein each of the light emitting devices comprises red, green and blue light emitting diodes, and
• wherein the micro controller unit comprises multiple sets of built-in switches, each set corresponding to a different one of the plurality of keys, each set including three switches for controlling said red, green and blue light emitting diodes of said corresponding one of the plurality of keys, and the micro controller unit controls current supplied to the light emitting devices to illuminate each key with the illumination color designated by the user for said key.