Interactive keyboard
OwnerKuang-Yu Huanginventor
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Abstract
The disclosed interactive keyboard includes a key matrix, a microprocessor, and a memory unit. A keyboard key management driver is enabled to download the key codes for the application software or to set a key code to a designated key as defined by the user. The user can thus selectively perform specific commands in the application software from keys on the keyboard, speeding up the operations in the application software.
Claims24
An interactive keyboard is electrically connecting a computer system, comprising:
- an I/O interface, which is connected to the computer system;
- a key matrix, which includes standard keys and a plurality of hot keys;
- a memory unit, which is able to repeatedly access key codes of said hot keys;
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- a microprocessor, which is connected to said I/O interface, receives key codes downloaded from the computer system, stores the key codes to the memory unit, reads, in response to the key status of a hot key, from the memory unit the key code corresponding to the hot key, and outputs the key code to the computer system.
An interactive keyboard connected to a computer system, comprising:
- a key matrix, which includes a first portion keys and a second portion keys, the key codes of the first portion keys being fixed while the key codes of the second portion keys being downloaded from the computer system;
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- a microprocessor, which is electrically connecting the computer system for receiving the key codes downloaded from the computer system, and outputs the key code corresponding to the status of the second portion keys to the computer system.
A download method for an interactive keyboard, comprising the steps of:
- detecting the command for performing a application program;
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- downloading and storing a hot key table to a memory unit of a keyboard for repeatedly accesses.
A key code management method for an interactive keyboard, comprising the steps of:
- establishing a hot key table;
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- downloading the hot key table to a memory unit of a keyboard for repeatedly accesses.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.