Game keyboard device
AssigneeChicony Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsKuang-Yu Huang, Shun-Yi Yao
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Abstract
The disclosed game keyboard device comprising: a key matrix, a direction control mechanism, and a microprocessor. A switch key is used to change the direction control mechanism between the functions of a joystick and a mouse. The game keyboard device can selectively implement the function of the joystick or mouse through a single direction control mechanism. Therefore, the hardware manufacturing cost of the game keyboard device can be considerably reduced.
Claims28
A game keyboard device, which comprises:
- a key matrix, which includes standard keys, mouse keys, game keys, and a switch key;
- a direction control mechanism, which generates a direction signal corresponding to a direction control input by a user;
- a microprocessor, which scans the key status of the key matrix, receives the direction signal, and encodes and outputs a direction signal in a mouse/joystick pattern according to the key status of the switch key;
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- a shell, which has the arrangement for the positions of the standard keys, the game keys, the mouse keys, and the switch key, and fixes the keys at their designated positions.
A game keyboard device, which comprises:
- a key matrix, which includes at least standard keys and a switch key;
- a direction control mechanism, which generates a direction signal corresponding to a direction control input by a user;
- a microprocessor, which scans the key status of the key matrix, receives the direction signal, encodes and outputs a direction signal in a mouse/joystick pattern according to the key status of the switch key;
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- a circuit board, which is installed with the microprocessor, the direction control mechanism, and the key matrix that are electrically connected with one another.
A configuration of a game keyboard device, which comprises:
- a body, which has standard keys and a switch provided by the standard keys;
- a right portion, which is connected to the right side of the body and provided with a direction control mechanism and a plurality of mouse keys thereon, the switch key switching the operation function of the direction control mechanism and the right portion near the direction control mechanism having a first protruding surface;
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- a left portion, which is connected to the left side of the body and provided with a plurality of game keys, the left portion having a second protruding surface;
- Wherein the right portion is smaller than the left portion and the curvature of the first protruding surface is greater than that of the second protruding surface.
A game keyboard device in signal communications with a PC host, which comprises:
- a key matrix, which includes standard keys, game keys, and mouse keys;
- a direction control mechanism, which generates a direction signal according to
- a direction control input by a user;
- a microprocessor, which scans the key status of the key matrix, receives the direction signal, and outputs the direction signal and the key status to the PC host;
- a circuit board, which is installed with the microprocessor, the direction control mechanism, and the key matrix that are in electrical communications with one another;
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- a shell, which has the arrangement for the positions of the standard keys, the game keys, the mouse keys, and the switch key, and fixes the circuit board.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.