Method of converting touch pad into touch mode or number-key and/or hot-key input mode

A method for converting a touch pad into a touch mode or a number-key and/or hot-key input mode, applicable to a keyboard device having the touch pad, wherein the keyboard device is connected to a computer and comprises a main control unit, a main keyboard area, and the touch pad, and the main control unit is connected to related internal electronic elements of the keyboard device so as for the keyboard device to operate normally and transmit input signals from the main keyboard area and the touch pad to the computer, the method comprising steps, executed by the main control unit when the keyboard device receives electric power, of:

• automatically turning on the touch pad and bringing the touch pad into the number-key and/or hot-key input mode;
• defining each of a plurality of positions on the touch pad by a set of absolute coordinates, wherein the plurality of sets of absolute coordinates correspond to a plurality of arrayed number and/or function blocks, respectively, each said number and/or function block having a unique key code value;
• and
• detecting whether or not the touch pad is pressed.

A method for converting a touch pad into a touch mode or a number-key and/or hot-key input mode, applicable to the touch pad, wherein the touch pad comprises a main control unit and at least a mode conversion key and is connected to a computer, and the main control unit is connected to related internal electronic elements of the touch pad so as for the touch pad to operate normally and transmit input signals from the touch pad to the computer, the method comprising steps, executed by the main control unit when the touch pad receives electric power, of:

• automatically turning on the touch pad and bringing the touch pad into the touch mode;
• converting the touch pad into the number-key and/or hot-key input mode upon receiving a conversion command transmitted from the at least a mode conversion key;
• defining each of a plurality of positions on the touch pad by a set of absolute coordinates, wherein the plurality of sets of absolute coordinates correspond to a plurality of arrayed number and/or function blocks, respectively, each said number and/or function block having a unique key code value;
• and
• detecting whether or not the touch pad is pressed.

A method for converting a touch pad into a touch mode or a number-key and/or hot-key input mode, applicable to the touch pad, wherein the touch pad comprises a main control unit and is connected to a computer, and the main control unit is connected to related internal electronic elements of the touch pad so as for the touch pad to operate normally and transmit input signals from the touch pad to the computer, the method comprising steps, executed by the main control unit when the touch pad receives electric power, of:

• automatically turning on the touch pad and bringing the touch pad into the number-key and/or hot-key input mode;
• defining each of a plurality of positions on the touch pad by a set of absolute coordinates, wherein the plurality of sets of absolute coordinates correspond to a plurality of arrayed number and/or function blocks, respectively, each said number and/or function block having a unique key code value;
• and
• detecting whether or not the touch pad is pressed.