Input device and electronic device
AssigneeQuanta Computer Inc.
InventorsYun-Cheng Liu, Chien-Hung Lin
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Abstract
An input device applied on an electronic device including a keyboard, an image-detection module, and a processing device. There is a selection-operating area, a gesture-operating area, and a key-in area above the keyboard. The image-detection module is embedded in the keyboard for detecting the location of the user's hand. The processing device informs the electronic device to operate in either the selection-operating mode, the gesture-operating mode, or the key-in mode, according to the location of the hand as detected by the image detector.
Claims14
An input device for an electronic device, comprising:
- a keyboard, wherein there is a selection operation region, a gesture operation region, and a keyboard input region on top of the keyboard;
- an image-detection module, embedded in the keyboard, detecting a position of a hand;
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- a processing device notifying the electronic device to operate in either a selection operation mode, a gesture operation mode, or a keyboard input mode, according to the position of the hand as detected by the image-detection module.
An electronic device, comprising:
- a display;
- a keyboard, wherein there is a selection operation region, a gesture operation region, and a keyboard input region between the top of the keyboard and the display;
- an image-detection module, located between the keyboard and the display, used to detect a position of a hand;
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- a processing device operating in either a selection operation mode, a gesture operation mode, or a keyboard input mode, according to the position of the hand as detected by the image-detection module.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.