# US 2014/0198050 A1 · Multifunction touch keyboard module

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- Number: US 2014/0198050 A1
- Document ID: US20140198050A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 13/740,994
- Filed: 2013-01-14
- Published: 2014-07-17
- Earliest claimed: 2013-01-14
- Assignees: Ko Ja (Cayman) Co., Ltd.
- Applicants: Ko Ja (Cayman) Co., Ltd.
- Inventors: Yu-Kai LIN; Wen-Chi HSU
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140198050A1

## CPC

- G06F 3/03547: {Touch pads, in which fingers can move on a surface}
- G06F 3/0393: {Accessories for touch pads or touch screens, e.g. mechanical guides added to touch screens for drawing straight lines, hard keys overlaying touch screens or touch pads}
- G06F 3/04886: by partitioning the display area of the touch-screen or the surface of the digitising tablet into independently controllable areas, e.g. virtual keyboards or menus
- G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N)

## Abstract

A multifunction touch keyboard module includes a touch panel. The touch panel includes an ordinary area and a function area. The ordinary area and the function area are opposite to trigger positions of keys. The ordinary area is used for keying texts or symbols. The function area is used for function keys. The ordinary area is switched to a mouse movement area when a switching condition is achieved. A user can touch the mouse movement area to control a mouse cursor of an electronic device. The user can use the ordinary area and the function area at the same time. The user can use the mouse movement area and the function area at the same time after the ordinary area is switched to the mouse movement area.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A multifunction touch keyboard module including:
a touch panel including a first area and a second area, the second area arranged opposite to the first area;
an ordinary area on the first area of the touch panel, the ordinary area opposite to trigger positions of a plurality of input keys;
a function area on the second area of the touch panel, the function area opposite to trigger positions of a plurality of function keys; and
a mouse movement area on the first area of the touch panel, the mouse movement area overlapped the ordinary area,
wherein the first area is switched between the ordinary area and the mouse movement area when a switching condition is achieved.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The multifunction touch keyboard module in claim 1, wherein the function keys include at least one of a shift key, a ctrl key, an alt key, a windows key, an enter key, a backspace key, an esc key, a tab key, a caps lock key, an fn key, and one of f1 key to f12 key.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The multifunction touch keyboard module in claim 1, further including at least a marked unit arranged around the first area, the marked unit configured to indicate a boundary of the first area.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The multifunction touch keyboard module in claim 1, wherein the ordinary area is opposite to trigger positions of a plurality of text input keys and a plurality of symbol input keys.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The multifunction touch keyboard module in claim 4, further including a switching area, wherein the touch panel further includes a third area; the switching area is on the third area; the switching area is opposite to a trigger position of a switching key; the switching condition is achieved if the switching key is touched; the third area is arranged opposite to the second area and the first area.

### Claim 6 (depends on 4)

The multifunction touch keyboard module in claim 4, wherein the multifunction touch keyboard module is configured to record at least a set of function key combination; the switching condition is achieved if the function key combination is touched.

### Claim 7 (depends on 4)

The multifunction touch keyboard module in claim 4, further including:
a nameplate arranged on the touch panel; and
a plurality of key blocks arranged on the nameplate,
wherein positions of the key blocks are opposite to trigger positions of the input keys and the function keys.

### Claim 8 (depends on 4)

The multifunction touch keyboard module in claim 4, further including a control area, wherein the touch panel further includes a fourth area; the control area is on the fourth area; the control area is opposite to a trigger position of a space key when the first area is the ordinary area;
the control area is opposite to trigger positions of a mouse left key and a mouse right key when the first area is the mouse movement area; the fourth area is arranged opposite to the second area and the first area.

### Claim 9 (depends on 4)

The multifunction touch keyboard module in claim 4, further including a sound unit electrically connected to the touch panel, the sound unit configured to send out a sound message when the touch panel is touched successfully.

### Claim 10 (depends on 4)

The multifunction touch keyboard module in claim 4, further including a vibration unit electrically connected to the touch panel, the vibration unit configured to send out a vibration message when the touch panel is touched successfully.