Electronic device and associated control method and computer program product
AssigneeWistron Corporation
InventorChien-Yang Chang
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Abstract
An electronic device and associated control method and computer program product are provided. The electronic device has a keyboard, a touchpad and a controller. The control method is applied to select an input source of the electronic device. The computer program product stores the control method including steps of: detecting a key input of the keyboard; detecting a touch input of the touchpad; and controlling the electronic device firstly according to the key input.
Claims22
An electronic device, comprising:
- a keyboard, for detecting a key input;
- a touchpad, disposed on a side of the keyboard, for detecting a touch input;
- and
- a controller, electrically connected to the keyboard and the touchpad, wherein when the keyboard and the touchpad are used as input sources of the electronic device, the controller controls the electronic device firstly according to the key input.
A control method applied to an electronic device having a keyboard and a touchpad, the control method comprising the steps of:
- detecting a key input of the keyboard;
- detecting a touch input of the touchpad;
- and
- controlling the electronic device firstly according to the key input.
A computer program product storing a software program, which upon execution enables an electronic device having a keyboard, a touchpad and a controller to execute a control method of selecting an input source, comprising steps of:
- detecting a key input of the keyboard;
- detecting a touch input of the touchpad;
- and
- controlling the electronic device firstly according to the key input.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.