Keyboard having touch screen mounted thereon, control method therefor, and method for controlling computing device using keyboard

A method of controlling operation of a keyboard comprising:

• a key button unit comprising a plurality of key buttons;
• a touch screen unit comprising at least one touch screen installed at the lower end of the key button unit;
• a sensing means for sensing whether the key button unit is being used;
• and
• a keyboard control unit for sending signals inputted through the key button unit and the touch screen unit to a computer device, and interworking with the sensing means to control input or output of the touch screen unit,
• the method comprising:
• driving the touch screen unit;
• deciding whether the key button unit is being used;
• and
• controlling the screen displayed on the touch screen unit to be displayed on the display of the computer device when it is decided that the key button unit is being used.

A method of controlling operation of a computer device by using a keyboard having:

• a key button unit comprising a plurality of key buttons;
• a touch screen unit comprising at least one touch screen installed at the lower end of the key button unit;
• and
• a keyboard control unit for sending signals inputted through the touch screen unit to the computer device,
• the method comprising:
• setting the touch screen unit to be in touch pad mode;
• recognizing a pattern inputted by user's hands in the touch screen set to be in the touch pad mode;
• deciding whether the pattern is a registered command by comparing the pattern with the information registered in advance;
• sending the command to the computer device if the command is decided to match a registered command;
• executing a program corresponding to the command by the computer device;
• and
• displaying a screen of executing the program on the display of the computer device or the touch screen.

A method of controlling operation of a computer device by using a keyboard having:

• a key button unit comprising a plurality of key buttons;
• a touch screen unit comprising at least one touch screen installed at the lower end of the key button unit;
• and
• a keyboard control unit for sending signals inputted through the touch screen unit to the computer device,
• the method comprising:
• recognizing input through the touch screen;
• sending the input to the computer device;
• and
• switching the computer device from standby mode to operation mode if the input matches the information registered in advance.

A method of controlling operation of a computer device by using a keyboard having:

• a key button unit comprising a plurality of key buttons;
• a touch screen unit comprising at least one touch screen installed at the lower end of the key button unit;
• and
• a keyboard control unit for sending signals inputted through the touch screen unit to the computer device,
• the method comprising:
• recognizing the operation of touch and drag from bottom to top or top to bottom on the touch screen;
• in said recognizing the operation of touch and drag, sending the screen data displayed on the touch screen to the computer device by the keyboard control unit and displaying the data on a computer display when the operation of touch and drag from bottom to top is recognized, and
• receiving the screen data displayed on the computer display from the computer device and displaying the data on the touch screen when the operation of touch and drag from top to bottom is recognized.