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Interactive keyboard provided with visual display

A keyboard and display device technology, applied in the input/output process of user/computer interaction, instrument, data processing input/output process, etc., can solve the problem of mechanical pressable keys that can provide more responsive and comfortable typing experience , the interactive touch display is not ideal, does not provide visual interactivity, etc.

Inactive Publication Date: 2012-01-25
MICROSOFT CORP
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However, from an input-only perspective, interactive touch displays are often less than ideal
In particular, touch monitors do not have mechanically depressible keys that would provide a more responsive and pleasing typing experience
Mechanical keyboards, on the other hand, do not provide the visual interactivity that is increasingly desired along with computer peripherals

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[0014] The present disclosure relates to a keyboard and associated computing system wherein the keyboard provides visual output display capability and also acts as an input device. The keyboard includes mechanically depressible keys overlying an underlying display device. These keys have a central viewing window, or are otherwise configured to allow image light from an underlying display device to pass through the keys for viewing by the user.

[0015] The keyboard power generates a signal associated with a key (eg, to activate entry of a particular alphanumeric character) in response to the key being pressed toward the underlying display device. The electrical signaling function is provided by a network of electrical traces located beneath the keys. The network of electrical traces may include an upper set of traces and a lower set of traces. Depression of a given key causes an elastic deformation in which a portion of the upper set of traces makes electrical contact with a...

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Abstract

Provided is an interactive keyboard provided with a visual display. The keyboard comprises display equipment and a plurality of buttons arranged on the display equipment, wherein the each button can be pressed down mechanically, so that the button is movable for facing to or far from the display equipment, and the each button is further configurated to allow an image light coming from the display equipment to pass through. The keyboard further comprises an electricity trace network which is arranged under the plurality of buttons and formed by at least partly adopting transparent conducting materials, in order to allow the image light coming from the display equipment to pass through. For the each button, the electricity trace network can be operated to generate an electrical signal associated with the button, in order to response the pressing of the button towards the display equipment.

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Background technique [0001] Computer peripherals are constantly being refined to expand functionality and provide a high-quality user experience. One area for improvement is to provide peripherals that combine keyboard-type input functionality with the ability to display output to the user. In many cases, this is accomplished by providing the keyboard with a display area separate from the key space. For example, in a conventional keyboard layout, a rectangular liquid crystal display (LCD) could sit above the function keys or numeric keypad. [0002] Another way to combine input and output capabilities in a peripheral is to use a virtual keyboard on a touch interactive display. In this case, the display capability is provided directly on the keys: each key is typically displayed with a touch-interactive display with a legend or symbol indicating its function. The virtual keyboard approach has many benefits, including the ability to dynamically change the display of each key....

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): G06F3/02
CPCG06F3/0202
Inventor G.C.拉森
Owner MICROSOFT CORP
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