Multifunction buttons, multifunction button components and notification systems

Abstract

A multi-function button, a multi-function button assembly, and a notification system are disclosed. The multi-function button includes a base, a trigger, a display device, a communication device, a storage device, and a processing device. The trigger is disposed on the base and is used to generate a trigger signal upon being triggered. The display device is disposed on the trigger. The communication device is disposed within the base and is used to receive a function setting signal. The storage device is disposed within the base and stores a mapping relationship between various preset patterns and various functions. The processing device is disposed within the base and connected to the trigger, display device, communication device, and storage device. Based on the function setting signal and the mapping relationship, it controls the display device to display one of the various preset patterns and, in response to the trigger signal, controls the communication device to output a notification signal based on the current display pattern and the mapping relationship of the display device.

Claims

1. A multi-function button, comprising: a base; a trigger element disposed on the base for being triggered to generate a trigger signal; a display device disposed on the trigger element; a communication device disposed within the base for receiving a function setting signal; a storage device disposed within the base for storing mapping relationships between multiple preset patterns and multiple functions; and a processing device disposed within the base, connected to the trigger element, the display device, the communication device and the storage device, and configured to control the display device to display one of the preset patterns according to the function setting signal and the mapping relationship, and in response to the trigger signal, control the communication device to output a notification signal according to a current display pattern of the display device and the mapping relationship.

2. The multifunction button as claimed in claim 1, wherein the storage device further stores notification object information corresponding to each of the functions, and the processing device is further configured to control the communication device to output the notification signal to an external device indicated by the notification object information based on the notification object information corresponding to one of the functions that corresponds to the current display pattern.

3. The multifunction button as claimed in claim 1, wherein the display device is an electronic paper.

4. A multifunction button assembly comprising: a plurality of multifunction buttons as described in any of claims 1 to 3, connected to each other, wherein the current display pattern of the display device of one of the multifunction buttons is different from the current display pattern of the display device of the other of the multifunction buttons.

5. A notification system comprising: a multi-function button, including: a base; a trigger element disposed on the base for being triggered to generate a trigger signal; a display device disposed on the trigger element; a communication device disposed within the base for receiving a function setting signal; a storage device disposed within the base for storing mapping relationships between multiple preset patterns and multiple functions; and a processing device disposed within the base, connected to the trigger element, the display device, the communication device, and the storage device, and configured to control the display device to display one of the preset patterns according to the function setting signal and the mapping relationship, and in response to the trigger signal to control the communication device to output a notification signal according to a currently displayed pattern of the display device and the mapping relationship; and a remote control device connected to the multi-function button, the remote control device being configured to output the function setting signal.

6. The notification system as claimed in claim 5, wherein the storage device further stores notification object information corresponding to each of the functions, and the processing device is further configured to control the communication device to output the notification signal to the remote control device or an external device indicated by the notification object information based on the notification object information corresponding to one of the functions that corresponds to the current display pattern.

7. The notification system as claimed in claim 5, wherein the remote control device is further configured to store another mapping relationship between multiple scenarios and the functions, and in response to the notification signal, to control the remote control device to output one of the scenarios corresponding to the notification signal according to the notification signal and the other mapping relationship.

8. The notification system as claimed in claim 5, wherein the display device is an electronic paper.

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