Cross-Device Cursor Traversal for Single Keyboard-Mouse Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users face complexity and degraded experience when switching operation modes between multiple terminal devices, as they need to manage multiple devices with different services, leading to inefficient and cumbersome interactions.
Innovation Solution
A keyboard-mouse traversal method that allows seamless access between different terminal devices by using a single input device, enabling cursor movement and control instruction transfer across devices, with mechanisms to ensure reliable and efficient device connection and status management.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If users switch operation modes back and forth between multiple terminal devices, then different services on each device can be accessed, but operation complexity increases and user experience degrades
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the control functionality of multiple terminal devices into a single keyboard-mouse system. The input device maintains a current operating mode and can switch between different terminal devices, allowing users to access services on multiple devices through one unified control interface rather than switching operation modes repeatedly.
Solution Approach 2:
The keyboard-mouse input device is designed with multi-functionality to operate across multiple terminal devices. It can detect operations, determine current operating modes, and switch between different terminal devices based on cursor position and device connections, making a single input device universal for controlling multiple devices.
2Ease of operation
If a single input device controls multiple terminal devices, then operation simplicity improves, but device connection reliability and status management become more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements feedback mechanisms where the input device continuously monitors cursor position, determines current operating modes, and receives notifications when terminal devices are connected or disconnected. This feedback loop enables automatic mode switching and maintains accurate device status without requiring manual management from the user.
Solution Approach 2:
The keyboard-mouse input device performs self-service by automatically detecting operations, determining current operating modes, and switching between terminal devices based on cursor position and connection status. The system manages its own state and transitions without requiring external intervention, simplifying user interaction while handling complexity internally.
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AI summary
A method includes: When a cursor of an input device is displayed on a screen of a first device, the first device controls, in response to a first operation, the cursor to move out of the screen of the first device and enter a screen of a second device for displaying. The second device is located in a first direction of the first device and establishes a connection to the first device. The second device controls, in response to a second operation, the cursor to move out of the screen of the second device and enter a screen of a third device for displaying. The third device is located in a second direction of the second device and establishes a connection to the second device. According to the method provided in this application, the input device can traverse between different devices, thereby avoiding complex operations and helping improve user experience.