Gaming Keyboard Mode Auto-Adjustment via Display Analysis

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Solution Overview

Problem

Users face inconvenience in adjusting keyboard settings manually to accommodate different game modes, which hinders a seamless gaming experience.

Innovation Solution

An electronic device with a processor retrieves and analyzes the display image to automatically determine the gaming scenario and adjusts the keyboard key mode accordingly, processing input signals based on the identified scenario, enabling automatic switching between key modes without manual intervention.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If users manually adjust keyboard mode settings for different games, then the keyboard can be configured for specific game requirements, but user convenience deteriorates and time is lost

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvekeyboard configuration adaptabilityVSAvoidmanual adjustment convenience
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The system automatically detects the game being played and switches to the corresponding keyboard mode without user intervention. The electronic device monitors the running application and autonomously selects the appropriate key mode from stored configurations, allowing the system to serve itself rather than requiring manual user adjustment.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

Multiple keyboard mode configurations are pre-stored in the system, each corresponding to different game types or scenarios. When a game is detected, the system quickly retrieves and applies the pre-prepared configuration, eliminating the need for users to perform adjustment actions during gameplay.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Adaptability or versatility

If users manually switch key modes between games, then correct key modes can be applied, but gaming continuity is interrupted

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvekey mode matching accuracyVSAvoidmode switching time
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system continuously monitors the running application state and provides real-time feedback to determine when a game is active. Based on this feedback, the system automatically switches between different keyboard modes, ensuring the correct mode is applied without requiring users to manually intervene or experience interruptions in gameplay.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The keyboard mode configuration is made dynamic rather than static. The system can automatically transition between different key modes during operation based on the detected game state, allowing the configuration to adapt dynamically to changing gaming scenarios without interrupting the user experience.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

3Adaptability or versatility

If multiple key modes are stored for different scenarios, then game-specific optimization is achieved, but system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvescenario-specific key mode supportVSAvoidconfiguration management complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

A single keyboard device is designed to perform multiple functions by supporting different key modes for various game scenarios. The same physical keyboard can adapt to different gaming requirements through software-controlled mode switching, eliminating the need for multiple specialized keyboards or complex manual reconfiguration processes.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentUS11219827B2Gaming key mode adjusting method and electronic device
Publication Date: 2022.01.11 ACER INC
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AI summary

A gaming key mode adjusting method and an electronic device are provided. The gaming key mode adjusting method includes: retrieving a display image; determining that the display image corresponds to a gaming scenario; obtain a key mode corresponding to the gaming scenario and process a keyboard input signal according to the key mode. In the key mode, key travels correspond to a plurality of key press values.