Integrated Mouse Keyboard Controller for Multi-Device Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional control systems for information processing devices require separate controllers for multiple devices, leading to space inefficiencies and limitations in controlling input sources using only a mouse and keyboard.
Innovation Solution
A control system that integrates a mouse keyboard controller with an input device, featuring a video controller, micro unit, and multiplexer, allowing simultaneous display and control of multiple windows using mouse, keyboard, and input device signals, enabling seamless communication and control of information processing devices.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Area of stationary object
If a separate video command center module and mouse keyboard controller are used, then control functionality is achieved, but space utilization is inefficient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the video command center module and mouse keyboard controller into a single integrated controller. The controller includes a video controller for processing video signals and a micro control unit for processing mouse and keyboard signals, merging previously separate control functions into one unified device that reduces space requirements while maintaining full control capabilities.
2Adaptability or versatility
If only mouse and keyboard are used for control, then control capability is provided, but input device versatility is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extends the controller's input capabilities by adding support for additional input devices such as touchscreens, touchpads, and other pointing devices. The micro control unit is designed to process signals from multiple types of input devices, allowing the system to accept various input methods while maintaining a unified control architecture that does not significantly increase complexity.
3Productivity
If multiple information processing devices are controlled separately, then device functionality is maintained, but control efficiency is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent integrates multiple information processing devices into a single control system where the controller manages video signals and input signals from multiple sources. The video controller can process video from multiple devices and the micro control unit can route input signals to the appropriate device, enabling efficient control of multiple devices through one unified interface rather than requiring separate controllers for each device.
Data Source
AI summary
A control system and a method for controlling information process devices is disclosed using an additional input device with an application installed inside so that the plurality of information processing devices is controlled by a set of mouse and keyboard or the input device. The control system comprises: a mouse keyboard controller connects with a mouse, a keyboard, and an input device, wherein an application program is installed in the input device and drives the input device to communicate with the mouse keyboard controller and the plurality of information processing devices is controlled by the mouse keyboard controller.