Keyboard Display Panel for BIOS Hotkey Feedback
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users face inconvenience when trying to open a BIOS menu in a computer system, as they must repeatedly press hotkeys without confirmation of successful input, and remembering different hotkey functions is difficult.
Innovation Solution
An electronic apparatus with a keyboard module featuring a display panel that displays hotkeys corresponding to BIOS functions during the POST procedure, allowing users to see and interact with these hotkeys without memorization, providing immediate feedback and switching layouts upon successful input.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If users repeatedly press hotkeys to access BIOS menu, then the BIOS menu can be opened, but the operation becomes inconvenient and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a feedback mechanism by displaying visual prompts on the display panel that show whether the pressed hotkey has been successfully received by the system. This immediate feedback allows users to confirm successful input without repeatedly pressing hotkeys, thereby improving ease of operation and reducing time loss.
Solution Approach 2:
The display panel acts as an intermediary between the user and the system, providing visual information about hotkey status. This intermediary communicates system state to the user, eliminating the uncertainty that causes repeated pressing and improving operational efficiency.
2Reliability
If users press hotkeys without knowing the correct timing, then the BIOS menu cannot be opened, but the operation becomes uncertain and inconvenient
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary action by displaying the available hotkeys and their functions on the display panel before the user needs to press them. This advance information allows users to know exactly what hotkeys to press and when, eliminating uncertainty and improving both reliability and ease of operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The display panel provides real-time feedback about which hotkeys are available and whether they have been successfully received, giving users confidence that their input is correct and eliminating the need for repeated attempts.
3Adaptability or versatility
If users need to remember different hotkey functions, then the system can respond to various inputs, but the complexity of memorization increases
Solution Approach 1:
The display panel serves as an intermediary that presents hotkey information to users in an accessible format. Users can view the available hotkeys and their corresponding functions on the display without needing to memorize them, maintaining system versatility while reducing user-side complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of requiring users to memorize hotkey functions, the system creates a visual copy of the hotkey information on the display panel. This externalized information storage allows users to reference the correct hotkeys without internal memorization, reducing cognitive complexity while preserving system versatility.
Data Source
AI summary
An electronic apparatus and a hotkey prompt method thereof are provided. The method includes the following steps. A power-on self-test (POST) procedure of a basic input output system (BIOS) is performed. During the POST procedure, a display panel of a keyboard module is controlled to display a first keyboard layout, so as to display at least one hotkey corresponding to at least one hotkey function of the BIOS via the display panel. After a hotkey input operation is received via the keyboard, a first hotkey function of the at least one hotkey function of the BIOS is performed. The hotkey input operation is used to enable the first hotkey function. In response to performing the first hotkey function, the display panel of the keyboard module is controlled to display a second keyboard layout.