CN113485526B - a laptop - Google Patents

Abstract

The application provides a notebook computer, relates to terminal equipment technical field, and can improve the operation convenience of the notebook computer. Specifically, the notebook computer includes a host including a touch panel having a keyboard operation mode in which the touch panel includes a plurality of touch portions respectively serving as a plurality of keys on a keypad. The notebook computer provided by the embodiment of the application is used for work, education or entertainment.

Description

a laptop

technical field

The present application relates to the technical field of terminal equipment, in particular to a notebook computer.

Background technique

A notebook computer, also known as a laptop computer or a laptop computer, is a small portable personal computer with the characteristics of small size, light weight, and many functions. In order to ensure portability and functional diversity, the length and width of the notebook computer are relatively small, the allowable setting area of the keyboard on the host computer is relatively small, and the number of keys required to be set on the keyboard is relatively large. As a result, some commonly used keys are set at inconvenient positions, or are reused with other keys. For example, the numeric keys in the small keyboard are arranged in a row near the top of the keyboard, or are multiplexed with some letter keys. In this way, the convenience of operation of the notebook computer is reduced.

Contents of the invention

Embodiments of the present application provide a notebook computer, which can improve the convenience of operation of the notebook computer.

To achieve the above object, some embodiments of the present application provide a notebook computer, the notebook computer includes a host, the host includes a touchpad, the touchpad has a keyboard working mode, and in the keyboard working mode, the touchpad includes a plurality of touch parts , the plurality of touch portions are respectively used as a plurality of keys on the keypad.

In the notebook computer provided by the embodiment of the present application, the touch function of the touch panel itself is used to form a small keyboard in the keyboard working mode. In this way, there is no need to set a small keyboard on the keyboard, and it is not necessary to set the keys of the small keyboard to be multiplexed with other keys on the keyboard, so the operation is convenient and the operation convenience of the notebook computer can be improved.

In a possible implementation manner, multiple touch parts are arranged in an array. In this way, the arrangement positions of the multiple touch parts are concentrated, and the user's fingers move less when using the multiple touch parts, which can further improve the convenience of using the notebook computer.

In a possible implementation manner, the touchpad also has a mouse working mode, and in the mouse working mode, the touchpad is used as a mouse. The host computer also includes a controller, which is electrically connected to the touch panel, and the controller is used to control the touch panel to switch between the keyboard working mode and the mouse working mode when the switching instruction is obtained. Specifically, the switching method may be: if the touchpad is currently in the mouse working mode, the controller controls the touchpad to switch from the mouse working mode to the keyboard working mode when obtaining the switching instruction. If the touchpad is currently in the keyboard working mode, the controller controls the touchpad to switch from the keyboard working mode to the mouse working mode when receiving the switching instruction. Of course, the controller can also use other switching methods to control the touchpad to switch between the keyboard working mode and the mouse working mode. In this way, the touchpad can integrate the keyboard working mode and the mouse working mode.

In a possible implementation manner, the host computer further includes a keyboard, and the keyboard includes a switching key, where the switching key is used to trigger a switching instruction.

In a possible implementation manner, the switching keys include but are not limited to dedicated keys and combination keys. When the switching key is a dedicated key, the dedicated key may be a NumLock key or other keys. When the switching button is a combination button, the combination button may be a combination of two buttons, or a combination of more than three buttons.

In a possible implementation manner, the combined key is a combination of the Fn key and the F8 key. In other embodiments, the key combination can also be a combination of a Ctrl key and an F8 key, or a combination of an Alt key and an F8 key, or a combination of a Ctrl key, an Alt key and an F8 key, and the like.

In a possible implementation manner, when a preset touch gesture is detected, the touchpad triggers a switching instruction.

In a possible implementation manner, the preset touch gesture may be a click gesture on the touchpad, and the preset touch gesture may also be a slide gesture on the touchpad.

In a possible implementation manner, the notebook computer further includes a display. When the display shows that the preset option is selected, the switching instruction is triggered. The preset option can be located on the start-up interface of the display, or hidden in a certain preset menu on the start-up interface.

In a possible implementation manner, the host computer further includes a pointing stick, and when the touchpad is in the keyboard working mode, the pointing stick is used to control the movement of the cursor on the display. In this way, the operation convenience of the notebook computer can be further improved.

In a possible implementation manner, the structural form of the pointing stick may be a rocker type, may also be a rolling ball type, and may also be a touch film type, and the touch film supports finger sliding to control the movement of the cursor.

In a possible implementation manner, the pointing stick may also have a pressing function, and the pressing direction of the pointing stick is perpendicular or approximately perpendicular to the outer surface of the host on which the pointing stick is located, and the pressing operation represents a mouse click operation. Specifically, pressing once may indicate a left mouse button click; pressing twice continuously may indicate a right click.

In a possible implementation manner, in addition to the touch part, a part of the touchpad may also be divided as a selection confirmation key. The number of the selection confirmation key can be one or two. When the number of confirmation keys is selected to be one, click once to indicate a left mouse click, and click twice in succession to indicate a right mouse click. When the number of confirmation keys is two, one is used as the left mouse button and the other is used as the right mouse button. The selection confirmation key may be formed by the left end of the touchpad, may also be formed by the right end of the touchpad, or may be formed by the lower end of the touchpad, which is not specifically limited here. In this way, the selection confirmation key is used as the left and right keys of the mouse, and can cooperate with the pointing stick to replace the mouse, and at the same time, the touch area on the touch panel can be fully utilized.

In a possible implementation, the pointing stick can be activated by an instruction indicating that the touchpad is switched to the keyboard working mode, and at the same time control the activation, and can also use other activation keys (including but not limited to dedicated keys or combination keys), touch gestures, Default options are turned on individually.

In a possible implementation manner, an indicator light is provided on the host. The working mode of the indicator light can be as follows: when the touchpad is in the keyboard working mode, the indicator light is turned on; when the touchpad is in the mouse working mode, the indicator light is turned off. The working mode of the indicator light may also be as follows: when the touchpad is in the mouse working mode, the indicator light is turned on; when the touchpad is in the keyboard working mode, the indicator light is turned off. Thus, the user can determine the current working mode of the touchpad by observing whether the indicator light is on.

In a possible implementation manner, the touchpad includes a touch surface layer. The touch surface layer is a semi-transparent structure. In a keyboard mode of operation, the touch surface includes a plurality of touch surface portions. The plurality of touch surface layer parts respectively belong to a plurality of touch parts, and the plurality of touch surface layer parts respectively form key caps of a plurality of keyboard keys. The inner surface of the touch surface portion has key symbols. In the touch surface layer, the light transmittance of the part where the key symbol is located is not consistent with the light transmittance of the rest of the part. The touchpad also includes a backlight layer. The backlight layer is stacked on the inner side of the touch surface layer. The backlight layer is opposite to the plurality of touch surface layers, and the light emitting surface of the backlight layer faces the touch surface layers. In the keyboard working mode, the backlight layer is lit. In this way, the light emitted by the backlight layer passes through the touch surface layer and is emitted from the touch surface. On this basis, because the light transmittance of the sub-portion of the touch surface where the key symbol is located is inconsistent with the light transmittance of the rest of the sub-portion of the touch surface. In this way, key symbols can be displayed. At the same time, since the key symbols are inside the touch panel, specifically arranged on the inner surface of the touch surface layer, it will not affect the touch effect and appearance of the touch panel.

In a possible implementation manner, the key symbol is formed by a groove, a rib or a light-shielding layer provided on the inner surface of the touch surface layer part.

In a possible implementation manner, the color of the light-shielding layer is black, gray, red or green.

In a possible implementation manner, the material of the light-shielding layer is ink or gummed paper.

In a possible implementation manner, the touch panel further includes an electrode layer, the electrode layer is stacked between the touch surface layer and the backlight layer, and the electrode layer is a light-transmitting structure. In this way, the electrode layer is closer to the touch surface layer, and the detection sensitivity is higher, and the electrode layer will not affect the display effect of the key symbols.

In a possible implementation manner, the notebook computer further includes a vibrating structure. The vibrating structure is arranged in the shell of the host body, and the vibrating structure is fixed on the shell, so that the vibration generated by the vibrating structure can be transmitted to the user through the shell. In the keyboard working mode, when the touch part is touched, the vibrating structure vibrates. Vibration feedback is thereby provided to the user, thereby improving the user experience effect of the notebook computer.

In a possible implementation manner, there are multiple vibration structures, and the multiple vibration structures are uniformly arranged around the edge of the touchpad.

In a possible implementation manner, the vibration structure is a piezoelectric ceramic vibration piece. The small size of the piezoceramic vibrating piece makes it easy to install in a notebook computer where space is limited.

Description of drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a notebook computer provided by some embodiments of the present application;

Fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a notebook computer provided by some other embodiments of the present application;

Fig. 3a is a schematic structural diagram of a notebook computer provided by some other embodiments of the present application;

Fig. 3b is a schematic structural diagram of a small keyboard provided by some embodiments of the present application;

FIG. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a notebook computer provided by some other embodiments of the present application;

Fig. 5 is a schematic cross-sectional structure diagram of a touch panel in the notebook computer shown in Fig. 4;

FIG. 6 is an internal circuit block diagram of a notebook computer provided by some embodiments of the present application;

FIG. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of a notebook computer provided in some other embodiments of the present application;

FIG. 8 is a schematic structural diagram of a notebook computer provided in some other embodiments of the present application;

FIG. 9 is a schematic structural diagram of a notebook computer provided in some other embodiments of the present application;

FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram of a preset touch gesture in a notebook computer provided by an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram of another preset touch gesture in a notebook computer provided by an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 12 is a schematic diagram of another preset touch gesture in a notebook computer provided by an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 13 is a schematic diagram of another preset touch gesture in a notebook computer provided by an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 14 is a schematic diagram of another preset touch gesture in a notebook computer provided by an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 15 is a schematic diagram of another preset touch gesture in a notebook computer provided by an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 16 is a schematic diagram of another preset touch gesture in a notebook computer provided by an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 17 is a schematic diagram of another preset touch gesture in a notebook computer provided by an embodiment of the present application;

Fig. 18 is a schematic structural diagram of a notebook computer provided in some other embodiments of the present application;

Fig. 19 is a schematic structural diagram of a notebook computer provided in some other embodiments of the present application;

FIG. 20 is another schematic cross-sectional structure diagram of a touchpad in a notebook computer provided by some embodiments of the present application;

Fig. 21 is another schematic cross-sectional structure diagram of a touchpad in a notebook computer provided by some embodiments of the present application;

Fig. 22 is another schematic cross-sectional structure diagram of a touchpad in a notebook computer provided by some embodiments of the present application;

Fig. 23 is a schematic structural diagram of a notebook computer provided by some other embodiments of the present application.

detailed description

In the embodiments of the present application, the term "comprising", "comprising" or any other variant thereof is intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article or device comprising a series of elements not only includes those elements, but also includes Including other elements not expressly listed, or also including elements inherent in such process, method, article or apparatus. Without further limitations, an element defined by the phrase "comprising a ..." does not preclude the presence of additional identical elements in the process, method, article, or apparatus comprising that element.

In the embodiment of this application, "and/or" is just a kind of relationship describing the relationship between related objects, which means that there may be three kinds of relationships, for example, A and/or B, which can mean that A exists alone, and A and B exist at the same time. B, there are three situations of B alone. In addition, the character "/" in this article generally indicates that the contextual objects are an "or" relationship.

This application provides a notebook computer. Please refer to FIG. 1 . FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a notebook computer 100 provided by some embodiments of the present application. In this embodiment, the notebook computer 100 includes a display 10 and a host 20 .

The display 10 includes a display screen 11 and a case A 12 . The display screen 11 is used to display images, videos and the like. The display screen 11 can be a flexible display screen or a rigid display screen. For example, the display screen 11 may be an organic light-emitting diode (organic light-emitting diode, OLED) display, an active matrix organic light-emitting diode or an active-matrix organic light-emitting diode (active-matrix organic light-emitting diode, AMOLED) display screen, mini organic light-emitting diode (mini organic light-emitting diode) display, micro organic light-emitting diode (micro organic light-emitting diode) display, micro organic light-emitting diode (micro organic light-emitting diode) display, quantum dot light-emitting diode ( quantum dot light emitting diodes (QLED) display, liquid crystal display (LCD). The case A 12 is used to protect the display screen 11 . The case A 12 can wrap around the edge of the display screen 11 and the back of the display screen 11 .

The host 20 includes a host body 21 , a keyboard 22 and a touchpad (touchpad) 23 . The keyboard 22 and the touchpad 23 are disposed on the host body 21 . The keyboard 22 is used to input instructions or data. A working mode of the touchpad 23 is used as a mouse, using the touch action of the user's finger (including actions such as swipe and click) to control the action of the cursor on the display 10, so as to perform "cursor navigation", "selection", "Confirm" and other operations. This working mode of the touchpad 23 is called a mouse working mode in the embodiment of the present application. It should be noted that, in the mouse working mode, the touchpad 23 can replace the mouse to control the notebook computer 100 , and can also cooperate with the mouse to improve the portability of the notebook computer 100 .

The host body 21 includes a casing 211 (including a C casing and a D casing) and electronic components contained in the casing 211 , the electronic components include but not limited to a processor, a memory, and the like. The host body 21 is used to control the display 10 to display images and videos according to commands or data input from the keyboard 22 , and is also used to control the cursor action on the display 10 according to the touch action input from the touch panel 23 .

The host body 21 is hinged to the display 10 . In some embodiments, the host body 21 is hinged to the shell A 12 of the display 10 through the shell 211 . In other embodiments, the host body 21 can also be hinged with other parts of the display 10 through other parts. Notebook computer 100 is switchable between an open state and a closed state. When the notebook computer 100 is in an open state, the display 10 and the host 20 form an angle greater than 0° but less than 180°. When the notebook computer 100 is in a closed state, the display 10 is covered on the host 20 , and the display surface of the display 10 is opposite to the keyboard surface of the host 20 .

In order to ensure portability, the length dimension (see L in FIG. 1 ) and width dimension (see W in FIG. 1 ) of the notebook computer 100 are small, and the allowable setting area of the keyboard 22 on the host computer 21 is small. At the same time, in order to ensure the diversity of functions, the number of keys required to be set on the keyboard 22 is large. As a result, some commonly used keys are set at inconvenient positions, or are reused with other keys.

For an example, please refer to FIG. 2 . FIG. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a notebook computer 100 provided in some other embodiments of the present application. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 2 , the number keys are arranged in a row near the top of the keyboard (refer to the dashed box in FIG. 2 ). In this way, the number keys are far away from the user, and the fingers move a lot when continuously inputting multiple data, which reduces the convenience of operation of the notebook computer 100 .

For another example, please refer to FIG. 3 a , which is a schematic structural diagram of a notebook computer 100 provided in some other embodiments of the present application. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 3 a , the keypad keys are multiplexed with some letter keys (see the dotted line box in FIG. 3 a ). In this way, when using the keyboard, it is necessary to frequently switch between letter keys and keypad keys, thereby reducing the convenience of operation of the notebook computer 100 .

It should be noted that, in the above-mentioned embodiments and the descriptions of the following embodiments, the small keyboard is used to facilitate the user to quickly input numbers, arithmetic symbols, etc., and usually includes the number keys of 0-9 set in the array, the decimal point key, the simple Operation symbol keys (such as "/" key, "*" key, "-" key, "+" key), "Enter" key, etc. It can be known that some keys on the keypad can be replaced with other keys as required, or some keys can be added, or some keys can be reduced. For an example, please refer to FIG. 3b, which is a schematic structural diagram of a keypad provided by some embodiments of the present application.

In order to improve the operation convenience of the keyboard 22 of the notebook computer 100 , please refer to FIG. 4 , which is a schematic structural diagram of the notebook computer 100 provided by some other embodiments of the present application. In this embodiment, the touchpad 23 has a keyboard working mode. FIG. 4 shows a schematic structural diagram of the notebook computer 100 in the keyboard working mode. In the keyboard working mode, the touch panel 23 includes at least one touch portion a. The at least one touch portion a serves as at least one keyboard key respectively.

Specifically, in order to enable the touch portion a to be used as a keyboard key, please refer to FIG. 5 , which is a cross-sectional schematic diagram of the touchpad 23 in the notebook computer 100 shown in FIG. 4 . The touch panel 23 includes a touch surface layer 231 and an electrode layer 232 .

The touch surface layer 231 has a touch surface 00 . The touch surface 00 constitutes a partial area of the outer surface of the host 20 , and the touch surface 00 supports operations such as clicking and sliding with a user's finger.

In the keyboard working mode, the touch surface layer 231 includes at least one touch surface layer portion a1. The at least one touch surface part a1 respectively belongs to at least one touch part a. And the at least one touch surface layer part a1 respectively forms a keycap of at least one keyboard key.

The electrode layer 232 constitutes an internal circuit of at least one keyboard key, and at least one keyboard key shares the electrode layer 232 . The electrode layer 232 can be stacked on the side of the touch surface layer 231 away from the touch surface 00 . In other embodiments, the electrode layer 232 can also be embedded in the touch surface layer 231 . When the electrode layer 232 is stacked on the side of the touch surface layer 231 away from the touch surface 00, the electrode layer 232 can be fixed on the touch surface layer 231 by gluing, or can be fixed on the touch surface layer 231 by other methods, which will not be described here. Specific limits. The electrode layer 232 is used to detect the position of the touched part on the touch surface layer 231 . Specifically, the way that the electrode layer 232 detects the touched part includes, but not limited to, a resistive film way to detect a change in resistance value or an electrostatic capacitive way to detect a change in capacitance. On this basis, please refer to FIG. 6 . FIG. 6 is an internal circuit block diagram of the notebook computer 100 provided by some embodiments of the present application, and the host computer 20 also includes a controller 212 . In some embodiments, the controller 212 is a processor disposed in the host body 21 . The controller 212 is electrically connected to the touch panel 23 . When the electrode layer 232 of the touch panel 23 detects that the touched part on the touch surface 231 is the touch surface part a1, the controller 212 controls to execute the operation triggered by the keyboard key corresponding to the touch surface part a1.

In the notebook computer 100 provided in the embodiment of the present application, the touch function of the touch panel 23 is used to form at least one newly added keyboard key in the keyboard working mode. In this way, there is no need to set the newly added key on the keyboard, and it is not necessary to set the keyboard key to be multiplexed with other keys on the keyboard, so the operation is convenient and the operation convenience of the notebook computer 100 can be improved.

In the keyboard working mode, the touchpad 23 may include one touch portion a, or may include multiple touch portions a, which are not specifically limited in the above-mentioned embodiments. When the touch panel 23 includes a touch portion a, the touch panel 23 forms a keyboard key. When the touchpad 23 includes a plurality of touch portions a, the touchpad 23 forms a plurality of keyboard keys. FIG. 4 only shows an example in which the touch panel 23 includes one touch part a in the keyboard working mode. In some other embodiments, please refer to FIG. 7 , which is a schematic structural diagram of a notebook computer 100 provided in some other embodiments of the present application. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 7 , the touchpad 23 includes a plurality of touch portions a in the keyboard working mode.

When the touch panel 23 includes multiple touch parts a in the keyboard working mode, the multiple touch parts a may be arranged in a row, in a row, in an array or irregularly. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 7 , a plurality of touch parts a are arranged in an array. In this way, the plurality of touch parts a are arranged in concentrated positions, and the finger movement range of the user is relatively small when using the plurality of touch parts a, which can further improve the convenience of use of the notebook computer 100 .

The shape of the touch part a can be rectangle, circle, ellipse, square, triangle and so on. Fig. 4 and Fig. 7 only give an example in which the shape of the touch part a is a rectangle, which should not be regarded as a special limitation to the present application. When the touchpad 23 includes a plurality of touch parts a in the keyboard working mode, the shapes and sizes of the plurality of touch parts a may be consistent or inconsistent, which is not specifically limited here. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 7 , the shapes and types of the multiple touch parts a are the same, but the sizes are not the same.

The touch part a can be used as number keys, letter keys, symbol keys, function keys, etc., which are not specifically limited here.

In some embodiments, please refer to FIG. 4 , in the keyboard working mode, the touch part a is used as a "Shift" key.

In some other embodiments, please refer to FIG. 7 , in the keyboard working mode, the multiple touch parts a are respectively used as the number keys of 0-9, the decimal point key, the "/" key, the "*" key, and the "-" key , "+" key and "Enter" key. That is, the plurality of touch portions a are respectively used as a plurality of keys on the keypad. The arrangement of the plurality of touch parts a is consistent or approximately the same as the arrangement of the plurality of keys with corresponding functions on the keypad. In this way, the touchpad 23 is used as a keypad, which can improve the convenience of using the notebook computer 100 when continuously inputting numbers and/or arithmetic symbols.

It should be noted that, in the embodiment shown in FIG. 4 or FIG. 7 , the touchpad 23 may only have the keyboard working mode, and may also have other working modes besides the keyboard working mode, such as the aforementioned mouse working mode , not specifically limited here.

In some embodiments, besides the keyboard working mode, the touchpad 23 also has a mouse working mode. Specifically, in the mouse working mode, the electrode layer 232 of the touch panel 23 in FIG. "Select", "Confirm" and other operations. In this way, the existing touchpad used as a mouse can be used to form newly added keyboard keys, which is beneficial to simplify the structure of the notebook computer 100 .

In order to facilitate the switching of the touchpad 23 between the keyboard working mode and the mouse working mode, in some embodiments, the controller 212 is also used to control the touchpad 23 to switch between the keyboard working mode and the mouse working mode when the switching instruction is obtained. . Specifically, the switching method may be: if the touchpad 23 is currently in the mouse working mode, the controller 212 controls the touchpad 23 to switch from the mouse working mode to the keyboard working mode when obtaining the switching instruction. If the touchpad 23 is currently in the keyboard working mode, the controller 212 controls the touchpad 23 to switch from the keyboard working mode to the mouse working mode when obtaining the switching instruction. Of course, the controller 212 may also use other switching methods to control the touchpad 23 to switch between the keyboard working mode and the mouse working mode, which is not specifically limited here. In this way, the touchpad 23 can integrate the keyboard working mode and the mouse working mode.

In the above-mentioned embodiment, the switch instruction can be triggered by the switch button on the keyboard 22, or can be triggered by the touch panel 23, or can be triggered by the display 10 when the preset option displayed on the display 10 is selected, which is not done here. Specific limits.

When the switch instruction is triggered by a switch button on the keyboard 22, the switch button may be a dedicated button or a combined button, which is not specifically limited here.

Please refer to FIG. 8 . FIG. 8 is a schematic structural diagram of a notebook computer 100 provided in some other embodiments of the present application. In this embodiment, the switching button is a dedicated button 22a. Specifically, the dedicated key 22a may be a NumLock key or other keys, which are not specifically limited here. FIG. 8 only shows an example in which the dedicated key 22a is a NumLock key, which should not be regarded as a special limitation to the present application. And the setting positions of the dedicated keys 22a on the keyboard 22 may be top, middle, bottom, left end, right end, etc., which are not specifically limited here. FIG. 8 only shows an example in which the special key 22a is set at the top of the keyboard 22, which should not be regarded as a special limitation to the present application.

Please refer to FIG. 9 . FIG. 9 is a schematic structural diagram of a notebook computer 100 provided in some other embodiments of the present application. In this embodiment, the switch button is a combination button. Specifically, the combination key may be a combination of two keys, or may be a combination of more than three keys, which is not specifically limited here. In some embodiments, please refer to FIG. 9 , the combined key is a combination of the Fn key 22b and the F8 key 22c. In other embodiments, the combined key can also be a combination of the Ctrl key and the F8 key, or a combination of the Alt key and the F8 key, or a combination of the Ctrl key, the Alt key and the F8 key, etc., and is not specifically limited here. .

When the switching instruction is triggered by the touchpad 23, specifically, the switching instruction may be triggered by the touchpad 23 when a preset touch gesture is detected. There are many forms of the preset touch gesture, as long as the preset touch gesture can be distinguished from other functional gestures of the touchpad 23 in the mouse working mode, no specific limitation is made here.

Please refer to FIG. 10 . FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram of a preset touch gesture in a notebook computer 100 according to an embodiment of the present application. In this embodiment, the preset touch gesture is a click gesture on the touchpad 23 . Specifically, the preset touch gesture may be a click gesture of clicking three times, four times, five times or more than five times continuously on the touchpad 23 . Of course, on the premise that it can be distinguished from other functional gestures of the touchpad 23 in the mouse working mode, the preset touch gesture can also be a gesture of clicking once or twice continuously on the touchpad 23 . No specific limitation is made here.

Different from the above-mentioned embodiments, the preset touch gesture may also be a sliding gesture on the touchpad 23 .

For an example, please refer to FIG. 11 . FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram of another preset touch gesture in the notebook computer 100 provided by the embodiment of the present application. In this example, the preset touch gesture is a gesture of sliding a finger to the upper left on the touchpad 23 . In other parallel embodiments, the preset touch gesture can also be a gesture of sliding to the upper right on the touchpad 23 (see FIG. 12 ), a gesture of sliding to the lower left (see FIG. 13 ), tilting to the lower right Swipe gestures (see Figure 14), and so on. Alternatively, the preset touch gesture can also be a gesture of sliding along a wavy line (see FIG. 15 ), a gesture of sliding along a circular line (see FIG. 16 ) or a gesture of sliding along a “V”-shaped line on the touchpad 23. (see Figure 17), and so on. No specific limitation is made here.

When the switching instruction is triggered by the display 10, the preset options displayed on the display 10 may be located on the boot interface of the display 10, or may be hidden in a preset menu on the boot interface, which is not specifically limited here.

In order to facilitate the user to determine the current working mode of the touchpad 23 , in some embodiments, please refer to FIG. 18 . FIG. 18 is a schematic structural diagram of a notebook computer 100 provided in some other embodiments of the present application. In this embodiment, the host 20 is provided with an indicator light 22d. There are many kinds of setting positions of the indicator light 22d on the host computer 20 . In some embodiments, please refer to FIG. 18 , when the switching command is triggered by the dedicated button 22a, the indicator light 22d can be set close to the dedicated button 22a. In some other embodiments, when the switching instruction is triggered by the touchpad 23 , the indicator light 22d can also be set close to the touchpad 23 .

The indicator light 22d can be OLED, LED and QLED. And the color of the indicator light 22d includes but not limited to white, yellow, red and green.

The working mode of the indicator light 22d can be: when the touchpad 23 is in the keyboard working mode, the indicator light 22d is turned on; when the touchpad 23 is in the mouse working mode, the indicator light 22d is turned off. The working mode of the indicator light 22d may also be: when the touchpad 23 is in the mouse working mode, the indicator light 22d is lit; when the touchpad 23 is in the keyboard working mode, the indicator light 22d is turned off. Thus, the user can determine the current working mode of the touchpad 23 by observing whether the indicator light 22d is lit.

When the touchpad 23 is in the keyboard working mode, in order to control the cursor action on the display 10, it can be controlled by a mouse, a touchpad can also be added, and a trackpoint can also be provided. In some embodiments, please refer to FIG. 19 , which is a schematic structural diagram of a notebook computer 100 provided in some other embodiments of the present application. In this embodiment, the host 20 further includes a pointing stick 25 . The structural form of the pointing stick 25 may be a rocker type, a rolling ball type, or a touch film type, and the touch film supports finger sliding to control the movement of the cursor. When the touchpad 23 is in the keyboard working mode, the pointing stick 25 is used to control the movement of the cursor. Specifically, when the pointing stick 25 is pushed, rolled or slid on the pointing stick 25 in any direction around, the cursor can be controlled to move in that direction on the display 10 . For example, when pushing upwards, rolling the pointing stick 25 or sliding on the pointing stick 25, the cursor is controlled to move upward on the display 10; Move down on the display 10; when pushing to the left, rolling the pointing stick 25 or sliding on the pointing stick 25, the control cursor moves to the left on the display 10; 25, the control cursor moves to the right on the display 10. And the pointing stick 25 can be set on the keyboard 22 , or can be set on the host body 21 and close to the touchpad 23 , which is not specifically limited here. FIG. 19 only shows an example where the pointing stick 25 is disposed on the host body 21 and close to the touchpad 23 , which should not be considered as a special limitation to the present application.

On the basis of the above-described embodiments, when the touchpad 23 is in the keyboard working mode, in order to perform the "select" or "confirm" operation of the mouse, in some embodiments, the pointing stick 25 can also have a pressing function, and the pointing stick 25 can also have a pressing function. The pressing direction is perpendicular or approximately perpendicular to the outer surface of the host where the pointing stick 25 is located, and the pressing operation represents a mouse click operation. Specifically, pressing once may indicate a left mouse button click; pressing twice continuously may indicate a right click. In other embodiments, in addition to the touch part a, the touchpad 23 can also divide a part as a selection confirmation key. The number of the selection confirmation key may be one or two, which is not specifically limited here. When the number of confirmation keys is selected to be one, click once to indicate a left mouse click, and click twice in succession to indicate a right mouse click. When the number of confirmation keys selected is two, one is used as the left mouse button and the other is used as the right mouse button. The selection confirmation key can be formed by the left end of the touchpad 23 , can also be formed by the right end of the touchpad 23 , and can also be formed by the lower end of the touchpad 23 , which is not specifically limited here. In this way, the selection confirmation key is used as the left and right keys of the mouse, and can cooperate with the pointing stick 25 to replace the mouse, and can make full use of the touch area on the touch panel 23 at the same time.

The pointing stick 25 can be switched to the keyboard working mode by an instruction indicating the touchpad 23, and at the same time control the startup, and can also be turned on separately by using another startup key (including but not limited to a dedicated button or a combination of buttons), touch gestures, and preset options. This is not specifically limited.

In order to facilitate the user to determine the position of each touch part a, different colors, shapes, symbols, etc. can be set on the touch surface of each touch part a to mark the position of each touch part a. Based on this, the mark still exists in the mouse working mode. It is easy to reduce the touch effect of the touchpad 23 , or affect the cleanliness of the appearance of the touchpad 23 and the notebook computer 100 .

In order to solve the above problems, please refer to FIG. 20 , which is another cross-sectional schematic diagram of the touchpad 23 in the notebook computer 100 provided by some embodiments of the present application. Compared with the touchpad 23 shown in FIG. 5 , the touchpad 23 shown in this embodiment has at least the following four features:

Feature 1: The touch surface layer 231 is a translucent structure.

Specifically, the touch surface layer 231 can be made of a translucent material, or a mixed material of an opaque material and a transparent material, which is not specifically limited here. And the light transmittance of the touch surface layer 231 may be 20%, 30%, 40%, 50%, 70%, 80%, 90%, etc., which is not specifically limited here.

The light transmittance of each part of the touch surface layer 231 can be made inconsistent by means of thinning, thickening, adding a light-shielding layer, and the like. Specifically, the light transmittance of the thicker part of the touch surface layer 231 is smaller than the light transmittance of the thinner part, and the light transmittance of the light shielding layer is lower than the light transmittance of no light shielding layer.

Feature 2: The inner surface of the touch surface part a1 (that is, the surface facing away from the touch surface 00 ) has a key symbol 233 .

In some embodiments, the key symbol 233 may be a symbol corresponding to a keyboard key to which the touch surface part a1 belongs.

For example, if the keyboard key to which the touch surface part a1 belongs is the Shift key, the key symbol is the word "Shift".

For another example, if the keyboard keys belonging to the touch surface layer part a1 are number keys 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 or 0, then the corresponding key symbols are "1", "2", " 3", "4", "5", "6", "7", "8", "9", or "0".

For example, if the keyboard key to which the touch surface part a1 belongs is the * key, the symbol of the key is a “*” graphic, and so on.

In other embodiments, the key symbols 233 may also be other symbols that can reflect the functions of the keyboard keys to which the touch surface part a1 belongs, which is not specifically limited here.

Feature 3: The light transmittance of the part where the button symbol 233 is located in the touch surface part a1 is inconsistent with the light transmittance of the rest.

In order to achieve the above purpose, the key symbol 233 may be formed by a groove, a rib or a light-shielding layer disposed on the inner surface of the touch surface layer part a1. FIG. 20 only shows that the key symbols 233 are formed by grooves arranged on the inner surface of the touch surface layer part a1.

Please refer to FIG. 21 . FIG. 21 is another cross-sectional schematic diagram of the touchpad 23 in the notebook computer 100 provided by some embodiments of the present application. In this embodiment, the key symbols 233 are formed by raised ribs disposed on the inner surface of the touch surface layer part a1.

Please refer to FIG. 22 . FIG. 22 is another cross-sectional schematic diagram of the touchpad 23 in the notebook computer 100 provided by some embodiments of the present application. In this embodiment, the button symbol 233 is formed by a light-shielding layer disposed on the inner surface of the touch surface layer part a1. The color of the light shielding layer includes but not limited to black, gray, red, green and so on. As long as the light shielding layer can shield part of the light, there is no specific limitation here. And the material of the light-shielding layer includes but not limited to ink, gummed paper and the like.

Feature 4: The touchpad 23 also includes a backlight layer 234 . The backlight layer 234 is stacked on the inner side of the touch surface layer 231 (that is, the side away from the touch surface 00 ). The backlight layer 234 is opposite to at least one touch surface layer part a1 , that is, the orthographic projection area of the at least one touch surface layer part a1 on the backlight layer 234 overlaps the backlight layer 234 . The light emitting surface of the backlight layer 234 faces the at least one touch surface layer part a1. In the keyboard working mode, the backlight layer 234 is turned on to provide backlight.

In this way, the light emitted by the backlight layer 234 passes through the touch surface layer a1 and is emitted from the touch surface 00 . On this basis, because the light transmittance of the sub-portion of the touch surface where the key symbol 233 is located is inconsistent with the light transmittance of the sub-portion of the rest of the touch surface. The button symbol 233 can thus be displayed. At the same time, since the key symbol 233 is inside the touchpad 23 , specifically arranged on the inner surface of the touch surface part a1 , it will not affect the touch effect and appearance of the touchpad 23 .

Based on the above implementation, in the mouse working mode, the backlight layer 234 is turned off. In this way, on the one hand, the light emitted by the backlight layer 234 can form an indicating light source, so as to facilitate the user to distinguish between the keyboard working mode and the mouse working mode, without specially setting an indicator light 22d on the keyboard. On the other hand, in the mouse working mode, the backlight layer 234 is turned off, and the button symbols 233 are hidden, thereby further improving the neat appearance of the touchpad 23 and the notebook computer 100 .

The backlight layer 234 can be disposed between the touch surface layer 231 and the electrode layer 232 , or can be disposed on a side of the electrode layer 232 away from the touch surface layer 231 . In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 20-22 , the backlight layer 234 is disposed on the side of the electrode layer 232 away from the touch surface layer 231 . In this way, the electrode layer 232 is closer to the touch surface layer 231, and the detection sensitivity is higher. On this basis, in order to prevent the electrode layer 232 from affecting the display effect of the key symbols 233 . In some embodiments, the electrode layer 232 is a light-transmitting structure. Specifically, the electrode layer 232 can be a fully light-transmitting structure, or a semi-light-transmitting structure, and the light transmittance of each part on the electrode layer 232 is consistent or similar to unanimous. In this way, the electrode layer 232 will not affect the display effect of the key symbols 233 .

There are various structural forms of the backlight layer 234 . In some embodiments, the backlight layer 234 may include multiple light sources, including but not limited to OLED, LED and QLED, and the multiple light source arrays are arranged in a plane parallel to the touch surface layer 231 . In some other embodiments, the backlight layer 234 may include a light source and a light uniform structure, and the arrangement of the light source and the light uniform structure includes but not limited to the direct type, the side type, and the combination of the direct type and the side type. Wherein, the uniform light structure includes but is not limited to a light guide plate with reflective dots. No specific limitation is made here.

In order to improve the user experience of the notebook computer 100, in some embodiments, please refer to FIG. 23, which is a schematic structural diagram of the notebook computer 100 provided in some other embodiments of the present application. In this embodiment, the host 20 further includes a vibrating structure 24 . In some embodiments, the vibrating structure 24 is disposed in the casing 211 of the host body 21 , and the vibrating structure 24 is fixed on the casing 211 , so that the vibration generated by the vibrating structure 24 can be transmitted to the user through the casing 211 . In the keyboard working mode, when at least one touch portion a of the touch panel 23 is touched, the vibrating structure 24 vibrates. In this way, vibration feedback is provided to the user, thereby improving the user experience effect of the notebook computer 100 .

In the above embodiments, the number of vibrating structures 24 may be one or multiple. When the number of vibrating structures 24 is multiple, specifically, the number of vibrating structures 24 may be two, three, four and so on. In some embodiments, when there are multiple vibrating structures 24 , the multiple vibrating structures 24 are uniformly arranged around the edge of the touchpad 23 . FIG. 23 only shows an example in which the number of vibrating structures 24 is two, which should not be regarded as a special limitation to the present application.

There are various structural forms of the vibrating structure 24 , and in some embodiments, the vibrating structure 24 is a piezoelectric ceramic vibrating piece. The small size of the piezoceramic vibrating piece makes it easy to install in a notebook computer where space is limited.

In the description of this specification, specific features, structures, materials or characteristics may be combined in any one or more embodiments or examples in an appropriate manner.

Finally, it should be noted that: the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present application, rather than limiting them; although the present application has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, those of ordinary skill in the art should understand that: it can still Modifications are made to the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments, or equivalent replacements are made to some of the technical features; and these modifications or replacements do not make the essence of the corresponding technical solutions deviate from the spirit and scope of the technical solutions of the various embodiments of the present application.

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1. A notebook computer (100), characterized in that it includes a host (20), the host (20) includes a touchpad (23), the touchpad (23) has a keyboard working mode, and the keyboard works mode, the touchpad (23) includes a plurality of touch parts (a), and the plurality of touch parts (a) are respectively used as a plurality of keys on the keypad; The host (20) further includes a pointing stick (25), which is used to control the movement of the cursor on the display when the touchpad (23) is in the keyboard working mode; The host (20) also includes a host body (21), the pointing stick (25) is arranged on the host body (21) and close to the touchpad (23), the pointing stick (25) Start simultaneously when the touchpad (23) is switched to the keyboard working mode; the pointing stick (25) also has a pressing function, and the pressing direction of the pointing stick (25) is the same as that of the pointing stick (25) The outer surface of the host is vertical, and the pressing function is used as the left and right button click function of the mouse; The host computer also includes another touchpad, and the other touchpad is used to control the movement of the cursor on the display when the touchpad (23) is in the keyboard working mode. 2. The notebook computer (100) according to claim 1, characterized in that the touchpad (23) also has a mouse working mode, and in the mouse working mode, the touchpad (23) is used as a mouse ; The host (20) further includes a controller (212), the controller (212) is electrically connected to the touch panel (23), and the controller (212) is configured to control the The touchpad (23) switches between the keyboard working mode and the mouse working mode. 3. The notebook computer (100) according to claim 2, characterized in that, the host (20) further includes a keyboard (22), and the keyboard (22) includes a switch button, and the switch button is used to trigger the the switching command described above. 4. The notebook computer (100) according to Claim 2, characterized in that the touchpad (23) triggers the switching instruction when a preset touch gesture is detected. 5. The notebook computer (100) according to claim 2, characterized in that the notebook computer (100) further comprises a display (10), when the preset option displayed on the display (10) is selected, trigger the switching instruction. 6. The notebook computer (100) according to any one of Claims 1-5, characterized in that, the touch panel (23) comprises a touch surface layer (231), and the touch surface layer (231) is a translucent structure , in the keyboard working mode, the touch surface layer (231) includes a plurality of touch surface layer parts (a1), and the plurality of touch surface layer parts (a1) respectively belong to the plurality of touch parts (a), the The inner surface of the touch surface part (a1) has key symbols (233); In the touch surface layer part (a1), the light transmittance of the part where the button symbol (233) is located is inconsistent with the light transmittance of the rest; The touch panel (23) further includes a backlight layer (234), the backlight layer (234) is stacked on the inner side of the touch surface layer (231), and the backlight layer (234) and the plurality of touch surface layers The part (a1) is opposite, the light emitting surface of the backlight layer (234) faces the multiple touch surface layer parts (a1), and in the keyboard working mode, the backlight layer (234) is lit. 7. The notebook computer (100) according to claim 6, characterized in that, the key symbols (233) are formed by grooves, ribs or light-shielding layers arranged on the inner surface of the touch surface layer part (a1) . 8. The notebook computer (100) according to Claim 7, characterized in that the color of the light-shielding layer is black, gray, red or green. 9. The notebook computer (100) according to claim 7, characterized in that, the material of the light-shielding layer is ink or gummed paper. 10. The notebook computer (100) according to claim 6, characterized in that the touch panel (23) further comprises an electrode layer (232), and the electrode layer (232) is stacked on the touch surface layer (231 ) and the backlight layer (234), and the electrode layer (232) is a light-transmitting structure, and the light transmittance of each part on the electrode layer (232) is consistent. 11. The notebook computer (100) according to any one of claims 1-5, characterized in that, the host (20) further comprises a vibration structure (24); In the keyboard working mode, when the touch part (a) is touched, the vibrating structure (24) vibrates. 12. The notebook computer (100) according to Claim 11, characterized in that there are multiple vibration structures (24), and multiple vibration structures (24) surround the touchpad (23) The edges are set evenly all week. 13. The notebook computer (100) according to Claim 11, characterized in that the vibration structure (24) is a piezoelectric ceramic vibration piece.

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