JP2000242396A - Computer equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) Abstract: The present invention aims to further improve the usability of a personal computer device. According to one embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a computer apparatus for executing a process in accordance with a control command supplied from a keyboard, wherein a first terminal arrangement corresponding to a first terminal arrangement to be connected first.
A keyboard provided with a plurality of connection means, and a first terminal arrangement in a second connection target second terminal arrangement provided with a second connection means corresponding to a second terminal arrangement different from the first connection means. A transmission cable for connecting the first connection means and the second connection means so as to correspond to each other;
The connection means and a desired first connection means of the plurality of first connection means are connected via a transmission cable, and the first connection is made to other first connection means except the first connection means to which the transmission cable is connected. Connect the target.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a computer device, and more particularly, to a computer device suitable for a desktop personal computer (hereinafter referred to as a computer device).

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a computer apparatus of this kind, a keyboard and a monitor are connected to a main body, and application software corresponding to an input operation from a keyboard (hereinafter, this is simply referred to as an application). Is executed by the main unit, and the execution result is displayed on a monitor.

[0003]

By the way, in the computer apparatus having such a configuration, IBM's PS2 (Personal System / 2) interface (trademark) is widely used as an interface of a cable for connecting the main body to the keyboard and the main body to the mouse. Has been adopted. However, since the main unit is connected to the keyboard via the keyboard cable and to the mouse via the mouse cable, there is a problem that the routed keyboard cable and the mouse cable are entangled and the operability is poor. there were.

The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and it is an object of the present invention to propose a computer device which can further improve the usability.

[0005]

According to the present invention, there is provided a computer apparatus for executing a process corresponding to a control command supplied from a keyboard.
A keyboard provided with a plurality of first connection means corresponding to the first terminal arrangement of the first connection target, and a second connection means corresponding to a second terminal arrangement different from the first connection means are provided. A transmission cable for connecting the first connection means and the second connection means so that the first terminal arrangement corresponds to the second terminal arrangement of the second connection object, and the second connection means of the second connection object And a desired first connection unit of the plurality of first connection units via a transmission cable, and the first connection target is connected to another first connection unit except the first connection unit to which the transmission cable is connected. Make a connection.

[0006] A second connection target can be connected to a desired first connection means of the plurality of first connection means provided on the keyboard via a transmission cable, and the first connection means to which the transmission cable is connected can be connected. Since the first connection target can be connected to the other first connection means except for the above, the keyboard, the first connection target, and the second connection target can be connected in a desired connection form.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a computer device according to the present invention as a whole. A keyboard 4 is connected via a keyboard cable 3 to a main body 2 for executing various processes, and a liquid crystal display is connected via a display cable 5. 6 are connected. A mouse 8 is connected to the keyboard 4 via a mouse cable 7.

As shown in FIG. 2, the main body 2 has a power switch 11 disposed on the left side of the front of the housing, and a power lamp 11A made of an LED (Light Emitting Diode) at the center of the power switch 11. When the power switch 11 is pressed down and the power is turned on, the power lamp 11A lights up in green, and when the system enters a standby state in which the operation of the entire system is temporarily stopped, the power lamp 11A lights up in orange. ing.

The main body 2 is provided with a 3.5-inch floppy disk insertion slot 12 and an eject button 13 and a CD-ROM insertion slot 14 and an eject button 15 substantially at the center of the front of the housing.

Further, the main body 2 has a FD access lamp 16 for notifying access to a floppy disk at the right front portion of the housing, and a CD-R for notifying access to a CD-ROM.
An OM access lamp 17 and an HD access lamp 18 for notifying access to the hard disk are provided, and a door 2A that can be opened and closed is provided at the lower part of the front surface of the housing.

As shown in FIG. 3, the main body 2 is provided with a microphone connector 19, a headphone connector 20, and a headphone volume knob 21 behind the door 2A.
PC (Personal Computer) card slot 22, Memory Stick (trademark) 116 that can be inserted and removed freely (see FIG. 8)
Memory stick slot 23, IE for inserting
EE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engin
eers) IEEE139 with 1394 interface
4 cable connector 24, USB (UniversalSerial B
us) connector 25 is provided.

The memory stick 116 is a type of flash memory card developed by Sony Corporation, the present applicant. This memory stick 1
Reference numeral 16 denotes an electrically erasable and erasable non-volatile memory, such as an EEPROM (Electricall), in a small and thin plastic case of 21.5 × 50 × 2.8 [mm].
y Erasable and Programmable Read Only Memory)
Various data such as images, sounds, and music can be written and read via a 10-pin terminal. In addition, even when the specifications of the built-in flash memory are changed due to an increase in capacity, etc., a unique serial protocol that can ensure compatibility with the device used is adopted, and the maximum writing speed is 1.5 [MB
/ S], a maximum read speed of 2.45 [MB / S], and high reliability.

As shown in FIG. 4, the main body 2 has a ventilation hole 26 for heat radiation and an AC (Alternating cur
nt) A power input plug 27, a telephone line jack 28, a 6-pin compatible IEEE 1394 cable connector 29 and a telephone jack 30 are provided, and a printer connector 31, a serial connector 32, a monitor connector 33, and a USB connector 34 are provided at the lower rear portion of the housing. , Line input connector 35, line output connector 36, LCD (Liquid Cr
(ystal Display) connector 37 and a main body connector 38 are provided.

Next, as shown in FIG.
Has a panel portion 43 attached via an arm 42 rotatably attached to a stand 41,
Thus, the panel section 43 can be adjusted to a desired angle according to the user's preference.

The panel unit 43 has a display panel 44 composed of an LCD, a left speaker 45 and a right speaker 46, and a power lamp 47 composed of an LED and an information lamp 48 for notifying of an incoming mail at the upper right end of the panel unit 43.
And a brightness adjustment dial 49 for adjusting the brightness of the display panel 44 and a volume adjustment dial 50 for adjusting the volume of the left speaker 45 and the right speaker 46.

The power lamp 47 lights green when the power is turned on and orange when the power is turned on.
The information lamp 48 lights red when an e-mail is received.

Subsequently, as shown in FIG.
PS2 (Personal System / 2) interface (trademark)
A key arrangement section 53 in which a plurality of operation keys 51 and function keys 52 are arranged;
Cables and mouse connectors 59 provided at the left and right side edges for connection with the keyboard cable 3 (FIG. 1) or the mouse cable 7 (FIG. 1) of the mouse 8, and 2 provided at the front end in the arrow A direction. It is composed of a step-foldable keyboard cover 60 and a hot key arrangement section 58 provided at the rear end of the key arrangement section 53.

The hot key arrangement section 58 includes a power key 54 for turning on the power, a standby key 55 for temporarily stopping the operation of the entire system (standby state), and a state in which capital letters of the alphabet can be input. A noticeable cap lock lamp 56 and a plurality of programmable power keys (PPK) 57 are provided.

Here, when the standby key 55 is pressed while the main unit 2 is running, the operation of the entire system is temporarily set to a standby state, and when the standby key 55 is pressed in the standby state, the entire system is immediately restarted. It has been made to start.

The PPK key 57 is used to operate a desired application (for example, e-mail software,
Web browser, etc.), and also has the function of a power switch, so if the main unit 2 is depressed while the power is off, the power is turned on and the desired application is started. Up to a series of operations are automatically performed.

The PPK key 57 can be set to automatically start a desired application by a user, and by using a timer function built in the main body 2, the power is turned on at a preset start time. Then, a desired application can be automatically started, and the application can be set to be terminated and automatically shut down at the end time.

That is, if the computer device 1 is set to automatically confirm receipt of an e-mail by using the timer function, the power is turned on at the start time even when the power is off. Then, the electronic mail software is started up, and when there is an incoming mail, the information lamp 48 is automatically turned on in red, so that the user can easily recognize the presence of the incoming mail.

The keyboard 4 exposes the operation keys 51 and the function keys 52 of the key arrangement section 53 in a state where the keyboard cover 60 is folded in two steps as shown in the figure, and the keyboard cover 60 in the folded state. Is set so that the operation keys 51 and the function keys 52 can be more easily operated by functioning as a palm rest.

Further, as shown in FIG. 7, when the keyboard 4 is not in use, the keyboard cover 60 is expanded to cover all the operation keys 51 and the function keys 52 of the key array section 53, thereby erroneously operating the keys. And dust can be prevented from entering.

Here, the keyboard 4 is configured so that only the key arrangement section 53 is covered by the keyboard cover 60, so that even when the key arrangement section 53 is covered, the power key 54 of the hot key arrangement section 58 Can be operated.

Incidentally, the various keys provided in the hot key arrangement section 58 are formed in a flat circular shape having almost no height and without a gap, instead of a cubic shape having a height like the operation keys 51 and the function keys 52. By having
Even when not covered by the keyboard cover 60, dust can be prevented from entering.

Thus, the user can enter the keyboard cover 6
Even when the key arrangement section 53 is covered by 0, the power key 54 and the PPK key 57 of the hot key arrangement section 58 can be pressed, and thus the operation keys 51 and the function keys 52 having a complicated arrangement can be recognized. Instead, simply pressing the PPK key 57 as a specific key can easily launch frequently used applications.

Next, the circuit configuration of the main unit 2 in the computer 1 will be described with reference to FIG. Main unit 2
Has a PCI (Peripheral Compon
entInterconnect) CPU (Central Processi
ng Unit) 65 and a RAM (Random Access Memory) 66 are connected.

The CPU 65 is a controller that controls and processes various functions in the main unit 2 in an integrated manner.
Various functions can be realized by executing various programs loaded in M66.

A PC (Personal) is connected to the PCI bus 64.
Computer) A PC card interface 101 for exchanging data via a card (not shown), and an IEEE 1394 interface 10 for connecting to another computer or an external device and taking in digital data.
2. A graphics processing circuit 93 for generating an image to be displayed on the liquid crystal display 6, an audio processing circuit 96 for generating audio output from the left speaker 45 and the right speaker 46 of the liquid crystal display 6, and a modem 107 are connected.

The PCI bus 64 is connected to an ISA (Industrial Standard Architecture) bus 69 which is an external bus via a PCI-ISA bridge 67.
The PCI-ISA bridge 67 has a hard disk drive (HDD) 68 and a CD-ROM drive 106
Is connected. The HDD 68 has an e-mail program 69, an auto-pilot program 70 and a Wi-Fi
An OS (Operatimg System) 71 consisting of ndows98 (trademark) is stored.

An ISA bus 69 is connected to an I / O (In / Out) controller 72 called Super I / O (trademark) and a memory stick interface 103. The I / O controller 72 has a microcontroller 85, RTC (Real-time
Time Clock) 84, floppy disk drive 104
And a backup battery 83 are connected.

The I / O controller 72 includes an I / O interface 74, a CPU 79, and an RO comprising an EEPROM.
An M (Read Only Memory) 75 and a RAM 80 are connected to each other, and a ROM (Basic
Input / Output System) 76, a wakeup program 77 and a key input monitoring program 78 are stored, and a key input status register 8 is stored in the RAM 80.
1, a set time register 82 and a key corresponding application register 73 are stored.

Here, since the I / O controller 72 is provided with the backup battery 83, the key input status register 81 is set even when the power switch 11 of the main body 2 is turned off and the power is turned off. Each value of the time register 82 and the key corresponding application register 73 is held.

When data is exchanged between the I / O controller 72 and the microcontroller 85,
After converting the parallel data into serial data by the I / O interface 74, the microcontroller 85
The serial data is converted to parallel data by the I / O interface 86 and then sent to the I / O controller 72.

The key input status register 81 stored in the RAM 80 is a one-touch operation PPK key 57 provided in the hot key arrangement section 58 of the keyboard 4.
When (FIG. 6) is pressed, the PPK key flag is stored. The set time register 82 is used when the CPU 79 executes a predetermined sequence control when a desired start time set by the user is reached.

Further, the key corresponding application register 73 stores a combination of operation keys 51 set in advance,
The correspondence with the application or script to be started is stored. When the stored combination of the operation keys 51 is input by the user, the application or script corresponding to the combination of the operation keys 51 is started by the CPU 79.

The BIOS stored in the ROM 75
Reference numeral 76 denotes an OS and various applications and connected devices (for example, the liquid crystal display 6, the keyboard 4, and the HDD 68).
The key input monitoring program 78 is a program that constantly monitors whether or not the PPK key 57 has been pressed by the user.

The wake-up program 77 uses the RTC
This is a program for detecting whether or not the current time supplied from 84 has reached the start time stored in advance in the set time register 82, and executing a predetermined process (or program) when the start time has come.

On the other hand, the microcontroller 85
Is the I / O interface 86, CPU 89, EEP
A ROM 87 constituted by a ROM and a RAM 90 are connected to each other. An LED control program 88 is stored in the ROM 87, and an LED control register 91 is stored in the RAM 90.

The LED control register 91 is a register used for controlling the lighting of the power lamp 47 provided on the liquid crystal display 6 and the information lamp 48 (FIG. 5) for notifying the arrival of mail.
Controls the lighting of the power lamp 47 and the information lamp 48 of the liquid crystal display 6 by supplying a predetermined LED drive voltage via the display interface 95 based on the LED control program 88.

Actually, the main body 2 is provided with an AC power source (not shown).
When the power switch 11 (FIG. 2) is turned on in a state where the power supply circuit is connected to the power supply circuit, a power supply voltage of +12 [V] is supplied from the power supply circuit 92 to each circuit. The CPU 65 controls the R of the I / O controller 72
HD based on BIOS 76 stored in OM75
The OS 71 of D68 is read, and the OS
6, the OS 71 is started.

After the OS 71 starts, the CPU 65
Is a predetermined application (e-mail program 69 and auto-pilot program 70
) Is transferred from the HDD 68 to the RAM 66,
A predetermined application is executed by using the RAM 66 as a work area.

The CPU 65 converts the image data of the processing result based on the OS 71 into the graphics processing circuit 9.
3 The graphics processing circuit 93 stores the image data in the VRAM 94, reads out the image data as appropriate, and sends the image data to the LCD controller 98 of the liquid crystal display 6 via the display interface 95 and the display cable 5. The LCD controller 98 controls the backlight 100 to illuminate the display panel 44 from behind, and displays a predetermined image by driving each pixel of the display panel 44 based on image data.

The CPU 65 sends out audio data as a result of processing based on the OS 71 to the audio processing circuit 96. The audio processing circuit 96 performs predetermined data processing on the audio data, converts the audio data into an analog audio signal via the audio codec 97, and converts this into an analog audio signal via the display cable 5.
To the LCD controller 98.

The LCD controller 98 outputs a sound corresponding to the sound signal from the left speaker 45 and the right speaker 46 provided on both sides of the display panel 44. Note that the audio codec 97 externally inputs (IN) an audio signal collected by a sound collection unit such as a microphone,
This can be converted into a digital signal and taken in.

The CPU 65 controls a modem 107 to connect to the Internet 110 and a mail server 111 via a public line network 108 and an Internet service provider (hereinafter, simply referred to as a provider) 109 to connect the mail server 111 to the Internet 110 or the mail server 111. Mailbox 1 through
Communication control is performed, such as receiving an e-mail addressed to the user himself / herself and receiving a desired home page via the Internet 110.

As shown in FIG. 9, the keyboard cable 3 for connecting the keyboard 4 and the main body 2 is not integrally formed with the keyboard 4, but is a pin connector 3A having 6 male pins on both sides. One is connected to the main body connector 38 of the main body 2, and the other is connected to the cable of the keyboard 4 and the mouse connector 59.

The keyboard cable 3 is provided with the first pin P1 to the sixth pin P6 at the tip of the pin connector 3A, and the main body 2 through the fourth pin P4.
A power supply voltage of +5 [V] is supplied to the keyboard 4 from the power supply circuit 92 (FIG. 8). That is, the main body 2 supplies a power supply voltage of +5 [V] from the power supply circuit 92 to the keyboard 4 even when the power switch 11 is in the off state, as long as it is connected to the AC power supply. However, the main body 2 is provided with a power switch 11
Is turned on, a power supply voltage of +12 [V] is supplied from the power supply circuit 92 to each circuit.

The keyboard 4 has a CPU 120, a ROM 121 and a RAM 122 therein as shown in FIG. 10, and is based on a power supply voltage of 5 [V] supplied from the main body 2 through a fourth pin P4. When the CPU 120 operates and a predetermined key operation and mouse operation are performed, a code signal S4 (mouse data) corresponding to the mouse operation is converted into serial data, for example, through the first pin P1 via the main unit 2.
And the code signal S4 (keyboard data) corresponding to the key operation is converted into serial data, for example, at the second pin P
2 to the main unit 2.

In practice, when the user presses the power key 54, the standby key 55 or the PPK key 57 of the hot key arrangement section 58 (FIG. 6) by the user, this is detected, and a code signal corresponding to the detection result is detected. S4 is sent to the microcontroller 85 of the main unit 2 via the second pin P2 in the keyboard cable 3.

On the other hand, even when the power switch 11 is off, the main body 2 is connected to the power circuit 9 if it is connected to an AC power source.
2 supplies a power supply voltage of +5 [V] to the microcontroller 85, and C of the microcontroller 85
The code signal S4 sent from the keyboard 4 is detected by the PU89.

The microcontroller 54 has a CPU 89
When the code signal S4 is detected, the power supply circuit 92 is controlled via the I / O controller 72 in the same manner as when the power switch 11 (FIG. 2) provided on the front surface of the housing of the main body 2 is pressed. Then, the supply of the power supply voltage of +12 [V] from the power supply circuit 92 to each circuit is started.

As described above, the power supply key 5 provided on the hot key
4 is pressed, the power switch 11 of the main body 2 is turned on.
In the same manner as when the button is pressed, the supply of the power supply voltage of +12 [V] from the power supply circuit 92 of the main body 2 to each circuit is started. At this time, the computer device 1 supplies the power supply voltage of +12 [V] to the liquid crystal display 6 via the display cable 5 and the LE of the microcontroller 85.
The power lamp 47 of the liquid crystal display 6 is turned on based on the D control program 89.

By the way, as shown in FIG. 11, the accessory cable integrated with the general-purpose keyboard to which the PS2 interface is applied has a keyboard data at pin 1, a ground (GND) at pin 3, a power supply of +5 [V] at pin 4, and so on. In addition, a keyboard clock is assigned to the fifth pin, and a connector pin arrangement is assigned to the unused second and sixth pins.

As shown in FIG. 12, the accessory cable integrated with the general-purpose mouse as the first connection target to which the PS2 interface is applied has mouse data on the first pin, ground (GND) on the third pin, and fourth pin. In addition, a power supply of +5 [V], a mouse clock is allocated to the fifth pin, and a connector pin arrangement of a first terminal array to which unused second and sixth pins are allocated.

As described above, the general-purpose keyboard and the general-purpose mouse to which the PS2 interface is applied have the connector pin arrangement to which the unused second and sixth pins are assigned. The mouse cable 7 integrated with the mouse 8 is also provided with a PS2 interface, and has the same connector pin arrangement as a general-purpose mouse, so that it can be connected to the main unit of a computer device of another company. Has been made.

Here, the main body connector 38 (FIG. 4) of the main body 2 as the second connection target is connected to the P connector as shown in FIG.
The second terminal arrangement corresponds to the connector pin arrangement similar to that of the general-purpose keyboard to which the S2 interface is applied, and the mouse data and the mouse clock are assigned to the second and sixth pins, respectively. As a result, the main body connector 38 as the second connection means of the main body 2 is connected to the PS.
It can be connected to a general-purpose keyboard to which two interfaces are applied.

Further, first keys provided on the left and right of the keyboard 4
The cable and the mouse connector 59 as connection means are:
As shown in FIG. 14, the connector pin arrangement is the same as that of a general-purpose mouse to which the PS2 interface is applied.
The first terminal arrangement is such that the keyboard data and the keyboard clock are assigned to the No. 6 pin and the No. 6 pin, respectively. As a result, the keyboard 4 can connect a general-purpose mouse or mouse 8 to which the PS2 interface is applied to both the left and right cables and the mouse connector 59.

Here, comparing the connector pin arrangements of the main body connector 38 (FIG. 13) of the main body 2, the cable of the keyboard 4, and the mouse connector 59 (FIG. 14), the first and second pins and The pin arrangement of the 5th pin and the 6th pin has been exchanged.
And the keyboard 4 cannot be connected.

However, the keyboard cable 3 as a transmission cable for connecting the main body 2 and the keyboard 4
As shown in FIG. 15, the first pin P1L on the left side is connected to the second pin P2R on the right side, the second pin P2L on the left side is connected to the first pin P1R on the right side, and the fifth pin P on the left side is connected.
5L is connected to the 6th pin P6R on the right, the 6th pin P6L on the left is connected to the 5th pin P5R on the right, and the 3rd pin P3L and 4th pin P4L on the left and the 3rd pin on the right. Since the P3R and the fourth pin P4R are connected to each other, the main body connector 38 of the main body 2 is provided.
The arrangement of the pin arrangement between the keyboard connector 4 and the cable of the keyboard 4 and the mouse connector 59 is absorbed so that they can be connected to each other.

Here, the keyboard cable 3 has a first pin 1L to a sixth pin 6L on the left side and a first pin 1R on the right side in the drawing.
Although the description has been made tentatively setting the 6th pin 6R, the direction of the cable itself does not exist because the ports of the left and right pin connectors 3A (FIG. 9) are common, and it is necessary to select the connection direction. There is no.

Therefore, when the main body connector 38 of the main body 2 is connected to the cable of the keyboard 4 and the mouse connector 59 via the keyboard cable 3, FIG.
As shown in (A) and (B), the keyboard cable 3 can be connected to either the cable provided on the left and right of the keyboard 4 and the mouse connector 59, and the other cable to which the keyboard cable 3 is not connected. The mouse 8 can be connected to the mouse connector 59 via the mouse cable 7.

In this case, as shown in FIG. 17, the CPU 120 in the keyboard 4 arranges the cable of the keyboard 4 and the connector pins in the mouse connector 59 (FIG. 14).
The keyboard data, the ground (GND), the power of +5 [V], and the keyboard clock are transmitted to the main unit 2 via the keyboard cable 3 using four of the six connection lines provided corresponding to the above. I do. The mouse 8 transmits mouse data and a mouse clock from an internal mouse controller (not shown) to the remaining two of the six connection lines in the keyboard 4 which are not connected to the CPU 120.
The data is transmitted to the main unit 2 via the keyboard cable 3.

As a result, the keyboard 4 can send keyboard data and mouse data corresponding to key operations and mouse operations to the main unit 2 via the keyboard cable 3 as code signals S4.

As shown in FIG. 18A, the computer device 1 connects the main body 2 and the keyboard 4 with the keyboard cable 3 via the cable on the left side of the keyboard 4 and the mouse connector 59. The mouse 4 can be connected to the mouse 8 via a cable on the right side of the keyboard 4 and a mouse connector 59.

In this case, the main unit 2 is connected to the computer device 1 via the keyboard cable 3 on the left side of the keyboard 4 and the mouse 8 is connected via the mouse cable 7 on the right side of the keyboard 4. The keyboard cable 3 and the mouse cable 3 can be prevented from being entangled on the rear side of the section 2 and the right-handed user can easily operate the mouse 8.

On the contrary, the computer device 1 connects the main body 2 and the keyboard 4 with the keyboard cable 3 via the cable on the right side of the keyboard 4 and the mouse connector 59, and also connects the keyboard 4 and the mouse 8 with each other.
Can be connected by the mouse cable 7 via the cable on the left side of the keyboard 4 and the mouse connector 59. In this case, the operability for a left-handed user can be improved.

As shown in FIG. 18 (B), the computer device 1 employs a cable having the same connector pin arrangement as the general-purpose mouse to which the PS2 interface is applied and a mouse connector 59 for the keyboard 4. A commercially available mouse can be connected to the keyboard 4.

Further, as shown in FIG. 18C, if the computer device 1 has a PS2 interface applied to a main unit connector (not shown) provided in a main unit of another company, the keyboard cable 3 And a mouse cable 7
The mouse 8 can be connected via the.

Further, as shown in FIG. 18 (D), the computer device 1 employs a main body connector 38 which also serves as a connector pin arrangement of a general-purpose keyboard to which a PS2 interface is applied. A commercially available general-purpose keyboard to which is applied can be connected via an attached cable.

In the above configuration, the computer device 1
Has a connector pin arrangement similar to that of a general-purpose keyboard in which PS2 is applied to the main body connector 38 of the main body 2, and allocates mouse data and a mouse clock to the second and sixth pins, respectively. For 59, keyboard data and a keyboard clock are assigned to the second and sixth pins, respectively, with the same connector pin arrangement as the general-purpose mouse to which the PS2 interface is applied.

The computer 1 absorbs the change of the pin arrangement between the connector pin arrangement of the main body connector 38 in the main body 2 and the connector pin arrangement of the cable and the mouse connector 59 in the keyboard 4. The main body 2 and the keyboard 4 are connected via the keyboard cable 3.

Thus, the computer 1 can connect the main body 2 and the keyboard 4 to both the left and right cables and the mouse connector 59, and connect the mouse cable to the other cable not connected to the keyboard 4 and the mouse connector 59. The mouse 8 can be connected to the main unit 2 and the keyboard 4 and the mouse 8 can be freely selected according to the user's preference.

When the main unit 2 is to be installed away from the keyboard 4, the layout of the computer device 1 can be easily changed because only the keyboard cable 3 is extended and the mouse cable 7 does not need to be extended. be able to.

Further, the user can freely select the attachment position of the mouse cable 7 connected to the keyboard 4 according to right-handed or left-handed use, so that the mouse cable 7 can be shortened and the mouse cable 7 becomes entangled. Usability can be improved without disturbing.

Further, the computer device 1 is configured such that the main body 2 and the keyboard 4 are detachably connected to each other by using the keyboard cable 3 having the male pin connectors 3A on both sides. When the keyboard 2 is detached from the main body 2 and the keyboard cable 3 is detached from the keyboard 4, the main body 2 and the keyboard 4 are each formed as a single unit, which facilitates carrying.

Further, in the computer device 1, the connector pin arrangement of the main body connector 38 in the main body 2 and the connector pin arrangement of the cable and the mouse connector 59 in the keyboard 4 are adapted to each other to the PS2 interface. The connection between the main unit and the keyboard 4, the connection between the main unit 2 and the commercially available keyboard, and the connection between the keyboard 4 and the commercially available mouse in the computer device can be facilitated, and the range of choices of the user can be expanded.

According to the above configuration, the computer device 1
Is a cable and mouse connector 59 provided on both sides of the keyboard 4 with the main body 2 and the keyboard 4.
Is connected to the keyboard cable 3 and the other cable and the mouse connector 59 and the mouse 8 are connected by the mouse cable 7, so that the keyboard cable 3 and the keyboard 4 connected to the main body 2 are connected. It is possible to prevent the connected mouse cable 7 from being entangled with each other, thereby improving the usability of the user.

Further, in the computer device 1, only the keyboard 4 is connected to the main body 2, and the mouse 8 is directly connected to the keyboard 4, so that the external appearance can be improved. .

In the above embodiment, PS2
The main body connector 3 corresponds to the connector pin arrangement of the general-purpose keyboard to which the interface is applied and the connector pin arrangement of the general-purpose mouse to which the PS2 interface is applied.
8, the connector pin arrangement of the cable and the mouse and the connector 59 of the mouse connector are described. However, the present invention is not limited to this. You may make it correspond to a pin arrangement. In this case, the same effect as in the above-described embodiment can be obtained.

In the above embodiment, the cable of the keyboard 4 and the mouse connector 59 correspond to the connector pin arrangement of the general-purpose mouse to which the PS2 interface is applied, and the main body connector 38 is the connector of the general-purpose keyboard to which the PS2 interface is applied. Although the description has been given of the case where the arrangement is made to correspond to the pin arrangement, the present invention is not limited to this, and the cable of the keyboard 4 and the mouse connector 5
9 may correspond to the connector pin arrangement of the general-purpose keyboard to which the PS2 interface is applied, and the body connector 38 may correspond to the connector pin arrangement of the general-purpose mouse to which the PS2 interface is applied. In this case, the same effect as in the above-described embodiment can be obtained by setting the keyboard cable 3 to a normal internal wiring structure and intersecting the wiring structure in the mouse cable 7 to cope therewith.

[0084]

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to connect a second connection target to a desired first connection means of a plurality of first connection means provided on a keyboard via a transmission cable. By connecting the first connection target to the first connection means other than the first connection means to which the transmission cable is connected, the keyboard, the first connection target, and the second connection target can be connected in a desired connection form. Thus, it is possible to realize a computer device which can further improve the usability.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing an overall configuration of a computer device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram illustrating a front configuration (1) of a main body.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram illustrating a front configuration (2) of a main body.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram illustrating a rear configuration of a main body.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram illustrating a configuration of a liquid crystal display.

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram illustrating a configuration of a keyboard.

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram illustrating the keyboard with the keyboard cover expanded.

FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram illustrating a rear configuration of a main body.

FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram illustrating a configuration of a keyboard connector.

FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram used to explain activation of a main power supply by a power key of a keyboard.

FIG. 11 is a correspondence table showing a connector pin arrangement of a keyboard to which a PS2 interface is applied.

FIG. 12 is a correspondence table showing a connector pin arrangement of a mouse to which a PS2 interface is applied.

FIG. 13 is a correspondence table showing a connector pin arrangement in a main body connector of the main body.

FIG. 14 is a correspondence table showing a connector pin arrangement in a keyboard cable and a mouse connector.

FIG. 15 is a schematic diagram illustrating an internal wiring structure of a keyboard cable.

FIG. 16 is a schematic diagram illustrating a connection position of a keyboard cable and a connection position of a mouse.

FIG. 17 is a schematic diagram illustrating a wiring structure inside a keyboard.

FIG. 18 is a schematic diagram illustrating various connection patterns.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Computer apparatus, 2 ... Body part, 3 ... Keyboard cable, 4 ... Keyboard, 5 ... Display cable, 6 ... Liquid crystal display, 7 ... Mouse cable, 8 ... Mouse, 38 ... body connector,
47 ... power lamp, 48 ... information lamp, 54 ... power key, 55 ... standby key, 57
…… PPK key, 58 …… Hot key arrangement part, 59 ……
Cable and mouse connector 72 I / O controller 85 Microcontroller 92 Power circuit 95 Display interface

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A computer device for executing a process according to a control command supplied from a keyboard, comprising: a keyboard provided with a plurality of first connection means corresponding to a first terminal arrangement of a first connection target; A second connection target provided with second connection means corresponding to a second terminal arrangement different from the first connection means;
A transmission cable for connecting the first connection means and the second connection means so that the first terminal arrangement corresponds to the terminal arrangement, wherein the second connection means to be connected to the second connection means and the plurality of A desired first connection unit of the first connection units is connected via the transmission cable, and the first connection target is connected to another first connection unit except the first connection unit to which the transmission cable is connected. A computer device, characterized in that: 2. The computer device according to claim 1, wherein the keyboard has the first connection means provided on both left and right sides of a keyboard housing. 3. The computer apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first connection target is a pointing device. 4. The computer device according to claim 1, wherein the second connection target is a main unit of the computer device that executes a process according to a control command.