TWI384515B - A keyboard control method for generating a luster change, and a light-emitting keyboard for implementing the method - Google Patents
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一種產生光彩變化之鍵盤控制方法以及實施該方法之發光鍵盤,尤其是指一種判斷按壓按鍵而驅動背光裝置提供對應光線色彩之鍵盤控制方法以及實施該方法之發光鍵盤。A keyboard control method for generating a brilliance change and an illuminated keyboard for implementing the method, in particular, a keyboard control method for determining a push button to drive a backlight device to provide a corresponding light color, and an illuminated keyboard for implementing the method.
在電腦已發展成型時,鍵盤即為必備的基本輸出配備,個人電腦在極快速發展的同時,鍵盤大致上仍保持的基本的態樣。然而,為了便於在光線昏暗之環境下使用,或者為了提供特殊炫麗的光彩效果,早已有研發廠商將發光裝置裝設於鍵盤內,使鍵盤本體可發出光線,除了有利黑暗中使用以外更具有炫麗的外觀,因此各種發光鍵盤亦廣為人知,普遍銷售於市場中。為了在狹小的空間中產生光線,該類發光鍵盤大部份使用發光二極體作為光源,最單純的發光鍵盤如中華民國專利公告第509955號「發光鍵盤」,其中該創作揭示具有一鍵盤部以及一背光裝置之鍵盤,其中該背光裝置設於該鍵盤部下方,以提供光線自該鍵盤部下方射出,其光源可以是發光二極體或電致發光板(electroluminescent sheet)。而除了在該按鍵下方設置發光元件以外,亦有在鍵盤內設置側光光源,並搭配導光板使光線均勻自按鍵下方射出之創作,如中華民國專利證書第M330513號「鍵盤發光結構」,該創作具有一按鍵組、一個以上之發光元件以及複數導光板,該複數導光板組配呈同一平面設於該鍵盤組下方,而該發光元件設置於該導光板之入光面側,該導光板下方設一反射片或者與底面設一反射結構而將該發光元件提供之光線反射向該按鍵組。仍有更多發光鍵盤之先前專利具有提供該鍵盤背光且均光發亮的功能,使鍵盤得以具有亮度在光線昏暗之處使用,或者給予使用者炫麗之使用感受。When the computer has been developed, the keyboard is the necessary basic output equipment. While the personal computer is developing very fast, the keyboard still maintains the basic aspect. However, in order to facilitate the use in dimly lit environments, or in order to provide a special dazzling brilliance effect, the R&D has long installed the illuminating device in the keyboard, so that the keyboard body can emit light, which is more dazzling than the use in the dark. The appearance of the various illuminated keyboards is also widely known and widely sold in the market. In order to generate light in a small space, most of the illuminated keyboards use a light-emitting diode as a light source, and the simplest illuminated keyboard is the "lighting keyboard" of the Republic of China Patent Publication No. 509955, wherein the creation reveals a keyboard portion. And a keyboard of the backlight device, wherein the backlight device is disposed under the keyboard portion to provide light from the lower portion of the keyboard portion, and the light source may be a light emitting diode or an electroluminescent sheet. In addition to setting the light-emitting elements under the button, there is also a side light source disposed in the keyboard, and the light guide plate is used to make the light evenly emitted from the bottom of the button. For example, the Republic of China Patent Certificate No. M330513 "Keyboard Light-emitting Structure", The light-emitting element is disposed on the light-incident side of the light-guiding plate, and the light-guiding plate is disposed on the light-incident side of the light-guiding plate, and the plurality of light-guiding plates are disposed on the light-incident side of the light-guiding plate. A reflective sheet is disposed below or a reflective structure is disposed on the bottom surface to reflect the light provided by the light emitting element to the button group. The prior patents of more illuminated keyboards have the function of providing the backlight of the keyboard and being light-emitting, so that the keyboard can be used in a dimly lit place or give the user a dazzling use experience.
然而為了要讓該發光鍵盤所提供之光線具有變化,中華民國專利證書第M256532號「多彩發光鍵盤」,該先前專利揭示其複數按鍵下方設置一具有複數發光區域的多彩冷光板,該多彩冷光板之複數發光區域提供不同顏色的色光,且對應到鍵盤之不同按鍵組(如複數功能鍵、複數數字鍵、方向鍵等等),使不同類別的按鍵組具有不同的背光顏色以供區別。然而該創作在生產期間就預先設定該發光區域所包含的複數按鍵以及該發光區域之發光顏色,無法供使用者另行定義發光區域範圍,且無法改變該發光區域之發光顏色。However, in order to change the light provided by the illuminated keyboard, the Republic of China Patent Certificate No. M256532 "Colorful Illuminated Keyboard", the prior patent discloses that a plurality of colorful cold light plates having a plurality of light emitting regions are disposed under the plurality of keys, the colorful cold light plate The plurality of light-emitting areas provide color lights of different colors, and correspond to different key groups of the keyboard (such as plural function keys, plural number keys, direction keys, etc.), so that different types of button groups have different backlight colors for distinction. However, during the production, the plurality of buttons included in the light-emitting area and the light-emitting color of the light-emitting area are preset in the production process, and the user cannot separately define the range of the light-emitting area, and the light-emitting color of the light-emitting area cannot be changed.
綜上所述,雖發光鍵盤至今已有長足之發展,但該發光鍵盤提供之光線變化仍係由製造廠商預先設定,且提供之發光模式亦過於呆板,仍有進一步改良之空間。In summary, although the illuminated keyboard has been developed to a great extent, the light changes provided by the illuminated keyboard are still preset by the manufacturer, and the illumination mode provided is too rigid, and there is still room for further improvement.
由於上述習知技術中發光鍵盤的發光顏色無法調整或者過於單調而無法配合部份使用者之喜好,本案的目的即在於提供一種鍵盤的背光單元控制方法與架構,令該鍵盤提供多變的背光色彩變化。Because the illumination color of the illuminated keyboard in the above prior art cannot be adjusted or is too monotonous to meet the preferences of some users, the purpose of the present invention is to provide a backlight unit control method and architecture for the keyboard, so that the keyboard provides a variable backlight. Color changes.
本案為一種產生光彩變化之鍵盤控制方法以及實施該方法之發光鍵盤,其中該控制方法更包含至少兩種控制的步驟,舉例來說,第一種步驟係透過建置一驅動訊號表來儲存複數背光驅動訊號,並且設定每一背光驅動訊號對應至少一鍵入訊號,再判斷該鍵盤受使用者按壓產生之鍵入訊號而決定輸出驅動一背光單元之背光驅動訊號。因此只需額外建置一個包含複數背光驅動訊號之驅動訊號表,並透過偵測該鍵入訊號而輸出對應之背光驅動訊號,即可驅動被按壓鍵盤之背光單元發出對應之光線。The present invention is a keyboard control method for generating brilliance changes and an illuminated keyboard for implementing the method, wherein the control method further includes at least two control steps. For example, the first step is to store a plurality of signals by constructing a driving signal table. The backlight drives the signal, and sets each backlight driving signal to correspond to at least one keying signal, and then determines that the keyboard is pressed by the input signal generated by the user to determine the output of the backlight driving signal for driving the backlight unit. Therefore, it is only necessary to additionally install a driving signal table including a plurality of backlight driving signals, and output a corresponding backlight driving signal by detecting the input signal, thereby driving the backlight unit of the pressed keyboard to emit corresponding light.
另一種步驟係透過建置一驅動訊號表來儲存複數背光驅動訊號,並且設定每一背光驅動訊號以偵測該鍵入訊號產生作為輸出條件,再偵測該鍵盤受使用者按壓產生鍵入訊號而輪序輸出複數背光驅動訊號。其中,兩種控制步驟之差別在於本段所述之步驟設定複數背光驅動訊號後,藉由該鍵入訊號之觸發而輪序輸出該背光驅動訊號,亦即該背光驅動訊號之變化係依據預先定義之驅動訊號表。藉由該背光驅動訊號的輪序輸出,亦可透過使用者按壓按鍵而產生多種光彩的變化。Another step is to store a plurality of backlight driving signals by setting a driving signal table, and setting each backlight driving signal to detect the input signal generation as an output condition, and detecting that the keyboard is pressed by the user to generate a keying signal. The sequence outputs a plurality of backlight driving signals. The difference between the two control steps is that after the plurality of backlight driving signals are set in the steps described in this paragraph, the backlight driving signal is sequentially outputted by the triggering of the input signal, that is, the backlight driving signal is changed according to a predefined Drive signal table. By the wheel sequence output of the backlight driving signal, a variety of brilliance changes can also be generated by the user pressing the button.
實施上述方法之鍵盤係由一殼體內裝設一電路板、一供使用者按壓而觸發該電路板產生一鍵入訊號之按鍵組、以及配置於該按鍵組下方的背光單元所構成,且該背光單元包含以相異發光顏色而區分之複數發光元件組。而該鍵盤更包括一儲存有一驅動訊號表的記憶單元、一取得該鍵入訊號之微控制單元。其中該驅動訊號表由複數相異之背光驅動訊號所構成,該背光驅動訊號決定該發光元件組之發光亮度。而前段所述之第一種步驟以及第二種步驟皆可由上述之鍵盤架構實施。例如該記憶單元可設定該複數鍵入訊號係用於自該驅動訊號表中讀取背光驅動訊號之對應關係。該微控制單元依據使用者輸入之鍵入訊號而自該驅動訊號表決定輸出至該背光單元之背光驅動訊號。藉此,當使用者按壓每一個按鍵時,該微控制單元可由鍵入訊號以及該驅動訊號表決定該背光單元中各發光元件組的發光亮度,藉此可使該背光單元提供該按鍵所對應之特定顏色。或者該鍵盤可透過該微控制單元偵測鍵入訊號的產生而輪序的自該記憶單元讀取該背光驅動訊號,並輪序輸出所讀取的背光驅動訊號,藉此產生輪序變動的光彩變化。再者,可透過軟體而寫入新的驅動訊號表至該記憶單元中以改變任一按鍵所對應產生的顏色變化。藉由上述技術特徵,可令鍵盤提供多變的背光色彩變化。The keyboard for implementing the above method comprises a circuit board mounted in a casing, a button group for triggering the circuit board to generate a key input signal, and a backlight unit disposed under the button group, and the backlight The unit includes a plurality of light-emitting element groups that are distinguished by distinct illumination colors. The keyboard further includes a memory unit that stores a drive signal table, and a micro control unit that obtains the input signal. The driving signal table is composed of a plurality of different backlight driving signals, and the backlight driving signal determines the brightness of the light emitting element group. The first step and the second step described in the preceding paragraph can all be implemented by the above keyboard architecture. For example, the memory unit can set the complex input signal to be used to read the correspondence between the backlight driving signals from the driving signal table. The micro control unit determines a backlight driving signal outputted to the backlight unit from the driving signal table according to the input signal input by the user. Therefore, when the user presses each button, the micro control unit can determine the light-emitting brightness of each light-emitting component group in the backlight unit by using the key-in signal and the driving signal table, thereby enabling the backlight unit to provide the corresponding button Specific color. Or the keyboard can detect the generation of the input signal through the micro control unit, and read the backlight driving signal from the memory unit in a wheel sequence, and sequentially output the read backlight driving signal, thereby generating the brilliance of the wheel sequence change. Variety. Furthermore, a new drive signal table can be written to the memory unit via the software to change the color change corresponding to any of the keys. With the above technical features, the keyboard can be provided with variable backlight color variations.
綜上所述,本案具有提供鍵盤多變背光色彩變化的優點。In summary, the present case has the advantage of providing a color change of the backlight of the keyboard.
本案揭示一種產生光彩變化之鍵盤控制方法以及實施該方法之發光鍵盤,其中該控制方法在相同的技術思想下包含兩種控制步驟。以下先行說明本案第一種控制步驟,其中本案控制方法係用於控制一發光鍵盤,該發光鍵盤具有包含供按壓而提供相異鍵入訊號之複數按鍵、包含至少一發光元件組的一背光單元以及一微控制單元(實施態樣可見於圖3)。而首先本案第一種之控制步驟請參閱圖1,包含下列步驟:建置一驅動訊號表(如圖1中步驟一100)、設定每一背光驅動訊號的輸出條件(如圖1中步驟二101)、掃瞄該鍵盤受按壓而產生的鍵入訊號(如圖1中步驟三102)、依據該鍵入訊號而自該驅動訊號表讀取對應的背光驅動訊號(如圖1中步驟四103)、以該背光驅動訊號驅動該背光單元(如圖1中步驟五104)。其中,該驅動訊號表包含有控制至少一發光元件組亮度之複數背光驅動訊號,而該背光驅動訊號的輸出條件係定義該驅動訊號表中的每一背光驅動訊號與至少一鍵入訊號成對應關係,且偵測該鍵入訊號產生而作為輸出該背光驅動訊號之條件,亦即設定一個或多個鍵入訊號可讀取該驅動訊號表中所對應的背光驅動訊號。上述步驟中,可令該背光驅動訊號設定複數鍵入訊號作為該背光驅動訊號之輸出條件;亦即,可設定多個按鍵所產生的鍵入訊號對應讀取相同的背光驅動訊號。例如可預先設定按壓英文字母「A」至「E」之按鍵對應產生第一背光驅動訊號,而按壓英文字母「F」至「K」之按鍵則對應產生第二背光驅動訊號,以此類推,且該第一背光驅動訊號與該第二背光驅動訊號分別驅動該背光單元產生相異之光線亮度、或色彩、或者亮度與色彩之組合。而上述之例子更可令該鍵盤之複數按鍵區分為複數按鍵群組,且同一按鍵群組內複數按鍵之鍵入訊號對應同一背光驅動訊號,例如所有數字鍵分為一組、所有方向鍵分為一組等等,且按壓各按鍵群組之按鍵各產生相異之背光驅動訊號。再者,每一背光驅動訊號亦可選擇偵測相異之單一鍵入訊號作為該背光驅動訊號之輸出條件,亦即每一按鍵所產生之背光驅動訊號皆不相同,致使按壓不同按鍵時可產生多變之亮度、色彩變化。而前述背光單元之發光元件組可提供單一顏色之色光,由相異之背光驅動訊號決定該發光元件組之亮度,令該鍵盤發出單一顏色的光線且隨使用者按壓按鍵而不斷改變亮度。該背光單元更可依據相異光線色彩而區分複數發光元件組,該背光單元內可包括產生相異顏色之色光的複數發光元件組,且依據該背光驅動訊號決定各發光元件組發光之亮度,並藉由改變各發光元件組的亮度而改變混光後在鍵盤上所表現的光線色彩。上述之鍵入訊號為按壓該按鍵與一電路板接觸所產生之一按鍵碼(KEY CODE),或者為該按鍵碼(KEY CODE)在一訊息陣列中所對應之一字元碼。不論所抓取之鍵入訊號為按鍵碼(KEY CODE)或者所對應之字元碼,兩者對應特定的按鍵,因此皆可用於自該驅動訊號表中讀取所對應之背光驅動訊號。The present invention discloses a keyboard control method for generating brilliance changes and an illuminated keyboard for implementing the method, wherein the control method includes two control steps under the same technical idea. The first control step of the present invention is described below, wherein the control method of the present invention is for controlling an illuminated keyboard, the illuminated keyboard having a plurality of buttons for pressing to provide different input signals, a backlight unit including at least one light emitting component group, and A micro control unit (the implementation can be seen in Figure 3). First, the first control step of the present case is as shown in FIG. 1 , which includes the following steps: setting a driving signal table (step 1 in FIG. 1 ) and setting the output condition of each backlight driving signal (step 2 in FIG. 1 ). 101) scanning a key input signal generated by pressing the keyboard (step 3102 in FIG. 1), and reading a corresponding backlight driving signal from the driving signal table according to the input signal (step 4103 in FIG. 1). The backlight unit is driven by the backlight driving signal (step 5104 in FIG. 1). The driving signal table includes a plurality of backlight driving signals for controlling the brightness of the at least one light emitting component group, and the output condition of the backlight driving signal defines that each backlight driving signal in the driving signal table is associated with at least one keying signal. And detecting the input signal generation as a condition for outputting the backlight driving signal, that is, setting one or more input signals to read the corresponding backlight driving signal in the driving signal table. In the above steps, the backlight driving signal can be set as the output condition of the backlight driving signal; that is, the input signal generated by the plurality of buttons can be set to read the same backlight driving signal. For example, a button for pressing the English letters "A" to "E" may be preset to generate a first backlight driving signal, and a button for pressing the English letters "F" to "K" corresponds to generate a second backlight driving signal, and so on. And the first backlight driving signal and the second backlight driving signal respectively drive the backlight unit to generate different light brightness, or color, or a combination of brightness and color. The above example can further divide the plurality of keys of the keyboard into a plurality of button groups, and the input signals of the plurality of buttons in the same button group correspond to the same backlight driving signal, for example, all the numeric keys are grouped, and all the direction keys are divided into A group and the like, and pressing the buttons of each button group each produces a different backlight driving signal. Moreover, each backlight driving signal can also selectively detect a different single-keying signal as an output condition of the backlight driving signal, that is, each backlight generates a backlight driving signal that is different, so that when a different button is pressed, a backlight can be generated. Variable brightness and color changes. The light-emitting element group of the backlight unit can provide color light of a single color, and the brightness of the light-emitting element group is determined by the different backlight driving signals, so that the keyboard emits a single color of light and continuously changes the brightness as the user presses the button. The backlight unit can further distinguish the plurality of light-emitting component groups according to the color of the different light. The backlight unit can include a plurality of light-emitting component groups that generate color light of different colors, and determine the brightness of the light-emitting component groups according to the backlight driving signal. And by changing the brightness of each of the light-emitting element groups, the color of the light expressed on the keyboard after the light mixing is changed. The key input signal is a key code (KEY CODE) generated by pressing the button to contact a circuit board, or a key code corresponding to the key code (KEY CODE) in a message array. Regardless of whether the key input code is a key code (KEY CODE) or a corresponding character code, the two corresponding to a specific button can be used to read the corresponding backlight driving signal from the driving signal table.
實施本案控制方法之鍵盤可參閱圖3,圖3所示為一發光鍵盤基本必要之構造,其中該鍵盤之電路方塊請參閱圖4。於圖3中可見該鍵盤係由一殼體9內裝設一電路板1、一供使用者按壓而觸發該電路板1產生一鍵入訊號之按鍵組3、以及配置於該按鍵組3下方的一背光單元2所構成。其中該按鍵組3具有複數按鍵,而該電路板1上具有對應該按鍵之訊號接點,按下按鍵後可觸發該訊號接點而形成對應之按鍵碼(KEY CODE),該電路板1之一訊息處理單元10判讀該按鍵碼(KEY CODE)所對應之字元碼而透過一排線12輸出至一資訊處理系統8(示於圖4或圖5),其中該資訊處理系統8可為一電腦。該背光單元2可包含以相異發光顏色而區分之複數發光元件組22以及與該發光元件組22結合之一導光板24。舉例而言,該背光單元2可包含發出藍光的發光元件組22、發光紅光的發光元件組22以及發出綠光的發光元件組22(但不限於紅、藍、綠三種顏色,該背光單元2仍可包括複數相異顏色之發光元件組22),並且該背光單元2具有分別驅動各發光元件組22之驅動器21(如圖4所示,其中導光板24並非用於導通電氣訊號而未示於圖4與圖5中)。該鍵盤更包括一記憶單元11以及一微控制單元13,其中該記憶單元11儲存一驅動訊號表,該驅動訊號表由複數相異之背光驅動訊號所構成,該背光驅動訊號決定該發光元件組22之發光亮度,且預先設定該複數鍵入訊號用於自該驅動訊號表中讀取背光驅動訊號之對應關係,並將該對應關係寫入該記憶單元11中。該微控制單元13電性連接該電路板1而偵測該鍵入訊號,該微控制單元13依據該鍵入訊號而自該驅動訊號表讀取出對應之背光驅動訊號,且輸出背光驅動訊號驅動該背光單元2,而決定該背光單元2之複數發光元件組22的發光亮度。藉由上述之技術特徵可令該背光單元2依據使用者按壓按鍵而改變各發光元件組22的發光亮度,而由於複數發光元件組22提供不同的光線顏色,複數發光元件組22顏色的變化將混合形成不同的顏色。換言之,該背光單元2會隨著相異按鍵觸發的相異鍵入訊號而提供對應該鍵入訊號的顏色,令使用者在使用鍵盤時可具有多變光彩的效果。The keyboard for implementing the control method of the present invention can be referred to FIG. 3. FIG. 3 shows a basic configuration of an illuminated keyboard, and FIG. 4 is a circuit block of the keyboard. As shown in FIG. 3 , the keyboard is provided with a circuit board 1 , a button group 3 for triggering the circuit board 1 to generate a key input signal, and a button group 3 disposed under the button group 3 . A backlight unit 2 is constructed. The button group 3 has a plurality of buttons, and the circuit board 1 has a signal contact corresponding to the button. After pressing the button, the signal contact can be triggered to form a corresponding key code (KEY CODE), the circuit board 1 A message processing unit 10 interprets the character code corresponding to the key code (KEY CODE) and outputs it to an information processing system 8 (shown in FIG. 4 or FIG. 5) through a line 12, wherein the information processing system 8 can be a computer. The backlight unit 2 may include a plurality of light-emitting element groups 22 that are distinguished by distinct light-emitting colors and a light guide plate 24 that is combined with the light-emitting element group 22. For example, the backlight unit 2 may include a light-emitting element group 22 that emits blue light, a light-emitting element group 22 that emits red light, and a light-emitting element group 22 that emits green light (but not limited to three colors of red, blue, and green, the backlight unit). 2 can still include a plurality of light-emitting element groups 22) of different colors, and the backlight unit 2 has drivers 21 for driving the light-emitting element groups 22 respectively (as shown in FIG. 4, wherein the light guide plate 24 is not used to turn on electrical signals; Shown in Figures 4 and 5). The keyboard further includes a memory unit 11 and a micro control unit 13 . The memory unit 11 stores a driving signal table. The driving signal table is composed of a plurality of different backlight driving signals, and the backlight driving signal determines the light emitting element group. The brightness of the light is turned on, and the plurality of key input signals are preset to read the correspondence between the backlight driving signals from the driving signal table, and the corresponding relationship is written into the memory unit 11. The micro control unit 13 is electrically connected to the circuit board 1 to detect the input signal. The micro control unit 13 reads the corresponding backlight driving signal from the driving signal table according to the input signal, and outputs a backlight driving signal to drive the The backlight unit 2 determines the light-emitting luminance of the plurality of light-emitting element groups 22 of the backlight unit 2. According to the above technical features, the backlight unit 2 can change the light-emitting brightness of each of the light-emitting element groups 22 according to the user pressing the button, and since the plurality of light-emitting element groups 22 provide different light colors, the color of the plurality of light-emitting element groups 22 will change. Mix to form different colors. In other words, the backlight unit 2 provides a color corresponding to the input signal according to the different keying signals triggered by the different keys, so that the user can have the effect of changing the brilliance when using the keyboard.
由上可知,用於對應讀取該驅動訊號表之鍵入訊號可為一按鍵碼(KEY CODE),或者為該按鍵碼(KEY CODE)在一訊息陣列中所對應之一字元碼,而兩者皆可應用於對應讀取該驅動訊號表。如圖4所示,該微控制單元13直接由該電路板1偵測、抓取該按鍵碼(KEY CODE),並且依據該按鍵碼(KEY CODE)自該驅動訊號表決定輸出至該背光單元2之背光驅動訊號。而圖5所示為另一態樣,該微控制單元13則連接該訊息處理單元10,該訊息處理單元10自該電路板1取得該按鍵碼(KEY CODE)後轉換為對應之字元碼,該微控制單元13則抓取該字元碼,並且依據該字元碼自該驅動訊號表決定輸出至該背光單元2之背光驅動訊號。圖4、圖5所示兩電路架構皆可完成前述之控制步驟以及具體應用於鍵盤中。It can be seen that the key input code for correspondingly reading the driving signal table can be a key code (KEY CODE), or one key code corresponding to the key code (KEY CODE) in a message array, and two Both can be applied to correspondingly read the drive signal table. As shown in FIG. 4, the micro control unit 13 directly detects and captures the key code (KEY CODE) by the circuit board 1, and determines the output from the driving signal table to the backlight unit according to the key code (KEY CODE). 2 backlight drive signal. As shown in FIG. 5, the micro control unit 13 is connected to the message processing unit 10. The message processing unit 10 obtains the key code (KEY CODE) from the circuit board 1 and converts it into a corresponding character code. The micro control unit 13 captures the character code, and determines a backlight driving signal outputted to the backlight unit 2 from the driving signal table according to the character code. Both of the circuit structures shown in FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 can complete the foregoing control steps and are specifically applied to the keyboard.
又,該記憶單元11儲存之驅動訊號表係由複數相異之背光驅動訊號所構成,該背光驅動訊號為一數位訊號,且其編碼包含各發光元件組22之亮度訊息,且可驅動多個發光元件組22同時發亮。若該背光單元2以包含三種相異發光元件組22(紅色、綠色、藍色)為例,該驅動訊號表可舉例示意如下:Moreover, the driving signal table stored in the memory unit 11 is composed of a plurality of different backlight driving signals, wherein the backlight driving signal is a digital signal, and the encoding includes the brightness information of each of the light emitting element groups 22, and can drive multiple The light-emitting element group 22 is simultaneously illuminated. If the backlight unit 2 is exemplified by a group of three different types of light-emitting elements 22 (red, green, blue), the driving signal table can be illustrated as follows:
上述之表一為示意之表格,僅供舉例說明使用,實施時該驅動訊號表得依據該背光單元2之發光元件組22數量以及按鍵組3之按鍵數量作調整。表一中之任一背光驅動訊號主要係由Rn 、Gn 、Bn (n代表對應之序號)編碼而成,並且再由該微控制單元13透過訊號調變而區分為Rn 、Gn 、Bn 等各別的訊號給該驅動器21,R、G、B分別代表驅動紅色、綠色、藍色發光元件組22之亮度訊息,而不同序號之亮度訊息可透過該驅動器21驅動對應發光元件組22提供不同的亮度,因此背光驅動訊號R1 G1 B1 與背光驅動訊號R2 G2 B2 可分別驅動該紅色、綠色、藍色發光元件組22各發出對應之不同亮度,各發光元件組22提供之光線混光後可提供相異顏色之色光,使相異背光驅動訊號驅動該背光單元2提供相異顏色之色光。如同先前所述之控制步驟,該背光單元2亦可提供單一顏色,而透過相異背光驅動訊號改變其亮度。再者,前述表一係用於舉例說明,實際產品所應用之表格除了因發光元件組22數量與按鍵數量而變化以外,亦可能因該鍵入訊號或微控制單元13之編碼格式而變動。例如可將紅色、綠色、藍色發光元件組22之亮度訊息分別儲存為三個表格,並依據鍵入訊號與此三個表格的對應關係而選擇讀取之表格與訊號。The above table 1 is a schematic table for illustrative use. In the implementation, the driving signal table is adjusted according to the number of the light-emitting element groups 22 of the backlight unit 2 and the number of buttons of the button group 3. Any backlight driving signal in Table 1 is mainly encoded by R n , G n , B n (n represents the corresponding serial number), and is further divided into R n and G by the micro control unit 13 through signal modulation. The respective signals of n , B n and the like are given to the driver 21, and R, G, and B respectively represent the brightness information for driving the red, green, and blue light-emitting element groups 22, and the brightness information of different serial numbers can be driven to drive the corresponding light through the driver 21. The component group 22 provides different brightness, so the backlight driving signal R 1 G 1 B 1 and the backlight driving signal R 2 G 2 B 2 can respectively drive the red, green and blue light emitting element groups 22 to emit different brightnesses, respectively. The light provided by the light-emitting element group 22 can be mixed to provide color light of different colors, so that the different backlight driving signals drive the backlight unit 2 to provide color light of different colors. As with the control steps previously described, the backlight unit 2 can also provide a single color, and its brightness can be changed by a different backlight driving signal. Furthermore, the foregoing Table 1 is for exemplifying that the table to which the actual product is applied may vary depending on the number of the light-emitting element groups 22 and the number of buttons, and may also vary due to the input signal or the encoding format of the micro-control unit 13. For example, the brightness information of the red, green, and blue light-emitting element groups 22 can be stored into three tables, and the read form and signal can be selected according to the correspondence between the input signal and the three forms.
上述技術特徵已提供了按壓按鍵驅動該背光單元2發出對應顏色色光之技術,然而,當使用者未按壓該按鍵組3(亦即該電路板1未提供鍵入訊號)時該微控制單元13更可提供一預設之待機背光訊號驅動該背光單元2,該待機背光訊號決定該複數發光元件組22之發光亮度而提供一待機色光,如此即令該發光鍵盤常態(該按鍵組3未受按壓時)即提供一待機時預定顏色之光線。更進一步的,該資訊處理系統8可透過軟體而寫入驅動訊號表至該記憶單元11中,以改變該驅動訊號表之任一背光驅動訊號,如此可由使用者自行決定任一按鍵所產生的色光顏色。The above technical feature has provided a technique for pressing the button to drive the backlight unit 2 to emit a corresponding color light. However, when the user does not press the button group 3 (that is, the circuit board 1 does not provide a keying signal), the micro control unit 13 further The backlight unit 2 can be driven by a predetermined standby backlight signal, and the standby backlight signal determines the brightness of the plurality of light-emitting element groups 22 to provide a standby color light, so that the illuminated keyboard is in a normal state (the button group 3 is not pressed). ) Provides a predetermined color of light during standby. Further, the information processing system 8 can write the driving signal table to the memory unit 11 through the software to change any backlight driving signal of the driving signal table, so that the user can determine the generated by any button. Color light color.
本案之實施態樣示意圖請參閱圖6,該背光單元2之發光側定義為單一之發光區域23,且該發光區域23之面積含蓋整個按鍵組3,令整個鍵盤之按鍵組3下方皆可透出同樣顏色之色光,且該背光單元2提供之色光顏色由該使用者按壓之按鍵與對應之背光驅動訊號所決定。Referring to FIG. 6 , the light emitting side of the backlight unit 2 is defined as a single light emitting area 23 , and the area of the light emitting area 23 includes the entire button group 3 , so that the entire keyboard button group 3 can be The color of the same color is emitted, and the color of the color provided by the backlight unit 2 is determined by the button pressed by the user and the corresponding backlight driving signal.
請參閱圖7,本案之另一實施態樣更可將該背光單元2之發光側定義為一第一發光區域231以及一第二發光區域232,該第一發光區域231與該第二發光區域232各別含蓋不相重複的複數按鍵,該第一發光區域231之複數發光元件組22受該背光驅動訊號之驅動而改變亮度。同時該微控制單元13可提供一固定驅動訊號驅動該第二發光區域232之複數發光元件組22發出預設顏色之光線,藉此可區別顏色隨按鍵觸發變動的第一發光區域231以及固定顏色的第二發光區域232。某些特定的功能按鍵需以特別的色光標示之情況下,可透過區分出第二發光區域232含蓋該特定的功能按鍵,令該功能按鍵明顯與其它按鍵有區別。Referring to FIG. 7 , another embodiment of the present disclosure can further define a light emitting side of the backlight unit 2 as a first light emitting region 231 and a second light emitting region 232 , and the first light emitting region 231 and the second light emitting region. Each of the 232 covers a plurality of keys that are not repeated, and the plurality of light-emitting element groups 22 of the first light-emitting area 231 are driven by the backlight driving signal to change the brightness. At the same time, the micro control unit 13 can provide a fixed driving signal to drive the plurality of light emitting component groups 22 of the second light emitting region 232 to emit light of a preset color, thereby distinguishing the first light emitting region 231 and the fixed color of the color changing with the button triggering. The second light emitting region 232. In the case that some specific function buttons need to be marked with a special color light, the specific function button can be distinguished by distinguishing the second light-emitting area 232, so that the function button is obviously different from other buttons.
又,本案在相同之技術思想下另有一種控制步驟。請參閱圖2,其控制步驟包括:建置一包含複數背光驅動訊號之驅動訊號表(圖2之步驟一200)、設定該背光驅動訊號之輸出條件(圖2之步驟二201)、掃描該鍵盤受按壓而產生的鍵入訊號(圖2之步驟三202)、依據該鍵入訊號而輪序輸出該背光驅動訊號(圖2之步驟四203)、並以該背光驅動訊號驅動該背光單元(圖2之步驟五204)。其中步驟二201係以偵測該鍵入訊號產生而作為輸出該背光驅動訊號之條件,亦即設定只要判斷鍵入訊號已產生,即符合輸出該背光驅動訊號的條件。因此再依據步驟三202、步驟四203即可隨著鍵盤不斷產生鍵入訊號而輪序輸出複數背光驅動訊號,該背光單元即不斷受相異的複數背光驅動訊號所驅動,產生鍵盤的光彩變化。Moreover, this case has another control step under the same technical idea. Referring to FIG. 2, the control step includes: constructing a driving signal table including a plurality of backlight driving signals (step one 200 in FIG. 2), setting an output condition of the backlight driving signal (step 2 201 in FIG. 2), and scanning the The input signal generated by the pressing of the keyboard (step 3202 of FIG. 2), the backlight driving signal is sequentially outputted according to the input signal (step 4203 of FIG. 2), and the backlight unit is driven by the backlight driving signal (FIG. 2) Step 5 of 204 (204). Step 2: 201 is used to detect the input of the input signal as a condition for outputting the backlight driving signal, that is, the setting is as long as it is determined that the input signal has been generated, that is, the condition for outputting the backlight driving signal is met. Therefore, according to step 3202 and step 203, the plurality of backlight driving signals are sequentially outputted as the keyboard continuously generates the input signal, and the backlight unit is continuously driven by the different plurality of backlight driving signals to generate the brilliance change of the keyboard.
前段所述的控制步驟同樣可由圖3、圖4或圖5的實體結構與電路架構而實施。其中該記憶單元11儲存有複數背光驅動訊號,而該微控制單元13可透過偵測該鍵入訊號而判斷已符合輸出該背光驅動訊號之條件,並再依序自該記憶單元11讀取背光驅動訊號來驅動該背光單元2之複數發光元件組22。其中該微控制單元13可自該電路板1或該訊息處理單元12偵測鍵入訊號之產生(如圖4與圖5所示),亦即該鍵入訊號可為每一按鍵所對應的按鍵碼(KEY CODE)或對應該按鍵碼(KEY CODE)的字元碼。而該微控制單元13可透過簡單的運算電路或韌體的控制而達到輪序讀取與輸出背光驅動訊號之功能,此功能為電路控制技術領域中所熟知的技術,故不再贅述。The control steps described in the preceding paragraph can also be implemented by the physical structure and circuit architecture of FIG. 3, FIG. 4 or FIG. The memory unit 11 stores a plurality of backlight driving signals, and the micro control unit 13 can determine the condition for outputting the backlight driving signal by detecting the input signal, and sequentially read the backlight driving from the memory unit 11. The signals drive the plurality of light-emitting element groups 22 of the backlight unit 2. The micro control unit 13 can detect the generation of the input signal from the circuit board 1 or the message processing unit 12 (as shown in FIG. 4 and FIG. 5), that is, the input signal can be the key code corresponding to each button. (KEY CODE) or the character code corresponding to the key code (KEY CODE). The micro control unit 13 can realize the function of reading and outputting the backlight driving signals in a wheel sequence through the control of a simple arithmetic circuit or firmware. This function is a well-known technology in the field of circuit control technology, and therefore will not be described again.
綜上所述,上述之方法揭示兩種控制步驟,以及實施該方法的電路架構可令鍵盤提供多變的背光色彩變化,並可透過使用者自行定義該驅動訊號表,進而驅動該背光單元2的複數發光元件組22提供使用者所喜愛的光線變化。該發光元件組22係由複數發光二極體所構成,且該發光元件組22之發光顏色係包括選自紅色、綠色、藍色或白色之中至少兩種顏色,以提供混光而變化光線色彩的功能。上述第二個控制步驟與第一控制步驟包含於同一技術思想之方法中,因此該第二控制步驟與第一控制步驟所包含相容之變化態樣皆可通用。In summary, the above method discloses two control steps, and the circuit architecture for implementing the method can provide a variable backlight color change of the keyboard, and can drive the backlight unit 2 by the user to define the driving signal table. The plurality of light-emitting element groups 22 provide light variations that the user prefers. The light emitting element group 22 is composed of a plurality of light emitting diodes, and the light emitting color of the light emitting element group 22 includes at least two colors selected from red, green, blue or white to provide mixed light and change light. The function of color. The second control step and the first control step are included in the method of the same technical idea, and therefore the second control step and the first control step are compatible with each other.
雖然本發明以較佳實施例揭露如上,然其並非用以限定本發明,任何熟習此技藝者,在不脫離本發明之精神和範圍內,而所作之些許更動與潤飾,皆應涵蓋於本發明中,因此本發明之保護範圍當視後附之申請專利範圍所界定者為準。While the present invention has been described above in terms of the preferred embodiments thereof, it is not intended to limit the invention, and it is intended that those skilled in the In the invention, the scope of the invention is therefore defined by the scope of the appended claims.
綜上所述,本發明較習知之創作增進上述功效,應已充分符合新穎性及進步性之法定創新專利要件,爰依法提出申請,懇請 貴局核准本件發明專利申請案,以勵創作,至感德便。In summary, the present invention enhances the above-mentioned effects in comparison with the conventional creations, and should fully comply with the novelty and progressive statutory innovation patent requirements, and submit an application according to law, and invites you to approve the invention patent application to encourage creation. Feeling the virtues.
1...電路板1. . . Circuit board
10...訊息處理單元10. . . Message processing unit
11...記憶單元11. . . Memory unit
12...排線12. . . Cable
13...微控制單元13. . . Micro control unit
2...背光單元2. . . Backlight unit
21...驅動器twenty one. . . driver
22...發光元件組twenty two. . . Light-emitting element group
23...發光區域twenty three. . . Luminous area
24...導光板twenty four. . . Light guide
231...第一發光區域231. . . First light emitting area
232...第二發光區域232. . . Second light emitting area
3...按鍵組3. . . Button set
8...資訊處理系統8. . . Information processing system
9...殼體9. . . case
100...步驟一100. . . step one
101...步驟二101. . . Step two
102...步驟三102. . . Step three
103...步驟四103. . . Step four
104...步驟五104. . . Step five
200...步驟一200. . . step one
201...步驟二201. . . Step two
202...步驟三202. . . Step three
203...步驟四203. . . Step four
204...步驟五204. . . Step five
圖1為本案之控制方法之第一控制步驟方塊圖。Figure 1 is a block diagram showing the first control step of the control method of the present invention.
圖2為本案之控制方法之第二控制步驟方塊圖。Figure 2 is a block diagram showing the second control step of the control method of the present invention.
圖3為本案之鍵盤實施結構示意圖。FIG. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of a keyboard implementation of the present invention.
圖4為該鍵盤之一實施架構方塊圖。4 is a block diagram of an implementation architecture of the keyboard.
圖5為該鍵盤另一實施架構方塊圖。FIG. 5 is a block diagram of another implementation architecture of the keyboard.
圖6為本案之一實施示意圖。Figure 6 is a schematic diagram of one embodiment of the present invention.
圖7為本案之另一實施示意圖。Figure 7 is a schematic view of another embodiment of the present invention.
100...步驟一100. . . step one
101...步驟二101. . . Step two
102...步驟三102. . . Step three
103...步驟四103. . . Step four
104...步驟五104. . . Step five
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