TWI392893B - Indicating device and electronic device having the indicating device - Google Patents

Description

Indicating device and electronic device having the indicating device

The present invention relates to a pointing device and an electronic device having the pointing device, in particular, a pointing device that utilizes a projected image mode for a user to recognize different data transmission devices and an electronic device having the pointing device.

Electronic devices often have multiple data transmission ports for transmitting or receiving data. The electronic device takes a notebook computer as an example. Currently, there are multiple data transmission ports (such as USB transmission ports) around the notebook computer for transmitting data to an external device (such as a flash drive) or receiving data transmitted by an external device.

However, due to the large number of specifications of data transmission, different data transmissions cannot be shared, and users must clearly distinguish them. In the prior art, the function is usually indicated by printing text or image in the vicinity of the data transmission port, but most of the printing is very small, the user is not easy to recognize, and often the data transmission is carefully and closely monitored one by one. In order to find the required data transmission. In particular, the number of data transmissions of notebook computers has been increasing, and the use of small fonts or image printing methods has increased the inconvenience of use.

Therefore, it is necessary to provide an indicating device and an electronic device having the pointing device to improve the problems of the prior art.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide an indicating device that can be used in an electronic device having a data transfer port and that can project an image in a plane.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an electronic device that can project an image on a plane.

To achieve the above object, an electronic device of the present invention includes at least one data transmission port and pointing device. The indicating device includes a control module, at least one light emitting module and at least one light transmissive sheet. The at least one light emitting module is electrically connected to the control module. The at least one light-transmissive sheet corresponds to at least one light-emitting module, and each of the light-transmissive sheets includes a pattern, wherein the pattern represents a corresponding data transmission port. With the above structure, the control module can cause at least one of the illumination modules to illuminate and respectively penetrate the pattern of the at least one transparent sheet to generate at least one projection image on the plane, and at least one of the projection images is adjacent to the corresponding image At least one data transmission.

Since the invention has novel construction, can provide industrial utilization, and does improve the efficiency, it applies for invention patent according to law.

The above and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become more <

Please refer to Figure 1 and Figure 2 first. 1 is a schematic view of an electronic device of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the pointing device of the present invention. The electronic device 90 can project an image on a plane 99 (usually a desktop) for use as a resolution data transmission port 92, 92b, 92c, 92d. The electronic device 90 includes a data transmission port 92 and a pointing device 1 , and the pointing device 1 includes a control module 60 and at least one lighting module. 10 and at least one light transmissive sheet 20. In the embodiment, the electronic device 90 is a notebook computer, but the invention is not limited thereto.

The data transmission ports 92a, 92b, 92c, 92d are jacks for the electronic device 90 to transmit or receive information. For example, the data transmission port 92a, 92b, 92c, 92d may be a USB transmission jack, a network route jack, a headphone jack or a microphone jack, etc., but the data transmission is not limited thereto. Since different data transmission ports 92 have different jack specifications and transmission interfaces, when the user wants to connect an external device (such as a flash drive), it must be confirmed whether the data transmission port 92 of the electronic device 90 and the plug of the external device cooperate with each other. .

The control module 60 is an element of the pointing device 1 that controls the illumination of the light-emitting module 10. For example, the control module 60 can be configured by a microprocessor or a logic circuit, and can be fixed on a motherboard or a circuit board inside the electronic device 90, but the invention is not limited thereto.

The light-emitting module 10 is electrically connected to the control module 60. Regardless of the number of the light-emitting modules 10, a control module 60 can be shared for control. If the electronic device 90 has a plurality of data transmission ports 92, it is necessary to provide the same number of the light module 10 as the data transmission port 92. In the embodiment of FIG. 1, the indicating device 1 has four data transmission ports 92a, 92b, 92c, and 92d. Therefore, four light emitting modules 10 are disposed at opposite positions, but the number of the light emitting modules 10 of the present invention is not limited. this. In this embodiment, each of the light-emitting modules 10 includes a light-emitting diode (LED) (as shown in FIG. 2), but the type and quantity of the light-emitting module 10 are not limited thereto.

The light-transmissive sheet 20 corresponds to the light-emitting module 10, that is, each light-emitting module 10 needs to be combined with a light-transmitting sheet 20. Each light transmissive sheet 20 includes a pattern 22, the figure The case 22 represents the corresponding data transmission port 92, and the light generated by the light-emitting module 10 is directed toward the light-transmissive sheet 20.

2 is a cross-sectional view and an exploded view of the position of the broken line of FIG. 1. The pattern 22 of the light-transmissive sheet 20 is a symbol representing the USB transmission interface. Therefore, the light generated by the light-emitting module 10 passes through the pattern 22 of the light-transmissive sheet 20 to produce an image having an image.

Please refer to Figure 3 and Figure 4 together. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the pointing device of the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a schematic view of the pointing device of the present invention when projected. After the control module 60 causes the illumination module 10 to emit light and penetrate the pattern 22 of the transparent sheet 20, a projection image 50 is generated on the plane 99, and the projection image 50 is adjacent to the data transmission port 92 respectively for the user. Distinguish each data transmission 埠92. In this embodiment, the user places the electronic device 90 on the desktop, so the plane 99 is the desktop, and the projected images 50, 50a are respectively displayed on the desktop next to the data transmission ports 92a, 92b, 92c.

The electronic device 90 includes a body 91 (shown in FIG. 1) that is located at a peripheral location of the body 91. In this embodiment, each indicating device 1 is located above the data transmission ports 92a, 92b, 92c, 92d (as shown in FIG. 3), and the light generated by the light emitting module 10 is inclined downward toward the desktop for projection. A medium size image.

Please continue to refer to Figure 3. The body 91 includes a recess 94 that includes an opening 96. The opening 96 is an outlet for the light generated by the light-emitting module 10 to be projected from the inside of the electronic device 90 to the outside. The function of the recess 94 is to prevent the light generated by the light-emitting module 10 from being blocked on the way of being projected on the plane 99. However, the shape of the recess 94 is not limited to that shown in FIG. 3. For example, the recess 94 may be an inclined surface or the like. When the control module 60 causes the light-emitting module 10 to emit light, the path of the light is After penetrating the pattern 22 of the light-transmissive sheet 20, it is then passed through the opening 96 of the recess 94, and finally a projected image 50 is produced on the plane 99.

It should be noted that if the light generated by the light-emitting module 10 is not blocked while being projected on the plane 99, the main body 91 of the electronic device 90 does not need to be provided with the recess 94.

Next, a manner in which one of the control modules 60 controls the light emitting module 10 will be described. When the electronic device 90 is in use, the control module 60 causes the illumination module 10 to emit light and penetrate the pattern 22 of the transparent sheet 20 to generate a projected image 50 on the plane 99; when the data transmission 92 of the electronic device 90 is occupied At the same time, the control module 60 causes the corresponding lighting module 10 to not emit light.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 4, after the electronic device 90 is turned on, the projection images 50 respectively projected by the light-emitting modules 10 corresponding to the data transmission ports 92a and 92b are representative images of the USB transmission interface, and The projection image 50a projected by the illumination module 10 corresponding to the data transmission 92c is a representative image of the headphone output jack, so that the user can easily know immediately by the large and clear projection images 50a, 50a. The use of the data transmission ports 92a, 92b, and 92c increases the convenience in use.

In addition, since the data transmission port 92d is occupied by the plug 80, it means that the data transmission port 92d has been used without reminding the user, so that the control module 60 causes the illumination module 10 of the data transmission port 92 to not emit light. The user can see at a glance which data transfer is available.

In summary, the present invention exhibits features that are different from conventional techniques in terms of purpose, means, and efficacy. It should be noted that the above embodiments are merely illustrative of the principles and effects of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the present invention. The scope of the Ming. The scope of protection of the present invention should be as described in the scope of the patent application to be described later.

Indicating device ‧‧1

Lighting module ‧‧10

Translucent film ‧‧20

Pattern ‧‧22

Projection image ‧ ‧ 50, 50a

Control module ‧‧60

Plug ‧‧80

Electronic device ‧‧90

Main body ‧‧91

Data transmission 埠‧‧92a, 92b, 92c, 92d

Concave ‧‧94

Opening ‧‧96

Plane ‧‧99

1 is a schematic view of an electronic device of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a schematic illustration of the pointing device of the present invention.

Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view of the pointing device of the present invention.

Figure 4 is a schematic illustration of the pointing device of the present invention when projected.

Indicating device ‧‧1

Projection image ‧ ‧ 50, 50a

Plug ‧‧80

Electronic device ‧‧90

Main body ‧‧91

Data transmission 埠‧‧92a, 92b, 92c, 92d

Plane ‧‧99

Claims (8)

An indication device, which is applicable to an electronic device having at least one data transmission device, and can project an image on a plane, the indication device comprises: a control module; at least one illumination module is electrically connected to the control module And the at least one light-transmissive sheet respectively corresponding to the at least one light-emitting module, each of the light-transmissive sheets comprising a pattern, wherein the pattern represents a corresponding data transmission port; and by the above structure, the control The module can cause the at least one light emitting module to emit light and respectively penetrate the pattern of the at least one light transmissive sheet to generate at least one projected image on the plane, the at least one projected image being adjacent to the at least one Data transfer埠. The pointing device of claim 1, wherein each of the light emitting modules comprises a Light Emitting Diode (LED). The pointing device of claim 1 or 2, wherein each of the data transmission ports is a USB transmission jack, a network routing jack, a headphone jack or a microphone jack. The pointing device of claim 1, wherein the electronic device comprises a main body located at a peripheral position of the main body and located above the data transmission port. The indication device of claim 4, wherein the body includes a recess, the recess includes an opening, and the control module can illuminate the at least one light emitting module and respectively penetrate the at least one light transmissive sheet The pattern Thereafter, the projected image is produced on the plane after passing through the opening of the recess. The control device of claim 1, wherein when the electronic device is in use, the control module causes the at least one light emitting module to emit light and respectively penetrate the pattern of the at least one light transmissive sheet, The plane produces the projected image. The data transmission system is electrically connected to the control module, and the control module makes the phase when the at least one data transmission port of the electronic device is occupied. The corresponding lighting module does not emit light. An electronic device for projecting an image on a plane, the electronic device comprising: at least one data transmission port; and a pointing device comprising: a control module; at least one lighting module electrically connected to the control module And at least one light-transmissive sheet respectively corresponding to the at least one light-emitting module, each of the light-transmissive sheets comprising a pattern, wherein the pattern represents a corresponding data transmission port; and by the above structure, the control module After the at least one light emitting module emits light and respectively penetrates the pattern of the at least one light transmissive sheet, at least one projected image is generated on the plane, and the at least one projected image is adjacent to the at least one data transmission port.