TWI752645B - Display with prompt function and method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

A display with a prompt function is provided. The display is connected to a host. The display includes a display panel, an input interface, a memory and a processor. The display panel is used for displaying an image transmitted from the host. The input interface is used to connect a peripheral device. The peripheral device transmits a first command to the host through the input interface. The memory is used for storing a first correspondence table. The first correspondence table at least includes a first character string including a first command and a second character string. The processor is connected to the host and the peripheral device. When the display enters a prompt mode, the processor continuously receives a first instruction from the peripheral device and executes a first instruction prompt function corresponding to the first instruction. The first instruction prompt function is used for reading the first correspondence table and displaying at least part of the second character string on the display panel.

Description

Display with prompt function and method therefor

The present invention relates to a display, and in particular, to a display with a prompt function and a method thereof.

Common computer peripheral input devices include a mouse, a keyboard, and the like, among which the keyboard can directly input text and symbols, so it is highly valued by users and programming manufacturers. In order to increase the speed of keyboard input, many applications provide hotkeys or shortcut keys for users to use. However, too many shortcut keys make it difficult for users to remember, and different applications have different shortcut keys, which increases the difficulty of using.

The present invention relates to a display with a prompt function and a method thereof, which enables users to quickly know the shortcut functions corresponding to the keys by means of on-screen prompts.

According to an aspect of the present invention, a display with a prompt function is provided, the display is connected to a host, and the display includes a display panel, an input interface, a memory and a processor. The display panel is used for displaying an image sent from the host. The input interface is used to connect a peripheral device. The peripheral device transmits at least one first command to the host through the input interface to execute a specific function. The memory is used for storing a first correspondence table, the first correspondence table at least includes a first character string, and the first character string includes a first command and a second character string. where The processor is connected to the host and the peripheral device. When the display enters a prompt mode, the processor continues to receive the first command from the peripheral device and executes a first command prompt function corresponding to the first command. The first command prompt function is used to read The first correspondence table displays at least part of the second character string on the display panel.

According to an aspect of the present invention, a display method with a prompt function is provided, which includes the following steps. An application is opened by a host. A first correspondence table is stored, the first correspondence table at least includes a first character string, and the first character string includes an instruction and a second character string. The host provides an image to be displayed by a display panel. Entering a prompt mode to receive an instruction from a peripheral device and execute an instruction prompt function corresponding to the instruction. The instruction prompt function is used to read an instruction function correspondence table and display at least part of the second character string on the display panel.

In order to have a better understanding of the above-mentioned and other aspects of the present invention, the following specific examples are given and described in detail in conjunction with the accompanying drawings as follows:

100: Monitor

102: Host

104: Peripherals

110: Display panel

120: Input interface

130: Memory

140: Processor

150: Timer

106: first string

111: First Order

112: Second Order

113: Second string

115: Second string

107: The third string

114: Fourth string

108: Fifth string

116: sixth string

117: seventh string

118: eighth string

A1, A2: Function description

S110~S140: Steps

FIG. 1A is a schematic diagram of a display with a prompt function according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 1B is a schematic diagram illustrating a display method with a prompt function according to an embodiment of the present invention; Figures 2A to 2B respectively show schematic diagrams of a display and its command prompting function according to an embodiment of the present invention; and Figure 3 shows a display and its command prompting function according to another embodiment of the present invention. intention.

The following examples are provided for detailed description, and the examples are only used as examples to illustrate, and are not intended to limit the scope of protection of the present invention. In the following, the same/similar symbols are used to represent the same/similar elements for description. The directional terms mentioned in the following embodiments, such as: up, down, left, right, front or rear, etc., only refer to the directions of the accompanying drawings. Accordingly, the directional terms used are illustrative and not limiting of the present invention.

FIG. 1A is a schematic diagram of a display 100 with a prompt function according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1B is a schematic diagram of display methods S110 to S140 with a prompt function according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1A, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the display 100 with a prompt function is connected to a host 102, such as a computer, a tablet computer, a mobile phone, a game console, or an electronic device with an audio and video playback function. The host 102 has at least one application program, and the user can open and execute the at least one application program to transmit an image to the display 100 . As shown in FIG. 1B, in step S110, an application program is opened by a host 102, and in step S130, the host provides an image to be displayed on a display panel.

The display 100 includes a display panel 110 , an input interface 120 , a memory 130 and a processor 140 . The display panel 110 is used for displaying the image transmitted by the host 102 . The display panel 110 is, for example, a liquid crystal display panel, an organic light emitting diode (OLED) display panel, or a light emitting diode (LED) display panel or the like. In one embodiment, the host 102 may be connected via a Universal Serial Bus Type-C (USB-C) port or a High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) The connection port is connected to the processor 140 , and the image transmitted by the host 102 is decoded by the processor 140 and then provided to the display panel 110 , and the image is displayed by the display panel 110 .

The input interface 120 has, for example, a universal serial bus (USB) connection port, a wireless WiFi or a Bluetooth connection port, and is used to connect the peripheral device 104 in a wireless or wired manner, such as a USB mouse, a USB keyboard or other related devices. The input interface 120 has a compatible wireless mouse or wireless keyboard. The input interface 120 is, for example, a serial peripheral interface (SPI) module or a USB hub interface, which can receive at least one first command from the peripheral device 104 and transmit it to the host 102 to execute a specific function corresponding to the first command, such as Functions such as moving the cursor, inputting letters or editing text; when the peripheral device 104 is a keyboard, the peripheral device 104 can send a shortcut key composed of multiple keys to the host 102 through the input interface 120 corresponding to a specific function of the running software; 102 executes the game program, and the control keys are set to correspond to the execution of game functions. For example, the W, A, S, and Z keys can respectively correspond to the functions of the host 102 as front, left, right, and rear operations.

In one embodiment, the processor 140 can be connected to the host 102 and the peripheral device 104. When the display 100 enters a prompt mode, the processor 140 can continuously receive a command from the peripheral device 104 and execute a command prompt function corresponding to the command. . The above command is, for example, a key command, such as a single key key command or a multi-key combination key command. As shown in FIG. 1B, in step S140, a prompt mode is entered to receive a command from a peripheral device 104 and execute a command prompt function corresponding to the command. The command prompt function is used to read a command function correspondence table And at least part of the second character string 113 is displayed on the display panel 110 , as shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B .

The input interface 120 can be connected to the processor 140 through, for example, general purpose input/output (GPIO) interface pins or internal integrated circuit (I2C) interface pins, and the processor 140 is used for selectively enabling and disabling the above-mentioned command prompt function. For example, the peripheral device 104 can provide a switching command (such as pressing a certain function key of the keyboard or the mouse) to the processor 140 or enable a function in the On-Screen Display (OSD) menu of the display 100 to enable The processor 140 enables or disables the instruction prompt function.

The memory 130 is coupled to the processor 140 , and the memory 130 is used for storing a first correspondence table and/or a second correspondence table for the processor 140 to read and display at least part of the character string on the display panel 110 . The memory 130 is, for example, a flash memory, a non-volatile memory, or a hard disk. As shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B , the user can build a first correspondence table and/or a second correspondence table in the memory 130 corresponding to the command prompt function for the processor 140 to perform table lookup. , when the input interface 120 receives a first command 111 from the peripheral device 104 and executes a command prompt function, the processor 140 can read the corresponding first correspondence table according to the first command 111 . When the input interface 120 receives a second command 112 from the peripheral device 104 and executes a command prompt function, the processor 140 can read the corresponding second correspondence table according to the second command 112 , and so on. The first command 111 is different from the second command 112, and is, for example, a command of a function key such as the shift key, the ctrl key, or the alt key. Alternatively, the first instruction 111 corresponds to the letter of the first key of the keyboard, and the second instruction 112 corresponds to the letter of the second key of the keyboard. As shown in FIG. 1B , in step S120 , a first correspondence table is stored. The first correspondence table includes at least a first character string, and the first character string includes an instruction and a second character string.

Referring to FIG. 2A, in another embodiment, when the input interface 120 receives the first command 111 from the peripheral device 104 and executes the first command prompt function, the processing The controller 140 can read the corresponding first correspondence table according to the first instruction 111 . Referring to FIG. 2B, when the processor 140 continues to receive the first command 111 and the second command 112 from the peripheral device 104, the processor 140 can execute a second command prompt function corresponding to the first command 111 and the second command 112, So on and so forth. The second command prompt function can be used to read the first correspondence table and display at least part of the character string on the display panel 110 . The first command 111 and the second command 112 are different, for example, the first command 111 and the second command 112 are commands of function keys such as the shift key, the ctrl key or the alt key, and the first command 111 and the second command 112 can be combined in multiples key (e.g. shift+ctrl) command.

In addition, referring to FIG. 1A , the display 100 may further include a timer 150 for calculating a display time and an off time of at least part of the character string on the display panel 110 . When the accumulated display time reaches the set value of the predetermined closing time, the processor 140 notifies the display panel 110 to no longer display the character string.

The content of the first correspondence table is exemplified below. The first correspondence table includes:

Please refer to the above table, FIG. 2A and FIG. 3, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the first correspondence table at least includes a first string 106, and the first string 106 includes a first command 111 and a second word String 113. When the processor 140 executes a first instruction prompt function corresponding to the first instruction 111 , the first instruction 111 prompt function is used to read the first correspondence table and display at least part of the second string 113 on the display panel 110 .

As shown in FIG. 2A , in an embodiment, taking multiple key combinations as an example, the first command 111 is, for example, a command of the Shift key, and the second string 113 is, for example, “Ctrl+>”. In addition, taking a single shortcut key as an example, as shown in FIG. 3, the first command 111 is, for example, the first key with the keyboard letter "W", and the second string 115 is, for example, "contains the letter "W" and the corresponding one For example, when the first key of "W" is pressed, the display panel 110 displays the second string 115 of "W front" or only displays the second string 115 of "front".

In addition, please refer to FIG. 2A , the first correspondence table may further include a third string, and the third string 107 includes the first command 111 and a fourth string 114 . When the processor 140 executes a first instruction hint function corresponding to the first instruction 111, the first instruction hint function is used to read the first correspondence table and display at least part of the second string 113 and at least part of the fourth string 114 in on the display panel 110 . In this embodiment, when the first command 111 is an command of the Shift key, a second character string 113 such as "Ctrl+>" and a fourth character string 114 such as "Ctrl+<" can be displayed.

In addition, please refer to FIG. 2A, the first correspondence table may further include a fifth string 108, the fifth string 108 includes a first command 111 and a sixth string 116, wherein the second string 113 and the fourth string 113 The string 114 includes a second instruction 112 , a seventh string 117 and an eighth string 118 respectively, and the sixth string 116 does not include the second instruction 112 . That is to say, when the processor 140 executes a first command prompt function corresponding to the first command 111 , in addition to displaying the second character string 113 such as “Ctrl+>” and the fourth character string 114 such as “Ctrl+<” In addition, the sixth character string 116 that does not include the second command 112 (eg, "Ctrl") can also be displayed, and the sixth character string 116 is, eg, "F10" plus a function description. In addition, the seventh string 117 is, for example, ">" in the second string 113 , and the eighth string 118 is, for example, "<" in the fourth string 114 . The present invention is not limited to this.

Referring to FIG. 2B , according to an embodiment of the present invention, when the processor 140 continues to receive the first command 111 and the second command 112 from the peripheral device 104 , the processor 140 executes the corresponding first command 111 and the second command 112 A second command prompt function, the second command prompt function is used for reading the first correspondence table and only displaying at least part of the seventh character string 117 and at least part of the eighth character string 118 on the display panel 110 . In this embodiment, the first instruction 111 is, for example, an instruction of the Shift key, and the second instruction 112 is, for example, an instruction of the Ctrl key, and the two are used in combination. The seventh string 117 is, for example, ">" in the second string 113 plus the function description A1, and the eighth string 118 is, for example, "<" in the fourth string 114 plus the function description A2. Since other shortcut keys such as Shift+Delete, Shift+F10, Shift+Spacebar, Shift+Tab do not contain the second command 112 ("Ctrl"), they do not appear in Figure 2B.

In addition, in the embodiment not shown, the first command 111 is, for example, the command of the Ctrl key, and the second command 112 is, for example, the command of the Shift key. When the processor 140 executes the corresponding command A first command 111 prompt function of the first command 111 only displays the second string 113 such as "Shift+>" and the fourth string 114 such as "Shift+<", but does not display the second command 112 The sixth character string 116 (eg, "Shift"), such as Shift+Delete, Shift+F10, Shift+space key, Shift+Tab and other character strings. Furthermore, when the first command 111 and the second command 112 are pressed simultaneously, only at least part of the character string corresponding to the first command 111 and the second command 112 is displayed on the display panel 110, as shown in FIG. 2B.

Taking application programs provided by different software companies as an example, when the host 102 starts a first program, the host 102 can transmit the first correspondence table to the memory 130 via the connection port, and when the host 102 starts a second program, the host 102 can The second correspondence table is transmitted to the memory 130 through the connection port. The first correspondence table and the second correspondence table are, for example, different shortcut key correspondence tables. When the host 102 selects the first program or the second program as the main work program (ie, the program executed by the main work window of the screen), it sends a selection command The first correspondence table and the second correspondence table are correspondingly used by the processor 140 to achieve the function of automatic switching. Alternatively, the selection command may be a key command, and when the user presses a key, the first correspondence table can be switched to the second correspondence table.

A display with a prompt function and a method thereof provided by the above-mentioned embodiments of the present invention allow the user to quickly know the shortcut function corresponding to the key by means of on-screen prompting. In this way, when the user forgets the function of the shortcut key, he only needs to press the corresponding key to display the corresponding character string on the display panel without memorizing the function of the shortcut key, so as to help the user to use the shortcut key. In addition, the display of the present invention can automatically switch the shortcut key prompt function of different application programs, thereby reducing manual operations.

To sum up, although the present invention has been disclosed in the above embodiments, it is not to limit the present invention. Those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains can make various changes and modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the present invention shall be determined by the scope of the appended patent application.

100: Monitor

102: Host

104: Peripherals

110: Display panel

120: Input interface

130: Memory

140: Processor

150: Timer

Claims (10)

A display with prompt function, the display is connected to a host, the display comprises: a display panel for displaying an image transmitted by the host; an input interface for connecting a peripheral device, the peripheral device is transmitted through the input interface at least a first command to the host to execute a specific function; a memory for storing a first correspondence table, the first correspondence table at least includes a first string, the first string including the first command and a second string; and a processor connecting the host and the peripheral device, when the display enters a prompt mode, the processor continues to receive the first command from the peripheral device and executes the first command corresponding to the first command a first command prompt function, the first command prompt function is used for reading the first correspondence table and displaying at least part of the second character string on the display panel. According to the display of claim 1, the first correspondence table further includes a third character string, the third character string includes the first command and a fourth character string, wherein the first command prompt function reads the The first correspondence table also displays at least part of the second character string and at least part of the fourth character string on the display panel. The display according to claim 2, wherein the first correspondence table further includes a fifth character string, the fifth character string includes the first command and a sixth character string, wherein the second character string and the fourth character string The character string includes a second command, a seventh character string and an eighth character string respectively, the sixth character string does not include the second command, the first command prompt function reads the first correspondence table and displays at least part of it the second string, at least part of the first The four-character string and at least part of the sixth character string are on the display panel. When the processor continues to receive the first command and the second command from the peripheral device, the processor executes the corresponding first command and the second command. A second command prompt function of the two commands, the second command prompt function is used for reading the first correspondence table and only displaying at least part of the seventh character string and at least part of the eighth character string on the display panel. The display of claim 1, when the host starts a first program, the host transmits the first correspondence table to the memory. The display of claim 4, when the host starts a second program, the host sends a second correspondence table to the memory, and when the host selects the first program or the second program as the main working program , sending a selection instruction to the processor to enable the processor to use the first correspondence table and the second correspondence table correspondingly. The display of claim 1, wherein the processor selectively enables or disables the command prompt function, and the peripheral device provides a switching instruction to the processor to enable or disable the command prompt function. The display of claim 1, wherein when the processor receives a first command from the peripheral device, the processor reads a first correspondence table related to the first command, and the processor receives a first command from the peripheral When a second command of the device is executed, the processor reads a second correspondence table related to the second command, and the first command is different from the second command. The display of claim 1, wherein the peripheral device is a keyboard, the first command is a letter of a first key, and the second string can include letters and a function description corresponding to a shortcut key. The display of claim 1, wherein when the processor enables the command prompt function, the host sends the first correspondence table to the processor and stores it in the memory, wherein the display further includes a timer, for calculating a display time and a closing time of at least part of the second character string. A display method with a prompt function, comprising: opening an application program by a host; storing a first correspondence table, the first correspondence table at least including a first character string, the first character string including an instruction and a second character string; the host provides an image to be displayed on a display panel; and enters a prompt mode to receive an instruction from a peripheral device and execute an instruction prompt function corresponding to the instruction, the instruction prompt function is used to read a The command function corresponds to a table and displays at least part of the second character string on the display panel.

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