CN108563339B - Keyboard with multifunctional knob - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention provides a keyboard with a multifunctional knob, which comprises a control unit, a keyboard body and a knob assembly arranged on the keyboard body, wherein the keyboard body and the knob assembly are connected with the control unit, the knob assembly comprises a rotation control part and a pressing control part, wherein the control unit is used for responding to input signals of the pressing control part and the rotation control part, starting or exiting a functional interface of the knob assembly according to the input signals, and selecting and executing a functional module displayed in the functional interface. In the keyboard, the plurality of functional modules are arranged for the knob assembly and are started through the control unit, so that a plurality of different functions can be realized rapidly through one knob assembly, the functions of the keyboard are enriched, and the work efficiency of a user is improved.
Description
Technical Field
The invention relates to the technical field of computer keyboards, in particular to a keyboard with a multifunctional knob.
Background
In the prior art, a knob is provided on a keyboard to realize a certain adjusting function, for example, to adjust volume. However, due to such a single-function characteristic of the knob, it does not substantially help to improve the work efficiency of the user. On the other hand, for a one-hand keyboard, the number of keys is also significantly reduced due to the reduction of the volume, so how to enrich the functions of the keyboard on the premise of keeping the existing small volume is also a problem which puzzles the person skilled in the art.
Disclosure of Invention
Based on the above-mentioned current situation, a main object of the present invention is to provide a keyboard with a multifunctional knob, which can enrich functions of the keyboard, thereby being beneficial to improving working efficiency of users.
In order to achieve the above purpose, the technical scheme adopted by the invention is as follows:
the utility model provides a keyboard with multi-functional knob, includes control unit, keyboard body and set up in the knob subassembly on the keyboard body, the keyboard body with the knob subassembly all with the control unit links to each other, the knob subassembly includes rotation control portion and presses the control portion, wherein, the control unit is used for responding to press the control portion with the input signal of rotation control portion, and according to input signal start or withdraw from the functional interface of knob subassembly, and select and carry out the functional module that shows in the functional interface.
Preferably, the press control part includes a push button switch, a tact switch, a membrane switch, or a touch switch.
Preferably, the rotation control part includes a knob housing and a knob encoder built in the knob housing.
Preferably, the knob shell preferably comprises a knob outer shell and a knob inner shell, wherein the knob outer shell is of a cover-shaped structure and is covered on the outer side of the knob inner shell from top to bottom and used for receiving the rotating operation of the fingers of a user; the knob inner shell is of a cover-shaped structure and covers the outer side of the knob encoder from top to bottom, the knob inner shell is fixed relative to the knob outer shell, and the rotating part of the knob encoder is fixed relative to the knob inner shell.
Preferably, the pressing control portion is provided at a center of the rotation control portion.
Preferably, the pressing control part includes a first pressing part, a spring, a second pressing part, and a push button switch; the first pressing part comprises a pressing head part and a connecting column which is positioned below the pressing head part and connected with the pressing head part; the spring is sleeved on the connecting column, and the upper end of the spring is abutted against the lower surface of the pressing head part so as to provide a rebound force for the first pressing part; the second pressing part is connected to the lower end of the connecting column and abuts against the button switch.
Preferably, at least a part of the pressing control portion is provided on an outer peripheral surface of the rotation control portion.
Preferably, the keyboard is a one-handed keyboard.
Preferably, the keyboard body includes a key arrangement area in which a plurality of keys are provided, and the knob assembly is disposed at a right side or a lower side of the key arrangement area.
Preferably, a lower right corner of the key arrangement area is provided with a no-key area in which at least a portion of the knob assembly is located.
Preferably, the non-key area is a sector area.
Preferably, at least one key in the key arrangement area is adjacent to the key-free area, and an edge profile of the at least one key opposite to the knob assembly is arc-shaped.
Preferably, the functional modules displayed in the functional interface include: volume adjustment module, light adjustment module, upper and lower direction key module, left and right direction key module, brush size adjustment module, mouse wheel module, zoom in and out module, and/or turn over the page module.
In the keyboard, the plurality of functional modules are arranged for the knob assembly and are started through the control unit, so that a plurality of different functions can be realized rapidly through one knob assembly, the functions of the keyboard are enriched, and the work efficiency of a user is improved.
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Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of a keyboard with a multifunctional knob according to the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the figure:
FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram of a keyboard according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a schematic top view of a keyboard according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 3 is an exploded schematic view of a preferred embodiment of a knob assembly in a keyboard of the present invention;
FIG. 4 is a preferred example of a functional interface of a knob assembly in a keyboard of the present invention;
fig. 5 is a flowchart of a control method of the keyboard of the present invention.
Detailed Description
The first aspect of the present invention provides a keyboard having a multifunctional knob, as shown in fig. 1, which includes a control unit 300 (preferably an MCU built in the keyboard), a keyboard body 100, and a knob assembly 200 provided on the keyboard body 100, the keyboard body 100 and the knob assembly 200 being connected to the control unit 300, the knob assembly 200 including a rotation control part 210 and a press control part 220, wherein the control unit 300 is configured to respond to input signals of the press control part 220 and the rotation control part 210, and to activate or deactivate a function interface 400 (as shown in fig. 4) of the knob assembly 200 according to the input signals, and to select and execute a function module displayed in the function interface 400. The functional interface 400 preferably includes a plurality of functional modules, for example, including but not limited to volume adjustment, light adjustment, page up and down, mouse wheel, etc.
In the keyboard of the present invention, by providing the knob assembly 200 with a plurality of functional modules and enabling the control unit 300 to activate the functional modules, a plurality of different functions can be rapidly realized only by one knob assembly 200, thereby enriching the functions of the keyboard and being beneficial to improving the working efficiency of users.
Wherein, for example, the control unit 300 stores therein a control program for generating the function interface 400 of the knob assembly 200 and transmitting the function interface 400 to a device such as a computer, etc., so as to be displayed on a computer display, so as to intuitively select a function module therein.
A preferred construction of the keyboard of the present invention is shown in fig. 2, and a preferred construction of the knob assembly 200 is shown in fig. 3. Of course, the keyboard of the present invention may have other structures than those of FIG. 2, and the knob assembly 200 may have other structures than those of FIG. 3.
Preferably, as shown in fig. 4, the functional modules displayed in the functional interface 400 include, but are not limited to: a volume adjustment module (e.g., may correspond to a volume adjustment key in a conventional keyboard), a light adjustment module (e.g., may correspond to a brightness adjustment in a conventional keyboard, or may be used for a light adjustment function in graphics processing software), a up and down direction key module (e.g., may correspond to a up and down direction key in a conventional keyboard), a left and right direction key module (e.g., may correspond to a left and right direction key in a conventional keyboard), a brush size adjustment module (e.g., may be used for a brush size adjustment in graphics processing software), a mouse wheel module (e.g., may replace a function of a mouse wheel), a zoom-in module (e.g., may replace a zoom-out function key in a corresponding mouse or keyboard, or may replace a corresponding shortcut key, or may be used for a zoom-in function in graphics processing software), a page-up module (e.g., may correspond to a page-up and-down key in a conventional keyboard), etc. In particular implementations, those skilled in the art may implement a greater or lesser number of functional modules as desired. When the corresponding functional module exists, the keyboard can omit the key corresponding to the functional module, thereby reducing the volume of the keyboard, for example, the keyboard is formed as a one-hand keyboard, and the functions of the keyboard are not affected.
Preferably, as shown in fig. 4, in the function interface 400, a plurality of function modules are displayed in the form of a wheel, whereby highlighting (e.g., highlighting) or selection of the respective function modules can be intuitively implemented corresponding to a rotation operation of the rotation control part 210 of the knob assembly 200. Alternatively, the functional interface 400 may display the plurality of functional modules in other forms (e.g., in a matrix form, including a single row matrix or a single column matrix).
Preferably, the wheel includes an annular display area 410, and a plurality of functional modules are displayed in the annular display area 410 in a circumferential arrangement, as shown in fig. 4.
Preferably, as shown in fig. 4, the wheel disc further comprises a central display area 420, which is located radially inside the annular display area 410, both of which are preferably arranged concentrically, wherein information related to the selected functional module may be displayed in the central display area 420, for example, which may be used to display an adjustment direction of the corresponding functional module, such as a corresponding adjustment direction when the rotation control portion 210 is rotated clockwise or counterclockwise.
In specific use, the user may activate the functional interface 400 of the knob assembly 200 by pressing the pressing control portion 220 for a long time (for example, pressing for a duration of 1s or more, such as 2 s) or pressing it quickly (for example, clicking twice), that is, in a case where the functional interface 400 of the knob assembly 200 is not activated, the control unit 300 may activate the functional interface 400 when the type of action corresponding to the input signal received from the pressing control portion 220 is long pressing or pressing it quickly, for example, the functional interface 400 may be displayed on a computer screen.
Subsequently, the user may continue to select one of the function modules displayed in the function interface 400 by pressing the control section 220 by a short press (i.e., a single click, for example, a pressing time period of less than 1 s). For example, after the function interface 400 is started, one function module in the function interface 400 is highlighted, and the remaining function modules are not highlighted, in which case, when the user presses or clicks the press control part 220 in a short time, the currently highlighted function module may be selected. That is, when the control unit 300 receives a short press of the action type corresponding to the input signal from the press control unit 220, the control unit 300 selects the function module currently highlighted.
After the corresponding function module is selected, the user may perform the adjustment function of the function module through the rotation control part 210, for example, when the user rotates the rotation control part 210 clockwise or counterclockwise, the adjustment function of the corresponding function module is adjusted in different directions. That is, when the control unit 300 receives that the type of motion corresponding to the input signal from the rotation control part 210 is clockwise rotation or counterclockwise rotation, the control unit 300 executes the selected function module according to a predetermined rule according to the rotation direction of the rotation control part 210.
Taking the preferred embodiment shown in fig. 4 as an example, if the volume adjustment module is selected, the user may perform the volume up adjustment function when rotating the rotation control part 210 clockwise, and may perform the volume down adjustment function when rotating the rotation control part 210 counterclockwise; if the light adjusting module is selected, the user can execute the light adding adjusting function when rotating the rotating control part 210 clockwise, and can execute the light subtracting adjusting function when rotating the rotating control part 210 anticlockwise; when the up-down direction key module is selected, the user can perform the function of the up-direction key when rotating the rotation control part 210 clockwise, and can perform the function of the down-direction key when rotating the rotation control part 210 counterclockwise; if the left and right direction key module is selected, the user may perform a function of a right direction key when rotating the rotation control part 210 clockwise, and may perform a function of a left direction key when rotating the rotation control part 210 counterclockwise; if the brush size adjustment module is selected, the user may perform a function of increasing the brush (e.g., a function corresponding to a right middle bracket key) when rotating the rotation control unit 210 clockwise, and may perform a function of decreasing the brush (e.g., a function corresponding to a left middle bracket key) when rotating the rotation control unit 210 counterclockwise; if the mouse wheel module is selected, the user can perform the function of forward scrolling of the mouse wheel when rotating the rotation control part 210 in a clockwise direction, and perform the function of backward scrolling of the mouse wheel when rotating the rotation control part 210 in a counterclockwise direction; if the zoom-in/out module is selected, the user may perform a zoom-out function (e.g., a combined key function corresponding to a "Ctrl" key and a "+" key) when rotating the rotation control section 210 in a clockwise direction, and may perform a zoom-out function (e.g., a combined key function corresponding to a "Ctrl" key and a "-" key) when rotating the rotation control section 210 in a counterclockwise direction; if the page turning module is selected, the user may perform a page up function (corresponding to the "up" key) when rotating the rotation control portion 210 in a clockwise direction, and may perform a page down function (corresponding to the "down" key) when rotating the rotation control portion 210 in a counterclockwise direction.
Preferably, in the case that any one of the function modules is selected, a specific adjustment manner of the function module may be displayed in the central display area 420, as shown in fig. 4, for example, an icon rotated counterclockwise and an icon corresponding to a direction of change of function (such as light decrease) are displayed in an upper half of the central display area 420, and an icon rotated clockwise and an icon corresponding to a direction of change of function (such as light addition) are displayed in a lower half of the central display area 420, so as to prompt a user how to perform rapid adjustment.
In the case where the corresponding function module is selected, for example, when the adjustment is completed or not, the user may cancel the selection of the corresponding function module by pressing or clicking the pressing control 220 again for a short time. In the case that no function module is selected, no specific adjustment mode of any function module is displayed in the central display area 420, and in this case, preferably, prompt information for helping the user to select a function module may be displayed in the central display area 420.
In the case where no function module is selected, the user may sequentially highlight each function module by rotating the rotation control part 210 so that the corresponding function module is selected and the order of highlighting coincides with the direction in which the user rotates the rotation control part 210. For example, when the user rotates the rotation control section 210 clockwise, the function modules may be sequentially highlighted in the clockwise direction in the function interface 400, and vice versa. That is, when the control unit 300 receives that the type of action corresponding to the input signal from the rotation control part 210 is clockwise rotation or counterclockwise rotation, the control unit 300 highlights the respective functional modules one by one in a predetermined order according to the rotation direction of the rotation control part 210.
In the case where the function interface 400 is activated, the user may exit the function interface 400 of the knob assembly 200 by pressing the pressing control 220 again for a long time or quickly. That is, when the control unit 300 receives that the action type corresponding to the input signal from the pressing control part 220 is long press or quick press, the control unit 300 exits the function interface 400 of the knob assembly 200.
Therefore, the knob assembly in the keyboard can have a plurality of different functions, so that the functions of the keyboard can be greatly enriched, and the work efficiency of a user can be improved. In particular, the keyboard is particularly suitable for graphic processing, and can obviously improve the working efficiency of graphic processing workers.
Preferably, the pressing control part 220 may include a push button switch, a tact switch, a membrane switch, a touch switch, or the like, and the user may operate the pressing control part 220 by pressing or touching the corresponding switch to generate the corresponding input signal.
For example, in the preferred embodiment shown in fig. 3, the pressing control part 220 includes a first pressing part 221, a spring 222, a second pressing part 223, and a push button switch 224; wherein the first pressing part 221 is used for receiving a pressing operation of a finger of a user, and preferably comprises a pressing head 2211 and a connecting column 2212 which is positioned below the pressing head 2211 and is connected with the pressing head 2211; the spring 222 is sleeved on the connecting column 2212, and the upper end of the spring 222 abuts against the lower surface of the pressing head 2211 so as to provide a resilience force for the first pressing part 221, so as to facilitate automatic reset after pressing operation; the second pressing part 223 is connected to the lower end of the connection post 2212 and abuts against the button switch 224, for transmitting a pressing force from a user's finger to the button switch 224, thereby realizing a pressing function. The second pressing portion 223 is, for example, a screw-shaped structure, and is connected to the lower end of the connection post 2212 in a threaded connection manner, and the head of the screw is used for abutting against the push switch 224. The push button switch 224 is, for example, a normally open push button switch, and generates a trigger signal every time it is pressed, and the trigger signal is transmitted to the control unit 300 and recognized as an input signal to the pressing control unit 220.
Preferably, as shown in fig. 3, the rotation control part 210 includes a knob housing and a knob encoder 213 built in the knob housing. The knob housing preferably includes a knob outer housing 211 and a knob inner housing 212, wherein the knob outer housing 211 is of a cover-shaped structure, and is covered on the outer side of the knob inner housing 212 from top to bottom, for receiving a rotation operation of a user's finger, the knob inner housing 212 is also of a cover-shaped structure, and is covered on the outer side of the knob encoder 213 from top to bottom, and the knob inner housing 212 is fixed with respect to the knob outer housing 211 at least in a circumferential direction, and a rotation portion of the knob encoder 213 is fixed with respect to the knob inner housing 212, so that a rotation motion of the knob outer housing 211 can be transmitted to the knob encoder 213 via the knob inner housing 212, so as to generate a rotation signal. The rotation signal is transmitted to the control unit 300 and recognized as an input signal to the rotation control section 210.
In the embodiment shown in fig. 3, the top surface of the knob housing 211 is provided with a first central hole 2111 for receiving at least a portion of the pressing control part 220, such as the pressing head 2211 of the first pressing part 221; the top surface of the knob inner housing 212 is provided with a second center hole 2121 for passing through the connection post 2212 of the first pressing part 221. It is easy to understand that the aperture of the second central hole 2121 is smaller than the aperture of the first central hole 2111, however, preferably, the aperture of the second central hole 2121 is also smaller than the outer diameter of the spring 222 and smaller than the outer diameter of the screw head of the second pressing portion 223, so that neither the spring 222 nor the screw head of the second pressing portion 223 can pass through the second central hole 2121. Then, in the assembled state, the lower end of the spring 222 abuts against the top surface of the knob inner case 212, and the upper end abuts against the lower surface of the pressing head 2211, so as to be compressively supported between the top surface of the knob inner case 212 and the pressing head 2211 of the first pressing part 221, whereby automatic resetting of the first pressing part 221 after the pressing operation can be conveniently achieved. Meanwhile, the second pressing part 223 is mounted to the lower end of the connection post 2212 of the first pressing part 221 from bottom to top inside the knob inner case 212, and thus, the screw head of the second pressing part 223 and the spring 222 are respectively located at the upper and lower sides of the top surface of the knob inner case 212, and since the outer diameter of the screw head of the second pressing part 223 is greater than the aperture of the second center hole 2121, the screw head of the second pressing part 223 may play a limiting role to prevent the first pressing part 221 from being separated with respect to the knob inner case 212.
Preferably, as shown in fig. 3, the pressing control part 220 is disposed at the center of the rotation control part 210. For example, the illustrated first pressing part 221, spring 222, second pressing part 223, and push button switch 224 are coaxially arranged in the center of the rotation control part 210, wherein the pressing head 2211 of the first pressing part 221 is received in the first central hole 2111 of the top surface of the knob housing 211.
Preferably, as shown in fig. 3, a torque transmission hole 2122 is further provided on the top surface of the knob inner housing 212, for example, two (or more) torque transmission holes 2122 symmetrically provided with respect to the second center hole 2121, and correspondingly, a corresponding torque transmission part (not shown) may be provided on the inner side surface of the top wall of the knob outer housing 211, which is located in the corresponding torque transmission hole 2122 in the assembled state, whereby torque transmission can be conveniently achieved. The connection manner and the torque transmission manner between the knob inner housing 212 and the knob encoder 213 depend on the structure of the knob encoder 213, and any available manner in the prior art may be specifically adopted, and will not be described herein.
Preferably, as shown in fig. 3, the lower end portion of the knob inner case 212 is provided with an outer flange 2123, and in the assembled state, the lower end portion of the knob outer case 211 is supported on the outer flange 2123 such that a certain gap is maintained between the top wall inner side surface of the knob outer case 211 and the top surface of the knob inner case 212 to ensure a certain compression stroke of the spring 222, thereby ensuring a certain pressing operation stroke of the first pressing portion 221.
Alternatively, it is also possible that the lower end of the knob inner housing 212 is not provided with an outer flange 2123, in which case, in order to secure the aforementioned compression stroke, the top wall of the knob outer housing 211 may be thickened or a corresponding boss may be provided on the inner side of the top wall thereof for bearing on the top surface of the knob inner housing 212.
Preferably, the outer diameter of the outer flange 2123 is the same as the outer diameter of the knob housing 211, so that the outer circumferential surface of the outer flange 2123 and the outer circumferential surface of the knob housing 211 may form a complete cylindrical surface, thereby enhancing the aesthetic appearance of the knob assembly 200.
Preferably, in the assembled state, the top surface of the first pressing part 221 (i.e., the upper surface of the pressing head 2211) is flush with the top surface of the knob housing 211, thereby enhancing the aesthetic appearance of the knob assembly 200.
When the user specifically operates the knob assembly 200 described above, for example, the outer circumferential surface of the knob housing 211 may be pinched by the thumb and the middle finger to perform a rotating operation, and at the same time, the first pressing portion 221 is pressed by the index finger to perform a pressing operation, whereby a high operation efficiency may be ensured.
In addition to the preferred embodiment of the knob assembly 200 described above in connection with fig. 3, at least a portion of the pressing control part 220 (e.g., a first pressing part for pressing by a user's finger) may be provided on the outer circumferential surface of the rotation control part 210 in an alternative embodiment, not shown. At this time, when the user specifically operates the knob assembly 200 of this alternative embodiment, the user may operate only by the thumb and the index finger, for example, the index finger presses the portion of the pressing control portion 220 located on the outer circumferential surface of the rotation control portion 210, and the thumb and the index finger press the other side of the outer circumferential surface of the rotation control portion 210 opposite to each other, so that the pressing operation can be performed by the urging of the index finger while the rotation operation is performed, thereby also ensuring high operation efficiency.
Preferably, as shown in fig. 2, the keyboard of the present invention is a single-hand keyboard, and the number of keys is reduced by more than half compared with a conventional keyboard due to the reduction of the volume of the single-hand keyboard, and at this time, the problem of reduced functions caused by the reduction of the number of keys can be well solved by adding the multifunctional knob.
Particularly preferably, the keyboard is a keyboard suitable for being used by a left hand and a single hand, and can conveniently realize high-efficiency collocation of a left-hand operation keyboard and a right-hand operation mouse.
Preferably, as shown in fig. 2, the keyboard body 100 includes a key arrangement area 110, a plurality of keys are provided in the key arrangement area 110, and the knob assembly 200 is provided at the right side or the lower side of the key arrangement area 110. When the user operates the keyboard with the left hand, the switching of the fingers between the key arrangement region 110 and the knob assembly 200 can be smoothly achieved, the switching stroke is small, and the efficiency is high.
Preferably, as shown in fig. 2, a lower right corner of the key arrangement area 110 is provided with a no-key area 120, and at least a portion of the knob assembly 200 is located in the no-key area 120. It is easy to understand that for a keyboard used with one hand in the left hand, the stroke required for the fingers (mainly thumb and index finger) of the user to move in the key arrangement area 110 toward the lower right corner (or in the opposite direction) of the key arrangement area 110 is minimum, even the movement of the palm is hardly required, and thus the higher work efficiency can be achieved.
Preferably, as shown in fig. 2, the non-key area 120 is a sector area in which a majority (e.g., more than half) of the knob assembly 200 is located, thereby conserving keyboard area, i.e., disposing more keys within a limited keyboard area (corresponding to the keyboard volume) and disposing the knob assembly 200, further ensuring that the keyboard functions are sufficiently numerous.
Preferably, at least one key (three keys in the embodiment shown in fig. 2) in the key arrangement area 110 is close to the non-key area 120, and an edge profile of the at least one key opposite to the knob assembly 200 is arc-shaped, and a center of a circle corresponding to the arc is preferably coincident with a center of the knob assembly 200, thereby improving the aesthetic appearance of the keyboard.
The keyboard is particularly suitable for various designers, can rapidly select common graphic processing commands through the knob assembly, changes the traditional selection mode through a key or a mouse mode into the selection mode through the knob mode, improves the work efficiency of the designers, and enhances the work fun of the designers.
On the basis of the above work, the second aspect of the invention also provides a control method of the keyboard.
As shown in fig. 5, the keyboard control method of the present invention includes the steps of:
s10, the control unit 300 receives input signals of the pressing control part 220 and/or the rotation control part 210;
s20, the control unit 300 responds to the input signal and performs one of the following operations:
activating the functional interface 400 of the knob assembly 200;
selecting one of the function modules displayed in the function interface 400;
executing one of the functional modules shown in the functional interface 400;
the functional interface 400 of the knob assembly 200 is exited.
For example, the control unit 300 may activate or deactivate the function interface 400 of the knob assembly 200 or select or deselect one of the function modules displayed in the function interface 400 according to the received input signal of the pressing control part 220, and may locate (e.g., highlight) a certain function module displayed in the function interface 400 according to the received input signal of the rotation control part 210 to select it or perform a function of the function module if the certain function module has been selected.
Accordingly, the control method of the present invention can conveniently implement a plurality of different functions of the knob assembly 200 and can conveniently switch between the different functions, thereby improving the work efficiency of the user.
Preferably, in the step S10, the control unit 300 further identifies an action type of the pressing control portion 220 and/or the rotation control portion 210 corresponding to the input signal, for example, for the pressing control portion 220, the action type includes long press, short press, quick continuous press, etc., and for the rotation control portion 210, the action type includes clockwise rotation and counterclockwise rotation;
in the step S20, the control unit 300 performs an operation corresponding to the action type.
By distinguishing and defining the operation types of the pressing control part 220 and the rotation control part 210 into different input signals, different function modules can be more accurately and rapidly selected and executed, thereby further improving the work efficiency of the user.
Preferably, in the step S10, when the control unit 300 receives the input signal of the pressing control unit 220 and recognizes that the action type of the pressing control unit 220 corresponding to the input signal is long press or quick press, in the step S20, the control unit 300 starts or exits the function interface 400 of the knob assembly 200, that is, in the case that the function interface 400 is not started, the function interface 400 is started, and otherwise, in the case that the function interface 400 is started, the function interface 400 is exited. This allows the user to activate or deactivate the functional interface 400 of the knob assembly 200 simply by pressing long or clicking on the press control 220.
Preferably, in the step S10, when the control unit 300 receives the input signal of the rotation control part 210 in the case that the function interface 400 of the knob assembly 200 is activated, the control unit 300 highlights (e.g., highlights) the function modules displayed in the function interface 400 one by one according to the action type of the rotation control part 210 or performs the selected function modules according to a predetermined rule according to the action type of the rotation control part 210 in the step S20. Taking the function interface 400 of the preferred embodiment shown in fig. 4 as an example, each function module is displayed in a circular arrangement, if no function module is currently selected, when the control unit 300 receives that the action type corresponding to the input signal of the rotation control unit 210 is clockwise rotation (or counterclockwise rotation), the control unit 300 may highlight each function module one by one in the clockwise direction (or counterclockwise direction) so that the corresponding function module is selected; alternatively, if the currently existing function module is selected, when the control unit 300 receives that the type of action corresponding to the input signal of the rotation control part 210 is clockwise rotation (or counterclockwise rotation), the control unit 300 may perform the corresponding function module according to a predetermined rule, for example, for a volume adjustment module, the volume is increased by clockwise rotation, the volume is decreased by counterclockwise rotation, or for a light adjustment module, the light is intensified by clockwise rotation, the light is weakened by counterclockwise rotation, and so on.
Preferably, in the step S10, when the control unit 300 receives the input signal of the pressing control unit 220 and recognizes that the action type of the pressing control unit 220 corresponding to the input signal is a short press in the case that the function interface 400 of the knob assembly 200 is started, in the step S20, the control unit 300 selects a function module currently highlighted in the function interface 400 of the knob assembly 200 or cancels the selection of the selected function module. This allows the user to select or deselect the function module simply by clicking the press control 220.
In the control method of the present invention, different action types for the pressing control section 220 can be defined and distinguished as follows:
when the single pressing time received by the pressing control portion 220 reaches t0 or more, the control unit 300 recognizes the corresponding input signal as a long press, where t0 is a preset time, preferably, t0 is greater than or equal to 1s, such as 1s, 1.5s, 2s, 2.5s, or 3s.
When the single pressing time received by the pressing control part 220 is less than t1, where t1< t0, and is pressed again within a time t2 after the pressing is finished, the control unit 300 recognizes the corresponding input signal as a quick press, i.e., a continuous click, where t1 and t2 are preset times, preferably, t1 is less than or equal to 1s, and 0.1s is less than or equal to t2 is less than or equal to 1s.
When the single pressing time received by the pressing control part 220 is less than t1 and the pressing is not performed again within the time t2 after the pressing is completed, the control unit 300 recognizes the corresponding input signal as a short press, i.e., a single click.
Preferably, as shown in fig. 4, in step S20, at least two of the following functional modules are displayed in the functional interface 400 in a circular arrangement: volume adjustment module, light adjustment module, upper and lower direction key module, left and right direction key module, brush size adjustment module, mouse wheel module, zoom in and out module, and page turning module.
The keyboard control method of the present invention can conveniently activate the function interface 400 of the knob assembly 200 in response to a user's pressing operation on the press control part 220, and then can locate to any one of the function modules displayed in the function interface 400 in response to a user's rotating operation on the rotation control part 210, and at the same time can select one of the function modules in response to a user's pressing operation on the press control part 220, and thus can perform the function of the selected function module in response to a user's rotating operation on the rotation control part 210. The keyboard control method of the present invention may also exit the function interface 400 of the knob assembly 200 at any time in response to a user's pressing operation of the pressing control part 220, or exit one of the function modules in response to a user's pressing operation of the pressing control part 220 during execution of the function module.
Therefore, the keyboard control method of the invention not only greatly enriches the functions of the keyboard, but also ensures that the corresponding functions can be efficiently called, thereby greatly improving the working efficiency of users.
It is easy to understand by those skilled in the art that the above preferred embodiments can be freely combined and overlapped without conflict.
It will be understood that the above-described embodiments are merely illustrative and not restrictive, and that all obvious or equivalent modifications and substitutions to the details given above may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the underlying principles of the invention, are intended to be included within the scope of the appended claims.
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1. The keyboard with the multifunctional knob is characterized by comprising a control unit, a keyboard body and a knob assembly arranged on the keyboard body, wherein the keyboard body and the knob assembly are connected with the control unit, the knob assembly comprises a rotation control part and a pressing control part, the control unit is used for responding to input signals of the pressing control part and the rotation control part, starting or exiting a functional interface of the knob assembly according to the input signals, and selecting and executing a functional module displayed in the functional interface;
the keyboard is a single-hand keyboard;
the control unit is used for generating a functional interface of the knob assembly and transmitting the functional interface to a device so as to be displayed on a display, so that the functional module in the device can be rotated conveniently;
in the function interface, a plurality of function modules are displayed in the form of a wheel disc, the wheel disc comprises an annular display area, and the plurality of function modules are displayed in the annular display area in a circumferential arrangement;
the wheel disc further includes a central display area located radially inward of the annular display area in which information related to the selected functional module may be displayed.
2. The keyboard of claim 1, wherein the press control portion comprises a push button switch, a tact switch, a membrane switch, or a touch switch.
3. The keyboard of claim 1 or 2, wherein the rotation control portion includes a knob housing and a knob encoder built into the knob housing.
4. The keyboard of claim 3, wherein the knob housing preferably comprises a knob outer housing and a knob inner housing, wherein the knob outer housing has a hood-like structure, and is covered on the outer side of the knob inner housing from top to bottom for receiving a rotation operation of a user's finger; the knob inner shell is of a cover-shaped structure and covers the outer side of the knob encoder from top to bottom, the knob inner shell is fixed relative to the knob outer shell, and the rotating part of the knob encoder is fixed relative to the knob inner shell.
5. The keyboard of any one of claims 1-4, wherein the press control portion is disposed in a center of the rotation control portion.
6. The keyboard of claim 5, wherein the press control portion comprises a first press portion, a spring, a second press portion, and a push button switch; the first pressing part comprises a pressing head part and a connecting column which is positioned below the pressing head part and connected with the pressing head part; the spring is sleeved on the connecting column, and the upper end of the spring is abutted against the lower surface of the pressing head part so as to provide a rebound force for the first pressing part; the second pressing part is connected to the lower end of the connecting column and abuts against the button switch.
7. The keyboard as in one of claims 1-4, wherein at least a portion of the press control portion is provided on an outer peripheral surface of the rotation control portion.
8. The keyboard of claim 1, wherein the keyboard body comprises a key arrangement area in which a plurality of keys are disposed, the knob assembly being disposed on a right side or a lower side of the key arrangement area.
9. The keyboard of claim 8, wherein a lower right corner of the key arrangement area is provided with a no-key area in which at least a portion of the knob assembly is located.
10. The keyboard of claim 9, wherein the keyless area is a sector area.
11. The keyboard of claim 9, wherein at least one key in the key arrangement area is adjacent to the non-key area, and wherein an edge profile of the at least one key opposite the knob assembly is arcuate.
12. The keyboard of any one of claims 1-11, wherein the functional modules displayed in the functional interface comprise: volume adjustment module, light adjustment module, upper and lower direction key module, left and right direction key module, brush size adjustment module, mouse wheel module, zoom in and out module, and/or turn over the page module.
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