CN110753418A - System and method for synchronously outputting backlight special effect by computer microprocessor - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention includes at least one peripheral device and an electronic device. The peripheral device is provided with a backlight module, and the electronic device has a computer microprocessor electrically connected to the peripheral device; the user sets the backlight mode on the electronic device, and the computer microprocessor calculates a backlight special effect information according to the backlight mode, and synchronously outputs the backlight special effect information to the peripheral device, so that the backlight module presents the corresponding backlight special effect.

Description

System and method for synchronously outputting backlight special effects by computer microprocessor

technical field

The invention relates to a system and method for synchronously outputting backlight special effects by computer microprocessors, in particular to a system and method for setting backlight special effects of computer peripheral devices through a computer microprocessor.

Background technique

In recent years, due to the advancement of science and technology, various electronic products have been continuously introduced, and their appearance and backlight effect have always been one of the key points for young consumers to compare products, and the use of keyboards and mice in computers can be said to be quite one of the most important tools.

The design of backlight special effects on peripheral products such as keyboards and mice is not only conducive to use in the dark, but the biggest feature is that these peripheral products can have a dazzling appearance during operation through changes in the number, strength and color of the light source.

However, most of the backlight effects on commercially available LED keyboards or LED mice are written in the microcontroller (Micro Control Unit, MCU) of the keyboard or mouse by firmware (FW). The number is limited and the expansion is poor, and its special effects can only be displayed on the keyboard and mouse.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

In order to overcome the above shortcomings, the present invention provides a system and method for synchronously outputting backlight special effects by a computer microprocessor, which allows users to prepare special effects map files and set backlight modes through PC-side software, and then output the results synchronously to each device. Computer peripheral devices and produce corresponding backlight effects.

The present invention is a system for synchronously outputting backlight special effects by a computer microprocessor, comprising: at least one peripheral device and an electronic device; the peripheral device has a backlight module, the electronic device has a computer microprocessor, the computer microprocessor The device is electrically connected to the peripheral device for setting and controlling the backlight effect of the backlight module of the peripheral device.

The present invention also includes a method for synchronously outputting backlight special effects by a computer microprocessor, comprising: preparing at least one peripheral device provided with a backlight module and an electronic device provided with a computer microprocessor, and the computer microprocessor is electrically Connect the peripheral device to set and control the backlight effect of the backlight module; set the backlight mode on the electronic device; the computer microprocessor calculates a backlight effect information according to the backlight mode, and synchronizes the backlight effect information The output is output to the peripheral device, so that the backlight module presents corresponding backlight special effects.

Description of drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a system for synchronously outputting backlight special effects by a computer microprocessor of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic flowchart of a method for synchronously outputting backlight special effects by a computer microprocessor according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of the second method of the method for synchronously outputting backlight special effects by the computer microprocessor of the present invention.

FIG. 4A is a schematic diagram of a variation 1 of the interactive backlight special effect of the present invention.

FIG. 4B is a schematic diagram of a second variation of the interactive backlight special effect of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a system architecture diagram of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a schematic flowchart of the first setting mode of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a schematic flowchart of the second setting mode of the present invention.

reference number

10...Peripherals

11...Backlight module

12...Microprocessor

13...Signal transmission unit

20...Electronics

21...computer microprocessor

51...Preparation steps

52...Setting steps

53...synchronized output steps

531...check steps

532...Interactive Output Step

533...Variation steps

S1, S2, S3, S21, S22, S23, S24... steps

Detailed ways

The following is a detailed description with specific embodiments and accompanying figures, so as to have a further understanding of the technical characteristics of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1 , the present invention is a system for synchronously outputting backlight special effects by a computer microprocessor, which includes: at least one peripheral device 10 and an electronic device 20 .

The peripheral device 10 can be a computer-related peripheral product such as a keyboard, a mouse, a sound source device, and a mouse pad, and is provided with a backlight module 11 that can generate backlight special effects; in essence, the backlight module 11 is composed of multiple light sources, The number and color of each of the light sources can be changed as required, for example, it can be any color among red, green, and blue, or a combination of these colors.

The electronic device 20 can be an electronic device such as a PC computer, a smart phone, a tablet computer, a notebook computer, etc., and is provided with a computer microprocessor 21 , and the computer microprocessor 21 is electrically connected to the peripheral device 10 in a wired or wireless manner. The keyboard, mouse, audio source equipment, mouse pad and other products are used to set and control the backlight special effects of the backlight module 11 of the peripheral device 10; of course, when the electronic device 20 is a smart phone or tablet computer, it can pass APP to set the backlight effect.

Please refer to FIG. 2 , a method for synchronously outputting backlight effects by a computer microprocessor includes: a preparation step 51 : preparing at least one peripheral device 10 and an electronic device 20 ; the peripheral device 10 is provided with a backlight capable of generating backlight effects module 11 , and the electronic device 20 is provided with a computer microprocessor 21 , and the computer microprocessor 21 is electrically connected to the peripheral device 10 in a wired or wireless manner to set and control the backlight module 11 of the peripheral device 10 backlight effect;

A setting step 52 : the user sets the backlight mode on the electronic device 20 ;

A synchronous output step 53 : the computer microprocessor 21 calculates a backlight special effect information according to the backlight mode, and outputs the backlight special effect information to the peripheral device 10 synchronously, so that the backlight module 11 presents the corresponding backlight special effect.

The setting of the setting step 52 includes at least the following three modes:

[1] To set the mode by yourself, the user can first prepare the special effect map file and set the special effect of the backlight mode through the PC software.

[2] In the predetermined special effect mode, the user can select the predetermined special effect stored in the electronic device 20 ; of course, the user can also use the self-setting mode to store the set backlight special effect information in the electronic device 20 .

[3] In the interactive setting mode, the user can set the backlight effect by himself, so that one of the peripheral devices 10 can achieve an interactive backlight effect change according to the action signal generated by the other peripheral device 10 .

Specifically, in the self-setting mode, the user can control the backlight special effects of the peripheral device 10 according to individual preferences. For example, when the peripheral device 10 is a keyboard, the lighting sequence or color change of each character key can be set. , and then generate specific picture changes, text changes, text-image marquees, etc.; in the predetermined special effect mode, the user can select a predetermined special effect image file stored in the electronic device 20, for example: full-color breathing, rainbow waves are displayed on the keyboard , Knight Rider Lee Mike, Snake and other different backlight effects change, of course, you can also select multiple predetermined effects at the same time, so that multiple backlight effects on the keyboard operate simultaneously or sequentially.

As shown in FIG. 3 , when the interactive setting mode is selected, the synchronous output step 53 further includes the following steps:

A checking step 531 : the computer microprocessor 21 receives action signals generated by at least two peripheral devices 10 ;

An interactive output step 532 : the computer microprocessor 21 calculates the backlight display information according to the backlight mode and each action signal, and outputs the backlight display information to the peripheral devices 10 synchronously, so that the backlight modules 11 are respectively Rendering different backlight effects.

A change step 533 : after the interactive output step 532 is completed, the check step 531 and the interactive output step 532 are repeated to generate different backlight effects as the motion signals generated by the peripheral devices 10 change.

The action signal generated by the peripheral device 10 can be a pressing input signal of a keyboard, a movement signal of a mouse, a sound wave signal of an audio source device, etc., and the user can set one peripheral device 10 to follow the operation of the other peripheral device. And generate relative backlight special effects; for example: using the movement of the mouse to change the position of the key on the keyboard to produce a light source or color change, that is, the backlight effect of the keyboard is relative to the movement of the mouse; as shown in Figures 4A and 4B , the two peripheral devices 10 are a keyboard and a mouse, respectively. When the mouse moves from a first position P1 to a second position P2 on the left, the light-emitting positions of the keyboard keys also change from right to left.

In the interactive setting, the change of the sound wave signal of the sound source device can also be used to make the word keys in a specific area on the keyboard change the light source or color according to the sound wave level. Of course, the above-mentioned changes in backlight special effects are only examples and are not intended to limit the backlight effects of the present invention. In actual use, the present invention can have numerous combinations and changes of backlight special effects according to user settings, which is different from commercially available backlights. product.

As shown in FIG. 5 , which is a system structure diagram of the present invention; wherein, the peripheral device 10 also has a microprocessor 12 and a signal transmission unit 13 , and the signal transmission unit 13 is used for the operation signal of the peripheral device 10 . It is transmitted to the computer microprocessor 21 ; the backlight effect information calculated by the computer microprocessor 21 is output to the microprocessor 12 of the peripheral device 10 synchronously, thereby driving the backlight module 11 to present the corresponding backlight effect.

As shown in Figure 6, it is a flow chart of the first setting mode of the present invention, which includes:

Step S1: After the electronic device 20 (computer or smartphone APP) selects the self-setting mode or the predetermined special effect mode in the setting step, the following operation steps are performed;

Step S2: the computer microprocessor 21 calculates each light effect map and each point RGB three-color light superposition value according to the backlight mode;

Step S3: synchronously outputting the backlight special effects to peripheral devices such as a mouse, a keyboard, an audio source device, and a mouse pad.

As shown in Figure 7, it is a flow chart of the second setting mode of the present invention, which includes:

Step S21: After the electronic device 20 (computer or smartphone APP) selects the interactive setting mode in the setting step, the following operation steps are performed:

Step S22: Check the action signals of peripheral devices 10 such as mouse, keyboard, audio source equipment, etc.;

Step S23: the computer microprocessor 21 calculates each light effect map and each point RGB value according to the backlight mode and the action signal;

Step S24: Synchronously output the backlight special effects to peripheral devices such as a mouse, a keyboard, an audio source device, and a mouse pad.

Repeat the above steps or end. (For example, if the mouse stops moving, it ends, and if it continues to move, repeat the above steps).

As can be seen from the above description, the present invention utilizes the electronic device 20 to perform the setting of synchronously outputting backlight special effects, so that the user can design according to their preferences, so that the peripheral device 10 can synchronously generate different levels of backlight special effects.

The above detailed description is only to illustrate the preferred embodiments of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the protection scope of the present invention. Any person skilled in the art can make various modifications or changes to the present invention within the spirit and protection scope of the present invention. Equivalent replacements should also be regarded as falling within the protection scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the present invention should be based on the scope defined by the claims.

Claims (9)

1. A system for a computer microprocessor to synchronously output backlight effects, comprising:

at least one peripheral device provided with a backlight module;

an electronic device having a computer microprocessor; the computer microprocessor is electrically connected with the peripheral device and is used for setting and controlling the backlight special effect of the backlight module.

2. The system for synchronously outputting backlight special effects by a computer microprocessor according to claim 1, wherein the electronic device is a computer, a smart phone, a tablet computer or a notebook computer; the peripheral device can be a keyboard, a mouse pad or an audio device.

3. The system according to claim 1, wherein the computer microprocessor is electrically connected to the peripheral device in a wired or wireless manner.

4. A method for synchronously outputting backlight special effects by a computer microprocessor comprises the following steps:

a preparation step: preparing at least one peripheral device and an electronic device; the peripheral device is provided with a backlight module, the electronic device is provided with a computer microprocessor, and the computer microprocessor is electrically connected with the peripheral device and is used for setting and controlling the backlight special effect of the backlight module;

a setting step: setting a backlight mode on the electronic device;

a synchronous output step: the computer microprocessor calculates out a backlight special effect information according to the backlight mode and synchronously outputs the backlight special effect information to the peripheral device, so that the backlight module presents a corresponding backlight special effect.

5. The method for synchronously outputting backlight special effects by a computer microprocessor according to claim 4, wherein the electronic device is a computer, a smart phone, a tablet computer or a notebook computer; the peripheral device is a keyboard, a mouse pad or an audio device.

6. The method of claim 4, wherein the computer microprocessor is electrically connected to the peripheral device in a wired or wireless manner.

7. The method for synchronously outputting backlight effects according to claim 4, wherein the setting modes of the setting step comprise a self-setting mode, a predetermined effect mode and an interactive setting mode.

8. The method for synchronously outputting backlight special effects according to claim 4, wherein when the setting step selects the interactive setting mode, the synchronously outputting step further comprises the steps of:

a checking step: the computer microprocessor receives action signals generated by at least two peripheral devices;

an interactive output step: the computer microprocessor calculates the backlight special effect information according to the backlight mode and each action signal and synchronously outputs the backlight special effect information to each peripheral device, so that each backlight module respectively presents different backlight special effects;

a variation step: after the interactive output step is finished, the checking step and the interactive output step are repeated, and different backlight special effects can be generated along with the change of action signals generated by the peripheral devices.

9. The method for synchronously outputting backlight special effects by a computer microprocessor as claimed in claim 4, wherein the setting step comprises:

step S21: after the computer of the electronic device or the APP of the smart phone selects the interactive setting mode in the setting step, the following operation steps are performed;

step S22: checking an operation signal of the peripheral device;

step S23: the computer microprocessor calculates each luminous effect graph and RGB three-color light superposition value of each point according to the backlight mode and the action signal;

step S24: synchronously outputting the backlight effect to the peripheral device.

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