TWI404343B - Signal processing system and button reset method - Google Patents

Abstract

A signal processing system comprises a first electronic device and a second electronic device for transmitting data mutually. The first electronic device comprises a keyboard module and a first control module. The keyboard module comprises at least one preserved button. The first control module provides an information of the preserved buttons. The second electronic device comprises a second control module for receiving the information of the preserved buttons. The second control module selects at least one preserved button to be target button according to the information of the preserved buttons. The second control module determines new functions corresponding to each of the target buttons, and tells the first control module to map the new functions to the target buttons. The second electronic device can be controlled by the target buttons of the first electronic device.

Description

Signal processing system and button function reset method

The present invention relates to a signal processing system, and more particularly to a signal processing system that can reset a button function of an electronic device.

In order to facilitate the user to perform related function operations, parameter setting or mode selection, the electronic device will set corresponding function buttons on the electronic device, so that the user can directly perform the corresponding function by pressing the button, or use the button to select the desired function. Functional options for function switching. Taking a television as an example, the configuration of the conventional button mainly includes a power button, a volume control button, a channel switching button, and a menu display button to support playback control when watching a television program. Although these buttons can meet the needs of most usage conditions, the functions of these buttons are fixed. When the TV is connected to the host computer or other signal source to be used as a display screen, some of the functions in these buttons have no effect. It is often only possible to perform related function adjustments from the host computer side, which is inconvenient in use.

Therefore, how to change the function of the function button of the electronic device according to another electronic device connected to improve the convenience of use is a subject worthy of research.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION A primary object of the present invention is to provide a signal processing system that can reset a button function of an electronic device.

To achieve the above objective, the signal processing system of the present invention includes a first electronic device and a second electronic device, and the two-way data transmission can be performed between the first electronic device and the second electronic device. The first electronic device includes a button module and a first control module. The button module includes at least one specific button, and the first control module is used to reset the button function of any particular button and provide a button information, and the button information includes the number of specific buttons. The second electronic device includes a second control module for acquiring button information, selecting at least one of the specific buttons as the target button according to the button information, and determining a new button function corresponding to each target button to notify the first control mode The group resets the button function of the corresponding target button according to the new button function, so that the second electronic device can be controlled through the target button. Thereby, the design of the present invention can reset different corresponding functions for the target buttons of the first electronic device in response to the connection of different second electronic devices, thereby increasing the convenience of use.

The key function reset method of the present invention applies the aforementioned signal processing system. The method includes the following steps: obtaining, by the second electronic device, button information of one of the first electronic devices, wherein the button information includes the quantity of at least one specific button; selecting at least one of the specific buttons as the target button; and designating each target button Corresponding to one of the new button functions, wherein the new button function is a function capable of correspondingly controlling the second electronic device; and the first electronic device resets the button function of each specific button according to the new button function corresponding to each target button.

In order to enable the reviewing committee to better understand the technical contents of the present invention, the preferred embodiments are described below.

1 is a system block diagram of the signal processing system 1 of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the signal processing system 1 of the present invention includes a first electronic device 10 and a second electronic device 20, and bidirectional data transmission is possible between the first electronic device 10 and the second electronic device 20. In this embodiment, the first electronic device 10 is a display device, such as a computer screen, a television or a projector, and the second electronic device 20 can be a video signal source, such as a computer device, a media player, etc., but The first electronic device 10 or the second electronic device 20 is not limited to the embodiment, and may be replaced by an electronic device with other functions. In addition, the first electronic device 10 and the second electronic device 20 can be electrically connected to each other by a signal line 30 for bidirectional data transmission. In the embodiment, the first electronic device 10, the second electronic device 20, and the signal line 30 are corresponding devices supporting the Display Data Channel/Command Interface (DDC/CI) protocol, and the signal line 30 is used. A VGA signal line, a DVI signal line, an HDMI signal line or other specifications can be selected to accommodate bidirectional data transmission between the display device and the computer device. However, the present invention is not limited thereto. Depending on the data transmission method used, the first electronic device 10 and the second electronic device 20 may also use a wireless transmission method or other similar technology or device for bidirectional data transmission.

The first electronic device 10 includes a button module 11 , a first memory module 12 , and a first control module 13 . The button module 11 includes at least one specific button 111. Each button 111 can be associated with a button function, and the button function corresponding to any particular button 111 can be reset and replaced by the first control module 13. In this embodiment, the specific button 111 can be a physical type button, and can also be presented by using a user interface type, such as an On Screen Display (OSD) option. Limited. The first memory module 12 stores the function reset commands 121 corresponding to the specific buttons 111. The first control module 13 can be used to command the first control module 13 to perform an action of resetting the button functions corresponding to the specific buttons 111. The first control module 13 can reset the button function of any specific button, and provide the button information of at least one specific button 111 to the second electronic device 20, the button information includes the number of at least one specific button 111 and corresponding to any specific The function 111 of the button 111 resets the command 121.

The second electronic device 20 includes a second memory module 21 and a second control module 22, and the second memory module 21 is configured to store a plurality of function commands 211, and the second control module 22 can be used to command the second control module 22 to execute the first One of the two electronic devices 20 corresponds to a function. In addition, the first memory module 12 and the second memory module 21 each store the same complex definition command 122, 212, so that the first control module 13 and the second control module 22 can be based on the received definition commands 122, 212. Communicate with each other. The second control module 22 can issue a definition command 212 to query the first control module 13 to request the first control module 13 to provide the button information of at least one specific button 111 and transmit the button information to the second control module 22. The second control module 22 sends a definition command 212 to inquire about the operation of the first control module 13, and can execute an application stored in the second memory module 21 to notify the second control module 22 to transmit, but In other similar manners, for example, through the hardware button input message of the second electronic device 20, the present invention is not limited thereto.

The second control module 22 is configured to receive the button information, and select at least one of the specific buttons 111 as the number of the specific buttons 111 obtained. To reset the target button of the button function, and according to the function reset command 121 for obtaining the corresponding button 111, the function reset command 121 corresponding to the target button of the function to be reset can be known. After the information is confirmed, the second control module 22 allocates the function command 211 corresponding to each target button to determine the new button function of each target button, and returns the function reset command 121 and function corresponding to each target button. The instruction 211 is to the first control module 13.

The first control module 13 can perform an action of resetting the button functions of the target buttons 111 according to the received function reset command 121, and reset the button functions of the target buttons 111 according to the received function commands 211. After the function is reset, each target button will have a new button function, so that the corresponding function command 211 can be sent to the second electronic device 20 by triggering each target button, and the second control module 22 will be based on the received function. The instruction 211 performs a corresponding function of the second electronic device 20. Therefore, by the design of the present invention, the effect of controlling the second electronic device 20 by operating the first electronic device 10 is achieved.

Please refer to FIG. 2 , which is a schematic diagram of the operation of the first embodiment of the signal processing system 1 of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, it is assumed that the first electronic device 10 of the signal processing system 1 of the present invention is a television set, and the second electronic device 20 is a computer device. The first electronic device 10 is connected to the second electronic device 20. Two-way signal transmission is carried out by supporting the DDC/CI signal line (not shown). The first electronic device 10 includes two specific buttons 111, which are a first specific button 111a and a second specific button 111b, respectively. In this embodiment, the instructions 122 and 212, the function reset instruction 121, and the function instructions are defined. The 211 is represented by a 16-bit instruction code, but is not limited to this embodiment. The operation flow in FIG. 2 will be described below.

(1) The definition instruction 212 (0xE1) is transmitted by the second electronic device 20 to the first electronic device 10 to inquire about the number of specific buttons 111 of the first electronic device 10.

(2) The first electronic device 10 transmits the definition command 122 (0xE2) to the second electronic device 20 to answer the number of the specific buttons 111 of the second electronic device 20, and indicates that the number of the specific buttons 111 is "2".

(3) The second electronic device 20 sends a definition command 212 (0xE3) to the first electronic device 10 to inquire about the function reset command 121 corresponding to the specific button 111 of the first electronic device 10, and indicates that the first specific button is 111a "1".

(4) The first electronic device 10 sends a definition command 122 (0xE4) to the second electronic device 20 to answer the function reset command 121 corresponding to the first specific button 111a of the second electronic device 20, and indicates the corresponding The function reset command 121 is "0xFF".

(5) The second electronic device 20 sends a definition command 212 (0xE3) to the first electronic device 10 to inquire about the function reset command 121 corresponding to the specific button 111 of the first electronic device 10, and indicates that the second specific button is 111b "2".

(6) The first electronic device 10 sends a definition command 122 (0xE4) to the second electronic device 20 to answer the function reset command 121 corresponding to the first specific button 111b of the second electronic device 20, and indicates the corresponding The function reset command 121 is "0xFE".

(7) The second electronic device 20 transmits a function reset command 121 (0xFF) corresponding to the first specific button 111a and a function command 211 (0xDD) to the first electronic device 10 to notify the first electronic device 10 according to the function command 211. (0xDD) resets the button function of the first specific button 111a, wherein the function command 211 (0xDD) indicates that one of the browser programs of the second electronic device 20 is executed.

(8) The first electronic device 10 resets the key function of the first specific button 111a by the function command 211 (0xDD) according to the function reset command 121 (0xFF), so that the first specific button 111a has the command second electronic device 20 Execute a browser program.

(9) The second electronic device 20 transmits a function reset command 121 (0xFE) and a function command 211 (0xDE) corresponding to the second specific button 111b to the first electronic device 10 to notify the first electronic device 10 according to the function command 211. (0xDE) resets the button function of the second specific button 111b, wherein the function command 211 (0xDE) indicates that the game program of the second electronic device 20 is executed.

(10) The first electronic device 10 resets the key function of the second specific button 111b by the function command 211 (0xDE) according to the function reset command 121 (0xFE), so that the second specific button 111b has the command second electronic device 20 Perform a game program function.

(11) Transmitting the function command 211 (0xDD) to the second electronic device 20 by triggering the first specific button 111a of the first electronic device 10 to command the second electronic device 20 to execute a browser program.

(12) Transmitting the function command 211 (0xDE) to the second electronic device 20 by triggering the second specific button 111b of the electronic device 10 to command the second electronic device 20 to execute a game program.

Therefore, with the foregoing design of the present invention, the function reset can be performed for all the specific buttons 111 of the first electronic device 10, so that the corresponding functions of the computer device are executed by pressing the specific button 111 provided on the television.

Please refer to FIG. 3, which is a schematic flowchart showing the operation of the second embodiment of the signal processing system 1a of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 3, it is assumed that the first electronic device 10 of the signal processing system 1a of the present invention is a television set, and the second electronic device 20a is a CD player, and the first electronic device 10 and the second electronic device 20a are supported by each other. The DDC/CI signal line (not shown) performs two-way signal transmission. The first electronic device 10 includes two specific buttons 111, which are a first specific button 111a and a second specific button 111b, respectively. The operation flow in FIG. 3 will be described below.

(1) The definition instruction 212 (0xE1) is transmitted from the second electronic device 20a to the first electronic device 10 to inquire about the number of the specific buttons 111 of the first electronic device 10.

(2) The first electronic device 10 transmits the definition command 122 (0xE2) to the second electronic device 20a to answer the second electronic device 20a regarding the number of the specific buttons 111, and indicates that the number of the specific buttons 111 is "2".

(3) The second electronic device 20a sends a definition command 212 (0xE3) to the first electronic device 10 to inquire about the function reset command 121 corresponding to the specific button 111 of the first electronic device 10, and indicates that the first specific button is 111a "1".

(4) The first electronic device 10 sends a definition command 122 (0xE4) to the second electronic device 20a to answer the function reset command 121 corresponding to the first specific button 111a of the second electronic device 20a, and indicates the corresponding The function reset command 121 is "0xFF".

(5) The second electronic device 20a transmits a function reset command 121 (0xFF) corresponding to the first specific button 111a and a function command 211 (0xDD) to the first electronic device 10 to notify the first electronic device 10 according to the function command 211. (0xDD) resets the key function of the first specific button 111a, wherein the function command 211 (0xDD) indicates that the disc playing function of the second electronic device 20a is performed.

(6) The first electronic device 10 resets the key function of the first specific button 111a by the function command 211 (0xDD) according to the function reset command 121 (0xFF), so that the first specific button 111a has the command second electronic device 20a. Perform disc playback.

(7) Transmitting the function command 211 (0xDD) to the second electronic device 20 by triggering the first specific button 111a of the first electronic device 10 to command the second electronic device 20a to perform the disc playing function.

Therefore, with the foregoing design of the present invention, at least one of the specific buttons 111 of the first electronic device 10 can be selected for function reset by the second electronic device 20a depending on the corresponding electronic device and functional requirements.

Please refer to FIG. 4, which is a flowchart of a method for resetting a button function of the present invention. It should be noted that although the signal processing system 1 shown in FIG. 1 is taken as an example to illustrate the key function reset method of the present invention, the present invention is not limited to the signal processing system 1 and any other similar architecture. Signal The processing system can also be applied to the key function reset method of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 4, the key function reset method of the present invention includes steps S1 to S4. The respective steps of the key function reset method of the present invention will be described in detail below.

Step S1: The button information of the first electronic device 10 is obtained by the second electronic device 20. The first electronic device 10 and the second electronic device 20 are electrically connected through a signal line or wirelessly transmitted to perform two-way signal transmission. The second electronic device 20 can query the first electronic device 10 by using the application or the second control module 22 to obtain the button information of the at least one specific button 111, wherein the button information includes the number of at least one specific button 111, and corresponding to each specific The function 111 of the button 111 resets the command 121.

Step S2: Select at least one of the specific buttons 111 as the target button. After the second control module 22 of the second electronic device 20 knows the number of the specific buttons 111 according to the button information, the second control module 22 can provide different numbers of specific buttons of the corresponding first electronic device 10 or provide the same. The functional requirement is to select at least one of the specific buttons 111 as the target button.

Step S3: Specify a new button function of each specific button 111 according to the button information, wherein the new button function is to control the corresponding function of the second electronic device 20. After the function reset command 121 corresponding to each specific button 111 is obtained by the foregoing steps, the second control module 22 can select an appropriate function command 211 from the second memory module 21 to assign to each target button to determine each The new button function to be reset by the target button, wherein the new button function is to control the corresponding function of the second electronic device 20.

Step S4: The first electronic device 10 resets the button functions of the target buttons according to the new button functions corresponding to the respective target buttons. The second control module 22 notifies the first control module 13 of the first electronic device 10 of the function reset command 121 and the function command 211 corresponding to each target button, so that the first control module 13 resets the command according to each function. 121 and the function command 211 correspond to resetting the button functions of the respective target buttons. Therefore, when the target buttons of the first electronic device 10 are pressed, the function command 211 corresponding to the control of the second electronic device 20 can be issued to achieve the effect of controlling the second electronic device 20 through the first electronic device 10.

Therefore, the first electronic device 10 and the second electronic device 20 capable of two-way signal transmission use the set command and signal as the communication mode of the two to control the function of the second electronic device 20 to the first The target button of the electronic device 10 performs resetting of the button function, so that the effect of controlling the second electronic device 20 can be provided through the button of the first electronic device 10, thereby improving the convenience of use of the electronic device.

In summary, the present invention is a breakthrough in terms of its purpose, means and efficacy, and it is different from the characteristics of the prior art. It is a great breakthrough for the reviewer to ask for an early patent, and to benefit the society. Debian. It is to be noted that the above-described embodiments are merely illustrative of the principles of the invention and its advantages, and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. Modifications and variations of the embodiments can be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. The scope of protection of the present invention should be as described in the scope of the patent application to be described later.

1, 1a‧‧‧ signal processing system

10‧‧‧First electronic device

11‧‧‧Key Module

111‧‧‧Specific buttons

12‧‧‧First Memory Module

121‧‧‧Function reset command

122‧‧‧Definition instructions

13‧‧‧First Control Module

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21‧‧‧Second memory module

211‧‧‧ functional instructions

212‧‧‧Definition instructions

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30‧‧‧Signal line

1 is a system block diagram of a signal processing system of the present invention.

2 is a schematic flow chart showing the operation of the first embodiment of the signal processing system of the present invention.

3 is a schematic flow chart showing the operation of the second embodiment of the signal processing system of the present invention.

4 is a flow chart of a signal processing method of the present invention.

1. . . Signal processing system

10. . . First electronic device

11. . . Button module

111. . . Specific button

12. . . First memory module

121. . . Function reset instruction

122. . . Definition instruction

13. . . First control module

20. . . Second electronic device

twenty one. . . Second memory module

211. . . Function instruction

212. . . Definition instruction

twenty two. . . Second control module

30. . . Signal line

Claims (13)

A signal processing system includes: a first electronic device, comprising: a button module including at least one specific button; and a first control module for resetting a button function of any one of the specific buttons and providing a button Information, the button information includes the number of the specific buttons and a function reset command corresponding to each of the specific buttons; and a second electronic device that performs two-way signal transmission with the first electronic device, the second electronic device comprising: a second control module is configured to obtain the button information, and select at least one of the specific buttons as the target button according to the button information, to obtain the function reset command corresponding to each target button, and determine each target a new button function corresponding to the button, to notify the first control module to reset the button function corresponding to each target button according to the function reset command corresponding to each target button and the new button function, so as to pass the target The button can control the second electronic device. The signal processing system of claim 1, wherein the first electronic device further comprises a first memory module for storing each of the function reset commands corresponding to each of the specific buttons. The signal processing system of claim 1, wherein the second electronic device further includes a second memory module for storing function commands corresponding to each of the new button functions, such that the second control module The new button function corresponding to the target button is specified by selecting the function command. The signal processing system of claim 1, wherein the first electronic device and the second electronic device are electrically connected by a signal line, and the first electronic device, the second electronic device, and the The signal line system supports a Display Data Channel/Command Interface protocol for two-way signal transmission. The signal processing system of claim 1, wherein the first electronic device and the second electronic device are transmitted by means of a wireless transmission for two-way signal transmission. The signal processing system of claim 1, wherein the specific button is a physical type button or an option for a user interface type. The signal processing system of claim 1, wherein the first electronic device is a video signal source, and the second electronic device is a display device. A key function reset method is applied to a first electronic device and a second electronic device capable of bidirectional data transmission. The button function reset method includes the following steps: obtaining the first electronic device by using the second electronic device One button information of the device, wherein the button information includes at least one specific button number and a function reset command corresponding to one of the specific buttons; selecting at least one of the specific buttons as a target button to obtain corresponding target buttons The function reset command; designating a new button function corresponding to each of the target buttons, wherein the new button function is to control a corresponding function of the second electronic device; The first electronic device resets the function of each of the target buttons according to the function reset command corresponding to each of the target buttons and the new button function. The method of claim 8, wherein the first electronic device further comprises a first memory module for storing each of the function reset commands corresponding to each of the specific buttons. The method of claim 8, wherein the second electronic device further includes a second memory module for storing each function command corresponding to each of the new button functions, so that the second electronic device is selected by The function instruction specifies the new button function corresponding to the target button. The method of claim 8, wherein the first electronic device and the second electronic device are electrically connected by a signal line, and the first electronic device, the second electronic device, and the signal line Supports a display data channel command interface protocol for two-way signal transmission. The method of claim 8, wherein the first electronic device and the second electronic device are transmitted by means of a wireless transmission mode for two-way signal transmission. The method of claim 8, wherein the specific button is a physical type button or an option for a user interface type.