Patent Application
20150309587
The subject matter herein generally relates to the field of protective covers.
Portable electronic devices provide great functionality and have capabilities in daily lives and can be a source of entertainment. Typically these devices are intended to be carried or moved about. As such, these devices are more vulnerable to damage. Protective cases are used to protect these devices from possible damage but the protective case may sometimes reduce the full functionality.
Implementations of the present technology will now be described, by way of example only, with reference to the attached figures.
It will be appreciated that for simplicity and clarity of illustration, where appropriate, reference numerals have been repeated among the different figures to indicate corresponding or analogous elements. In addition, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the embodiments described herein. However, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that the embodiments described herein can be practiced without these specific details. In other instances, methods, procedures and components have not been described in detail so as not to obscure the related relevant feature being described. Also, the description is not to be considered as limiting the scope of the embodiments described herein. The drawings are not necessarily to scale and the proportions of certain parts have been exaggerated to better illustrate details and features of the present disclosure.
Several definitions that apply throughout this disclosure will now be presented.
The term “coupled” is defined as connected, whether directly or indirectly through intervening components, and is not necessarily limited to physical connections. The connection can be such that the objects are permanently connected or releasably connected. The term “substantially” is defined to be essentially conforming to the particular dimension, shape, or other feature that the term modifies, such that the component need not be exact. For example, “substantially cylindrical” means that the object resembles a cylinder, but can have one or more deviations from a true cylinder. The term “comprising,” when utilized, means “including, but not necessarily limited to”; it specifically indicates open-ended inclusion or membership in the so-described combination, group, series and the like.
The protective board 10 can include a latch board 11, a first protective board 12 and a second protective board 13 coupled together. The hand strap 20 can be connected to an edge of the protective board 10 for carrying the protective cover 100 conveniently. The receiving portion 30 can be attached on the first protective board 12. In at least one embodiment, the receiving portion 30 can be integrally formed with the first protective board 12. The solar panel 40 can be located on the second protective board 13. The keyboard 50 can be partly embedded in the second protective board 13.
The protective board 10 can be made of leather material. A connection between the latch board 11 and the first protective board 12 can include a crease 14. The latch board 11 can include a first buckle 111, and the first buckle 111 can be magnetic. In another embodiment, the first buckle 111 can be a snap-on button. A shape of the first protective board 12 can be substantially same as that of the second protective board 13. A connection between the first protective board 12 and the second protective board 13 can include a crease 15. A micro control unit (MCU) (not shown) and a wireless control chip (not shown) can be embedded in the protective board 10.
The hand strap 20 can be riveted for example to the protective board 10, by a rivet 21. In another embodiment, the hand strap 20 can be mounted to the protective board 10 by gluing, or other means of attachment, or integrally formed. The hand strap 20 can include a fastener 22 with a hole 221 defined therein.
The solar panel 40 (as shown in
The keyboard 50 can be a touch panel, and can have a function of accepting handwriting input. The keyboard 50 can include a first keypad 51 and a second keypad 52. The first keypad 51 can be same as computer keyboard, and can include numbers, letters, symbols, and other keys. The second keypad 52 can include a power key 521 and a backlight controlling key 522. The touch function of the keyboard 50 can be started or stopped when the power key 521 is activated. The backlight source of the keyboard 50 can be turned on or off when the backlight controlling key 522 being touched. In another embodiment, other function keys can be added.
Referring to
In block 301, a power key 521 can be activated, and a touch function of the keyboard 50 can be initialized.
In block 302, the keyboard 50 can recognize touches, and can wait for an input.
In block 303, a signal can be input. The signal can be a backlight controlling signal, a virtual shortcut signal, an input signal of handwriting, or other signal.
In block 304, the input signal can be determined to be a backlight controlling signal.
In block 305, if the input signal is determined as being the backlight controlling signal, the backlight source of the keyboard 50 can be turned on, and the program can be ended.
In block 306, a determination can be made that the input signal is a shortcut signal.
In block 307, if the input signal is determined to be the shortcut signal, an MCU can confirm contents of the shortcut signal, and contents of the shortcut signal can include to return to the previous page, to send text message, to return to a home page, to copy, to paste, or other. The control chip of wireless transmission can change the shortcut signal into a signal that can be recognized by a wireless module 60.
In block 308, a determination can be made that the signal is of input keys “Ctrl+Shift”.
In block 309, if a determination is made that the input signal is keys “Ctrl+Shift” being pressed, the keyboard 50 can cycle to the next input mode from the current input mode. The input mode can include Chinese input mode, other language input mode, and handwriting input mode. Then, the MCU can confirm the input mode of the keyboard 50.
In block 310, the MCU can confirm the input mode of the keyboard 50.
In block 312, the keyboard 50 can take touches and perform an input operation. The input contents can include numbers, Chinese language, English language, and handwriting and punctuation marks.
In block 313, the wireless control chip can change the input contents into signals that can be recognized by the wireless module 60.
In block 314, the wireless module 60 can communicate with the electronic device 200, and send the wireless signals to the electronic device 200 for the required commands to be executed.
The embodiments shown and described above are only examples. Many details are often found in the art such as the other features of the protective cover 100. Therefore, many such details are neither shown nor described. Even though numerous characteristics and advantages of the present technology have been set forth in the foregoing description, together with details of the structure and function of the present disclosure, the disclosure is illustrative only, and changes may be made in the detail, including in matters of shape, size, and arrangement of the parts within the principles of the present disclosure, up to and including the full extent established by the broad general meaning of the terms used in the claims. It will therefore be appreciated that the embodiments described above may be modified within the scope of the claims.
| Number | Date | Country | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 103115159 | Apr 2014 | TW | national |
