Patent ID: 9405460
Filing Date: 2016-08-02
CPC Classification: G06F

Claim Text:
1. A method used in a touch mouse, comprising: providing a touch panel having a touch area that is uncovered, the touch panel being capable of switching between a first operation mode and a second operation mode wherein the touch panel in the first operation mode is used for moving a cursor to a certain coordinate on a screen and in the second operation mode is used for performing a key input operation, a total touch area corresponding to the first operation mode being larger than a total touch area corresponding to the second operation mode, the touch panel being an optical touch panel entirely receiving image(s) of the touch area to detect contact movement to perform navigation functions of at least one of cursor navigation and gesture; using the touch panel to detect a touch of a user's finger on the touch area to sense and generate a touch signal; and generating a corresponding key output signal to a host by simulating a condition of pressing at least one key of a keyboard device according to the touch signal; wherein the touch area is divided into a plurality of contact areas under the second operation mode, and each contact area corresponds to at least a key of the keyboard device, and the step of generating the corresponding key output signal by simulating the condition of pressing the at least one key of the keyboard device further comprises: