Abstract: A keyboard having a touch input device includes a keyboard body and a touch input device. The touch input device is disposed on the keyboard body and is used in a digital input mode. The touch input device has a touch pad and a pattern layer. The pattern layer is bonded to a surface of the touch pad, and has a plurality of key indication areas. Each key indication area is corresponding to a key used in the digital input mode, for being recognized and selected by a user. In addition, through a switching module disposed on the keyboard, the digital input mode can be switched to a cursor control mode, a gesture control mode, or a handwriting input mode, thereby achieving a wide range of applications.

Abstract: A method of recognizing user operation uses a capacitive pointing device. An original capacitance in the capacitive pointing device occurs when the capacitive pointing device is touched. The method includes the following steps of configuring the capacitive pointing device to detect a capacitance in the capacitive pointing device, and when the capacitance corresponds to the original capacitance, to implement an operation recognizing module to recognize the user operation by a duration of occurrence of the original capacitance, and to generate an operation command signal corresponding to the user operation determined thereby.

Abstract: A capacitive pointing device includes a capacitive sensor unit, a switch unit, and an operating unit. The capacitive sensor unit has a receiving space receiving the switch unit, and a plurality of capacitive sensors disposed around the receiving space. The operating unit is spaced apart from the capacitive sensors, and is configured to result in a capacitance effect with the capacitive sensors. The operating unit is movable toward the capacitive sensor unit to trigger the switch unit, and is movable horizontally relative to the capacitive sensors. Capacitance variation between the operating unit and each of the capacitive sensors is used for determining a moving direction and an amount of movement of the operating unit.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a touch panel includes two steps wherein, in a first step a transparent conductive film having a front side formed with a conductive electrode pattern is prepared, and in a second step in-mold decorating (ID) techniques are applied to form a cover lens on the front side of the transparent conductive film such that the conductive electrode pattern is bonded to the cover lens when the cover lens is formed.

Abstract: A hybrid touch panel device includes a resistive touch panel and capacitive touch sensing panel having a single sensing electrode pattern. The resistive touch panel is operable to generate a press position signal in response to pressure detected thereby. The capacitive touch sensing panel is disposed on top of the resistive touch panel and is operable to generate a touch position signal in response to at least one touch action detected thereby.

Abstract: A pointing device includes: an operator supported above a substrate to be horizontally movable from an initial position; a conductive layer formed on the substrate and formed with conductive patterns spaced apart from each other to form a ring-shaped structure that is disposed coaxially around the operator when the operator is at the initial position; a conductor plate spaced apart from the conductive patterns, mounted coaxially on a bottom end of the operator, and having a diameter larger than an inner diameter of the ring-shaped structure; and a control unit providing a corresponding electrical signal to each conductive pattern during movement of the operator to measure a capacitance generated between each conductive pattern and the conductor plate so as to generate a sensing output corresponding to the measured capacitances, and generating a pointer signal corresponding to the movement of the operator based on the sensing output and predetermined capacitance information.

Abstract: A presenter includes a main body, a light source, a pointing input unit and a wireless transmission unit. The light source can be a laser diode or any other light-emitting element capable of emitting a laser beam. The pointing input unit can be a magnetically sensitive pointing unit or an optical cursor controller. The pointing input unit is operable to output a pointing control signal to a host via the wireless transmission unit. The presenter is capable of projecting a laser beam and controlling a cursor of the host device via the wireless transmission unit.

Abstract: A touch module includes: a sending unit disposed between a first surface of a first substrate and a second surface of a second substrate and operable to generate a sensing output in response to touching on or approaching the first substrate by a conductive object; and a control circuit unit disposed on the first surface of the substrate, exposed from the second substrate, receiving the sensing unit from the sensing unit through first and second conductive traces on the first surface of the first substrate, and operable to generate a control output based on the sensing output received thereby.