Abstract: A method for switching the Num Lock mode of a digital apparatus that is externally coupled with a keypad. When the Num Lock modes of digital apparatus and keypad are different, the keypad transfers the data including a combination code that combines a Num Lock code and a pressed key code to the digital apparatus firstly after any key of the keypad being pressed, and transfers the data including a Num Lock code to the digital apparatus secondly. The main objective of the method according to the present invention is temporally switching Num Lock mode and recovering back to the original mode of the digital apparatus, therefore the input operations of the keypad and the digital apparatus are quite independent and never collision each other.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for switching the Num Lock mode of a digital apparatus that is externally coupled with a keypad. When the Num Lock modes of digital apparatus and keypad are different, the keypad transfers the data including a combination code that combines a Num Lock code and a pressed key code to the digital apparatus firstly after any key of the keypad being pressed, and transfers the data including a Num Lock code to the digital apparatus secondly. The main objective of the method according to the present invention is temporally switching Num Lock mode and recovering back to the original mode of the digital apparatus, therefore the input operations of the keypad and the digital apparatus are quite independent and never collision each other.