IP Library Granted Patent US 8,471,703
Granted Patent B2
US 8,471,703 · App. 13/048,950 · Granted Jun 25, 2013

Network status indication system and method thereof

Inventors: Jie-Jun Tan (Shenzhen, CN); Hua Dong (Shenzhen, CN); Yu-Long Lin (Shenzhen, CN); Yi-Yong Xie (Shenzhen, CN)
Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd.; Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 8,471,703
App. No.
13/048,950
Granted
Jun 25, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

A network status indication system utilizes indicators on a keyboard to indicate the network status of a computer. When a simultaneous activation of two predetermined keys is detected and when the number of simultaneous activations is odd, the network status is determined, thereby indicating the network status of the computer.

Claims (22)

1. A network status indication system utilizing indicators on a keyboard of a computer to indicate the network status of the computer, comprising:

a memory, comprising:

an identification module, wherein after the computer is turned on, the identification module determines whether two predetermined keys of the keyboard are simultaneously activated, and outputs a storage instruction after a simultaneous activation of the predetermined keys is detected;

a storage module, wherein after receiving the storage instruction, the storage module stores the on/off status of the indicators corresponding to the predetermined keys and the number of the simultaneous activation of the predetermined keys, and outputs a determination instruction;

a capture/determination module, wherein after receiving the determination instruction, the capture/determination module retrieves the number of the simultaneous activation of the predetermined keys from the storage module, determines whether the number is odd, and outputs an emulation instruction when the number is odd; and

a control module, wherein after receiving the emulation instruction, the control module obtains the network status of the computer, emulating key instructions of the indicators of the keyboard corresponding to the predetermined keys to enable the indicators to operate corresponding to the network status of the computer, and outputs a display instruction;

wherein the capture/determination module further retrieves the on/off status of the indicators from the storage module and outputs the on/off status of the indicators after detecting the activation of either of the predetermined keys, the control module further emulates corresponding key instructions to restore the on/off status of the indicators to a condition identical to the on/off status of the indicators stored in the storage module.

2. The network status indication system of claim 1 , wherein the network status indication system further includes a display module enabling the computer to display an interface after receiving the display instruction for notifying a user the indicators are in a network indication status and requesting whether either of the predetermined keys can be activated to quit the network indication status.

3. The network status indication system of claim 1 , wherein the capture/determination module further outputting a prompt instruction to the display module when the number of the simultaneous activation of the predetermined keys is even, the display module further requesting whether the network indication status can be entered by simultaneously activating the predetermined key again, and can quit by activating either of the predetermined keys.

4. A network status indication method utilizing indicators on a keyboard of a computer to indicate the network status of the computer, the network status indication method comprising:

a) determining whether two predetermined keys of a keyboard are simultaneously activated, and outputting a storage instruction when a simultaneous activation of the predetermined keys is detected;

b) in accordance with the storage instruction, storing the on/off status of the indicators corresponding to the predetermined keys and the number of the simultaneous activation of the predetermined keys, and outputting a determination instruction;

c) in accordance with the determination instruction, retrieving the number of the simultaneous activation of the predetermined keys, and determining whether the number is odd, outputting an emulation instruction when the number is odd;

d) in accordance with the emulation instruction, obtaining the network status of a computer, emulating key instructions of the indicators of the keyboard corresponding to the predetermined keys to enable the indicators to operate corresponding to the network status of the computer, and outputting a display instruction;

e) retrieving and outputting the stored on/off status of the indicators when the activation of either of the predetermined keys is detected; and

f) emulating corresponding key instructions according to the stored on/off status of the indicators to restore the on/off status of the indicators to a condition identical to the stored on/off status of the indicators.

5. The network status indication method of claim 4 , wherein step c further comprises:

when the number is even, outputting a prompt instruction; and

enabling the computer to display an interface according to the prompt instruction for requesting whether the network indication status can be entered by simultaneously activating the predetermined key again, and can quit by activating either of the predetermined keys.

6. The network status indication method of claim 4 , wherein step d further comprises:

outputting a display instruction after enabling the indicators to operate corresponding to the network status of the computer, and

enabling the computer to display an interface according to the display instruction for notifying a user the indicators are in a network indication status and requesting whether either of the predetermined keys can be activated to quit the network indication status, then return to step e.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 16, 2011
From: TAN, JIE-JUN; DONG, HUA; LIN, YU-LONG; XIE, YI-YONG
To: HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD.; HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
CN 2010 1 0609207 · Dec 28, 2010 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20120161966A1 · Jun 28, 2012