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Date of Patent:
Jun. 17, 2025

Filed:

May. 04, 2023
Applicant:

Primax Electronics Ltd., Taipei, TW;

Inventors:

Yi-Liang Chen, Taipei, TW;

Chih-Chen Chang, Taipei, TW;

Chien-Ming Li, Taipei, TW;

Assignee:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/023 (2006.01); H01H 13/703 (2006.01); H01H 13/785 (2006.01); H01H 13/79 (2006.01); H01H 13/80 (2006.01); H03K 17/96 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0233 (2013.01); G06F 3/0238 (2013.01); H01H 13/703 (2013.01); H01H 13/785 (2013.01); H01H 13/79 (2013.01); H01H 13/80 (2013.01); H03K 17/9625 (2013.01);
Abstract

A composite function keyboard circuit includes a first matrix circuit, a first bias resistor group, a second matrix circuit, a second bias resistor group and a controller. Each switch unit in the first matrix circuit is an ink-type force sensing switch. A resistance of the ink-type force sensing switch is variable according to a pressing mode of a keypress action. An electrical connection path is formed between the ink-type force sensing switch and the corresponding bias resistor of the second bias resistor group. When the ink-type force sensing switch is electrically conductive, a divided sensing voltage is generated by the electrical connection path, and the controller generates a corresponding key control instruction according to a level of the divided sensing voltage. Furthermore, the cooperation of the first matrix circuit and the first bias resistor group can achieve a ghost key preventing function.


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