公开(公告)号：AU2012348305A1

公开(公告)日：2014-04-17

申请号：AU2012348305

申请日：2012-09-21

Applicant: APPLE INC

Inventor： PARIVAR NIMA ,  DEVINE JESSE MICHAEL ,  MULLENS CHRISTOPHER T

IPC: G06F9/44 ,  G06F3/023

Abstract: Systems and methods related to providing peripheral device functionality is described herein. In one embodiment, a method of operating a host computing device is described. The method includes communicatively coupling with a keyboard and querying the keyboard for a descriptor. Receiving the descriptor from the keyboard, wherein the descriptor includes data representative of a language, layout, and key mappings for the keyboard. Storing the data from the descriptor at the host and publishing strings for proper translation and interpretation of input received from the keyboard.

公开(公告)号：AU2012348305B2

公开(公告)日：2016-05-12

申请号：AU2012348305

申请日：2012-09-21

Applicant: APPLE INC

Inventor： PARIVAR NIMA ,  DEVINE JESSE MICHAEL ,  MULLENS CHRISTOPHER T

IPC: G06F9/44 ,  G06F3/023

Abstract: Systems and methods related to providing peripheral device functionality is described herein. In one embodiment, a method of operating a host computing device is described. The method includes communicatively coupling with a keyboard and querying the keyboard for a descriptor. Receiving the descriptor from the keyboard, wherein the descriptor includes data representative of a language, layout, and key mappings for the keyboard. Storing the data from the descriptor at the host and publishing strings for proper translation and interpretation of input received from the keyboard.