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6005496 |
Ergonomic keyboard apparatus
A keyboard for use with a standard personal computer includes an alphanumeric key array having a plurality of alphanumeric keys arranged in a generally orthogonal, concave array. A home row of keys...
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6002388 |
Pointing stick having a flexible interposer
A pointing device for controlling the positioning, movement and operation of a cursor on a display screen. Specifically, there is an actuator with a shaft having first and second ends. The actuator...
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5999104 |
Method of producing customizable automotive electronic systems
The software and hardware resources of an electronic system are organized in an architecture which creates a single data table in program memory for the assignment of user controls to system...
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5995025 |
Folding keyboard with sliding segments for electronic products
An expandable keyboard in accordance with the present invention provides a full-size or expanded keyboard for typing which folds to minimize size during transport or storage, and can be converted...
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5995026 |
Programmable multiple output force-sensing keyboard
Representatively using force sensing resistors as key switch elements, keys on a computer keyboard are each provided with pluralities of different keystroke output function signals which may be...
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5993089 |
8-bit binary code for use as an 8-dot braille arrangement and data entry system and method for 8-key chordic binary keyboards
An alphanumeric data entry system for chordic keyboards permits the entry of vowels with the thumb and digits of the left hand and the entry of consonants with the thumb and digits of the right...
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5995024 |
Keyboard and notebook type computer
A keyboard of a notebook type computer that is small in size yet has a smooth key-in operation. The keyboard includes a plurality of keys including English letter key, with each of the keys having...
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5988902 |
Touchpad overlay with tactile response
A computer system includes a touchpad with one or more overlays providing the computer system with various input control functions. The overlay preferably includes tactile response elements to...
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5987537 |
Function selector with external hard wired button array on computer chassis that generates interrupt to system processor
The invention is a computer system with a button array on the computer chassis for simulating the operation of common consumer electronic devices. Each button of the array of buttons is hardwired...
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5986586 |
Keyboard with additional hot keys
This invention relates to a keyboard with additional hot keys which can be used to control and manipulate peripheral equipment, for example, a multi-media peripheral equipment. It generally...
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5982357 |
Computer keyboard systems and methods for determining excessive key stroke force
Computer keyboard systems and methods of determining excessive keystroke force or overpressure are described. A computer keyboard system 10 is illustrated having a keyboard array of keys 14....
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5982304 |
Piezoelectric switch with tactile response
A piezoelectric keyswitch for providing tactile response comprises a bimorphic piezoelectric element anchored at its edge, and a keypad mounted on the bimorphic piezoelectric element spaced from...
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5982302 |
Touch-sensitive keyboard/mouse
A combination keyboard/mouse is realized using a touch-sensitive member. The touch-sensitive member (or an area of a larger touch-sensitive member) may be approximately the size of a business card...
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5982303 |
Method for entering alpha-numeric data
A method is provided for transforming ordered pairs of keystrokes entered on a keypad with eight or more keys into a full complement of alpha-numeric characters, as might be enterable from a...
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5977886 |
Systems and methods for communicating between a user input device and an application using adaptively selected code sets
A user input is communicated to an application resident on a data processing system according to a code set which is adaptively selected in response to the application, the selected code set...
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5977888 |
Switching device of thin type and display device with switch
A touch panel (4) and an operation part (30) are provided on display means (2). A permanent magnet (52) is mounted on a push button (32), and a magnetic metal plate (58) is mounted on a support...
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5973621 |
Compact keyed input device
In a keypad device of the type that includes a unique output function as a consequence of physically adjacent keys or key equivalents operated simultaneously: a continuous elastomeric material with...
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5973607 |
Hand-held programmable sign
A portable programmable sign comprising a unitary T-shaped housing having opposed front and rear sides and including an upper sign portion and a lower hand-held portion mounted midway transverse to...
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5973622 |
Keyboard with a two-dimensional actuator for generating direction signals
The present invention relates to a keyboard with a two-dimensional actuator for generating direction signals which can be used to move a cursor shown on a screen to a target position. The keyboard...
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5973675 |
Information processing apparatus
An information processing apparatus is capable of using more than one type of keyboard with a single keyboard controller without increasing the production cost. In a keyboard matrix, a key scanning...
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5969645 |
Key input method and circuit
A microcomputer has an output port and an input port. A plurality of switches are provided between and matrix-connected to respective bits of the output port and respective bits of the input port....
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5969644 |
Keyboard
A keyboard has an upper case, a lower case, and a stacked functional structure formed by stacking and fastening together a membrane switch sheet, a rubber sheet and a housing supporting keys in...
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5957595 |
Multimedia keyboard device having game rods on each end
A type of multimedia keyboard device, designed with two positioning depressions at the bottom of casing of a keyboard device, between said two positioning depressions is the formation of a...
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5958023 |
Method for low power wireless keyboard that detects a host computer query for the state of a key then powers up to determine and transmit back the state of that key
A method of determining the state of a keyboard key is disclosed. First, a signal that identifies at least one keyboard key is transmitted. Then, the signal is detected. Next, at least one keyboard...
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5955975 |
Apparatus and associated method for recovering lost break codes for wireless keyboards
An apparatus and method for recovering "break" codes transmitted by a keyboard that are not properly received by the receiver of the computer system. The keyboard is an infrared keyboard that...
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5952942 |
Method and device for input of text messages from a keypad
A method of text entry into a device by activating keys of a keypad (16), where a key represents various characters. Input is delivered to a processor (30) corresponding to the keys activated. A...
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5945928 |
Reduced keyboard disambiguating system for the Korean language
A reduced keyboard disambiguating system for the Korean language using word-level disambiguation to resolve ambiguities in keystrokes. A plurality of letters are assigned to each of a plurality of...
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5943506 |
System for facilitating data I/O between serial bus input device and non-serial bus cognition application by generating alternate interrupt and shutting off interrupt triggering activities
A system management interrupt (SMI) generation circuitry is provided to a universal serial bus (USB) complaint personal computer (PC) for generating a SMI whenever the USB controller attempts to...
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5940485 |
Data interface connected in line between a keyboard and a keyboard port of a personal computer
A telecommunications data interface (24) installs in line between a PC keyboard (20) and a PC (10) and transparently transfers data between the keyboard and the PC. The keyboard has a relatively...
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5936555 |
Combined keyboard and mouse employing conventional typing keys
A combined keyboard and pointing system for use with a computer is disclosed. The system comprises a keyboard consisting of at least two keyboard parts for generating keying commands wherein...
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5936557 |
Keypad
In a keypad for an ATM or the like, in addition to mechanical keys (14) which when operated press areas (24) on a pressure sensitive layer (22) against a backing plate (32), and thereby close a...
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5936554 |
Computer input device with interactively illuminating keys
An interactively illuminating computer input device for a computer is disclosed. In one embodiment the device is a keyboard. The keyboard has a bi-directional communication link between the...
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5933101 |
Analog keyboard of a video display appliance
An analog keyboard of a video display appliance which serves to minimize the number of control switches of an analog keyboard and enables the diverse design of a monitor in the video display...
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5933133 |
Low-impact keyboard
A low-impact keyboard for decreasing the risk of a repetitive stress injury to the user, having a plurality of keys and an impact absorbing mechanism. In a preferred embodiment, the keyboard...
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5929790 |
Analog to digital converter keypad method and apparatus
An ADC (analog digital converter) keypad apparatus controls key inputs according to a voltage divided by a plurality of voltage dividing resistors. The ADC keypad apparatus includes an ADC keypad,...
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5926170 |
Remote control unit with keyboard cover and cover position detector
An input apparatus capable of controlling a plurality of electronic devices including a set-top box includes comprises: a first operation key part having a plurality of operation keys; a second...
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5924803 |
Data input device using combined numeric inputs to encode characters
The invention is a system for encoding inputs and methods of operation thereof. The inventions includes a plurality of inputs each displaying a different numerical value with at least some of the...
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5925110 |
Low power keyboard with power supply switch that is activated by receiver output to power up and down keyboard components including microcontroller demodulator
A method of determining the state of a keyboard key is disclosed. First, a signal that identifies at least one keyboard key is transmitted. Then, the signal is detected. Next, at least one keyboard...
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5926119 |
Numeric keypad configuration
A numeric keypad configuration facilitates accurate keypresses by varying key heights to provide obvious tactile feedback to a user. A home key (160) in a keypad (100) has a lower height (265) than...
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5920730 |
Computer keyboard that changes from normal mode to secure mode bypassing host to input pin code directly into smartcard received at its ICC interface
A computer keyboard unit is provided with a card interface for receiving an integrated circuit card (smartcard). Normally the keyboard operates in standard manner with the keyboard controller...
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5920308 |
Keyboard with a wireless remote control receiver and a method of redefining a key function for remote control
A keyboard for a personal computer system has a remote control function. The personal computer system has a keyboard unit for communicating with a main computer unit by using signal lines connected...
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5917437 |
Keyboard
A keyboard according to the present invention, which includes one or more keys and corresponding electromechanical converting elements, is characterized in that it includes a film construction (42)...
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5914676 |
Multi-language display keypad
A mobile phone keypad having a plurality of special function keys each of which is provided with an LCD screen for displaying the function of the key in one of a plurality of languages. The display...
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5911485 |
Predictive data entry method for a keypad
A predictive data entry method permits a user of a device to efficiently enter data using a keypad where each of a plurality of keys represents a plurality of different characters. When the user...
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5900829 |
Method of and apparatus for detecting key actuations
An electronic device (100) includes at least L keys (114) and a processor (506) having at least M inputs (600). Upon actuation, each one of the at least L keys (114) toggles a unique combination of...
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5892499 |
Forearm support for computer interface device
An ergonomic palm and forearm support device is provided for computer interface controls. The device supports the palm and the forearm of a user's hand and arm during the user's operation of a...
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5892502 |
Keyboard incorporating computer storage device
A storage device such as a CD, DVD or other optical disk drive is incorporated into the keyboard housing in what would normally be the numeric keypad area. The drive may be of a flip-top variety or...
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5892503 |
Multimedia console keyboard
A multimedia console keyboard provides a convenient user interface to provide multimedia functions easily accessible to the user. In general, the multimedia console keyboard provides speakers,...
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5892459 |
Processing circuit for input signal from key or remote-controller
A key scanning circuit scans a key matrix circuit to generate key input data as for key operations. A remote control decoder decodes an encoded signal, which has been output from a remote control...
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5889510 |
Foot-operated keyboard device
A foot-operated keyboard device comprises a support structure and a plurality of switch elements. The support structure extends along a centrally-disposed longitudinal axis and includes an upper...
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