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6952200 Portable electronic apparatus  
A mobile communication device has a body portion ( 2 ) and a lid ( 7 ) hingeably coupled to the body portion ( 2 ). The lid ( 7 ) is moveable about a hinged joint ( 8 ) between open and closed...
6952198 System and method for communication with enhanced optical pointer  
A system and method for communicating information to a remotely located computer include encoding the information using a plurality of features of an optical pointer, transmitting the encoded...
6950092 Input device with multiple controls having interchangeable functionality  
A data processing system input device is described. The input device includes a first control device, a second control device, and a device driver. The first control device is capable of moving a...
6950087 Keyboard illumination for computing devices having backlit displays  
Apparatus is disclosed for illumination of a keyboard in a computing device having a display contained in a portion of the computing device which is hingeably attached to a keyboard portion, the...
6950038 Collapsible keyboard  
A collapsible keyboard. The collapsible keyboard includes a keyboard chassis, a right track frame, a right key set and a main key set. The right track frame is disposed on the keyboard chassis and...
6948136 System and method for automatic control device personalization  
A system and method for improving the usability of electronic products. Control devices such as keyboards, mice, and switches, for example, are often accompanied by software which allows users to...
6947771 User interface for a portable electronic device  
The present invention is a user interface ( 120 ) for an ideographic character input device ( 100 ) comprising three rows ( 148, 150, 152 ) of adjacent input keys. A first row ( 148 ) includes keys...
6947031 Data processing apparatus with replacement keyboard  
Data processing apparatus ( 101 and 102 ) configured to receive signals from an input sensor ( 106 ) arranged to duplicate or replace operations of a keyboard, in which the signals correspond to...
6947030 Actuating device for miniature keyboards  
The invention concerns a simple and user-friendly actuating device ( 10 ) for miniature keyboards or miniature input tablets. The device has of a dome-shaped body ( 12 ) which is adapted to the...
6947028 Active keyboard for handheld electronic gadgets  
An active keyboard for handheld electronic devices which allows the user of the device to support the device and enter text and data while using only one hand. The device has a housing, a display,...
6943777 Electronic device with user interface capability and method therefor  
An electronic device ( 11 ) includes a keypad ( 22 ) for data entry, a character recognition system ( 34 ), and a processor ( 28 ). The keypad ( 22 ) is comprised of one or more keys ( 24 ) and one...
6943776 Computer-compatible, visualizably presented, intuitive and self-explanatory manual input system  
A manual input system for efficient generation of inputs by entering chords comprises a keyboard ( 66 ) with ten colored keys ( 74, 76, 78, 80, 82, 84, 86, 88, 90 , and 92 ) and a legend ( 94 )...
6940493 Socializing remote communication  
Remote, non-verbal interpersonal communication is facilitated between communication stations located remotely from each other. A first communication station registers proximity of a user thereto...
6940490 Raised keys on a miniature keyboard  
A miniature keyboard wherein the keys are arranged in a way to improve data entry and decrease the chance of depressing multiple keys at a time. Accordingly, the height of the keys are patterned to...
6939065 Keyboard with interleaved computer components  
A computer, including a keyboard for the input of data and commands, in which components of the Computer other than the components of the keyboard are interleaved between the keys of the keyboard,...
6937229 Keycap for displaying a plurality of indicia  
A keycap is used to display a plurality of indicia, such as Braille, pictures, etc., for use with a keyboard that interacts with an electronic device, such as a computer. The keycap includes at...
6935797 Keyboard with built-in microphone  
An alphanumeric keyboard has a plurality of alphanumeric keys and includes at least one built-in microphone. The at least one microphone is controlled by a processor such that the at least one...
6933927 Button key structure integrated with a speaker  
A button key structure integrated with a speaker consists of a direction key, a lower lid and a speaker. The direction key is hollow and includes an outer key and an inner key. The outer key is...
6933926 Mobile device and key arranging method  
A mobile device includes a vertically-oriented handheld housing and keys corresponding to keys of a horizontally-oriented keyboard of a personal computer divided into a plurality of groups, each...
6933921 Mobile system with ergonomically improved user pointing subsystem  
Provide is an input device that can be incorporated into a notebook computer that exhibits improved operability even in the case of including both a stick-type and a pad-type pointing devices. A...
6930670 Computer peripheral input system with two input types and method of data communication for the same  
A computer peripheral input system with two input types and a method of data communication for the same is provided. The computer peripheral input system comprises a first input module, a second...
6927760 Wireless keyboard with improving radiation transmission  
The invention relates to a wireless keyboard capable of operating with a radiation-based signal receiver of a portable computing apparatus. The wireless keyboard includes a radiation-based signal...
6924789 User interface device  
A keypad ( 7 ) of a mobile telephone handset comprises a keymat ( 17 ) beneath which are disposed capacitive sensing plates ( 20, 21 ). The keypad may be used in a conventional manner to enter...
6924788 Collapsible keyboard  
A collapsible keyboard includes a keyboard base, at least one section hinge, a key base, at least one fixed hinge, at least one movable hinge and a plurality of keys. The keyboard base has a...
6922187 Method and apparatus for implementing a compact portable computer system  
A method and apparatus are provided for implementing a compact portable computer system. The compact portable computer system includes a keyboard and a computer display disposed above and generally...
6920041 Input device and methods and systems for same  
Computing devices and related input devices are described. In one exemplary embodiment, the computing device is a portable computing device which includes a housing and a deployable input device...
6919879 Hand-held electronic device with a keyboard optimized for use with the thumbs  
A hand-held electronic device with a keyboard optimized for use with the thumbs is provided. The handheld device includes a keyboard, a display, and a processor. The keyboard is horizontally...
6919878 Keyboard/mouse switching controller  
A keyboard/mouse switching controller and method thereof. The present invention is applied to a computer system where a keyboard and a mouse have the same connectors. The present invention...
6919824 Keypad assembly with supplementary buttons and method for operating the same  
Disclosed herein is a keypad assembly with supplementary buttons and method for operating the same. The keypad assembly with supplementary buttons is in a small-sized mobile communication terminal...
6918768 Computerized system and method for visually based education  
A computer-based educational system provides the user or instructor with a suite of graphic editing tools, allowing the design of graphical objects, such as symbols and text that can be displayed...
6917005 Key top and key top lighting device in an electronic apparatus  
A key top, a key top lighting device and an electronic apparatus with improved operability for use in the dark is provided wherein the key top can be illuminated at a low power consumption rate and...
6914776 Personal digital assistant with keyboard  
A personal digital assistant comprises a housing having the top and a bottom. A display screen at the top of the housing. A keyboard hinged to one side of the housing and adapted to rotate from a...
6912122 Rotatable display fixing module  
A rotatable display fixing module is described. The rotatable display fixing module has a first rotational device, a second rotational device, a fixing switch and an auxiliary fixing stud. The...
6911970 Keypad apparatus and method for inputting data and characters for a computing device or cellular phone  
A keypad and key device featuring a plurality of contacts on the rear face of a keypad key that each mate with an individual contact pad from a plurality of contact pads placed below the upwardly...
6911901 Multi-functional vibro-acoustic device  
Multi-functional electro-acoustic apparatus has a bending wave panel loudspeaker, an input device ( 11 ) forming part of the surface of the bending wave panel ( 5 ), and means ( 13 ) for providing...
6910818 Keyboard with improved function and editing sections  
A keyboard having an improved function key section and an improved editing section. A row of keys is located behind the alphanumeric section. The row of keys includes individual predefined command...
6909424 Digital information appliance input device  
A digital information appliance comprises a housing having a display disposed on a first surface for displaying information to a user of the digital information appliance and an input device...
6909423 Method for inputting commands in a keypad  
The present invention is to provide a method for inputting commands in a keypad comprising receiving a signal from an electronic device by the keypad or sending the signal to the electronic device;...
6906701 Illuminatable buttons and method for indicating information using illuminatable buttons  
A method and apparatus for indicating information to a user of a palmtop computer. Illuminatable hard buttons are disclosed that are operable for performing functions. The hard buttons are...
6906695 Touch control apparatus and touch control method that can be applied to electronic instrument  
A touch curve memory 110 stores therein a touch curve formed by velocity values corresponding to touch data generated by a keyboard device 20 . A correction coefficient generator 10 generates...
6903727 Integrated virtual hub chip  
An apparatus that includes a serial port configured to interface with a separate host, one serial interface engine (SIE) connected to the serial port, and at least a first interface unit and a...
6900794 Keyboard layout  
A keyboard for inputting alphanumeric characters, for example the keyboard of a personal computer, is disclosed in which the alphabetic characters are disposed in alphabetic sequence to facilitate...
6894894 Laptop computer base  
A base for a laptop computer. In one embodiment, the base has an upper surface with a keyboard and a lower surface opposite the upper surface. The lower surface may have two depressions extending...
6891528 Interchangeable keyboard with self defining keys  
Each keyboard key is marked with a self-defining indicator. A matrix of key sensing circuits for the keyboard are configured to detect this indicator when the keys are depressed and provide an...
6888537 Configurable industrial input devices that use electrically conductive elastomer  
A configurable operator panel that uses a tactile sensor with electrically conductive elastomer and appropriate electronics is disclosed herein. The device relies on a robust and inexpensive...
6888534 Segmented keyboard for portable computer system  
The present invention provides an apparatus enabling users to input/manipulate data for portable computer systems. In one embodiment, the present invention is comprised of a segmented keyboard...
6885318 Text entry method and device therefor  
A method and device for improved character input are described, wherein the method employs a keypad 100 comprising keys 102 able to display secondary characters 106 in addition to primary...
6885317 Touch-typable devices based on ambiguous codes and methods to design such devices  
The design of typable devices, in particular, touch-typable devices embodying ambiguous codes, presents numerous ergonomic problems. Solutions for these problems are herein disclosed. This...
6885315 Keyboard  
A keyboard includes a text key zone and a special function key zone, and the special function key zone is further divided into seven major function zones, namely, mouse editing zone, Internet zone,...
6883048 Electronic device system with detachable computer  
In an electronic device system, a computer is connected to a port replicator connectable to an extended input device and extended liquid crystal display device. The system enables the notebook...
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