Portable multi-interface braille keyboard system for handheld devices
OwnerTe On Peter Lau, Fairoz Mohamed Noor +1inventors
InventorsTe On Peter Lau, Fairoz Mohamed Noor, Alexandre Jacques Henri Caussel
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Abstract
This disclosure relates to a portable multi-interface Braille key board cell system. The system includes a bump frame and a Braille keyboard module that are assembled together. The Braille keyboard module unit includes a Braille keyboard assembly integrated together with an extendable and retractable wing panel mechanism. The system is further in integration with a controller and a processing unit of a handheld device. The system can further access functions of the handheld device via Braille buttons or presser buttons provided by the Braille keyboard assembly.
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A multi-interface Braille keyboard modular system (100) to be removed & attached on a back panel of a handheld device, comprising:
- a bumper frame (8) and a Braille keyboard module unit that are assembled together;
- wherein the Braille keyboard module unit comprises a Braille keyboard assembly integrated together with an extendable and retractable wing panel mechanism;
- wherein said multi-interface Braille keyboard modular system is characterized in its integration with a controller and a processing unit of the handheld device through wireless communication & connection technology, and in accessing functions of said handheld device (30) via Braille buttons and/or preset setting buttons provided by the Braille keyboard assembly.
A multi-interface Braille keyboard system (100) that is detachable onto a handheld device, comprising an external shell (8) for connecting with the handheld device (30);
- the external shell defines a retractable thumb rest compartment and a Braille keyboard compartment;
- a Braille keyboard with multiple buttons on its surface is disposed within the Braille keyboard compartment, wherein the multiple buttons comprise Braille buttons for Braille typing;
- a printed circuit board (9) is also disposed within the Braille keyboard compartment, the printed circuit board (9) detects operations on the Braille buttons on the Braille keyboard (11), and communicates wirelessly with a processing unit of the handheld device to associate the operations on the Braille keyboard with processing capabilities of the handheld device;
- a wing panel mechanism is disposed within the retractable thumb rest compartment, wherein the wing panel mechanism comprises a pair of extendable and retractable wing panels (4) that is capable of extending out of and retracting back into the external shell;
- the system also comprises an on/off mechanism for controlling both extension and retraction of the wing panels, and activation and deactivation of the Braille typing via the Braille keyboard.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.