Manual input apparatus and processor
AssigneeEleksen Limited
InventorsDavid Lee Sandbach, Stuart Mark Walkington
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a manually operable input apparatus (202) for a portable electronic processing device (102), such as a mobile phone or hand-held processor. The apparatus defines a plurality of regions (303, 304) each representing a respective data item and comprises a plurality of sheets configured to produce a response to a mechanical interaction. Furthermore, the sheets are configured to be wrapped around the device to provide a protective cover.
Claims24
A manually operable input apparatus for a portable electronic processing device, defining a plurality of regions each representing a respective data item, said manually operable input apparatus comprising a plurality of sheets configured to produce a response to a mechanical interaction,
- wherein said sheets are configured to be wrapped around said device to provide a protective cover.
Apparatus according to claim 7, wherein said electronic processing device is programmed to correlate said positional information with look up tables for converting positional information received from said interface circuit into a presentation in the form of alpha numeric text.
A manually operable input apparatus and a portable electronic processing device in combination as claimed in any of claims 2 to 25, wherein said input apparatus is constructed from fabric.
A manually operable input apparatus and a portable electronic processing device in combination as claimed in any of claims 2 to 25, wherein said input apparatus comprises a membrane keyboard.
A manually operable input apparatus and a portable electronic processing device in combination as claimed in any of claims 2 to 25, wherein said keyboard surface is configured so as to facilitate the bending of the keyboard.
A manually operable input apparatus for a portable electronic processing device, defining a plurality of regions each representing a respective data item, said manually operable input apparatus comprising a at least one fabric sheet and at least one membrane sheet, said sheets being configured so as to produce an output in response to a mechanical interaction,
- wherein said sheets are configured to be wrapped around said device to provide a protective cover.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.