Apparatus for inputting special character and method for the same
OwnerChin Ping Wanginventor
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Abstract
An apparatus for inputting special character and a method for the same are proposed. The keyboard using the inventive apparatus and method has extra keys assigned with ASCII codes corresponding to special characters to be input. By holding an ALT key and then pressing the extra key, the scan code corresponding to the ASCII codes are sent to input the special character. The inventive apparatus and method can be applicable to various operation systems.
Claims6
A method for inputting a special character through a keyboard, wherein the keyboard has at least one extra key assigned with an ASCII code associated with the special character, the method comprising following steps:
- a:
- holding an ALT key;
- b:
- pressing the extra key to generate a scan code corresponding to the ASCII code, the scan code being sent after the ALT key is released.
A keyboard with a special character inputting function, the keyboard being augmented with at least one special character key, holding an ALT key and then pressing the special character key to input a character associated with the special character key.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.