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US 2004/0017360 A1Published application
Computer keyboard having a single key providing a shift-tab function
OwnerHarry E. Emersoninventor
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Abstract
A computer keyboard having a Shift-Tab key which implements the operation of the Shift key plus that of the Tab key, as if those two keys were pressed simultaneously.
Claims7
A computer keyboard comprising:
- (a) a main typewriter section comprising alphabetic and numeric keys, and including an Enter key, a Backspace key, a Shift key, and a Tab key, said Tab key located in the left-most vertical row of said main typewriter section;
- (b) said keyboard functioning within a computer system by generating messages to the computer operating software, which messages indicate the key or keys that have been struck;
- (c) a Shift-Tab key which causes the keyboard to generate the same message or messages that are generated when the Shift key is operated simultaneously with the Tab key;
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- (d) said Shift-Tab key located to the left of said Tab key in approximate vertical alignment with said Tab key.
2 more elements
A computer keyboard comprising:
- (a) a main typewriter section comprising alphabetic and numeric keys, and including an Enter key, a Backspace key, a Shift key, and a Tab key, said Tab key located in the left-most vertical row of said main typewriter section;
- (b) a numeric keypad section to the right of said main keyboard section;
- (c) a middle key grouping between said main keyboard section and said numeric keypad section, said middle key grouping including cursor movement keys and a Delete key;
- (d) said keyboard functioning within a computer system by generating messages to the computer operating software, which messages indicate the key or keys that have been struck;
- (e) a Shift-Tab key which causes the keyboard to generate the same message or messages that are generated when the Shift key is operated simultaneously with the Tab key;
- (f) a vertical row of Left Hand Edit keys located adjacent and to the left of main keyboard section;
- (g) said Left Hand Edit keys comprising a Shift-Tab key and at least one of an Enter key, a Delete key, and a Backspace key;
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- (h) said Shift-Tab key located to the left of said Tab key in approximate vertical alignment with said Tab key.
6 more elements
A computer keyboard comprising:
- (a) a main typewriter section comprising alphabetic and numeric keys, and including an Enter key, a Backspace key, a Shift key, and a Tab key;
- (b) a numeric keypad section to the right of said main keyboard section;
- (c) said keyboard functioning within a computer system by generating messages to the computer operating software, which messages indicate the key or keys that have been struck;
- (d) a Shift-Tab key which causes the keyboard to generate the same message or messages that are generated when the Shift key is operated simultaneously with the Tab key;
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- (e) said numeric keypad incorporating a Shift-Tab key and a Tab key, wherein said Shift-Tab key and said Tab key are located adjacent to each other.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.