Electronic device having reconfigurable keyboard layout and method for reconfiguring keyboard layout
AssigneeKabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
InventorsYukio Takahashi, Takayuki Maeda
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Abstract
An electronic device having a plurality of operation keys, a position sensor, a keyboard layout controller and a keyboard illumination controller is provided. The operation keys are configured to form a reconfigurable keyboard layout. The keyboard layout controller is configured to reconfigure the keyboard layout in accordance with the position of the electronic device sensed by the position sensor. The keyboard illumination controller is configured to illuminate one of the operation keys being usable in the keyboard layout after the reconfiguration.
Claims18
An electronic device, comprising:
- a plurality of operation keys configured to form a reconfigurable keyboard layout;
- a position sensor configured to sense a position of the electronic device;
- a keyboard layout controller configured to reconfigure the keyboard layout in accordance with the position of the electronic device sensed by the position sensor;
- and
- a keyboard illumination controller configured to illuminate one of the operation keys being usable in the keyboard layout after the reconfiguration.
A method for reconfiguring a keyboard layout of an electronic device having a plurality of operation keys, comprising:
- sensing a position of the electronic device;
- reconfiguring the keyboard layout in accordance with the sensed position of the electronic device;
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- illuminating one of the operation keys being usable in the keyboard layout after the reconfiguration.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.