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US 2010/0247213 A1Published application
Specialized keyboard for electronic devices
AssigneeLenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
InventorsAaron M. Stewart, Hiroki Hirano, David W. Hill, Mitsuo Horiuchi, Tomoyuki Takahashi, Kazuo Nakada, Go Osaki
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Abstract
The invention provides large, vertically elongated keyboard keys strategically chosen and positioned above the alphanumeric section of a standard keyboard (e.g. a laptop PC keyboard) to provide a more ergonomic keyboard arrangement. The invention provides for keys that appropriately address the needs of touch typists when striking frequently used keys located above the alphanumeric section of the keyboard.
Claims20
An apparatus comprising:
- a processor;
- a keyboard operatively coupled to the processor, the keyboard comprising:
- a main alphanumeric section;
- and
- a first vertically elongated key located above the main alphanumeric section and positioned on the keyboard to facilitate striking the first vertically elongated key with a flattened finger posture during touch typing.
2 more elements
An apparatus comprising:
- a processor;
- a keyboard operatively coupled to the processor, the keyboard comprising:
- a main alphanumeric section;
- and
- a first vertically elongated key located above the main alphanumeric section and positioned on the keyboard to facilitate striking the first vertically elongated key with a low key strike trajectory during touch typing.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a processor;
- a keyboard operatively coupled to the processor, the keyboard comprising:
- a main alphanumeric section;
- and
- a pair of vertically elongated keys, the pair of vertically elongated keys comprising:
- a vertically elongated function key located above the main alphanumeric section and positioned on a left side of the keyboard;
- and
- a vertically elongated edit key located above the main alphanumeric section and positioned on a right side of the keyboard;
- wherein the vertically elongated function key and the vertically elongated edit key are positioned symmetrically relative to one another about a vertical and a horizontal axis that intersect at a central point of the main alphanumeric section.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a keyboard comprising:
- a main alphanumeric section;
- and
- a first vertically elongated key located above the main alphanumeric section and positioned on the keyboard to facilitate striking the first vertically elongated key with a flattened finger posture during touch typing.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.