Assisting Input From a Keyboard

A computer device, comprising:

• a processor;
• a display device;
• a keyboard comprising a plurality of keys and arranged to provide key activation data to the processor;
• and
• at least one sensor arranged to monitor at least a subset of the keys to detect an object within a predefined distance thereof, and provide data to the processor indicating detection of the object within a predefined distance of a selected key prior to activation of the selected key,
• wherein the processor is arranged to control the display device to display a representation of a portion of the keyboard comprising the selected key responsive to receiving the detection data.

A computer device, comprising:

• a processor;
• a display device;
• and
• a keyboard comprising a plurality of keys and arranged to provide key-press data to the processor, wherein each of the keys comprises a sensor arranged to detect a user's digit within a predefined distance of the respective key and provide data to the processor indicating detection of the user's digit prior to activation of the respective key,
• wherein the processor is arranged to receive a plurality of key-presses from the keyboard comprising alphanumeric data for input to application software executed at the processor, analyze the plurality of key-presses, detect at least one predefined typing pattern, and, responsive thereto, control the display device to display a representation of at least a portion of the keyboard overlaid on a user interface of the application software on the display device and visually highlight in the representation the keys for which the sensor data indicates the detection of the user's digit.