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US 2016/0259407 A1Published application
Arbitrary surface and finger position keyboard
AssigneeTap Systems Inc.
InventorDavid B. Schick
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Abstract
A one-handed, chorded data entry system enables an operator to tap a combination of fingers on any surface, thereby causing a character or command to be entered on an electronic device. The fingers can be arranged in any position and neither the fingers nor the fingertips of the user need be aimed at any particular target.
Claims20
A data entry system, comprising:
- a sensor apparatus arranged to generate a signal representative of a contact of one or more fingers singly or in combination against an arbitrary surface, and
- wherein the arbitrary surface does not generate the signal.
A data entry method, comprising the steps of:
- generating a signal representative of a contact of one or more fingers singly or in combination against an arbitrary surface, and
- wherein the arbitrary surface does not generate the signal.
A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing a computer program which when executed by a computer, causes the computer to execute a method of data entry, the method comprising:
- generating a signal representative of a contact of one or more fingers singly or in combination against an arbitrary surface, and
- wherein the arbitrary surface does not generate the signal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.