Computer keyboard with a display
OwnerAshkon Shayaniinventor
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Abstract
A keyboard includes keys protruding from an upper surface of the keyboard. The keys includes switches. The keyboard includes a printed circuit electrically coupled to the switches of the keys. The printed circuit is configured to generate signals responsive to operation of the switches of the keys. The keyboard includes a display below the upper surface of the keyboard. The display includes a visual side facing the upper surface of the keyboard. The display is configured to present content on the visual side of the display such that at least some of the content is visible through the upper surface of the keyboard.
Claims30
A keyboard comprising:
- keys comprising switches;
- a printed circuit electrically coupled to the switches of the keys, the printed circuit configured to generate signals responsive to operation of the switches of the keys;
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- a display below an upper surface of the keyboard, the display comprising a visual side facing the upper surface of the keyboard, wherein the display is configured to present content on the visual side of the display such that at least some of the content is visible through the upper surface of the keyboard,
- wherein the printed circuit is printed on a lower surface of a substrate and positioned between the keys and the display, wherein the switches are mounted to the substrate, and wherein terminals of the switches extend through at least a portion of the substrate.
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A keyboard comprising:
- keys comprising switches;
- a transparent substrate on which the keys are positioned;
- a printed circuit electrically coupled to the switches of the keys, the printed circuit configured to generate signals responsive to operation of the switches of the keys;
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- a display comprising a visual side facing the transparent substrate, wherein the display is configured to present content on the visual side of the display such that at least some of the content is visible through the transparent substrate,
- wherein the printed circuit is positioned on a lower surface of the transparent substrate and between the keys and the display, the lower surface of the transparent substrate being spaced apart from the display, wherein the switches are mounted to the transparent substrate, and wherein terminals of the switches extend through at least a portion of the transparent substrate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.