Keyboard arrangement

A method for inputting characters with a keyboard comprising:

• relating predetermined characters to each of one or more keys;
• first selecting at least one of the predetermined characters on the basis of a sectional pressure distribution of a pressed key;
• comparing a combination of previously inputted characters and the at least one first selected characters to a set of stored words;
• accepting one of the at least one first selected characters as a desired character if the comparison of a combination of that character and previously inputted characters to the set of stored words is successful;
• automatically selecting a second character that is one of the predetermined characters related to the pressed key and not one of the first selected characters and not indicated by said sectional pressure distribution if and only if the comparison of the combinations of previously inputted characters and the first selected characters to the set of stored words is unsuccessful, and performing a comparison of a combination of previously inputted characters and said second character to the set of stored words.

A method for recognizing a character from a pressed key on a keyboard comprising:

• recognizing the pressed key based on pressure on the pressed key;
• suggesting a first character from a plurality of characters assigned to the pressed key as a result of a pressure distribution on the pressed key;
• performing a first comparison of the suggested character to a character string to determine if the identified character is suitable with a previously selected character string;
• performing a second comparison of the suggested character to the character string and to words and rules of a language to determine if the suggested character is suitable with the previously selected character string and the words and rules of the language;
• performing a third comparison of the suggested character to at least one of sentence context, syntax, structure and language to determine if the suggested character is suitable with the at least one of sentence context, syntax, structure and language;
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• automatically accepting the suggested character as the recognized character on the basis of the recognition of the pressed key, the pressure distribution of the pressed key, and the first, second, and third comparisons.