Sequenced multi-meaning tactile symbols useable to produce synthetic plural word messages including words, phrases and sentences

A method, comprising:

• providing a hardware keyboard including a plurality of keys, at least some of the keys including at least one of engraved and embossed surfaces depicting polysemous symbols, each at least one of engraved and embossed surface of a respective one of the plurality of keys providing distinctive tactile feedback to a user, indicative of a corresponding one of the polysemous symbols, the distinctive tactile feedback being provided upon the user contacting respective polysemous symbols on the keys;
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• accessing a word, phoneme or plural word message, based upon sequentially selected ones of the polysemous symbols providing distinctive tactile feedback, wherein a polysemous symbol including one or more tactile features is placed in a constant location of the keyboard as a reference point to enhance tactual navigation of the keyboard.

A system, comprising:

• a hardware keyboard, including a plurality of keys, at least some of the keys including at least one of engraved and embossed surfaces depicting polysemous symbols, each at least one of engraved and embossed surface of a respective one of the plurality of keys providing distinctive tactile feedback to a user, indicative of a corresponding one of the polysemous symbols, the distinctive tactile feedback being provided upon the user contacting respective polysemous symbols on the keys, wherein the keyboard includes one or more tactile elements, in addition to the plurality of polysemous symbols, usable as a guide during manual exploration of the keyboard;
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• a processor to access a word, phoneme or plural word message, based upon sequentially selected ones of the polysemous symbols providing distinctive tactile feedback.