Adjustable stenographic keyboard device and method for electronically adjusting key depth sensitivity

A stenographic device, comprising:

• a plurality of keys making up a standard stenographic keyboard;
• a memory;
• a microphone receiving ambient sound and producing an audio output signal corresponding to the ambient sound;
• and
• a processor:
• communicatively coupled to the plurality of keys, to the memory, and to the microphone;
• storing in the memory a current position of each actuated key along with the output audio signal when the microphone is producing the output audio signal;
• for each of the plurality of keys, storing in the memory a depression position as a respective key-press registration point;
• determining whether one or more of the plurality of keys is past the respective key-press registration point for each of the keys depressed;
• and
• determining whether the one or more keys pressed creates a stenographically recognized key stroke.

A stenographic device, comprising:

• a plurality of keys making up a standard stenographic keyboard, each key having a resting position in which the key is in an un-actuated state, a depressed position in which the key is in an actuated state where a key stroke is registered, and a range of depression between the resting position and the depressed position;
• a memory;
• a multimedia assembly having at least one of:
• a microphone receiving ambient sound and producing an audio output signal corresponding to the ambient sound;
• and
• a video camera producing a video output signal;
• and
• a processor:
• communicatively coupled to the plurality of keys, to the memory, and to the multimedia assembly;
• storing in the memory a current position of each actuated key along with at least one of:
• the output audio signal when the microphone is producing the output audio signal;
• and
• the output video signal when the video camera is producing the output video signal;
• for each of the plurality of keys, storing in the memory a depression position within the range of depression as a respective key-press registration point;
• determining whether one or more of the plurality of keys is past the respective key-press registration point for each of the keys depressed;
• and
• determining whether the one or more keys pressed creates a stenographically recognized key stroke.