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US 9,542,099 B1Granted
Touch-sensitive rectangular panel and control method thereof
OwnerWilliam Lindeninventor
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Abstract
A virtual, touch-sensitive rectangular panel and a method of use for said panel for inputting characters and punctuation, including a lookup table for words of one or two characters, including an algorithm to determine the intended word from a dictionary cross-referencing unique angular sequences for every word in the English language, plus custom words.
Claims3
A touch sensitive rectangular panel including a processor comprising:
- a top surface divided into thirty nine sections;
- each said sections is uniquely positioned relative to the planar position of each other said sections;
- each said sections uniquely identified by a mark;
- wherein the upper left corner section of said panel is identified by a R mark,
- a section identified by a S mark located such that it shares a common border with the right side of said R mark section, and is contiguous with a section of the top side of said panel,
- a section identified by a Y mark located such that it shares a common border with the right side of said S mark section, and is contiguous with a section of the top side of said panel,
- a section identified by a K mark located such that it shares a common border with the right side of said Y mark section, and is contiguous with a section of the top side of said panel,
- a section identified by a I mark located such that it shares a common border with the right side of said K mark section, and is contiguous with a section of the top side of said panel,
- a section identified by a L mark located such that it shares a common border with the lowest side of said R mark section, and is contiguous with a section of the left side of said panel,
- a section identified by a N mark located such that it shares a common border with the lowest side of said L mark section, and is contiguous with a section of the left side of said panel,
- a section identified by a T mark located such that it shares a common border with the lowest side of said N mark section, and is contiguous with a section of the left side of said panel,
- said T section further bounding by a bottom section perpendicular to the left side of said panel and a right side composed of a straight line upper section and a curved lower section,
- said straight line upper section and said curved line lower section approximately equal in length;
- wherein the upper right corner section of said panel is identified by a J mark,
- a section identified by a M mark located such that it shares a common border with the lowest side of said J mark section, and is contiguous with a section of the right side of said panel,
- a section identified by a P mark located such that it shares a common border with the lowest side of said M mark section, and is contiguous with a section of the right side of said panel,
- a section identified by a E mark located such that it shares a common border with the lowest side of said P mark section, and is contiguous with a section of the right side of said panel,
- said E section further bounding by a bottom section perpendicular to the right side of said panel, and a left side composed of a straight line upper section and a curved line lower section,
- said straight line upper section and said curved line lower section approximately equal in length;
- wherein the lower left corner section of said panel is identified by a Caps mark,
- a section identified by a O mark located such that it shares a common border with the right side of said Caps mark section, and is contiguous with a section of the bottom side of said panel,
- a section identified by a U mark located such that it shares a common border with the right side of said O mark section, and is contiguous with a section of the bottom side of said panel,
- a section identified by a A mark located such that it shares a common border with the right side of said U mark section, and is contiguous with a section of the bottom side of said panel;
- wherein the lower right corner section of said panel is identified by a 123 mark,
- a section identified by a B mark located such that it shares a common border with the right side of said L mark section, and shares a common border with the bottom side of said S mark section,
- a section identified by a Z mark located such that it shares a common border with the right side of said N mark section, and shares a common border with the bottom side of said B mark section,
- a section identified by a H mark located such that it shares a common border with the left side of said M mark section, and shares a common border with the bottom side of said I mark section,
- a section identified by a X mark located such that it shares a common border with the left side of said P mark section, and shares a common border with the bottom side of said H mark section,
- a section identified by a period mark located such that it shares a common border with said straight line section of said left side of said E mark section, and shares a common border with the bottom side of said X mark section,
- a section identified by a G mark located such that it shares a common border with the left side of said B mark section, and shares a common border with approximately two thirds the left side of the bottom boarder of said Y mark section,
- a section identified by a C mark located such that it shares a common border with the left side of said G mark section, and shares a common border with approximately one third the right side of the bottom boarder of said Y mark section and with approximately one third the left side of the bottom boarder of said K mark section,
- a section identified by a W mark located such that it shares a common border with the left side of said C mark section, and shares a common border with approximately two thirds the right side of the bottom boarder of said K mark section,
- a section identified by a V mark located such that it shares a common border with the left side of said Z mark section, shares a common border with the bottom boarder of said G mark section and shares a common border with approximately one third of the left side of the bottom boarder of said C mark section,
- a section identified by a F mark located such that it shares a common border with the left side of said V mark section, shares a common border with approximately one third of the right side of the bottom Lowder of said C mark section, and shares a common border with the bottom boarder of said W mark section,
- a section identified by a D mark located such that it shares a common border with the left side of said period mark section, shares a common border with the bottom boarder of said V mark section and shares a common border with the bottom boarder of said F mark section,
- a section identified by an apostrophe mark located such that it shares a common border with the bottom boarder of said Z mark section and shares a common border with the top of the right side of the straight line upper section of said T mark section,
- a section identified by a comma mark located such that it shares a common border with the right side of said apostrophe mark section, and shares a common border with the left side of said D mark section;
- wherein an oval section located such that said oval's circumference shares a
- common board with
- the bottom border of said comma mark section,
- the bottom border of said D mark section,
- the bottom border of said D period section,
- said curved line lower section of the left side of said E mark section,
- the upper left point of said 123 mark section,
- the upper border of said A mark section,
- the upper border of said U mark section,
- the upper border of said O mark section,
- the upper right point of said Caps mark section, and
- said curved line lower section of the right side of said T mark section,
- a section identified by a quotation mark located such that it shares a common border with the lowest side of said D mark section, and resides within said oval,
- a section identified by an exclamation mark located such that it shares a common border with the lowest side of said period mark section, and resides within said oval,
- a section identified by colon mark located such that it shares a common border with said curved line lower section of the left side of said E mark section, and resides within said oval,
- a section identified by an enya accent mark located such that it shares a common border with the top side of said A mark section, and resides within said oval,
- a section identified by a Q mark located such that it shares a common border with the top side of said U mark section, and resides within said oval,
- a section identified by a dash mark located such that it shares a common border with the top side of said O mark section, and resides within said oval,
- a section identified by semi-colon mark located such that it shares a common border with said curved line lower section of the right side of said T mark section, and resides within said oval,
- a section identified by a hyphen mark located such that it shares a common border with the lowest side of said comma mark section, and resides within said oval,
- a section identified by a question mark located such that it shares a common border with
- the lower side of said quotation mark section,
- the lower left side of said exclamation mark section,
- the left side of said colon mark section,
- the upper left side of said enya accent mark section,
- the upper side of said Q mark section,
- the upper right point of said dash section,
- the right side of said semi-colon section, and
- the lower right side of said hyphen section.
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