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| 序号 | 专利名 | 申请号 | 申请日 | 公开（公告）号 | 公开（公告）日 | 发明人 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 141 | Keyboard with integrated key and touchpad | US11254355 | 2005-10-20 | US20070091070A1 | 2007-04-26 | Glen C. Larsen; Steven Bathiche |
| Various embodiments are disclosed relating to a keyboard with integrated key and touchpad. In an example embodiment, a keyboard is provided that includes a plurality of keys, each key being capable of being pressed to select one or more keyboard inputs. The keyboard also includes a micro touchpad provided on an upper surface of a first key of the keys to allow pointer control by moving a finger or other object across a top surface of the micro touchpad. | ||||||
| 142 | SWITCH DEVICE AND INPUT DEVICE USING THE SAME | US11552220 | 2006-10-24 | US20070089977A1 | 2007-04-26 | Masahiro HIROBE; Takayoshi KISHIMOTO; Kenji OTOMO; Hitokazu SHITANAKA |
| A switch device includes a operation body, a membrane switch pushed by the operation body, and plural push switches activated by pushing the operation body via the membrane switch. The membrane switch includes plural contact switches electrically connected upon being pushed by the operation body. The switch device is activated easily without operating errors. | ||||||
| 143 | Presence detection control knob | US11503642 | 2006-08-14 | US20070052598A1 | 2007-03-08 | Le Lan |
| Control knob comprising a mobile part (3) capable of being actuated manually and linked with an electromechanical transducer (7). The knob also comprises a metal surface (15) arranged in the vicinity of the mobile part and means to measure the capacitance of the metal surface so that the presence of a finger in the vicinity of the mobile part can be detected. | ||||||
| 144 | Reduced qwerty keyboard system that provides better accuracy and associated method | US11188307 | 2005-07-25 | US20070018855A1 | 2007-01-25 | Jason Griffin; Mihal Lazaridis |
| A handheld electronic device and an associated method are provided. The handheld electronic device includes a keyboard assembly, a display positioned adjacent the keyboard assembly, a processor structured to receive inputs from the keyboard assembly and to output to the display as a function of the inputs, the processor further structured to run a disambiguation routine. The keyboard assembly includes a printed circuit board, a primary conductor portion, a secondary conductor portion, and a keyboard assembly. The printed circuit board has a plurality of electrical contacts. The conductor assembly has a plurality of primary conductors and a plurality of secondary conductors, each the primary conductor and secondary conductor structured to correspond to, and engage and close, at least one of the plurality of electrical contacts. The keyboard assembly has a plurality of keys each having one or more indicia thereon. The plurality of keys are disposed in a first set of keys and a second set of keys, wherein each key in the first set of keys is coupled to, and structured to engage, a first number of conductors, and, each key in the second set of keys is coupled to, and structured to engage, a second number of conductors wherein the second number is different than the first number. | ||||||
| 145 | HAPTIC DATA INPUT DEVICE | US11382539 | 2006-05-10 | US20060254898A1 | 2006-11-16 | John O'Leary |
| A haptic data input device is shown and described. | ||||||
| 146 | Data input device and data input method | US11283510 | 2005-11-18 | US20060144211A1 | 2006-07-06 | Itsuro Yoshimoto |
| An efficient and user friendly data entry device and data entry method. At least a first symbol and a second symbol are printed on a key-top, and at least a first switch and a second switch are provided corresponding to the symbols. The first switch is activated when the first symbol is pressed, and the second switch is activated when the second symbol is pressed. When more than two switches are activated simultaneously, a predetermined output is provided. | ||||||
| 147 | Dual tactility keypad switch | US11041137 | 2005-01-20 | US07060924B1 | 2006-06-13 | David Beene; John Philip Taylor |
| A keypad assembly comprising a substrate, a membrane, and a logic component. The substrate has at least one set of electrical contact points that comprise a first, second, and a third conductive electric-contact area. The membrane comprises domed elements having a conductive elements fixedly attached thereto. Each conductive element is configured to interface with one or more of the electrical contact points with a soft press and a hard press. The logic component is in operative communication with the substrate and the membrane. The logic component is configured to distinguish between the soft press and the hard press. | ||||||
| 148 | Switch and method of combining multiple switch functions into a single switch | US11158337 | 2005-06-21 | US20060119570A1 | 2006-06-08 | Gary Searle; Andrew Crombie |
| A switch and a method of combining multiple switch functions into a single switch. A selector switch is provided for selecting functionality for each of a plurality of additional switches. | ||||||
| 149 | Pushbutton user interface with functionality preview | US11248631 | 2005-10-11 | US20060031765A1 | 2006-02-09 | Jayne Roderick; Karon MacLean; William Verplank; Scott Snibbe |
| A pushbutton user interface enables a user to preview the effect of activating a pushbutton of the interface before the pushbutton is activated. The pushbutton user interface can be implemented so that an input (preview input) to the pushbutton that does not produce an activation of the pushbutton is sensed and, in response to the sensed input, a preview is displayed that indicates the effect of activating the pushbutton. The preview input can be sensed using, for example, a force-sensitive resistor, potentiometer or strain gauge. The preview display can include, for example, a visual display, an audio display, a haptic display, or a combination of two or three such displays. The pushbutton user interface can be implemented so that the preview input and an activation input (i.e., an input that produces an activation of the pushbutton) are sensed as a result of an input to the pushbutton along the same axis or along different (e.g., orthogonal) axes. | ||||||
| 150 | Information input apparatus, and information processing apparatus, method, recording medium, and program | US10353592 | 2003-01-29 | US06980199B2 | 2005-12-27 | Junichi Rekimoto |
| An information processing apparatus comprises a key and a proximity sensor. When the user places a finger on a depressing portion of the key, the proximity sensor detects the event, and inputs, to the information processing apparatus, proximity information indicating that the user's finger is in proximity to the key. Based on the proximity information which has been input, the information processing apparatus displays information relating to the function assigned to the key. When the depressing portion is depressed with the user's finger, the key inputs, to the information processing apparatus, information indicating that its contacts are in an on-state. Based on the input information, the information processing apparatus is able to execute the function. Thus, a function assigned to a physical key may easily be recognized by a user. | ||||||
| 151 | Electronic device and keyboard thereof | US10959357 | 2004-10-06 | US20050263377A1 | 2005-12-01 | Lai Huang |
| An electronic device and a keyboard thereof. The keyboard, provided with a plurality of key positions, comprises a first circuit board having a plurality of first conductors corresponding to the key positions, a second circuit board corresponding to the first circuit board and having a plurality of second conductors opposite to the first conductors, an isolation layer disposed between the first and second circuit boards comprising a plurality of through holes through which the first conductors contact the corresponding second conductors, and a vibration module connected to the second circuit board. When the first circuit board is pressed causing the first conductor to contact the second conductor, the vibration module vibrates the first and second circuit boards. | ||||||
| 152 | Color encoded keyboard and method | US10626801 | 2003-07-23 | US20050019080A1 | 2005-01-27 | Mark Pearson |
| A computer keyboard optimized for generating multi-color text documents is described. A standard keyboard includes a plurality of selected function keys that have been programmed to change the document text color when activated. Each of the selected keys further includes color indicia to indicate the new text color that results from activation of that key. Without removing the user's hands from the keyboard, a user may produce text color changes while typing a document with no more effort than capitalizing text. | ||||||
| 153 | Electronic apparatus | US10204867 | 2002-12-02 | US20030137338A1 | 2003-07-24 | Toshiyuki Hisatsune; Tsutomu Yamaguchi; Hirokazu Okabe; Yutaka Sato |
| Electronic equipment comprises operation means 3, in which a plurality of key buttons 3a, 3a, . . . for inputting operations into the device by the user and a base member 3b connecting the plurality of key buttons 3a, 3a, . . . are formed integrally, containing a luminescent material, and panel means 1 placed above the operation means 3, formed from a member which can transmit light emitted by the operation means 3, in which a plurality of holes 1a, 1a, . . . are provided to enable operation of the plurality of key buttons 3a, 3a, . . . , in order to enable the user to judge the positions and functions of key buttons for operation even in darkness,. | ||||||
| 154 | Electronic equipment, recording medium and method for changing parameter settings of the electronic equipment or computer | US09758043 | 2001-01-10 | US20010008351A1 | 2001-07-19 | Nobuhiro Komata |
| An electronic equipment which provides an easier-to-use interface for the changing of the settings of various parameters on an LCD panel or the screen of a computer by the pushing by a user of a simple ON/OFF switch or holding it down, includes a switch connected to a pressure-sensitive unit, a processing circuit that performs processing depending on an output value of the switch, and a display unit that displays the results of processing of the processing circuit. The processing circuit changes the settings of parameters of electronic equipment in increments depending on the output value of the switch. | ||||||
| 155 | Telephone keypad having a dual-switch button | US09733803 | 2000-12-07 | US20010003539A1 | 2001-06-14 | Jin Ho Hahm; Jung Soo Park |
| There is disclosed a telephone keypad apparatus having a dual-switch button in which each of switch contacts can be individually operated depending on the locations at which the buttons are pushed, by mounting two switches for every button in the telephone keypad. In accordance with the present invention, in a telephone keypad in which twelve push buttons are arranged in a grid shape, each of the buttons has two switches for connecting/disconnecting an electrical flow and the buttons are pushed freely right and left. If the left of the button key cap is pushed the left switch is connected, if the right of the button key cap is pushed the right switch is connected and if the middle of the button key cap is pushed both the switches are connected. | ||||||
| 156 | Electronic equipment interface with command preselection indication | US08963712 | 1997-11-04 | US06215417B1 | 2001-04-10 | Allen M. Krass; John G. Posa |
| A user input having a first mode of operation relating to the entry of a command is indicated on a display device prior to the actual execution of the command, afterwhich a second mode of operation may be entered wherein the command is actually executed using the displayed information for confirmation purposes. In a preferred embodiment, the user input device takes the form of a hand-held remote-control unit, and the display is a television monitor. In this case, the invention is operative to determine the position of a user's finger relative to one or more keys of the keypad on the remote-control unit, and display, on the TV monitor, information relating to the user's relative position. For example, the display might show textual information relating to the pushbutton in closest proximity to the user's finger or, alternatively, the display may show a graphical representation of at least a portion of the keypad, along with an icon that moves relative to the graphical display in relation to movements made by the user. | ||||||
| 157 | Button-key/cylindrical-key alphabetizer | US257785 | 1999-02-25 | US06157323A | 2000-12-05 | Kevin H. K. Tso; Kenneth K. Li; Daniel S. Kwoh |
| A multiple input key for inputting characters and the key has a body with a top and bottom surface, with the bottom surface being proximal to a printed circuit board and the top surface being distal from the printed circuit board. The key is pivotable about a pivot. A pivot extends from the bottom surface of the body and has an electrical contact pad such that when the contact pad contacts one of the leads on the printed circuit board a circuit is closed. A skirt surrounds the periphery of the body of the key and the skirt operatively supports the body of the key on the printed circuit board. | ||||||
| 158 | Cursor feedback text input method | US718892 | 1996-09-24 | US5917476A | 1999-06-29 | George V. Czerniecki |
| A novel method of text input for pointing devices. In its preferred embodiment, the cursor feedback text input method forms the basis of a novel method of touch tablet typing, which enables a small touch tablet to function as an easy-to-use, general-purpose, computer input device. Text input, pointing, and drawing functions are all provided in a single convenient unit. This general-purpose input device is primarily intended for the newly emerging class of living room computers, for which no suitable input device appears to exist. The main objective of the cursor feedback text input method is to provide a human/computer hardware interface which transparently supports the addition of interactivity to the typical television viewing framework. A novel keyboard array is mapped onto, but not displayed on, the tablet active surface. The alphabet and number set are arranged in their normal order. Touching the tablet displays a preview character in place of the cursor. If this preview character is not the desired character, knowledge of alphabetical and numerical order guides the finger to the target. Lifting the finger inputs the character to the computer as if from a physical keyboard. Punctuation, and functions including shift, caps lock, tab, return, and backspace/delete, are efficiently handled by other means. Text can be input comfortably while resting the eyes on the text output at the cursor position, without any need for visual reference to an input device or to another part of the screen. This text input method can be learned in seconds, has a zero error rate, and requires only a trivial amount of computer memory. | ||||||
| 159 | Switch for display | US879809 | 1997-06-20 | US5900599A | 1999-05-04 | Shigeo Ohashi; Nobuo Misaki; Tatsuya Minagawa; Toyonaru Tanaka |
| A display switch includes switch elements disposed on a display which is capable of electrically changing images displayed thereon. Above the switch elements are disposed a plurality of buttons formed of a transparent material and supported by a frame member. A depression is formed in each of at least two opposite side surfaces of each button, and the frame member has flange portions that engage with the depressions in order to limit movement of the buttons. Also, elastic members are disposed under the buttons in order to allow each button to move during operation while imparting a feel to a user and to automatically return the button to its original position. | ||||||
| 160 | Method and apparatus for pre-identification of keys and switches | US607715 | 1990-11-01 | US5311175A | 1994-05-10 | Herbert Waldman |
| A method and apparatus for keypads, for conveying audible, visual or tactile information to a user regarding the identity, function, proper usage or potential utility of a given key or group of keys. The information being invoked by the user through superficial or proximal manipulation of the given key without having pressed or manipulated it in a way that would invoke its normal function. The primary concern of the system is as an informational adjunct to a more traditional keypad. | ||||||
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