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81 | Flexibly configurable button panels for gaming machines | US11558853 | 2006-11-10 | US08070609B2 | 2011-12-06 | Thomas D. Waxman; Scott T. Gowin; Brandon J. Bohling |
Flexibly configurable button panels for electronic devices and dynamic display systems for wager based gaming machines are disclosed. Button panels include a flexible cable, surface mount or other cable connectors spaced along and coupled thereto, and button assemblies coupled thereto via the cable connectors to provide electrical access from buttons to circuit lines. Relative physical locations of buttons are then reconfigurable to form different button panel configurations while the buttons remain coupled to the flexible cable. A dedicated dynamic button panel controller for processing button functions and a button panel identification device having an identification code can also be provided. Buttons can be removably coupled to the cable connectors, and can also include dynamic displays thereupon. Other gaming machine dynamic displays can also be provided. Separate dynamic display controllers can be provided to control dynamic displays directly to alleviate processing burdens on the master gaming controller. | ||||||
82 | Printed Circuit Board for a Mobile Device | US13037879 | 2011-03-01 | US20110147189A1 | 2011-06-23 | Paul Robert Chyc; Roman Peter Rak; Jason Griffin; Steven Fyke |
A printed circuit board is provided for use in a keyboard assembly of a mobile device having a plurality of keys in a key layout. The printed circuit board has a plurality of contacts, such as dome switches, arranged in a contact layout. The contact layout is such that it can be used with a plurality of different key layouts, each actuating different combinations of contacts. Some keys in a particular key layout are overlying at least two of the plurality of contacts, and such keys actuate only one of the underlying contacts. As such, a common printed circuit board can be used for a plurality of complementary mobile device designs having different key layouts, thereby allowing a manufacturer to realize cost efficiencies. | ||||||
83 | Printed circuit board for a mobile device | US12325319 | 2008-12-01 | US07923649B2 | 2011-04-12 | Paul Robert Chyc; Roman Peter Rak; Jason Griffin; Steven Fyke |
A printed circuit board is provided for use in a keyboard assembly of a mobile device having a plurality of keys in a key layout. The printed circuit board has a plurality of contacts, such as dome switches, arranged in a contact layout. The contact layout is such that it can be used with a plurality of different key layouts, each actuating different combinations of contacts. Some keys in a particular key layout are overlying at least two of the plurality of contacts, and such keys actuate only one of the underlying contacts. As such, a common printed circuit board can be used for a plurality of complementary mobile device designs having different key layouts, thereby allowing a manufacturer to realize cost efficiencies. | ||||||
84 | System and apparatus for adjustable keyboard arrangements | US11800693 | 2007-05-07 | US07782304B2 | 2010-08-24 | Wah Yiu Kwong; Hong W. Wong |
Some embodiments of the invention include an apparatus and system for keyboard arrangements where one or more of the keys are adjustable. In some embodiments, the arrangement includes one or more keys and a moving mechanism for controlling the position of the keys. The keys may be adjusted in terms of height. The adjustment in height may result from the operation of a lever or switch, or as a result of opening the case or shell of the system. Other embodiments are described. | ||||||
85 | Printed Circuit Board for a Mobile Device | US12325319 | 2008-12-01 | US20090134002A1 | 2009-05-28 | Paul Robert Chyc; Roman Peter Rak; Jason Griffin; Steven Fyke |
A printed circuit board is provided for use in a keyboard assembly of a mobile device having a plurality of keys in a key layout. The printed circuit board has a plurality of contacts, such as dome switches, arranged in a contact layout. The contact layout is such that it can be used with a plurality of different key layouts, each actuating different combinations of contacts. Some keys in a particular key layout are overlying at least two of the plurality of contacts, and such keys actuate only one of the underlying contacts. As such, a common printed circuit board can be used for a plurality of complementary mobile device designs having different key layouts, thereby allowing a manufacturer to realize cost efficiencies. | ||||||
86 | Printed circuit board for a mobile device | US11342577 | 2006-01-31 | US07459651B2 | 2008-12-02 | Paul Robert Chyc; Roman Peter Rak; Jason Griffin; Steven Fyke |
A printed circuit board is provided for use in a keyboard assembly of a mobile device having a plurality of keys in a key layout. The printed circuit board has a plurality of contacts, such as dome switches, arranged in a contact layout. The contact layout is such that it can be used with a plurality of different key layouts, each actuating different combinations of contacts. Some keys in a particular key layout are overlying at least two of the plurality of contacts, and such keys actuate only one of the underlying contacts. As such, a common printed circuit board can be used for a plurality of complementary mobile device designs having different key layouts, thereby allowing a manufacturer to realize cost efficiencies. | ||||||
87 | FLEXIBLY CONFIGURABLE BUTTON PANELS FOR GAMING MACHINES | US11558853 | 2006-11-10 | US20080113766A1 | 2008-05-15 | Thomas D. Waxman; Scott T. Gowin; Brandon J. Bohling |
Flexibly configurable button panels for electronic devices and dynamic display systems for wager based gaming machines are disclosed. Button panels include a flexible cable, surface mount or other cable connectors spaced along and coupled thereto, and button assemblies coupled thereto via the cable connectors to provide electrical access from buttons to circuit lines. Relative physical locations of buttons are then reconfigurable to form different button panel configurations while the buttons remain coupled to the flexible cable. A dedicated dynamic button panel controller for processing button functions and a button panel identification device having an identification code can also be provided. Buttons can be removably coupled to the cable connectors, and can also include dynamic displays thereupon. Other gaming machine dynamic displays can also be provided. Separate dynamic display controllers can be provided to control dynamic displays directly to alleviate processing burdens on the master gaming controller. | ||||||
88 | Printed circuit board for a mobile device | US10912338 | 2004-08-06 | US07026566B2 | 2006-04-11 | Paul Robert Chyc; Roman Peter Rak; Jason Griffin; Steven Fyke |
A printed circuit board is provided for use in a keyboard assembly of a mobile device having a plurality of keys in a key layout. The printed circuit board has a plurality of contacts, such as dome switches, arranged in a contact layout. The contact layout is such that it can be used with a plurality of different key layouts, each actuating different combinations of contacts. Some keys in a particular key layout are overlying at least two of the plurality of contacts, and such keys actuate only one of the underlying contacts. As such, a common printed circuit board can be used for a plurality of complementary mobile device designs having different key layouts, thereby allowing a manufacturer to realize cost efficiencies. | ||||||
89 | Vertically expandable keyboard | US10331868 | 2002-12-30 | US06752551B1 | 2004-06-22 | William Ernest Hagerman |
A vertically expandable keyboard includes keys arranged in a plurality of rows. The keyboard has a retracted configuration wherein the rows are generally coplanar with each other and an extended configuration wherein at least some of the rows of keys in the home position are extended from the retracted configuration such that the rows are not coplanar with other rows. In the extended configuration, the rows can be sequentially tiered such that each row is higher than the preceding row moving from the front row to the back row. The keyboard includes lifters for lifting the rows of keys to the extended configuration. The keyboard can be part of an electronic device such as a portable computer. | ||||||
90 | Height-adjusting collapsible mechanism for a button key | US09832042 | 2001-04-11 | US20020148711A1 | 2002-10-17 | Chien-Shih Hsu; Mao-Sung Huang |
A height-adjusting collapsible mechanism for a button key includes a pair of collapsible means for supporting the button key to move up or down above a substrate. At least one collapsible means has two levers pivotally crossed to form a cross angle in between. The levers have two bottom ends pivotally engaged with the substrate and spaced from each other at an interval. One of the bottom ends is located on a stopper slidable on the substrate. Moving the stopper may change the interval and the cross angle, and may thus in turn change the free height of the button key when external forcing is absent from the button key. | ||||||
91 | Interrupteur de position | EP14177485.1 | 2014-07-17 | EP2851917B1 | 2018-01-31 | Charollais, Nicolas |
92 | Tastvorrichtung mit Einstellfunktion zur Anwendung in einem Fahrzeug | EP14192841.6 | 2014-11-12 | EP3020896A1 | 2016-05-18 | Och, Roland; Hamacher, Kai |
Die Erfindung betrifft eine Tastvorrichtung zum Betätigen einer Funktionalität in einem Kraftfahrzeug, wobei die Tastvorrichtung aufweist: |
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93 | Interrupteur de position | EP14177485.1 | 2014-07-17 | EP2851917A1 | 2015-03-25 | Charollais, Nicolas |
L'invention concerne un interrupteur de position comprenant : |
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94 | FLEXIBLY CONFIGURABLE BUTTON PANELS FOR GAMING MACHINES | EP07864156.0 | 2007-11-08 | EP2089864B1 | 2010-08-25 | WAXMAN, Thomas D.; GOWIN, Scott T.; BOHLING, Brandon J. |
Flexibly configurable button panels for electronic devices and dynamic display systems for wager based gaming machines are disclosed. Button panels include a flexible cable, surface mount or other cable connectors spaced along and coupled thereto, and button assemblies coupled thereto via the cable connectors to provide electrical access from buttons to circuit lines. Relative physical locations of buttons are then reconfigurable to form different button panel configurations while the buttons remain coupled to the flexible cable. A dedicated dynamic button panel controller for processing button functions and a button panel identification device having an identification code can also be provided. Buttons can be removably coupled to the cable connectors, and can also include dynamic displays thereupon. Other gaming machine dynamic displays can also be provided. Separate dynamic display controllers can be provided to control dynamic displays directly to alleviate processing burdens on the master gaming controller. | ||||||
95 | Tastaturgehäuse mit mindestens einem Tastaturfeld | EP99104423.1 | 1999-03-05 | EP0943981A3 | 2002-08-21 | Schaadt, Dieter B.; Diekröger, Uwe |
Das Tastaturgehäuse (1) mit mindenstens einem Tastaturfeld (TF) weist mindestens eine Vertiefung (2) mit Rastmitteln (3) auf. In die Vertiefung (2) ist eine das Tastaturfeld (TF) abdeckende und/oder unterstützende Positionierplatte (4) mit Rastmitteln (5) eingesetzt, welche mit den Rastmitteln (3) der Vertiefung (2) zur Höheneinstellung der Positionierplatte (4) zu der die Vertiefung (2) umgebenden Gehäuseoberfläche (1a) zusammenwirken. |
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96 | Tastaturgehäuse mit mindestens einem Tastaturfeld | EP99104423.1 | 1999-03-05 | EP0943981A2 | 1999-09-22 | Schaadt, Dieter B.; Diekröger, Uwe |
Das Tastaturgehäuse (1) mit mindenstens einem Tastaturfeld (TF) weist mindestens eine Vertiefung (2) mit Rastmitteln (3) auf. In die Vertiefung (2) ist eine das Tastaturfeld (TF) abdeckende und/oder unterstützende Positionierplatte (4) mit Rastmitteln (5) eingesetzt, welche mit den Rastmitteln (3) der Vertiefung (2) zur Höheneinstellung der Positionierplatte (4) zu der die Vertiefung (2) umgebenden Gehäuseoberfläche (1a) zusammenwirken. |
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97 | KEYBOARD | EP93920004.0 | 1993-08-12 | EP0658273A1 | 1995-06-21 | SPENCE, Kenny, Ray |
An improved alphanumeric keyboard (10) is illustrated for use in lap top or notebook personal computers (12). The keyboard (10) has a plurality of full travel, self leveling keyswitches (14) for actuating printed circuit electrical contacts (22 and 26) when the keyswitch is depressed. The keyboard (10) includes an integral keyswitch structure (40) that has an integral keytop and keytop support substructure (44) supported on a common integral base sheet (46). Each of the keytop support substructures (44) includes hinge members (50a, 50b, 50c and 50d) that are positioned in a rectangular orientation about the keytop (42). Each hinge member has a rigid upper hinge panel (52) and a lower hinge panel (58) that are integrally interconnected to the keytop (42) and the base sheet (46) for maintaining the keytop in a parallelogram orientation as it is depressed to prevent the keytop from moving laterally or wobbling during depression. The hinge panels (52 and 58) are interconnected by resilient webs (54, 60 and 64) to cause the keytop to be returned to its elevated non-actuating position. | ||||||
98 | Einrichtung zur Bedienung von elektronischen Geräten, insbesondere Fernsehkamera-Recordern | EP92101945.1 | 1992-02-06 | EP0499888A3 | 1993-03-03 | Bratenstein, Ernst, GRUNDIG E.M.V., Max Grundig |
Zur ruhigen Handhabung von Geräten wie Fernsehkameras oder Fernsehkamera-Recordern ist eine ergonomisch günstige Anordnung der Bedienungselemente besonders wichtig. Durch unterschiedliche Handgrößen der Gerätebenutzer ist jedoch die Anordnung der Bedienungselemente an einem bestimmten Gerät nur für einen begrenzten Benutzerkreis, z.B. für mittlere Handgrößen, ergonomisch günstig. Es wird eine Einrichtung beschrieben und es werden einige Lösungen angegeben, wie auch für Benutzer mit besonders kleinen oder besonders großen Händen die Gestaltung des Arbeitsmittels, insbesondere der Bedienungselemente, an die Anatomie der Hände angepaßt werden kann. |
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99 | ERGONOMIC AND KEY RECOGNITION ADVANTAGE BY NUMERIC KEY ELEVATION | PCT/US2007078934 | 2007-09-19 | WO2008039677A3 | 2008-08-07 | LARGE WILLIAM THOMAS |
A keyboard having an first mode and an second mode, the keyboard comprising: a plurality of keys; a switching means for switching between a first mode and a second mode; a height adjustment means in communication with the switching means and the plurality of keys, wherein said height adjustment means raises and lowers the plurality of keys according to the switching means; wherein the keys when pressed individually in first mode have a first output and are at a first height and wherein the keys when pressed individually in second mode have a second output and are at a second height that is different than the first height. | ||||||
100 | TACTILE CONFORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR A DEVICE RELATED CO-PENDING APPLICATIONS | PCT/US2008073790 | 2008-08-21 | WO2009026405A3 | 2009-04-30 | ARNESON THEODORE R; GITZINGER THOMAS E; ROBINSON WILLIAM N |
A device (100, 2604) includes a controllable skin texture surface (2602), a sensor (2700), and control logic (200). The sensor senses a plurality of points of interest (2804, 2806) of a user surface (2800). The control logic controls a plurality of portions (2900) of the controllable skin texture surface to protrude at locations with respect to the plurality of points of interest in response to the sensor sensing the plurality of points of interest. In one example, the control logic periodically adjusts the plurality of portions protruding from the controllable skin texture surface in response to movement between the user surface and the controllable skin texture surface. |