Mobile Text Entry Device
First Claim
1. What is claimed is a hand-held reconfigurable keyboard for processing data which consists of an apparatus with at least one device compromising:
- A body in a cylinder shape that fits in the palm of a user'"'"'s hand between the fingers and the bottom of the palm or the equivalent of a gripping prosthetic extension;
A set of sensors, that are placed on the said body;
A sensing subsystem that is placed inside of the said body. The subsystem is operative to transmit a specific signal corresponding to a sensor (or set of sensors) that is (are) pressed (or touched) by the user'"'"'s digits or fingertips (s) or else are moved by the user'"'"'s wrist (hand) extension or the prosthetic equivalent of a rotary joint for the hand; and
A receiving subsystem that is connected to the data processing unit. The subsystem is operative to receive a specific signal and send it to the processing unit.
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Abstract
The present invention is a hand-held text entry device that is small, simple, inexpensive, and suitable for any type of environment or position (day, night, sitting, standing, walking, public facilities, transportation systems, etc.). Furthermore, the device is adaptable and suitable for use by either hand to incorporate its usage among individuals with disabilities. It fits in a user'"'"'s palm and has a set of sensors that are activated either by the user'"'"'s fingertips or by the movement of the user'"'"'s wrist. The present invention is based on the QWERTY keyboard that can be divided into two halves; it can thus be designed in two different ways. Either the user can hold two devices, one in each hand, so that each part acts as one half of the traditional QWERTY keyboard or the user can hold only one device in one hand to serve as a full size keyboard. In the latter case, tilting the device will swap between the two halves of QWERTY.
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10 Claims
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1. What is claimed is a hand-held reconfigurable keyboard for processing data which consists of an apparatus with at least one device compromising:
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A body in a cylinder shape that fits in the palm of a user'"'"'s hand between the fingers and the bottom of the palm or the equivalent of a gripping prosthetic extension;
A set of sensors, that are placed on the said body;
A sensing subsystem that is placed inside of the said body. The subsystem is operative to transmit a specific signal corresponding to a sensor (or set of sensors) that is (are) pressed (or touched) by the user'"'"'s digits or fingertips (s) or else are moved by the user'"'"'s wrist (hand) extension or the prosthetic equivalent of a rotary joint for the hand; and
A receiving subsystem that is connected to the data processing unit. The subsystem is operative to receive a specific signal and send it to the processing unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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3. An apparatus for inputting data into an information processing system, wherein:
- the apparatus has at least one device that can be held in the user'"'"'s palm or prosthetic gripping surface;
wherein the device includes a sensing subsystem;
the subsystem is operative to recognize the stimuli sensed at different sensors caused by a user'"'"'s finger or prosthetic digit pressure or the user'"'"'s wrist (hand) or prosthetic rotary joint movement.
- the apparatus has at least one device that can be held in the user'"'"'s palm or prosthetic gripping surface;
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4. An apparatus for inputting data into an information processing system, wherein:
- the apparatus has two devices in such a way that one can be held in the user'"'"'s right palm or prosthetic gripping surface, and the other can be held in the user'"'"'s left palm or prosthetic gripping surface. Each device includes a sensing subsystem;
the subsystem is operative to recognize the stimuli sensed at different sensors caused by a user'"'"'s finger or prosthetic digit pressure or the user'"'"'s wrist (hand) or prosthetic rotary joint movement.
- the apparatus has two devices in such a way that one can be held in the user'"'"'s right palm or prosthetic gripping surface, and the other can be held in the user'"'"'s left palm or prosthetic gripping surface. Each device includes a sensing subsystem;
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