Compound portable computing device with dual portion keyboard coupled over a wireless link
First Claim
1. A networked computing device comprising:
- a first portable computing device containing a first portion of a full-size keyboard;
a second portable computing device containing a second portion of the full-size keyboard, wherein the first portion and the second portion together comprise the keys of the full-size keyboard;
a network link coupling the first portable computing device to the second portable computing device;
a first partial keyboard map loaded into memory of the first portable computing device; and
a second partial keyboard map loaded into memory of the second portable computing device, the first and second partial keyboard maps operable to allow the first and second portable computing devices to operate in conjunction with each other to provide text input using the first and second portions of the full-size keyboard.
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Abstract
A compound portable computing device comprising two or more separate portable devices coupled over a wireless link is described. A first portable computing device contains a first portion of a full-size conventional QWERTY keyboard. A second portable computing device contains a second portion of the full-size keyboard, and the first portion and the second portion together comprise the keys of the full-size keyboard. A network link is established that couples the first portable computing device to the second portable computing device. A partial keyboard map is loaded into memory of the first and second devices. The partial keyboard map loaded into the memory of the first device corresponds to the portion of the keyboard contained in the first device, and the partial keyboard map loaded into the memory of the second device corresponds to the portion of the keyboard contained in the second device. The partial keyboard maps are operable to allow the first and second portable computing devices to operate in conjunction with each other to provide text input using the first and second portions of the full-size keyboard.
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16 Claims
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1. A networked computing device comprising:
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a first portable computing device containing a first portion of a full-size keyboard;
a second portable computing device containing a second portion of the full-size keyboard, wherein the first portion and the second portion together comprise the keys of the full-size keyboard;
a network link coupling the first portable computing device to the second portable computing device;
a first partial keyboard map loaded into memory of the first portable computing device; and
a second partial keyboard map loaded into memory of the second portable computing device, the first and second partial keyboard maps operable to allow the first and second portable computing devices to operate in conjunction with each other to provide text input using the first and second portions of the full-size keyboard. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of providing a compound data entry device comprising the steps of:
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providing a first portable computing device containing a first portion of a full-size keyboard, the full-size keyboard corresponding to a conventional QWERTY keyboard;
providing a second portable computing device containing a second portion of the full-size keyboard, wherein the first portion and the second portion together comprise the keys of the full-size keyboard;
establishing a network link coupling the first portable computing device to the second portable computing device;
loading a first partial keyboard map into memory of the first portable computing device;
loading a second partial keyboard map into memory of the second portable computing device; and
configuring the first and second portable computing devices to operate in conjunction with each other to provide text input using the first and second portions of the full-size keyboard. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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