Bidirectional wireless number pad and keyboard
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1. A computer interface system comprising:
- a hub connected to said computer and configured to communicate wirelessly with at least three peripheral devices;
a wireless mouse for wirelessly communicating with said hub;
a wireless keyboard for wirelessly communicating with said hub, said wireless keyboard having an alphanumeric keyboard but no separate number pad; and
a wireless numeric keyboard for wirelessly communicating with said hub, said wireless numeric keyboard including a number pad and a display.
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Abstract
The present invention uniquely separates the number pad from a keyboard providing a separate, wireless device. This separate wireless device with the number pad includes a display and has multiple modes of operation.
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10 Claims
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1. A computer interface system comprising:
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a hub connected to said computer and configured to communicate wirelessly with at least three peripheral devices;
a wireless mouse for wirelessly communicating with said hub;
a wireless keyboard for wirelessly communicating with said hub, said wireless keyboard having an alphanumeric keyboard but no separate number pad; and
a wireless numeric keyboard for wirelessly communicating with said hub, said wireless numeric keyboard including a number pad and a display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computer interface system comprising:
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a hub connected to said computer via a USB port and configured to communicate wirelessly using Bluetooth™
technology with at least three peripheral devices;
a wireless mouse for wirelessly communicating with said hub;
a wireless keyboard for wirelessly communicating with said hub, said wireless keyboard having an alphanumeric keyboard but no separate number pad;
a wireless numeric keyboard for wirelessly communicating with said hub, said wireless numeric keyboard including a number pad and a display, wherein said wireless numeric keyboard is configured to provide a navigating function; and
a media button on one of said wireless keyboard and said wireless numeric keyboard, said media button being configured to launch a media application, said media application comprises one of an application for playing music, an application for displaying a video and an application for displaying still pictures.
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