Keyboard for mobile devices
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1. A keyboard, said keyboard for use with a device in which a display screen for displaying output to a user is provided, said keyboard comprising:
- a) a plurality of keys, wherein each key is transparent; and
b) a housing for supporting said keys, wherein said housing is adapted to attach to said device such that said keys overlie at least a part of said display screen;
so that in use, when said housing is attached to said device, at least one part of one or more images displayed on said at least a part of said display screen is visible to said user through at least one of said plurality of keys.
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Abstract
A keyboard comprising a plurality of transparent keys. In use, the keyboard is attached to a device such as a mobile device, to overlie a display screen of the device. One or more images displayed on the display screen are made visible to a user through the keys, which may be pressed by a user. User input is determined by identifying a pressed key, and the image or part thereof visible through the key when pressed.
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1. A keyboard, said keyboard for use with a device in which a display screen for displaying output to a user is provided, said keyboard comprising:
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a) a plurality of keys, wherein each key is transparent; and
b) a housing for supporting said keys, wherein said housing is adapted to attach to said device such that said keys overlie at least a part of said display screen;
so that in use, when said housing is attached to said device, at least one part of one or more images displayed on said at least a part of said display screen is visible to said user through at least one of said plurality of keys. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A device comprising a processor and a memory coupled to said processor, at least one processing module controlled by said processor, a display screen coupled to said processor, and a keyboard adapted for use with said device comprising:
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a) a plurality of keys, wherein each key is transparent; and
b) a housing for supporting said keys, wherein said housing is adapted to attach to said device such that said keys overlie at least a part of said display screen;
wherein said at least one processing module is programmed to display one or more images on said first part of said display screen, such that for each key, at least one part of said images is visible to said user therethrough when said housing is attached to said mobile device, and wherein said at least one processing module is programmed to determine the at least one part of said images visible through said key when pressed. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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