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Book-shaped, back-typing, ergonomic computer keyboard

  • US 20080145127A1
  • Filed: 10/10/2006
  • Published: 06/19/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/10/2006
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A computer keyboard system or a data input device comprising:

  • a stand alone, book-shaped, edge-rounded and substantially rigid structure including a front side that is facing to the operator and a back side that is off sight of the operator.a keypad on the said back side that are partitioned into 3 adjacent zones including;

    Zone 0, a major area of keys on the middle of the keypad.Zone 1, an area of keys on the lower part of the keypad including right and left edges nearby the said back side.Zone 2, an area of keys on the upper part of keypad.a keypad on the said front side that are partitioned into 3 adjacent zones including;

    Zone 3, an area of keys on the left edge nearby the said front side.Zone 4, an area of keys on the right edge nearby the said front side.Zone 5, an area of keys on the upper part of the said front side.a scheme to group and allocate the keys into the said zones including;

    Group 1 keys, including all the 26 alphabetic keys, all the number keys and all the symbol keys, are placed on the said Zone 0 on the said back side.Group 2 keys, including ‘

    F1

    ˜



    F12

    keys, ‘

    Insert’

    , ‘

    Delete’

    , ‘

    PgUp’

    , ‘

    PgDn’

    , ‘

    Home’

    , ‘

    End’

    , 4 arrow keys and other extended function keys, are placed on the said Zone 5 Area on the said front side.Group 3 keys, including ‘

    Space’

    , ‘

    Backspace,’



    Return (Enter)’

    , ‘

    Caps lock’

    , ‘

    Tab’

    , ‘

    Shift’

    , ‘

    Ctrl’

    , ‘

    Alt’

    , ‘

    Fn’

    , ‘

    Esc’ and



    Delete’

    keys, are allocated onto the said Zone 1, Zone 2, Zone 3 and Zone 4 in different arrays and combinations.an area of key indicia on the said front side corresponding to the said keypad on the said back side.

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