Secondary Key Group Layout for Keyboard
First Claim
1. A keyboard on a mobile computing device, the keyboard comprising:
- a plurality of keys having a first character value and a second character value, the plurality of keys configured in a layout in which a row of keys of the plurality of keys includes consecutive characters corresponding to the first character value of ‘
Q’
, ‘
W’
, ‘
E’
, ‘
R’
, ‘
T’
, and ‘
Y, and the second character values corresponding to one of a plurality of groupings, the groupings including mathematical functions, punctuation functions, and numerical values, each grouping of the plurality of groupings comprising adjacent keys of the plurality of keys; and
a symbol key, the symbol key configured to toggle the plurality of keys to correspond to the second character value on each key having a first character value and a second character value, the symbol key further configured to have a plurality of states, a first state corresponding to a single-time selection of the second character value of a key having the first character value and the second character value and a second state corresponding to successive selection of the second character value of keys having the first character value and the second character value.
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Abstract
A system and a method are disclosed for a configuration for layout of keys of a keyboard. In one embodiment, a keyboard configuration includes a set of keys having a first character value and a second character value. The set of keys is configured in a layout in which a row of keys has consecutive characters corresponding to the first character value, for example, ‘Q’, ‘W’, ‘E’, ‘R’, ‘T’, and ‘Y. The second character values on the keys are grouped according to one of a plurality of groupings. Each grouping of the plurality of groupings comprises adjacent keys of the plurality of keys. The plurality of groupings is distributed across the keyboard, for example, in different zones. The groupings include, for example, mathematical operands, punctuations, and numerals. In one embodiment a symbol key, the symbol key configured to toggle between the first character value and the second character value of each of the plurality of keys having a first character value and a second character value.
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18 Claims
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1. A keyboard on a mobile computing device, the keyboard comprising:
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a plurality of keys having a first character value and a second character value, the plurality of keys configured in a layout in which a row of keys of the plurality of keys includes consecutive characters corresponding to the first character value of ‘
Q’
, ‘
W’
, ‘
E’
, ‘
R’
, ‘
T’
, and ‘
Y, and the second character values corresponding to one of a plurality of groupings, the groupings including mathematical functions, punctuation functions, and numerical values, each grouping of the plurality of groupings comprising adjacent keys of the plurality of keys; anda symbol key, the symbol key configured to toggle the plurality of keys to correspond to the second character value on each key having a first character value and a second character value, the symbol key further configured to have a plurality of states, a first state corresponding to a single-time selection of the second character value of a key having the first character value and the second character value and a second state corresponding to successive selection of the second character value of keys having the first character value and the second character value. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A keyboard configuration comprising:
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a plurality of keys having a first character value and a second character value, the plurality of keys configured in a layout in which a row of keys of the plurality of keys includes consecutive characters corresponding to the first character value of ‘
Q’
, ‘
W’
, ‘
E’
, ‘
R’
, ‘
T’
, and ‘
Y, and the second character values corresponding to one of a plurality of groupings, the groupings including mathematical functions, punctuation functions, and numerical values, each grouping of the plurality of groupings comprising adjacent keys of the plurality of keys; anda symbol key, the symbol key configured to toggle the plurality of keys to correspond to the second character value on each key having a first character value and a second character value. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A keyboard having language character values, numerical values, and symbol values, the keyboard comprising:
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a plurality of keys arranged in at least four rows and at least five columns, the plurality of keys arranged in four groupings, a first grouping comprising a language character value grouping, a second grouping comprising a numerical value grouping, a first symbol value grouping corresponding to mathematical functions and a second symbol value grouping corresponding to punctuation functions, keys in each of the plurality of groupings being adjacent to one another and having at least two values from one of the four groupings; and a symbol key, the symbol key configured to toggle the plurality of keys to correspond to the second character value on each key having a first character value and a second character value. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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