KEYBOARD FOR A HANDHELD COMPUTER DEVICE
First Claim
1. A one-handed keyboard for a hand held computer device comprising an array of keys representing characters of an alphabet of a language, wherein the array includes:
- keys representing frequently used vowel characters of the alphabet arranged together in series;
keys representing frequently used consonant characters of the alphabet arranged adjacent to the keys representing vowel characters; and
keys representing infrequently used consonant characters of the alphabet arranged in positions remote from the keys representing vowel characters, wherein the keys representing frequently used consonant characters are arranged in a relational order around the keys representing the vowel characters.
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Abstract
A one-handed keyboard for a hand held computing device is disclosed. The keyboard comprises an array of keys representing characters of an alphabet of a language. In one aspect, the array comprises keys representing frequently used vowel characters of the alphabet arranged together in series; keys representing frequently used consonant characters of the alphabet arranged adjacent to the keys representing vowel characters; and keys representing infrequently used consonant characters of the alphabet arranged in positions remote from the keys representing vowel characters. The keys may represent frequently used consonant characters are arranged in a relational order around the keys representing the vowel characters.
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46 Claims
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1. A one-handed keyboard for a hand held computer device comprising an array of keys representing characters of an alphabet of a language, wherein the array includes:
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keys representing frequently used vowel characters of the alphabet arranged together in series; keys representing frequently used consonant characters of the alphabet arranged adjacent to the keys representing vowel characters; and keys representing infrequently used consonant characters of the alphabet arranged in positions remote from the keys representing vowel characters, wherein the keys representing frequently used consonant characters are arranged in a relational order around the keys representing the vowel characters. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 37)
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19. A method of determining a layout of keys of a one handed keyboard of a hand held computer device, the keys representing characters of an alphabet of a language, the method comprising:
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determining frequency of use of characters of the alphabet; arranging keys representing frequently used vowels characters of the alphabet in series on the one-handed keyboard; arranging keys representing frequently used consonant characters of the alphabet adjacent to first and second sides of the vowel keys; and arranging keys representing less frequently used consonant characters of the alphabet in positions on the one-handed keyboard remote from the keys representing the vowel characters, wherein the keys representing frequently used consonant keys being arranged in a relational order around the keys representing vowel characters. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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38. A one-handed keyboard for a hand held computer device comprising an array of keys representing characters of an alphabet of a language, wherein the array comprises:
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keys representing frequently used vowel characters of the alphabet arranged together in series; keys representing frequently used consonant characters of the alphabet arranged adjacent to the keys representing vowel characters; and keys representing infrequently used consonant characters of the alphabet arranged in positions remote from the keys representing vowel characters, wherein the keys representing frequently used consonant characters are arranged in a relational order around the keys representing the vowel characters, and keys representing infrequently used consonant characters for left hand relational order consonants are arranged on the left hand side of the one-handed keyboard, and keys representing infrequently used consonant characters for right hand relational order consonants are arranged on the right hand side of the one-handed keyboard. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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45. A method of determining a layout of keys of a one-handed keyboard of a hand held computer device, the keys representing characters of an alphabet of a language, the method comprising:
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determining frequency of use of characters the alphabet; arranging keys representing frequently used vowels characters of the alphabet in series on the one-handed keyboard; arranging keys representing frequently used consonant characters of the alphabet adjacent to first and second sides of the vowel keys; and arranging keys representing less frequently used consonant characters of the alphabet in positions on the keyboard remote from the keys representing the vowel characters, wherein the keys representing frequently used consonant keys being arranged in a relational order around the keys representing vowel characters, and keys representing infrequently used consonant characters for left hand relational order consonants are arranged on the left hand side of the one-handed keyboard, and keys representing infrequently used consonant characters for right hand relational order consonants are arranged on the right hand side of the one-handed keyboard. - View Dependent Claims (46)
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Specification