KEYBOARD WITH HINGED KEYS AND DISPLAY FUNCTIONALITY
First Claim
1. A computer peripheral, comprising:
- a display device; and
a keyboard assembly disposed over the display device and configured to permit viewing of images produced by the display device through the keyboard assembly, the keyboard assembly including a base structure and a plurality of keys, wherein each of the plurality of keys;
is selectively physically depressible relative to the base structure to cause production of an input signal,is movably coupled with respect to the base structure via a hinge at one edge of the key, andincludes a transparent portion to permit viewing of the images produced by the display device through the key.
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Abstract
A computer peripheral is provided. The computer peripheral includes a display device and a keyboard assembly. The keyboard assembly is disposed over the display device. The keyboard assembly is configured to permit viewing of images produced by the display device through the keyboard assembly. Further, the keyboard assembly includes a base structure and a plurality of keys. Each of the plurality of keys is selectively physically depressible relative to the base structure to cause production of an input signal. Further, each of the plurality of keys is movably coupled with respect to the base structure via a hinge at one edge of the key. Further still, each of the plurality of keys includes a transparent portion to permit viewing of the images produced by the display device through the key.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer peripheral, comprising:
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a display device; and a keyboard assembly disposed over the display device and configured to permit viewing of images produced by the display device through the keyboard assembly, the keyboard assembly including a base structure and a plurality of keys, wherein each of the plurality of keys; is selectively physically depressible relative to the base structure to cause production of an input signal, is movably coupled with respect to the base structure via a hinge at one edge of the key, and includes a transparent portion to permit viewing of the images produced by the display device through the key. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of making a computer peripheral having keyboard-type input functionality and output display functionality, comprising:
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providing a display device; providing a keyboard assembly having a plurality of keys, wherein each of the plurality of keys is movably coupled to a base structure of the keyboard assembly via a hinge provided at a first edge of each of the plurality of keys; disposing, for each of the plurality of keys, a tactile structure on the base structure of the keyboard assembly to provide tactile feedback upon depression of the key relative to the base structure; and assembling the keyboard assembly to the display device so that the keyboard assembly is disposed over the display device to permit viewing of images produced by the display device through the plurality of keys, each of the plurality of keys having a central transparent portion to permit said viewing of the images.
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15. A computer peripheral, comprising:
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a display device; and a keyboard assembly disposed over the display device and configured to permit viewing of images produced by the display device through the keyboard assembly, the keyboard assembly including a base structure and a plurality of keys, wherein each of the plurality of keys; includes a central transparent portion to permit viewing of the images produced by the display device through the key, is selectively physically depressible relative to the base structure to cause production of an input signal, is movably coupled with respect to the base structure via a hinge at one edge of the key, and is disposed so that an opposing edge of the key interacts, upon depression of the key, with a tactile structure that is disposed on the base structure of the keyboard assembly in a location that is offset from the central transparent portion of the key. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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