Data processing device
First Claim
1. A data input device comprising:
- (a) a body having a rearward face and a forward face;
(b) a display located on the forward face of the body;
(c) a first key located on the rearward face of the body;
(d) a first map point displayed on the display, the first map point configured to indicate the location of the first key;
(e) a second key located on the rearward face of the body; and
a second map point displayed on the display, the second map point configured to indicate the location of the second key.
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Abstract
A data input device is disclosed herein. The input device includes a body having a rearward face and a forward face. Provided on the forward face is a display, and provided on the rearward face is a keyboard. The input device is configured to display a ghost image of the keyboard on the display to allow the user to locate the keys on the rearward face of the input device without having to turn the device around. The input device allows the user to operate a keyboard on the rear of the input device to increase the usable surface area of the display without having to include the extra bulk and size associated with a separate keyboard located adjacent the display.
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20 Claims
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1. A data input device comprising:
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(a) a body having a rearward face and a forward face; (b) a display located on the forward face of the body; (c) a first key located on the rearward face of the body; (d) a first map point displayed on the display, the first map point configured to indicate the location of the first key; (e) a second key located on the rearward face of the body; and a second map point displayed on the display, the second map point configured to indicate the location of the second key. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A data input device comprising:
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(a) a body comprising; (i) a rearward face; (ii) a forward face; (iii) a left edge; and (iv) a right edge; (b) a display located on the forward face of the body; (c) a first key located on the rearward face of the body; (d) a second key located on the rearward face of the body; and (e) a computer-readable medium on which is encoded program code the program code comprising; program code for identifying selection of the first key; (ii) program code for generating a predetermined alphanumeric character on the display in response to the selection of the first key; (iii) program code for identifying selection of the second key; and (iv) program code for generating a predetermined alphanumeric character on the display in response to the selection of the second key. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of operating a data input device, the data input device comprising providing a body having a rearward face and a forward face, a display on the forward face of the body, and a keyboard on the rearward face of the body, the method comprising:
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(a) suspending the body above the ground with a first hand along a first edge of the body; (b) wherein a portion of the first hand is on the rearward face and a portion of the first hand is on the forward face; (c) placing a second hand along a second edge of the body, wherein a portion of the second hand is on the rearward face and a portion of the second hand is on the forward face; (d) typing a first key of the keyboard while maintaining a portion of the first hand on the rearward face and a portion of the first hand on the forward face; (e) displaying a first character associated with the first key on the display; (f) typing a second key of the keyboard while maintaining a portion of the second hand on the rearward face and a portion of the second hand on the forward face; and (g) displaying a second character associated with the second key on the display. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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