Key Formation
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1. An input device comprising:
- a key assembly including a plurality of keys that are usable to initiate respective inputs for a computing device;
a connection portion configured to be removably connected to the computing device physically and communicatively to communicate signals generated by the plurality of keys to the computing device; and
an outer layer that is configured to cover the plurality of keys of the key assembly, the outer layer having a plurality of areas that are embossed thereon that indicate one or more borders of respective said keys.
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Abstract
Key formation techniques are described. In one or more implementations, an input device includes a key assembly including a plurality of keys that are usable to initiate respective inputs for a computing device, a connection portion configured to be removably connected to the computing device physically and communicatively to communicate signals generated by the plurality of keys to the computing device, and an outer layer that is configured to cover the plurality of keys of the key assembly, the outer layer having a plurality of areas that are embossed thereon that indicate one or more borders of respective said keys.
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1. An input device comprising:
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a key assembly including a plurality of keys that are usable to initiate respective inputs for a computing device; a connection portion configured to be removably connected to the computing device physically and communicatively to communicate signals generated by the plurality of keys to the computing device; and an outer layer that is configured to cover the plurality of keys of the key assembly, the outer layer having a plurality of areas that are embossed thereon that indicate one or more borders of respective said keys. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A keyboard comprising:
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a key assembly including a plurality of keys that are usable to initiate respective inputs for a computing device; a connection portion configured to be removably connected to the computing device physically and communicatively to communicate signals generated by the plurality of keys to the computing device; and an outer layer that is configured to cover the plurality of keys of the key assembly, the outer layer having an outer skin and a middle layer that is disposed beneath the outer skin, a portion of the outer skin removed to expose the middle layer to form at least part of an indication of a function of a respective said key. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method comprising:
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embossing an outer skin of an outer layer that is usable to cover a plurality of keys of a key assembly to indicate a border of respective said keys; removing a portion of the outer skin to expose a middle layer of the outer layer that is disposed beneath the outer skin, the portion removed to form at least part of an indication of a function of the respective said key; and covering the key assembly with the outer layer having the indication of the border and the indication of the function of the respective said key. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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