Configurable keyboard
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1. A keyboard comprising:
- a plurality of key operated switches, each including a key having a manually engagable key surface lying generally in a plane;
means for connecting the key operated switches to key operated utilization apparatus; and
display means for providing through said key at said key surfaces a visually sensible output indication representing the function of each key and including an elongate symbol bearing strip member located alongside each key and lying in a plane generally perpendicular to the plane of said key surface.
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Abstract
A keyboard has a plurality of key operated switches, each including a key having a manually engagable key surface. The keyboard selectively determines the function produced by operation of the key operated switches, and displays on each key its current function. The display provides a sensible output indication corresponding to the current function of each key, and includes an elongate strip symbol bearing member located alongside each key and lying in a plane generally perpendicular to the plane of each key surface.
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21 Claims
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1. A keyboard comprising:
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a plurality of key operated switches, each including a key having a manually engagable key surface lying generally in a plane; means for connecting the key operated switches to key operated utilization apparatus; and display means for providing through said key at said key surfaces a visually sensible output indication representing the function of each key and including an elongate symbol bearing strip member located alongside each key and lying in a plane generally perpendicular to the plane of said key surface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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