Keyboard
First Claim
1. Keyboard comprising at least one key providing more than one reproducible character, a triggering unit operably disposed in connection with the key, and sensors arranged on the key, said key having at least two selectively actuated sensors, wherein each sensor generates at least one unique signal, each of said signals representative of one of said reproducible characters, said sensors interacting with a device for displaying said signals, and whereby a response behavior of an actuation of the sensors is different from that of the triggering unit to provide means for displaying one of said unique signals before a final triggering of a final signal by means of actuating said triggering unit.
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Abstract
A keyboard apparatus having keys selectively interacting with actuation members to provide a preliminary evaluation of a character before actual input of the character is disclosed in one preferred embodiment of the present invention as including at least one key, a triggering unit operably disposed in connection with the key, and sensors arranged on the key. Preferably, the key of the present invention includes at least two selectively actuated sensors which interact with a device, such as, for example, a display or an acoustic indicating arrangement, for generating sound or visible output signals, whereby each sensor generates a different signal. In operation, a response behavior is provided by actuation of the sensors which is different from that of the triggering unit in order to make it possible to provide a preliminary display of the signal before a final input of the signal is triggered.
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- 1. Keyboard comprising at least one key providing more than one reproducible character, a triggering unit operably disposed in connection with the key, and sensors arranged on the key, said key having at least two selectively actuated sensors, wherein each sensor generates at least one unique signal, each of said signals representative of one of said reproducible characters, said sensors interacting with a device for displaying said signals, and whereby a response behavior of an actuation of the sensors is different from that of the triggering unit to provide means for displaying one of said unique signals before a final triggering of a final signal by means of actuating said triggering unit.
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