Secure and custom configurable key, pen or voice based input/output scheme for mobile devices using a local or central server
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1. A multifunction communication device, including a mobile device or cellular telephone, the device comprisingan intelligent keyboard system, the keyboard including central portable compute, command and control means for voice and data information;
- the intelligent keyboard including a touch screen display selected functional text and graphics;
a central server;
means for communicating between the server and the mobile device including the intelligent keyboard system;
the mobile device including the intelligent keyboard system providing text, graphics and data from and to the server;
the intelligent keyboard system including a touch screen input;
means for configuring the touch screen input in a stand alone manner;
means for displaying the selected functionality on the touch screen display;
means for actuating the input and output functionality on the touch screen display by touch sensitive means, means for storing one or more types of full or partial function touch screen enabled keyboard menus in a look up table within the mobile device including the intelligent keyboard and/or the central server; and
means for enabling the functionality of the keyboard menus.
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Abstract
A keyboard apparatus for information entry with means for dynamically configuring a legend on a key of the keyboard apparatus. The keyboard apparatus includes means for detecting a selection of the key, and means for associating the selection of the key with the legend on the key. The legend is displayed on a LCD device forming a part of the key or is displayed on a LCD device forming a keyboard. Alternatively, the key may be selected by suing a touch sensitive LCD display.
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1. A multifunction communication device, including a mobile device or cellular telephone, the device comprising
an intelligent keyboard system, the keyboard including central portable compute, command and control means for voice and data information; -
the intelligent keyboard including a touch screen display selected functional text and graphics;
a central server;
means for communicating between the server and the mobile device including the intelligent keyboard system;
the mobile device including the intelligent keyboard system providing text, graphics and data from and to the server;
the intelligent keyboard system including a touch screen input;
means for configuring the touch screen input in a stand alone manner;
means for displaying the selected functionality on the touch screen display;
means for actuating the input and output functionality on the touch screen display by touch sensitive means, means for storing one or more types of full or partial function touch screen enabled keyboard menus in a look up table within the mobile device including the intelligent keyboard and/or the central server; and
means for enabling the functionality of the keyboard menus. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An intelligent keyboard system comprising
a central server, a mobile device configured with an intelligent keyboard including a standard full function keyboard or a partial function light enabled keyboard with no characters pre-printed on all or some of the keys; -
means for wired or wireless communication between a mobile device and a central server, means for dynamically selecting a desired individual key or group of keys for a different key function inclusive of different characters, icons and functions, means for dynamically altering and configuring a selected individual key or a group of keys for a different and altered character, icon and function, means for dynamically indicating by light the original or altered key functions on the individual light enabled keys and groups of keys;
means for an altered key and a groups of keys to light up with one or more colors, characters and icons to indicate an altered keyboard menu;
means for configuring an intelligent keyboard including a light enabled keyboard for use in one or more languages;
means for storing one or more key functions and keyboard menus related to an individual key, group of keys or the entire keyboard within a mobile device, a central server including a combination of the mobile device and a central server, means for utilizing the original key functions or altered key functions and keyboard menus using the processing power resident within the mobile device, using the processing power of a central server including a combination of the processing power of the mobile device and a central server, means for executing desired keyboard actions using a desired keyboard menu at a desired time. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. A mobile device communication system comprising
one or more mobile devices including intelligent keyboard systems that are touch screen, voice and audio enabled; -
a central server, a local server and a network server;
means for enabling the central server as a secure and trusted escrow server, means for maintaining the control of the central server with an independent and mutually trusted third party;
means for wired or wireless communication;
means for collaborating between the mobile devices including intelligent keyboards and the central server or a local server or a network server;
means for collaborating between and among a plurality of mobile devices including intelligent keyboards. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. An intelligent keyboard system comprising
one or more intelligent keyboard devices; -
one or more mobile devices, one or more intelligent appliances;
a central, local or network server;
means for unique identification and addressing of the intelligent devices;
means for configuring an intelligent keyboard as a wired or wireless remote controller;
means for real time selection and installation on the controller, one or more discrete and specific action control icons resident on a database within the intelligent keyboard and or a local or network server;
means for displaying the discrete and macro function action icons on a touch screen input and display;
means for actuating the icons by touch screen input methods that include pen based, stylus based and other touch sensitive methods;
means for maintaining one or more customized icons, macros and touch screen enabled utilities on the intelligent keyboard, a central server or the intelligent appliance;
means for installing said standard or customized icons, macros and utilities on the intelligent appliance and the intelligent keyboard and like function devices;
means for controlling the intelligent appliance via the intelligent keyboard acting in a standalone manner or in conjunction with a central server, a local server or a network server;
means for enhanced processing and communication between the servers, the intelligent appliances and the intelligent keyboard device to execute specific command, control and computational related tasks.
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