System and method for keyboard independent touch typing
First Claim
1. A finger mounted data entry device for a user to enter information into a computing device, the data entry device mounted on at least one of a user'"'"'s hands, each of the at least one of the user'"'"'s hands having a plurality of fingers and one thumb, and a palm-side and a back-side, the data entry device being adapted to accept data entry in a manner mimicking a keyboard that generates a signal representing a character corresponding to a key selected from a plurality of keys arranged in a plurality of rows on the keyboard, the data entry device comprising:
- two sets of thumb contacts positioned on respective ones of the user'"'"'s thumbs on each of the at least one of the user'"'"'s hands, each set of thumb contacts including a plurality of thumb contact wherein each respective one of the thumb contacts corresponds to a respective one of the plurality of rows on the keyboard; and
a plurality of finger contacts positioned on respective ones of the user'"'"'s fingers on each of the at least one of the user'"'"'s hands such that contact between any one of the finger contacts and a respective one of the thumb contacts generates a signal equivalent to the signal that would be generated if touch typing was used by the user to press a corresponding key in the corresponding row of keys on the keyboard.
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Abstract
A finger-mounted data entry device that allows a user to enter information into a computing device without using a keyboard and a method of using the data entry device. The data entry device includes thumb contacts and finger contacts. The thumb contacts are positioned on the user'"'"'s thumbs such that the thumb contacts represent rows of keys on a standard keyboard: a first thumb contact representing a base row of keys; a second thumb contact representing an upper row of keys; and a third thumb contact representing a lower row of keys. The finger contacts are positioned on each of the user'"'"'s fingers such that touching one of the finger contacts with the first thumb contact generates a signal that is equivalent to the signal that would be generated if the user used touch typing to press a key in the base row of keys on the standard keyboard using the same finger, touching one of the finger contacts with the second thumb contact generates a signal that is equivalent to the signal that would be generated if the user used touch typing to press a key in the upper row of keys on the standard keyboard using the same finger, and touching one of the finger contacts with the third thumb contact generates a signal that is equivalent to the signal that would be generated if the user used touch typing to press a key in the lower row of keys on the standard keyboard using the same finger.
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1. A finger mounted data entry device for a user to enter information into a computing device, the data entry device mounted on at least one of a user'"'"'s hands, each of the at least one of the user'"'"'s hands having a plurality of fingers and one thumb, and a palm-side and a back-side, the data entry device being adapted to accept data entry in a manner mimicking a keyboard that generates a signal representing a character corresponding to a key selected from a plurality of keys arranged in a plurality of rows on the keyboard, the data entry device comprising:
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two sets of thumb contacts positioned on respective ones of the user'"'"'s thumbs on each of the at least one of the user'"'"'s hands, each set of thumb contacts including a plurality of thumb contact wherein each respective one of the thumb contacts corresponds to a respective one of the plurality of rows on the keyboard; and
a plurality of finger contacts positioned on respective ones of the user'"'"'s fingers on each of the at least one of the user'"'"'s hands such that contact between any one of the finger contacts and a respective one of the thumb contacts generates a signal equivalent to the signal that would be generated if touch typing was used by the user to press a corresponding key in the corresponding row of keys on the keyboard. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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