Method for writing language components

• US 7,253,751 B2
• Filed: 06/04/2004
• Issued: 08/07/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 06/04/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sherrie L. Benson
• Original Assignee: Sherrie L. Benson
• Inventors: Benson, Sherrie L.
• Primary Examiner(s): Zimmerman; Brian
• Assistant Examiner(s): Dang; Hung Q
• Application Number:
  US10/861,681
• Publication Number:
  US 20060061490A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,159 Days
• Field of Search: 341/20, 341/22, 341/200, 345/168, 345/169, 400/475, 400/486, 400/489
• US Class Current: 341/22
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0219 Special purpose keyboards
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0235 using chord techniques G06F3/0234 takes precedence

Abstract

A method for writing text employing at least one hand of a user and manipulating a keyboard having a pair of keypads which are finger depressed and a press pad which is depressed by the palm region of the hand. The first and/or second keypads are pressed simultaneously with the press pad being depressed by the palm region of the hand to generate a signal representative of a recognizable language component. Combinations of keypad and press pad signals may be compiled into a spelling table for forming words in different languages.

Claims

1. A method for writing text employing at least one hand of a user and manipulating a keyboard having at least a first keypad, a second keypad, and a press pad,

comprising the steps:

a. depressing the press pad with the lower palm region of the one hand of the user;

b. depressing the first keypad with a first finger of the one hand of the user and the second keypad with a second finger of the one hand of the user simultaneously with said depressing of the the press pad by the lower palm region of the one hand of the user, said depressing of the first keypad, second keypad, and press pad generating a signal; and

c. transforming said signal into one recognizable language component.

2. The method of claim 1 in which said step of transforming said signal results in one recognizable language component representing a consonant.

3. The method of claim 1 in which said step of transforming said signal results in recognizable language component representing one language word ending consonant.

4. The method of claim 1 in which said step of transforming said first and second signals results into one recognizable language component representing a vowel.

5. The method of claim 1 in which said step of transforming said signal results in one recognizable language component representing a diphthong.

6. The method of claim 1 in which said step of transforming said signal results in one recognizable language component representing a word suffix.

7. The method of claim 1 in which said step of transforming said signal results in one recognizable language component representing a word prefix.

8. The method of claim 1 in which said step of transforming said signal results in one recognizable language component representing a word.

9. The method of claim 1 in which said step of transforming said signal results in one recognizable language component representing a punctuation mark.

10. The method of claim 1 in which the transcription keyboard further includes a third keypad and which further comprises the steps of depressing the third keypad by a third finger of the one hand of the user, to modify said signals.

11. The method claim 1 in which the another hand of the user is employed and in which the press pad comprises a first press pad and further comprises a second press pad, and which further comprises the step of the another hand depressing the second press pad with the lower palm region of the another hand of the user simultaneously with the depression of the first press pad, first finger pad, and second finger pad by the one hand of the user, to modify said signal.

12. The method of claim 11 which further includes a third keypad and which further comprises the step of depressing the third keypad by a finger of the another hand of the user simultaneously with the depressing of the first press pad, first finger pad and second finger pad by the one hand of the user, and the second press pad by the another hand of the user, to modify said signal.