Keyboard device and keyboard cover
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1. A keyboard device comprising a plurality of character keys having identical shapes, each of the character keys including a finger identifier identifying a kind of a finger with which each of the character keys is to be pressed, the finger identifier for a left hand being mirror symmetrical with respect to the finger identifier for a right hand;
- wherein corresponding to a QWERTY arrangement, the plurality of character keys are divided into eight areas including;
a first area having the character keys of “
1”
, “
Q”
, “
A” and
“
Z”
;
a second area having the character keys of “
2”
, “
W”
, “
S” and
“
X”
;
a third area 3 having the character keys of “
3”
, “
E”
, “
D” and
“
C”
;
a fourth area having the character keys of “
4”
, “
5”
, “
R”
, “
T”
, “
F”
, “
G”
, “
V” and
“
B”
;
a fifth area having the character keys of “
6”
, “
7”
, “
Y”
, “
U”
, “
H”
, “
J”
, “
N” and
“
M”
;
a sixth area having the character keys of “
8”
, “
I”
, “
K” and
“
<
”
;
a seventh area having the character keys of “
9”
, “
O”
, “
L” and
“
>
”
; and
an eighth area having the character keys different from the character keys belonging to each of the first to seventh areas,wherein in the first to fourth areas, each of the finger identifiers is arranged at an upper left corner portion of a key top of each of the character keys without being arranged at an upper right corner portion thereof such that the finger identifiers also serve as a hand identifier and such that the character keys can be depressed without concealing any portion of the finger identifiers, andwherein in the fifth to eighth areas, each of the finger identifiers is arranged at an upper right corner portion of a key top of each of the character keys without being arranged at an upper left corner portion thereof such that the finger identifiers also serve as a hand identifier and such that character keys can be depressed without concealing any portion of the finger identifiers.
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Abstract
A label having an identifier 41L is applied to the upper left corner of the key top of each character key in a left hand region of a keyboard device. A label having an identifier 41R is applied to the upper right corner of the key top of each character key in a right hand region. The identifier 41L is a mark of a reversed L shape and the identifier 41R is a mark of a mirror image pattern of the identifier 41L. Further, different colors are applied to the identifiers 41L and 41R depending on regions for individual fingers. As a consequence, the identifiers 41L and 41R have a function to visually display information representing which hand is to be used to press a key and information representing which finger is to be used to press the key. The keyboard device enables a user to naturally understand the arrangement of the keys and the use of the fingers.
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14 Claims
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1. A keyboard device comprising a plurality of character keys having identical shapes, each of the character keys including a finger identifier identifying a kind of a finger with which each of the character keys is to be pressed, the finger identifier for a left hand being mirror symmetrical with respect to the finger identifier for a right hand;
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wherein corresponding to a QWERTY arrangement, the plurality of character keys are divided into eight areas including; a first area having the character keys of “
1”
, “
Q”
, “
A” and
“
Z”
;a second area having the character keys of “
2”
, “
W”
, “
S” and
“
X”
;a third area 3 having the character keys of “
3”
, “
E”
, “
D” and
“
C”
;a fourth area having the character keys of “
4”
, “
5”
, “
R”
, “
T”
, “
F”
, “
G”
, “
V” and
“
B”
;a fifth area having the character keys of “
6”
, “
7”
, “
Y”
, “
U”
, “
H”
, “
J”
, “
N” and
“
M”
;a sixth area having the character keys of “
8”
, “
I”
, “
K” and
“
<
”
;a seventh area having the character keys of “
9”
, “
O”
, “
L” and
“
>
”
; andan eighth area having the character keys different from the character keys belonging to each of the first to seventh areas, wherein in the first to fourth areas, each of the finger identifiers is arranged at an upper left corner portion of a key top of each of the character keys without being arranged at an upper right corner portion thereof such that the finger identifiers also serve as a hand identifier and such that the character keys can be depressed without concealing any portion of the finger identifiers, and wherein in the fifth to eighth areas, each of the finger identifiers is arranged at an upper right corner portion of a key top of each of the character keys without being arranged at an upper left corner portion thereof such that the finger identifiers also serve as a hand identifier and such that character keys can be depressed without concealing any portion of the finger identifiers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A keyboard device comprising a plurality of character keys having identical shapes, each of the character keys including a finger identifier identifying a kind of a finger with which each of the character keys is to be pressed, a color or a shape of the finger identifiers being different from each other depending on the kinds of the fingers, and in each of the fingers, the finger identifier for a left hand being mirror symmetrical with respect to the finger identifier for a right hand;
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wherein corresponding to a QWERTY arrangement, the plurality of character keys are divided into eight areas including; a first area having the character keys of “
1”
, “
Q”
, “
A” and
“
Z”
;a second area having the character keys of “
2”
, “
W”
, “
S” and
“
X”
;a third area 3 having the character keys of “
3”
, “
E”
, “
D” and
“
C”
;a fourth area having the character keys of “
4”
, “
5”
, “
R”
, “
T”
, “
F”
, “
G”
, “
V” and
“
B”
;a fifth area having the character keys of “
6”
, “
7”
, “
Y”
, “
U”
, “
H”
, “
J”
, “
N” and
“
M”
;a sixth area having the character keys of “
8”
, “
I”
, “
K” and
“
<
”
;a seventh area having the character keys of “
9”
, “
O”
, “
L” and
“
>
”
; andan eighth area having the character keys different from the character keys belonging to each of the first to seventh areas, wherein in the first to fourth areas, each of the finger identifiers is arranged at a left side surface of a character key among the characters keys which is to be pressed by the left hand without being arranged at a right side surface thereof such that the finger identifiers also serve as a hand identifier, and in the fifth to eighth areas, each of the finger identifiers is arranged at a right side surface of a character key which is to be pressed by the right hand without being arranged at a left side surface thereof such that the finger identifiers also serve as a hand identifier. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A keyboard cover comprising key cover cells which cover a plurality of character keys of a keyboard device respectively, the character keys having identical shapes, each of the key cover cells including a finger identifier identifying a kind of a finger with which each of the character keys is to be pressed, the finger identifier for a left hand being mirror symmetrical with respect to the finger identifier for a right hand;
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wherein corresponding to a QWERTY arrangement, the plurality of character keys are divided into eight areas including; a first area having the character keys of “
1”
, “
Q”
, “
A” and
“
Z”
;a second area having the character keys of “
2”
, “
W”
, “
S” and
“
X”
;a third area 3 having the character keys of “
3”
, “
E”
, “
D” and
“
C”
;a fourth area having the character keys of “
4”
, “
5”
, “
R”
, “
T”
, “
F”
, “
G”
, “
V” anda fifth area having the character keys of “
6”
, “
7”
, “
Y”
, “
U”
, “
H”
, “
J”
, “
N” anda sixth area having the character keys of “
8”
, “
I”
, “
K” and
“
<
”
;a seventh area having the character keys of “
9”
, “
O”
, “
L” and
“
>
”
; andan eighth area covering the character keys different from the character keys belonging to each of the first to seventh areas, wherein in the first to fourth areas, each of the finger identifiers is arranged on an upper left corner portion of each of the key cover cells without being arranged on an upper right corner portion thereof such that the finger identifiers also serve as a hand identifier, and wherein in the fifth to eighth areas, each of the finger identifiers is arranged on an upper right corner portion of each of the key cover cells without being arranged on an upper left corner portion thereof such that the finger identifiers also serve as a hand identifier. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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Current AssigneeToshihiko Kondo
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Original AssigneeToshihiko Kondo
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InventorsKondo, Toshihiko
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Primary Examiner(s)Pervan, Michael
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Application NumberUS12/092,091Publication NumberTime in Patent Office2,675 DaysField of Search345168-172, 400489-490, 400/494US Class Current345/173CPC Class CodesG06F 3/0202 Constructional details or p...G06F 3/0224 Key guide holdersG06F 3/0489 using dedicated keyboard ke...G09B 13/02 Dummy practice keyboard app...G09F 3/00 Labels, tag tickets, or sim...
