Keyboard comprising swipe-switches performing keyboard actions
First Claim
1. An apparatus comprisingi) a gesture recognizer capable of determining from a given actual gesture by a user which of a plurality of switches said user intended to activate and then activating said determined switch,ii) a symbol-input switch for inputting symbols, said symbol-input switch activated by taps,iii) a swipe-switch, said swipe-switch corresponding to an ideal form fixed in location, such that said gesture recognizer can determine whether said user intended to activate said swipe switch by quantitatively comparing said actual gesture to said corresponding ideal form in its said fixed location.
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides for an ambiguous keyboard comprising at least two switches for performing keyboard actions, at least one of the two switches being a swipe-switch. The swipe switch can alter at least one characteristic selected from a group including: a) a function of at least one switch of the at least two switches of the ambiguous keyboard; and b) a mode of a second swipe-switch of the ambiguous keyboard.
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20 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising
i) a gesture recognizer capable of determining from a given actual gesture by a user which of a plurality of switches said user intended to activate and then activating said determined switch, ii) a symbol-input switch for inputting symbols, said symbol-input switch activated by taps, iii) a swipe-switch, said swipe-switch corresponding to an ideal form fixed in location, such that said gesture recognizer can determine whether said user intended to activate said swipe switch by quantitatively comparing said actual gesture to said corresponding ideal form in its said fixed location.
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14. A keyboard comprising:
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i) keys for inputting symbols, ii) an activation mechanism sensitive to actual swipes by a user; iii) a keyboard coupled to said activation mechanism; iv) a plurality of ideal paths for swipes fixed in location and shape, said plurality localized at least partly within said keyboard, where said activation mechanism compares each of said actual swipes by a user to each of said ideal paths fixed in location and shape and then activates a switch corresponding to that said ideal path fixed in location and shape which best matches said actual swipe, implementing a swipe-switch. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A keyboard, comprising:
four quadrants each representing a key, with a first assignment of letters to each of said quadrants, said letters to be input when each of said quadrants is tapped, said first assignment of letters equal to a first assignment of letters to four keys of a standard telephone keypad, and wherein said four quadrants may also be tapped in pairs, each said pair inputting letters when tapped, and such that a second assignment of letters is made to each of said pairs, said second assignment of letters being equal to a second assignment of letters to a second set of keys of a standard telephone keypad, whereby a standard telephone keypad with letters assigned to up to 10 keys can be emulated with said four quadrants.
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