HIGHLY MOBILE KEYBOARD WITH AUTOMATIC PASSWORD TRANSMISSION

• US 20160357271A1
• Filed: 07/26/2016
• Published: 12/08/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 02/03/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Synerdyne Corporation
• Original Assignee: Synerdyne Corporation
• Inventors: Vuong, Kevin V., Knighton, Mark S., Islam, Mydul R., Sung, Tzyy-Woei R.
• Application Number:
  US15/220,351
• Publication Number:
  US 20160357271A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1666 Arrangements for reducing the size of the integrated keyboard for transport, e.g. foldable keyboards, keyboards with collapsible keys G06F1/1664 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0221 Arrangements for reducing keyboard size for transport or storage, e.g. foldable keyboards, keyboards with collapsible keys G06F3/0216 takes precedence; for keyboards integrated in a laptop computer G06F1/1666
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0231 Cordless keyboards
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication

Abstract

A collapsible compact touch-type keyboard for mobile devices. The keyboard includes a plurality of separate parts that together form a keyboard with keys large enough to allow efficient touch-typing. The plurality of parts includes at least a first and a second base each retaining a plurality of keys. A wireless transmitter exists within at least one of the parts to send keyboard events to a computer.

Claims

1. A keyboard peripheral comprising:

a key array;

a wireless interface within the keyboard to communicate directly with a host device; and

a controller disposed within the keyboard, the controller to retain user-defined data within the keyboard;

wherein responsive to at least one of a pressure event, a finger touch gesture or a key event, when a wireless link with the host is operational, the controller uses the user-defined data to automatically send a user-defined password through the wireless interface to the host, without the need for a manual password entry.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the keyboard is a touch type keyboard peripheral.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the keyboard automatically signals a user when the physical distance between the keyboard and the host exceeds a threshold while the keyboard is in a collapsed state.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the keyboard triggers the host to generate a user discernable output to assist in locating the host.

5. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the keyboard triggers the host to generate an output to assist a user in physically locating the host.

6. The keyboard peripheral of claim 1 wherein the key event is a single press of any single key on the array without requiring any other key event in combination.