Highly mobile keyboard in separable components
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1. An apparatus comprising:
- a wireless transmitter to transmit keyboard data to a recipient; and
a plurality of individual cordless elements including at least;
a first array of physical keys mounted on a first substrate;
a second array of physical keys mounted on a second substrate;
wherein each array provides access to at least part of an alphabet,wherein the keys can move at least 1.0 mm responsive to sufficient pressure by a finger,wherein the individual cordless elements can be detached from one another without any physical connection there between; and
wherein the elements, without any physical contact there between, when brought sufficiently near to each other, collectively self-assemble into a single structural unit to form an operational wireless keyboard.
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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.
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a wireless transmitter to transmit keyboard data to a recipient; and a plurality of individual cordless elements including at least; a first array of physical keys mounted on a first substrate; a second array of physical keys mounted on a second substrate; wherein each array provides access to at least part of an alphabet, wherein the keys can move at least 1.0 mm responsive to sufficient pressure by a finger, wherein the individual cordless elements can be detached from one another without any physical connection there between; and wherein the elements, without any physical contact there between, when brought sufficiently near to each other, collectively self-assemble into a single structural unit to form an operational wireless keyboard. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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4. An apparatus comprising:
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a wireless transmitter to transmit keyboard data to a recipient; and a plurality of physically dissociable elements including at least; a first array of keys mounted on a first substrate; a second array of keys mounted on a second substrate; wherein the elements collectively form a wireless keyboard and wherein each substrate contains at least one connector, and the arrays couple together through the connectors to form the keyboard and wherein each connector contains at least one magnet, and the elements magnetically couple together, and wherein the magnets cause the elements to automatically draw together into the assembled keyboard when brought sufficiently close together. - View Dependent Claims (5, 8)
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