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Input system includes a cache word library (300), to store information on frequently-used words associated with one-keystroke codes and two-keystroke codes, and index data on these words. The system also includes a core word library (200), to store information on frequently-used words associated with one-keystroke codes and two-keystroke codes, and index data on these words. The system further includes a word retrieving module (100), to retrieve words from the cache word library (300) according to the index data if a one-keystroke code or two-keystroke code is input, and to retrieve a word from the core word library (200) according to the index data if a three-keystroke code or four-keystroke code is input. |
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Sensor device for data input includes a transparent touch screen and a display behind said touch screen, connected to a control device, capable of randomly distributing characters and corresponding functions on an input field for each code input session. To limit the angle of view of images of characters, an insert is placed between the touch screen and the display, said insert having optical channels, wherein for each character displayed on the display, the number of optical channels N is selected such that N≥1, and the length of each optical channel, the linear dimension of a section of the field of the display in the channel to be viewed, as well as the linear dimension of the opening of the optical channel on the side of the touch screen should be in a defined ratio. |
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Methods of managing whiteboard for multimedia conference events Apparatus comprises a whiteboard manager component which may comprise an image quantiser module to receive an image of a writing surface with pen strokes and quantise each pixel of the image into a predetermined number of colours, an attribute extractor module communicatively connected to the image quantiser module, the attribute extractor module configured to extract stroke attribute information for the pen strokes from the quantised pixels, and a whiteboard interface module communicatively connected to the attribute extractor module, the whiteboard interface module configured to send the stroke attribute information to a meeting console for rendering as digital pen strokes on a digital writing surface. |
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System which implements a dynamic programmed keyboard includes: a predictive keyboard mechanism; one or more units connected to provide the predictive keyboard mechanism with information describing the current input environment for the programmed keyboard; and said predictive keyboard mechanism is configured based at least in part on information describing the current input environment with the possibility of: changing the pressing region of multiple keys of the programmed keyboard, reducing the size of the pressing region of one of the multiple keys while increasing the size of the pressing region of an adjacent key from the multiple keys so that the pressing region of the adjacent key from the multiple keys passes over the display area of said one key. The changed pressing region of said adjacent key includes one or more positions in which said adjacent key is displayed, as well as one or more positions in which said one key is displayed and not said adjacent key, and for each of the multiple keys, the pressing region includes positions on the programmed keyboard corresponding to a key; the changed pressing regions of the multiple keys are used. |
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Method and device to control keyboard Device (2600) includes controlled shell texture (2606) that defines keyboard (2610), sensor and control logic (200). Sensor determines proximity of indicating element (2900) to each key (2800, 2808, 2902, 2908) of the keyboard based on user input. In response to proximity determination of indicating element to a certain key control logic changes height of each key of the keyboard. In one example device includes displaying device (2700) to display variety of keys (2612). Control logic changes visual properties of a certain key (2800, 2808, 2902, 2908) and adjacent keys (2802, 2810, 2904, 2910) in regards towards each other and other keys in variety in response to proximity determination of indicating element to a certain key. |
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Method and apparatus for selecting object on display screen Contact point on the screen is calculated, radius of the contact area from the contact point is established; if it is detected that selected objects are at least partially located in the contact area defined by the radius, the objects are partially activated by changing the nature of their display. When computing another contact point determining a partially activated object, that object is completely activated and other partially activated objects are deactivated. |
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Virtual keyboard of mobile terminal device Method to display a virtual keyboard on a display of a mobile terminal device, for instance, a mobile telephone, besides, the mobile terminal device comprises a camera for shooting video data, a screen for their display and a keyboard for selection of menu functions or input of, for instance, a text message, consists in the fact that the keyboard is displayed on the mobile terminal device screen in the form of a virtual keyboard, and the indicator (cursor) displayed on it is made as mobile, besides, in accordance with movements of the mobile terminal device made along spatial axes, the indicator (cursor) moves along the corresponding field of the virtual keyboard. |
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Method for inputting letters and symbols for mobile telephones On the keyboard of a mobile telephone, a digital key is selected, on which the letter or symbol to be entered is located, and the key is pressed; another key with a figure matching the order of the sequence of the entered letter among other letters located on the selected key is further pressed. |
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Tuckaway keyboard for portable computer Tuckaway keyboard for a portable computer includes a keyboard body made of two separate parts of the keyboard, which are hingedly connected to each other with the possibility to rotate to the left and to the right in parallel to the keyboard surface. At the same time separate parts of the keyboard are so hingedly connected to each other that their width and length switch places during rotation, besides, it additionally includes a connecting link made as capable to optionally disconnect the keyboard body from the main body of the portable computer or to connect the keyboard body to the main body of the portable computer. At the same time the connecting link is made in the form of a rod, one end of which is attached to a hinged unit and is inserted into the main body via one side of the main body. |
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Household electric appliance integrated control panel Control panel contains: a printed board (1); multiple circuit breakers (2A, 2B, 2C) mounted thereon that are actuated by means of the buttons (3A, 3B, 3C) projecting to the outside; a plastic base (4) positioned over the printed board on the control panel inside, multiple through holes (6A, 6B, 6C) arranged in the base (4) that are located so that to match the buttons (3A, 3B, 3C) positioning; and a flexible membrane (5) superimposed onto the plastic base (4) face outside surface; the printed board contains one or several light sources (8A, 8B), preferably - LEDs, located on the same side as the buttons (3A, 3B, 3C); arranged in the plastic base (4) are several through holes (9A, 9B, 9C) located so that to match the light sources (8A, 8B); connected to the inner edges of the second through holes (9A, 9B) are hollow tubes (10A, 10B, 10C) that are designed to be flush with the plastic base. |
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User interface and corresponding method and device Input and output apparatus for a portable electronic communication device has a basic element, a user interface for inputting information and a user interface for outputting information. The user interface for outputting information is extended along mutually perpendicular longitudinal and transverse axes of the apparatus. The user interface for inputting information has a standard keyboard (QWERTY), which is extended in parallel to the longitudinal axis. The apparatus is adapted to provide a first configuration, wherein the user interface for inputting information lies between the basic element and the user interface for outputting information, and a second configuration, wherein the user interfaces for inputting and outputting information are alternately shifted in opposite directions from the basic element. |
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Keyboard has a light-guide panel for propagating light through it as a result of total internal reflection; a film on top of the light-guide panel, wherein there is an air layer between the film and the light-guide panel; a plurality of buttons lying on the top surface of the film; and a plurality of reflecting structures formed on the light-guide panel and lying at a distance from each other for output of part of the light directed through the inner part of the light-guide panel towards the buttons. |
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Mobile communication terminal with keyboard entry error prevention function, method for this Mobile communication terminal includes sensor unit for reading key being entered by means of touching keyboard to output keyboard entry signal corresponding to the key, and controller suited to determine keyboard entry according to either priority between multiple keys from which key signals are received or whether the received key signal has been generated unintentionally. |
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Input device has: a base with an input area; one or more touch-sensitive sections on the input area for detecting touching of the input zone or contact movement thereon; a control unit for retrieving data corresponding to any input operation from memory and inputting the retrieved data depending on the position or direction of movement of the contact spot detected by the touch-sensitive section relative a reference section lying on the input area. |
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Apparatus for inputting symbols and method of using said apparatus Apparatus for inputting symbols comprises: a base, a manipulator key located on the base with possibility of independent input on two coordinates, wherein the first coordinate is input by moving the manipulator key from the original position to any of a plurality of denotive positions spread on a circle about the original position within the given input region, and the second coordinate is input by selecting from the plurality of denotive positions spread on a circle on the manipulator key itself, a first sensor for reading movement of the manipulator key, a second sensor for reading the second coordinate input, a controller for retrieving and inputting the first or second symbol from the memory unit, wherein the first symbol is assigned the denotive position of the first coordinate in which movement of the manipulator key is read, and the second symbol is assigned the denotive position of the second coordinate in which the second coordinate input is read. |
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Data input device has a plurality of input keys, wherein single-step input for inputting a first symbol and two-step input for inputting a second symbol are performed independently; a sensor for detecting single-step input and two-step input at the input keys; and a controller for retrieving from memory the first or second symbol assigned to the corresponding input key in a duplicative manner, depending on the detecting result from the sensor for input of the first or second symbol. |
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FIELD: electronics. SUBSTANCE: visual display unit comprises translucent housing 1 with its external side having a blue-coloured layer 2 with a lumen 3 shaped as the first character. A second red-colored layer 4 with a lumen 5 shaped as the second character is applied to the interior side of housing 1. Two LEDs are located at the interior side of housing 1: a red one 6 and a blue one 7. The spectral radiation band of LED 6 coincides with the absorption band of layer 2 and the spectral radiation band of LED 7 coincides with the absorption band of layer 4. A register switchboard 8 is provided. EFFECT: increased number of displayed characters. 11 cl, 1 dwg |
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Circuit for generating double images Invention discloses a circuit and a method of displaying at least a first and a second image. The circuit includes at least one light source (120, 121, 220, 320, 321) configured to generate light, having at least a first and a second light characteristic and at least an element (122, 123, 223, 322, 323) for generating the first and the second image, which is configured to display the first and the second image (128, 129, 230, 231), respectively. The element (122, 222, 322) for generating the first image is at least sensitive to light, having a first light characteristic. The element (123, 223, 323) for generating the second image is at least sensitive to light, having a second light characteristic. |
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Computer keyboard has a housing and control buttons, wherein said keyboard has two sets of buttons on the top and bottom sides of the housing, and also has pendulum switch inside in form of a horizontal arm with a load at the end. In the computer keyboard, certain buttons are closed by spring-loaded transparent covers or opaque covers with the same symbol as the button. The computer keyboard also has one or two pairs of horizontal cross axes with elastic wheels lying such that the sheet of paper held in the wheels lies at an angle of 40-89 degrees to the horizontal, wherein one of the axes has a handle for turning with fingers. |
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Character input device has an input apparatus designed to facilitate input through directed motion and input through directed pressing; an input detector through motion designed to detect input through directed motion; an input detector through pressing designed to detect input through directed pressing; and a controller designed to select characters from memory for execution, wherein characters correspond to the result of detection performed by the input detector through motion and through pressing. |
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Method of predicting a word involves receiving input from a user via the keyboard of a communication device and searching a database and a cache to identify a word or website identifier based on the received input. The word or website identifier may correspond to a word or website identifier which the user intends to input. The method may also include providing the word or website identifier via the display of a communication device. |
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Keyboard for electronic equipment and method of controlling said keyboard Invention relates to electronic equipment, having multiple keys (9), wherein a first value (11) is assigned to each of the keys (9), and a graphical image on the keys (9) for pictorial marking of multiple groups (10) of keys (9), wherein each group (10) contains two keys (9) merged into a single key element (9', 9"), wherein a second value (12) is assigned to each group (10), wherein the keyboard (5) may be used in a first or second operation mode, wherein in the first operation mode the first value (9) is processed, and in the second operation mode, the second value (12) assigned to each group (10) is processed, if one or both keys which form the corresponding group are pressed. |
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Device includes the following: at least one frame with at least four corners lying with its base on a panel, wherein part of the surface of the panel, bounded by inner faces of the frame, part of the surface of the panel lying outside the faces of the frame and the surface between faces of the frame itself, which projects over the level the of the surface the panel by a given height, are, the first, second and third working surfaces of the device, respectively, and the inner and outer faces of the frame are the fourth and fifth working surfaces of the device and serve as guides for the working element of at least three sensors fitted on at least one of the working surfaces of the device. Change in the state of at least three sensors during said action on them enables to program multiple codes for information input. |
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Terminal and display method thereof Terminal identifies the result of an action, at least some of multiple display buttons and displays multiple images corresponding to the identified result on the buttons in accordance with techniques which are predetermined for each of the images. The techniques determine the colour which will be used for each image. |
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Programmable keyboard has one or more programmable keys with a character displayed on one or more programmable keys. One of the characters displayed on one of the programmable keys can be modified by selecting the programmable key and then performing directed input. The user can confirm directed input by touching and directed dragging of the selector on the touch screen. Several characters associated with the plurality of modification keys become visible after the programmable key is selected so that the user can visually determine which directed input will provide the required character. |
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Household electric appliance incorporating fingerprint identification sensor Proposed appliance comprises casing translucent element and fingerprint sensor arranged on inner side of outer surface of aforesaid element. Proposed sensor comprises light source to emit light, detector of reflected light emitted by said light source, and device to direct light emitted by source into said casing element and to direct light reflected from casing element outer surface into detector. |
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Switch comprises a generally tubular frame (10) of hard plastic, around the end of which there are multiple separate tabs (12) arranged along circumference next to each other. There is seat (16) in frame (10) for rubber dome-like element (24), the base of which comprises a circular rib (26). Seat (16) has a circular slot (20) with relatively sharp edge (22), intended to locate circular rib (26) of dome-like element (24). When dome-like element (24) is properly inserted in seat (16), tabs (12) are exposed to downward force, making them "fold" down on the basis of dome-like element (24) so that they are arranged substantially at the right angle to longitudinal lateral side of frame (10) and substantially flush with its edge part (29). Alternatively, tabs (12) may be heated, so that they at least partially soften and melt to each other to form a single substantially solid flange, which fully closes circular rib (26) in the base of dome-like element (24), to form liquid-impermeable seal between frame (10) and dome-like element (24). At the end of frame (10) opposite to the one, where tabs (12) are arranged, there is a hole (30), where rod (32) of key cap (34) is inserted so that it may slide. Shape of seat (16) for dome-like element (24) is such that there is a sufficient gap so that when dome-like element is deformed in operation, it does not contact inner wall of frame (10). |
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Information processing system undergoes analysis in order to detect information circuits which are most vulnerable in terms of information protection from leakage due to stray electromagnetic radiation and noise pickup (SERNP), in which digital electronic devices are connected by a single-bit communication line to their transmitting and receiving sides respectively. In each information circuit with stray electromagnetic radiation and noise pickup, transmission of digital signals between devices over the single-bit communication line is stopped. The series of digital signals coming from the digital electronic device of the transmitting side of the information circuit which corresponds to a serial code is converted to a series of generated digital signals, which corresponds to a parallel code which is transmitted over the single-bit communication line to the receiving side, where the series of digital signals transmitted in parallel is first converted to a series of digital signals corresponding to a serial code, and after conversion, entered into the digital electronic device of the receiving side of the information circuit. |
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Proposed remote electronic unit functions control device comprises casing with no electronic components and rigid substrate jointed, by one or several layers, with fluid medium passages that incorporate gage for fluid medium passage matrix. Note here that said matrix is formed, between, in fact, aforesaid rigid substrate and one or several layers for fluid medium. Fluid medium flow channels are arranged between aforesaid matrix and remote conversion gadgets. Proposed device comprises also push-button elements coupled with fluid medium passages that can move relative to appropriate passage to vary inner pressure there inside. Note here that aforesaid pressure variation is determined in fluid medium channels as an unambiguous signature for given push-button element. This allows remote means to generate electric signals to initiate appropriate function of remote electronic unit by depressing aforesaid push-button. |
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Invention relates to a method of entering text into a device. The first character is entered into the device by pressing and holding a key indicating the first character of the text input. Vocalisation of the text input is then heard. After that the probable candidate word for the first vocalisation word is then identified based on the first entered character and analysis of the vocalisation. Finally, the probable candidate word is displayed for the user. |
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Safety connection to keyboard or related device First initial value is known both to the keyboard and the component. Keyboard and component exchange time values. Both the keyboard and the component compute the second initial value and the third initial value on the basis of time values and the first initial value. Both the keyboard and the component make one and the same computation so that both the keyboard and the component have one and the same second and third initial values. The keyboard encodes keystrokes meant for the component by using CBC-3DES method on the basis of the key and the second initial component, as well as creates message authentication code for each keystroke by using CBC-3DESMAC on the basis of the key and the third initial value. The component encodes and verifies keystrokes by using the key and the second and the third initial values. |
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Present invention relates to input of data into electronic devices. This method, which allows the user to input data into an electronic device, involves determination of one or more symbols, as the most probable to be chosen next by the user. These symbols are displayed on the screen of the electronic device in form of strips, comprising three parts: first part, comprising functional pictograms; second part, comprising one or more symbols proposed as the next; and the third part, comprising several other symbols. One or more symbols in the second part and several other symbols in the third part are determined and displayed, based on which functional pictograms where chosen in the first part. The means of scrolling down proposed next symbols and several other symbols the user is provided with, allows for selection of one or more proposed next symbols or, alternatively, one or more other symbols as data, input into the electronic device. |
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Using basic slur elements or alphabetic elements or pronunciation elements, basic elements are selected which form the character of this category by corresponding key of digital keyboard. Code of each indicated basic element is uniquely determined by the code of segment and/or position code where the indicated segment code represents key number in which the element is located. In this case indicated position code represents position number in digital keys to which the basic element belongs. Category selection for input characters; for each character or each word of input character category it is splitted into element combinations; codes corresponding to each element in indicated combination are ordered with their consequent use as code for character or word; then input of character or word is performed. |
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Method of input of information through optical keyboard and optical keyboard device Invention concerns to the method of input of the information through the optical keyboard and to the device of embodying of the optical keyboard. Technical effect on which achievement the given invention is guided, simplification and expansion of functionality of the optical keyboard. The method of input of the information through the optical keyboard carry out by code interruption of a light stream in a slot-hole light guide on one site and on other following site at the further motion of a key a light stream change proportionally to a key motion downwards and upwards on this site. The device contains the warrant with the microchannels located in the form of a meander and vertical gashes over which the cover having gashes is erected, the warrants executed coaxially with gashes, interreacting with the turned "П"-shaped salients of the code plate erected over a cover at height, equal height of the "П"-shaped salient and a cover of its prominence leaning on parallel gashes against which the code plate the crosspieces leans, thus each "П"-shaped salient for passage of a light stream has horizontal code cracks of different length and interreacts with each key of a keyboard plate. |
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Keyboard consists of an optical fibre panel, through which light is transmitted, a film at the upper surface of the optical fibre panel and has at least one button, on its upper surface, and at least one reflective structure, fixed relative the optical fibre panel so as to reflect part of the light, which is transmitted through the optical fibre panel towards the button. |
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Method of matrix keyboard polling Additionally operation is introduced for switching of inlets and outlets of matrix keyboard, which is performed after pressing of any keyboard key. In order to define code of pressed key, reading from the keyboard is carried out twice: by signal of interruption after pressing of key from vertical lines and after switching of inlets and outlets of keyboard from horizontal lines. At that for determination of pressed key code code combination is used, which has been read from outlets of matrix keyboard prior to switching of inlets and outlets, and code read from outlets of matrix keyboard after switching of inlets and outlets. |
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Method and system for information input Method includes stage of presetting during which each of possible for concurrent activation key combination is associated by hardware or software with individual code. After that the generated code is input into adaptable code conversion unit which translates this individual input code into the most probable output code which after processing by device processor is output to display to perform selection of required character and confirm selection, assigning it small degree of validity, at that, after repeated assigning of displayed variants, it is shortened due to removal of variants with small degree of validity. The system contains input device, adaptive conversion unit equipped with memory and unit for communication with external device. |
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Method of words input in electronic device using keys for words input One character corresponds to each button on input buttons of mobile device and, at least, one character Is allocated between two adjacent buttons in which input results the overlapping pressing representing pressing of the first button from two adjacent buttons, and then - the second button, thereat the first button is not released; or consecutive pressing of two adjacent buttons when the first specified button is pressed, and then - the second button, and pressing the second button longer in comparison with pressing the first button. |
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Device and method of complex words creation Device and method for generation of meaningful difficult words is offered. The user interface is made with the possibility of the input data reception corresponding to one or more complex words. The processor is made with the possibility of identifying combinations of words from shorter words which can be combined for creation of a part or the whole word or more complex words. The display is made with possibility of displaying the combinations of words, taking into account priority based on one or more criteria, such as distinction of word combinations having various quantities of short words. |
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Neuro-electronic multi-channel fiber-optic interface Invention relates to automatics. The device incorporates a pack of fiber-optical waveguides combined, on the signal output side, into a flat optical matrix of fiber-optic connector and is connected to a multi-channel matrix comprising light-emitting and light-sensitive cells arranged staggered so that at least one light-emitting and one light-sensitive cell fall on every end face of the said waveguide. On the side facing every waveguide end has a neuronic structure, an active nano-structure incorporating a liquid-crystal modulator sensitive to electric field or to magnetohydroacoustic pulses originating during operation on neurons. Light is transmitted via waveguides to the said neuronic structure. The active nano-structure arranged on the end of every optical fiber helps modulate the light beam in every waveguide depending upon the nearest neuron activity and reflect it back into the said multi-channel matrix to be get converted into electrical form in the light-sensitive cell. |
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Keyboard incorporates a waveguide panel with the light propagation interior, at least, one push-button arranged on the said waveguide panel top surface and, at least, one reflecting structure arranged fixed relative to the waveguide panel to reflect a portion of light propagating through the waveguide panel interior towards the aforesaid push-button. |
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Keyboard with remote key identification Invention concerns typed data input devices (keyboards) and is designed for keyboard typing speed acceleration. Technical result is achieved by application of magnetic pads attached to fingers and keys and generating magnetic field above the keys. |
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Neuroelectronic multi-channel interface Within neurielectronic multi-channel interface for information transfer used light pulses are transferred to neurons through multi-channel fibre-optical waveguide. By means of active nanostructure mounted on end of each optical fibre, light pulses are transformed to polarisation pulses or pressure pulse directly within waveguide cup by specific neuron. These pulses provide neuron excitation Device is furnished with streamline-shaped cup made of soluble or biodegradable substance, e.g. modified collagen containing medicinal agents. |
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Units and components of thin keyboard for electronic devices and methods Invention is related to devices of information input, in particular, to variants of keyboard that contains layer of key covers that has plenty key covers of user interface, which are flexibly connected to holder's section, luminescent layer, which is located in direction to lower side of layer with plenty key covers, besides there are plenty prominent switch elements installed on luminescent layer, which are matched with one corresponding key cover from plenty key covers of according layer. In some variants pad material is applied on lower side of key covers of user interface. |
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Keyboard is made in form of left and right "gloves", in which a set of electrical contact sensors is integrated, provided with devices for processing and transmitting inputted characters and symbols of information into computer, and also with power supplies. |
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Keyboard unit for portable terminal Keyboard unit contains a keyboard which has at least one elastic layer and at least one button on elastic layer, wave conductor for transmitting and redirecting light through it, where wave conductor is positioned under elastic layer and has at least one reflective element for reflecting light towards appropriate button, and switching substrate under the wave conductor, which substrate has at least one switch formed on its upper surface, and on button press, a part of wave conductor is deformed towards the switching substrate, activating the switch. |
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Portable electronic device with keyboard Double-mode portable communication device or mobile station, which use introduction of data by means of keyboard, is described. Keyboard has many keys disposed in format of keyboard standard setting-up. Number of alphabet keys is reduced in relation to standard keyboard setting-up in such a way that number of alphabet keys is less than 26 and more than 9. |
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Method for inputting text into electronic communication device In accordance to the invention, each key of a keyboard represents a set of symbols. A symbol is selected among the set of symbols by several presses of the key, corresponding to that symbol. Also, an additional fuzzy symbol is assigned to each key, which represents any one of the set of symbols. Multiple series of non-fuzzy symbols, corresponding to a series of fuzzy symbols, are generated and compared to dictionary. Those possible series of symbols are selected, which coincide with some series of symbols in dictionary. One of selected series of symbols is inputted into the device. |
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System for inputting data from letter and digit keyboard with usage of a game controller In accordance to the invention, data input system uses a game controller. Several cells are used which are displayed on screen, in each cell several symbols are provided. The user may select any symbol by means of just two commands. In particular, first command is used for selection of a certain cell from several cells, and second command is used for selection of certain symbol among the symbols situated in selected cell. |
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Keyboard represents a panel, on which a set of structurally independent units, required for certain use, is positioned. Each unit contains a matrix of buttons of certain functional purpose and corresponding controller. All matrix controllers are connected to each other by common serial synchronous interface, and all except one are slave interfaces, and generate information about condition of buttons. One controller of a set combines functions of slave and master, generates scan-codes of its matrix, and also on basis of information about scan-codes of all matrices of a set generates codes for transmission into personal computer. In another variant of realization, keyboard contains an additional controller, which performs functions of a master relatively to slave controllers of a set of matrices and ensures transformation of matrix codes according to protocol of exchange with personal computer. |
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