FR2655911A1 - Ergonomic combination keypad (keyboard) - Google Patents

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FR2655911A1
FR2655911A1 FR8916721A FR8916721A FR2655911A1 FR 2655911 A1 FR2655911 A1 FR 2655911A1 FR 8916721 A FR8916721 A FR 8916721A FR 8916721 A FR8916721 A FR 8916721A FR 2655911 A1 FR2655911 A1 FR 2655911A1
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F3/00—Input arrangements for transferring data to be processed into a form capable of being handled by the computer; Output arrangements for transferring data from processing unit to output unit, e.g. interface arrangements
    • G06F3/01—Input arrangements or combined input and output arrangements for interaction between user and computer
    • G06F3/02—Input arrangements using manually operated switches, e.g. using keyboards or dials
    • G06F3/0202—Constructional details or processes of manufacture of the input device
    • G06F3/0219—Special purpose keyboards
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J3/00—Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed
    • B41J3/32—Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed for printing in Braille or with keyboards specially adapted for use by blind or disabled persons
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J5/00—Devices or arrangements for controlling character selection
    • B41J5/08—Character or syllable selected by means of keys or keyboards of the typewriter type
    • B41J5/10—Arrangements of keyboards, e.g. key button disposition
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
    • G09B—EDUCATIONAL OR DEMONSTRATION APPLIANCES; APPLIANCES FOR TEACHING, OR COMMUNICATING WITH, THE BLIND, DEAF OR MUTE; MODELS; PLANETARIA; GLOBES; MAPS; DIAGRAMS
    • G09B21/00—Teaching, or communicating with, the blind, deaf or mute
    • G09B21/001—Teaching or communicating with blind persons
    • G09B21/003—Teaching or communicating with blind persons using tactile presentation of the information, e.g. Braille displays
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H2217/00—Facilitation of operation; Human engineering
    • H01H2217/014—Facilitation of operation; Human engineering handicapped

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Abstract

The invention relates to a keypad intended for an operator who controls a computer system in general and it is suitable in particular for a blind operator who uses Braille code. The invention contains, between the ergonomic keypad with dedicated keys (1) for each finger and a Braille composition zone (2), situated in front, a row of control keys (Li) arranged in a line (3) but having a smaller height than the keys of the keypad dedicated to the fingers, in order to allow the fingers to touch a Braille composition zone without being hampered by the height of the control keys arranged in a line, the keypad of the keys dedicated to the fingers fits perfectly in the hollow of the relaxed hand (4) of the operator when touching the composition zone or actuating the control keys arranged in a line. The keypad according to the invention is intended in particular for apparatuses for the blind.

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La présente invention concerne un clavier destiné à un opérateur qui commande un système informatique en général et il est particulièrement approprié à un opérateur aveugle qui utilise les codes brailles. The present invention relates to a keyboard for an operator who controls a computer system in general and is particularly suitable for a blind operator who uses braille codes.

Les claviers traditionnels pour les appareils brailles sont placés en ligne et pour remédier au problème qui se pose à cause de la longueur naturelle différente des doigts de la main humaine, les touches sont parfois d'une forme allongée sur la verticale pour que les doigts puissent les toucher simultanément sans beaucoup de difficulté. Même dans la dernière situation, la position de l'opérateur n'est pas toujours commode. Traditional keyboards for Braille devices are placed in line and to remedy the problem which arises because of the different natural length of the fingers of the human hand, the keys are sometimes of an elongated shape vertically so that the fingers can touch them simultaneously without much difficulty. Even in the latter situation, the operator's position is not always convenient.

Le clavier selon l'invention permet de remédier à cet inconvénient. Il consiste en effet d'un clavier qui contient en principal jusqu'a 10 touches, une pour chaque doigt de chaque main disposées de telle manière que les doigts relaxés des deux mains s'appuient chacun sur une touche; le clavier est symétrique par rapport à un axe qui passe entre les mains de l'opérateur et que chaque groupe de 5 touches est séparé en 2 sous-groupes, l'un formé d'une seule touche plus large que la normale destinée au pouce et l'autre plus éloigné de l'opérateur qui est composé de 4 touches placées de telle manière que la touche de l'index se trouve dans l'axe de la touche du pouce et que les touches correspondant à l'annulaire et au majeur se trouvent plus éloignées de l'opérateur que les touches correspondant à l'index et à l'auriculaire; la position relative de la touche correspondant à l'annulaire par rapport à la touche correspondant au majeur peut être au même niveau, plus éloigné ou plus proche, les touches correspondant au pouce des 2 mains peuvent se toucher et les touches correspondant à l'index peuvent se toucher ou être séparées; entre le clavier ergonomique avec touches dédiées à chaque doigt et une plage dactile braille, située devant, se trouve une rangée de touches de commandes disposées en ligne mais avec une hauteur plus réduite que celle des touches du clavier dédié aux doigts pour permettre aux doigts d'effleurer une plage dactile braille sans être gêné par la hauteur des touches de commande disposées en ligne, le clavier des touches dédiées aux doigts se place parfaitement dans le creux de la main relaxée de l'opérateur pendant l'effleurement de la plage dactile ou l'action des touches de commande disposées en ligne. The keyboard according to the invention overcomes this drawback. It consists in fact of a keyboard which mainly contains up to 10 keys, one for each finger of each hand arranged in such a way that the relaxed fingers of the two hands each rest on a key; the keyboard is symmetrical about an axis that passes through the operator's hands and that each group of 5 keys is separated into 2 sub-groups, one formed by a single key larger than normal intended for the thumb and the other more distant from the operator which is composed of 4 keys placed in such a way that the index finger is in the axis of the thumb key and that the keys corresponding to the ring finger and middle finger are farther from the operator than the keys corresponding to the index and little finger; the relative position of the button corresponding to the ring finger relative to the button corresponding to the middle finger can be at the same level, more distant or closer, the buttons corresponding to the thumb of both hands can be touched and the buttons corresponding to the index finger can touch or be separated; between the ergonomic keyboard with dedicated keys for each finger and a braille touch pad, located in front, is a row of command keys arranged in line but with a lower height than that of the keys of the keyboard dedicated to fingers to allow fingers to touch a braille touchpad without being bothered by the height of the control keys arranged in line, the keyboard of the dedicated finger keys is perfectly placed in the palm of the operator's relaxed hand during the touch of the touchpad or the action of the control keys arranged online.

La figure unique 1 représente une vue de face et une vue de profil du clavier conformément à un exemple de réalisation de l'invention.Le clavier représenté dans la figure 1 comporte dix touches dédiées aux dix doigts de la main (1), pouce (P), index (I), majeur (M), annulaire (A) et auriculaire (R). Entre une plage dactile (2) et les touches dédiées aux doigts se trouvent plusieurs touches de commandes disposées en ligne (3) marquées de
L1 à L9 et qui sont d'une hauteur beaucoup plus réduite que les touches dédiées pour permettre à une main (4) de l'opérateur aveugle d'effleurer la plage dactile (2) sans être gêné par la rangée des touches de commande disposées en ligne étant donné que les touches dédiées (1) entrent dans le creux de la main (4) relaxée pendant l'effleurage de la plage dactile (2) ou l'action des touches de commande disposées en ligne (3).The single FIGURE 1 represents a front view and a side view of the keyboard according to an exemplary embodiment of the invention. The keyboard represented in FIG. 1 comprises ten keys dedicated to the ten fingers of the hand (1), thumb ( P), index (I), middle finger (M), ring finger (A) and little finger (R). Between a touch pad (2) and the keys dedicated to the fingers are several control keys arranged in line (3) marked with
L1 to L9 and which are much lower in height than the dedicated keys to allow a hand (4) of the blind operator to touch the touch pad (2) without being hindered by the row of control keys arranged online since the dedicated keys (1) enter the palm of the hand (4) relaxed during the touching of the touch pad (2) or the action of the control keys arranged in line (3).

Un exemple de réalisation de clavier combinatoire ergonomique conforme à l'invention se trouve dans les appareils BRAILTEL, BRAILBOX, BRAILPEN et
BRAILKEY. An exemplary embodiment of an ergonomic combination keyboard in accordance with the invention is found in the BRAILTEL, BRAILBOX, BRAILPEN and
BRAILKEY.

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REVENDICATIONS 1) Clavier combinatoire ergonomique destiné aux systèmes informatiques en général et en particulier aux opérateurs aveugles opérant en code braille caractérisé en ce qu'il contient en principal jusqu'a 10 touches, une pour chaque doigt de chaque main disposées de telle manière que les doigts relaxés des deux mains s'appuient chacun sur une touche. 1) Ergonomic combinatorial keyboard intended for computer systems in general and in particular for blind operators operating in Braille code characterized in that it contains mainly up to 10 keys, one for each finger of each hand arranged in such a way that the fingers relaxed with both hands, each presses a button. 2) Clavier selon la revendication 1 caractérisé en ce que le clavier est symétrique par rapport à un axe qui passe entre les mains de l'opérateur et que chaque groupe de 5 touches est séparé en 2 sous-groupes, l'un formé d'une seule touche plus large que la normale destinée au pouce (P) et l'autre plus éloigné de l'opérateur qui est composé de 4 touches placées de telle manière que la touche de l'index < I) se trouve dans l'axe de la touche du pouce (P) et que les touches correspondant à l'annulaire (A) et au majeur (M) se trouvent plus éloignées de l'opérateur que les touches correspondant à l'index (I) et à l'auriculaire (R). 2) Keyboard according to claim 1 characterized in that the keyboard is symmetrical with respect to an axis which passes through the hands of the operator and that each group of 5 keys is separated into 2 sub-groups, one formed by only one key wider than normal for the thumb (P) and the other further from the operator which is made up of 4 keys placed so that the index finger <I) is in the axis of the thumb key (P) and that the keys corresponding to the ring finger (A) and the middle finger (M) are located further from the operator than the keys corresponding to the index finger (I) and the little finger (R). 3) Clavier selon les revendications 1 et 2 caractérisé en ce que la position relative de la touche correspondant à l'annulaire (A)par rapport à la touche correspondant au majeur (M) peut être au même niveau, plus éloigné ou plus proche, les touches correspondant au pouce (P) des 2 mains peuvent se toucher et les touches correspondant à l'index (I) peuvent se toucher ou être séparées. 3) Keyboard according to claims 1 and 2 characterized in that the relative position of the key corresponding to the ring finger (A) relative to the key corresponding to the middle finger (M) can be at the same level, more distant or closer, the keys corresponding to the thumb (P) of both hands can be touched and the keys corresponding to the index finger (I) can be touched or separated. 4) Clavier selon les revendications 1, 2 et 3 caractérisé en ce que entre le clavier ergonomique avec touches dédiées (1) pour chaque doigt et une plage dactile braille (2), située devant, se trouve une rangée de touches (Li) de commande disposées en ligne (3) mais d'une hauteur plus réduite que celle des touches du clavier dédié aux doigts pour permettre aux doigts d'effleurer une plage dactile braille sans être gêné par la hauteur des touches de commande disposées en ligne, le clavier des touches dédiées aux doigts se place parfaitement dans le creux de la main (4) relaxée de l'opérateur pendant l'effleurement de la plage dactile ou l'action des touches de commande disposées en ligne.  4) Keyboard according to claims 1, 2 and 3 characterized in that between the ergonomic keyboard with dedicated keys (1) for each finger and a braille touch pad (2), located in front, is a row of keys (Li) of command arranged in line (3) but of a lower height than that of the keys of the keyboard dedicated to the fingers to allow the fingers to touch a braille touch pad without being hindered by the height of the control keys arranged in line, the keyboard dedicated finger keys are placed perfectly in the palm of the operator's relaxed hand (4) during the touch of the touch pad or the action of the control keys arranged in line.
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EP0628857A1 (en) * 1993-06-07 1994-12-14 Noritsu Koki Co., Ltd. Keyboard for photographic printing apparatus
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EP0959445A2 (en) * 1998-05-18 1999-11-24 F.J. Tieman B.V. Input/output tactile feel device
US6712534B2 (en) 2001-07-23 2004-03-30 Sanjay M. Patel Ergonomic and efficient keyboard
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US9678580B2 (en) 2004-03-23 2017-06-13 Keypoint Technologies (UK) Limted Human-to-computer interfaces
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