EP0066991A3 - Character keyboards - Google Patents
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- Publication number
- EP0066991A3 EP0066991A3 EP82302603A EP82302603A EP0066991A3 EP 0066991 A3 EP0066991 A3 EP 0066991A3 EP 82302603 A EP82302603 A EP 82302603A EP 82302603 A EP82302603 A EP 82302603A EP 0066991 A3 EP0066991 A3 EP 0066991A3
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- EP
- European Patent Office
- Prior art keywords
- characters
- zones
- keyboard
- keys
- faster
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
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Classifications
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- 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
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- Input From Keyboards Or The Like (AREA)
- Document Processing Apparatus (AREA)
Abstract
A keyboard suitable for a typewriter, word processor,
computer terminal and the like consists of an array of keys
corresponding to the characters of an alphabet arranged in
distinct adjacent zones (11 to 19). The zones (11 to 19) may be
delineated by boundaries (21, 22 or 30) or may be intrinsically
defined by the nature of the characters they contain. The
zones (11 to 19) are arranged in rows. The vowel characters of
the alphabet are located in one or more adjacent zones (15)
which are not in the top or bottom rows and which do not ex
tend to either lateral extreme of the array.
Peripheral characters or keys are preferably larger than
central characters or keys and the characters in each zone, in
the top row and in the bottom row are preferably alphabetically
related.
The keyboard is faster to use than a Qwerty layout for an
untrained operator and results in fewer errors, and touch-typ
ing is faster to learn on the keyboard.
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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GB8115996 | 1981-05-26 | ||
GB8115996 | 1981-05-26 |
Publications (2)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
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EP0066991A2 EP0066991A2 (en) | 1982-12-15 |
EP0066991A3 true EP0066991A3 (en) | 1983-10-12 |
Family
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Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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EP82302603A Ceased EP0066991A3 (en) | 1981-05-26 | 1982-05-21 | Character keyboards |
Country Status (2)
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EP (1) | EP0066991A3 (en) |
JP (1) | JPS5824469A (en) |
Families Citing this family (7)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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GB2123754B (en) * | 1982-07-03 | 1985-11-06 | Kathleen Elizabeth Gardner | Improvements in or relating to a typewriter keyboard layout |
US4783645A (en) * | 1985-04-02 | 1988-11-08 | Eric Goldwasser | Quasi-steno keyboard for text entry into a computer |
US4715736A (en) * | 1984-12-03 | 1987-12-29 | Fwm Enterprises, Inc. | Process for determining optimum keyboard formats for a given language |
USRE34304E (en) * | 1985-04-02 | 1993-07-06 | Quasi-steno keyboard for text entry into a computer | |
US6830396B2 (en) | 2003-03-31 | 2004-12-14 | Francis N. Kurriss | Keyboard configuration system |
AU2005266860B2 (en) * | 2004-07-29 | 2011-09-15 | Paul Lloyd Baker | A keyboard for a handheld computer device |
CA2570430C (en) * | 2004-07-29 | 2013-09-10 | Paul Lloyd Baker | A keyboard for a handheld computer device |
Citations (4)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US1652464A (en) * | 1926-02-08 | 1927-12-13 | Tyberg Oluf | Typewriter keyboard |
FR33948E (en) * | 1927-07-30 | 1929-03-27 | Typewriter keyboard | |
GB1255754A (en) * | 1970-04-20 | 1971-12-01 | Mildred Eleanor Olsen | Improved method and device for teaching typing and language skills |
US3698533A (en) * | 1970-06-15 | 1972-10-17 | Bell Telephone Labor Inc | Keyboard arrangement |
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1982
- 1982-05-21 EP EP82302603A patent/EP0066991A3/en not_active Ceased
- 1982-05-26 JP JP57088128A patent/JPS5824469A/en active Pending
Patent Citations (4)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US1652464A (en) * | 1926-02-08 | 1927-12-13 | Tyberg Oluf | Typewriter keyboard |
FR33948E (en) * | 1927-07-30 | 1929-03-27 | Typewriter keyboard | |
GB1255754A (en) * | 1970-04-20 | 1971-12-01 | Mildred Eleanor Olsen | Improved method and device for teaching typing and language skills |
US3698533A (en) * | 1970-06-15 | 1972-10-17 | Bell Telephone Labor Inc | Keyboard arrangement |
Also Published As
Publication number | Publication date |
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EP0066991A2 (en) | 1982-12-15 |
JPS5824469A (en) | 1983-02-14 |
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Legal Events
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PUAI | Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phase |
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AK | Designated contracting states |
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PUAL | Search report despatched |
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AK | Designated contracting states |
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Effective date: 19840406 |
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Free format text: STATUS: THE APPLICATION HAS BEEN REFUSED |
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18R | Application refused |
Effective date: 19860322 |
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RIN1 | Information on inventor provided before grant (corrected) |
Inventor name: RUSHFORTH, SHELAGH JANE |