GB1500674A - One-handed keyboard - Google Patents

One-handed keyboard

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Publication number
GB1500674A
GB1500674A GB3558276A GB3558276A GB1500674A GB 1500674 A GB1500674 A GB 1500674A GB 3558276 A GB3558276 A GB 3558276A GB 3558276 A GB3558276 A GB 3558276A GB 1500674 A GB1500674 A GB 1500674A
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United Kingdom
Prior art keywords
keys
finger
thumb
adjacent
special
Prior art date
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Expired
Application number
GB3558276A
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English (en)
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International Business Machines Corp
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International Business Machines Corp
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Publication date
Application filed by International Business Machines Corp filed Critical International Business Machines Corp
Publication of GB1500674A publication Critical patent/GB1500674A/en
Expired legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H13/00—Switches having rectilinearly-movable operating part or parts adapted for pushing or pulling in one direction only, e.g. push-button switch
    • H01H13/70—Switches having rectilinearly-movable operating part or parts adapted for pushing or pulling in one direction only, e.g. push-button switch having a plurality of operating members associated with different sets of contacts, e.g. keyboard
    • H01H13/78—Switches having rectilinearly-movable operating part or parts adapted for pushing or pulling in one direction only, e.g. push-button switch having a plurality of operating members associated with different sets of contacts, e.g. keyboard characterised by the contacts or the contact sites
    • H01H13/807—Switches having rectilinearly-movable operating part or parts adapted for pushing or pulling in one direction only, e.g. push-button switch having a plurality of operating members associated with different sets of contacts, e.g. keyboard characterised by the contacts or the contact sites characterised by the spatial arrangement of the contact sites, e.g. superimposed sites
    • 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
    • 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
    • G06F3/023—Arrangements for converting discrete items of information into a coded form, e.g. arrangements for interpreting keyboard generated codes as alphanumeric codes, operand codes or instruction codes
    • G06F3/0233—Character input methods
    • G06F3/0235—Character input methods using chord techniques
    • 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
    • G06F3/023—Arrangements for converting discrete items of information into a coded form, e.g. arrangements for interpreting keyboard generated codes as alphanumeric codes, operand codes or instruction codes
    • G06F3/0233—Character input methods
    • G06F3/0237—Character input methods using prediction or retrieval techniques
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H2225/00—Switch site location
    • H01H2225/022—Switch site location other then row-column disposition

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Theoretical Computer Science (AREA)
  • Human Computer Interaction (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Input From Keyboards Or The Like (AREA)
GB3558276A 1975-10-06 1976-08-26 One-handed keyboard Expired GB1500674A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US61986775A 1975-10-06 1975-10-06

Publications (1)

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GB1500674A true GB1500674A (en) 1978-02-08

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GB3558276A Expired GB1500674A (en) 1975-10-06 1976-08-26 One-handed keyboard

Country Status (4)

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JP (1) JPS5246721A (de)
AU (1) AU502377B2 (de)
CA (1) CA1085487A (de)
GB (1) GB1500674A (de)

Cited By (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE3043765A1 (de) * 1979-11-21 1981-06-04 Ergoplic Tastatur
GB2128005A (en) * 1982-09-25 1984-04-18 Sharp Kk Key function presetting
GB2133745A (en) * 1983-01-21 1984-08-01 Laitram Corp Increasing keyboard functions by depressing a plurality of keys simultaneously
GB2134042A (en) * 1983-01-21 1984-08-08 Laitram Corp Keyboard with extra functions obtained by pressing key combinations
GB2134294A (en) * 1983-01-21 1984-08-08 Laitram Corp Manual data entry

Families Citing this family (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JPS54130222A (en) * 1978-03-29 1979-10-09 Fujitsu Ltd Keyboard for japanese character input device
JPS5915276A (ja) * 1982-02-02 1984-01-26 ア−ゴプリツク・リミテツド 短期操作習得に使用されるコ−デイツクキ−ボ−ド、習得方法およびそのコ−ド
JPS5943050U (ja) * 1982-08-14 1984-03-21 東北金属工業株式会社 自己保持型リレ−装置
JPS6151534U (de) * 1984-09-01 1986-04-07
JPS61235930A (ja) * 1985-04-11 1986-10-21 Kawaguchi Gakuen 文字の入力方法

Family Cites Families (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JPS4939332U (de) * 1972-07-10 1974-04-06
JPS50135935A (de) * 1974-02-28 1975-10-28

Cited By (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE3043765A1 (de) * 1979-11-21 1981-06-04 Ergoplic Tastatur
GB2128005A (en) * 1982-09-25 1984-04-18 Sharp Kk Key function presetting
GB2133745A (en) * 1983-01-21 1984-08-01 Laitram Corp Increasing keyboard functions by depressing a plurality of keys simultaneously
GB2134042A (en) * 1983-01-21 1984-08-08 Laitram Corp Keyboard with extra functions obtained by pressing key combinations
GB2134294A (en) * 1983-01-21 1984-08-08 Laitram Corp Manual data entry
GB2149946A (en) * 1983-01-21 1985-06-19 Laitram Corp Computer keyboard

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
AU1922376A (en) 1978-05-11
JPS5246721A (en) 1977-04-13
JPS5517418B2 (de) 1980-05-12
CA1085487A (en) 1980-09-09
AU502377B2 (en) 1979-07-26

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PS Patent sealed
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