GB2015220A - A portable keyboard device - Google Patents
A portable keyboard deviceInfo
- Publication number
- GB2015220A GB2015220A GB7905377A GB7905377A GB2015220A GB 2015220 A GB2015220 A GB 2015220A GB 7905377 A GB7905377 A GB 7905377A GB 7905377 A GB7905377 A GB 7905377A GB 2015220 A GB2015220 A GB 2015220A
- Authority
- GB
- United Kingdom
- Prior art keywords
- signals
- characters
- keyboard
- processing
- keys
- 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.)
- Granted
Links
- 230000005540 biological transmission Effects 0.000 abstract 1
Classifications
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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
- G06F3/023—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
- G06F3/0232—Manual direct entries, e.g. key to main memory
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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
- B41J5/107—Arrangements of keyboards, e.g. key button disposition for special purposes, e.g. Braille, Chinese, multi-language options
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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)
Abstract
A portable electronic word- processing unit comprises a manually operable input keyboard 2; an internal power supply 15, 18, 14; a display device 13; output means 16, 17 to enable the word-processing unit to be connected to a printer; and electronic components including memory means and a micro-processor mu P interconnected and programmed so as to receive from the keyboard signals corresponding to alpha-numeric characters and instructions for processing the characters, edit the character signals, feed signals to the display device for display of characters as an edited text, and store the edited text and print format instruction signals available for transmission through the output means. In a preferred embodiment, the keyboard has at least five keys and the micro- processor is programmed to record the signals produced by operation of any one key or a combination of up to a maximum of five keys to generate a coded signal representing a particular alpha-numeric character or processing instruction. <IMAGE>
Priority Applications (3)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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GB7905377A GB2015220B (en) | 1978-02-23 | 1979-02-15 | Portable key-board device |
IE530/79A IE47858B1 (en) | 1978-02-23 | 1979-02-19 | A portable keyboard device |
IT48087/79A IT1162273B (en) | 1978-02-23 | 1979-02-22 | PORTABLE KEYBOARD SYSTEM USABLE IN ASSOCIATION WITH ELECTRONIC PROCESSORS |
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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GB727178 | 1978-02-23 | ||
GB7905377A GB2015220B (en) | 1978-02-23 | 1979-02-15 | Portable key-board device |
Publications (2)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
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GB2015220A true GB2015220A (en) | 1979-09-05 |
GB2015220B GB2015220B (en) | 1982-08-25 |
Family
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Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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GB7905377A Expired GB2015220B (en) | 1978-02-23 | 1979-02-15 | Portable key-board device |
Country Status (3)
Country | Link |
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GB (1) | GB2015220B (en) |
IE (1) | IE47858B1 (en) |
IT (1) | IT1162273B (en) |
Cited By (11)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
DE3043765A1 (en) * | 1979-11-21 | 1981-06-04 | Ergoplic | KEYBOARD |
DE3149862A1 (en) * | 1980-12-16 | 1982-08-05 | Sony Corp., Tokyo | WORD PROCESSING DEVICE FOR PROCESSING AND EDITING TEXTS |
FR2506675A1 (en) * | 1981-05-27 | 1982-12-03 | Ergoplic | Accordion-type keyboard for coded data input - has eight keys generating codes directly from input to processor based system |
EP0089468A1 (en) * | 1982-03-24 | 1983-09-28 | International Business Machines Corporation | Abbreviated typing with special form display |
WO1984003375A1 (en) * | 1983-02-23 | 1984-08-30 | Microwriter Ltd | Computer apparatus and remote keyboards therefor |
US4509138A (en) * | 1980-12-15 | 1985-04-02 | Sony Corporation | Word processor |
US4833446A (en) * | 1979-11-21 | 1989-05-23 | Ergoplic Ltd. | Keyboard apparatus and method |
US4849732A (en) * | 1985-08-23 | 1989-07-18 | Dolenc Heinz C | One hand key shell |
US4871269A (en) * | 1987-04-28 | 1989-10-03 | Kabushiki Kaisha Sato | Portable label printing applicator apparatus |
FR2683923A1 (en) * | 1991-11-14 | 1993-05-21 | Besombes Alain | Method for simplifying the functions of a computer |
WO1994001934A1 (en) * | 1992-07-10 | 1994-01-20 | Intellingent Peripheral Devices, Inc. | Portable computer keyboard |
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1979
- 1979-02-15 GB GB7905377A patent/GB2015220B/en not_active Expired
- 1979-02-19 IE IE530/79A patent/IE47858B1/en not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1979-02-22 IT IT48087/79A patent/IT1162273B/en active
Cited By (16)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
DE3043765A1 (en) * | 1979-11-21 | 1981-06-04 | Ergoplic | KEYBOARD |
US4833446A (en) * | 1979-11-21 | 1989-05-23 | Ergoplic Ltd. | Keyboard apparatus and method |
US4509138A (en) * | 1980-12-15 | 1985-04-02 | Sony Corporation | Word processor |
AT389952B (en) * | 1980-12-15 | 1990-02-26 | Sony Corp | WORD PROCESSOR |
DE3149862A1 (en) * | 1980-12-16 | 1982-08-05 | Sony Corp., Tokyo | WORD PROCESSING DEVICE FOR PROCESSING AND EDITING TEXTS |
FR2506675A1 (en) * | 1981-05-27 | 1982-12-03 | Ergoplic | Accordion-type keyboard for coded data input - has eight keys generating codes directly from input to processor based system |
US4459049A (en) * | 1982-03-24 | 1984-07-10 | International Business Machines Corporation | Abbreviated typing with special form display |
EP0089468A1 (en) * | 1982-03-24 | 1983-09-28 | International Business Machines Corporation | Abbreviated typing with special form display |
EP0118242A1 (en) * | 1983-02-23 | 1984-09-12 | Microwriter Limited | Computer apparatus and remote keyboards therefor |
US4727478A (en) * | 1983-02-23 | 1988-02-23 | Cyril Endfield | Computer apparatus and remote keyboards therefor |
WO1984003375A1 (en) * | 1983-02-23 | 1984-08-30 | Microwriter Ltd | Computer apparatus and remote keyboards therefor |
US4849732A (en) * | 1985-08-23 | 1989-07-18 | Dolenc Heinz C | One hand key shell |
US4871269A (en) * | 1987-04-28 | 1989-10-03 | Kabushiki Kaisha Sato | Portable label printing applicator apparatus |
FR2683923A1 (en) * | 1991-11-14 | 1993-05-21 | Besombes Alain | Method for simplifying the functions of a computer |
WO1994001934A1 (en) * | 1992-07-10 | 1994-01-20 | Intellingent Peripheral Devices, Inc. | Portable computer keyboard |
US5410305A (en) * | 1992-07-10 | 1995-04-25 | Intelligent Peripheral Devices, Inc. | Portable computer keyboard |
Also Published As
Publication number | Publication date |
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IT7948087A0 (en) | 1979-02-22 |
IE790530L (en) | 1979-08-23 |
IE47858B1 (en) | 1984-07-11 |
GB2015220B (en) | 1982-08-25 |
IT1162273B (en) | 1987-03-25 |
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Legal Events
Date | Code | Title | Description |
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732 | Registration of transactions, instruments or events in the register (sect. 32/1977) | ||
PCNP | Patent ceased through non-payment of renewal fee |
Effective date: 19960215 |