KR20090032408A - Key arrangement of notebook keyboard and small size keyboard - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a keyboard arrangement of a computing device, including a computer that requires an input device, in particular an arrangement of a laptop keyboard and a small keyboard.

The keyboard according to the present invention is a notebook keyboard and a small keyboard in which numeric keys and function keys are arranged in the form of a keypad, and aims to provide efficiency and convenience in using the keyboard as well as convenience in numeric input.

Description

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a user input method of a computer input device, and more particularly, to a laptop keyboard and a small keyboard (hereinafter, referred to as a small keyboard), which can be expected to be portable and use efficient space.

Recently, various computer / electronic devices have been miniaturized to ensure the convenience of portability and space utilization, while the inconvenience caused by the miniaturization is often increased. It is increasing.

Among the commonly used keyboards, the standard keyboard consists of 26 keys corresponding to 26 letters of the alphabet, 10 numeric keys, various special character keys and function keys. The representative keyboard standard is the Windows / IBM PC compatible 101/103 keyboard. And the Macintosh Pro keyboard. In such a standard keyboard, a keypad including a numeric key and some function keys have been deleted to reduce the size thereof.

The key arrangement of a conventional general small keyboard is inconvenient and error prone when inputting data since the numeric keys NK are arranged in a row in the second column of the keyboard as shown in FIG. 1. In addition, since the size of the key is smaller than that of the standard keyboard, it may cause inconvenience and error in use.

Therefore, the present invention is intended to solve the above problems.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention used a number key and a function key as a keypad.

The present invention is very easy to input data even on a small keyboard by providing a numeric key in the form of a keypad, it is possible to reduce the error at the time of input. In addition, the key arrangement of the present invention is a function key and arithmetic symbols used in combination with the Shift key or utilizing the NS (number shift) key of FIG. Minimized.

In addition, by providing keys that are almost the same size as the keys of the standard keyboard, it is possible to reduce the inconvenience and error in data input as well as the excessive stress on the human body such as the wrist and the finger.

Hereinafter, the contents of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a view showing a key arrangement of a small keyboard according to the prior art, Figure 2 is a view showing an example of an improved key arrangement according to the present invention.

In order to solve the above problems and achieve the effect, the present invention first rearranges the low-frequency parentheses ([,], {,}, (,)) and \, | keys to SK of FIG. The keypad (Fig. 2, NKP) including a numeric key and a function key is arranged in an empty space.

As an example, the special character keys (FIG. 2, SK) are placed in the second column from the top of the keyboard.

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The keypad (FIG. 2, NKP) is from the top

In the first column, arrange the [7 / Print Screen], [8 / Scroll Lock], and [9 / Pause] keys.

In the second column, arrange the keys [4 / Insert], [5 / Home] and [6 / Page Up].

In the third column, the keys [0], [1 / Del], [2 / End], and [3 / Page Down] are arranged.

In the fourth column, the [./=] key can be arranged.

In addition, by placing an NS (number shift) key on the upper right of the direction key of Figure 2 to facilitate the cycle between the numeric key and the function key, when not using the numeric key by pressing the NS key to use the function key .

As shown in the above example, the key arrangement of the keyboard according to the present invention is the arrangement of the numeric keys and low-frequency [,], {,}, (,) and \, keys in the keyboard layout of the existing standard keyboard. Only changed. Therefore, while ensuring efficient space utilization and ease of data input at the same time, the familiarity of the conventional key arrangement is not significantly impaired.

In order to manufacture the keyboard using the improved keyboard layout of the present invention, a change in the internal electronic circuit according to the keyboard layout is to be followed, which can be manufactured without difficulty because no new technology is required.

1 is a diagram illustrating a general arrangement of a notebook and a small keyboard according to a conventional key arrangement.

2 is a diagram showing an example of key arrangement of a notebook and a small keyboard according to the key arrangement method of the present invention.

Claims (2)

A key arrangement in which the [,], {,}, (,), and \, | keys are placed in the second column of the keyboard in place of the numeric keys in the key arrangement of the notebook and the small keyboard. However, not only the arrangements shown in the above examples and FIG. 2 but also similar arrangements are included in the claims. In the arrangement of laptops and small keyboards, a key arrangement in which numeric keys and function keys are placed on the upper right side of the keyboard, and a key arrangement in which function keys are used without a separate key combination by using a number shift (NS) key. However, not only the arrangements shown in the above examples and FIG. 2 but also similar arrangements are included in the claims.

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