RU224520U1 - Keyboard with the new Russian layout YTSUKEN - Google Patents

Abstract

The technical solution relates to keyboards for data input into a computing device. The technical result is to increase productivity and speed of entering Russian texts by optimizing the arrangement of characters on the keys. The technical result is achieved by the fact that the keyboard for entering data into a computing device contains at least 47 keys with letters of the Latin alphabet, numbers and graphic symbols arranged on them, with punctuation marks “,” (comma) and “.” (dot) in the Latin layout in the bottom row of the alphanumeric zone or on the keys with positions B08 and B09, respectively, and with the Russian layout like YTSUKEN, with the punctuation marks “,” (comma) and “.” (dot) in the Russian layout are located on the same keys as in the Latin layout. 6 salary f-ly, 7 ill.

Description

The utility model relates to keyboards for data input into a computing device (computer) and is intended to increase the productivity (speed) of entering Russian texts by optimizing the arrangement of characters on the keys.

To enter letters, numbers and special graphic symbols into the computer, keyboards are used with the arrangement of keys and symbols described in the series of international standards ISO/IEC 9995 (ISO/IEC 9995) and GOST 14289. The standards define the division of the keyboard into sections (sections) and zones (fields). ) in which the keys are located. The relative position of a key on the keyboard is characterized by its position. Key positions are indicated by indicating the row (Latin letter) and column (number) at the intersection of which the key is located in a conventional coordinate grid, for example E01.

The alphanumeric zone (field) and function zone (control keys) keys form the alphanumeric section of the keyboard (main field). The alphanumeric zone must contain at least 47 keys for entering lowercase and uppercase letters of the Latin alphabet, numbers and special graphic characters and a spacebar. The standards provide a recommended arrangement of letters of the Latin alphabet, the so-called QWERTY layout (according to the first six characters of the letter row D, on keys with positions D01-D06), which is the most common layout of Latin letters and graphic symbols for the English language (known as the American layout or US layout). To enter letters of national languages, due to the limited number of keys (no more than 48 keys), the same keys are used as for entering letters of the Latin alphabet. Switching between layouts (input modes) is carried out using control keys.

GOST 14289 contains a description of a keyboard with a combined arrangement of letters of the Latin alphabet with a QWERTY layout and an arrangement of letters of the Russian alphabet, known as the typewritten layout YTSUKEN (according to the first six characters of the letter row D, on keys with positions D01-D06). Keyboards with the YTSUKEN layout are also known, differing in the arrangement of the letters “Ё” and “Ъ” (GOST 6431). Also known are keyboards with the YZUKEN layout for operating systems from Apple (USA), in which the letter “Ё” is located on the key with position C12. The most common in Russia are keyboards with 47 keys in the alphanumeric zone (keyboards 101/104-ANSI) for Windows operating systems from Microsoft (USA), with the YZUKEN layout, in which the letter “Ё” is located on the key with position E00 and with placement of punctuation marks "." (period) and “,” (comma) in the bottom row of the alphanumeric zone (field) on the key with position B10, in lower and upper case, respectively (Windows layout).

The disadvantage of all standard keyboards with the Cyrillic layout of the YTSUKEN type is the location of the letters “B” (position B08) and “Yu” (position B09) on the keys, where the punctuation marks “,” (comma) and “.” (dot) in the Latin layout (US layout), the arrangement of which is the de facto standard for computer keyboards. Thus, the most common punctuation marks in Russian texts are “,” (comma) and “.” (dot) are located in the Russian and Latin layouts on different keys. This shortcoming leads to slower data entry due to:

- the need to press the additional case switching key “Shift” to enter the frequently used punctuation mark “,” (comma) when typing Russian texts;

- occurrence of errors in entering punctuation marks “,” (comma) and “.” (dot) when changing the input alphabet frequently (switching layouts).

The proposed technical solution eliminates this drawback and increases the speed of data entry (productivity), by modifying the arrangement of letters in the YTSUKEN type layout, by transferring the letters “B” and “U” to other keys of the alphanumeric zone, and with the placement of punctuation marks “, " (comma) and "." (dot) in the Russian layout on the same keys as in the Latin layout, i.e. on the keys with positions B08 and B09 respectively. The technical result of this solution is the unification of the placement of punctuation marks, comma and period, in the Russian and Latin layouts (US English layout) on standard keyboards.

According to studies of the Russian language, the frequency (frequency of use) of the letters “B” and “U” in Russian texts is 1.59% and 0.64%, respectively [O.N. Lyashevskaya, S.A. Sharov, Frequency dictionary of the modern Russian language based on materials from the National Corpus of the Russian language. – M., Publishing House “Azbukovnik”, 2009], which is much lower than the frequency of punctuation marks “,” (comma) and “.” (dot) [B.M. Lobanov, Punctuation structure of works of art and its role in the synthesis of expressive speech from the text. Joint Institute of Informatics Problems of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, Minsk. Belarus]. Therefore, the placement of punctuation marks “,” (comma) and “.” (dot) on the keys instead of the letters “B” and “U” will lead to an increase in input speed, since the characters are located closer to the fingers in the original, “home” position (FYVA-OLDZH) with the “blind” ten-finger typing method . In addition, the unification of the location of basic punctuation marks on different layouts eliminates input errors when they are changed frequently.

In the new YTSUKEN layout, with the new arrangement of the letters “B” and “U”, it is necessary to take into account the experience of users who are accustomed to the arrangement of letters of the traditional YTSUKEN type layout. Considering the low frequency of the letters “B” and “U” in texts, it is advisable to place them on the peripheral keys of the alphanumeric zone, with maximum preservation of the arrangement of letters of the traditional YTSUKEN type layout. The letter “B” can be placed on the vacated key where the period and comma were previously located in the Windows layout (position B10), and the letter “U” can be placed on the key where the “\” sign (backslash) is located, which can be located in positions D13 (Fig. 1), E13 or C12. This arrangement option preserves as much as possible the arrangement of other letters of the YTSUKEN layout in the same places, but has a significant drawback, since the letter “Yu” is located further from letters with a lower frequency than it, such as “E” (0.33%) and “Ъ” "(0.04%), which will negatively affect the input speed. Therefore, it makes sense to move the rarely encountered letter “Ъ” to the peripheral key of the “\” sign, and in its place place the letter “Yu” (position D12, the character input key “]” in the Latin layout).

To enter in upper case, on the keys where a comma and a period are located in the Latin layout, there are signs “<” (less than) and “>” (greater than), which are very rarely used when typing texts. Therefore, it is advisable to place punctuation marks “;” in the upper case of the B08 and B09 keys in the new Russian layout. (semicolon) and “:” (colon), respectively. This arrangement of characters simplifies memorization, due to the emergence of associations “period - colon” and “comma - semicolon”. In the vacant places of the digital row (row E), you can place the signs “/” (fractional slash) and “\” (backward slash) (Fig. 2, 3). The advantage of this character arrangement is that it allows the use of commonly used 47-key keyboards in the alphanumeric zone (101/104-ANSI) by slightly relabeling a few keys.

Further improving the performance of entering Russian texts requires the use of an extended keyboard with 48 keys in the alphanumeric zone, as recommended in the ISO/IEC 9995 standard for national keyboards (keyboard 102/105-ISO). Such keyboards have an additional key with position B00 due to the reduction in the size of the left “Left-Shift” key. With the initial position of the hands on the FYVA-OLDZh keyboard, more letters and characters are entered with the right hand than with the left hand, therefore, when typing Russian texts intensively, the right hand gets tired faster than the left. To equalize the load, it is advisable to move the location of the letter “B” from the right side to the left, to the 48th key with position B00. The letter “U” can be placed on the key with position B10 (Fig. 4). The placement of the letter “U” on the input key for the “]” character in the Latin layout (position D12) will also make it possible to unify the input of the characters “/” (slash) and “?” with the Latin layout. (question mark) located on the B10 key. On the vacated keys of the number row (row E), you can place additional necessary characters, for example: “–” (em dash), “\” (backslash), “'” (apostrophe), currency signs (for example, “ ruble", "euro") or other symbols (Fig. 5, 6, 7).

The proposed technical solution is applicable to keyboards attached (connected) to a computer, wireless, virtual (on the device screen) and built-in keyboards (installed in the case of a computer, laptop, etc.).

For the purpose of unification, the technical solution can also be used on keyboards in which the Cyrillic layout of the YTSUKEN type is used as the basic national layout, for example, in keyboards for Ukrainian, Belarusian, Tatar, Bashkir, Kazakh and other languages.

DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

Figure 1 – Variant of the Russian layout with the location of: punctuation marks “,” and “.” on the same keys as for the Latin layout; the letter “B” on the key to enter the character “/” in the Latin layout (position B10); the letter “U” on the key to enter the character “\” in the Latin layout (position D13).

Figure 2 – Variant of the Russian layout with the location of: punctuation marks “,” and “.” on the same keys as for the Latin layout; the letter “B” on the key to enter the character “/” in the Latin layout (position B10); the letters “U” on the key to enter the character “]” in the Latin layout (position D12); the letters “Ъ” on the key to enter the character “\” in the Latin layout (position D13); sign ";" (semicolon) on the key to enter the character “,” (comma) in the Latin layout (position B08), the sign “:” (colon) on the key to enter the character “.” (dot) in the Latin layout (position B09); "/" and "\" signs in row E.

Figure 3 is the same as Fig. 2, but the letter “Ъ” is located on the key for entering the character “\” in the Latin layout with position C12.

Figure 4 – Variant of the Russian layout with the location of: punctuation marks “,” and “.” on the same keys as for the Latin layout; the letters “B” on the key with position B00; the letters "U" on the key with position B10; sign ";" on the key to enter the character “,” (comma) in the Latin layout (position B08), the sign “:” (colon) on the key to enter the character “.” (dot) in the Latin layout (position B09); the “–” (em dash) and “’” (apostrophe) signs in row E.

Figure 5 – Variant of the Russian layout with the location of: punctuation marks “,” and “.” on the same keys as for the Latin layout; the letters “B” on the key with position B00; the letters “U” on the key to enter the character “]” in the Latin layout (position D12); sign ";" on the key to enter the character “,” (comma) in the Latin layout (position B08), the sign “:” (colon) on the key to enter the character “.” (dot) in the Latin layout (position B09); the signs “\” (backslash), “’” (apostrophe) and “–” (em dash) in row E.

Figure 6 is the same as Fig. 5, but the letter “Ъ” is located on the key for entering the character “\” in the Latin layout with position C12.

Figure 7 is the same as Fig. 5, but the letter “Ъ” is located on the key for entering the character “\” in the Latin layout with position E13.

Claims (7)

1. A keyboard for entering data into a computing device, containing at least 47 keys with letters of the Latin alphabet, numbers and graphic symbols on them, with punctuation marks “,” (comma) and “.” (dot) in the Latin layout in the bottom row of the alphanumeric zone or on the keys with positions B08 and B09, respectively, and with the Russian layout like YTSUKEN, characterized in that the punctuation marks “,” (comma) and “.” (dot) in the Russian layout are located on the same keys as in the Latin layout. 2. The keyboard according to claim 1, characterized in that in the Russian layout the letter “B” is located on the key for entering the character “/” (slash) in the Latin layout or on the key with position B10; the letter “U” is located on the key for entering the character “\” (backslash) in the Latin layout or on the key with position D13, or E13, or C12. 3. The keyboard according to claim 1, characterized in that in the Russian layout the letter “B” is located on the key for entering the character “/” (slash) in the Latin layout or on the key with position B10; the letter “Y” is located on the key for entering the character “]” (right square bracket) in the Latin layout or on the key with position D12; the letter “Ъ” (hard sign) is located on the key for entering the character “\” (backslash) in the Latin layout or on the key with position D13, or E13, or C12. 4. The keyboard according to claim 1, characterized in that in the Russian layout the letter “B” is located on the key with position B00; the letter “Y” is located on the key for entering the character “]” (right square bracket) in the Latin layout or on the key with position D12; the letter “Ъ” (hard sign) is located on the key for entering the character “\” (backslash) in the Latin layout or on the key with position D13, or E13, or C12. 5. The keyboard according to claim 1, characterized in that in the Russian layout the letter “B” is located on the key with position B00, and the letter “Yu” is located on the key with position B10. 6. Keyboard according to claims 2-5, characterized in that in the Russian layout, for entering in upper case, the sign “;” (semicolon) is located on the key for entering the character “,” (comma) in the Latin layout or on the key with position B08, the sign “:” (colon) is located on the key for entering the character “.” (dot) in the Latin layout or on the key with position B09. 7. The keyboard according to claim 6, characterized in that in the Russian layout, on the keys of the number row or row E of the alphanumeric zone there are signs “–” (em dash) and (or) “\” (backslash) and ( or) “'” (apostrophe) and (or) the sign of the monetary unit “ruble”.