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G06K 11/06 (2006.01) G06F 1/16 (2006.01) G06F 3/02 (2006.01) G06F 3/023 (2006.01)
Patent
CA 2398804
A two-part wearable, portable, and ergonomic keyboard is implemented as two keyboards each is strapped around thighs as shown in FIG. 1. This keyboard is an accessory for entering text and data into a cell phone, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), or a wearable computer. Each part of the keyboard represents half of the conventional QWERTY keyboard as shown in FIG. 3. The configuration of the keys on the two-part flexible keyboard is kept closely resembling the ordinary conventional keyboard to facilitate faster typing for majority of people who are more familiar with such keyboard configuration. However, it can also be custom-made for individuals who need more specialized keyboard configuration (e.g. FIG. 4). Furthermore, these keyboards may be worn under the clothing or on the clothing. They could be made transparent made of durable nylons or polymers, or they can be made of other water proof light fabrics. A cable may be used to send the stream of text or data to a cell phone or a PDA via USB or serial port (e.g. RS-232). More conveniently, the keyboard can send data to the devices wirelessly using already available technologies such as the Blue- Tooth or a radio frequency (RF) transceivers. But attention must be made to the security of the data on the later case, for example the data must be coded randomly for each individual keyboard made which may be hard coded in the keyboard circuitry or can be changed as frequent as need by the owners of the keyboards. Of course, when using a two- part wearable keyboard, the two hands will be occupied in typing the data into the electronic device. One way to monitor the data entered, the cell phone, PDA, or a portable monitor is placed on a desktop. However, the main idea behind this invention was to make the text entry into cell phones, and PDAs much faster, easier, and portable for people sitting or standing on trains, on buses, or in the meetings such as seminars and conventions. So, to use this inventive and original keyboard to its fullest potential we propose to monitor the text and data entry via the recently commercially available non-immersive virtual displays (8) embedded on eyeglasses (9). Non-immersive here means that the surrounding field of view is not blocked out, because the virtual display on the glasses subtends only a small fraction of the field of view or because it is semi-transparent or both. These commercially available devices used with the inventive two-part wearable keyboard will make the information portability a reality at last.
Berkley Kent
Excir Steven
Berkley Kent
Excir Steven
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