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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2009
Aaron M. Stewart, Raleigh, NC (US);
Hiroki Hirano, Fujisawa, JP;
David W. Hill, Cary, NC (US);
Mitsuo Horiuchi, Sagamihara, JP;
Tomoyuki Takahashi, Fujisawa, JP;
Kazuo Nakada, Sagamihara, JP;
Go Osaki, Yokohama, JP;
Aaron M. Stewart, Raleigh, NC (US);
Hiroki Hirano, Fujisawa, JP;
David W. Hill, Cary, NC (US);
Mitsuo Horiuchi, Sagamihara, JP;
Tomoyuki Takahashi, Fujisawa, JP;
Kazuo Nakada, Sagamihara, JP;
Go Osaki, Yokohama, JP;
Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., Singapore, SG;
Abstract
The invention provides large, vertically elongated keyboard keys strategically chosen and positioned above the alphanumeric section of a standard keyboard (e.g. a laptop PC keyboard) to provide a more ergonomic keyboard arrangement. The invention provides for keys that appropriately address the needs of touch typists when striking frequently used keys located above the alphanumeric section of the keyboard.