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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 12, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 26, 2013
Mark S. Knighton, Santa Monica, CA (US);
Peter J. Delaurentis, Burlingame, CA (US);
Mydul R. Islam, Van Nuys, CA (US);
Mark S. Knighton, Santa Monica, CA (US);
Peter J. DeLaurentis, Burlingame, CA (US);
Mydul R. Islam, Van Nuys, CA (US);
Synerdyne Corporation, Santa Monica, CA (US);
Abstract
A touch type keyboard with an array of mechanical keys. Each key has a plurality of capacitive sensors to detect a finger's location on the surface of the key. The array provides single strike access to an entire alphabet, while reducing hand motion. The invention overcomes previous conflicts, to combine wide finger-spacing with closer reach to each character. One embodiment also includes cursor control functions embedded within the home row, and layered labeling to improve visual simplicity.