Slate computer with tactile home keys

Fingertip-sized discrete areas are provided on a slate computer and have different tactile characteristics than the remainder of the surface on which they are disposed. The discrete areas are arranged to mimic home keys of a keyboard and each discrete area corresponds to a respective home key. In th...

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Main Authors LOCKER HOWARD JEFFREY, WANG QIANYING, GREENWOOD ZAWACKI JENNIFER, DUBS JUSTIN TYLER
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 11.08.2015
Subjects
ADVERTISING
CALCULATING
COMPUTING
COUNTING
CRYPTOGRAPHY
DISPLAY
DISPLAYING
EDUCATION
ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
LABELS OR NAME-PLATES
PHYSICS
SEALS
SIGNS
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Summary:Fingertip-sized discrete areas are provided on a slate computer and have different tactile characteristics than the remainder of the surface on which they are disposed. The discrete areas are arranged to mimic home keys of a keyboard and each discrete area corresponds to a respective home key. In this way, a user is given tactile feedback of when fingers are properly placed in the home position, with home key finger placement triggering the presentation of a full keyboard on screen. Other embodiments do not use tactilely distinct keys, with simultaneous placement of two or more fingers on the computer triggering display of the virtual keyboard.
Bibliography:Application Number: US20080248208