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WO/2000/016487A1
A circuit for efficiently time-sharing the output and input configuration of a microprocessor I/O pin. The circuit includes a microprocessor having at least one I/O pin which can be selectively reconfigured for either output or input fun...  
WO/2000/002188A1
A simplified touch pad (21) which detects a 'touch' in a specific absolute positioning programmable zone or 'enter/select' zone (29) rather than requiring a 'tap'. The touch pad (21) also has an audible feedback device built into the tou...  
WO/1999/067772A1
A variety of methods and systems for presenting and delivering user application input choices. One-handed or vocal user input (1) provides chords or syllables (21). The invention includes systems and methods for presenting user applicati...  
WO/1999/065212A1
A technique to switch between upper and lowercase alphabetic characters in a wireless communication device measures the period of time in which a numeric key is held in the depressed position by the user. If a numeric key is pressed by t...  
WO/1999/062180A1
A method and circuit for processing switch closures in a passive network (100) having switches (S¿1? ... S¿n?). The passive network (100) generates an output voltage in response to a switch closure. The circuit comprises a comparison c...  
WO/1999/045459A1
A portable terminal comprises an LCD display screen (2) for displaying information corresponding to the communication status provided on an operation face of the case, a main soft key (3) provided below the LCD display screen (2), rotata...  
WO/1999/037025A1
The data entry device has multifunction keys (14, 32) with a primary function for the entry of numerical data and at least one secondary function for the entry of alphabetic characters. The device is operated with a single hand and does ...  
WO/1999/031571A1
A method and system for receiving user input data into a computer system having a graphical windowing environment. A touch-sensitive display screen (32) ORo displaying images and detecting user activity is provided. A management componen...  
WO/1999/024962A1
A system and method for detecting key actuation in a keyboard assembly, which, in one embodiment, is used as a conductor to electrically communicate with an information appliance. The rows (800) in the keyboard assembly are electrically ...  
WO/1999/024900A1
A character communication device which is connected to a network and enables at least communication by using characters. The device comprises a candidate term display means (S104) for displaying a group of candidate terms prepared for me...  
WO/1999/024963A1
A collapsible keyboard assembly (10) having a plurality of keys (3) coupled to a support element (4) which is capable of being extended to a first footprint (4a) and is capable of being contracted to a second footprint (4b). The keyboard...  
WO/1999/021075A1
A system and method for implementing a user interface for use with Japanese characters includes a font-encoder compiler on a host computer for encoding selected text strings and creating custom fonts, and further includes an electronic d...  
WO/1999/015952A2
A reduced keyboard disambiguating system. The keyboard has twelve to sixteen keys, nine of them labeled with numerous letters and other symbols, and those nine plus one more are associated each with one of the ten digits. Textual entry k...  
WO/1999/014655A1
A user-interface system (350) adapted to navigate through a plurality of menus is disclosed. The system comprises a display system (300) comprising a display (310) having a category area (332 a-e) on a first portion of the display, the c...  
WO/1998/057249A1
A remote control device for a home entertainment system has a GUI with touch screen functionality. The visible part of the GUI is hierarchically organized in several control levels. All levels have consistent lay-outs with a first area f...  
WO/1998/044631A2
A data entry device as shown in the figure having as its primary function the entry of numeric data. A secondary function is the entry of alphabetic characters. The device having a plurality of multifunction keys (14) wherein the pressin...  
WO/1998/035494A2
An ergonomic hand-attachable controller (10) for providing command signals to control movement of at least one object responsive to hand movement. The ergonomic hand-attachable controller (10) includes a base (14) with a top surface (20)...  
WO/1998/033111A1
A reduced keyboard disambiguating system (50). The keyboard (54) has twelve keys (56, 60, 62, 64), nine of them labeled with numerous letters and other symbols, and those nine plus one more are labeled each with one of the ten digits. Te...  
WO/1998/027658A1
The invention is related to a method and a device for use in an apparatus, preferably a portable radiotelephone, equipped with a number of keys. Upon activation of a key, the device detects which key has been activated. The device compri...  
WO/1998/021644A1
Disclosed are a keyboard (1) and a device (10) provided with such a keyboard having key positions providable with keys, whereby some of the key positions are provided with keys, and at least one of the key positions which is not provided...  
WO/1998/009270A1
A screen peripheral system according to an embodiment of the invention includes a computing device for producing a main image and a touch-activated input device (105) for generating and displaying a composite image (110) visible to a use...  
WO/1998/001804A2
A computerized system for keyboard control of compact-disc read only memory (CD-ROM) audio of a computer. The computer has a CD-ROM player, a computer keyboard and a basic input/output system (BIOS). The CD-ROM player is receptive to an ...  
WO/1997/042708A1
A keyboard for the input of data and commands. The keyboard consists of two or more sections (30A, 30B) which can be compacted for transport by placing portions of at least one section inside another section; the keyboard can be expanded...  
WO/1997/034399A1
A telephone instrument with a 12-key keypad that as relegendable buttons. The telephone instrument is coupled to apparatus such as a personal computer, network server, or switch that is capable of performing telephony functions. The tele...  
WO/1997/030386A1
A screen display key input unit in which any one of keys (21 to 35) shown on a screen (3) is inputted by touching with a pen (15), a mouse or the like. Each of the keys (21 to 35) shown on the screen (3) are defined with the first and se...  
WO/1997/018547A1
A multi-touch input device, method and system are provided that minimize the need for memorization on the part of the user. Information is input to an electronic device (520, 620) using a pad (510, 610) having a pad surface (300), which ...  
WO/1996/038776A1
The present invention relates to an alphanumerical keyboard (1) which includes a plurality of numeral keys and function keys. According to the invention, the keyboard (1) is programmed so that an alpha-character will always be generated ...  
WO/1996/027947A1
There is disclosed a method of selecting characters from a group of characters assigned to a single key, in particular a key of a telephone dialling keypad. Actuation of a key (8; 16) invokes a cursor controlled display of the characters...  
WO/1996/013000A1
LIN Code chinese character input method is an invention refer to method of chinese character input on key board and hand writing on-line input by researching result for chinese character structure and property. This invention uses chines...  
WO/1996/006483A1
A modular computer has a framework (11) with modules bays (19, 21, 23, 25) for receiving CPU modules (66), power modules (85), and peripheral function modules (61) such as floppy and hard disk drives. The framework has a built-in compres...  
WO/1996/005481A1
Proposed is a method of entering, by means of a numerical keypad, direction data into broadcasting or navigation equipment fitted with a computer device. The method calls for the cardinal points of the compass to be allocated to the oute...  
WO/1996/002879A1
A personal digital assistant module (10) with a local CPU (11), memory (13), and I/O interface (16) has a host interface (29) comprising a bus (26) connected to the local CPU (11) and a connector at a surface of the personal digital assi...  
WO/1995/028675A1
A keypad including a switch array between row conductors (l1-lm) and column conductors (c1-cn). Each row or column conductor is constantly shorted (18, 19, 20, 21) to at least one respective column or row conductor. The status of the swi...  
WO/1995/026085A1
An encryption module for encrypting financial and other sensitive data may be conveniently interposed in series between a personal computer and the keyboard associated therewith. An application program designed to run on the PC is config...  
WO/1995/012843A2
An interface circuit for interfacing a relegendable liquid crystal display (LCD) keyswitch to a controlling processor. The interface circuit is adaptable for use with data input devices and point-of-sale devices.  
WO/1995/001616A1
The confidential information being comprised of signs belonging to a first series (3), a second series of signs (4) is defined, and the first and second series of signs are displayed according to a random relative position. This arrangem...  
WO/1994/022225A1
A self-contained keyboard for a computer (17) transmits keystroke data to a host computer via scan codes encoded in a variable magnetic field. In a preferred embodiment the keyboard (10) generates a loop of electrical conductor. A receiv...  
WO/1994/016400A1
A method and apparatus for displaying information associated with a system. Softkeys are used to quickly reach screens associated with a desired system. The system may then be quickly modified using the softkeys.  
WO/1994/001935A1
An adaptive keypad which has one or more keys includes, for each key, a pressure transducer (14-18) positined below a semi-rigid face plate where the pressure transducer has a resistance which decreases as the pressure compressing the tr...  
WO/1993/017496A1
Proposed is a method of inputting alphanumeric data into an electronic device, the data being keyed in using an ordinary numeric keypad. A search is carried out in a memory for corresponding letter/number combinations, each number corres...  
WO/1993/011507A1
An electrical switch assembly in the form of a digital controller (e.g. a joystick controller) for connection to the analogue joystick port of a computer, comprises a switching means (10) and two output terminals (OP1, OP2). Each termina...  
WO/1992/022864A1
A multipurpose optical intelligent key board apparatus (100) permits a plurality of key tops (104) made of transparent materials in an optical dot matrix arrangement to be moved upward and downward. It forces the corresponding positions ...  
WO/1992/021519A1
A keyboard is disclosed with at least one key (3.3, 7.4, 7.5) that emits several different signals when it is actuated in various ways. As signals are understood all events that lead to the activation/typing of a certain signs in a typew...  
WO/1992/020023A1
A chordal keyboard method and apparatus for generating a key code using a plurality of keys (301) coupled to a controller (302) with a first and second set of registers (303, 304). A user depresses (201) at least one of the keys (301). T...  
WO/1992/017833A1
This invention provides a control device for an operating panel incorporating flat key switches and rotary switches together, in which a circuit configuration is simple and freedom in selection is allowed as to whether or not a buzzer sh...  
WO/1992/014345A1
A keypad apparatus for a radio telephone has the keypad circuit (200) inked onto the lightpipe (105), thereby allowing freedom in designing the shape of the keypad (103) and reducing the amount of circuitry required on the main circuit b...  
WO/1992/014305A1
Disclosed is a bus system in which the stations (1) connected by bus (5) process information received, for example, from instruction-giving elements. The invention calls for the instruction-giving elements to be designed, in principle, a...  
WO/1992/012491A1
A continuous input system allows a system operator to continuously input a plurality of polysemous icon symbols to access stored (13, 14) morphemes, words, phrases, or sentences corresponding to an icon sequence. The system, with automat...  
WO/1992/009143A1
A memory mapped keyboard controller (108) within a peripheral controller (103) for use in an Industry Standard Architecture (ISA) computer (102) provides a method and apparatus for efficiently monitoring and reading a keyboard switch mat...  
WO/1992/004778A1
The entry of keyboard functions like addition or enter commands which have to be entered repeatedly is automated in that, by the single operation of a single key of the input keyboard alternatively in the first instance the character for...  

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