Input devices and their use
    1.
    发明公开
    Input devices and their use 审中-公开
    输入设备及其使用

    公开(公告)号:EP1528584A2

    公开(公告)日:2005-05-04

    申请号:EP05002596.4

    申请日:2001-05-22

    发明人: Levy, David

    IPC分类号: H01H13/70 G06K11/18 G06F3/023

    摘要: A keypad has a substrate carrying an array of sense elements arranged to change state in response to keypad operation, a flexible cover disposed above the substrate and having an exposed surface defining an array of independent key regions, with combination key regions defined in interstices between adjacent independent key regions, and an array of discrete snap elements extending between the cover and the substrate and spacing the cover from the substrate. The snap elements are each located between two adjacent independent key regions and adapted to resiliently collapse as a non-linear response to local pressure against the exposed cover surface to provide tactile feedback of keypad operation. A telephone with the keypad has columns of combination key regions that include multiple numerical columns together including numerical regions corresponding to numerals 0 through 9, with each numerical column containing a plurality of the numerical regions, and at least one other column containing key regions corresponding to punctuation symbols. A touch-sensitive input device (such as a keypad or touchpad, for example) has an exposed, continuous surface defining a planar area, and a grid of sense elements coextensive with the area of the exposed surface and responsive to engagement of the exposed surface by an operator to establish a position of said engagement on the exposed surface. The exposed surface varies in elevation across its planar area to form a series of tactile features. A method of interpreting IACK keypad input includes sensing keypad input corresponding to a combined actuation of a plurality of independent key regions of the keypad, and comparing the sensed input to defined sets of independent key inputs corresponding to combination keys. For sensed inputs found to correspond to a plurality of independent key regions associated with a combination key, a combination key input is registered. For sensed inputs found not to correspond to any combination key, the sensed input is compared to recorded custom chorded key associations. For sensed inputs found to correspond to a recorded custom chorded key association, a sequence of characters according to the corresponding chorded key association is registered. A method of dialing a telephone includes entering a desired sequence of alphanumeric characters including at least one alpha character. The telephone generates a corresponding sequence of numerals by transposing the alpha character into one of the numerals 2 through 9 according to standard telephone keypad letter-number correspondence.

    摘要翻译: 键盘具有承载布置成响应于小键盘操作而改变状态的感测元件阵列的基板,设置在基板上方并具有限定独立键区域阵列的暴露表面的柔性盖,其中键区域限定在相邻区域之间的间隙中 独立的键区域以及在盖和基底之间延伸并且将盖与基底隔开的离散卡扣元件阵列。 卡扣元件分别位于两个相邻的独立键区域之间,并且适于弹性地塌陷,作为针对暴露的盖表面的局部压力的非线性响应,以提供键盘操作的触觉反馈。 具有小键盘的电话机具有包括多个数字列的组合键区域的列,包括对应于数字0至9的数字区域,每个数字列包含多个数字区域,并且至少一个其他列包含对应于 标点符号。 触敏输入装置(例如键盘或触摸板)具有暴露的连续表面,其限定平面区域,并且感测元件的网格与暴露表面的区域共同延伸并响应于暴露表面的接合 由操作者确定所述接合位置在暴露的表面上。 暴露的表面在其平面区域内的高度变化以形成一系列触觉特征。 解释IACK键盘输入的方法包括感测与键盘的多个独立键区域的组合激活对应的键盘输入,以及将感测到的输入与对应于组合键的定义的独立键输入集合进行比较。 对于被发现对应于与组合键相关联的多个独立键区域的感测输入,组合键输入被登记。 对于发现不符合任何组合键的感应输入,将感应输入与记录的自定义组合键关联进行比较。 对于被发现对应于记录的自定义成对的键关联的感测输入,注册根据相应的成对键关联的字符序列。 拨打电话的方法包括输入包括至少一个字母字符的所需的字母数字字符序列。 根据标准的电话键盘字母 - 数字对应,电话通过将字符转换为数字2至9中的一个来产生相应的数字序列。

    Input devices and their use
    3.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:EP1699065A3

    公开(公告)日:2006-11-15

    申请号:EP06010430.4

    申请日:2001-05-22

    发明人: Levy, David

    IPC分类号: H01H13/84 G06F3/023

    摘要: A keypad has a substrate carrying an array of sense elements arranged to change state in response to keypad operation, a flexible cover disposed above the substrate and having an exposed surface defining an array of independent key regions, with combination key regions defined in interstices between adjacent independent key regions, and an array of discrete snap elements extending between the cover and the substrate and spacing the cover from the substrate. The snap elements are each located between two adjacent independent key regions and adapted to resiliently collapse as a non-linear response to local pressure against the exposed cover surface to provide tactile feedback of keypad operation. A telephone with the keypad has columns of combination key regions that include multiple numerical columns together including numerical regions corresponding to numerals 0 through 9, with each numerical column containing a plurality of the numerical regions, and at least one other column containing key regions corresponding to punctuation symbols. A touch-sensitive input device (such as a keypad or touchpad, for example) has an exposed, continuous surface defining a planar area, and a grid of sense elements coextensive with the area of the exposed surface and responsive to engagement of the exposed surface by an operator to establish a position of said engagement on the exposed surface. The exposed surface varies in elevation across its planar area to form a series of tactile features. A method of interpreting IACK keypad input includes sensing keypad input corresponding to a combined actuation of a plurality of independent key regions of the keypad, and comparing the sensed input to defined sets of independent key inputs corresponding to combination keys. For sensed inputs found to correspond to a plurality of independent key regions associated with a combination key, a combination key input is registered. For sensed inputs found not to correspond to any combination key, the sensed input is compared to recorded custom chorded key associations. For sensed inputs found to correspond to a recorded custom chorded key association, a sequence of characters according to the corresponding chorded key association is registered. A method of dialing a telephone includes entering a desired sequence of alphanumeric characters including at least one alpha character. The telephone generates a corresponding sequence of numerals by transposing the alpha character into one of the numerals 2 through 9 according to standard telephone keypad letter-number correspondence.

    Input devices and their use
    4.
    发明公开
    Input devices and their use 审中-公开
    Eingabegeräteund ihre Verwendung

    公开(公告)号:EP1699065A2

    公开(公告)日:2006-09-06

    申请号:EP06010430.4

    申请日:2001-05-22

    发明人: Levy, David

    IPC分类号: H01H13/70 G06K11/00 G06F3/023

    摘要: A keypad has a substrate carrying an array of sense elements arranged to change state in response to keypad operation, a flexible cover disposed above the substrate and having an exposed surface defining an array of independent key regions, with combination key regions defined in interstices between adjacent independent key regions, and an array of discrete snap elements extending between the cover and the substrate and spacing the cover from the substrate. The snap elements are each located between two adjacent independent key regions and adapted to resiliently collapse as a non-linear response to local pressure against the exposed cover surface to provide tactile feedback of keypad operation. A telephone with the keypad has columns of combination key regions that include multiple numerical columns together including numerical regions corresponding to numerals 0 through 9, with each numerical column containing a plurality of the numerical regions, and at least one other column containing key regions corresponding to punctuation symbols. A touch-sensitive input device (such as a keypad or touchpad, for example) has an exposed, continuous surface defining a planar area, and a grid of sense elements coextensive with the area of the exposed surface and responsive to engagement of the exposed surface by an operator to establish a position of said engagement on the exposed surface. The exposed surface varies in elevation across its planar area to form a series of tactile features. A method of interpreting IACK keypad input includes sensing keypad input corresponding to a combined actuation of a plurality of independent key regions of the keypad, and comparing the sensed input to defined sets of independent key inputs corresponding to combination keys. For sensed inputs found to correspond to a plurality of independent key regions associated with a combination key, a combination key input is registered. For sensed inputs found not to correspond to any combination key, the sensed input is compared to recorded custom chorded key associations. For sensed inputs found to correspond to a recorded custom chorded key association, a sequence of characters according to the corresponding chorded key association is registered. A method of dialing a telephone includes entering a desired sequence of alphanumeric characters including at least one alpha character. The telephone generates a corresponding sequence of numerals by transposing the alpha character into one of the numerals 2 through 9 according to standard telephone keypad letter-number correspondence.

    摘要翻译: 键盘具有承载布置成响应于键盘操作而改变状态的感测元件阵列的基板,设置在基板上方并具有限定独立键区域阵列的暴露表面的柔性盖,其中组合键区限定在相邻 独立的关键区域,以及在盖和基板之间延伸并且将盖与基板间隔开的离散卡扣元件的阵列。 卡扣元件各自位于两个相邻的独立键区域之间,并且适于弹性地折叠成对于暴露的盖表面的局部压力的非线性响应,以提供键盘操作的触觉反馈。 具有键盘的电话机具有包括多个数字列的组合键区域的列,包括对应于数字0至9的数字区域,每个数字列包含多个数字区域,以及至少一个包含对应于 标点符号。 触敏输入设备(例如键盘或触摸板)具有限定平面区域的暴露的连续表面,以及与暴露表面的区域共同延伸的响应于暴露表面的接合的感测元件的网格 通过操作者建立所述接合在暴露表面上的位置。 暴露的表面在其平面区域的高度上变化以形成一系列触觉特征。 解释IACK键盘输入的方法包括感测对应于小键盘的多个独立键区域的组合致动的键盘输入,以及将感测到的输入与对应于组合键的定义的独立键输入组进行比较。 对于发现对应于与组合键相关联的多个独立键区域的感测输入,登记组合键输入。 对于发现不符合任何组合键的感测输入,将感测到的输入与记录的定制和弦键组合进行比较。 对于被发现对应于记录的自定义和弦密钥关联的感测输入,登记根据对应的和弦密钥关联的字符序列。 拨打电话的方法包括输入包括至少一个阿尔法字符的期望序列的字母数字字符。 电话根据标准的电话键盘信号对应,通过将α字符转换成数字2至9之一来产生相应的数字序列。