Patent ID: 9477320
Filing Date: 2016-10-25
CPC Classification: G04G,G06F

Claim Text:
1. A data entry device comprising: a housing including a top surface, two opposing edges of the top surface, and a plurality of stacked panels adjacent each of the opposing edges, wherein the stacked panels include a plurality of delineated regions, the stacked panels being set at a non-zero angle from the top surface and being set at a non-zero angle to one another; a plurality of sensors associated with a respective one of each of the delineated regions, wherein the sensor detects contact by a user's finger on the delineated region and a sliding motion along the surface of the delineated region in one of at least two non-co-linear directions; a memory, wherein the memory stores a plurality of symbols, the symbols arranged in one or more groups of symbols, and wherein at least a first group of symbols corresponds with a first one of the delineated regions and wherein a first direction corresponds with a first symbol in the first group of symbols;