Patent ID: 6445380
Filing Date: 2002-09-03
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A keyboard for desktop and portable computers comprising a single block of juxtoposed keys forming a plurality of rows and columns, said block having a longitudinal axis extending in a parallel relationship to said rows and comprising a space key, an enter key, and a plurality of zones of keys, including at leasta first zone having a plurality of alphabetic keys arranged in a standard configuration; a second zone having a plurality of numeric keys; a third zone having a plurality of displacement keys; a fourth zone of keys having a plurality of at least one of a function or qualifying or explanatory keys; and a fifth zone comprising punctuation and calculation sign keys; wherein each of said plurality of zone is integrated to said block with the first zone occupying portions of at least three parallel rows of said block, the second zone having the shape of a standard configuration of numeric keypads with at least three contiguous rows and three contiguous columns, the second zone being positioned adjacent to and at least partly substantially below said first zone, the third zone being positioned at least adjacent to said first zone, and the fifth zone being positioned adjacent to said first zone and said second zone.