Patent ID: 7056043
Filing Date: 2006-06-06
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. An apparatus comprising: a keyboard panel having a QWERTY array of alphabetic key actuation indicia; a QWERTY array of keys that are free of alphabetic key actuation indicia and are located adjacent to corresponding alphabetic key actuation indicia on the keyboard panel; an output device responsive to actuation of the keys; and a processing device operatively coupled between the keys and the output device; wherein the keys are horizontally spaced apart from each other in the rows of the QWERTY array, and the corresponding alphabetic key actuation indicia on the keyboard panel are located in the spaces extending horizontally between the keys; and the keys on the left-hand side of the QWERTY array are located to the left of the corresponding alphabetic key actuation indicia on the keyboard panel, and the keys on the right-hand side of the QWERTY array are located to the right of the corresponding alphabetic key actuation indicia on the keyboard panel.