Patent ID: 6275216
Filing Date: 2001-08-14
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A keyboard for inputting characters comprising:a separator key which is marked with a separator mark, which is capable of selecting a letter by one stroke of the separator key, wherein at the time of inputting letters in English, a part of the letters are assigned as said separator marks;a code-key marked with a code mark, which is not able to select a letter by one stroke of a code key, while a letter is input by a combination of a code mark followed by a separator mark, or a combination of code marks followed by a separator mark, wherein at the time of inputting letters in English a part or all of the remaining alphabetical letters are assigned as said code marks; andwherein said keyboard executes inputting of a character by zero, one, or a plurality of strokes of a code key and sequential stroke of a separator key for selecting a letter.