Patent ID: 6184803
Filing Date: 2001-02-06
Classification: G06F,H03M,H04M

Abstract:
A nine key alphanumeric binary keyboard for entering alphanumeric data including a space, comprising nine keys numbered one ""1"" through nine ""9"", combined with a first, second and third key binary control keyboard comprising, the left star ""*"" key, the middle zero ""0"" key, and the right pound ""#"" key; the twelve key keyboard improvement comprising:a) wherein the ""Q"", ""space"", and ""Z"", read from left to right, are represented by said number ""1"" key, and the question mark ""?"" is represented by said number ""1"" while in the punctuation mode;b) wherein the ""A"", ""B"", and ""C""; read from left to right, are represented by said number ""2"" key, and comma "","" is represented by said number ""2"" key while in the punctuation mode;c) wherein the ""D"", ""E"", and ""F"", read from left to right, are represented by said number ""3"" key, and the exclamation mark ""!"" is represented by said number ""3"" key while in the punctuation mode;d) wherein the ""G"", ""H"", and ""I"", read from left to right, are represented by said number ""4"" key, and open quote """""" is represented by said number ""4"" key while in the punctuation mode;e) wherein the ""J"", ""K"", and ""L"", read from left to right, are represented by said number ""5"" key, and the apostrophe ""'"" is represented by said number ""5"" key while in the punctuation mode;f) wherein the ""M"", ""N"", and ""O"", read from left to right, are represented by said number ""6"" key, and the closed quote """""" is represented by said number ""6"" key while in the punctuation mode;g) wherein the ""P"", ""R"", and ""S"", read from left to right, are represented by said number ""7"" key, and the open parentheses ""("" is represented by said number ""7"" key while in the punctuation mode;h) wherein the ""T"", ""U"", and ""V"", read from left to right, are represented by said number ""8"" key, and semicolon "";"" is represented by said number ""8"" key while in the punctuation mode;I) wherein the ""W"", ""X"", and ""Y"", read from left to right, are represented by said number ""9"" key, and closed parentheses "")"" is represented by said number ""9"" key while in the punctuation mode; andj) wherein the colon "":"" is represented by said number ""0"" key in the punctuation mode;k) wherein activating said third binary control key, while in a number mode, when not followed by the activation of said first binary control key or second binary control key, followed by the secondary activation of said third binary control key, when not followed by the activation of said first binary control key or second binary control key, deletes all numeric data,l) wherein activating said first binary control key while in an alphabet mode, followed by the secondary activation of said first binary control key, followed by the trinary activation of said first binary control key, deletes the previously entered word.