Patent ID: 6813650
Filing Date: 2004-11-02
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A computer system comprising:a computer unit; a data bus coupled to said computer unit; a computer device coupled to said data bus for communication with said computer unit; a first mode means for enabling said computer device to communicate with said computer unit over said data bus with a first set of functions; a second mode means for enabling said computer device to communicate with said computer unit over said data bus with a second set of functions; an operating system running on said computer, wherein said operating system is capable of running standard application programs; and a specialized software system running simultaneously with said operating system on said computer unit such that said specialized software system enables specialized application programs to run on said computer unit, wherein said computer device is a computer keyboard with means for inputting conventional keystroke data and non-conventional keystroke data, wherein said second set of functions include a means for sending conventional keystroke data to said standard application programs and non-conventional keystroke data to specialized application programs.