Patent ID: 6452513
Filing Date: 2002-09-17
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A nodal point arrangement of keys on a keyboard, comprising:a nodal point layout of 8 rows and 16 columns, having 144 nodal points, some of the nodal points for switching with single key pressing, and the rest of the nodal points for switching with two or more keys pressing; characterized in that RCTRL and LCTRL keys are lined up in a row or a column to form a set, RSHIFT and LSHIFT keys are lined up in a row or a column to form a set, and RALT and LALT keys are lined up in a row or a column to form a set; said three sets are disposed at the row or the column different from each other; APP key is disposed at a row or a column that is the same as any one of said three sets; and Fn key is not located at a row or a column with the RCTRL, LCTRL, RSHIFT, LSHIFT, RALT, LALT, or LWIN keys.