Patent ID: 8858102

Claim:
A keyboard with reduced width and added rows, the keyboard comprising: a first key area comprising 27 keys, including 10 keys on a first row, 9 keys on a second row, and 8 keys on a third row, wherein a left edge of the first key area tilts towards a bottom right portion of the keyboard and a right edge of the first key area tilts towards a bottom left portion of the keyboard such that the first key area defines an inverted trapezoidal area, wherein the first row of the first key area is “QWERTYUIOP,” the second row of the first key area is “ASDFGHJKL,” and the third row of the first key area is “ZXCVBNM” plus a character key; a second key area above the first key area, the second key area comprising a row of numeric keys, an additional row of keys above the row of numeric keys, and a row of function keys above the additional row of keys, the additional row of keys comprising at least two character keys; a third key area to the left of the first key area, the third key area comprising a number of keys ranging from one to four keys; a fourth key area to the right of the first key area, the fourth key area comprising a number of keys ranging from one to five keys, wherein the fourth key area comprises either an Enter key, or an Enter key and a Shift key, or an Enter key, a Shift key, and a character key, or an Enter key, a Shift key, and a Backspace key, or an Enter key, a Shift key, a Backspace key and a character key, or an Enter key, a Shift key, and two character keys, or an Enter key, a Shift key, and three character keys, or an Enter key, a Shift key, a Backspace, and two character keys; and a fifth key area below the first key area, wherein the first key area, the second key area, the third key area, the fourth key area, and the fifth key area together constitute the complete whole keyboard.