Patent ID: 7081837

Claim:
A keyboard system, comprising: a plurality of input keys, wherein each of said plurality of input keys corresponds to at least three individual keys on a QWERTY standardized keyboard, wherein each of said plurality of input keys generates a signal when selected associated with each of said at least three individual keys, wherein a first input key of said plurality of input keys corresponds to at least a “q” key, an “a” key and a “z” key, wherein a second input key of said plurality of input keys corresponds to at least a “w” key, a “s” key and an “x” key, wherein a third input key of said plurality of input keys corresponds to at least an “e” key, a “d” key and a “c” key, wherein a fourth input key of said plurality of input keys corresponds to at least an “r” key, an “f” key and a “v” key, wherein a fifth input key of said plurality of input keys corresponds to at least a “t” key, a “g” key and a “b” key, wherein a sixth input key of said plurality of input keys corresponds to at least a “y” key, an “h” key and an “n” key, wherein a seventh input key of said plurality of input keys corresponds to at least a “u” key, a “j” key and an “m” key, wherein an eighth input key of said plurality of input keys corresponds to at least an “i” key and a “k” key, wherein a ninth input key of said plurality of input keys corresponds to at least an “o” key and an “l” key, and wherein a tenth input key of said plurality of input keys corresponds to at least a “p” key; a memory for storing a plurality of signal sequences, wherein each of said plurality of signal sequences is comprised of multiple signals generated by the selection of multiple input keys selected from said plurality of input keys; and a processor coupled to said memory, said processor applying a set of disambiguating rules to each of said plurality of signal sequences and outputting a chosen signal sequence based on said set of disambiguating rules for each of said plurality of signal sequences.