Patent ID: 7310053

Claim:
A keyboard system, comprising: a first portion having a first plurality of input keys and being configured for use by fingers of a user's left hand; a second portion having a second plurality of input keys and being configured for use by fingers of a user's right hand, wherein each of said plurality of input keys of the first and second portions corresponds to at least three individual keys on a standardized keyboard, is associated with a single, specific finger based on touch typing rules of the standardized keyboard and generates a signal when selected associated with each of said at least three individual keys, and wherein at least one portion is movable relative to the other portion; 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.