Patent ID: 7176894

Claim:
A double-sided keyboard for entering information in an electronic device, the electronic device having a device connector, said keyboard comprising: a circuit board having a first side and an opposing second side; a first plurality of keys adjacent to the first side; a second plurality of keys adjacent to the second side; and a plurality of electrically conductive members disposed on the first side of the circuit board so that when at least one of the keys is pressed, at least one electrically conductive member is operatively connected to the circuit board for providing a signal indicative of the information for use in the electronic device, wherein the circuit board is electrically connected to a circuit connector, which can be attached to the device connector for electrically connecting the circuit board to the device connector for conveying the signal from the keyboard to the devicc body, and wherein the circuit connector can be attached to the device connector in a first attaching position to allow a user to access the first plurality of keys and in a second attaching position to allow a user to access the second plurality of keys, wherein the electrically conductive members comprise a plurality of dome-shaped segments for making electrical contact with the circuit board to activate the circuit board for providing the signals, and wherein the dome-shaped segments are shared with the first and second plurality of keys such that each dome-shaped segment can be caused to make electrical contact with the circuit board by either one of the first plurality of keys or one of the second plurality of keys.