Patent ID: 6948868

Claim:
A word transcription keyboard for use with a user's fingers and palm region of one hand of a user, comprising: a. first keypad accessible to a finger of the one hand of the user; b. second keypad accessible to a finger of the one hand of the user; c. a linkage for extending said first keypad outwardly therefrom; and d. a press pad, said press pad connected to said linkage for extending said first keypad outwardly therefrom, and located for contact by the palm region of the one hand of the user to permit the simultaneously contact of said second keypad by a finger of one hand of the user to operate the same and contact of said press pad by the palm region of the one hand of the user to operate said first keypad, wherein said simultaneous contact provides an output different from the output resulting from depression of either said press pad or said second keypad.