Patent Document ID: 8593406
Application ID: 12532400

Base Claim:
1. An interchangeable input module configured to mate with a base device comprising: a user input device having a plurality of inputs associated with language elements of a language; a storage component configured to store configuration data associated with the language, the configuration data enabling the base device to recognize signals as corresponding to language elements of the language; and an interface coupled to the user input device and the storage component, the interface being configured to (1) electrically provide the configuration data to the base device after the interchangeable input module is mated with the base device, and (2) electronically provide to the base device signals corresponding to selective user interaction with the user input device, after the interchangeable input module is mated with the base device.

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Claim 2:
2. The interchangeable input module of claim 1 , wherein the language is a selected one of an alphanumeric language and a character-based language.