Cybernetic interface for a computer that uses a hand held chord keyboard
US5267181A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 3, 1989 |
| Grant date | Nov 30, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 3, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01H2223/04
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The cybernetic interface of the present invention contemplates a remote hand-held, data input unit which communicates as an input device to a computer. The data input unit has the following broad features; an ergonomically correct handle, a symmetrical design so that the handle may be operated by either the right or left hand of the user, a chord keyboard on the handle that is operated by the four fingers of a hand of a user, a shift keyboard that is operated by the thumb of the same hand of the user, an integral means for generating pointer control information, a strap or band to support the unit in the hand, and a communications means to communicate the input from the data input unit to the computer either by wired or wireless means.
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