Mobile client computer programmed to display lists and hexagonal keyboard
US5784060A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 22, 1996 |
| Grant date | Jul 21, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 22, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/04886
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A computer in which entry of data from an area provided on a display, touchscreen or the like is facilitated by the provision of a "soft keyboard". The data entry area is defined, by the cooperation of a control program and a processor, to have a central zone in which data entry keys are displayed, and peripheral zones, in which function keys and a list of entry options are displayed. A user may morph the keyboard into any desired one of a variety of configurations.
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