System and method for using sound to differentiate keypresses
US8294548B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 4, 2008 |
| Grant date | Oct 23, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 12, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/167
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for associating sounds with different keypresses, involving receiving an input of a first keypress from a keyboard including a plurality of keys, wherein the keyboard is associated with a computing device, determining whether a key corresponding to the first keypress is one of a plurality of significant elements, wherein the plurality of significant elements is a subset of the plurality of keys, determining a first sound event associated with the key, when the key is one of the plurality of significant elements, and outputting a first sound associated with the first sound event.
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