Ergonomic hand-held text input device
US8487876B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 7, 2007 |
| Grant date | Jul 16, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 12, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63F2300/572
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A hand-held text input device includes a game controller and a keyboard. The device comfortably accommodates the hands of a user while the thumbs and fingers are associated with actuators of the game controller and keys of the keyboard. The overall configuration of the device and the arrangement of the actuators and keys permit the user to operate all of the functions provided by the device while the forearms are in a neutral posture zone between pronation and supination of the forearm, while the wrists are minimally extended, and while the fingers are comfortably flexed.
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