Reduced qwerty keyboard system that provides better accuracy and associated method

摘要

An electronic device having a keyboard, display, and a processor is presented. The keyboard includes a plurality keys with at least a subset of the plurality of keys having a plurality of indicia, each key in the subset having a primary and secondary conductor. The primary conductor can be associated with a first set of indicia. The first set of indicia can include one or more indicia. The secondary conductor can be associated with a second set of indicia. The second set of indicia can include the one or more indicia that are not in the first set. The processor can be communicatively coupled to the keyboard and the display. The processor receives an input based on the secondary conductor associated with the given key, and outputs data to the display to display a list of characters corresponding to the plurality of indicia of the given key.

主权项

1. An electronic device comprising:
a keyboard including: a plurality keys with at least a subset of the plurality of keys having a plurality of indicia, each key in the subset having a primary conductor and a secondary conductor associated therewith; the primary conductor being associated with a first set of indicia associated with a given key in the subset, the first set of indicia comprising one or more indicia; the secondary conductor being associated with a second set of indicia associated with the given key in the subset, the second set of indicia comprising the one or more indicia that is not in the first set; a display; a processor communicatively coupled to the keyboard and the display, wherein the processor: receives an input, from the keyboard, based on the secondary conductor associated with the given key; outputs data to the display to display a list of characters corresponding to the plurality of indicia of the given key, such that a first character in the list is from the second set.