| 摘要 |
A set of handheld, adjustable panels including a plurality of ergonomic keys which function as a keyboard and mouse to allow a user to easily input data to an electronic device. The handheld keyboard and mouse includes two handheld components. Each component comprises a base that fits into the user's palm, a plurality of adjustable finger panels, and an adjustable thumb portion adjacent to the finger panels. The finger panels include a plurality of keys so as to function as a keyboard, and the thumb portion also includes a plurality of keys and acts like a mouse. Each component may also include clips or straps for securing the component to the user's hand, as well as a stand for supporting the component when it is not in use. In addition, at least one of the components may include a display means. |
| 主权项 |
1. A handheld data input system for inputting data to an electronic device, comprising:
a first component adapted to fit a user's first hand, said first component including a first base portion adapted to be received in a palm portion of a user's first hand; a plurality of curved finger panels, each of the plurality of curved finger panels including an elongated curved panel having a continuous length with a first end attached to the first base portion, a second end spaced from the first base portion, which bends away from a user's wrist to form an arc, and at least one key positioned on an inner surface of the arc, wherein the plurality of curved finger panels are fixed in position adjacent but spaced from a user's fingers when in use, such that only fingertips of a user's fingers engage the inner surfaces of the arcs when in use; and a thumb portion adapted to fit a user's thumb and extending from the first base portion in a generally perpendicular direction relative to the longitudinal axis of said first base portion, said thumb portion including at least one key, wherein said thumb portion is fixed in position when in use. |
