The disclosure describes an overall system/method for developing a “speak and touch auto correction interface” referred to as STACI which is far more superior to existing user interfaces including the widely adopted qwerty. Using STACI a user speaks and types a word at the same time. The redundant information from the two modes, namely speech and the letters typed, enables the user to sloppily and partially type the words. The result is a very fast and accurate enhanced keyboard interface enabling document production on computing devices like phones and tablets.

The present disclosure relates to a multi QWERTY key input method, and more particularly, to a multi QWERTY key input method that allows a plurality of characters to be input by a single key using the QWERTY keyboard arrangement.

An ambidextrous, hand held data management device that has been ergonomically optimized to facilitate multiple key per character input, chording while holding a hand-held computer. The device has an arrangement of multiple keys which are so situated that the device can be operated in either the left or the right hand and data can be quickly and conveniently input, that is, any combination of keys can be quickly and conveniently indicated without a hand strap and without dropping the device. The ergonomic arrangement of keys and the shape of the frame allows for the device to remain comfortably stationary relative to the palm of the hand while in use. The device is primarily a mobile data input device, enabling keying of characters with the hand concurrently holding the device around the periphery, maximizing the hand-held screen availability dowards displaying content.

Chording techniques are described that may be utilized in a variety of ways to provide inputs to a computing device. The computing device, for instance, may include sensors disposed on a housing of the computing device such that the sensors are configured to detect fingers of a user when grasping the device. Detection of a likely indexed relative position of the fingers of the user's hand in relation to each other, and even an amount of pressure used by respective ones of the fingers, may be used to define and input chords that may be used to initiate operations of the computing device.

The present invention is directed to a system and method for typing phonetic characters using two keystrokes. An aspect of the invention relates to the rendering of characters is based on the timing between a first and second keystroke if a second modifying keystroke is used, or based on a first keystroke. The method may be used on computer devices, cellular devices, other devices (including, but not limited to tablets), and other abbreviated and non-abbreviated keyboards, whether actual or virtual.

A modern two-handed keyset that can produce text, text editing functions, and computer functions. The two-handed keyset device here comprises of a first keyset and second keyset. Each keyset comprises of a plurality of keys connected to an edge plate. The individual keys are attached to the edge plate by their individual top edges and the keys are capable of deflecting independently from each other. The two keysets are connected by a communication tether configured to electronically connect the first keyset and second keyset. Corresponding systems and methods also are disclosed.

A touch-panel input device as disclosed in the specification comprises a touch panel and an input controller capable of switching between a right-hand two-point touch input sensing mode suitable for the placement of right fingers and a left-hand two-point touch input sensing mode suitable for the placement of left fingers, wherein the input controller senses two-point touches on the touch panel in either of these input sensing modes.

The subject matter of this specification describes a method that includes determining when to send a user selection of a first key on a keyboard to an operating system, where the operating system supports shortcut key combinations. The device identifies the user selection of the first key, as input for an application. The device determines that the first key is part of a shortcut key combination. The processing device determines whether a cursor is visible in a user interface provided by the application. Upon determining that the cursor is visible in the user interface, the device waits for another user selection of one or more remaining keys of the shortcut key combinations before sending the first key to the operating system. Upon determining that the cursor is not visible in the user interface, the device sends the first key to the operating system without waiting for another user selection.

Example implementations relate to key strike capture. An example non-transitory machine-readable medium can include instructions executable by a processor to capture a key strike when the key strike matches a key strike from predefined hotkey list of key strikes, signal a basic input/output system (BIOS) to wake the processor and signal the BIOS to perform a function associated with the captured key strike during the wake process and responsive to a query from the BIOS.

A keyboard using temporal evaluation of timestamps. The keyboard changes the functions of keys based the temporal relation of key events on home row. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.