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Keyboard finger guide
11521509 · 2022-12-06 ·

A keyboard finger guide device includes an elongated divider this is positionable horizontally between two rows of a keyboard, and a plurality of curvilinear guides that are secured to the divider perpendicularly and are positionable vertically between a plurality of individual keys of the keyboard. The guides are constructed from a malleable and resilient material and can extend above the top surface of the keyboard keys to provide a constant guide for the first two fingers of a user's left and right hands in the typing position at rest. The guides can also extend level with the top surface of the keyboard keys at rest to selectively guide the first two fingers of a user's left and right hands while typing.

Keyboard finger guide
11521509 · 2022-12-06 ·

A keyboard finger guide device includes an elongated divider this is positionable horizontally between two rows of a keyboard, and a plurality of curvilinear guides that are secured to the divider perpendicularly and are positionable vertically between a plurality of individual keys of the keyboard. The guides are constructed from a malleable and resilient material and can extend above the top surface of the keyboard keys to provide a constant guide for the first two fingers of a user's left and right hands in the typing position at rest. The guides can also extend level with the top surface of the keyboard keys at rest to selectively guide the first two fingers of a user's left and right hands while typing.

KEYBOARD FINGER GUIDE
20230073031 · 2023-03-09 ·

A keyboard finger guide device includes an elongated divider this is positionable horizontally between two rows of a keyboard, and a plurality of curvilinear guides that are secured to the divider perpendicularly and are positionable vertically between a plurality of individual keys of the keyboard. The guides extend above the top surface of the keyboard keys to provide a constant guide for the first two fingers of a user's left and right hands in the typing position at rest. A keyboard with an integrated finger guide is also provided. The keyboard including a plurality of keys having protrusions along a top surface to act as a guide for receiving and aligning a users fingers according to a 10-finger typing method.

KEYBOARD FINGER GUIDE
20230073031 · 2023-03-09 ·

A keyboard finger guide device includes an elongated divider this is positionable horizontally between two rows of a keyboard, and a plurality of curvilinear guides that are secured to the divider perpendicularly and are positionable vertically between a plurality of individual keys of the keyboard. The guides extend above the top surface of the keyboard keys to provide a constant guide for the first two fingers of a user's left and right hands in the typing position at rest. A keyboard with an integrated finger guide is also provided. The keyboard including a plurality of keys having protrusions along a top surface to act as a guide for receiving and aligning a users fingers according to a 10-finger typing method.

Glove for Use in Collecting Data for Sign Language Recognition

A glove for use in collecting data for sign language recognition comprises: multiple azimuth sensors arranged on the glove at positions corresponding to the phalanges and metacarpal bones of the hand and used for sensing postures of the hand. The azimuth sensors are only arranged on the glove at positions corresponding to the phalanges of the hand other than the distal phalange in proximity to the fingertip of at least one finger among the middle finger, the index finger, the ring finger, and the little finger. The glove reduces the number of the azimuth sensors arranged on the glove at positions corresponding to the phalanges of the hand, thus reducing costs while not affecting detection performance.

System and method for teaching pre-keyboarding and keyboarding

The present invention is directed to systems and related methods of teaching pre-keyboarding and keyboarding on a QWERTY-style keyboard wherein a color-coded row-based metaphorical and visual cuing system is used in a curriculum to make foundational keyboarding skills easy-to-teach and easy-to-learn, including: unilateral hand/finger skills, Home Row hand/finger positions, relational position of symbol location, and the essential keystroke spectrum of Home Row positioning-based finger movements of the left and right hand. The invention provides a dynamic virtual keyboard with colored rows which hexfurcates the QWERTY layout into left- and right-handed row sections, independently toggling the visibility of each in a developmental order to teach keyboarding skills in incremental steps rather than all at once. The invention further provides a dynamic cursor that uses visual indicators that mirror the visual cuing system to reinforce instruction with the dynamic virtual keyboard and aid keyboarding accuracy.

System and method for teaching pre-keyboarding and keyboarding

The present invention is directed to systems and related methods of teaching pre-keyboarding and keyboarding on a QWERTY-style keyboard wherein a color-coded row-based metaphorical and visual cuing system is used in a curriculum to make foundational keyboarding skills easy-to-teach and easy-to-learn, including: unilateral hand/finger skills, Home Row hand/finger positions, relational position of symbol location, and the essential keystroke spectrum of Home Row positioning-based finger movements of the left and right hand. The invention provides a dynamic virtual keyboard with colored rows which hexfurcates the QWERTY layout into left- and right-handed row sections, independently toggling the visibility of each in a developmental order to teach keyboarding skills in incremental steps rather than all at once. The invention further provides a dynamic cursor that uses visual indicators that mirror the visual cuing system to reinforce instruction with the dynamic virtual keyboard and aid keyboarding accuracy.

ADAPTIVE KEYBOARD TEACHING SYSTEM
20230351913 · 2023-11-02 ·

A computer-implemented method comprising: providing a visual-based instruction to press one or more target keys of a plurality of keys on a physical keyboard; receiving sensor data corresponding to a user interaction with the keyboard; analyzing the sensor data and determining how a hand of the user is engaging with the physical keyboard; and providing a user feedback on one or more feedback elements of the physical keyboard in response to determining that the user's hand is incorrectly engaging with the keyboard, which may include the user pressing a key using an incorrect hand; the user pressing the key with an incorrect finger; or the user not anchoring or incorrectly anchoring portions of their hand when engaging with the physical keyboard to press the one or more target keys of the plurality of keys.

ADAPTIVE KEYBOARD TEACHING SYSTEM
20230351913 · 2023-11-02 ·

A computer-implemented method comprising: providing a visual-based instruction to press one or more target keys of a plurality of keys on a physical keyboard; receiving sensor data corresponding to a user interaction with the keyboard; analyzing the sensor data and determining how a hand of the user is engaging with the physical keyboard; and providing a user feedback on one or more feedback elements of the physical keyboard in response to determining that the user's hand is incorrectly engaging with the keyboard, which may include the user pressing a key using an incorrect hand; the user pressing the key with an incorrect finger; or the user not anchoring or incorrectly anchoring portions of their hand when engaging with the physical keyboard to press the one or more target keys of the plurality of keys.

Universal finger blinds
11129426 · 2021-09-28 ·

Universal Finger Blinds: a bottomless, adjustable, portable covering for the hands and fingers purposed to obstruct the hands and fingers from view to operate and develop necessary skills for muscle memory to manipulate equipment including but not limited to: keyboards, typewriters, computing and calculating devices or for various dexterity skills that require obstructed vision of the hands and fingers. One may desire to look at the fingers to assure proper placement. Instead the goal should be avoid looking at the hands and fingers, yet achieve proper finger placement. The present invention results with a hand and finger covering that stays in place while in use, covers the hand surface without clashing the left and right hands, and fits comfortably to the user's wrist. Such use will allow a proprioceptive occurrence leaving the eyes to focus on written material while hands and fingers achieve muscle memory resulting with proper finger placement.