Data input system

专利名称：Data input system

发明人：Michael Anthony William Prior申请号：US10541345申请日：20040109

公开号：US20060082540A1公开日：20060420

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摘要：A data input system, with which a user can input letters of an alphabetcomprises: a system () for enabling the user to select one of four options and, for eachselected option, to select one of eight directions; a system () for detecting the optionand direction selected by the user; and a decoder () responsive to the detected optionand direction and operable to interpret each of a number of combinations of such anoption and such a direction, equal to the number of letters in the alphabet, as a

respective letter of the alphabet. Directions may be selected by, for example, operatingan eight-way joystick, making directional gestures on a touch-sensitive surface, or

pressing different combinations of keys in a key array. Options may be selected by forexample, operating an four-way joystick, pressing one or more shift keys and/or byproviding more than one direction selection system so that the user can select whichdirection selection system to use for a particular letter. Compared with conventionalsystems, the data input system does not require so frequent relocation of the user'sfinger (or fingers or thumb(s) or a stylus or the like held by the user) when inputtingletters of an alphabet.

申请人：Michael Anthony William Prior

地址：Shrewsbury GB

国籍：GB

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