Keyboard having selectively viewable glyphs

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9092056
APP PUB NO 20110205161A1
SERIAL NO

12710230

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A versatile keyboard input and output device is described. The keyboard device includes a housing having a plurality of buttons, with each button individually clickable, and a capacitive sensing element under each button for touch sensing. The versatile keyboard input and output device further includes a lighting element under each button to provide selective lighting for each button, and a plurality of button glyphs for the plurality of buttons respectively, wherein the button glyphs are selectively visually changeable. The keyboard input device also includes a haptic feedback mechanism included in the housing for providing haptic feedback for the plurality of buttons.

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  • PANASONIC CORPORATION OF NORTH AMERICA

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Myers, Stephen Redwood City, US 18 176
Rigazio, Luca San Jose, US 96 3893

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