公开(公告)号：DE19957631B4

公开(公告)日：2007-01-25

申请号：DE19957631

申请日：1999-11-30

Applicant: IBM

Inventor： BOLDY MANFRED

IPC: G06F3/02

Abstract: The invention concerns a simple and user-friendly actuating device ( 10 ) for miniature keyboards or miniature input tablets. The device has of a dome-shaped body ( 12 ) which is adapted to the curve of the fingertip and fitted to the fingertip by means of a removable adhesive bond. The dome-shaped body has a pin-shaped projection ( 14 ) on its convex side which serves as the actuating element. The dome-shaped body is made of a soft plastic material which molds to the fingertip. On the concave side of the dome is an adhesive layer ( 18 ) which permits repeated fitting and removal of the dome to and from the fingertip.

公开(公告)号：DE19957631A1

公开(公告)日：2001-06-07

申请号：DE19957631

申请日：1999-11-30

Applicant: IBM

Inventor： BOLDY MANFRED

IPC: G06F3/02

Abstract: Actuating devices for small keyboards and input boards of various small electronic items, such as palm-top computers and mobile phones, etc., use devices which attach to a finger of the operator and require quick and uncomplicated location on, or removal from, the finger, and now include a collar or spherical ring (12) matched to the curvature of the finger and which can be removably fixed by an adhesive bond to the finger tip and on its convex side has a pin-shaped protuberance (14) which serves as the actuating element.

公开(公告)号：DE10109026A1

公开(公告)日：2001-09-27

申请号：DE10109026

申请日：2001-02-24

Applicant: IBM

Inventor： BOLDY MANFRED ,  RUPPERT WERNER

IPC: B41J5/08 ,  G06F3/02 ,  G06F3/023 ,  H01H13/70

Abstract: A keyboard data input device includes a one-hand module having a finger section with groups of keys each of which fixedly assigned to a finger of the operator. The keyboard has a cover part which includes a palm rest section and grooves. A group of keys is sequentially arranged at the ground of said grooves to be reached by the outstretched or bent fingers when the operator's hand is in contact with the palm rest section. A thumb section located adjacent to the forefinger groove comprises a flat area which includes groups of command keys, and comprises further keys at an upright wall adjacent to the forefinger groove. The keyboard may be used for two-hand operation by providing two separate one-hand modules. The keyboard comprises a graphical multipurpose display visualize control information and characters typed in. The keyboard may further include a bar code scanner.

公开(公告)号：DE19957639A1

公开(公告)日：2001-06-21

申请号：DE19957639

申请日：1999-11-30

Applicant: IBM

Inventor： BOLDY MANFRED

IPC: A47L13/38 ,  A47L25/00 ,  B32B5/18

Abstract: The device has a block (10) of elastic material with a number of transverse cuts (14) into the underside for contact with the surface to be cleaned. The transverse cuts form lamella (16) that can be deflected to both sides that spread when the device is used to form gaps for accommodating dust. The cuts extend at least over half the height of the block, which can be made of a soft foam material.