Electronic device and method of managing its keyboard

Johan Himberg; Jani Mäntyjärvi; Turo Keski-Jaskari; Roope Takala; Jonna Haekkilae

Electronic device and method of managing its keyboard

Johan Himberg (Inventor), Jani Mäntyjärvi (Inventor), Turo Keski-Jaskari (Inventor), Roope Takala (Inventor), Jonna Haekkilae (Inventor)

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Abstract

The invention relates to an electronic device and a method of managing a virtual keyboard of the electronic device. The device comprises a touch pad (106), a processing unit (600) and a feedback unit (612), which provides tactile feedback unit (612) for the user. The processing unit (600) is configured to determine a virtual keyboard (104) for the touch pad (106) and a tactile appearance of the keyboard (104), receive information generated by the pressing of a keyboard (104) key and identify the key that was pressed on the basis of the information. The processing unit (600) is further configured to collect information on the key presses and carry out an analysis of them, and re-determine the tactile appearance of the keyboard (104) on the basis of the collected information and the analysis carried out so as to make the keyboard more ergonomic for the user, which makes it easier to use the keyboard (104) and/or the pressing of a wrong key less likely.

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Original language	English
Patent number	GB2405687 B2
IPC	H03M 11/04
Priority date	12/06/03
Publication status	Published - 12 Jun 2003
MoE publication type	H1 Granted patent

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Electronic device and method of managing its keyboard

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