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...that it was melting ice cream that inspired the invention of the outboard motor? It was a lovely August day and Ole Evinrude was rowing his boat to his favorite island picnic spot. As he rowed, he watched his ice cream melt and wished he had a faster way to get to the island. At that moment the idea for the outboard motor was born!
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US Patent 5920303 - Dynamic keyboard and method for dynamically redefining keys on a keyboard
US Patent Issued on July 6, 1999
Estimated Patent Expiration Date:
December 15, 2017Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
Estimated Patent Expiration Date:
December 15, 2017Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Abstractpe1A dynamic keyboard includes a plurality of keys, each with an associated symbol, which are dynamically redefinable to provide access to higher level keyboards. Based on sequenced symbols of keys sequentially activated, certain dynamic categories and subcategories can be accessed and keys corresponding thereto dynamically redefined. Dynamically redefined keys can include embellished symbols and/or newly displayed symbols. These dynamically redefined keys can then provide the user with the ability to easily access both core and fringe vocabulary words in a speech synthesis system.Other References
| InventorsAssigneeApplicationNo. 990740 filed on 12/15/1997US Classes:345/172, Having programmable function key340/825.19, Communication or control for the handicapped434/112, COMMUNICATION AIDS FOR THE HANDICAPPED708/145, Plural function key708/146Key sequencing (i.e., sequence defines function)Field of Search345/168, Including keyboard345/170, Light source associated with each key345/172, Having programmable function key345/173, Touch panel340/825.19, Communication or control for the handicapped341/22, Including keyboard or keypad341/28, For pictorial or ideographic characters (e.g., design, chinese or japanese characters)434/112COMMUNICATION AIDS FOR THE HANDICAPPEDExaminersPrimary: Mengistu, AmareUS Patent References4661916, System for method for producing synthetic plural word messagesIssued on: 04/28/1987 Inventor: Baker , et al.5097425, Predictive scanning input system for rapid selection of visual indicators Issued on: 03/17/1992 Inventor: Baker, et al.5169342, Method of communicating with a language deficient patient Issued on: 12/08/1992 Inventor: Steele, et al.5210689, System and method for automatically selecting among a plurality of input modes Issued on: 05/11/1993 Inventor: Baker, et al.5297041, Predictive scanning input system for rapid selection of auditory and visual indicators Issued on: 03/22/1994 Inventor: Kushler, et al.5299125, Natural language processing system and method for parsing a plurality of input symbol sequences into syntactically or pragmatically correct word messages Issued on: 03/29/1994 Inventor: Baker, et al.5309546, System for method for producing synthetic plural word messages Issued on: 05/03/1994 Inventor: Baker, et al.5317671, System for method for producing synthetic plural word messages Issued on: 05/31/1994 Inventor: Baker, et al.5612716, Image display device Issued on: 03/18/1997 Inventor: Chida, et al.5659338Electronic apparatuses which displays various graphic data at the time of power-on Issued on: 08/19/1997 Inventor: Nakasuji, et al. International ClassesG09G 005/00G09G 005/36 |
