New Era of Text Input

 

The information age requires information to be retrieved and inputted anywhere and anytime. This made the text input capability (similar to the functionality of computer keyboard) become more and more important. However, electronics devices have been getting smaller and smaller, the challenge is to made the functionality of keyboard in very small space and in user-friendly way. We can see that the biggest barrier preventing mobile phone from being used as editor and address book is the troublesome alphabet input and limited characters. Therefore, the text input interface have become a critical factor for the functionality and design of electronic devices such as mobile phone, PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), Digital Camera, Music Player, Portable Media Player (PMP) and game console. It also needs to have a balance between size and usability, with consideration of learning curve and computation overhead involved.

 

 

 

 

 

突破性的文字輸入

 

隨著電子產品微形化(如手提電話及音樂隨身聽)及功能多樣化,在極少的空間中能實踐全功能鍵盤則越來越重要。指尖微形鍵盤 (Nano fingertip keyboard) 是應用於手提電子產品的一項專利發明,將整個鍵盤功能濃縮至指尖的空間 (少至5 x 5 mm),也能輕易輸入英文、數字、符號、控制鍵甚至是中日韓等輸入法。此發明也能應用於遙控器、遊戲搖扞、方向控製器、接觸式螢幕等,而顯示屏也沒有必要。此發明更榮獲多項專利及獎項,只需用一根脂頭上的空間便能取代一般鍵盤。