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Using Triz To Design The Future Keyboard, Umakant Mishra Feb 2006

Using Triz To Design The Future Keyboard, Umakant Mishra

Umakant Mishra

A keyboard is the most common and widely used input device for a computer. Using the keyboard is often vital to interact with a computer. There are several aspects of a keyboard such as size, key layout, convenience and ergonomic features etc., which are continuously under improvement by keyboard designers and manufacturers. TRIZ is an efficient methodology in product designing. Using IFR and Trends we can well predict the directions of the future keyboards and using Contradictions and Principles we can overcome the current limitations. This article analyses the critical features of a keyboard, does a functional analysis, derives the …


10 Inventions On Keyboard Attachments: A Triz Based Analysis, Umakant Mishra Dec 2004

10 Inventions On Keyboard Attachments: A Triz Based Analysis, Umakant Mishra

Umakant Mishra

Although the primary objective of the keyboard to input data into the computer, the advanced keyboards keep various other things in mind, such as, how to use the same keyboard for various other purposes, or how to use the same keyboard efficiently by using various other attachments to the keyboard. This objective led to various inventions on keyboard attachments, some of which are illustrated below in this article. This article illustrates 10 inventions on various keyboard attachments from US patent database. Each different attachment improves the usability of the keyboard in some way or other. Some attachments illustrated are template …


Configuring Client Software Using Remote Notification Us:6219698, Robert Iannucci, Chris Weikart Dec 2000

Configuring Client Software Using Remote Notification Us:6219698, Robert Iannucci, Chris Weikart

Robert A Iannucci

No abstract provided.


Computer System For Simulating Physical Processes Using Multiple Integer State Vectors Us:5594671, Hudong Chen, Peter Churchill, Robert Iannucci, Kim Molvig, Gregory Papadopoulos, Stephen Remondi, Christopher Teixeira, Kenneth Traub Dec 1996

Computer System For Simulating Physical Processes Using Multiple Integer State Vectors Us:5594671, Hudong Chen, Peter Churchill, Robert Iannucci, Kim Molvig, Gregory Papadopoulos, Stephen Remondi, Christopher Teixeira, Kenneth Traub

Robert A Iannucci

No abstract provided.


System For Synchronizing Execution By A Processing Element Of Threads Within A Process Using A State Indicator Us:5553305, Robert Iannucci, Steven Gregor Dec 1995

System For Synchronizing Execution By A Processing Element Of Threads Within A Process Using A State Indicator Us:5553305, Robert Iannucci, Steven Gregor

Robert A Iannucci

No abstract provided.


High Performance Memory System Pct:Ep0199134, Robert Iannucci Dec 1991

High Performance Memory System Pct:Ep0199134, Robert Iannucci

Robert A Iannucci

No abstract provided.


Method And Apparatus For Division Pct:Ep0075745, Robert Iannucci, James Kleinsteiber Dec 1986

Method And Apparatus For Division Pct:Ep0075745, Robert Iannucci, James Kleinsteiber

Robert A Iannucci

No abstract provided.


High Performance Memory System Utilizing Pipelining Techniques Us:4685088, Robert Iannucci Dec 1986

High Performance Memory System Utilizing Pipelining Techniques Us:4685088, Robert Iannucci

Robert A Iannucci

No abstract provided.


Method And Apparatus For Division Employing Associative Memory Us:4466077, Robert Iannucci, James Kleinsteiber Dec 1983

Method And Apparatus For Division Employing Associative Memory Us:4466077, Robert Iannucci, James Kleinsteiber

Robert A Iannucci

No abstract provided.