COMPUTER KEYBOARD Russian patent published in 2007 - IPC G06F3/23 H03M11/04 

FIELD: computer engineering, possible broad usage in, for example, portable computers.

SUBSTANCE: keyboard includes functional key "Enter" mounted in the body, positioned in lower right corner of keyboard, and a set of universal programmable optically active keys. Programmable keys are positioned in three rows, where five keys of upper row, seven keys of middle row and five keys of lower row correspond to Russian-English version. Functional symbol table selection key, positioned in left upper corner of keyboard, consists of two electrically independent, but mechanically connected parts, where doubled key has shape of "U" letter with stretched width, and is oriented across other key rows and provided with two transition pointers in form of arrows or triangles directed oppositely.

EFFECT: reduced dimensions of keyboard, saving of accumulator power.

2 cl, 6 dwg