Auxiliary Display Integrated Into Keyboard for Typing Efficiency
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users face productivity limitations while typing on computers due to the need to constantly shift their focus between the keyboard and the main display to view typed characters and their results, leading to reduced efficiency and accuracy.
Innovation Solution
An electronic computing device with an integrated auxiliary display within the keyboard that coordinates information with the main display, allowing users to view recent keyboard inputs and contextual information without shifting their gaze, including suggested words and spelling corrections, enhancing typing efficiency and accuracy.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If users type on a traditional keyboard while viewing the main display, then they can see the typed characters and their results, but they must constantly shift their focus between the keyboard and the main display, reducing typing efficiency and accuracy
Solution Approach 1:
The display function is segmented into two separate displays: a main display for comprehensive information and an auxiliary display integrated into the keyboard for immediate feedback. This segmentation allows users to view different types of information on different displays simultaneously, eliminating the need to shift focus between keyboard and main display.
Solution Approach 2:
The auxiliary display adds a new spatial dimension to the keyboard by incorporating a display surface within the keyboard structure itself. This allows information to be presented in a new location (within the keyboard area) that is naturally within the user's field of view during typing, without requiring vertical or horizontal movement of the head.
2Productivity
If an auxiliary display is integrated into the keyboard, then typing speed and accuracy improve by keeping information in the user's field of view, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The auxiliary display is merged with the keyboard structure by positioning it within the keyboard housing, using the keyboard's existing spatial envelope. This integration approach combines two functions (keyboard input and visual feedback) into a single unified device structure, avoiding the need for separate external components.
Solution Approach 2:
The keyboard device is enhanced to perform multiple functions: traditional key input and a new auxiliary display function for showing typed characters and suggestions. This multi-functionality is achieved by adding the display capability to the existing keyboard structure, making the keyboard both an input device and an information display device.
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AI summary
A device with an enhanced keyboard is disclosed. One embodiment may take the form of a laptop computer with an auxiliary display embedded within a lower portion of the computer. A further embodiment of the auxiliary display renders contextual information based on information on a main computer display and inputs received from an input device such as a set of keys, mouse, or trackpad.