Compressible Energizing Elements for Adaptive Keyboard Resistance
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing keyboards have fixed mechanical elements that provide a permanent feel and response, which can result in a positive experience for one user but a negative experience for another due to individual interaction styles.
Innovation Solution
The use of compressible energizing elements that surround magnetic elements in keyboard keys, allowing for adjustable resistance and response based on user interaction patterns, which can be customized using machine learning to optimize user experience.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If fixed mechanical elements are used in keyboard keys, then the structure is simple and reliable, but the user experience cannot be customized for different users
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces fixed mechanical elements with dynamic magnetic elements that can adjust their magnetic field strength electronically. The magnetic elements respond to applied voltages, allowing the resistance and feedback characteristics to be dynamically changed based on user profiles and usage patterns, thereby achieving customizability without permanent mechanical changes.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the physical parameters of the key mechanism by using magnetic field strength as a controllable parameter. By varying the voltage applied to the magnetic elements, the magnetic force and resulting key resistance can be adjusted continuously, enabling different tactile experiences for different users without changing the physical structure.
2Ease of operation
If compressible energizing elements are used to allow adjustable resistance, then user experience can be customized, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces traditional mechanical spring systems with electromagnetic actuators (magnetic elements). This substitution eliminates the need for complex mechanical compression springs while achieving similar or superior functionality through electromagnetic forces, which can be precisely controlled via voltage to provide adjustable resistance and improved user comfort.
3Adaptability or versatility
If machine learning is used to optimize user experience based on usage patterns, then adaptability improves, but processing requirements and complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a feedback loop where usage data from key interactions is collected and processed to generate user profiles. These profiles automatically adjust the magnetic element parameters (voltage, magnetic field strength) in real-time, creating an adaptive system that learns from user behavior and optimizes the typing experience without requiring manual intervention.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
This solution allows for a customizable keyboard experience tailored to individual users, enhancing comfort and efficiency by adjusting resistance levels based on usage patterns and user profiles.
Implementation Method 1
In some examples, different current levels can be provided to the compressible energizing element, which can generate different intensities and densities for a magnetic field generated by the compressible energizing element.
Implementation Method 2
the compressible energizing element can surround a magnetic element of a key and compress with the magnetic element when the key is depressed by a user
Data Source
AI summary
In some examples, a device can include a magnetic element coupled to a cap, a compressible energizing element surrounding the magnetic element, an electrical device coupled to the compressible energizing element to provide a current, and a processor resource to adjust a current applied to the compressible energizing element based on a selected resistance level.