US4795349A
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Coded font keyboard apparatus
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1987-03-16
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Granted: 1989-01-03
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Expires: 2007-03-16
Abstract
Abstract A coded font keyboard design is presented wherein conventional keyboard formats, such as the qwerty keyboard, are coded to produce instructional materials for developmental language education using the periodic code of language elements. A preferred embodiment describes the use of the qwerty keyboard to product all coded symbols used in the periodic table of language elements.
Inventors
- 👤 Robert Sprague
- 👤 Joan Sprague
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 12:38
CPC Classifications
G; G09; G09B; G09B19/00; G09B19/04; G09B17/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
115 words
The combination of a keyboard for use with microcomputer word processing equipment, having its keys arranged in qwerty format, with a chart displaying the periodic table of language elements in 9 rows and 5 columns as follows: ______________________________________
a --e a b ch d
ee e f g h
i --e i j k l
le al m ng n
o --e o p qu r
ar er sh si s
oo oo th th t
u --e u v w x
oy ow x y z
______________________________________
and with an alternate language element character set operatively
accessible through said qwerty format keyboard, for coding textual
materials in the language elements displayed on the chart.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
115 words
The combination of a keyboard for use with microcomputer word processing equipment, having its keys arranged in qwerty format, with a chart displaying the periodic table of language elements in 9 rows and 5 columns as follows: ______________________________________
a --e a b ch d
ee e f g h
i --e i j k l
le al m ng n
o --e o p qu r
ar er sh si s
oo oo th th t
u --e u v w x
oy ow x y z
______________________________________
and with an alternate language element character set operatively
accessible through said qwerty format keyboard, for coding textual
materials in the language elements displayed on the chart.
Claim 3
Independent Claim
152 words
A method for coding instructional materials in a teaching language using microcomputer word processing equipment which comprises the steps of: (a) providing a keyboard having keys arranged in qwerty format, a chart displaying a periodic table of language elements in 9 rows and 5 columns as follows: ______________________________________
a --e a b ch d
ee e f g h
i --e i j k l
le al m ng n
o --e o p qu r
ar er sh si s
oo oo th th t
u --e u v w x
oy ow x y z
______________________________________ and an alternate language element character set which is operatively accessible through said qwerty format keyboard; and, (b) coding instructional materials in a teaching language by accessing the language element character set with the keys of said qwerty format keyboard to thereby provide textual materials coded in the language elements of the teaching language.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
152 words
A method for coding instructional materials in a teaching language using microcomputer word processing equipment which comprises the steps of: (a) providing a keyboard having keys arranged in qwerty format, a chart displaying a periodic table of language elements in 9 rows and 5 columns as follows: ______________________________________
a --e a b ch d
ee e f g h
i --e i j k l
le al m ng n
o --e o p qu r
ar er sh si s
oo oo th th t
u --e u v w x
oy ow x y z
______________________________________ and an alternate language element character set which is operatively accessible through said qwerty format keyboard; and, (b) coding instructional materials in a teaching language by accessing the language element character set with the keys of said qwerty format keyboard to thereby provide textual materials coded in the language elements of the teaching language.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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