An object of the present invention is to provide an input apparatus and input key capable of reducing the number of operations on the input key for input of symbols and permitting a user to designate a symbol to be inputted, by a simpler operation. An input key 10a to which a plurality of symbols or marks are assigned, has a key top 30a to be pushed, a sensor part 32 for detecting a push position on a surface of the key top 30 by a finger or the like used to push the key top 30a, a moving direct...

An input pointer includes two top-surface switches and a rotary switch on the top surface of the main body, a protrusion on an imaginary center line on the bottom surface of the main body, and two bottom-surface switches at the sides of the protrusion. The two top-surface switches and the rotary switch are turned ON when pressed by a user's finger, whereas the bottom-surface switches are turned ON when the main body is tilted about the protrusion.

The invention relates to an information input for a navigation device for highway vehicles in connection with which map markings which represent optically readable information and can be read by a reading device and fed to a data processing unit of the navigation device can be associated with a map, in particular a road map. A mark 6 can be associated with a starting or target point on the map and optically readable location markings 2 and 3 can be read by the reading device in the associated po...

An input element comprises a pair of spread substrates each having an electroconductive film, the electroconductive surfaces, facing each other and a spacer disposed between said substrates to surround the space. An electroconductive film of at least one of said substrates extends outside of the spacer, which comprises an elastic resin disposed at the crossing portion of the spacer and the electroconductive film extended outside of the spacer.

An input device in use for electronic calculators with a segment type display section of a plurality of digits comprises a key switch matrix supplied with at least some of the signals applied to the segment of the display section, a latch circuit for detecting the key operation and latching the input signal representative thereof, a control section for detecting the required operation according to the input signal from the latch circuit for performing the required operation in accordance with th...

An input keyboard arrangement is provided for microcomputers, computer terminals, and other devices for processing alphanumeric information. The keyboard arrangement facilitates entry of information by non-typists, increases keying accuracy, enables use of the three strongest fingers for depressing keys, and minimizes the time needed to master the keyboard. The keyboard is arranged in a vertical layout with a pair of enter keys, and elongate shift and space bars located around the perimeter of t...

An input device for use in a display unit such as a CRT includes a lower electrode of an electrically conductive material and having a plurality of apertures therein, a resilient insulating base superimposed on the lower electrode and having a plurality of integral dot spacers projecting through the apertures, the resilient insulating base having recessed spaces, an upper flexible insulating sheet disposed in confronting relation to the insulating base with the dot spacers interposed therebetwee...

An input processor such as table calculator comprises input means for putting numerical data in said processor; memory means for storing first n-digit numerical data put in by said input means; reading means for reading out said stored first n-digit data from said memory means and processing means for arranging said first n-digit numerical data read out by said reading means and second m-digit numerical data newly put in by said input means in neighboring relation thereby forming a new n+m-digit...

An input device for generating electrical data signals and an associated electrical timing signal and which input device is a modified conventional calculating machine. The machine may be an adding machine having a plurality of manually operated data keys for mechanically entering data into the machine in a conventional fashion and a machine element movably responsive to the release of an actuated key. Each data key is associated with a magnetically operable reed switch that is arranged to be op...

An input device such as a keyboard or a tablet for input of pattern employing a piezoelectric material/polymer 1-3 composite of the structure in which a number of rods of piezoelectric material are buried in a polymer.