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DeltaIIKeyboardMatrix
U.S.Patent7,658,562
ChicagoLogicInc.bizdev@chicagologic.comwww.chicagologic.com+18478335864
To:AndroidBusinessDevelopmentRe:ImprovedSmartphoneKeyboardLayout
Hi.MynameisMr.DanaSuess.Todesignabettersmartphonekeyboardlayout,Iborroweda lifesavingusabilitytoolfromthedesignersofskydivingequipmentconsidertheusersmuscle memoryreflexes.TheresultistheDeltaIIsmartphonekeyboardmatrix,currentlyhostedin theBigButtonsKeyboardappforAndroidsmartphones: CNET"WekeyedfasterandwithfewermistakesusingBigButtonsthanwithour phonesusualkeyboard.Theclincher?Webrieflyrestoredthedefaultkeyboardbutwent rightbacktoBigButtons."CNET5stareditorsreview TheInstitutionofEngineeringandTechnology(IET)Itsdesignersclaimitmakes typingeasierandmorereliableforanyone.Inourevaluationitcertainlydidwellonboth counts.IETMagazinelargestmultidisciplinaryprofessionalengineeringinstitutionin theworld. TheEconomicTimesThese[bigbuttons]makeiteasierforthosewithpooreyesight. KaranBajaj,ETBureau U.S.NavySEALsDeltaIIdrasticallyreducesthetimefromeyeson,todecision making,todirectactionwhennecessary."U.S.NavySEALCapt.C.P.,GMC,Land WarfareCell,WEPS/ORDREP,TRADET U.S.CommanderNAVSPECWARWehavelookedatyourDeltaIIkeypadandwesee someimportantapplicationsthatyourdevicemayprovideusforouroperations. CommanderNavalSpecialWarfareGroupTwo LakeForestIllinoisPoliceDepartmentIjustgotanewandroidphoneanddown loadedbigbuttons.Itisagreatapp,andworksawesome.ImshowingittoeverybodyI know.Sgt.M.Blitstein,LakeForestIllinoisPoliceDepartment Dr.DonaldNormanIt'sverynice.IhaveanHTCAndroidwithaphysicalkeyboard, butthisissogoodIdontthinkIneedit.Dr.DonaldNorman,worldrenownedcognitive scientist,usabilityexpertandauthoroftheseminalTheDesignofEverydayThings
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Peoplecravebiggerbuttonsontheirsmartphonekeyboards.
ThatsbecauseQWERTYkeyboardsweredesignedtobe12incheswidenot2incheswide. SqueezingvenerableQWERTYintoapocketsizedsmartphoneresultsinfreakishlytiny, errorpronekeyboardbuttonsamajorkludge.Thenonstoptyposarethebruntofcomedians jokes.Errorscausedbythetinykeyboardbuttonsarethe#1reasonfrustratedcustomersreturn theirsmartphonesforrefunds.Inanotherwiseremarkable,reliablesmartphone,themisguided QWERTYkeyboardlayoutistheelephantintheroom.
Butpeopledislikelearningnewkeyboardlayouts.
Theresampleroomforbiggerkeyboardbuttonsonasmartphone.However,andthishasbeen avexingUIproblemfordecadesbiggerbuttonsnecessitateadifferent(nonQWERTY) keyboardlayoutandunfortunatelynewkeyboardlayoutshavebeennotoriouslydifficulttolearn andthereforeshunnedbyusers. ThatsbecausepeoplesQWERTYmusclememoryreflexesarealready"burnedin"andare hardtounlearn.Trytowriteyournameupsidedown,orthrowaballwithyourotherhand itsawkwardandslow.Yourmusclememoryreflexesarenthelpingyou. ExampletheLGFastapphoneusedanABCDkeyboardlayoutandfailedinthemarket. Noneoftheletterswerelocatedwherepeoplewereusedtoseeingandreachingforthem. Typingwaspainfullyslow,duetothenonQWERTYlayout.Andtherearemillionsofother nonQWERTYkeyboardlayoutsthatwontworkeither.
Exceptforone,magical,lovablenewkeyboardlayoutDeltaII
Skydivingequipmentdesignersunderstandthepowerofyourmusclememoryreflexes.They considerthemwhenlocatingemergencyhandlesonparachuteharnesses.Thishelpskeep studentskydiversfromgettingintotroublewhentheyprogresstomoreadvancedgear. DeltaIIusesthesamemusclememoryreflexconsideration.Everyletterislocatedindirect proximitytowhereyoualreadylookandreachforitonyouroldQWERTYkeyboard.Theresult? YourQWERTYmusclememoryreflexeslearntheimprovedDeltaIIlayoutalmostimmediately. Whetherreachingforemergencyhandlesonaparachuteharness,orreachingforbuttonsona keyboard,youwantyourmusclememoryreflexesworkinginyourfavor.
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BenefitsofincludingtheDeltaIImatrixwithyourAndroidkeyboard:
1. TypingonAndroidsmartphonesinstantlygetseasier,morereliableandmoresatisfying. Doublesizedbuttonsofferavastlyimprovedtypingexperiencezerotypocapable. 2. ButheresthemagictheelegantmodifiedQWERTYmatrixisextremelyfasttolearn. 3. Noinstructionsneeded.Juststarttyping.YourQWERTYreflexestakeover. 4. Desirableportraitmodeoperationoneortwohandedoperation. 5. ButtonsareevenbiggerthanlandscapeQWERTYbuttons. 6. Augmentsexistingandfuturewordprediction,gesturetyping,errorcorrection,etc. 7. Buttonsareeasiertoread.Reducesneedforglasses.Idealforexecutiveapp deployment. 8. Numbers&punctuationbuttonsaredoublesizedalsobetterarranged,moreaccurate topressandfastertotypeon. 9. Typingpasswordsiseasier. 10. Superiorinadverseconditions.Betterforoutdooruse.Easiertotypeonwhilewearing gloves. 11. SwitchingbackandforthbetweenDeltaII&QWERTYkeyboardsisunnoticeable becauseyourmusclememoryreflexesremainthesame. 12. Handicappedcommunity:DeltaIIisessentialforolderfolks,peoplewithlargerhands, pluspeoplewithvision,nerve,muscle,limbdisabilities,etc. 13. DeltaIIworkseverywheretouchscreens,hardbuttonkeyboards,SmartTV/DVR remotes,handheldmedicaldevices,automobileandaircraftcockpits,etc. Downsides: 1. TakesupmorescreenthanQWERTY,butnoonecaresbecauseGoogledidagreatjob ofallowingforalternativekeyboards.Andthatsit.
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Strategic 1. DeltaIIisasimple,painless,unbeatablesolutiontoagloballyannoyingsmartphoneUX probleminhumanlytinykeyboardbuttons.Biggerbuttonsmeaneasiertyping,moreapp usage,moresmartphonesales,moresearch,happiercustomers,moredatausageand fewerreturnedphones.Thismeansmorerevenueforphonevendors,carriers&app developers.DeltaIIworksstandaloneorcanbeintegratedintootherQWERTYkeyboard typessuchasSwype,Swiftkey,hardbuttonkeyboards,styluskeyboards,etc. 2. FutureproofDeltaIIwillbearoundforaslongasQWERTY. 3. Idealforemergingmarketswhereausermayexperienceasmartphonefirst(with DeltaIIslarge,noproblembuttons)andaPCkeyboardlateron.Theusersmuscle memoryreflexeslearnedfromusingDeltaIIwillhelpthemquicklylearntheirPC QWERTYkeyboardlateron.AndeveniftheyneverexperienceaPCQWERTYkeyboard DeltaIIsdoublesized,noproblembuttonswillstillbenefitthemforlife. 4. Babyboomersneedbig,easytoreadkeyboardbuttons. 5. WorksbeyondQWERTYpleaseseemodifiedCyrillic,Arabic,etc.layoutsinBig ButtonsKeyboardBetaappbelow. 6. Advantage:OnemorereasontobuyAndroidvs.Apple.
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U.S.Patent7,658,562 ChicagoLogicInc.bizdev@chicagologic.comwww.chicagologic.com+18478335864
ExperiencetheDeltaIImatrix
1. DownloadBigButtonsKeyboardBeta.Itssecure&free.Passitaround.Pleasenotice thehighaccuracy,highreadabilityandhowquicklypeoplelearnthematrix.Ifneeded, increasetheKeyboardHeightforevenlargerbuttons.
U.S.pat.7,658,562
ChicagoLogicInc.bizdev@chicagologic.comwww.chicagologic.com+18478335864