An Ideal Computer Keyboard- A case study of Applying Ideality on keyboard evolution

Author: Umakant Mishra

Abstract:

Any product or system moves towards its ideality.  If we know the Ideal Final Result (IFR) it becomes easy to predict the future generation of the product or system. The author made a study of over 100 patents on computer keyboards. Each of these inventions tries to achieve some new feature or functionality. But what is the ultimate keyboard? This article makes an attempt to find the features of an Ideal Keyboard.

Keywords: TRIZ, Computer Keyboard, Keyboard Inventions, Keyboard design, Computer Hardware, Hardware Inventions, Inventive Problem Solving, IFR, Ideal Final Result, Ideal Keyboard, Ideal Product, Ideal Features,

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