Auxiliary keyboard and keyboard improved in operability for key input, and control method therefor
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Mar 30, 2004
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Oct 18, 2001
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Feb 8, 2001
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Apr 13, 2000
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An auxiliary keyboard has a first input mode and a second input mode and comprises an input mode switching key, a mode switching unit for switching between the first input mode and second input mode at each depression of the input mode switching key without posting the depression to a computer, a key code sending unit for sending, when the key of the auxiliary keyboard is depressed, a predetermined first key code corresponding to the depressed key of the auxiliary keyboard either in the first input mode or in the second input mode, and a mode correcting unit for correcting, when the input mode of the main keyboard is switched into the numeric data input mode, the numeric data input mode to the character data input mode.
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