Patents by Inventor David Frederick Champion

David Frederick Champion has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Mobile client computer programmed to display lists and hexagonal keyboard
    Patent number: 5784060
    Abstract: A computer in which entry of data from an area provided on a display, touchscreen or the like is facilitated by the provision of a "soft keyboard". The data entry area is defined, by the cooperation of a control program and a processor, to have a central zone in which data entry keys are displayed, and peripheral zones, in which function keys and a list of entry options are displayed. A user may morph the keyboard into any desired one of a variety of configurations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 21, 1998
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corp.
    Inventors: Randal Lee Bertram, David Frederick Champion