A conventional computer keyboard consists of as many as 101 keys. The keyboard has several sections, such as text entry section, navigation section, numeric keypad etc. each having several keys on the keyboard. The keys are arranged quite spaciously so that the human fingers can operate comfortably. The number of keys and the arrangement of keys make a keyboard quite big. Although a bigger keyb...

Color is an important aspect of any graphical user interface. Color is used to improve various aspects of the GUI, such as: ⇛ Making the GUI more attractive, ⇛ Differentiating one item or group of items from the other. For example, showing currently selected item or window in a different color. ⇛ Assigning weights to components by using intensity of color. ⇛ Soothing to different moods, persona...

The paper is the first of several ones [63,73] describing a mathematical structure developed in the FSTP project, mathematically modeling Substantive Patent Law (“SPL“) and its US Highest Courts‘ precedents primarily for emerging technologies inventions. Chapter 2 presents this mathematical structure comprising particularly 3 abstraction levels each comprising “inventive concepts“, their “subse...

A computer keyboard consists of several sections and each section consists of several numbers of keys. The text entry section contains the standard character keys, navigation section contains cursor movement and page control keys, numeric keypad contains numeric keys and function keys section contain function keys and special keys. Although the increased number of keys helps smooth interaction ...

T effects of appropriability on invention have been well studied, but there has been little analysis of the effect of appropriability on the commercialization of existing inventions. Exploiting a database of 805 attempts by private firms to commercialize inventions licensed from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) between 1980 and 1996, we explore the influence of several appropriab...

How do potentially optimistic entrepreneurs attract prospective investors? We investigate an entrepreneur’s decision to pursue either disclosure—where investors inspect the invention—or a contingent payment scheme (CPS) offer (e.g., salary deferral, royalty-based license)—where an invention’s value is inferred from the entrepreneur’s willingness to make her pay contingent on the invention’s suc...

A keyboard is the most important input device for a computer. It is quite essential for almost all types of computers ranging from servers, desktops, and laptops to small handheld computers like palmtops and PDAs. Generally larger computers have separate keyboards while portable computers have in-built keyboards. The keyboard consists of a set of keys, a key pressing mechanism and a connection ...

The graphical user interface has brought great values in the field of human computer interface. However, the conventional GUI is more mechanical and does not recognize or communicate emotions. The modern GUIs are trying to infer the likely emotional state and personality of the user and communicate through a corresponding emotional state. Emotions can be expressed in graphical icons, sounds, pi...