News editors obtained the following quote from the background information suppli ed by the inventors:“A typical method of controlling the operation of computer devices is to use a keyboard and/or a touchpad.These components enable a user t o interact with a computer, e.g. to send instructions to a processor.Ideally, t hese components are user-friendly; however, present keyboards and touchpads have a number offlaws.
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