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Kord®
Interface Technology |
Overview |
Based on the principle of "what
you see is what you press", Kord®
IT uses on screen symbols to indicate
to the user which fingers of the hand
to press on a 5 (or 1 to 10) chordic controller.
Simple switches, they can be connected via legacy, conventional or custom
ports. It can also be implemented without any special chording hardware
by using your keyboard. It has numerous
applications anywhere that reliable, compact
user interfaces are required, such as wireless, handheld, mobile, wearable,
embedded and ruggedized computing.
FAQ
Basic FAQ (Frequently asked questions)
Screenshots
Have a look at some screenshots
of the Chordic Graphic User Interface in action.
Photo
stories
About the WetPC®
wearable an underwater computer with head
mounted display.
Patents
The Chordic Graphic User Interface, which is owned by the Australian Institute
of Marine Science (AIMS), has been protected through lodgement of patent
applications in some 30 countries.
The patent deals with a Human Machine Interface which embodies the concept
of "what you see, is what you press" (WYSIWYP).
Patents have already been deeded in the following countries:
| Australia Patent No. 693553 | Deeded 5 November 1998 |
| USA |
Deeded 4 May 1999 |
| New Zealand Patent No. 285346 | Deeded 11 June 1999 |
| Singapore Patent No. 36530 | Deeded 28 September 1998 |
AIMS also owns Trade Marks for WetPC and Kord in Australia (Nos. 725073 and 725074 ) and the United States (Nos. 2199331 and 2190379).