No a very broad patent
I've done a lot of research into Patents (having applied for one myself).
The claims are the most important/protective part of a patent. There are two general types of claims:
1) Independent claims - which are kind of a stand-alone statement of what [idea] you want to protect - The independent claims in this patent are 1,11,17,23,24, and 42.
Independent claims are a complete entity. Even if it mentions ten different things/attributes, it is still treated as one statement. You can only infringe on an indepedant claim if your idea/device uses ALL ten of the things/attributes mentioned in the independent claim. For example, if a claim mentions how to create a keyboard using 5 parts, but you are able to create a keyboard that uses only 4 of those same parts, then you probably won't be infringing on the independant claim because your keyboard does not include *everything* in the 'claimed' keyboard. However, if your keyboard uses seven parts, and five of them are the same as in the claim, then you will probably be infringing the claim because your keyboard encompasses *everything* in the claim.
2) The other type of claim in a 'DE'pendant claim, which rely on 'IN'dependant claims. Because DEpendant claims rely on INdependant claims, if you are able to get-around one or more of the details of the INdependant claim, then any DEpendant claims based on it are usually not applicable. Basically, if you wreck (get around) the foundation (the independent claim), then everything that the foundation supported (dependant claims) comes crashing down along with it.
So, generally speaking, the power of a patent is in the INdependant claims... and you will notice that most, if not all, of the INdependent claims mention *very specific* attributes for a keyboard (i.e. "arranged in an arc", " each oblong shaped letter key is tilted"). So, if you create a device in which the keyboard keys are not arrange in an arc and not tilted in a common angle, then you probably won't be infringing on this patent.
...Just my quick initial opinion of the patent
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