Apparatus and method for arranging a keypad in wireless terminal

a wireless terminal and keyboard technology, applied in the field of apparatus and method for arranging the keypad in the wireless terminal, can solve the problem of inconvenient use of the keypad center in the horizontal mode, and achieve the effect of convenient key inpu

Inactive Publication Date: 2019-01-31
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD
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Enables convenient key input in horizontal mode by relocating the keypad to the sides, ensuring all input content can be displayed on the screen, mirroring vertical mode screen real estate usage.

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Additionally, it is inconvenient to use keys arranged in the center of the keypad in the horizontal mode.

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[0017]Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described herein below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Like reference numbers are used to refer to like elements throughout the specification and the drawings. Detailed descriptions of functions and structures incorporated herein that are well known by those of ordinary skill in the art may be omitted for clarity and simplicity so as to not obscure appreciation of the present invention.

[0018]Referring to FIG. 1, a Radio Frequency (RF) unit 123 performs a wireless communication function of the wireless terminal. The RF unit 123 includes an RF transmitter for up-converting a frequency of a transmission signal and amplifying the up-converted transmission signal and an RF receiver for low-noise amplifying a received signal and down-converting a frequency of the amplified received signal. A data processor 120 includes a transmitter for coding and modulating the transmission signal and a receiver for demodulating an...

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An apparatus and method for arranging a keypad in a wireless terminal, and more particularly, to an apparatus and method for arranging a keypad in a wireless terminal to conveniently perform a key input in the wireless terminal, the apparatus including: a display unit for displaying the keypad in at least one of a right and left side on a screen of the display unit in a horizontal mode of the wireless terminal; and a controller for controlling the display unit to display the keypad in the right and / or left side on the screen of the display unit in the horizontal mode of the wireless terminal.

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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application is a Continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 13 / 669,582 filed on Nov. 6, 2012 which claims priority under 35 U.S.C. ยง 119(a) to a Korean Patent Application filed in the Korean Intellectual Property Office on Nov. 25, 2011 and assigned Serial No. 10-2011-0123964, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION1. Field of the Invention[0002]The present invention relates generally to an apparatus and method for arranging a keypad in a wireless terminal, and more particularly, to an apparatus and method for arranging a keypad in a wireless terminal to conveniently perform a key input in the wireless terminal.2. Description of the Related Art[0003]When an input mode is performed in a vertical mode (in which a wireless terminal is placed in a vertical direction), a keypad is displayed on the bottom of a screen of a display unit, and a key input in the input mode is performed on th...

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Patent Type & AuthorityApplications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): G06F3/02G06F3/0488
CPCG06F3/0216G06F3/04886G06F3/02H04B1/40
InventorGOO, JA-MIN
OwnerSAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD