Slidable input device and portable apparatus including the same
First Claim
1. An input device comprising:
- a direction key which is operable to move an object image which is displayed on a display screen, in one of a horizontal direction and a vertical direction;
a sliding unit which slidably moves the direction key one of vertically and horizontally in response to an external force to cause the object image to move in one of a first direction and a second direction which are different than the horizontal direction and the vertical direction; and
a returning unit which returns the direction key to its initial position through a repulsive force.
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Abstract
A slidable input device and a portable apparatus including the same, in which objects arranged in three-dimension or the size of a specific object can be easily manipulated and controlled. The portable apparatus includes an input unit for generating a key-selection signal corresponding to up, down, right or left directions selected by a user and a movement signal corresponding to a direction to which the input unit is moved by the user through an external force; a signal input unit for receiving the key selection signal and the movement signal generated by the input unit; a control unit for carrying out a predetermined operation indicated by the key selection signal and the movement signal inputted by the signal input unit; and a display unit for displaying the object according to the predetermined operation on a screen.
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1. An input device comprising:
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a direction key which is operable to move an object image which is displayed on a display screen, in one of a horizontal direction and a vertical direction;
a sliding unit which slidably moves the direction key one of vertically and horizontally in response to an external force to cause the object image to move in one of a first direction and a second direction which are different than the horizontal direction and the vertical direction; and
a returning unit which returns the direction key to its initial position through a repulsive force. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. An apparatus comprising:
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an input unit which generates a key selection signal corresponding to one of a horizontal direction and a vertical direction, and generates a movement signal corresponding to one of a first direction and a second direction in which the input unit is moved by an external force; and
a control unit which performs an operation based on the key selection signal and the movement signal generated by the input unit; and
a display unit which displays an object according to the operation performed by the control unit. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An apparatus comprising:
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an input unit which generates a key selection signal corresponding to one of a horizontal direction and a vertical direction, or generates a movement signal corresponding to one of a first direction and a second direction in which the input unit is moved, in order to select and control an object; and
a display screen which displays the object according to the key selection signal or the movement signal generated by the input unit. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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