Portable device having rotatable input buttons and method of operating the same
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1. A portable device having rotatable input buttons, comprising:
- a button rotation detecting unit which detects rotation of the input buttons;
a User Interface (UI) generating unit which generates desired objects; and
a mode setting unit which changes a current mode of the portable device to a mode of operating on the objects corresponding to positions of the rotated input buttons when the rotation of the input buttons is detected.
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Abstract
A portable device having rotatable input buttons and a method of operating the portable device are provided. The portable device includes a button rotation detecting unit, a User Interface (UI) generating unit and a mode setting unit. The button rotation detecting unit detects the rotation of the input buttons. The UI generating unit generates desired objects. The mode setting unit changes a current mode of the portable device to a mode of operating on the objects corresponding to the positions of the rotated input buttons when the rotation of the input buttons is detected.
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1. A portable device having rotatable input buttons, comprising:
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a button rotation detecting unit which detects rotation of the input buttons; a User Interface (UI) generating unit which generates desired objects; and a mode setting unit which changes a current mode of the portable device to a mode of operating on the objects corresponding to positions of the rotated input buttons when the rotation of the input buttons is detected. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A portable device having rotatable input buttons, comprising:
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a button rotation detecting unit which detects rotation positions of the input buttons; a determination unit which determines whether positions of the input buttons, changed in response to rotation of the input buttons, are a first position or a second position; and a mode setting unit which changes a current mode of the portable device to a mode of selecting a desired object and setting the changed mode if the positions of the input button are the first position, and which changes a current mode of the portable device to a mode of performing movement between 3-dimensional menu layers and setting the changed mode if the positions of the input buttons are at the second position. - View Dependent Claims (5)
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6. A portable device having rotatable input buttons, comprising:
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an input button set which rotates in a desired direction and has a number of input buttons; a display panel which displays objects corresponding to positions of rotated input buttons when rotation of the input buttons is detected; and a control unit which operates on an object corresponding to a position of a selected input button when the desired input button is selected.
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7. A portable device having rotatable input buttons, comprising:
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an input button set which rotates in a desired direction and has a number of input buttons; a display panel which displays 3-dimensional menu layers and desired objects when the input buttons are rotated; and a control unit which controls movement between the 3-dimensional menu layers when a desired input button is selected.
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8. A method of manipulating a portable device having rotatable input buttons, the method comprising:
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detecting rotation of input buttons; changing a current mode of the portable device to an input mode and setting the changed mode when the rotation of the input button is detected; displaying desired objects to correspond to positions of the input buttons when the current mode is changed to the input mode; and operating on an object corresponding to a position of a selected input button when the desired input button is selected. - View Dependent Claims (9)
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10. A method of manipulating a portable device having rotatable input buttons, the method comprising:
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detecting rotation of the input buttons; determining positions of the input buttons, changed in response to the rotation of the input buttons when the rotation of the input button is detected; changing a current mode of the portable device to an input mode and setting the changed mode if, as a result of the determination, the positions of the input button are determined to be a second position; displaying 3-dimensional menu layers when the current mode is changed to the input mode; and selecting one from among the displayed 3-dimensional menu layers when a desired input button is selected. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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