User Interface Device, Method and the Portable Terminal Thereof
First Claim
1. A user interface device, comprising:
- A sensing surface, formed by at least one sensing unit;
A sensing keypad, formed by at least one sensing key from placing parts on the said sensing surface;
A sensing circuit connected to the said sensing surface;
The said sensing circuit generates position signal of a sensing object when the sensing object is in effective sensing range of the said sensing surface;
The said sensing circuit also reports ON/OFF status signal of the said sensing key.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a user interface device, method and the portable terminal thereof, comprising: a sensing surface, formed by at least one sensing unit; a sensing keypad, formed by at least one sensing key from placing parts on the said sensing surface; a sensing circuit connected to the said sensing surface; the said sensing circuit generates position signal of a sensing object when the sensing object is in effective sensing range of the said sensing surface; the said sensing circuit also reports ON/OFF status signal of the said sensing key. The important benefits of the present invention are: it provides this new handwriting text input function while keeping the original physical size of the mobile handset and original functionality of the digit keypad of the mobile handset intact.
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35 Claims
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1. A user interface device, comprising:
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A sensing surface, formed by at least one sensing unit;
A sensing keypad, formed by at least one sensing key from placing parts on the said sensing surface;
A sensing circuit connected to the said sensing surface;
The said sensing circuit generates position signal of a sensing object when the sensing object is in effective sensing range of the said sensing surface;
The said sensing circuit also reports ON/OFF status signal of the said sensing key. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A portable terminal comprising a user interface device in the keypad area of the portable terminal, wherein the said user interface device, comprising:
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A sensing surface, formed by at least one sensing unit;
A sensing keypad, formed by at least one sensing key from placing parts on the said sensing surface;
A sensing circuit connected to the said sensing surface;
The said sensing circuit generates position signal of a sensing object when the sensing object is in effective sensing range of the said sensing surface;
The said sensing circuit also reports ON/OFF status signal of the said sensing key. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A user interface method, comprising:
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Providing a sensing surface by placing at least one sensing unit in a specific pattern;
Forming a sensing keypad by arranging at least one sensing key from placing parts on the said sensing surface;
Connecting a sensing circuit to the said sensing surface;
The said sensing circuit generates position signal of a sensing object when the sensing object is in effective sensing range of the said sensing surface;
The said sensing circuit also reports ON/OFF status signal of the said sensing key.
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