Virtual wheel interface for mobile terminal and character input method using the same
First Claim
1. A virtual wheel interface structure of a mobile terminal comprising:
- a display unit formed in a first area of the mobile terminal;
a wheel input unit formed adjacent to the display unit in a second area of the mobile terminal and having a rotatable wheel key, a selection key disposed in the center of the wheel key, and navigation keys disposed around the wheel key;
a virtual wheel keypad having a plurality of virtual keys disposed in the rotational direction of the wheel and displayed on the display unit in a wheel form corresponding to a portion of the wheel key;
a screen highlight displayed at a specific position on the virtual wheel keypad of the display unit and indicating a selection status of a virtual key; and
a cursor displayed on the display unit and indicating a character input position.
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Abstract
A virtual wheel interface structure of a mobile terminal having a wheel input unit and a character input. A virtual keypad in a wheel shape is displayed on a display unit adjacent to the wheel input unit having a wheel, a selection, and navigation keys. The virtual wheel keypad includes a plurality of virtual keys disposed in the wheel rotation direction. A screen highlight and a cursor are displayed on the display unit. The screen highlight is located at a specific position on the virtual wheel keypad to select a virtual key, and the cursor indicates a character input position. If the wheel key rotates, the virtual wheel keypad rotates correspondingly and the screen highlight is located at a specific virtual key. A character allocated to the virtual key in the screen highlight is input by pressing the selection key or a navigation key, or by rotating the wheel key.
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1. A virtual wheel interface structure of a mobile terminal comprising:
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a display unit formed in a first area of the mobile terminal; a wheel input unit formed adjacent to the display unit in a second area of the mobile terminal and having a rotatable wheel key, a selection key disposed in the center of the wheel key, and navigation keys disposed around the wheel key; a virtual wheel keypad having a plurality of virtual keys disposed in the rotational direction of the wheel and displayed on the display unit in a wheel form corresponding to a portion of the wheel key; a screen highlight displayed at a specific position on the virtual wheel keypad of the display unit and indicating a selection status of a virtual key; and a cursor displayed on the display unit and indicating a character input position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A character input method using a virtual wheel interface in a mobile terminal having a rotatable wheel key, a selection key disposed in the center of the wheel key, and navigation keys disposed around the wheel key, comprising:
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displaying a virtual wheel keypad on a display unit of the mobile terminal, wherein the virtual wheel keypad is formed in a wheel shape corresponding to a portion of the wheel key and has a plurality of virtual keys disposed in the rotational direction of the wheel; displaying a screen highlight at a specific position on the virtual wheel keypad to select one of the virtual keys and displaying a cursor at a specific position on the display unit to indicate a character input position; identifying whether the wheel key rotates; rotating the virtual wheel keypad corresponding to the rotation of the wheel key; selecting a virtual key located at the screen highlight from the virtual keys; and inputting a character allocated to the selected virtual key at the position of the cursor. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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