INPUT METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DEVICE HAVING GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE (GUI)-BASED DISPLAY UNIT
First Claim
1. An input method for a device having a graphical user interface (GUI)-based display unit, the method comprising:
- allocating at least one region for a plurality of input units disposed on the device;
defining input types different from each other for the allocated region; and
controlling a menu displayed on the display unit according to a signal input in the allocated region based on the defined input types.
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Abstract
An input method and apparatus for a device having a graphical user interface (GUI)-based display unit includes allocating at least one region for a plurality of input units disposed on the device, defining input types different from each other for the allocated region, and controlling menu displayed on the display unit according to a signal input in the allocated region based on the defined input types. According to the method and apparatus, the use method and layout of a physically fixed input apparatus can be flexibly changed, thereby increasing the use scope of input types. Also, by integrating navigation inputs, character inputs, and button inputs, efficiency of using the area of a mobile device increases.
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23 Claims
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1. An input method for a device having a graphical user interface (GUI)-based display unit, the method comprising:
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allocating at least one region for a plurality of input units disposed on the device; defining input types different from each other for the allocated region; and controlling a menu displayed on the display unit according to a signal input in the allocated region based on the defined input types. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An input apparatus usable with a device having a graphical user interface (GUI)-based display unit, the apparatus comprising:
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a region allocation unit to allocate at least one region for a plurality of input units disposed on the device; an input type defining unit to define input types different from each other for the allocated region; and a controller to control a menu displayed on the display unit according to a signal input in the allocated region based on the defined input types. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer-readable recording medium having embodied thereon a computer program to execute a method, the method comprises:
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allocating at least one region for a plurality of input units disposed on a device; defining input types different from each other for the allocated region; and controlling menu displayed on a display unit of the device according to a signal input in the allocated region based on the defined input types.
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21. An electronic device, comprising:
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a display unit to display a graphical user interface, the graphical user interface including a plurality of layouts each having a plurality of regions; an input method defining unit to assign input functions to the plurality of regions, respectively; and a controller to select a respective layout to be displayed on the display unit and to manipulate an orientation of the respective layout with respect to the display unit. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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23. A method of operating an electronic device, the method comprising:
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selecting at least one layout having a plurality of regions of a plurality of layouts of a graphical user interface to be displayed on a display unit; assigning input functions to the plurality of regions, respectively, of the at least one layout; and manipulating an orientation of the at least one layout with respect to the display unit.
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