APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INPUTTING KEY IN TERMINAL HAVING TOUCH SCREEN
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1. An apparatus for inputting a key in a device having a touch screen, comprising:
- a display for outputting a semitransparent keyboard overlapping one of a background screen and an executed application screen;
a touch sensor positioned above the display to sense a touch; and
a controller for overlapping the semitransparent keyboard on one of the background and executed application screens output on the display when a key input event occurs, checking whether the touch is for a key input, when the touch is for the key input, receiving a key in a position corresponding to the touch, and controlling the key to be output on the display,wherein the semitransparent keyboard overlaps one of an entire portion or a portion of the display.
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Abstract
Provided are an apparatus and a method for inputting a key in a terminal having a touch screen. The apparatus includes a display; a touch sensor positioned above the display to sense a touch; and a controller for overlapping a semitransparent keyboard on one of a background and executed application screens output on the display when a key input event occurs, checking whether the touch is for a key input, if the touch is for the key input, receiving a key in a position corresponding to the touch, and outputting the key to the display.
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1. An apparatus for inputting a key in a device having a touch screen, comprising:
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a display for outputting a semitransparent keyboard overlapping one of a background screen and an executed application screen; a touch sensor positioned above the display to sense a touch; and a controller for overlapping the semitransparent keyboard on one of the background and executed application screens output on the display when a key input event occurs, checking whether the touch is for a key input, when the touch is for the key input, receiving a key in a position corresponding to the touch, and controlling the key to be output on the display, wherein the semitransparent keyboard overlaps one of an entire portion or a portion of the display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method of inputting a key in a device having a touch screen, comprising:
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overlapping a semitransparent keyboard on an output screen of one of a background and an executed application when a key input event occurs; sensing a touch to the touch screen; checking whether the touch is for a key input; and when the touch is for the key input, receiving and outputting a key in a position corresponding to the touch, wherein the semitransparent keyboard overlaps one of an entire portion or a portion of the output screen. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus for inputting a key in a portable device having a touch screen, comprising:
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means for overlapping a semitransparent keyboard on an output screen of one of a background and an executed application when a key input event occurs; means for sensing a touch to the touch screen; and means for inputting a key in a position corresponding to the touch, wherein the semitransparent keyboard overlaps one of an entire portion or a portion of the output screen.
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12. A method for inputting a key in a portable device having a touch screen, comprising:
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overlapping a semitransparent keyboard on an output screen of one of a background and an executed application when a key input event occurs; sensing a touch to the touch screen; and inputting a key in a position corresponding to the touch, wherein the semitransparent keyboard overlaps one of an entire portion or a portion of the output screen.
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13. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for inputting a key in a portable device having a touch screen, comprising:
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a first code segment, for overlapping a semitransparent keyboard on an output screen of one of a background and an executed application when a key input event occurs; a second code segment, for sensing a touch to the touch screen; and a third code segment, for inputting a key in a position corresponding to the touch, wherein the semitransparent keyboard overlaps one of an entire portion or a portion of the output screen.
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