COVER DEVICE HAVING INPUT UNIT AND PORTABLE TERMINAL HAVING THE COVER DEVICE
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1. A cover device having an input unit, comprising:
- a cover unit divided into a plurality of areas, each area having an electrode;
a connection surface provided in the cover unit and configured to be detachably engaged with a terminal to which the cover unit is mounted; and
the input unit including an electrode line configured to transmit a touch input signal to the terminal through the electrode of a touched area among the plurality of areas.
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Abstract
A cover device having an input unit and a portable terminal having the cover device are provided. The cover device includes a cover unit divided into a plurality of areas, each area having an electrode. A connection surface is provided in the cover unit and configured to be detachably engaged with a terminal to which the cover unit is mounted. The input unit including an electrode line is configured to transmit a touch input signal to a touch panel of the terminal through an electrode of a touched area among the plurality of areas.
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1. A cover device having an input unit, comprising:
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a cover unit divided into a plurality of areas, each area having an electrode; a connection surface provided in the cover unit and configured to be detachably engaged with a terminal to which the cover unit is mounted; and the input unit including an electrode line configured to transmit a touch input signal to the terminal through the electrode of a touched area among the plurality of areas. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A portable terminal having a cover device with an input unit, comprising:
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a body having a touch panel; a sensing unit provided in the body and configured to be detachably engaged with a connection surface of the cover device, to sense a signal through an electrode line formed in the connection surface; and a controller configured to identify an input of at least one key according to a set of signals received from the sensing unit. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A device comprising:
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a body having a touch panel; a cover unit divided into a plurality of areas in the body, each area having an electrode; a connection surface provided in the cover unit and configured to be detachably engaged with the body; electrode lines, each electro line connecting an electrode to the connection surface to transmit a signal from the electrode to the connection surface; a sensing unit provided in the body and configured to be detachably engaged with the connection surface, to sense a signal from an electrode line; and a controller configured to receive signals received from the sensing unit and to recognize an input of at least one key based on a set of the signals. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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