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Portable terminal with display capability based on tilt angle

  • US 7,162,268 B2
  • Filed: 11/05/2002
  • Issued: 01/09/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/06/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A portable terminal comprising:

  • a detecting unit for detecting the slope of the portable terminal;

    a display unit;

    an input unit having a plurality of keys;

    a control unit for generating a code based on the slope of the portable terminal detected by the slope detecting unit and an operated key among the plurality of keys for displaying a pattern corresponding to the generated code on the display unit;

    a code conversion table for storing a code corresponding to the combination of a 1-st sub-code representing the slope of the portable terminal and a 2-nd sub-code representing the operated key; and

    the control unit being operative to generate the code based on the combination of the 1-st and 2-nd sub-codes with reference to the code conversion table.

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