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Mobile terminal and method of generating key signal therein

  • US 8,581,854 B2
  • Filed: 06/02/2008
  • Issued: 11/12/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/07/2007
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A mobile terminal, comprising:

  • a display including a touchpad;

    a memory configured to store a phonebook including a plurality of images;

    a sensitivity adjusting unit configured to adjust a threshold value; and

    a controller operatively connected to the display and configured to;

    control the display to display a keypad which is divided into a plurality of key icons,wherein each of the plurality of key icons displays an image stored in the phonebook,generate a key signal corresponding to a key icon among the plurality of key icons when the key icon is touched and a strength of the touch is equal to or greater than the threshold value,enlarge a size of the displayed images when the sensitivity adjusting unit increases the threshold value, andreduce the size of the displayed images when the sensitivity adjusting unit decreases the threshold value.

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