APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CHANGING INPUT MODE IN PORTABLE TERMINAL
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1. A portable terminal capable of changing an input mode, comprising:
- a touch sensor for detecting an input; and
a controller for controlling the touch sensor to receive the input from the touch sensor and changing the input mode if the input is a character input.
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Abstract
Provided are an apparatus and method for changing an input mode of a portable terminal according to the current state of the portable terminal during a character input operation using an input tool such as a stylus pen. The apparatus includes a touch sensor for detecting an input and a controller for controlling the touch sensor to receive the input from the touch sensor and changing the input mode if the input is a character input.
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1. A portable terminal capable of changing an input mode, comprising:
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a touch sensor for detecting an input; and a controller for controlling the touch sensor to receive the input from the touch sensor and changing the input mode if the input is a character input. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for setting a connection application executed according to a character input in a portable terminal, comprising the steps of:
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displaying a list of character input applications; and detecting selection of one of the character input applications to register the selected character input application as the connection application. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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11. A method for changing an input mode in a portable terminal, comprising the steps of:
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detecting a character input and determining if the detected character input is a normal input; storing the detected character if the character input is normal; determining the current state of the portable terminal; and executing a connection application corresponding to a first mode if the current state of the portable terminal corresponds to the first mode. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program changing an input mode in a portable terminal, comprising:
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a first segment for detecting a character input and determining whether the detected character input is a normal input; a second segment for, if the character input is normal, storing the detected character; a third segment for determining a current state of the portable terminal; and a fourth segment for, if the current state of the portable terminal corresponds to the first mode, executing a connection application corresponding to a first mode.
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