PORTABLE COMPUTER AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF
First Claim
1. A portable computer which operates by an operating system (OS) corresponding to a predetermined language, the portable computer comprising:
- a keypad unit which includes a plurality of input keys each having at least one character labeled thereon and has a key array corresponding to a plurality of languages;
a system unit to operate according to at least one input key value; and
a control unit to determine the language according to which the OS operates, and to control the system unit to operate according to the input key value corresponding to an input key which is selected according to the key array corresponding to the determined language.
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Abstract
A portable computer operates by an operating system (OS) corresponding to a predetermined language, and includes a keypad unit which includes a plurality of input keys and has a key array corresponding to a plurality of languages, a system unit which operates according to at least one key value, and a control unit which determines the language according to which the OS operates, and controls the system unit to operate according to the key value corresponding to an input key which is selected according to the key array corresponding to the language.
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18 Claims
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1. A portable computer which operates by an operating system (OS) corresponding to a predetermined language, the portable computer comprising:
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a keypad unit which includes a plurality of input keys each having at least one character labeled thereon and has a key array corresponding to a plurality of languages; a system unit to operate according to at least one input key value; and a control unit to determine the language according to which the OS operates, and to control the system unit to operate according to the input key value corresponding to an input key which is selected according to the key array corresponding to the determined language. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method of controlling a portable computer which operates by an operating system (OS) corresponding to a predetermined language, the method comprising:
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determining the language according to which the OS operates; assigning an input key value to each of a plurality of input keys, each input key having at least one character printed thereon, by referring to a key array corresponding to the determined language; and operating the portable computer according to the input key value of a selected input key. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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10. A portable computer, comprising:
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a keypad unit having a plurality of input keys; a system unit to operate an operating system (OS) according to one of a first language and a second language; and a control unit to generate one of a first array of first input key values and a second array of second input key values to be assigned to corresponding ones of the input keys of the keypad unit according to the one of the first language and the second language. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of operating a portable computer, the method comprising:
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operating an operating system (OS) according to one of a first language and a second language; and generating one of a first array of first input key values and a second array of second input key values to be assigned to corresponding ones of input keys of a keypad unit according to the one of the first language and the second language.
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