MOBILE TERMINALS INCLUDING MULTIPLE USER INTERFACES ON DIFFERENT FACES THEREOF CONFIGURED TO BE USED IN TANDEM AND RELATED METHODS OF OPERATION
First Claim
1. A mobile terminal, comprising:
- a housing sized and configured to be held in a user'"'"'s hand;
a first user interface located on a first face of the housing and configured to receive a first user input;
a second user interface located on a second face of the housing different from the first face and configured to receive a second user input, the second user interface comprising a touch sensor configured to be used in tandem with the first user interface, wherein the second user interface is positioned on the housing relative to the first user interface such that, when the mobile terminal is held in the user'"'"'s hand, the first user interface is operable by a thumb and the second user interface is operable by a finger of the same hand to enable one-handed operation of the mobile terminal; and
a controller within the housing and coupled to the first and second user interfaces, wherein the controller is configured to detect a combination of the received first and second user inputs and perform a mobile terminal function associated with the detected combination responsive to detecting the combination.
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Abstract
A mobile terminal includes a housing, a first user interface located on a first face of the housing, a second user interface located on a second face of the housing different from the first face, and a controller within the housing and coupled to the first and second user interfaces. The second user interface includes a touch sensor configured to be used in tandem with the first user interface. The second user interface is positioned on the housing relative to the first user interface such that, when the mobile terminal is held in the user'"'"'s hand, the first user interface is operable by a thumb and the second user interface is operable by a finger of the same hand. The first user interface is configured to receive a first user input, and the second user interface is configured to receive a second user input. The controller is configured to detect a combination of the received first and second user inputs, and is configured to perform a mobile terminal function associated with the detected combination responsive to detection of the combination. Related user interfaces and methods of operation are also discussed.
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20 Claims
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1. A mobile terminal, comprising:
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a housing sized and configured to be held in a user'"'"'s hand; a first user interface located on a first face of the housing and configured to receive a first user input; a second user interface located on a second face of the housing different from the first face and configured to receive a second user input, the second user interface comprising a touch sensor configured to be used in tandem with the first user interface, wherein the second user interface is positioned on the housing relative to the first user interface such that, when the mobile terminal is held in the user'"'"'s hand, the first user interface is operable by a thumb and the second user interface is operable by a finger of the same hand to enable one-handed operation of the mobile terminal; and a controller within the housing and coupled to the first and second user interfaces, wherein the controller is configured to detect a combination of the received first and second user inputs and perform a mobile terminal function associated with the detected combination responsive to detecting the combination. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of operating a handheld mobile terminal, the method comprising:
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receiving a first user input via a first user interface located on a first face of a mobile terminal housing; receiving a second user input via a second user interface located on a second face of the mobile terminal housing different from the first face, the second user interface comprising a touch sensor configured to be used in tandem with the first user interface, wherein the second user interface is positioned on the housing relative to the first user interface such that, when the mobile terminal is held in the user'"'"'s hand, the first user interface is operable by a thumb and the second user interface is operable by a finger of the same hand to enable one-handed operation of the mobile terminal; detecting a combination of the received first and second user inputs; and performing a mobile terminal function associated with the detected combination responsive to detecting the combination. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer program product for operating a handheld mobile terminal, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium including computer readable program code embodied therein, the computer readable program code comprising:
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computer readable program code configured to receive a first user input via a first user interface located on a first face of a mobile terminal housing; computer readable program code configured to receive a second user input via a second user interface located on a second face of the mobile terminal housing different from the first face, the second user interface comprising a touch sensor configured to be used in tandem with the first user interface, wherein the second user interface is positioned on the housing relative to the first user interface such that, when the mobile terminal is held in the user'"'"'s hand, the first user interface is operable by a thumb and the second user interface is operable by a finger of the same hand to enable one-handed operation of the mobile terminal; computer readable program code configured to detect a combination of the received first and second user inputs; and computer readable program code configured to perform a mobile terminal function associated with the detected combination responsive to detecting the combination.
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