PORTABLE TERMINAL WITH OPTICAL TOUCH PAD AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING DATA IN THE SAME
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1. A portable terminal comprising:
- a housing having a display device on its front end; and
a touch pad provided at a rear end of the housing, wherein the touch pad operates to manipulate the content on the display device according to a plurality of operation modes of the terminal.
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Abstract
Disclosed is a portable terminal having a display device arranged on the front side of the housing of the portable terminal, and an optical touch pad arranged on the rear side of the housing, wherein a user can operate the touch screen with the thumb and operate the touch pad on the rear side of the housing with the index finger or another finger in a state in which the user grasps the portable terminal.
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20 Claims
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1. A portable terminal comprising:
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a housing having a display device on its front end; and a touch pad provided at a rear end of the housing, wherein the touch pad operates to manipulate the content on the display device according to a plurality of operation modes of the terminal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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7. The portable terminal as claimed in clam 5, wherein the sensing direction of the optical sensor is obliquely arranged in relation to the rear side of the housing.
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12. A method of controlling data in a portable terminal having a housing the method comprising:
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determining whether a touch pad provided at a rear end of the housing is operated in a current mode of the portable terminal; and executing a function for controlling the data during the current mode in accordance with the operation of the touch pad. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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