Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Gyu-Bok Lee

Sung-Sun Park

Young-Jun Jung

Yong-Woo Jeon

Hyon-Myong Song

Seog-Geun Lee

Jung-Bae Park

Byeong-Kuk Lee

Byoung-Joo Yi

An apparatus for detachably installing a smart card, such as a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card, in a portable terminal is provided. The apparatus includes an opening on the portable terminal, a sliding member slidably coupled to the terminal to move in and out of the opening, and a cover on an end portion of the sliding member to open and close the opening as the sliding member slides. The SIM card is placed on the sliding member to move in and out of the opening through a sliding movement of the sliding member. The apparatus prevent damage to the SIM card when it is detachably installed in the portable terminal through the sliding movement of the sliding member.

Apparatus for detachably installing a smart card in a portable terminal

An ultra-slim portable terminal is disclosed. The ultra-slim portable terminal includes a body having a first portion and a second portion. An auxiliary display unit which is always exposed to the outside is provided on the upper surface of the first portion of the body, and the second portion of the body is recessed from the first portion of the body by a certain depth. A folder including a main display unit is connected to the body by a hinge to open and close the second portion. When the folder is folded onto the second portion, it is substantially parallel to the first portion.

Slim portable terminal

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Daegu, South Korea

Gyu-Bok Lee