Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

In-Kyu Choi

Jun-Hui Lee

Jin-Woo Park

Jong-Kerl Lee

Seog-Geun Lee

Ki-Jung Kim

Gwang-Hui Lee

Chul-Woo Jin

A keyboard and mobile device are provided that include a plurality of keys installed in the keyboard or mobile device, and a radio frequency antenna device mounted below the plurality of keys.

Keyboard and mobile device with radio frequency antenna

A portable electronic device equipped with a protective cover is provided. The portable electronic device includes a protective cover that is equipped with a reflector having a light reflection characteristic, a proximity sensor that is equipped with a light emitting unit and a light receiving unit, and that is configured to generate a sensing signal based on an amount of light that the light receiving unit receives in response to light emitted from the light emitting unit, and a controller that is provided with the sensing signal generated from the proximity sensor and that is configured to determine whether the protective cover is open or closed.

Portable electronic device equipped with protective cover and driving method thereof

A device and method for using a rotating key on a mobile terminal is provided. The mobile terminal includes a plurality of dome switches which can detect a contact signal when pressed and a plurality of contact surfaces which can detect the position of the rotating key in each direction of rotation. The device and method comprises a folder opening/closing sensor for detecting whether a folder of the mobile terminal is opened or closed; first and second display sections for displaying menus or data according to the operation of the rotating key; and a control section for controlling the mobile terminal to display a menu or data selected by the operation of the rotating key on the first display section or the second display section according to an output from the folder opening/closing sensor.

Device and method for using a rotating key and controlling a display in a mobile terminal

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Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea

In-Kyu Choi