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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 11, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 03, 2006
Byoung-woo Moon, Gwangju-si, KR;
Sung-chul Yang, Suwon-si, KR;
Byoung-Woo Moon, Gwangju-si, KR;
Sung-Chul Yang, Suwon-si, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, , KR;
Abstract
A keypad display method of a portable device includes initializing by partitioning a keypad display area and storing each partition area corresponding to individual gradients; checking whether the operation mode requires a keypad display; displaying a keypad in a specific area of a screen; detecting the gradient of the portable device; selecting the partition area corresponding to the detected gradient; and expanding and displaying the selected partition area. The apparatus includes a gradient sensing unit; a storage unit of expanded partition area information for each gradient; a control unit selecting expanded partition area information corresponding to the gradient; and a display area management unit reconfiguring information to be displayed according to the expanded partition area information.