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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 21, 2010
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2004
Jin-woo Park, Gumi-si, KR;
In-kyu Choi, Daegu, KR;
Seog-geun Lee, Gumi-si, KR;
Jong-kerl Lee, Gumi-si, KR;
Jin-Woo Park, Gumi-si, KR;
In-Kyu Choi, Daegu, KR;
Seog-Geun Lee, Gumi-si, KR;
Jong-Kerl Lee, Gumi-si, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
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.