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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 02, 2006
Yang-jic Lee, Gwacheon-si, KR;
Myoung-hoon Park, Goyang-si, KR;
Byung-chan Lee, Seongnam-si, KR;
Soo-ik Jung, Seoul, KR;
Yang-Jic Lee, Gwacheon-si, KR;
Myoung-Hoon Park, Goyang-si, KR;
Byung-Chan Lee, Seongnam-si, KR;
Soo-Ik Jung, Seoul, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
A keypad for a portable terminal is disclosed. The portable terminal includes a first housing and a second housing coupled with the first housing so as to be able to slide in a first direction or in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction. The keypad includes a first keypad on the first housing which is exposed or covered as the second housing slides in the first direction, and a second keypad on the first housing which is exposed or covered as the second housing slides in the second direction.