The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2007
Hyun-seok Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
In-kook Yoon, Suwon-si, KR;
Young-chul Shin, Seoul, KR;
Jae-woong Jeon, Suwon-si, KR;
Hyun-Seok Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
In-Kook Yoon, Suwon-si, KR;
Young-Chul Shin, Seoul, KR;
Jae-Woong Jeon, Suwon-si, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, , KR;
Abstract
Provided is a swivel portable terminal. The swivel portable terminal is configured to allow first and second magnet detecting units installed at one body of a main body and a swivel body at a predetermined interval therebetween to detect first and second magnets installed at the other body and corresponding to the first and second magnet detecting units. A rotation direction in which the swivel body rotates is determined according to a time difference of a change in a magnet detecting state of the first and second magnet detecting units when the swivel body rotates.