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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 02, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 26, 2007
Hyun-soo Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Dae-hyun Sim, Seoul, KR;
Jae-chan Koh, Yongin-si, KR;
In-kwon Kang, Seoul, KR;
Kwan-sic Kim, Yongin-si, KR;
Young-shik Shin, Suwon-si, KR;
Jin-choul Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
Hyun-Soo Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Dae-Hyun Sim, Seoul, KR;
Jae-Chan Koh, Yongin-si, KR;
In-Kwon Kang, Seoul, KR;
Kwan-Sic Kim, Yongin-si, KR;
Young-Shik Shin, Suwon-si, KR;
Jin-Choul Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, , KR;
Abstract
Disclosed are a user input device and a method for rapidly selecting an operation mode in a mobile terminal having a touch screen input panel and a fingerprint recognition sensor. The user input method includes setting operation modes for at least one fingerprint data and input pattern, each comprised of keys necessary to implement a corresponding operation mode; detecting fingerprint data inputted from the fingerprint recognition sensor, and confirming an operation mode set for the inputted fingerprint data; and displaying an input pattern corresponding to the confirmed operation mode on the touch screen input panel.