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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 21, 2009
Nam Hee Kim, Seoul, KR;
Nam Hee Kim, Seoul, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
A mobile terminal having a QWERTY key layout and a method of setting and inputting a symbol therein are provided. The method of setting a symbol in a mobile terminal having a QWERTY key layout includes selecting a setting function of a symbol defined a user; adding, if the selected setting function comprises an addition function, a selected symbol to a key mapping table, deleting, if the selected setting function comprises a deletion function, a selected symbol from the key mapping table, and changing, if the selected setting function comprises a change function, a selected symbol to another selected symbol. Therefore, symbols frequently used by a user can be viewed in one screen, thereby minimizing steps for searching for a desired symbol. Further, a symbol set by the user can be immediately determined by displaying symbols mapped to each key of a key input unit with a QWERTY key layout, and thus a character including a symbol can be easily input, thereby improving user convenience.