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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 11, 2013
Applicant:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Inventors:
Jung-Chul Huh, Seoul, KR;
Liang Han, Tianjin, CN;
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Yeongtong-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G09G 5/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/04886 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for performing keypad input in a portable terminal is provided. The method includes displaying, on a touch screen, a keypad and an operating zone; detecting a first user operation performed in the operating zone; identifying, by a processor, a key from the keypad, the key being identified based on the first user operation; and inputting the selected key.