KR20020016619A - 클러스터키 장치 - Google Patents
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Claims (28)
- 하나의 1차키 수단과 하나 이상의 2차키 수단을 포함하는 클러스터키 수단; 및사용자로 하여금 상기 1차키 수단이나 상기 하나 이상의 2차키 수단을 상호 배타적 방식으로 선택케하는 스위칭수단;을 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 클러스터키 장치.
- 제1항에 있어서, 기계식으로 구성되는 것을 특징으로 하는 클러스터키 장치.
- 제2항에 있어서, 상기 1차키 클러스터 수단 및 하나 이상의 2차키 클러스터 수단이 사용자에게 확실한 촉감을 피드백하는 큰 경도범위의 물질로 구성되는 것을 특징으로 하는 클러스터키 장치.
- 제2항에 있어서, 상기 1차키 수단이 돔형이나 볼록한 버튼형태를 갖는 것을 특징으로 하는 클러스터키 장치.
- 제2항에 있어서, 상기 1차키 수단이 오목한 형태를 갖는 것을 특징으로 하는 클러스터키 장치.
- 제2항에 있어서, 상기 1차키 수단에 숫자, *모양, # 모양이 표시되는 것을 특징으로 하는 클러스터키 장치.
- 제2항에 있어서, 상기 1차키 수단이 위에서 보아 원형, 타원형, 5각형, 6각형, 7각형 또는 8각형인 것을 특징으로 하는 클러스터키 장치.
- 제2항에 있어서, 3행 4열로 배열된 12개의 클러스터키 수단들을 더 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 클러스터키 장치.
- 제2항에 있어서, 상기 하나 이상의 2차키 수단이 오목한 아치형태를 가지면서 직사각형, 사다리꼴 또는 반원형인 것을 특징으로 하는 클러스터키 장치.
- 제2항에 있어서, 상기 하나 이상의 2차키 수단에 기능표시, 글자 또는 문자 심볼이 표시되는 것을 특징으로 하는 클러스터키 장치.
- 제2항에 있어서, 하우징, 스피커, 마이크로폰 및 안테나를 구비한 핸드폰과 함께 사용되는 것을 특징으로 하는 클러스터키 장치.
- 제11항에 있어서, 상기 하우징에 LCD가 구비된 것을 특징으로 하는 클러스터키 장치.
- 제1항에 있어서, 전자식으로 구성된 것을 특징으로 하는 클러스터키 장치.
- 제13항에 있어서, 일체형 압력감지소자를 더 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 클러스터키 장치.
- 제13항에 있어서, 두개의 도전성 투명코팅들을 갖는 p-i-n 접합 비정질 실리콘 태양전지를 더 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 클러스터키 장치.
- 제13항에 있어서, 도전성 격자를 더 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 클러스터키 장치.
- 제13항에 있어서, 터치스크린 LCD 형태로 전자식으로 구성되는 것을 특징으로 하는 클러스터키 장치.
- 제17항에 있어서, 상기 1차키 수단이 원형, 타원형, 5각형, 6각형, 7각형 또는 8각형 영상을 구비하고, 상기 하나 이상의 2차키 수단은 직사각형, 사다리꼴 또는 반원형 영상을 구비하는 것을 특징으로 하는 클러스터키 장치.
- 제17항에 있어서, 상기 LCD는 촉감의 피드백을 촉진하도록 더 부드럽게 조직된 것을 특징으로 하는 클러스터키 장치.
- 제17항에 있어서, 상기 터치스크린 LCD는 상부 유리시트, 하부 유리시트, 및 이들 상하부 유리시트들 사이에 삽입되는 얇은 액정재료층을 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 클러스터키 장치.
- 제17항에 있어서, 상기 터치스크린 LCD가 액티브 매트릭스 박막트랜지스터 디스플레이인 것을 특징으로 하는 클러스터키 장치.
- 제17항에 있어서, 휴대폰의 기본 기능과 함께 컬러 터치스크린 LCD를 가져 복합 개인용 디지탈 보조장치로 되는 팜탑 컴퓨터형 개인용 디지탈 보조장치, 및 1회 배터리 충전으로 장시간 통화/사용하는 표시면적을 갖는 휴대폰과 함께 사용되는 것을 특징으로 하는 클러스터키 장치.
- 제22항에 있어서, 기계식 클러스터키 구성을 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 클러스터키 장치.
- 제17항에 있어서, 하우징, 스피커, 마이크로폰 및 안테나를 구비한 휴대폰과 함께 사용되는 것을 특징으로 하는 클러스터키 장치.
- 제24항에 있어서, 상기 하우징에 파워스위치와 모드스위치가 설치되는 것을 특징으로 하는 클러스터키 장치.
- 제24항에 있어서, 상기 터치스크린 LCD는 액티브매트릭스 박막트랜지스터 디스플레이인 것을 특징으로 하는 클러스터키 장치.
- 제26항에있어서, p형 반도체층과 n형 반도체층 사이에 배치된 i형 반도체층을 더 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 클러스터키 장치.
- 제27항에 있어서, 직렬로 연결되어 미세한 전하를 제공하는 2개의 층을 형성하기 위해 산화주석이나 산화인듐주석으로 된 2개의 투명한 도전코팅들을 더 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 클러스터키 장치.
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JP (1) | JP2002543485A (ko) |
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CA (1) | CA2371016A1 (ko) |
MX (1) | MXPA01010754A (ko) |
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