KR20090021676A - Mobile terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

A portable terminal minimizing the space which a main button part including a key button inputting the number occupies is provided to minimize the space occupied by the main button part including a key button inputting a number and miniaturize a main body. A display unit(210) is formed in a navigation button unit(212). A display unit is formed with the navigation buttons unit consisting of a display panel for indicating the information to the user(211), the call connection button, the call end button, and the function button providing the various kinds of functions. The main body(220) comprises the main button portion(221) including the button corresponding to number and the side button. The main button portion is comprised of the combination of the key button corresponded to at least, the number of 2 among 10 numbers of 9.

Description

Mobile Terminal

The present invention relates to a keypad for a portable terminal.

The portable terminal collectively refers to various products such as a notebook, a portable media player, and a portable mobile terminal.

In a mobile terminal, in particular, a mobile communication terminal, in general, ten buttons ranging from "0" to "9" and 12 buttons including two symbols of "*" and "#" are arranged in a structure of four rows and three columns. I use it.

In addition to the main button supporting the numbers, the navigation button including the call command button, the call termination button, the position movement button, and the like, and the various button functions are provided with side buttons to provide convenient functions to the user.

However, as the portable terminal becomes smaller and more versatile and the display panel becomes larger, the physical space occupied by these key buttons occurs.

In particular, since the main button part that is used the most should correspond to the size of the user's finger, it is limited to reduce the size of each key button provided in the main button part, and thus the main button part consisting of at least 12 buttons The space occupies is large, and thus there is a problem in reducing the size of the portable terminal.

Hereinafter, a problem of a conventional portable terminal will be described with reference to the drawings.

1 is a perspective view of a portable terminal according to the related art, and the portable terminal 100 includes a display unit 110 including a display panel 111 and a main button unit 121 having key buttons corresponding to numbers. It is largely composed of a main body portion 120 including a.

1 illustrates an example of a slide phone among various structures of a mobile terminal. In general, the slide phone includes a display panel 111 and various function key buttons at the bottom of the display panel 111. Navigation button unit 112 is included.

At this time, the main button unit 121 is composed of a numeric button system that has been used since the wired telephone days in the past. That is, since it must correspond to a number, a total of twelve key buttons including ten key buttons from "0" to "9" and two buttons of "*" and "#" are arranged in a structure of four rows and three columns.

However, in consideration of the size of the user's finger, the absolute size of each key button of the main button unit 121 cannot be reduced, and thus the physical space occupied by the main button unit 121 must be secured.

Accordingly, in the case of the slide phone of the mobile terminal 100, the navigation button unit 112 cannot be configured in the main body unit 120, and the user has a key button of the main button unit 121 having different heights. There is a problem in that it is inconvenient to sequentially press the key buttons of the navigation button unit 112.

An object of the present invention is to minimize the space occupied by the main button unit including a key button for inputting numbers in a portable terminal.

Another object of the present invention is to minimize the space occupied by the main button portion including a key button for inputting a number in a portable terminal, thereby increasing flexibility of spatial arrangement of other button portions.

Another object of the present invention is to overcome the difference in height between the main button portion and the navigation button portion in the portable terminal to solve the inconvenience in use.

A portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention for achieving the above object, corresponding to a number from "0" to "9", at least one key button includes at least two key buttons corresponding to the number Main button unit; And a display panel displaying the number corresponding to the key button.

In addition, it is preferable that each number corresponding to the one key button has a difference of at least three or more.

In addition, the main button unit is preferably composed of two rows and three columns of the key button.

In addition, each number corresponding to the one key button is preferably selected by a button provided in the area excluding the main button unit.

The main button unit may be configured in the main body unit, the display panel may be configured in the display unit, and the navigation button unit may be further included in the main body unit.

A portable terminal according to another embodiment of the present invention for achieving the above object, which corresponds to a number from "0" to "9", is composed of at least six, at least one key button A main button unit including a key button corresponding to the number; And a display panel displaying the number corresponding to the key button.

According to the present invention, it is possible to minimize the space occupied by the main button portion including the key buttons for inputting numbers, to achieve miniaturization of the portable terminal, and to improve flexibility of spatial arrangement of other button portions.

Moreover, according to this invention, the main button part and a navigation button part are arrange | positioned at the same height, and there exists an effect of improving convenience in use.

Although described above with reference to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, those skilled in the art will be variously modified and changed within the scope of the invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention described in the claims below I can understand that you can.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

2 is a perspective view of a portable terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. The portable terminal 200 includes a display unit 210 including a display panel 211 and key buttons corresponding to numbers. The main body unit 220 including the main button unit 221 is large.

The display unit 210 includes a display panel 211 for displaying information to a user, and a navigation button unit 212 including a call connection button, a call end button, and function buttons for providing various functions.

The main body unit 220 may include a main button unit 221 including at least buttons corresponding to numbers, and may further include a side button unit 222 on the side of the main body unit 220.

The main button unit 221 is composed of a combination of one key button corresponding to at least two numbers of ten numbers from "0" to "9", and the main button unit is a combination of at least six key buttons. It is preferably configured, more preferably composed of 12 buttons in 2 rows and 6 columns, and it is preferable to add "*" and "#" which are generally used in addition to the 10 numbers.

In the present invention, as shown in Fig. 2, "1" and "7", "2" and "8", "3" and "9", "4" and "*", "5" and "0", And "6" and "#" are implemented in one key button, but other combinations are possible. For example, "1" and "4", "2" and "5", "3" and "6", "7" and "*", "8" and "0", and "9" and "# Configuration is also possible.

In addition, since the user is familiar with the conventional number input method, it is preferable that the key buttons of the main button unit 221 have a structure of three rows, and accordingly, each number corresponding to one key button unit has a difference of at least three or more. It is preferable to configure to have. That is, it is preferable not to configure "1" and "3" in one key button, and "1" is preferably configured in one key button with at least "4" or more numbers.

More preferably, the numbers of the first row and the three rows of numbers are arranged in the key buttons of the first row of the main button unit 221 of the present invention in the conventional key button arrangement of the main button unit of the fourth row and the third column. The second row of numbers and the fourth row of numbers and symbols are arranged on the second row of key buttons of the main button portion 221 of the present invention.

In order to select and input at least two or more numbers and symbols corresponding to one key button, other buttons except for the key button of the main button unit 221, that is, for example, a key button configured in the side button unit 222 or The key button configured in the navigation button unit 212 can be used.

In addition, another button (not shown) corresponding to at least two or more numbers and symbols may be further configured on one key button of the main button unit 221 to use the corresponding button.

The key button for selecting at least two or more numbers and symbols corresponding to the one key button is called a selection button and the following description will be continued.

If one key button configured in the main button unit 221 is clicked without pressing the selection button, one predetermined number or symbol corresponding to the corresponding key button is inputted, and after clicking or holding the selection button, When the same key button is clicked, the remaining number or symbol is input instead of the input number or symbol without pressing the selection button.

2, the key button arrangement of the main button unit 221 is described as follows.

If you click the key buttons corresponding to "1" and "7" without pressing the selection button (for example, a predetermined key button of the side button portion), enter "1", click the selection button, and click "1" and If a key button corresponding to "7" is clicked on, "7" is entered.

Similarly, the input methods of "2" and "8", "3" and "9", "4" and "*", "5" and "0", and "6" and "#" also apply to "1". And the input method of " 7 ".

3 is a perspective view of a portable terminal according to another embodiment of the present invention. The portable terminal 300 includes a display unit 310 including a display panel 311 and a main button having key buttons corresponding to numbers. The main body portion 320 including the portion 321 is large.

The main body 320 includes a navigation button unit 323 composed of a call connection button, a call end button, and function buttons providing various functions, and includes a main button unit 321 including buttons corresponding to at least numbers. It may further include a side button portion 322 on the side of the main body 320.

The arrangement of the key buttons, the arrangement of numbers or symbols and the input method of the main button unit 321 are the same as those of FIG.

According to the present invention, since the main button portion 321 in the main body portion 320 can arrange the key buttons in two rows and three columns instead of the four rows and three rows of key buttons according to the prior art, the navigation buttons are provided in the reserved space. The unit 323 was configured.

The navigation button unit 323 is configured on the main body 320 and may be configured at the top or bottom of the main button unit 321, but is preferably configured at the top of the main button unit 321.

Since the display unit 310 may reduce the space occupied by the navigation button unit 323, the display unit 31 may be reduced, thereby reducing the overall size of the portable terminal 300.

In addition, the display unit 310 may be used as a space for disposing a larger display panel 311 using a space occupied by the navigation button unit 323 without increasing the size of the portable terminal 300.

Although the portable terminal according to the present invention has been described with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3 by way of a slide type, the main button parts 221 and 321 according to the present invention can be used in any type of portable terminal type such as a folder type or a rotary type. .

Preferably, in the arrangement of the main button portions 221 and 321 and the navigation button portions 212 and 323, it is preferable to apply to a slide type having a relatively large space constraint.

1 is a perspective view of a portable terminal according to the prior art.

2 is a perspective view of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a perspective view of a portable terminal according to another embodiment of the present invention.

<Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

200,300: mobile terminal, 210,310: display unit,

220,320: main body, 211,311: display panel,

212,323: navigation button portion, 221,321: main button portion,

222,322 side button portion.

Claims (6)

A main button portion corresponding to a number from "0" to "9", wherein at least one key button includes the key button corresponding to at least two of the numbers; And And a display panel for displaying the number corresponding to the key button. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein each number corresponding to the one key button has a difference of at least three or more. The portable terminal of claim 1, wherein the main button unit comprises two rows and three columns. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein each number corresponding to the one key button is selected by a button provided in an area excluding the main button unit. The portable terminal of claim 1, wherein the main button unit is configured in a main body unit, the display panel is configured in a display unit, and a navigation button unit is further included in the main body unit. A main button portion corresponding to a number from "0" to "9", wherein at least one key button includes at least six or less of said key buttons corresponding to at least two said numbers; And And a display panel for displaying the number corresponding to the key button.

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