Method and device for preventing unintentional key input in a wireless mobile terminal with a removable case
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorSung-Yeon Lee
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Abstract
A device for preventing an unintentional key input in a mobile terminal with a removable outer case is provided. The device includes a connection section to which the outer case is connected, a sensing unit for sensing whether the outer case is opened or closed, and a control unit for sensing whether the outer case is connected to the mobile terminal through the connection section. The control unit activates a key input unit of the mobile terminal when the sensing unit senses that the outer case is opened.
Claims16
A device for preventing an unintentional key input in a mobile terminal with a removable outer case, the device comprising:
- a connection section for connection to the outer case;
- a sensing unit for sensing whether the outer case is opened or closed;
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- a control unit for sensing whether the outer case is connected to the mobile terminal through the connection section and activating a key input unit of the mobile terminal when the sensing unit senses that the outer case is opened.
A method for preventing an unintentional key input in a mobile terminal with a removable outer case, the method comprising:
- determining whether the outer case is connected to the mobile terminal;
- sensing whether the outer case is opened or closed when it is determined that the outer case is connected to the mobile terminal;
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- activating a key input unit of the mobile terminal when the outer case is opened.
A mobile terminal comprising:
- a body;
- a key input unit for receiving key inputs disposed on the body;
- a sensor for detecting whether the outer case is in the opened or closed position;
- an outer case that is attachable to and detachable from the body, the outer case being movable between opened and closed positions;
- and
- a control unit for detecting whether the outer case is connected to the mobile terminal and for detecting whether the outer case is an opened or closed position,
- wherein the control unit activates the key input unit when the control unit detects that the outer case is attached to the body and that the outer case is opened through the sensor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.