Portable terminal having plural input devices and method for providing interaction thereof
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsJin Yong KIM, Jung Yeob OH
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Abstract
A portable terminal having plural input devices and a method for providing interaction thereof are provided. A method for providing interaction of a portable terminal having plural directional input devices, includes: receiving an interaction signal input from at least of the plural direction input devices; checking drive modes of the portable terminal; and executing a preset function by the drive modes corresponding to the interaction signal. The method may easily execute various functions through intuitive interaction using plural input devices thereby improving convenience for a user.
Claims19
A method for providing an interaction in a portable terminal having a plurality of directional input devices, the method comprising:
- receiving an interaction signal input from at least one of the plurality of direction input devices;
- checking a drive mode of the portable terminal;
- and
- executing a preset function corresponding to the drive mode and the interaction signal.
A portable terminal comprising:
- an input unit comprising a plurality of directional input devices;
- and
- a controller checking drive modes of the portable terminal when an interaction signal is input from at least one of the plurality of directional input devices, and executing a preset function in response to the drive modes and the interaction signal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.