Method and apparatus for performing url linkage function using the keypad
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsSehwan PARK, Jaeyong LEE, Sungwook PARK, Jihoon LEE
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Abstract
A method and an apparatus for performing a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) linkage function using a keypad that changes a screen to a mapped URL when a predetermined key is selected are provided. The method includes displaying the keypad that executes the URL linkage function, sensing a predetermined type of touch generated on a predetermined key existing in the keypad, displaying, in a pop-up menu, a URL item registered in advance on the key, in response to the predetermined type of touch, and changing a screen to a selected URL when a predetermined URL is selected in the pop-up menu.
Claims27
A method of performing a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) linkage function using a keypad, the method comprising:
- displaying the keypad that executes the URL linkage function;
- sensing a predetermined type of touch generated on a predetermined key existing in the keypad;
- displaying, in a pop-up menu, a URL item registered in advance on the key, in response to the predetermined type of touch;
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- changing a screen to a selected URL when a predetermined URL is selected in the pop-up menu.
A method, comprising:
- displaying a keypad that executes a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) linkage function;
- selecting a register button existing in the keypad;
- and
- changing a screen to a URL registration page and registering a URL on a predetermined key in response to the selection of the register button.
An apparatus for performing a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) linkage function using a keypad, the apparatus comprising:
- a display unit configured to display the keypad that executes the URL linkage function and a pop-up menu in association with selection of a predetermined key;
- a touch sensor configured to sense a predetermined type of touch generated on a predetermined key existing in the keypad;
- a storage unit configured to store URL data mapped to the key;
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- a controller configured to perform a control to change a screen to a selected URL when a predetermined URL is selected in the pop-up menu.
The apparatus of claim 22, wherein the controller is further configured to support a function of loading a bookmark list stored in advance and mapping the bookmark list to a predetermined key of the keypad when the URL registration is executed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.