Information input system for terminal and multifunctional button assembly for use in the same
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsChan Hoon Park, Min Young Song
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Abstract
Embodiments of the invention provide an information input system for a terminal and a multifunctional button assembly for use in the information input system and methods for operating the same. The multifunctional button assembly can include a lever control button, a rotary button and a switch that can be mounted on a substrate. The multifunctional button assembly of the invention can provide advantages in that since the number of functions provided by the multifunctional button assembly is relatively increased, more functions can be concurrently employed, and a terminal employing the multifunctional button assembly can be manufactured to be light, thin, short and compact.
Claims11
An information input system for a terminal, comprising:
- a display unit configured to display a keypad screen;
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- a multifunctional button assembly comprising,
- a switch configured with a jog lever and a rotating ring,
- a lever control button coupled to the jog lever of the switch, wherein the lever control button is configured to control movement of the jog lever in a plurality of angular directions and a vertical direction, and
- a rotary button coupled to the rotating ring of the switch, wherein the rotary button is configured to control a degree of rotation of the rotating ring, wherein the lever control button is installed within a through-hole of the rotary button, wherein the keypad screen is composed of a plurality of blocks each including a plurality of keys, and wherein the blocks and keys are selectable by movement of the lever control button and rotary button.
A method for inputting information into a terminal, comprising:
- displaying a keypad screen on a display unit;
- selecting a block among a plurality of blocks that each include a plurality of keys displayed on the keypad screen, using a single multifunctional selection button;
- selecting a key among the keys in the selected block using the single multifunctional selection button;
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- inputting the selected key using the single multifunctional selection button.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.