Patent application number | Description | Published |
20140038525 | INPUT DEVICE WITH WIRELESS HEADSET FUNCTION FOR PORTABLE TERMINAL - Disclosed is a pen-like input device for a portable terminal which can provide the function of a wireless headset. The input device includes a housing configured with at least first and second spaced apart microphone holes formed therein. A transmitting/receiving (T/R) module is disposed inside the housing and coupled to the microphone element and a speaker. The T/R module transmits/receives communication signals to and from the portable terminal. A sound transferring part is provided within the housing to transfer sounds to a microphone element via a plurality of air pathways connected to the first and second microphone holes. | 02-06-2014 |
20140098475 | UNIDIRECTIONAL PREPREG AND PROCESSING METHOD THEREOF - A UniDirectional (UD) preimpregnated material (prepreg) and method of production are provided. A plurality of reinforced fibers are arranged in one direction. At least one auxiliary fiber is arranged such that it crosses the plurality of reinforced fibers to maintain the arrangement of the plurality of reinforced fibers. The plurality of reinforced fibers and the at least one auxiliary fiber are impregnated with a coupling material, and the coupling material is cured with the plurality of reinforced fibers and the at least one auxiliary fiber. | 04-10-2014 |
20140173492 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VIRTUAL KEYPAD CONTROL - A method is provided including detecting that a first key in a virtual keypad is pressed, the first key being associated with a first symbol, determining, by an electronic device, whether a predetermined input is received after the first key is pressed, reconfiguring the virtual keypad, without displaying the first symbol, when the predetermined input is received; and displaying the first symbol when the predetermined input is not received. | 06-19-2014 |
20140232704 | METHOD FOR SWITCHING SCREEN AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREOF - A method and an apparatus for switching a screen in an electronic device that uses a transparent display are provided. In the method, a state where a front direction of the electronic device is reversed from a first direction to a second direction, and a back direction of the electronic device is reversed from the second direction to the first direction are detected. When a front side and a backside of the electronic device are reversed, a left/right reversed screen or an up/down reversed screen is displayed. | 08-21-2014 |
20140240910 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH STRUCTURE FOR INSERTING CARD TYPE EXTERNAL DEVICE - An electronic device includes a structure for inserting a card-type external device. The electronic device includes a case frame, a slot, a first unit, a second unit, and an external device. The slot is formed in the case frame and has a certain size. The first unit is disposed at a location corresponding to the slot inside the electronic device. The second unit corresponds to the slot inside the electronic device and is installed around the first unit. The external device is detachably mounted in the first unit through the slot. | 08-28-2014 |
20140292730 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH TOUCH PEN - An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a hollow body of a touch pen and the touch pen having a head rotatably fixed to the hollow body. The head includes a specific-length fixed shaft and one or more rotation washers through which the shaft passes and which can self-rotate, wherein the fixed shaft includes a magnet having a polarity different from that of a magnetic material disposed in a vicinity of a pen mounting hole for inserting the touch pen of the electronic device, and if the touch pen is abnormally inserted, the head can rotate to a normal insertion location by an attractive force between the magnet and the magnetic material. | 10-02-2014 |
20140380186 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING FLEXIBLE DISPLAY AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF - An electronic device having a flexible display and method of providing the same are disclosed herein. A flexible display is disposed on at least a portion of an area of the electronic device and configured to egress or ingress from at least one housing of the electronic device to alter an exposed area of the flexible display. At least one processor operatively coupled to the flexible display is configured to detect the exposed area of the flexible display altered by egress or ingress of the flexible display from the housing, detect a setting mode based on the altered exposed area of the flexible display; and execute at least one of changing a resolution setting, changing an operation mode, and changing a user interface setting of the flexible display based on the detected setting mode. | 12-25-2014 |