Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080242381 | BI-DIRECTIONAL SLIDING-TYPE PORTABLE TERMINAL - Disclosed is a bi-directional sliding-type portable terminal. The bi-directional sliding-type portable terminal comprises a phone body and a bi-directional sliding body. The phone body comprises a first section which is located on one side of the top surface thereof and within which a plurality of keys are mounted, and a second section which is located on the other side of the top surface thereof spaced apart from the first section and within which a camera lens housing is mounted. The bi-directional sliding body linearly moves on the phone body in a longitudinal direction while facing the phone body, opens the first section to expose the keys by moving toward the second section, and opens the second section to expose the camera lens housing by moving toward the first section. | 10-02-2008 |
20090052654 | PROTECTIVE COVER FOR PORTABLE COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A protective cover for a portable communication device includes a battery cover and a protective cover part coupled with the battery cover. The protective cover is detachably coupled with the portable communication device, and the protective cover part is disposed at a front surface of a display unit part of the portable communication device when the protective cover is coupled with the portable communication device. The portable communication device being turned off/on when the portable communication device is attached to/detached from the protective cover. | 02-26-2009 |
20100043627 | PORTABLE COMMUNICATION DEVICE CAPABLE OF VIRTUALLY PLAYING MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS - An instrument-playing portable communication device is provided. The device includes an instrument-playing key unit having one or more keys, provided on a body of the instrument-playing portable communication device. When a user selects a chord of a selected instrument by pressing at least one of the one or more keys, the instrument-playing key unit converts the at least one key press into a first signal. The device also includes a sensor unit mounted in the body, for sensing a motion of a user. When the user presses the at least one of the one or more keys and moves in a location near the sensor unit, the sensor unit senses a motion of the user and converts the motion into a second signal. The device further includes a controller for receiving the first signal from the instrument-playing key unit and the second signal from the sensor unit, generating a tone frequency of the selected instrument based on the received signals, and converting the tone frequency into a tone. The device additionally includes an amplifier for amplifying the tone output from the controller, and outputting the amplified tone through a speaker mounted in the body. | 02-25-2010 |
20100127998 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR RELEASING LOCK FUNCTION OF MOBILE TERMINAL - A method and device for releasing a lock function of an input device of a mobile terminal are provided. The method of releasing a lock function of an input device of a mobile terminal includes detecting a user's input, determining whether the lock function of the input device is set, displaying, if it is determined that the lock function of the input device is set, display data representing that the input device is in a locked state and displaying function data of a function to be entered upon release of the lock function of the input device, and entering, immediately upon performance of a preset lock release operation, a specific function corresponding to the function data. | 05-27-2010 |
20100197356 | MOBILE TERMINAL HAVING WIDE DISPLAY UNIT - A mobile terminal having a wide display unit is provided. The mobile terminal includes a main body having a first display unit therein. The mobile terminal includes a folder unit having a second display unit at an inner surface opposite to the first display unit. The terminal also includes a sliding unit connected to one end of the folder unit to guide the folder unit capable of performing a slide movement. The terminal includes a hinge coupler to connect the sliding unit and the main body such that the sliding unit rotates based on the main body. The folder unit positions the second display unit to be adjacent to the first display unit by performing a slide movement toward the main body when the folder unit is opened as the sliding unit rotates based on the hinge coupler, and a wide display unit is formed when a surface of the first display unit and a surface of the second display unit become in a single plane. Thereby, mobility of a mobile terminal while providing a wide display unit can be provided. | 08-05-2010 |
20100207903 | MOBILE TERMINAL HAVING DETACHABLE SUB-DISPLAY UNIT - The present invention relates to a mobile terminal having a detachable sub-display unit. A mobile terminal having a detachable sub-display unit includes a first body unit having a first display unit to a front surface of the first body unit. The invention also includes a second body unit having a second display unit to a front surface of the second body unit, wherein a magnet is formed on at least a portion of one side surface of the first body unit and at least a portion of one side surface of the second body unit, and the second body unit can be detachably coupled to the at least one side surface of the first body unit by the magnet. | 08-19-2010 |
20100208434 | MOBILE TERMINAL HAVING DETACHABLE SUB-MODULE - A mobile terminal having a detachable sub-module is disclosed. The mobile terminal includes a sub-module having a sub-function configuration unit formed with parts for performing a function and a main terminal having a display unit at a front surface and a connection unit at a rear surface for coupling the sub-module to the main terminal. A magnet is installed at a side surface of the connection unit or the sub-module, and the sub-module is coupled to the main terminal or is detached from the main terminal through the magnet. Enhancement of the portability and function quality of mobile terminals that support various functions is achieved by coupling a sub-module for performing a function to the main terminal having a display unit that allows user interactivity with the mobile terminal. | 08-19-2010 |
20100210311 | PORTABLE COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND SLIDE-TYPE CRADLING APPARATUS THEREOF - A portable communication device that cradles a first and a second display units at a same angle, and a slide-type cradling apparatus thereof are disclosed. The portable communication device includes: a first housing; a second housing including a first display unit and facing the first housing when being slid and cradled at a known incline angle; and a third housing including a second display unit, and being introduced into the first housing before the second housing is slid and being withdrawn from the first housing after the second housing is slid such that the second housing is inclined and the third housing is inclined in an extension direction of the second housing. | 08-19-2010 |
20110105081 | MULTI-SIM TERMINAL HAVING A PLURALITY OF TRANSMISSION KEYS AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME - A multi-SIM terminal having a plurality of transmission keys and a method of operating the same in which the multi-SIM terminal has at least two subscriber identification modules (SIMS) and permits a selection of any particular SIM in the same action in which a communication is requested. The terminal multi-SIM includes at least two mounting units for mounting the at least two SIMS; and at least one transmission key having at least two states corresponding one-to-one to the at least two SIMS for transmission using one of the at least two SIMS. | 05-05-2011 |
20120160269 | REFRESH WASHING MACHINE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A refresh washing machine including a plurality of spray nozzles to spray air into a clothes receiving compartment of a cabinet, a plurality of opening and closing valves to open and close the spray nozzles, and a controller to open at least one of the opening and closing valves and close the other opening and closing valves so that air is sequentially sprayed from the spray nozzles. | 06-28-2012 |
20120167313 | WASHING APPARATUS AND WASHING METHOD USING THE SAME - A washing apparatus includes an expandable and contractible wash tub and an auxiliary tank communicating with the wash tub to store wash water. Laundry in the wash tub is washed using bubbles supplied by a bubble supply device and using contraction and expansion of the wash tub. | 07-05-2012 |
20130201176 | DISPLAY APPARATUS - A display apparatus is provided. The display apparatus includes: a display panel unit which comprises a first panel region corresponding to an opaque display region, and a second panel region corresponding to a transparent display region, a panel driving unit which drives the first panel region and the second panel region independently, and a controller which controls to display a main image on the opaque display region and display an additional image on the transparent display region. | 08-08-2013 |
20130290890 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING FUNCTION OF BUTTON OF ULTRASOUND APPARATUS ON THE BUTTON - A method of displaying a function of a button of an ultrasound apparatus on the button includes displaying information about one or more functions provided by the ultrasound apparatus, selecting one from among the one or more functions which have been displayed, determining a button in which the selected function is to be set based on an external input signal for matching the selected function to the button in which the selected function is to be set; and displaying information about the selected function on the determined button. | 10-31-2013 |
20130342456 | REMOTE CONTROL APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A remote controlling apparatus to provide a plurality of control modes includes a communicating unit which performs communication with an external display apparatus which provides a user interface screen, a detecting unit which detects a movement of the remote controlling apparatus, a mode change button unit which receives a user command to change control mode, and a control unit which controls a display status of the user interface screen according to the movement of the remote controlling apparatus as detected through the detecting unit, and which operates in a pointing mode if the mode change button unit is released from pressed state, or operates in a gesture mode while the mode change button unit is in pressed state. The mode change button unit is arranged on a rear surface of the remote controlling apparatus for a user to grip. | 12-26-2013 |