Keypad assembly with supplementary buttons and method for operating the same
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Jul 19, 2005
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Jun 12, 2003
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Apr 18, 2002
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Dec 12, 2001
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Disclosed herein is a keypad assembly with supplementary buttons and method for operating the same. The keypad assembly with supplementary buttons is in a small-sized mobile communication terminal including input buttons for representing a plurality of characters and a plurality of function buttons. The keypad assembly has at least one mode switching button, at least one selection-indication button, and a control unit. The mode switching button is formed on a side of the terminal for switching an input mode for inputting different characters. The selection-indication button is formed on a side of the terminal for selecting and indicating one of a plurality of characters assigned to each input button. The control unit selects and inputs a specific character assigned to each input button by pressing the input buttons and the selection-indication button so as to select a specific input mode by pressing the mode switching button and select and input one of a plurality of characters assigned to a specific input button under the selected input mode. The control unit displays the selected and inputted data on a display window of the terminal and stores the data.
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