Mobile terminal

US2016378228A1 · US · A1

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Publication numberUS-2016378228-A1
Application numberUS-201615261510-A
CountryUS
Kind codeA1
Filing dateSep 9, 2016
Priority dateNov 9, 2007
Publication dateDec 29, 2016
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Abstract

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A mobile terminal having an input device that performs inputting in a tactile manner is disclosed. A touch screen of a first region and touch buttons of a second region are implemented by a single touch sheet without having touch sensing units. Thus, manufacturing, assembling and handling can be facilitated.

First claim

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What is claimed is: 1 . A mobile terminal comprising: a terminal body having a first and a second region; and a touch sheet that senses a touch applied to the first and second regions, wherein the touch sheet comprises a touch screen pattern portion that includes multiple conductive lines to sense a touch applied to the first region and a touch button pattern portion disposed to have a certain area on the second region.

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  • Construction or mounting of dials or of equivalent devices; Means for facilitating the use thereof (by improving visibility H04M1/22) · CPC title

  • G06F3/044Primary

    by capacitive means · CPC title

  • for a display module assembly · CPC title

  • including a touch pad, a touch sensor or a touch detector · CPC title

  • the I/O peripheral being an integrated pointing device, e.g. trackball in the palm rest area, mini-joystick integrated between keyboard keys, touch pads or touch stripes (G06F1/1643 takes precedence; constructional details of pointing devices G06F3/033) · CPC title

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What does patent US2016378228A1 cover?
A mobile terminal having an input device that performs inputting in a tactile manner is disclosed. A touch screen of a first region and touch buttons of a second region are implemented by a single touch sheet without having touch sensing units. Thus, manufacturing, assembling and handling can be facilitated.
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Lg Electronics Inc
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G06F3/044. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Thu Dec 29 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (A1). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).