Patent ID: 6332024
Filing Date: 2001-12-18
Classification: G06F,H04M

Abstract:
A portable terminal, comprising:a case;a display screen located on a first surface of said case, said display screen displaying thereon various information according to an operation mode of said terminal;a main soft key located on said first surface below said display screen, and a first auxiliary soft key located on said first surface adjacent to said main soft key, wherein said main soft key performs a scrolling operation by being actuated in either of a first and second direction and performs a selection operation by being pressed toward said first surface, and said auxiliary soft key performs at least a selection operation by being pressed toward said first surface; whereinvarious different functions may be allocated to said main soft key and to said auxiliary soft key through scrolling and selection operations performed on said main soft key and at least selection operations on said auxiliary soft key; andthe identity of functions currently allocated to said main soft key and to said auxiliary soft key are displayed in a function display area of said display screen adjacent to said soft keys.