Patent ID: 7525535
Filing Date: 2009-04-28
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A portable terminal, comprising: a housing having a transparent window integrally formed therein, the housing including an opaque film located on a lower surface thereof, the opaque film having an open portion to define the transparent window; a display disposed at the housing, the display displaying information through the transparent window; and a touch pad disposed between the housing and the display, the touch pad permitting signal input in a capacitive manner, the touch pad having one end electrically connected to at least one of the display and a main circuitry supporting substrate via a flexible printed circuit (FPC), wherein: the touch pad includes: the FPC includes a control circuit mounted thereon, the control circuit being configured to convert the signal generated by the signal transferring unit into the coordinate value and to transfer the coordinate value to a controller of the main circuitry supporting substrate.