Patent ID: 8704774

Claim:
A method for controlling a partial lock in a portable device having a touch input unit and a lock key, the method comprising: entering a first lock state; determining whether an input of the lock key is received; determining, when an input of the lock key is received, which of a second lock state and a third lock state is selected; and setting a lock state of the portable device to the selected lock state, wherein each of the first lock state, the second lock state, and the third lock state is different from other lock states and is one of an entire lock state, a partial lock state, and an entire unlock state, wherein the touch input unit has a first input means and a second input means, and one of the first input means and the second input means is a touchpad and the other of the first input means and the second input means is one of a touchscreen and an optical jog, wherein the entire lock state is a first state in which a lock function is provided to the first input means and the second input means, wherein the partial lock state is a second state in which the lock function is provided to one of the first input means and the second input means and an unlock function is provided to another of the first input means and the second input means, and wherein the entire unlock state is a state in which the unlock function is provided to the first input means and the second input means.