Patent ID: 7363066

Claim:
A slide type portable terminal, comprising: a main unit that includes separated first and second key sections exposed in a surface of the main unit, wherein the first key section performs a first functionality and the second key section performs a second functionality different than the first functionality; and a display unit that includes a display screen exposed to a front surface of the display unit, wherein the display unit is configured to slide relative to the surface of the main unit to cause the first and second key sections of the main unit to be selectively exposed, wherein the display unit can be selectively slid to a first position where both the first and second key sections of the main unit are exposed, a second position where only one of the first and second key sections is exposed, and a third position where both the first and second key sections are not exposed, and further comprising a third separate input section being function buttons on an upper surface of the display unit and a stopper mechanism to stop and maintain the display unit at exactly the second position.