Input unit, movement control system and movement control method using the same

摘要

Exemplary embodiments of the present invention relate to a movement control method and system of a terminal input unit having a plurality of protrusions. Exemplary embodiments of the present invention disclose a process and an apparatus for controlling each protrusion so that the input unit forms interface modes used for a function control according to a user function of the terminal.

主权项

1. A method comprising: determining an interface mode corresponding to an application being executed by a terminal; determining, based on the interface mode, shapes for input keys associated with functions for controlling the application; and causing, at least in part, displaceable units to be offset from a surface of the terminal to form patterns of displaceable units corresponding to the shapes, wherein each shape is different and indicative of a different one of the functions.