1. A connecting module comprising:
a body having conductive contact points formed on a surface of the body; and
a connecting terminal exposed to a surface of the body, and the connecting terminal being electrically connected to the conductive contact points,
the connecting terminal including:
a deformation portion to elastically deform in a direction toward the body or away from the body; and
a first support portion at a first region of the deformation portion and a second support portion at a second region of the deformation portion, the first and second support portions to support the deformation portion and being integrally attached to the body.
2. The connecting module of claim 1, wherein the deformation portion has a curved shape from the first support portion to the second support portion.
3. The connecting module of claim 1, further comprising a board to be electrically connected to the conductive contact points.
4. The connecting module of claim 3, wherein the connecting terminal is to be electrically connected to the board.
5. The connecting module of claim 4, wherein the first and second support portions are attached to the board and cover the first and second regions of the deformation portion in a thickness direction of the board.
6. A mobile terminal comprising:
a terminal body; and
a key module on the terminal body,
the key module including:
a key body;
a dome portion to generate a signal based on an input to the key body; and
a connecting terminal to attach to the dome portion,
the connecting terminal including:
a deformation portion to elastically deform in a direction toward the body or away from the key body; and
a first support portion at a first end of the deformation portion and a second support portion at a second end of the deformation portion, the first and second support portions to support the deformation portion and being integrally attached to the key body.
7. The mobile terminal of claim 6, wherein the dome portion includes attaching portions that extend in a length direction of the terminal body, and the attaching portions are to be provided into grooves of the terminal body.
8. The mobile terminal of claim 6, wherein the connecting terminal is in contact with a contact portion of a circuit board that faces the connecting terminal so as to provide a signal to the circuit board in the terminal body.
9. The mobile terminal of claim 8, wherein the connecting terminal is a conductive terminal to elastically deform when in contact with the contact portion of the circuit board.
10. The mobile terminal of claim 8, wherein the contact portion is at an accommodating portion that supports the dome portion on a side of the terminal body.
11. The mobile terminal of claim 8, wherein the circuit board includes a recessed portion that is recessed inward from a side of the circuit board, and the dome portion is to be provided into the recessed portion.
12. The mobile terminal of claim 8, wherein the dome portion is attached to the circuit board by a fastening device that penetrates through the circuit board and the dome portion.
13. The mobile terminal of claim 8, wherein the dome portion includes an inwardly recessed insert portion, and the circuit board is provided to the insert portion.
14. The mobile terminal of claim 6, wherein the deformation portion has a curved shape from the first support portion to the second support portion.
15. The mobile terminal of claim 6, wherein an actuator is formed at a rear surface of the key body to contact a dome.
16. The mobile terminal of claim 6, wherein the key body includes:
a manipulating portion to provide an outer appearance of the key body;
a pressure portion attached to the manipulating portion, the pressure portion having an actuator, and the pressure portion being formed integrally with the dome portion; and
a support portion to support the pressure portion.
17. The mobile terminal of claim 16, wherein the dome portion includes a separation member to protrude toward the pressure portion from a surface of the dome portion so as to separate a dome from the actuator by a predetermined gap.
18. A mobile terminal comprising:
a terminal body; and
a key module to contact the terminal body,
the key module including:
a key body;
a dome portion to provide a signal based on an input to the key body; and
a connecting terminal at the dome portion,
the connecting terminal including:
a deformation portion; and
a first support portion and a second support portion formed at the deformation portion to support the deformation portion, and the deformation portion to extend from the first support portion to the second support portion.
19. The mobile terminal of claim 18, wherein the connecting terminal to contact a contact portion of a circuit board in the terminal body.
20. The mobile terminal of claim 19, wherein the contact portion is in an accommodating portion to support the dome portion.
21. The mobile terminal of claim 19, wherein the circuit board includes a recessed portion that is recessed inward from a side of the circuit board, and the dome portion is to be provided into the recessed portion.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A method for detecting matching profiles in an environment of wireless terminals each having a short range communications capability, comprising the steps of:
generating profiles respectively belonging to a plurality of users,
storing said profiles in wireless terminals associated with said user,
when a pair of terminals become in range with each other, automatically establishing a short range bidirectional communications channel therebetween,
through this channel, transmitting the profiles stored in each terminal to the other terminal,
performing a matching test between said received profiles and other profiles previously stored in the terminal, and
when a matching between profiles is determined by a terminal, providing profile matching information so that the users to which said profiles belong can be put in connection with each other.
2. A method according to claim 1, wherein said profiles are generated according to a profile model structure, and comprising the step of transcripting profiles into a compact size.
3. A method according to claim 1, wherein said matching test comprises a comparison between profile attributes contained in each profile.
4. A method according to claim 3, wherein said comparison is a weighed matching test of attributes.
5. A method according to claim 1, further comprising selectively deleting transmitted profiles in response to their age.
6. A method according to claim 1, further comprising selectively deleting transmitted profiles in response to the number of times they have been transmitted from a terminal to another.
7. A method according to claim 6, comprising transmitting said profile matching information to a server for notification to at least one of the users to which the matching profiles belong.
8. A method according to claim 1, further comprising the step of counting predetermined events involved in the performance of said method, for loyalty accounting purposes.
9. A method according to claim 1, wherein each terminal has a text message transmission functionality, further comprising the step of automatically inserting into a text message before transmission a text advertisement.
10. A method according to claim 1, wherein each terminal has a text message transmission functionality, further comprising the step of automatically displaying in association with a text message during editing and before transmission a text advertisement.
11. A method according to claim 1, wherein each terminal has a text message transmission functionality, further comprising the step of automatically displaying in association with a received text message a text advertisement.
12. A method according to claim 8, wherein said predetermined events include text advertisement events.
13. A method for automatically connecting two devices having short-range communications capability through a communications protocol in which search phases alternate with listen phases according to search and listen phase timings which are essentially the same for all devices, comprising the step of adding to at least one of said phase timings in at least one of the devices a random time shift, whereby synchronous search and listen phases in both devices are avoided.
14. A method according to claim 13, wherein said communications protocol is the Bluetooth protocol.
15. A method according to claim 13, wherein the random time shift is based on a random number derived from a device address used by the communications protocol.
16. A method for instant messaging between terminals, comprising the following steps:
providing geographically distributed base stations having short-range communications capabilities, each base station being connected to the other base stations through fixed network communications,
providing a plurality of communications terminals having short-range communications capabilities,
automatically connecting a first terminal with a first base station according to the method of claim 13,
automatically connecting a second terminal with a second base station according to the method of claim 13,
using instant messaging protocol layers over the short range communications and the fixed network communications.
17. A wireless communications terminal having a short range communications capability, comprising:
a memory for storing profiles respectively belonging to a plurality of users,
a communications circuit for automatically establishing a short range bidirectional communications channel with another terminal when both terminals become in range with each other,
a circuit for transmitting the profiles stored in the terminal to said other terminal, and for receiving and storing the profiles stored in said other terminal,
a processor for performing a matching test between said received profiles and the other profiles previously stored in the terminal, and for providing profile matching information when a matching between profiles is determined, said information allowing users to which said profiles belong can be put in connection with each other.
18. A terminal according to claim 17, further comprising a profile generator for generating profiles according to a profile model structure, and a processor for transcripting the generated profiles into a compact size.
19. A terminal according to claim 17, wherein the matching test comprises a comparison between profile attributes contained in each profile.
20. A terminal according to claim 19, wherein said comparison is a weighed matching test of attributes.
21. A terminal according to claim 17, further comprising a circuit for selectively deleting transmitted profiles in response to their age.
22. A terminal according to claim 17, further comprising a circuit selectively deleting transmitted profiles in response to the number of times they have been transmitted from a terminal to another.
23. A terminal according to claim 22, comprising a circuit for transmitting said profile matching information to a server for notification to at least one of the users to which the matching profiles belong.
24. A terminal according to claim 17, further comprising a counter for counting predetermined events involved in the performance of said method, for loyalty accounting purposes.
25. A terminal according to claim 17, having a text message transmission functionality, further comprising a circuit for automatically inserting into a text message before transmission a text advertisement.
26. A terminal according to claim 17, having a text message transmission functionality, further a circuit for automatically displaying in association with a text message during editing and before transmission a text advertisement.
27. A terminal according to claim 17, having a text message transmission functionality, further a circuit for automatically displaying in association with a received text message a text advertisement.
28. A terminal according to claim 24, wherein said predetermined events include text advertisement events.
29. A terminal having short-range communications capability through a communications protocol in which search phases alternate with listen phases according to search and listen phase timings which are essentially the same for devices having such a capability, said terminal comprising a time shift circuit for adding to at least one of said phase timings a random time shift, whereby synchronous search and listen phases in different devices are avoided.
30. A terminal according to claim 13, wherein said communications protocol is the Bluetooth protocol.
31. A terminal according to claim 29, wherein the random time shift is based on a random number derived from an address of the terminal used by the communications protocol.
32. A server for profile matching notification, comprising:
a reception circuit for receiving profile matching information generated in a terminal according to claim 17,
a user identification circuit for deriving from the received information an identifier of at least one user to which belongs a profile involved in said matching, and
a transmission circuit for transmitting a profile matching notification to the user thus identified.
33. A system for detecting matching profiles in an environment of wireless terminals each having a short range communications capability, and for notifying users of profile matching, comprising the combination of a plurality of terminals according to claim 17 and of at least one server according to claim 32.
34. A system according to claim 33, further comprising a plurality of geographically distributed base stations having short-range communications capabilities, each base station being connected to the other base stations and to said at least one server through fixed network communications.