Portable terminal having keypad

1. A portable terminal having a keypad, the portable terminal comprising:

the keypad comprising a plurality of key buttons in a predetermined pattern and forming an antenna pattern by using devices connected to both ends of predetermined key buttons among the plurality of key buttons;

a Radio Frequency (RF) communicator connected to signal lines of the predetermined key buttons of the keypad;

a digital circuit for recognizing a signal input to the keypad; and

a controller for controlling the keypad to be selectively switched to one of the digital circuit and the RF communicator according to a signal generated in a resonance frequency region of a particular service band.

2. The portable terminal of claim 1 , wherein the devices connected to both ends of the predetermined key buttons are one of capacitors having predetermined capacitance values, inductors having predetermined inductance values, and beads having predetermined bead values.

3. The portable terminal of claim 1 , wherein the keypad is separated from the RF communicator in a resonance frequency region of the particular service band through one of inductors and beads connected to the predetermined key buttons upon input of a discrete digital signal to the predetermined key buttons.

4. The portable terminal of claim 1 , wherein the keypad is serially connected with the RF communicator.

5. The portable terminal of claim 1 , wherein the keypad is short-circuited with the RF communicator through capacitors connected to the predetermined key buttons upon application of a particular frequency signal to the RF communicator and generation of RF resonance.

6. The portable terminal of claim 1 , wherein in the RF communicator, Direct Current (DC) components are blocked on a signal line connected to an antenna feeder by a DC blocking capacitor connected to signal lines serially connected to the keypad.

7. The portable terminal of claim 1 , wherein the keypad is installed on a Printed Circuit Board (PCB) having a dummy pattern.

8. The portable terminal of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of key buttons in the predetermined pattern are dome key switches formed by sequentially coupling metal dome switches and metal dome sheets on a Printed Circuit Board (PCB).

9. The portable terminal of claim 1 , wherein the portable terminal is one of a digital broadcasting terminal, a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA), and a smart phone.

10. A method for operating a portable terminal having a keypad, the method comprising:

recognizing, by a digital circuit, a signal input to the keypad, wherein the keypad comprises a plurality of key buttons in a predetermined pattern and forms an antenna pattern by using devices connected to both ends of predetermined key buttons among the plurality of key buttons; and

controlling, by a controller, the keypad to be selectively switched to one of the digital circuit and a Radio Frequency (RF) communicator according to a signal generated in a resonance frequency region of a particular service band, wherein the RF communicator is connected to signal lines of the predetermined key buttons of the keypad.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the devices connected to both ends of the predetermined key buttons are one of capacitors having predetermined capacitance values, inductors having predetermined inductance values, and beads having predetermined bead values.

12. The method of claim 10 , wherein the keypad is separated from the RF communicator in a resonance frequency region of the particular service band through one of inductors and beads connected to the predetermined key buttons upon input of a discrete digital signal to the predetermined key buttons.

13. The method of claim 10 , wherein the keypad is serially connected with the RF communicator.

14. The method of claim 10 , wherein the keypad is short-circuited with the RF communicator through capacitors connected to the predetermined key buttons upon application of a particular frequency signal to the RF communicator and generation of RF resonance.

15. The method of claim 10 , wherein in the RF communicator, Direct Current (DC) components are blocked on a signal line connected to an antenna feeder by a DC blocking capacitor connected to signal lines serially connected to the keypad.

16. The method of claim 10 , wherein the keypad is installed on a Printed Circuit Board (PCB) having a dummy pattern.

17. The method of claim 10 , wherein the plurality of key buttons in the predetermined pattern are dome key switches formed by sequentially coupling metal dome switches and metal dome sheets on a Printed Circuit Board (PCB).

18. The method of claim 10 , wherein the portable terminal is one of a digital broadcasting terminal, a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA), and a smart phone.

19. A portable terminal having a keypad, the portable terminal comprising:

the keypad comprising a plurality of key buttons in a predetermined pattern and forming an antenna pattern by using devices connected to both ends of predetermined key buttons among the plurality of key buttons;

a Radio Frequency (RF) communicator connected to signal lines of the predetermined key buttons of the keypad;

a digital circuit for recognizing a signal input to the keypad; and

a controller for controlling the keypad to be selectively switched to one of the digital circuit and the RF communicator according to a signal generated in a resonance frequency region of a particular service band, wherein the keypad is separated from the RF communicator in a resonance frequency region of the particular service band through one of inductors and beads connected to the predetermined key buttons upon input of a discrete digital signal to the predetermined key buttons.

20. The portable terminal of claim 19 , wherein the keypad is short-circuited with the RF communicator through capacitors connected to the predetermined key buttons upon application of a particular frequency signal to the RF communicator and generation of RF resonance.