Electronic device having multi-functional human interface

1. An electronic device having a multi-functional human interface with a keyboard layout, the electronic device comprising:

a plurality of buttons configured to: be arranged according to the keyboard layout, receive a vertical push input from a user, and move upward or downward according to the push input;

a plurality of switches configured to acquire a key input upon a movement of the plurality of buttons;

a plurality of electrodes configured to form a touch region of which at least part is overlapped with the keyboard layout as viewed from above, and include a first plurality of electrodes forming a drive line, to which a drive signal for inducing a capacitance is applied, by being electrically connected in a first direction, and a second plurality of electrodes forming a scan line, from which a scan signal for detecting a change of the capacitance caused by a touch input is received, by being electrically connected in a second direction,

a controller configured to:

acquire a key value allocated to a button corresponding to a switch that acquires the key input,

acquire a touch coordinate value based on the change of the capacitance corresponding to the touch input,

output a keyboard signal reflecting the key value upon the push input is received, and

output a signal for adjusting an attribute value of an adjustment target attribute when the touch input is applied to a specific button to which the adjustment target attribute is allocated,

wherein the touch input corresponds to a touch movement from a first touch position to a second touch position, and

wherein the first touch position and the second touch position both are included in the specific button.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the adjustment target attribute is adjusted based on a distance between the first touch position and the second touch position.

3. The electronic device of claim 1 , the controller determines increment or decrement of the attribute value based on a direction from the first touch position to the second touch position.

4. The electronic device of claim 1 , the controller further configures to operate as at least one of a keyboard mode and a touch mode, output the keyboard signal while the keyboard mode is activated and output the signal while the touch mode is activated.

5. The electronic device of claim 4 , the electronic device further comprises a mode switching unit;

wherein the mode switching unit activates at least one of the keyboard mode and the touch mode upon at least one of predetermined conditions.

6. The electronic device of claim 4 , the controller further operates as an attribute adjustment mode,

wherein the attribute adjustment mode is activated upon the touch input is received, in the keyboard mode, at a function button to which a function key value is allocated.

7. The electronic device of claim 6 , the electronic device further comprises a mode switching unit;

wherein the mode switching unit activates at least one of the keyboard mode and the touch mode upon at least one of predetermined conditions.

8. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein a function key value is allocated to the specific button.

9. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of buttons include at least one specific button which is used to adjust a specific attribute value when the touch input is received thereto.

10. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the adjustment target attribute includes a color space attribute related to an adjustment of color values.

11. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the adjustment target attribute includes a volume attribute related to a sound volume of audio, and

wherein the signal is used to increase or decrease an attribute value of the volume attribute.

12. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the adjustment target attribute includes a playback attribute related to a play time of a media player, and

wherein the signal is used to move the play time of the playback attribute of the media player.

13. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the touch region includes a specific region for adjusting a specific attribute value of a specific adjustment target attribute,

wherein the specific region is implemented by at least one specific button to which a function key is allocated.

14. The electronic device of claim 1 , the controller generates the signal based on the touch coordinate value corresponding to the touch input at the specific button,

wherein the signal instructs a change of the attribute value according to a change of the touch coordinate value and a direction of change thereof on the specific button.

15. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the controller generates the signal based on a touch coordinate value during a current scan period and a touch coordinate value during a previous scan period.

16. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the controller sets a touch region for adjusting the adjustment target attribute corresponding to a range of an attribute value of the adjustment target attribute.

17. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the controller generates the signal such that the touch coordinate value and a current attribute value of the adjustment target attribute correspond each other.

18. A control method of an electronic device having a multi-functional human interface with a keyboard layout, wherein the electronic device includes:

a plurality of buttons configured to be arranged according to the keyboard layout, receive a vertical push input from a user, and move upward or downward according to the push input;

a plurality of switches configured to acquire a key input upon a movement of the plurality of buttons;

a plurality of electrodes configured to: form a touch region of which at least part is overlapped with the keyboard layout as viewed from above, and include a first plurality of electrodes forming a drive line, to which a drive signal for inducing a capacitance is applied, by being electrically connected in a first direction, and a second plurality of electrodes forming a scan line, from which a scan signal for detecting a change of the capacitance caused by a touch input is received, by being electrically connected in a second direction,

a controller configured to acquire a key value allocated to a button corresponding to a switch that acquires the key input and acquire a touch coordinate value based on the change in the capacitance,

the control method comprising:

entering at least one of a keyboard mode and a touch mode,

outputting a keyboard signal reflecting the key value upon the push input is received, and

outputting a signal for adjusting an attribute value of an adjustment target attribute when the touch input is applied to a specific button to which the adjustment target attribute is allocated,

wherein the touch input corresponds to a touch movement from a first touch position to a second touch position, and

wherein the first touch position and the second touch position both are included in the specific button.

19. An electronic device having a multi-functional human interface with a keyboard layout, the electronic device comprising:

a plurality of buttons configured to: be arranged according to the keyboard layout, receive a vertical push input from a user, and move upward or downward according to the push input;

a plurality of switches configured to acquire a key input upon a movement of the plurality of buttons;

a plurality of electrodes configured to form a touch region of which at least part is overlapped with the keyboard layout as viewed from above, and include a first plurality of electrodes forming a drive line, to which a drive signal for inducing a capacitance is applied, by being electrically connected in a first direction, and a second plurality of electrodes forming a scan line, from which a scan signal for detecting a change of the capacitance caused by a touch input is received, by being electrically connected in a second direction; and

a controller configured to:

acquire a key value allocated to a button corresponding to a switch that acquires the key input,

acquire a touch coordinate value based on the change in the capacitance corresponding to the touch input,

output a keyboard signal reflecting a key value corresponding to the push input,

output a first signal for controlling a position of a pointer according to the touch coordinate value, and

output a second signal indicating an attribute value of an adjustment target attribute is adjusted if a specific key input relative to a specific button having a specific key value to which the adjustment target attribute is allocated is acquired.

20. The electronic device of claim 19 , the controller operates at least one of a keyboard mode and a touch mode,

wherein the controller outputs the keyboard signal while the keyboard mode is activated and outputs the first signal while the touch mode is activated.

21. The electronic device of claim 20 , wherein the touch mode includes an attribute adjustment mode,

wherein the attribute adjustment mode is activated upon the push input is received, in the touch mode, at the specific button to which the specific key value is allocated, and

wherein the controller outputs the second signal while the attribute adjustment mode is activated.

22. The electronic device of claim 19 , the controller outputs a signal for instructing the adjustment target attribute to be activated when the push input is received at the specific button,

wherein the activation of the adjustment target attribute includes displaying a graphic object for adjusting the adjustment target attribute.

23. The electronic device of claim 19 , the controller generates the second signal based on only one of a vertical value and a horizontal value of the touch coordinate value when the adjustment target attribute has a one-dimensional attribute value.

24. The electronic device of claim 19 , the controller generates the second signal according to a touch coordinate value acquired while the touch input is maintained in addition to the push input to the specific button.

25. The electronic device of claim 19 , the controller generates the second signal for indicating any one of an increase and a decrease in the attribute value when the touch input detected at the specific button is in a counter-clockwise direction, and generate the second signal for indicating the other of the increase and decrease in the attribute value when the touch input detected at the specific button is in a clockwise direction.

26. A control method of an electronic device having a multi-functional human interface with a keyboard layout, wherein the electronic device includes:

a plurality of buttons configured to: be arranged according to the keyboard layout, receive a vertical push input from a user, and move upward or downward according to the push input;

a plurality of switches configured to acquire a key input upon a movement of the plurality of buttons;

a plurality of electrodes configured to: form a touch region of which at least part is overlapped with the keyboard layout as viewed from above, and include a first plurality of electrodes forming a drive line, to which a drive signal for inducing a capacitance is applied, by being electrically connected in a first direction, and a second plurality of electrodes forming a scan line, from which a scan signal for detecting a change of the capacitance caused by a touch input is received, by being electrically connected in a second direction,

a controller configured to acquire a key value allocated to a button corresponding to a switch that acquires the key input and acquire a touch coordinate value based on the change in the capacitance,

the control method comprising:

entering at least one of a keyboard mode and a touch mode,

outputting a keyboard signal reflecting the key value upon the push input is received,

outputting a first signal for controlling a position of a pointer according to the touch coordinate value, and

outputting a second signal indicating an attribute value of an adjustment target attribute is adjusted if a specific key input relative to a specific button having a specific key value to which the adjustment target attribute is allocated is acquired.