Portable communication terminal capable of transmitting text data

Claim 1

A portable communication terminal for transmitting text data, comprising: input means formed on a front surface of the portable communication device for selecting an operational mode of said portable communication terminal and for entering alphanumeric symbols, said input means including a plurality of keys for use by a user to enter said alphanumeric symbols and a jog dial having a switch and a spring for spring-biasing said jog dial away from said switch, wherein said jog dial is rotatably mounted on said front surface so as to rotate in a plane parallel to said front surface and said jog dial is slidably mounted on said front surface to slide in a radial direction toward said switch for activating said switch; display means for displaying said alphanumeric symbols and a cursor; storage means for storing a plurality of pre-programmed pattern sentences having predetermined user input insertion points set therein; and control means for controlling said display means to display one of said pre-programmed pattern sentences selected from said plurality of pre-programmed pattern sentences by a user using said jog dial, for inserting said alphanumeric symbols only at said predetermined user input insertion points in said selected pre-programmed pattern sentences being displayed, and for producing and transmitting combined edited sentences formed by said selected pre-programmed pattern sentences having said alphanumeric symbols entered by said user using said plurality of keys only at said predetermined user input insertion points.