Mobile terminal, content setting method therefor, content setting system, and computer program for a mobile terminal
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1. A mobile terminal comprising:
- a panel detachably attached to a body of the mobile terminal;
a user interface provided to a user upon execution of a function of the mobile terminal;
a panel identifying unit for identifying a type of the panel attached to the mobile terminal; and
a controller for obtaining content corresponding to the type of the panel identified by the panel identifying unit from an external apparatus if the content does not exist in the mobile terminal, and setting the obtained content for the user interface in a usable state.
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Abstract
Disclosed is a mobile terminal including: a panel detachably attached to a body of the mobile terminal; a user interface provided to a user upon execution of a function of the mobile terminal; a panel identifying unit for identifying a type of the panel attached to the mobile terminal; and a controller for obtaining content corresponding to the type of the panel identified by the panel identifying unit from an external apparatus if the content does not exist in the mobile terminal, and setting the obtained content for the user interface in a usable state.
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25 Claims
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1. A mobile terminal comprising:
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a panel detachably attached to a body of the mobile terminal;
a user interface provided to a user upon execution of a function of the mobile terminal;
a panel identifying unit for identifying a type of the panel attached to the mobile terminal; and
a controller for obtaining content corresponding to the type of the panel identified by the panel identifying unit from an external apparatus if the content does not exist in the mobile terminal, and setting the obtained content for the user interface in a usable state. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A mobile terminal having a panel detachably attached to a body of the mobile terminal and a user interface provided to a user upon execution of a function of the mobile terminal, the mobile terminal further comprising:
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panel identifying means for identifying a type of the panel attached to the mobile terminal; and
a control means for obtaining content corresponding to the type of the panel identified by the panel identifying means from an external apparatus if the content does not exist in the mobile terminal, and setting the obtained content for the user interface in a usable state.
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15. A content setting method for a mobile terminal, comprising:
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an identifying step of, when a panel detachably attached to a body of the mobile terminal is attached, identifying a type of the attached panel; and
a content obtaining step of obtaining content corresponding to the type of the panel identified in the identifying step from an external apparatus; and
a setting step of setting the obtained content for a user interface, which is provided to the user upon execution of a function of the mobile terminal, in a usable state. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A content setting system, in which content to be used for a user interface, which is provided to a user upon execution of a function of a mobile terminal, is set in the mobile terminal in which a panel is detachably attached to a body of the mobile terminal, the content setting system comprising:
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the mobile terminal comprising;
a panel identifying unit for identifying a type of the panel attached to the mobile terminal; and
a controller for requesting the content corresponding to the attached panel from an external apparatus based on information indicating the type of the panel identified by the panel identifying unit, and when the content is obtained, setting the obtained content for the user interface in a usable state; and
the external apparatus for, when information indicating the type of the attached panel is obtained from the mobile terminal, extracting a data set corresponding to the information from a database storing a plurality of content data sets, and providing the extracted data set to the mobile terminal.
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21. A content setting system, in which content to be used for a user interface, which is provided to a user upon execution of a function of a mobile terminal, is set in the mobile terminal in which a panel is detachably attached to a body of the mobile terminal, the content setting system comprising:
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the mobile terminal comprising;
a memory for storing the content;
a panel identifying unit for identifying a type of the panel attached to the mobile terminal; and
a controller for, based on information indicating the type of the panel identified by the panel identifying unit;
reading the content corresponding to the type of the panel from the memory if the corresponding content exists in the memory, and setting the read content for the user interface in a usable state; and
requesting the content corresponding to the attached panel from an external apparatus if the corresponding content does not exist in the memory, and setting the content obtained from the external apparatus for the user interface in the usable state; and
the external apparatus for, when information indicating the type of the panel is obtained from the mobile terminal, extracting a data set corresponding to the information from a database storing a plurality of content data sets, and providing the extracted data set to the mobile terminal. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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23. A content setting system, in which content to be used for a user interface, which is provided to a user upon execution of a function of a mobile terminal, is set in the mobile terminal in which a panel is detachably attached to a body of the mobile terminal, the content setting system comprising:
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the mobile terminal comprising;
panel identifying means for identifying a type of the panel attached to the mobile terminal; and
control means for requesting content corresponding to the attached panel from an external content providing means based on information indicating the type of the panel identified by the panel identifying means, and when the content is obtained, setting the obtained content for the user interface in a usable state; and
the external content providing means for, when information indicating the type of the attached panel is obtained from the mobile terminal, extracting a data set corresponding to the information from database means storing a plurality of content data sets, and providing the extracted data set to the mobile terminal.
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24. A content setting system, in which content to be used for a user interface, which is provided to a user upon execution of a function of a mobile terminal, is set in the mobile terminal in which a panel is detachably attached to a body of the mobile terminal, the content setting system comprising:
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the mobile terminal comprising;
memory means for storing the content;
panel identifying means for identifying a type of the panel attached to the mobile terminal; and
control means for, based on information indicating the type of the panel identified by the panel identifying means;
reading the content corresponding to the type of the panel from the memory means if the corresponding content exists in the memory means, and setting the read content for the user interface in a usable state; and
requesting the content corresponding to the attached panel from an external content providing means if the corresponding content does not exist in the memory means, and setting the content obtained from the external apparatus for the user interface in the usable state; and
the external content providing means for, when information indicating the type of the panel is obtained from the mobile terminal, extracting a data set corresponding to the information from database means storing a plurality of content data sets, and providing the extracted data set to the mobile terminal.
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25. A computer program for controlling an operation of a mobile terminal in which a panel is detachably attached to a body of the mobile terminal, the computer program causing a computer to implement:
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an identifying function of identifying a type of the panel attached to the mobile terminal;
a content obtaining function of obtaining content corresponding to the type of the panel identified in the identifying function from an external apparatus if the content does not exist in the mobile terminal; and
a control function of setting the obtained content for the user interface, which is provided to the user by the mobile terminal upon execution of a function, in a usable state.
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