MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING OPERATION OF THE MOBILE TERMINAL

• US 20100048252A1
• Filed: 07/16/2009
• Published: 02/25/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 08/22/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Park, Jun Sork, Kim, Jung Eun, KANG, Min Hun, Lee, Na Ri
• Application Number:
  US12/504,552
• Publication Number:
  US 20100048252A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/566
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72403 with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/16 including more than one display unit
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/22 including a touch pad, a touch sensor or a touch detector digitizers for touch screens G06F3/041

Abstract

A method of controlling the operation of a mobile terminal equipped with first and second display modules provided on first and second surfaces, respectively, of a main body of the mobile terminal is provided. The method includes displaying an image on the first display module; displaying an operation control menu on the second display module; and controlling the image according to a menu item selected from the operation control menu. Therefore, it is possible to increase the spatial efficiency of the first display module by displaying a screen image and an operation control menu for controlling the screen image separately on the first and second display modules.

Claims

1. A method for controlling a mobile terminal, the method comprising:

displaying a first indicator on a first display of the mobile terminal during a first state, the first indicator relating to an operational function of the mobile terminal;

changing state of the mobile terminal between the first state and a second state;

displaying an image on the first display during the second state;

displaying a second indicator on a second display of the mobile terminal during the second state, the second indicator relating to the operational function of the mobile terminal; and

ceasing the displaying of the first indicator on the first display during at least a portion of the second state.

2. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

ceasing the displaying of the second indicator on the second display during at least a portion the first state.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the changing of the state of the mobile terminal occurs responsive to a request for displaying the image on the first display.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the image is at least one of a portion of a received digital broadcast program or a portion of images of a video.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the first display comprises a touch screen display and the second display comprises electronic paper such that the displayed second indicator is static in the absence of an electric field being applied to the second display.

6. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

displaying information relating to the image on the second display during the second state.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein the first and second indicators each comprise a plurality of icons separately associated with one of a plurality of different operational functions of the mobile terminal.

8. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

receiving video call data at the mobile terminal that is associated with a video call; and

displaying the image on the first display based upon the video call data.

9. The method according to claim 8, further comprising:

displaying a control menu on the second display during the second state; and

controlling the video call responsive to a request received at the control menu.

10. A mobile terminal, comprising:

a first display positioned on a first side of a main body, the first display configured to display a first indicator during a first state, wherein the first indicator relates to an operational function of the mobile terminal, and wherein the first display is further configured to display an image during the second state;

a second display positioned on a second side of the main body; and

a controller configured to;

change state of the mobile terminal between the first state and the second state;

cause the second display to display a second indicator during the second state; and

cease the displaying of the first indicator on the first display during at least a portion of the second state.

11. The mobile terminal of claim 10, wherein the controller being further configured to cause the second display to cease the displaying of the second indicator during at least a portion the first state.

12. The mobile terminal of claim 10, wherein the controller being further configured to change the state of the mobile terminal in response to input for the displaying of the image on the first display.

13. The mobile terminal of claim 10, wherein the first display being configured to display an image further comprises the image being at least one of a portion of a received digital broadcast program or a portion of images of a video.

14. The mobile terminal of claim 10, wherein the first display comprises a touch screen display and the second display comprises electronic paper, the second display being configured to display the second indicator generally static in the absence of an electric field being applied to the second display.

15. The mobile terminal of claim 10, wherein the controller being further configured to cause the second display to display information relating to the image.

16. The mobile terminal of claim 10, wherein the first and second indicators each comprise a plurality of icons separately associated with one of a plurality of different operational functions of the mobile terminal.

17. The mobile terminal of claim 10, wherein:

the mobile terminal being configured to receive video call data that is associated with a video call; and

the controller being further configured to cause the first display to display the image based upon the video call data.

18. The mobile terminal of claim 17, wherein the controller being further configured to cause the second display to display a control menu during the second state, and to control the video call responsive to a request received at the control menu.