MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF
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1. A mobile terminal comprising:
- a user input unit;
a display;
a wireless communication unit to transmit signals; and
a controller to transmit, via the wireless communication unit, a paging signal of a prescribed magnitude corresponding to a prescribed spaced distance from the mobile terminal in order to search for an external device within the prescribed spaced distance from the mobile terminal, and the controller to control the display to output information of the external device that responds to the paging signal.
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Abstract
A mobile terminal and controlling method may be provided by which a specific one of various external devices neighboring a mobile terminal may be easily searched and may be connected to the mobile terminal by short-range communication.
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31 Claims
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1. A mobile terminal comprising:
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a user input unit; a display; a wireless communication unit to transmit signals; and a controller to transmit, via the wireless communication unit, a paging signal of a prescribed magnitude corresponding to a prescribed spaced distance from the mobile terminal in order to search for an external device within the prescribed spaced distance from the mobile terminal, and the controller to control the display to output information of the external device that responds to the paging signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of controlling a mobile terminal, comprising:
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transmitting a paging signal of a prescribed magnitude corresponding to a prescribed spaced distance in order to search for an external device within the prescribed spaced distance; and displaying, on the mobile terminal, information of the external device that responds to the paging signal. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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