MOBILE TERMINAL
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1. A mobile terminal, comprising:
- a main device configured to perform wireless communication and having a display configured to display first data; and
a secondary device configured to be detachably coupled to the main device and having a transparent touch panel input unit configured to display second data, the transparent touch panel input unit configured to receive input from a user, the secondary device being further configured to position the transparent touch panel input unit to at least partially overlap the display of the main device when the secondary device is coupled to the main device and to communicate with the main device when coupled to the main device and when separated from the main device,wherein when the transparent touch panel input unit is positioned overlapping the display of the main device, at least a portion of the first data is visible behind the second data, andwherein input from the user received at the transparent touch panel input unit of the secondary device controls the main device.
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Abstract
A mobile terminal includes: a main device having a display unit and performing a mobile communication function, and a sub-device having an input unit, communicating with the main device, and detachably coupled to the main device, wherein the input unit includes a transparent touch panel, and at least a portion of the transparent touch panel overlaps with the display unit in a state that the main device and the sub-device are coupled. The main device and the sub-device communicate with each other when they are coupled or separated to remotely control each other.
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1. A mobile terminal, comprising:
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a main device configured to perform wireless communication and having a display configured to display first data; and a secondary device configured to be detachably coupled to the main device and having a transparent touch panel input unit configured to display second data, the transparent touch panel input unit configured to receive input from a user, the secondary device being further configured to position the transparent touch panel input unit to at least partially overlap the display of the main device when the secondary device is coupled to the main device and to communicate with the main device when coupled to the main device and when separated from the main device, wherein when the transparent touch panel input unit is positioned overlapping the display of the main device, at least a portion of the first data is visible behind the second data, and wherein input from the user received at the transparent touch panel input unit of the secondary device controls the main device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of operating a mobile terminal, comprising:
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displaying first data on a display of a main device, wherein the main device is configured to perform wireless communication; displaying second data on a transparent touch panel input unit of a secondary device that is configured to be detachably coupled to the main device, wherein; the transparent touch panel input unit is configured to receive input, the secondary device is further configured to position the transparent touch panel input unit to at least partially overlap the display of the main device when the secondary device is coupled to the main device, and the secondary device is further configured to communicate with the main device when coupled to the main device and when separated from the main device, displaying at least a portion of the first data to be visible behind the second data when the transparent touch panel input unit is positioned to at least partially overlap the display of the main device, and receiving input at the transparent touch panel input unit of the secondary device to control the main device. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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