APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CHANGING COMMUNICATION MODE IN MOBILE TERMINAL
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1. An apparatus for changing a communication mode in a mobile terminal, the apparatus comprising:
- a communication mode manager for mapping a function for changing a communication mode to a communication connect button of an earphone, and for entering a video communication mode using the communication connect button.
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Abstract
An apparatus and a method for changing a communication mode in a mobile terminal are provided. More particularly, an apparatus and a method for changing to a video communication mode using an external key while performing a voice communication mode, or changing a video communication mode to a voice communication mode using the external key in a mobile terminal are provided. The apparatus includes a communication mode manager. The communication mode manager maps a function for changing a communication mode to a communication connect button of an earphone, and enters a video communication mode using the communication connect button.
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1. An apparatus for changing a communication mode in a mobile terminal, the apparatus comprising:
a communication mode manager for mapping a function for changing a communication mode to a communication connect button of an earphone, and for entering a video communication mode using the communication connect button. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 13)
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7. A method for changing a communication mode in a mobile terminal, the method comprising:
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mapping a function for changing a communication mode to a communication connect button of an earphone; and entering a video communication mode using the communication connect button. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14)
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15. A mobile terminal comprising:
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a first communication unit for receiving an input from an earpiece having an external key attached thereto; a second communication unit; a controller for performing voice communication and video communication via the second communication unit; and a communication mode manager for mapping a function for changing a communication mode to the external key of the earphone, and for switching between a video communication mode and a voice communication mode based on the input from the external key of the earphone, wherein the controller performs voice communication while operating in the voice communication mode and performs video communication while operating in the video communication mode. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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