METHOD FOR PROVIDING USER INTERFACE BASED ON MULTIPLE DISPLAYS AND MOBILE TERMINAL USING THE SAME
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1. A method for providing a user interface of a mobile terminal, the method comprising:
- displaying a first screen via a first display unit of the mobile terminal;
displaying a second screen via a second display unit of the mobile terminal; and
controlling a degree of transparency of the first display unit to permit viewing of at least a portion of the second screen through the first display unit.
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Abstract
Disclosed is a user interface, and particularly, to a method for providing a user interface based on multiple displays and a mobile terminal using the same. The method for providing a user interface of a mobile terminal comprises controlling transparency of a first display unit, controlling the first display unit to display a first screen, controlling a second display unit to display a second screen, and controlling the second display unit to display one or more parts of the first screen.
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1. A method for providing a user interface of a mobile terminal, the method comprising:
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displaying a first screen via a first display unit of the mobile terminal; displaying a second screen via a second display unit of the mobile terminal; and controlling a degree of transparency of the first display unit to permit viewing of at least a portion of the second screen through the first display unit. - 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 mobile terminal, comprising:
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a first display unit configured to display a first screen; a second display unit configured to display a second screen; and a controller configured to control a degree of transparency of the first display unit to allow viewing of at least a portion of the second screen through the first display unit. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A mobile terminal, comprising:
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a first display unit configured to display a first screen; a second display unit substantially overlapping the first display unit and configured to display a second screen; an input unit configured to receive an input and comprising at least one touch screen included in at least the first or second display unit; and a controller configured to control transparency of the first display unit such that both the first screen and the second screen are viewable through the first display unit, wherein the first screen and the second screen are switchable between the first display unit and the second display unit in response to the input such that the first screen is displayed via the second display unit and the second screen is displayed via the first display unit, wherein the first screen and the second screen are combinable in response to the input such that the combined screen is displayed via the first display unit, wherein a selected portion of the first screen and the second screen are combinable in response to the input such that the second screen to which the selected portion of the first screen has been added is displayed via the first display unit, wherein the second screen is changeable in response to the input while the first screen stays the same, wherein contents of both the first screen and the second screen are changeable in response to the same input, or wherein contents of the second screen are changeable in response to the input received via the touch screen of the first display unit displaying the first screen.
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