MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF

• US 20120110496A1
• Filed: 01/31/2011
• Published: 05/03/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 10/29/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Lee, Choongryeol, Oh, Byongdoo
• Granted Patent: US 9,710,148 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/778
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72403 with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality

Abstract

A mobile terminal including a memory including at least first and second OSs (Operating Systems) and applications dedicated to each of the first and second OSs; a display unit configured to display a first OS (Operating System) dedicated screen including the applications dedicated to the first OS among the first and second OSs; and a controller configured to control the display unit to switch the displaying of the first OS dedicated screen to a displaying of a second OS dedicated screen if a switching command for switching the first OS dedicated screen to the second OS dedicated screen is input.

Claims

1. A mobile terminal, comprising:

a memory including at least first and second OSs (Operating Systems) and applications dedicated to each of the first and second OSs;

a display unit configured to display a first OS (Operating System) dedicated screen including the applications dedicated to the first OS among the first and second OSs; and

a controller configured to control the display unit to switch the displaying of the first OS dedicated screen to a displaying of a second OS dedicated screen if a switching command for switching the first OS dedicated screen to the second OS dedicated screen is input.

2. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein both of the first and second OSs are being driven on the mobile terminal when the switching command is input and the controller switches the first OS dedicated screen to the second OS dedicated screen.

3. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the first OS is being driven and the second OS is not being driven when the switching command is input, and

wherein the controller is further configured to turn off the driving of the first OS, to drive the second OS, and then switch the first OS dedicated screen to the second OS dedicated screen when the switching command is input.

4. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to control the display unit to display first and second information indicating the first and second OSs are included in the mobile terminal and to highlight one of the first and second information to indicate at least one of a) which one of the first and second OSs is currently being driven and b) which one of the first and second OSs dedicated screens is currently being displayed.

5. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein if a command is input requesting all of the OSs dedicated screens be displayed together on the display unit while the first OS dedicated screen is being displayed, the controller is further configured to display the second OS dedicated screen that is not currently being displayed together with the first OS dedicated screen.

6. The mobile terminal of claim 5, wherein the controller is further configured to display the first OS dedicated screen as a main screen and to display the second dedicated OS screen as a subscreen.

7. The mobile terminal of claim 6, wherein if the second OS dedicated screen is selected, the controller is further configured to display the selected second OS dedicated screen as the main screen and to display the first OS dedicated screen as the subscreen.

8. The mobile terminal of claim 5, wherein if an execution command for a specific application within one of the first and second OSs dedicated screens is input, the controller is further configured to execute the specific application.

9. The mobile terminal of claim 8, wherein the controller is further configured to display information corresponding to the executed specific application within said one of the first and second OSs dedicated screens or to display the information corresponding to the executed specific application as a full screen on the display unit.

10. The mobile terminal of claim 5, wherein if a command for shifting a specific application within the first OS dedicated screen to the second OS dedicated screen is input, the controller is further configured to shift the application into the second OS dedicated screen.

11. A method of a mobile terminal including at least first and second OSs (Operating Systems) and applications dedicated to each of the first and second OSs, the method comprising:

displaying, on a display unit of the mobile terminal, a first OS (Operating System) dedicated screen including the applications dedicated to the first OS among the first and second OSs; and

switching, via a controller on the mobile terminal, the displaying of the first OS dedicated screen to a displaying of a second OS dedicated screen if a switching command for switching the first OS dedicated screen to the second OS dedicated screen is input.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein both of the first and second OSs are being driven on the mobile terminal when the switching command is input and the method further comprises switching the first OS dedicated screen to the second OS dedicated screen.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein the first OS is being driven and the second OS is not being driven when the switching command is input, and

wherein the method further comprises turning off the driving of the first OS, driving the second OS, and switching the first OS dedicated screen to the second OS dedicated screen when the switching command is input.

14. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

displaying first and second information indicating the first and second OSs are included in the mobile terminal; and

highlighting one of the first and second information to indicate at least one of a) which one of the first and second OSs is currently being driven and b) which one of the first and second OSs dedicated screens is currently being displayed.

15. The method of claim 11, wherein if a command is input requesting all of the OSs dedicated screens be displayed together on the display unit while the first OS dedicated screen is being displayed, the method further comprises displaying the second OS dedicated screen that is not currently being displayed together with the first OS dedicated screen.

16. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

displaying the first OS dedicated screen as a main screen and displaying the second dedicated OS screen as a subscreen.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein if the second OS dedicated screen is selected, the method further comprises displaying the selected second OS dedicated screen as the main screen and displaying the first OS dedicated screen as the subscreen.

18. The method of claim 15, wherein if an execution command for a specific application within one of the first and second OSs dedicated screens is input, the method further comprises executing the specific application.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein the method further comprises displaying information corresponding to the executed specific application within said one of the first and second OSs dedicated screens or displaying the information corresponding to the executed specific application as a full screen on the display unit.

20. The method of claim 15, wherein if a command for shifting a specific application within the first OS dedicated screen to the second OS dedicated screen is input, the method further comprises shifting the application into the second OS dedicated screen.