Method and apparatus for displaying a plurality of images in mobile terminal
First Claim
1. A method for displaying an image in a mobile terminal equipped with a display unit, the method comprising the steps of:
- (a) determining whether or not an external display device is connected to the mobile terminal when a first image and a second image are displayed at the same time according to a performance of multiple functions of the mobile terminal;
(b) determining the first image as that image requiring a user'"'"'s interface and determining the second image as that image not requiring a user'"'"'s interface; and
(c) displaying the first image through the display unit of the mobile terminal and the second image through the external display device when the mobile terminal is connected to the external display device as a result of the determining in step (a).
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Abstract
A method and an apparatus for displaying a plurality of different images in a mobile terminal in an external display device and a display unit in various modes. The mobile terminal operates according to a Different Image In and Out (DIIO) mode when the external display device is connected to the mobile terminal. When the external display device is not connected to the mobile terminal, the mobile terminal displays the plurality of different images in the display unit of the mobile terminal by operating according to a Picture-In-Picture (PIP) mode or an Overlay mode, so as to take into consideration size limitations of the display unit of the mobile terminal.
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17 Claims
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1. A method for displaying an image in a mobile terminal equipped with a display unit, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) determining whether or not an external display device is connected to the mobile terminal when a first image and a second image are displayed at the same time according to a performance of multiple functions of the mobile terminal; (b) determining the first image as that image requiring a user'"'"'s interface and determining the second image as that image not requiring a user'"'"'s interface; and (c) displaying the first image through the display unit of the mobile terminal and the second image through the external display device when the mobile terminal is connected to the external display device as a result of the determining in step (a). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A mobile terminal for displaying an image comprising:
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a display unit of a mobile terminal for displaying a first image when a first image and a second image are displayed at the same time according to a performance of multiple functions by the mobile terminal; an external device connecting unit for transmitting the second image to an external display device; an image processor for separating and outputting the first image and the second image; and a controller for controlling the image processor in order to transmit the first image to the display unit and the second image to the external display device connecting unit by determining whether the external display device is connected to the mobile terminal before the multiple functions are executed, wherein the first image is determined as an image requiring a user interface and the second image is determined as an image not requiring a user interface. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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