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Mobile terminal having detachable sub-display unit

  • US 8,633,867 B2
  • Filed: 02/15/2010
  • Issued: 01/21/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/18/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A mobile terminal, comprising:

  • a first body unit comprising a first control unit and a first display unit formed to a portion of the first body unit; and

    a second body unit comprising a second control unit and a second display unit formed to a portion of the second body unit,wherein a magnet is formed to a portion of side surface of the first body unit or a portion of side surface of the second body unit, wherein the second body unit is detachably coupled to the first body unit,wherein, if one of the first display unit and the second display unit are detected to receive an input command, one of the first control unit and the second control unit is configured to control the first display unit, the second display unit, or both the first display unit and the second display unit, andwherein control of the display units comprises at least one of controlling to display an identical screen image on the first display unit and the second display unit, controlling to display a menu screen on the first display unit and to display an executable function corresponding to a menu selected from the menu screen on the second display unit, and controlling to expand a display screen of the first display unit to display contents on the second display unit.

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