Mobile terminal having detachable sub-display unit
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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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Abstract
The present invention relates to a mobile terminal having a detachable sub-display unit. A mobile terminal having a detachable sub-display unit includes a first body unit having a first display unit to a front surface of the first body unit. The invention also includes a second body unit having a second display unit to a front surface of the second body unit, wherein a magnet is formed on at least a portion of one side surface of the first body unit and at least a portion of one side surface of the second body unit, and the second body unit can be detachably coupled to the at least one side surface of the first body unit by the magnet.
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1. A mobile terminal, comprising:
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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, and wherein 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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method, comprising:
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receiving an input command from one of a first display and a second display, the first display comprising a first control unit and the second display comprising a second control unit, wherein the first display and the second display are detachably coupled using a magnet; and controlling the first display, the second display, or both the first display and the second display associated with one of the first control unit and the second control unit, wherein controlling the displays comprises at least one of controlling to display an identical screen image on the first display and the second display, controlling to display a menu screen on the first display and to display an executable function corresponding to a menu selected from the menu screen on the second display, and controlling to expand a display screen of the first display to display contents on the second display. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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