Mobile terminal and operating method thereof
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1. A mobile terminal comprising:
- a touch screen to receive a touch input;
an interface unit to mount a plurality of user identification modules, wherein each user identification module stores information for obtaining authority to use a corresponding service network; and
a controller to unlock the mobile terminal and selectively unlock at least one user identification module from among the plurality of user identification modules in response to the touch input, wherein the at least one user identification module corresponding to the touch input, and the at least one user identification module is to be used by the unlocked mobile terminal, wherein the at least one user identification module includes a subscriber module (SIM) card or a SIM chip, wherein at least two of the user identification modules are at least two different SIM cards or at least two different SIM chips,wherein the controller is configured to display, on the touch screen;
a first home screen including icons and widgets that are customized to a first user identification module in case that the first user identification has been unlocked by the touch input, a second home screen including icons and widgets that are customized to a second user identification module in case that the second user identification has been unlocked by the touch input, and a common home screen including common icons and widgets that are commonly customized to the first and second user identification modules in case that the first and second user identifications have been unlocked by the touch input, wherein the controller displays, on the touch screen, the common home screen including a common icon or a common widget of the first and second user identification module, when the first and second user identification modules are selected in response to the touch input.
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Abstract
Provided is a mobile terminal including a plurality of user identification modules and an operating method thereof. The mobile terminal includes a touch screen, and a controller configured to simultaneously unlock the mobile terminal and at least one of the plurality of user identification modules in response to a touch made on the touch screen.
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1. A mobile terminal comprising:
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a touch screen to receive a touch input; an interface unit to mount a plurality of user identification modules, wherein each user identification module stores information for obtaining authority to use a corresponding service network; and a controller to unlock the mobile terminal and selectively unlock at least one user identification module from among the plurality of user identification modules in response to the touch input, wherein the at least one user identification module corresponding to the touch input, and the at least one user identification module is to be used by the unlocked mobile terminal, wherein the at least one user identification module includes a subscriber module (SIM) card or a SIM chip, wherein at least two of the user identification modules are at least two different SIM cards or at least two different SIM chips, wherein the controller is configured to display, on the touch screen; a first home screen including icons and widgets that are customized to a first user identification module in case that the first user identification has been unlocked by the touch input, a second home screen including icons and widgets that are customized to a second user identification module in case that the second user identification has been unlocked by the touch input, and a common home screen including common icons and widgets that are commonly customized to the first and second user identification modules in case that the first and second user identifications have been unlocked by the touch input, wherein the controller displays, on the touch screen, the common home screen including a common icon or a common widget of the first and second user identification module, when the first and second user identification modules are selected in response to the touch input. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A mobile terminal comprising:
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a receiving device to simultaneously receive a plurality of user identification modules; a touch screen that includes a plurality of regions each corresponding to a specific one of the plurality of user identification modules; and a controller to unlock both the mobile terminal and a user identification module that corresponds to a selected one of the plurality of regions in response to a touch input on the touch screen, wherein the selected one of the regions is determined based on one of a position of the touch input or a direction of the touch input, wherein the user identification module is to be used by the unlocked mobile terminal, wherein the user identification module includes a subscriber module (SIM) card or a SIM chip, wherein at least two of the user identification modules are at least two different SIM cards or at least two different SIM chips, wherein the controller is configured to control the touch screen to display; a first home screen including icons and widgets that are customized to a first user identification module when the first user identification is unlocked based on the touch input, a second home screen including icons and widgets that are customized to a second user identification module when the second user identification is unlocked based on the touch input, and a common home screen including common icons and widgets that are commonly customized to the first user identification module and the second user identification module when the first and second user identifications are unlocked based on the touch input, wherein the controller displays, on the touch screen, the common home screen including a common icon or a common widget of the first and second user identification module, when the first and second user identification modules are selected in response to the touch input. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method for operating a mobile terminal that simultaneously receives a plurality of user identification modules, the method comprising:
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recognizing a touch input on a touch screen; unlocking both the mobile terminal and at least one of the plurality of user identification modules from among the plurality of user identification modules in response to the recognized touch input, wherein the at least one user identification module corresponds to the touch input, and the at least one user identification module to be used by the unlocked mobile terminal, wherein the at least one user identification module includes a subscriber module (SIM) card or a SIM chip, wherein at least two of the user identification modules are at least two different SIM cards or at least two different SIM chips; and displaying on the touch screen; a first home screen including icons and widgets customized to a first user identification module in response to unlocking of the first user identification based on the touch input, a second home screen including icons and widgets customized to a second user identification module in response to unlocking of the second user identification based on the touch input, and a common home screen including common icons and widgets customized to the first and second user identification modules in response to unlocking of the first and second user identifications based on the touch input, wherein the common home screen including a common icon or a common widget of the first and second user identification module is displayed on the touch screen, when the first and second user identification modules are selected in response to the touch input. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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