Display control apparatus and method in a mobile terminal capable of outputting video data to an external display device
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1. A mobile terminal comprising:
- a display unit;
an interface with which data is transmitted to an external device; and
a controller configured to;
determine whether the mobile terminal is connected to the external device through the interface, wherein the external device includes or is connectable to an external display unit,determine, when the mobile terminal is connected to the external device through the interface, whether data to be provided to the external device is video data, andenable, if it is determined that data to be provided to the external device is video data, the display unit to display data other than the video data that is to be provided to the external device,wherein, while the video data is being displayed on the external display unit, the video data is not displayed on the mobile terminal and the data other than the video data including information on a title of the video data and information on a duration of the video data is displayed on the display unit,wherein the video data is stored in the mobile terminal prior to the connection between the mobile terminal and the external device, andwherein, when a call event occurs, an event-notifying message without any caller information is displayed at a screen on the external display unit, while caller information including a caller name or a caller phone number is displayed on the display unit.
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Abstract
A mobile terminal and a method for a mobile terminal are provided. The mobile terminal includes a display unit, a controller to separate a main screen and a sub screen from video data, the main screen to be displayed on an external display device and the sub screen to be displayed on the display unit, and an interface to wirelessly transmit the main screen to the external display device for display while the sub screen is displayed on the display unit.
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9 Claims
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1. A mobile terminal comprising:
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a display unit; an interface with which data is transmitted to an external device; and a controller configured to; determine whether the mobile terminal is connected to the external device through the interface, wherein the external device includes or is connectable to an external display unit, determine, when the mobile terminal is connected to the external device through the interface, whether data to be provided to the external device is video data, and enable, if it is determined that data to be provided to the external device is video data, the display unit to display data other than the video data that is to be provided to the external device, wherein, while the video data is being displayed on the external display unit, the video data is not displayed on the mobile terminal and the data other than the video data including information on a title of the video data and information on a duration of the video data is displayed on the display unit, wherein the video data is stored in the mobile terminal prior to the connection between the mobile terminal and the external device, and wherein, when a call event occurs, an event-notifying message without any caller information is displayed at a screen on the external display unit, while caller information including a caller name or a caller phone number is displayed on the display unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A non-transitory, computer readable recording medium storing one or more computer-executable instructions that when executed by at least one processor cause the at least one processor to:
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determine whether a mobile terminal is connected to an external device through an interface of the mobile terminal, wherein the external device is connected to an external display unit, determine, when the mobile terminal is connected to the external device through the interface, whether data to be displayed on the external display unit is video data, and enable, if it is determined that data to be displayed on the external display unit is video data, a display unit of the mobile terminal to display data other than the video data that is to be provided to the external device, wherein, while the video data is being displayed on the external display unit, the video data is not displayed on the mobile terminal and the data other than the video data including information on a title of the video data and information on a duration of the video data is displayed on the display unit, wherein the video data is stored in the mobile terminal prior to the connection between the mobile terminal and the external device and wherein the at least one processor is further configured to enable, if a call event occurs, the external display unit to display an event-notifying message without any caller information while displaying caller information including a caller name or a caller phone number on the display unit. - View Dependent Claims (9)
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