METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING SCREEN OF PORTABLE TERMINAL CONNECTED WITH EXTERNAL DEVICE
First Claim
1. A method for displaying a screen of a portable terminal connected with an external device and including a touch screen, the method comprising:
- activating an external output mode for outputting the screen of the portable terminal to the external device;
transmitting the screen as a first screen, which is being outputted in the touch screen, by the portable terminal, in order to display the first screen on a display unit of the external device;
determining whether an output of a second screen, which is overlaid on the first screen or is displayed as a separate screen, is requested; and
displaying the first screen in an entirety of the display unit of the external device when it is determined that the output of the second screen is requested, and displaying the second screen in the entirety of the touch screen of the portable terminal.
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Abstract
A method for displaying a screen of a portable terminal connected with an external device and including a touch screen is provided. The method includes activating an external output mode for outputting the screen of the portable terminal to the external device, transmitting the screen as a first screen, which is being outputted in the touch screen, by the portable terminal, in order to display the first screen on a display unit of the external device determining whether an output of a second screen, which is overlaid on the first screen or is displayed as a separate screen, is requested, and displaying the first screen in an entirety of the display unit of the external device when it is determined that the output of the second screen is requested, and displaying the second screen in the entirety of the touch screen of the portable terminal.
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18 Claims
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1. A method for displaying a screen of a portable terminal connected with an external device and including a touch screen, the method comprising:
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activating an external output mode for outputting the screen of the portable terminal to the external device; transmitting the screen as a first screen, which is being outputted in the touch screen, by the portable terminal, in order to display the first screen on a display unit of the external device; determining whether an output of a second screen, which is overlaid on the first screen or is displayed as a separate screen, is requested; and displaying the first screen in an entirety of the display unit of the external device when it is determined that the output of the second screen is requested, and displaying the second screen in the entirety of the touch screen of the portable terminal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for displaying a screen of a portable terminal connected with an external device and including a touch screen, the method comprising:
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activating an external output mode for outputting the screen of the portable terminal to the external device; determining a type of an application being executed by the portable terminal when the external output mode is being activated; and outputting one of a same screen or different screens in the touch screen of the portable terminal and the display unit of the external device according to the type of the application being executed. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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11. An apparatus for displaying a screen of a portable terminal connected with an external device, the apparatus comprising:
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a touch screen for displaying a screen and for sensing a touch; and a controller for transmitting image data corresponding to a first screen being displayed on the touch screen to the external device upon activating an external output mode, for transmitting image data corresponding to the first screen to the external device when an output of a second screen, that is overlaid on the first screen or is displayed as a separate screen, is requested, and for transmitting image data corresponding to the second screen to the touch screen so as to be displayed on an entirety of the touch screen. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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Specification