Mobile terminal and method for controlling the same
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsJong-Hwan Kim, Sang-Yun Oh, Woo-Jin Suh, Sang-Hyuck Lee
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Abstract
A mobile terminal includes a sub-device that is attached thereto or detached therefrom, to remotely control the operation and state of the terminal. The mobile terminal includes: a sub-device having an input/output unit and attached to or detached from the terminal; and a controller configured to receive a user input via a certain communication path from the sub-device when the sub-device is separated, and control elements and applications of the terminal according to the user input.
Claims58
A mobile terminal comprising:
- a main device having a display and being shaped to define an area accessible via an opening;
- and
- a sub-device configured to be removably coupled to the main device via the opening, wherein the sub-device comprises a pen-type object, wherein the area is sized to receive an elongated portion of the pen-type object to permit coupling of the sub-device with the main device;
- a detection unit configured to detect decoupling of the sub-device from the main device;
- a controller configured to:
- cause the mobile terminal to transition to an unlocked state in response to the detection unit detecting the decoupling of the sub-device from the main device;
- and
- cause the display to display an image in response to the detecting of the decoupling of the sub-device from the main device.
A method for controlling a mobile terminal comprising a main device and a sub-device, the main device having a display and being shaped to define an area accessible via an opening, wherein the sub-device is configured to be removably coupled to the main device via the opening, the method comprising:
- detecting decoupling of the sub-device from the main device, wherein the sub-device comprises a pen-type object, wherein the area is sized to receive an elongated portion of the pen-type object to permit coupling of the sub-device with the main device;
- transitioning the mobile terminal to an unlocked state in response to the detecting the decoupling of the sub-device from the main device;
- and
- displaying an image on the display in response to the detecting of the decoupling of the sub-device from the main device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.