Patent ID: 8584040
Filing Date: 2013-11-12
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A mobile terminal comprising: an application processor configured to activate each of a plurality of applications in one of a first mode and a second mode, wherein each of the first mode and the second mode includes two or more screens, corresponding to the plurality of applications, to display information and selectable functions for each of the plurality of applications that is activated, at least one of an amount of information displayed and a number of functions selectable on each of two or more first screens in the first mode is larger than that on each of a corresponding two or more second screens in the second mode, and each one of the two or more first screens in the first mode corresponds to one of the two or more second screens in the second mode; a mode selection unit configured to input a mode switching instruction; and a transition control unit configured to control the application processor to switch from activating one application in one of the first mode and the second mode to the other of the first mode and the second mode in accordance with the mode switching instruction input by the mode selection unit so that: