Patent ID: 8457690
Filing Date: 2013-06-04
Classification: G06F,H04M

Abstract:
1. A mobile terminal comprising: exactly four housings, including a first housing, a second housing, a third housing and a fourth housing having a front side and a back side and having at least one of an input section and a display section on said front side, wherein exactly three of the four housings include a display section, the housing that does not include a display section including a physical input device other than a touchscreen, and exactly two of the three housings that each include a display section also include a speaker, wherein the housings are arranged in a closed loop so that said front side of each housing is on an outer side and hingedly connected with each other so that adjacent housings are foldable with each other facing back to back, and wherein the mobile terminal has: a first use state in which said front side of said first housing and said front side of said second housing form a substantially rectangular shape on a substantially same plane, and said front side of said third housing and said front side of said fourth housing form a substantially rectangular shape on a substantially same plane, and a second use state in which said front side of said first housing and said front side of said fourth housing form a substantially rectangular shape on a substantially same plane, and said front side of said second housing and said front side of said third housing form a substantially rectangular shape on a substantially same plane.