Patent ID: 8271047
Filing Date: 2012-09-18
Classification: G06F,H04M

Abstract:
1. A method of controlling a mobile terminal equipped with a flexible first display module and a second display module capable of receiving a touch input, the method comprising: displaying an operating screen on the first display module; displaying an operation control menu including a plurality of menu items on the second display module, the operation control menu being a menu for controlling the operating screen; determining, by the mobile terminal, which portion of the first display module is bent or folded while displaying the operating screen and the operating control menu; choosing, by the mobile terminal, one of the plurality of menu items of the operation control menu corresponding to the determined bent or folded portion of the first display module; and performing, by the mobile terminal, an operation corresponding to the chosen menu item and applying a result of the performed operation to the operation screen of the first display module, wherein the first and second display modules are independently driven, the method further comprising switching an operation mode of the mobile terminal if a predetermined portion of the first display module is bent or folded, the operation mode comprising a separate-operating mode and an integrated-operating mode.