Patent ID: 8106887
Filing Date: 2012-01-31
Classification: G06F,H04M

Abstract:
1. A display apparatus for a mobile terminal, the apparatus comprising: an input unit for receiving inputs including a first input and a second input, the first input initiating execution of a first task in one of a plurality of display units and the second input initiating execution of a second task in another one of the plurality of display units; a controller for executing at least two different tasks, including the first and second tasks, simultaneously in response to the inputs; a first display unit for displaying the first task executed by the controller according to the first input; and a second display unit for displaying the second task executed by the controller according to the second input, the second display unit further displaying a list of icons, all icons in the list respectively corresponding to tasks that are being executed concurrently by the controller and the list of icons including a first icon, which corresponds to the first task and a second icon, which corresponds to the second task, at a defined portion of the second display unit displaying the second task being executed, wherein the displayed second task occupies a majority of a display area on the second display unit that is substantially larger than the defined portion of the second display unit, wherein the first task is displayed on the first display unit and the second task is displayed on the second display unit at the same time, and the controller is configured to switch displaying of the first and second display units in response to an input for display switching such that the first task is displayed on the second display unit and the second task is displayed on the first display unit in response to the input for display switching, wherein one of the first and second display units displays a standby screen when only one of the first and second tasks is executed on another one of the first and second display units, the standby screen comprising information that is displayed when the mobile terminal is not in use, wherein the controller is further configured to generate additional icons to be included in the list of icons displayed on the second display unit when more than two tasks are executed such that the first icon, the second icon, and the additional icons correspond to the first, second, and additional tasks being executed, respectively, while only two of the first, second, and additional tasks are displayed on the first and second display units, wherein all icons in the list of icons are different from each other and one of the different icons in the list of icons, which corresponds to a task that is displayed on the first display unit, is displayed brighter than remaining icons in the list while the corresponding task is displayed on the first display unit to indicate that the task corresponding to the brighter icon is being displayed on the first display unit, wherein the controller is further configured to cause displaying of a list of tasks which can be executed on the first or second display unit in response to an input for displaying the list of tasks, and add a new icon to the list of icons when a new task is selected from the list of tasks, the new icon corresponding to the selected new task, and wherein the controller is further configured to cause displaying of a specific task, which corresponds to a specific icon in the list of icons, on the second display unit when the specific icon is selected from the list of icons while the second task is being executed on the second display unit, the second task displayed on the second display unit being replaced by the specific task upon selection of the specific icon.