Patent ID: 7398112

Claim:
The folding mobile terminal comprising: a first frame part which incorporates a displaying part; a second frame part which incorporates an operating part; a coupling member which couples the first frame part and the second frame part for free opening and closing movement; a position detecting unit which detects a coupling state between said first frame part and said second frame part, said position detecting unit comprises a magnet, which is provided at a specific location inside either of said first frame part or said second frame part, and a magnetic detector, which is provided in a specific location inside the frame part with no magnet provided, wherein the position detecting unit serves as a switch between on and off depending on the magnitude of a magnetic force detected; and a communication controlling unit which performs processing to control enabling or disabling of the configuration to stop functions necessary for communication only, only if the coupling state detected by the position detecting unit causses the position detecting unit to switch from off to on, wherein said communication controlling unit performs processing to control enabling or disabling of the configuration to stop the functions necessary for communication only, only if a pre-set magnetic force has caused the position detecting unit to be switched from off to on.