Patent ID: 7107077

Claim:
A method for displaying a message in a folder-type mobile terminal including a main body, a sub-body foldably mounted to the main body, said sub-body having a first display mounted on an outer side and a second display mounted on an inner side thereof, the method comprising: upon receipt of a message, while the sub-body is folded, displaying an indicator indicating receipt of the message on the first display; upon receipt of a key input corresponding to a user's external display request, determining whether the first display is set to a double-line display mode; if the first display is set to the double-line display mode, slidingly displaying the received message on a first line of the first display and fixedly displaying a message received time and a caller's phone number on a second line of the first display; and if the first display is not set to the double-line display mode, slidingly displaying the received message, the message received time, and the caller's phone number on a single line on the first display.