Patent ID: 6907276

Claim:
A folded type mobile communication terminal apparatus comprising: a receiving section which receives a call or an e-mail from a counter end; a main display unit provided on an inner surface exposed when said mobile communication terminal is in an opened state; an external display unit provided on an outer surface exposed when said mobile communication terminal is in a closed state; a driver section which drives said main display unit and said external display unit; a control circuit which controls said driver section such that data relating to the reception of said call or said e-mail and data of said received call or e-mail are displayed on said main display unit in said opened state of said mobile communication terminal and on said external display unit in said closed state of said mobile communication terminal, wherein said control circuit controls said driver section such that a symbol indicative of the reception of said call is displayed on said main display unit in said opened state of said mobile communication terminal and on said external display unit in said closed state of said mobile communication terminal in place of said data relating to the reception of said call, when a predetermined time period passes away without a reply to said received call by a user after the display of said data relating to the reception of said call or said e-mail is started.