Patent ID: 7203516

Claim:
A multi-functional mobile terminal providing a phone function, comprising: a power-supply unit for selectively providing a power-supply signal to a corresponding module according to a power-supply entry signal; a personal information terminal module including a first display for controlling the first display to display status information of an executed operation according to an entry command using a power-supply signal received from the power-supply unit; a mobile terminal module including a second display for executing a corresponding operation according to a prescribed command after receiving the prescribed command from the personal information terminal module using a power-supply signal received from the power-supply unit, and displaying operating status information on the first display when the personal information terminal module is in a powered-on state, and displaying the operating status information on the second display when the personal information terminal module is in a powered-off state; and a module selector positioned separate from the personal information terminal module and the mobile terminal module, for controlling a power-supply operation of the power-supply unit to selectively provide the power-supply signal to at least one of the personal information terminal module and the mobile terminal module.