Patent ID: 8856950

Claim:
A mobile terminal, comprising: a communication unit configured to communicate with at least one external terminal; a memory configured to store at least a first operating system acting in a first mode and a second operating system acting in a second mode, respectively; and a controller configured to: execute the first operating system, activate the first mode, control a display unit of the mobile terminal to display a mode configuration screen including selectable options for designating a designated mode corresponding to at least one of the first and second modes to a particular information, and to selectively restrict assigning the particular information from the designated mode to a non-designated mode, receive a command for selecting an application, determine whether the selected application is executable in a currently activated mode among the first and second modes, automatically identify an alternative application on the basis of similarity to the selected application, if the selected application is not executable in the currently activated mode, and control the display unit to display information regarding the identified alternative application, wherein the alternative application is executable in the currently activated mode and provides a function similar to that of the selected application.