Patent ID: 8032177

Claim:
A mobile terminal configured to perform video telephony, the mobile terminal comprising: a housing; a first camera located on a front surface of the housing; a second camera located on a rear surface of the housing; at least one input unit adapted to allow a user to select at least the first camera or the second camera to perform an image capturing function; a first display unit having a viewing direction that is essentially the same as a capturing direction of the first camera, the first display unit adapted to function as a viewfinder by showing an image captured by at least the first camera or second camera; and a transceiver adapted to transmit the captured image to another mobile terminal and to receive an image captured by the another mobile terminal for the video telephony, wherein the capturing direction of the first camera is different than a capturing direction of the second camera, wherein the first display unit comprises at least a first screen region and a second screen region, wherein the first screen region is adapted to display either an image captured by the first camera or picture data and the second screen region is adapted to display the image received from the another mobile terminal in an image communication mode, wherein the image or picture data displayed on the first screen region is transmitted to the another mobile terminal, and wherein a determination between displaying the image captured by the first camera and the picture data on the first screen region is based on a user selection.