Patent ID: 8577413

Claim:
A mobile terminal, comprising: a main body; a display module; and a receiving device configured to be provided in the main body and to receive an identity module, wherein the identity module comprises: a first memory configured to store a plurality of Operating Systems (OSs) for operating the mobile terminal and an user identification (ID) information, and at least one application program for the mobile terminal; a second memory configured to temporarily store data necessary to operate the mobile terminal; and a controller configured to: display, on the display module, a graphic user interface (GUI) for selecting any one of the plurality of OSs; when a specific OS is selected through the GUI displayed on the display module, load the specific OS into the second memory and execute the specific OS, load the user ID information into the second memory and perform a user certification based on the loaded user ID information, and load the application into the second memory and execute the loaded application program.