Patent ID: 8793405

Claim:
A portable terminal comprises: a master device and a slave device, wherein, the master device includes a first housing, a first hardware system and a first Operating System (OS); the first hardware system is disposed in the first housing and at least includes a first interface, and the first OS runs on the first hardware system; the slave device includes a second housing, a second hardware system and a second OS; the second hardware system is disposed in the second housing and at least includes a second interface, the second hardware system is different from the first hardware system, and the second OS runs on the second hardware system; the master device includes a master detection unit, a master notification unit and a master control unit, and the slave device includes a slave detection unit, a slave notification unit and a slave control unit; the master detection unit and the slave detection unit are used to detect whether the second interface of the slave device is connected to the first interface of the master device, respectively, and generate a first detection result; when the first detection result indicates the second interface is connected to the first interface, the master notification unit is used to transmit a first notification instruction to the master device, the slave notification unit is used to transmit the first notification instruction to the slave device, the first notification instruction is used to instruct the master device to connect with the slave device, and the portable terminal is in a connection state when the master device connects with the slave device; and the master control unit and the slave control unit are used to control the first hardware system and the second hardware system to compose a third hardware system, respectively, after the master device and the slave device connect with each other according to the first notification instruction, and the first OS and/or the second OS run on the third hardware system.