Patent ID: 7953460

Claim:
A method for controlling a mobile terminal, the mobile terminal including a first body having a first front surface for receiving a first display unit and a first speaker, and a first rear surface opposite the first front surface and for receiving a second display unit and a second speaker; a second body having a second front surface for receiving a first microphone, and a second rear surface opposite the second front surface and for receiving a second microphone; and a hinge module for rotatably connecting the first body and the second body, the method comprising: determining which one of the first and second display units is activated; activating the first speaker when the first display unit is activated; activating the second speaker when the second display unit is activated; determining, when the first display unit is activated, whether the first and second bodies are in a normal state or in a rotation state; activating the first microphone and inactivating the second microphone when the first and second bodies are in the normal state; and inactivating the first microphone and activating the second microphone when the first and second bodies are in the rotation state.