Mobile terminal and method of controlling a mode switching therein

摘要

A mobile terminal including a communication unit configured to communicate with at least one external terminal; a memory configure to store at least first and second operating systems including at least first and second modes, respectively; and a controller configured to execute the first operating system and to activate the first mode corresponding to the first operating system, to display a first information screen on a display unit corresponding to the activated first mode, to receive a switching signal indicating the first mode is to be switched to the second mode, to activate the second mode and deactivate the first mode, and to display a second information screen on the display unit corresponding to the second mode and that is different than the first information screen.
The terminal may execute the first and the second operating system simultaneously or separately when switching from the first mode to the second mode. Focus of this application is on the switching of modes and the related separation of data, applications, configurations, content, and task management before and after switching.