Data operation method for terminal including three-piece display units and terminal supporting the same

摘要

A data operation method for a terminal including three-piece display units and a terminal supporting the same are provided. The terminal including three-piece display units including a first display unit and a second display unit disposed adjacent to each other, a third display unit disposed on an opposite side of the first display unit and the second display unit, a storage unit for storing at least one of a display unit power control mode set value controlling power supplied to at least one of the first display unit, the second display unit, and the third display unit or a data output direction control mode set value used for instructing data to be output, which is generated according to activation of an application program, to at least one of the first display unit, the second display unit, and the third display unit, and a control unit controlling output of data corresponding to at least one application program to at least one display unit activated according to at least one of the display unit power control mode set value or the data output direction control mode set value.

主权项

1. A data operation method for a foldable terminal including three-piece display units, a first display unit and a second display unit are placed on an inner surface of the terminal and a third display unit is placed on an outer surface of the terminal, the method comprising:
selecting at least one of setting a display unit power control mode used for controlling power supplied to at least one of the three-piece display units and setting a data output direction control mode used for instructing data to be output, which is generated according to activation of an application program, to the at least one of the three-piece display units; and outputting the data generated by the activated application program to the at least one of the three-piece display units, according to at least one of the display unit power control mode and the data output direction control mode, wherein the outputting of the data generated by the activated application program comprises:
outputting, according to at least one of the display unit power control mode and the data output direction control mode, a window including a user interface for receiving user input to the second display unit, and a window including an output corresponding to the received user input to at least one of the first and third display units; andoutputting, according to at least one of the display unit power control mode and the data output direction control mode, a window including a divided portion of the data generated by the activated application program to the first display unit, and a window including remaining divided portion of the data generated by the activated application program to the second display unit.