摘要 |
<p>PURPOSE: A portable terminal and a mode control method thereof are provided to rapidly and conveniently input a screen conversion command and a mode conversion command by using a conversion command input pattern. CONSTITUTION: One or more OS(Operating Systems) creates a plurality of modes including a first and a second mode. One or more applications are executed in one or more modes. A control unit(180) obtains a conversion command by using the input pattern of a conversion command. When the conversion command is a mode conversion command, the control unit executes a mode conversion operation between the modes. When the conversion command is a screen conversion command, the control unit converts screens corresponding to activated modes. [Reference numerals] (110) Wireless communication unit; (111) Broadcasting reception module; (112) Mobile communication module; (113) Wireless internet module; (114) Near field communication module; (115) Location information module; (120) A/V input unit; (121) Camera; (122) Microphone; (130) User input unit; (140) Sensing unit; (141) Proximity sensor; (150) Output unit; (151) Display unit; (152) Sound output module; (153) Alarm unit; (154) Haptic module; (155) Projector module; (160) Memory; (170) Interface unit; (180) Control unit; (181) Multimedia module; (190) Power supply unit</p> |