Mobile terminal, display device and controlling method thereof

1. A mobile terminal, comprising:

a first display unit;

an interface unit configured to be connected to an external display device having a second display unit; and

a controller configured to:

display and play a multimedia content on the first display unit,

provide video information of the multimedia content to the external display device,

display the multimedia content on the second display unit, when the mobile terminal is connected to the external display device, and

change a display region of the multimedia content on the second display unit according to a display direction of the multimedia content displayed on the first display unit,

such that when the multimedia content is displayed in a portrait direction on the first display unit, the controller is further configured to display the multimedia content on a first region within the second display unit, and

such that when the multimedia content is displayed in a landscape direction on the first display unit, the controller is further configured to change the display region from the first region of the second display unit to a second region of the second display unit so as to display the multimedia content on the second region within the second display unit,

wherein the first region is different from but overlapped with the second region, and

wherein the controller is further configured to check if the mobile terminal includes a forwarding authority authorizing the mobile terminal to forward the multimedia content to the external display device, and to pause the playing of the multimedia content on the first display unit when the mobile terminal does not include the forwarding authority of the multimedia content.

2. The mobile terminal of claim 1 ,

wherein the controller is further configured to, when the mobile terminal and the external display device are disconnected from each other, pause the playing of the multimedia content on the first display unit.

3. The mobile terminal of claim 1 ,

wherein the controller is further configured to transmit an identifier of the multimedia content to the external display device and to control the external display device to retrieve additional information about the multimedia content using the identifier and display the additional information on the second display unit.

4. The mobile terminal of claim 1 ,

wherein when the mobile terminal is playing the multimedia content on the first display unit and another function is executed on the mobile terminal, the controller is further configured to continue playing the multimedia content and to display information corresponding to said another function on the first display unit, and to control the external display device to simultaneously display the multimedia content in a first window and the information corresponding to said another function in a second window on the second display unit.

5. A display device, comprising:

an interface unit configured to be connected to an external mobile terminal having a first display unit;

a second display unit; and

a controller configured to receive a connection signal indicating a connection of the display device to the external mobile terminal, to receive video information of multimedia content being displayed and played on the first display unit of the external mobile terminal, and to control the external mobile terminal then to pause playing of the multimedia content on the first display unit for a predetermined amount of time,

wherein the controller is further configured to display a monitor window for displaying the multimedia content on the second display unit, when the display device is connected to the external mobile terminal,

wherein the controller is further configured to control an orientation direction of the monitor window displayed on the second display unit to automatically match with a display direction of the multimedia content displayed on the first display unit,

wherein when the multimedia content is displayed in a portrait direction on the first display unit of the external mobile terminal, the controller is further configured to control the monitor window to be oriented in a vertical direction,

wherein when the multimedia content is displayed in a landscape direction on the first display unit of the external mobile terminal, the controller is further configured to control the monitor window to be oriented in a horizontal direction on the second display unit,

wherein the controller is further configured to check if the display device includes a play authority authorizing the display device to play the multimedia content, and to control the external mobile terminal to pause the playing of the multimedia content on the first display unit when the display device does not include the play authority of the multimedia content, and

wherein the external mobile terminal is further configured to check if the external mobile terminal includes a forwarding authority authorizing the external mobile terminal to forward the multimedia content to the display device, and to pause the playing of the multimedia content on the first display unit when the external mobile terminal does not include the forwarding authority of the multimedia content.

6. The display device of claim 5 , wherein the controller is further configured to receive a disconnection signal indicating the connection between the display device and the external mobile terminal is disconnected, and to control the external mobile terminal to pause the playing of the multimedia content on the first display unit.

7. The display device of claim 5 , wherein the controller is further configured to receive an identifier of the multimedia content from the external mobile terminal, and to retrieve additional information about the multimedia content using the identifier, and to display the additional information on the second display unit.

8. The display device of claim 5 , wherein when the external mobile terminal is playing the multimedia content on the first display unit and another function is executed on the external mobile terminal, the controller is further configured to control the external mobile terminal to continue playing the multimedia content and to display information corresponding to said another function on the first display unit, and to simultaneously display the multimedia content in a first window and the information corresponding to said another function in a second window on the second display unit.

9. A method of controlling a mobile terminal, the method comprising:

connecting, via an interface unit on the mobile terminal, the mobile terminal to an external display device having a second display unit;

displaying and playing, via a controller, a multimedia content on a first display unit of the mobile terminal;

transmitting, via the controller, video information of the multimedia content to the external display device;

displaying the multimedia content on the second display unit, when the mobile terminal is connected to the external display device; and

changing a display region of the multimedia content displayed on the second display unit according to a display direction of the multimedia content displayed on the first display unit,

such that when the multimedia content is displayed in a portrait direction on the first display unit, the multimedia content is displayed on a first region within the second display unit, and

such that when the multimedia content is displayed in a landscape direction on the first display unit, the display region is changed from the first region of the second display unit to a second region of the second display unit so as to display the multimedia content on the second region within the second display unit,

wherein the first region is different from but overlapped with the second region, and

wherein the controller is further configured to check if the mobile terminal includes a forwarding authority authorizing the mobile terminal to forward the multimedia content to the external display device, and to pause the playing of the multimedia content on the first display unit when the mobile terminal does not include the forwarding authority of the multimedia content.

10. A method of controlling a display device, the method comprising:

connecting, via an interface unit on the display device, the display device to an external mobile terminal having a first display unit;

receiving, via a controller on the display device, a connection signal indicating a connection of the display device to the external mobile terminal;

receiving, via the controller, video information of multimedia content being displayed and played on the first display unit of the external mobile terminal;

controlling, via the controller, the external mobile terminal to then pause playing of the multimedia content on the first display unit for a predetermined amount of time;

displaying a monitor window for displaying the multimedia content on the second display unit, when the display device is connected to the external mobile terminal; and

controlling an orientation direction of the monitor window displayed on the second display unit to automatically match with a display direction of the multimedia content displayed on the first display unit,

wherein when the multimedia content is displayed in a portrait direction on the first display unit of the external mobile terminal, the method further comprises controlling the monitor window to be oriented in a vertical direction,

wherein when the multimedia content is displayed in a landscape direction on the first display unit of the external mobile terminal, the method further comprises controlling the monitor window to be oriented in a horizontal direction on the second display unit,

wherein the method further comprises:

checking if the display device includes a play authority authorizing the display device to play the multimedia content, and

controlling the external mobile terminal to pause the playing of the multimedia content on the first display unit when the display device does not include the play authority of the multimedia content, and

wherein the external mobile terminal is further configured to check if the external mobile terminal includes a forwarding authority authorizing the external mobile terminal to forward the multimedia content to the display device, and to pause the playing of the multimedia content on the first display unit when the external mobile terminal does not include the forwarding authority of the multimedia content.

11. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the first region has a first width and a first height and the second region has a second width, and

wherein a second height, and a first ratio of the first width to the first height is smaller than a second ratio of the second width to the second height.

12. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the display direction of the multimedia content on the first display unit is determined by an orientation of a housing of the mobile terminal.

13. The method of claim 9 , wherein the first region has a first width and a first height and the second region has a second width and a second height, and

wherein a first ratio of the first width to the first height is smaller than a second ratio of the second width to the second height.

14. The method of claim 9 , wherein the display direction of the multimedia content on the first display unit is determined by an orientation of a housing of the mobile terminal.