Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for operating and controlling a display and a backlight in the portable terminals, and more particularly, to an apparatus and a method for controlling the backlight and the display without a key input. The present invention the steps of: generating a sensing signal and transmitting the sensing signal to a control means, wherein the sensing signal is issued by an action taken by a user; receiving the sensing signal in the control means and generating a control signal; and turning on a backlight in response to the control signal. Accordingly, an unnecessary key input is removed in turning on the backlight and in rotating the output pattern of the phone.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a portable terminal, such a hand-held phone, a smart phone or a PDA (personal digital assistant); and more particularly, to a portable terminal providing various vibrations for a user in response to different input event thereof. The portable terminal according to the present invention has a receiver for receiving a calling signal and external signals; a feature extractor for extracting a feature of the calling signal or the external signals; and only one vibration motor having an eccentrically balanced weight which is fixed at an end of the axis thereof, wherein the one vibration motor and the eccentrically balanced weight are controlled by a control signal from the Feature extractor and wherein the control signal is issued by the an extracted feature of the external signals. Although the present invention uses only one vibration motor, a behavior of the phone may have different vibration traces.