Lg Electronics Inc.

Donghwan Yu

Seojin Lee

Samsick Kim

Choonghwan Shin

Byunghwa Lee

Jeongyun Heo

Hyungtae Jang

Jinhae Choi

Taekon Lee

Sooyoung Her

A mobile terminal includes a terminal body having an inner surface, an outer surface and side surfaces, and configured to be opened into an open state where the inner surface is exposed to an upper side, and closed into a closed state where the outer surface and the side surface are exposed to an upper side while the inner surface is covered; a touch screen having a first region and a second region disposed on the inner surface, a third region disposed on the outer surface, and a fourth region disposed on the side surface between the first region and the third region, in the closed state; and a controller configured to display an execution screen of at least one application to at least one of the first and second regions in the open state.

Mobile terminal and control method thereof

Disclosed is a mobile terminal using a display unit and a control method thereof. The mobile terminal includes a controller which displays first screen information corresponding to a first application on a first display region disposed on an inner surface when the mobile terminal is open, and converts the first screen information into second screen information when a folding event is generated. Further, the controller converts the first screen information or the second screen information into third screen information which is different from the second screen information when an angle between first and second regions of the first display region corresponding to the folding event is less than a reference value.

Mobile terminal and method for controlling the same

Provided is a mobile electronic device including: a display unit that is formed to be so flexible that at least one portion of the display unit is capable of being bent, and that is configured from a first segment of which one portion and the other portion are brought into contact with each other when the display unit is bent, and a second segment that is different from the first segment and extends from the first segment; a sensing unit that detects a shape change in the first segment due to an external force; and a controller that controls information that is output to the second segment, based on the shape change.

Portable electronic device and method of controlling the same

A mobile terminal including a body; a camera; a touchscreen provided to the front side of the body and having a plurality of corners; and a controller configured to operate the camera to capture an image upon reception of a first drag input applied to a first corner of the touchscreen and dragged to a center of the touchscreen.

A mobile terminal including a terminal body having an inner surface, an outer surface and side surfaces, and configured to be opened into an open state and closed into a closed state; a touch screen having first and second regions disposed on the inner surface, a third region disposed on the outer surface, and a fourth region disposed on the side surface between the first and third regions, in the closed state; and a controller configured to display an execution screen to at least one of the first and second regions in the open state, display information related to the execution screen on at least one of the third and fourth regions, based on a closed type of the terminal body corresponding folding closed the terminal body, and execute a function related to the displayed information.

A portable electronic device including a flexible display unit; an elastically-deformable supporting member disposed below the flexible display unit and configured to be deformed together with the flexible display unit; a pressing member disposed below the supporting member and configured to change shape; and a controller electrically-connected to the pressing member and configured to control the pressing member to change shape and press against the pressing member to deform the supporting member together with the flexible display unit.

Portable electronic device

A mobile terminal includes a terminal body; a display located on a first side of the terminal body, the display including a plurality of areas; a first touch sensor located at the display; a second touch sensor located on a second side of the terminal body, the second side being an opposite side of the first side; and a controller configured to cause the display to display screen information in response to preset touches including a first touch applied to a first touch region of the first touch sensor and a second touch applied to a second touch region of the second touch sensor, wherein the screen information and an area of the display on which the screen information is displayed are determined based on which one of the plurality of areas the first touch region corresponds to.

Mobile terminal with dual touch sensors located on different sides of terminal body and method of controlling the same

A mobile terminal is provided that is capable of effectively displaying information to users by utilizing characteristics of a flexible display unit. The mobile terminal includes a flexible display unit configured to display image information on an entire screen; a sensing unit configured to sense a folded state of the flexible display unit; and a control unit configured to divide an entire screen of the flexible display unit into a plurality of screens based on a folded position, rearrange image information according to the plurality of divided screens, and display the rearranged image information on at least one of the plurality of divided screens.

A mobile terminal and controlling method thereof are disclosed, by which a prescribed function can be performed using a more intuitive gesture. The present invention includes a touchscreen; a wireless communication device configured to communicate with an external terminal; a band configured to be worn on a user; a sensing device configured to sense movement of a physical object having the mobile terminal provided thereon; and a controller to detect a gesture based on the sensed movement, and to perform a prescribed function with respect to the external terminal based on the detected gesture.

Mobile terminal and controlling method thereof

A mobile terminal and controlling method thereof are disclosed, by which a prescribed function can be performed using a more intuitive gesture and voice input. The present invention includes a display unit, a microphone, a sensing unit configured to detect a gesture, and a controller configured to convert voice data, received based on the microphone, to a text in a first language, detect, using the sensing unit, a first gesture, and in response to detecting the first gesture, translate the text in the first language to text in a second language.

Disclosed are a mobile terminal of a watch type and controlling method thereof, by which a photographing device can be remotely controlled. The present invention includes a wireless communication unit configured to communicate with a photographing device, a display unit configured to display a preview image inputted through a camera of the photographing device before a photo is photographed through the photographing device, and a controller, if a preset user input is received while the preview image is outputted, controlling a remote photograph command to be transmitted to enable the photo to be photographed through the photographing device.

The present disclosure relates to a mobile terminal in which part of the display unit can be bent or flexed, and a control method thereof. The mobile terminal may include a display unit with flexibility configured to be placed in a first state in which a specific region is planar and a second state in which the specific region is protruded, and a controller configured to change the specific region from the first state to the second state when an event has occurred in an application, and display an icon indicating the event in the specific region. Here, the controller may execute at least one function associated with the event when the second state is restored to the first state.

Mobile terminal with a display that can be bent or flexed

A mobile terminal according to the present disclosure includes a body having a front surface and a rear surface, a display unit disposed on the front surface, a cover formed to allow at least part thereof to cover the front or rear surface, a window portion provided on the cover to expose at least part of the display unit in a state that the cover covers the front surface, and expose at least part of the rear surface in a state that the cover covers the rear surface, and a sensor unit provided with at least one sensor disposed at an edge portion of the window portion, wherein the sensor unit senses a user motion with respect to an inner side of the window portion in a state that the cover covers the rear surface.

Mobile terminal having front cover portion, rear cover portion, and window portion and sensor provided in the front cover portion and methods of controlling the mobile terminal

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Seoul, South Korea

Donghwan Yu