Lg Electronics Inc.

Samsick Kim

Seojin Lee

Donghwan Yu

Sesook Oh

Jongin Lim

Younhwa Choi

Choonghwan Shin

Kyunghye Seo

Sungjin Kang

Yoonseok Yang

Choonjae Lee

Minjeong Lee

Sangwoon Lee

Kiwan Kim

Sooyoung Her

Taekon Lee

Jinwoo Park

Youngjun Kim

Byunghwa Lee

Jeongyun Heo

Hyungtae Jang

Inyong Hwang

Wook Jin Shin

Jinhae Choi

Songyi Baek

Younghoon Song

Hyunjung Lee

Shinnyue Kang

Byoungzoo Jeong

Jungeun Shin

Kyungjin Moon

Minhun Kang

Hyungsun Kim

Seulah Lee

Victoria Bondarchuk

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

The present invention may comprise: a terminal body having a front surface and a rear surface; a display unit disposed on the front surface and configured to output first screen information; a rear input unit disposed on the rear surface and configured to receive a touch input; and a control unit which, when a predetermined touch input is received by the rear input unit, controls the display unit to display a window area on at least one area of the first screen information, wherein the window area is displayed while a touch is sensed by the rear input unit, and a apart of second screen information, which has been output on the display unit before the first screen information is output, is displayed in the window.

Mobile terminal having front surface and rear surface with preset input applied to rear input unit causing portion of screen information and portion of home screen displayed together on front surface

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

A mobile terminal including a wireless communication unit configured to provide wireless communication; a camera; a touchscreen; a memory; and a controller configured to receive a first user gesture indicating a readiness for capturing an image through the camera, receive a second user gesture after receiving the first user gesture for indicating the camera to capture the image, and capture the image after a predetermined time period from receiving the second user gesture.

Mobile terminal and method thereof

A watch-type terminal including a touch screen configured to display screen information; a bezel portion surrounding a periphery of the touch screen and configured to receive a touch input; and a controller configured to display an image object indicating a status associated with the displayed screen information in one region of the touch screen in response to a first touch input received at a first part of the bezel portion, apply a first function to the screen information in response to a second touch input received at a second part of the bezel portion while the first touch input is maintained at the first part of the bezel portion, and apply a second function different from the first function to the screen information in response to a touch area corresponding to the first touch input being changed.

Watch type terminal

A mobile terminal and controlling method thereof are disclosed, by which a writing input is facilitated using at least two pointers. The present invention includes a touchscreen configured to receive a touch input, and a controller, if the touch input with a main pointer is received while the touch input with at least one auxiliary pointer is maintained, configured to control a writing object drawn along a touch trace of the main pointer to be displayed on the touchscreen.

Mobile terminal and controlling method thereof

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.

The present invention relates to a mobile terminal and a method of controlling therefor, and more particularly, to a mobile terminal capable of seamlessly performing a same function in a manner of being synchronized with an external device and a method of controlling therefor. A method of controlling the mobile terminal according to one embodiment of the present invention can include the steps of establishing a data path with an external device, receiving application execution information of the external device from the external device, displaying a lock screen corresponding to the application execution information on a touch screen and if the lock screen is cancelled corresponding to a first application among the application execution information, executing the first application.

Mobile terminal and method for controlling thereof

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 including a touchscreen; a wireless communication unit; and a controller configured to display a group chat window on the touchscreen including a history of messages transceived via the wireless communication unit with a plurality of counterpart terminals, receive a selection of a prescribed counterpart terminal for transmitting a private message to the prescribed counterpart terminal, receive an input message in the group chat window for the prescribed counterpart terminal, and transmit the input message as the private message to the prescribed counterpart terminal without switching to an individual chat window with the prescribed counterpart terminal.

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.

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Seoul, South Korea

Samsick Kim