Lg Electronics Inc.

Sunah Lee

Yunmi Kwon

Arim Kwon

Yoonseok Yang

Songyi Baek

Kyungjin Moon

Sehyun Jung

A mobile terminal and controlling method thereof are disclosed, by which various functions can be provided using a cover having an opening formed therein. The present invention includes a cover having an opening formed therein, a touchscreen, a sensing unit configured to detect whether the cover is open or closed, and a controller, if a memo mode is executed when detecting that the cover is in a closed state through the sensing unit, receiving an input of a memo applied with a pointer to an exposed region of the touchscreen exposed through the opening, the controller, if detecting that that the cover is open through the sensing unit, controlling the inputted memo to be displayed on the touchscreen.

Providing various functions to a mobile device using a cover having an opening formed therein

There is disclosed a mobile terminal for providing a convenient and effective contact management function by providing differentiated services for two or more connected contacts, respectively. To this end, there is provided an operation control method of a mobile terminal, and the method may include displaying a contact list containing a plurality of contacts; designating a first contact in the contact list as a first recipient according to a user's input; designating at least one second contact as a second recipient when there exists the at least one second contact connected to the first contact; and performing a first operation for the first recipient, and performing a second operation subordinate to the first operation for the second recipient.

Mobile terminal using contact information from a social network service and method thereof

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Seoul, South Korea

Sunah Lee