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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 03, 2017
Lg Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;
Seungmin Seen, Seoul, KR;
Seongcheol Lee, Seoul, KR;
Gunseek Oh, Seoul, KR;
Sangjo Ryu, Seoul, KR;
Jeongwoo Lee, Seoul, KR;
LG ELECTRONICS INC., Seoul, KR;
Abstract
A mobile terminal including a light guide plate; a plurality of light sources disposed on at least one side of the light guide plate; a display positioned on a front surface of the light guide plate; and a controller configured to control the display to operate in one of operation states including a first state, in which all of the plurality of light sources are activated such that an entire portion of the display is illuminated, and a second state, in which at least one light source corresponding to a partial portion of the display among the plurality of light sources is selectively activated such that the partial portion of the display is illuminated, perform an operation in accordance with a first touch input applied to the partial portion of the display in the second state, and not perform an operation in accordance with a second touch input applied to a remaining portion excluding the partial portion of the display in the second state.