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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 29, 2018
Filed:
May. 10, 2016
Lg Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;
LG ELECTRONICS INC., Seoul, KR;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a mobile terminal having a plurality of display areas and a control method thereof. A mobile terminal according to the present invention includes a display unit provided with a first display area and a second display area, and a controller configured to process a touch applied to another display area in an inactive state as a control command for one display area in an active state, when the touch is applied to the another display area in the inactive state while the one of the first and second display areas is in the active state and the another display area is in the active state. Here, the active state is a state of allowing an output of visual information and touch sensing, and the inactive state is a state of restricting an output of visual information and allowing touch sensing.