Mobile terminal and control method therefor
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsKensin Noh, Dongwan Kang, Seungyong Lee
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Abstract
A mobile terminal and a control method therefor are disclosed. The mobile terminal includes a body, an input unit configured to receive a user input, a display coupled to the body to vary a display region viewed from a front of the body according to switching between an enlarged display mode and a reduced display mode, and a controller. The controller controls the display to be extended by a first region upon receiving a first signal, and controls the display to activate a touch function of the first region after activating an output function of the first region, based on extension of the display by the first region.
Claims17
A mobile terminal comprising:
- a body;
- an input unit configured to receive a user input;
- a display coupled to the body to vary a display region viewable from a front of the body according to a switching between an enlarged display mode and a reduced display mode;
- and
- a controller,
- wherein the controller is configured to:
- control the display to be extended by a first region upon receiving a first signal;
- control the display to activate a touch function of the first region after activating an output function of the first region, based on the extension of the display by the first region;
- control the display to be contracted by a second region upon receiving a second signal;
- and
- control the display to deactivate an output function of the second region after deactivating a touch function of the second region, based on the contraction of the display by the second region,
- wherein the body includes a first frame and a second frame extendable or contractible from the first frame,
- wherein the display includes a flexible display surrounding the front, a side, and a rear of the body, and
- wherein the controller is further configured to:
- control the display to move a display portion positioned at the side of the body to the front of the body and move a display portion positioned at the rear of the body to the front of the body via the side of the body, based on extension of the second frame;
- and
- control the display to move a display portion positioned at the front of the body to the side of the body or to the rear of the body via the side of the body, based on contraction of the second frame.
A method of controlling a mobile terminal, the mobile terminal including a display coupled to a body to vary a display region viewable from a front of the body according to a switching between an enlarged display mode and a reduced display mode, the body including a first frame and a second frame extendable or contractible from the first frame, and the display including a flexible display surrounding the front, a side, and a rear of the body, the method comprising:
- controlling the display to be extended by a first region upon receiving a first signal;
- controlling the display to activate a touch function of the first region after activating an output function of the first region, based on the extension of the display by the first region;
- controlling the display to be contracted by a second region upon receiving a second signal;
- controlling the display to deactivate an output function of the second region after deactivating a touch function of the second region, based on the contraction of the display by the second region;
- controlling the display to move a display portion positioned at the side of the body to the front of the body and move a display portion positioned at the rear of the body to the front of the body via the side of the body, based on extension of the second frame;
- and
- controlling the display to move a display portion positioned at the front of the body to the side of the body or to the rear of the body via the side of the body, based on contraction of the second frame.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.