Terminal and operating method thereof
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsHongjo SHIM, Dongeon LEE, Seonghyok KIM
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Abstract
A mobile terminal combinable with a terminal case including a front cover with a front incision part. The mobile terminal includes a wireless communication unit configured to provide wireless communication; a touch screen; a state detection sensor configured to detect whether the front cover is in an opened state or a closed state with respect to the mobile terminal; a color sensor configured to detect a color of the front cover; and a controller configured to control the touch screen based on whether the front cover is in the opened or closed state and the detected color of the front cover.
Claims20
A mobile terminal combinable with a terminal case including a front cover with a front incision part, the mobile terminal comprising:
- a wireless communication unit configured to provide wireless communication;
- a touch screen;
- a state detection sensor configured to detect whether the front cover is in an opened state or a closed state with respect to the mobile terminal;
- a color sensor configured to detect a color of the front cover;
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- a controller configured to control the touch screen based on whether the front cover is in the opened or closed state and the detected color of the front cover.
A method of controlling a mobile terminal combinable with a terminal case including a front cover with a front incision part, the method comprising:
- detecting, via a state detection sensor of the mobile terminal, whether the front cover is in an opened state or a closed state with respect to the mobile terminal;
- detecting, via a color sensor of the mobile terminal, a color of the front cover;
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- controlling, via a controller, a touch screen of the mobile terminal based on whether the front cover is in the opened or closed state and the detected color of the front cover.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.