Mobile terminal using flexible display and method of controlling the mobile terminal
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorYoung Min Cho
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Abstract
A mobile terminal including a body and a display module, which is flexible and is capable of receiving a touch input and a method of controlling the mobile terminal are provided. The method includes setting the touch sensitivity of a display module to a first level; if the display module is bent or folded, setting the touch sensitivity of a bent or folded portion of the display module to a second level; and if the display module is unbent or unfolded and thus returns to its original shape, setting the touch sensitivity of the bent or folded portion of the display module back to the first level. Accordingly, it is possible to adaptively adjust the touch sensitivity of the display module according to whether and how the display module is bent or folded.
Claims14
A method of controlling a mobile terminal comprising a body and a display module that is located on the body, adapted to bend or fold, configured to receive a touch input, and comprises a top surface that displays information, the method comprising:
- setting a touch sensitivity of the display module to a first level when the display module is not bent or folded;
- and
- setting a touch sensitivity of a portion of the display module to a second level when the portion of the display module is bent or folded,
- wherein the second level corresponds to a direction and a degree of the bent or folded portion, is greater than the first level when the bent or folded portion protrudes outward towards the top surface, and is less than the first level when the bent or folded portion protrudes outward towards a rear surface.
A mobile terminal comprising:
- a body;
- a display module that is located on the body, adapted to bend or fold, is configured to receive a touch input, and comprises a top surface that displays information;
- and
- a controller configured to:
- set a touch sensitivity of the display module to a first level when the display module is not bent or folded, and
- set a touch sensitivity of a portion of the display module to a second level when the portion of the display module is bent or folded,
- wherein the second level corresponds to a direction and a degree of the bent or folded portion, is greater than the first level when the bent or folded portion protrudes outward towards the top surface, and is less than the first level when the bent or folded portion protrudes outward towards a rear surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.