US 9,854,073 B2 · Mobile terminal

Abstract

A mobile terminal including of a terminal body having a front side and a rear side, a mobile communication module configured to transmit and receive a wireless signal, a touch screen disposed at the front side, a battery, a battery cover disposed at the rear side, the battery cover having a first through hole and a second through hole, a camera exposed to an outside of the terminal body at the first through hole of the battery cover, an input unit configured to receive an input, the input unit being exposed to an outside of the terminal body at the second through hole of the battery cover and a controller configured to process the input as control commands for different functions according to operating states of the mobile terminal. Further, a first function to release a locked state of the mobile terminal is performed based on a first input applied in a first state that a lock screen is displayed on the touch screen, a second function to connect an incoming call is performed based on a second input applied in a second state that a screen indicating the incoming call is displayed on the touch screen, and a third function to capture an image through the camera is performed based on a third input applied in a third state that a camera preview is displayed on the touch screen.

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Dependent claims

A mobile terminal comprising:

a terminal body having a front side and a rear side;
a mobile communication module transmitting and receiving a wireless signal;
a touch screen disposed at the front side;
a battery;
a battery cover disposed at the rear side, the battery cover having a first through hole and a second through hole;
a camera exposed to an outside of the terminal body at the first through hole of the battery cover;
an input unit provided at the rear side of the terminal body to receive an input, the input unit being exposed to an outside of the terminal body at the second through hole of the battery cover;
and
a controller processing the input as control commands for different functions according to operating states of the mobile terminal,
wherein a first function to release a locked state of the mobile terminal is performed based on a first input applied to the input unit provided at the rear side of the terminal body in a first state that a lock screen is displayed on the touch screen,
wherein a second function to connect an incoming call is performed based on a second input applied to the input unit provided at the rear side of the terminal body in a second state that a screen indicating the incoming call is displayed on the touch screen, and
wherein a third function to capture an image through the camera is performed based on a third input applied to the input unit provided at the rear side of the terminal body in a third state that a camera preview is displayed on the touch screen.

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