KR102215076B1 - Method and apparatus for providing event of portable device having flexible display unit - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention is a flexible display unit capable of providing a notification event by dividing the flexible display unit into a main display area on the front side and an auxiliary display area on the side in a portable terminal having a flexible display unit, and using the auxiliary display area The present invention relates to a mobile terminal and a method of operating the same, in the mobile terminal, comprising a main display area on a front side and an auxiliary display area on a side surface formed by extending the main display area to a side surface of the mobile terminal. The flexible display unit, the sensor module for detecting the state of the mobile terminal, and the event information selectively in at least one of the main display area and the auxiliary display area of the flexible display unit, corresponding to the detected state of the mobile terminal. It includes a control unit that controls to output.

Description

Event providing method and device of a portable terminal having a flexible display unit {METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING EVENT OF PORTABLE DEVICE HAVING FLEXIBLE DISPLAY UNIT}

The present invention relates to a display unit of a mobile terminal and a method of operation thereof, and in particular, in a mobile terminal having a flexible display unit, the flexible display unit is divided into a main display area on the front side and an auxiliary display area on the side, and the auxiliary display The present invention relates to a mobile terminal having a flexible display unit capable of providing a notification event using an area and a method of operating the same.

With the recent development of digital technology, a variety of mobile terminals capable of communicating and processing personal information while moving, such as mobile communication terminals, personal digital assistants (PDAs), electronic notebooks, smart phones, and tablet PCs (Personal Computers), have been released. These mobile terminals include voice calls, SMS (Short Message Service)/MMS (Multimedia Message Service) messages, video calls, electronic organizers, shooting, e-mail transmission and reception, broadcast playback, Internet, music playback, schedule management, and social network services. Various functions, such as (SNS, Social Networking Service), messenger, dictionary, and games, are equipped.

In addition, the current mobile terminal is a necessity for the user, and it is common to carry it anytime, anywhere. Therefore, in public places (e.g., conference rooms, classrooms, libraries, etc.) where the user should refrain from generating noise by the mobile terminal, the user sets and uses the mobile terminal in the manner mode (e.g., vibration mode or silent mode) provided by the mobile terminal. have. Even in a situation set to the manner mode, when a notification event such as call reception or message reception occurs, the display unit may be turned on. In this case, the user performs an action such as forcibly turning off the power of the portable terminal, or hiding, overturning, and hiding the portable terminal. In this case, as the user cannot check the mobile terminal, even if an urgent notification event occurs, the user cannot recognize it. That is, when a call or message is received in a situation where the display unit of the mobile terminal is not used (for example, when the mobile terminal is turned upside down or the display unit is covered), the received information cannot be properly delivered to the user.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a portable terminal capable of extending a display area not only to the front surface but also to the side surface by implementing a flexible display unit on the mobile terminal, and an event processing method using the same.

Another object of the present invention is a portable terminal capable of dividing the flexible display unit into a main display area on the front side and an auxiliary display area on the side in a mobile terminal having a flexible display unit, and outputting event information of a notification event using the auxiliary display area. And an event processing method using the same.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a portable terminal capable of supporting the output of event information according to the manner notification mode and an event processing method using the same by extending the flexible display unit to the side of the mobile terminal and using it as an auxiliary display area. .

Another object of the present invention is to switch to the manner notification mode according to the state of the mobile terminal when a notification event occurs in a mobile terminal having a flexible display, so that event information output of a notification event using the auxiliary display area of the flexible display can be processed. It is to provide a portable terminal and an event processing method using the same.

Another object of the present invention is a portable terminal capable of processing event information output of a notification event using an auxiliary display area of the flexible display by supporting menu setting-based manner notification mode switching in a portable terminal having a flexible display, and It is to provide the used event processing method.

A method according to an embodiment of the present invention for achieving the above objects includes a process of receiving event information in a manner notification mode, in an event processing method of a portable terminal, and a main display area on the front side and an auxiliary display area on the side. And a process of detecting a state of the portable terminal having a and a process of selectively outputting event information to at least one of the main display area and the auxiliary display area of the flexible display to correspond to the state of the portable terminal.

A method according to an embodiment of the present invention for achieving the above objects includes the process of determining the state of the mobile terminal and using a main display area formed on the front of the mobile terminal in the event processing method of the mobile terminal. The process of switching to the manner notification mode when not in a state of not doing so, the process of receiving a notification event in the manner notification mode, and the process of outputting event information according to the notification event to an auxiliary display area formed on the side of the mobile terminal. Include.

A method according to an embodiment of the present invention for achieving the above objects includes a process of receiving a notification event and determining a state of the mobile terminal upon receiving the notification event. The process and the process of determining whether to enter the manner notification mode according to the state of the mobile terminal, and outputting event information according to the notification event to an auxiliary display area formed on the side of the mobile terminal when entering the manner notification mode Includes the process of doing.

A method according to an embodiment of the present invention for achieving the above objects includes a process of switching to a manner notification mode according to a state of a mobile terminal when a notification event is detected, and a mobile terminal using a sensor module in the manner notification mode. And determining an output direction of event information in the auxiliary display area according to the attitude of the mobile terminal. In addition, the manner notification mode is a mode that omits the output of event information by the main display area on the front side and supports only event information output by the auxiliary display area on the side, wherein the event information based on the auxiliary display area The output is characterized in that the main display area is output in a single color, or power supply to the main display area is cut off by separating power from the main display area and the auxiliary display area.

In order to achieve the above objects, an embodiment of the present invention includes a computer-readable recording medium recording a program for executing the method in a processor.

An apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention for achieving the above objects includes, in a portable terminal, a main display area on a front side and an auxiliary display area on a side formed by extending the main display area to a side surface of the mobile terminal. And a control unit configured to selectively output event information to at least one of a main display area and an auxiliary display area of the flexible display unit, corresponding to a state of the portable terminal.

An apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention for achieving the above objects includes, in a portable terminal, a main display area on a front side and an auxiliary display area on a side formed by extending the main display area to a side surface of the mobile terminal. The flexible display unit includes, a sensor module for detecting the state of the mobile terminal, and in at least one of the main display area and the auxiliary display area of the flexible display unit, corresponding to the state of the mobile terminal detected through the sensor module. It includes a control unit that controls to selectively output event information.

In the apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention for achieving the above objects, at least one surface of the auxiliary display area is fastened to at least one side surface of the mobile terminal, or the at least one surface is It is characterized in that it extends to the rear. And, when the height of the auxiliary display area is greater than or equal to the minimum size for text display, the event information is notified based on at least one of event information and event identification item, and the height is the minimum size and color for text display. The event information is notified based on at least one of the event information and part of the event identification item when there is between the minimum size for displaying a border, and when the height is less than the minimum size for text display, the event identification item It is characterized in that the event information is notified.

A recording medium according to an embodiment of the present invention for achieving the above objects is provided in at least one of a main display area and an auxiliary display area of the flexible display unit, corresponding to the state of the mobile terminal. Includes a configuration that selectively outputs event information according to an alarm event.

The above-described contents are a rather broad summary of the features and technical advantages of the present invention in order that those skilled in the art can better understand from the detailed description of the present invention to be described later. In addition to these features and advantages, additional features and advantages of the present invention that form the subject of the claims of the present invention will be well understood from the detailed description of the invention that follows.

As described above, according to the method and apparatus for providing an event of a mobile terminal having a flexible display unit proposed in the present invention, the display area can be more easily expanded by extending the flexible display unit with both ends bent to the side of the mobile terminal. In addition, according to the present invention, the flexible display unit may be divided into a main display area on a front side and an auxiliary display area on a side surface, and a notification event may be supported by using the auxiliary display area. Accordingly, in the present invention, even in a situation where the user cannot use the front main display area, it is possible to support more intuitively checking event information based on the auxiliary display area.

According to the present invention, when a notification event occurs, a status of the mobile terminal can be checked, and event information output of the generated notification event can be processed in a mode corresponding to the checked status. For example, when responding to various situations where the main display area of the flexible display unit is not used, i.e., when responding to the manner notification mode, event information according to a notification event is output using the auxiliary display area of the flexible display unit, and the main display area is used. That is, when corresponding to the general mode, event information according to a notification event may be output through at least one display area based on a user setting among the main display area and the auxiliary display area. Through this, various coping with notification events such as call reception, message reception, push service reception, and SNS notification reception to the mobile terminal can be performed, thereby improving user convenience.

Further, the present invention can be implemented in all types of portable terminals and various devices corresponding thereto. In addition, according to the present invention, it is possible to contribute to improving usability, convenience, and competitiveness of the portable terminal by implementing an optimal environment for outputting event information for each state of the portable terminal.

1 to 3 are views showing an example of a portable terminal having a flexible display unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a diagram schematically showing a configuration of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5A to 6 are diagrams illustrating an example of utilizing an auxiliary display area of a flexible display unit in a portable terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
7A to 8 are views illustrating an example of an operation of providing event information using an auxiliary display area according to an implementation form of a flexible display unit in a portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
9 is a diagram illustrating an example of event information output from an auxiliary display area of a flexible display unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.
10 is a flowchart illustrating an example of an operation operation of a flexible display unit in response to a state change of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
11 is a flowchart illustrating an example operation of a flexible display unit for a notification event in a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
12 is a flowchart illustrating an example operation of a flexible display unit for event information in a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
13 is a schematic diagram for explaining a posture detection operation of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In this case, it should be noted that the same components in the accompanying drawings are indicated by the same reference numerals as possible. In addition, detailed descriptions of known functions and configurations that may obscure the subject matter of the present invention will be omitted. That is, in the following description, it should be noted that only parts necessary to understand the operation according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described, and descriptions of other parts will be omitted so as not to obscure the gist of the present invention.

According to the present invention, in a portable terminal having a flexible display unit, the flexible display unit is divided into a main display area on the front side and an auxiliary display area on the side, and a notification event can be provided using the auxiliary display area. The present invention relates to a portable terminal having a flexible display and a method of operating the same.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the mobile terminal does not use the front main display area (eg, the front main display area is covered by other objects (eg, a case, a notebook, etc.) of the mobile terminal), or When a notification event occurs in contact with the surface of the table, etc.), event information on the notification event may be provided through the auxiliary display area on the side. In the present invention, the notification event includes call reception, message reception (e.g., SMS (Short Message Service)/MMS (Multimedia Message Service)-based message reception), mail reception, push service information reception, social network service ( It may include an event such as notification reception of SNS, Social Networking Service).

To this end, in an embodiment of the present invention, both ends are bent, and according to this shape, a flexible display unit in which the main display area on the front of the mobile terminal and the auxiliary display area on the side of the mobile terminal are integrally configured, and the state of the mobile terminal are detected. And a control unit that detects the status of the mobile terminal when a notification event occurs, and processes event information output using at least one of the main display area and the auxiliary display area of the flexible display unit according to the mobile terminal status. Includes. In this case, according to an embodiment of the present invention, switching of the operation mode for the manner notification mode may be selected by setting using a menu of the user.

Hereinafter, a configuration and operation control method of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the following drawings. It should be noted that the configuration and operation control method of a portable terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention is not limited or limited to the contents described below, and thus can be applied to various exemplary embodiments based on the following exemplary embodiment.

1 to 3 are views showing an example of a portable terminal having a flexible display unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the portable terminal of the present invention includes a flexible display unit 100 and a main body 200 in which the flexible display unit 100 is mounted and fastened, and is formed on the main body 200 to be portable. It is configured to include an additional device for performing the function of the terminal. 1 to 3, the additional device includes a speaker 301, a microphone (not shown), a sensor module (especially, an illuminance sensor 303, a front camera module 305, etc.), a physical button (not shown), etc. It may include.

The flexible display unit 100 represents a display device that can bend, and can be bent, bent, or rolled without damage through a paper-thin and flexible substrate. Since the flexible display unit 100 uses a plastic substrate rather than a generally used glass substrate, in order to prevent damage to the substrate, the flexible display unit 100 may be formed using a low temperature manufacturing processor without using a conventional manufacturing processor. The flexible display unit 100 uses liquid crystals in a liquid crystal display (LCD), a light emitting diode (LED), an organic light emitting diode (OLED), and an active OLED (AMOLED, Active Matrix OLED). By replacing the wrapped glass substrate with plastic film, it gives flexibility to fold and unfold. Such a flexible display unit 100 has the advantage of being thin and light, and strong against impact, and can be bent or bent as before, and can be manufactured in various forms.

In the present invention, the flexible display unit 100 is an active matrix screen having a specific screen size (eg, 3 inches, 4 inches, 4.65 inches, 5 inches, 6.5 inches, 8.4 inches, etc.) according to the size of the mobile terminal. 1 and 2, the radius of curvature at which the flexible display unit 100 is operable by extending to at least one side surface of the mobile terminal (eg, at least one of the left, right, upper and lower sides) (radius of curvature) (e.g., a radius of curvature of 5cm, 1cm, 7.5mm, 5mm, 4mm, etc.) may be folded and fastened to the side of the body 200. Hereinafter, in the present invention, a display area appearing on the front surface of the flexible display unit 100 is referred to as a front main display area 110, and extends from the main display area and is bent toward at least one side of the main body 200 to The display area appearing on the side of 200 will be referred to as an auxiliary display area 120 on the side.

Here, the main display area 110 and the auxiliary display area 120 are separated for convenience of explanation of the present invention, and the main display area 110 and the auxiliary display area 120 are at least one The end has a bent shape, and at least one bent end may be implemented by one flexible display unit 100 extending to at least one side surface of the portable terminal. Further, at least one bent end may be implemented by one flexible display unit 100 extending to a rear surface of the portable terminal. Therefore, in the present invention, the front display area formed of a plane based on the front part of the mobile terminal is referred to as the main display area 110, and the display area formed on the side surface of the mobile terminal is referred to as the auxiliary display area 120. Name it. That is, in the present invention, the main display area 110 on the front side of the mobile terminal and the auxiliary display area 120 on the side of the mobile terminal are implemented by a single flexible display unit 100 configured as an “integral type”.

In the present invention, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the flexible display unit 100 is divided into a main display area 110 on the front side and an auxiliary display area 120 on the side, and the auxiliary display area ( 120) can be used to provide a notification event. According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the mobile terminal does not use the front main display area 110 (eg, the front main display area is other objects (eg, the case 800 of the mobile terminal, a notebook, etc.) When a notification event occurs in a state that is obscured by or the front surface is in contact with the surface of the table, etc.), event information on the notification event may be provided through the auxiliary display area 120 on the side.

For example, the user can turn the mobile terminal upside down on a table for a conference. That is, the user can change the state of the mobile terminal such that the main display area 110 of the mobile terminal faces downward and contacts the surface of the table. Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 3, the user may cover the main display area 110 by putting the mobile terminal in a separate case 800, or cover the main display area 110 with a note or the like.

Then, the portable terminal can detect the state of the portable terminal through the sensor module. At this time, the state detection of the mobile terminal may be detected by an illuminance sensor that detects a change in the amount of light, a motion sensor that detects the attitude of the mobile terminal (eg, a geomagnetic sensor, an acceleration sensor, etc.), or a timer. . Here, in the sensor module, a plurality of sensors (eg, sensor 1, sensor 2, sensor 3, etc.) may be integrated in one chip, or a plurality of sensors may be implemented as separate chips.

For example, the mobile terminal may determine the current state according to the illuminance value detected by the illuminance sensor. The mobile terminal may determine the current state according to the attitude information (eg, measured values for the x-axis, y-axis, and z-axis) detected by the motion sensor. Alternatively, the mobile terminal may determine the current state according to the current time detected by the timer. In the case of using the timer, it is determined whether the current time of the mobile terminal corresponds to the time zone set by the user to automatically execute the manner notification mode, and when the current time corresponds to the user set time, it corresponds to the operation of entering the manner notification mode. I can.

Hereinafter, in the present invention, the illuminance value by the illuminance sensor is first determined, and the measured illuminance value is added when the set reference condition (e.g., the condition that the main display area 110 is covered as above and the value is less than a certain reference value) An operation of determining an output direction of the auxiliary display area 120 according to the state in which the mobile terminal is placed by the motion sensor will be described as an example. However, according to an embodiment of the present invention, it is obvious that it may be set to operate only by any one sensor or set to operate by a combination of three or more sensors.

In addition, the mobile terminal is in a state in which the main display area 110 of the mobile terminal is not used (for example, a state in which the main display area 110 of the mobile terminal is turned over or the main display area 110 is hidden, etc.) If it is recognized as being, it can be determined to be in manner notification mode. As for the state of the mobile terminal, when an illuminance sensor detects a change in illuminance and transmits an electrical signal corresponding thereto to the controller, the controller may compare the electrical signal with a preset reference value and determine the state of the mobile terminal accordingly. In this case, when the illuminance value by the illuminance sensor is less than or equal to a preset reference value, the controller may determine that the manner notification mode is entered and switch the operation mode. For example, if the brightest illuminance measured by the illuminance sensor is 100, the darkest illuminance is 0, and the illuminance of the preset reference value is 30, the illuminance value measured by the illuminance sensor is less than the reference value 30 or In the same case, it can be determined that the mode has been entered.

In the present invention, the manner notification mode corresponds to a mode in which event information output by the front main display area 110 is omitted and only event information is output by the auxiliary display area 120 on the side. In, only screen output is performed, and sound output and vibration output may be omitted, and this may be variously defined according to user settings. The output of event information based on the auxiliary display area 120 is performed by outputting the main display area 110 as a single color (eg, black), or powering the main display area 110 and the auxiliary display area 120 A method of separating and cutting off power supply to the main display area 110 may be used.

In addition, although not shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, according to the present invention, the right-hand mode and the left-hand mode of the mobile terminal can be defined using environment settings or separate applications provided by the mobile terminal. In addition, the mobile terminal can operate only the auxiliary display area 120 on the side corresponding to the determined mode. For example, in FIG. 1, when the right-hand mode is set, event information is output through the auxiliary display area 120 on the right side, and when the left-hand mode is set, event information is output through the auxiliary display area 120 on the left side. I can.

The mobile terminal may receive a notification event after switching to the manner notification mode as described above. In the present invention, the notification event may include a call reception, a message reception, a push service information reception, a mail reception, an SNS notification reception, as described above. When receiving a notification event in the manner notification mode, the portable terminal may output event information according to the notification event based on the auxiliary display area 120 on the side. Here, the output of the event information may be continuously outputted until the user inputs the interaction, or may be output only for a predetermined time (eg, 1 second, 3 seconds, 5 seconds, etc.) and the display thereof may be omitted.

When receiving a notification event in the manner notification mode, the portable terminal may determine the type of the notification event and extract event information according to the determined type of the notification event. In addition, the extracted event information may be processed into a form that can be displayed on the auxiliary display area 120 and the output thereof may be processed. For example, when determining a call-related notification event, calling information (eg, a phone number) may be extracted, and the extracted calling information may be compared with a user definition set for the event processing method. In addition, the outgoing information may be processed into corresponding event information according to a set priority (eg, important, general) for the outgoing information, and may be output to the auxiliary display area 120.

Alternatively, when determining a message notification event, at least one of outgoing information (eg, phone number) and message content may be extracted, and the extracted outgoing information may be compared with a user definition of the event processing method. In addition, at least one of the outgoing information and the message content may be processed into corresponding event information according to a set priority (eg, important, general) for the outgoing information, and may be output to the auxiliary display area 120.

Meanwhile, in the above, a processing method for a corresponding notification event is exemplified based on outgoing information, but according to the present invention, a processing method for a notification event may be determined for each event type. That is, it is possible to process event information output by setting the priority for each notification event such as call reception, message reception, push service information reception, mail reception, and SNS notification reception, and processing it into other types of event information accordingly. .

In addition, event information to be output through the auxiliary display area 120 as described above is classified according to the calling number, the name of the sender, the message content (this time, scroll function is supported), and the icon (call, message, mail, push service, SNS, etc.) Icon), color (all or part of the auxiliary display area 120 is displayed differently according to a set priority), and the like may be processed differently according to event types in at least one form. This event information output method will be described with reference to FIG. 9 to be described later.

4 is a diagram schematically showing a configuration of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, a communication module 310, a flexible display unit 100, a sensor module 330, a storage unit 350, and a control unit 390 are included. In addition, the mobile terminal includes an audio processing unit having a microphone and a speaker, a digital broadcasting module for receiving digital broadcasting (for example, a mobile broadcasting such as Digital Multimedia Broadcasting (DMB) or Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB)), and a static image of the subject. And support for short-range wireless communication-based communication functions such as camera module for dynamic image recording, Bluetooth (BLUETOOTH) communication, infrared (IrDA, Infrared Data Association) communication, RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) communication, and NFC (Near Field Communication). At least one short-range communication module for, a hard key-based input support, and a battery for supplying power to the above configurations may be further included. Description and illustration are omitted.

The communication module 310 supports communication with an external server or other portable terminal through a communication network. In the present invention, the communication module 100 may include a radio frequency (RF) module for supporting mobile communication services such as voice call, video call, and data communication based on mobile communication. In addition, the communication module 100 may support Internet communication services such as voice calls, video calls, and data communication based on Internet Protocol (IP). In particular, the communication module 100 may receive a notification event from an external server or a mobile terminal in the mobile terminal. In addition, in the present invention, the communication module 100 is not limited to a specific communication module or communication method, but may be implemented by various types of communication modules that allow the mobile device to communicate with an external server or other mobile device. I can.

The flexible display unit 100 may display a screen related to an operation state of the mobile terminal. For example, the display unit 100 is a home screen, a menu screen, a call sending/receiving screen, a message writing/receiving screen, a chat screen, and each execution according to the execution of the application. The screen can be displayed. The flexible display unit 100 is divided into a main display area 110 on the front side and an auxiliary display area 120 on the side, and receives a call, receives a message, and receives information according to a push service through the auxiliary display area 120, Event information according to notification events, such as reception of information according to SNS, may be output. An example of an operation of operating the auxiliary display area 120 of the flexible display unit 100 will be described later.

Further, in the present invention, an LCD is generally used for the flexible display unit 100, but other display devices such as LED, OLED, AMOLED, etc. may be used. Further, the flexible display unit 100 may be configured to include an interface supporting a touch-based input. For example, the flexible display unit 100 may support various touch-based user inputs through a touch-screen configuration, and may generate an input signal according to the user input and transmit it to the control unit 390. In addition, when displaying various screens as described above, the flexible display unit 100 displays a screen according to a horizontal mode, a screen according to a portrait mode, and a landscape mode and a portrait mode according to the rotation direction (or placed direction) of the mobile terminal. It is possible to support adaptive screen switching display according to changes in the liver.

The sensor module 330 may detect at least one of various changes such as a change in posture, a change in illuminance, and a change in acceleration of the mobile terminal and transmit an electrical signal corresponding thereto to the control unit 390. That is, the sensor module 330 may detect a state change based on the mobile terminal, generate a detection signal accordingly, and transmit it to the control unit 390. In the present invention, the sensor module 330 may be composed of various sensors, and power is supplied to at least one sensor set according to the control of the control unit 390 when the mobile terminal is driven (or based on user settings). State changes can be detected. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the sensor module 330 is always operated to detect a change in the state of the mobile terminal. In the present invention, the sensor module 330 may be driven according to a predefined user setting, a notification event detection time point of the present invention, or a user's manual manipulation.

The sensor module 330 may be configured to include at least one of all types of sensing devices capable of detecting a state change of the portable terminal. For example, the sensor module 330 includes an acceleration sensor, a gyro sensor, an illumination sensor, a proximity sensor, a pressure sensor, and a noise sensor. Sensor) (eg, a microphone), a video sensor (eg, a camera module), and may be configured to include at least one sensor among various sensing devices such as a timer.

In an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the main display area 110 of the mobile terminal is not used (for example, the main display area 110 of the mobile terminal is turned upside down in contact with the surface of the table or the case 800 of the mobile terminal As a part of detecting a state in which the display area 120 is covered), operation by a combination of at least one of an illuminance sensor and an acceleration sensor will be described as an example. That is, in the example of the present invention, the state of the mobile terminal may be detected using one or more sensors. Here, it is assumed that the sensor module 330 is the acceleration sensor, and an operation of detecting the posture of the mobile terminal will be described with reference to FIG. 13.

13 is a schematic diagram for explaining a posture detection operation of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

13, when a notification event is collected from the communication module 310, the sensor module 330 is supplied with power under the control of the controller 390 to measure the posture of the mobile terminal. In the present invention, the sensor module 330 is always operated to detect the posture of the mobile terminal. Alternatively, the sensor module 330, in particular, the acceleration sensor may operate after detecting a notification event.

In the present invention, it is exemplified that the sensor module 200 uses an acceleration sensor to detect the attitude of the mobile terminal. In this case, when the sensor module 200 is an acceleration sensor, detection of the portable terminal by the illuminance sensor may be omitted. In this case, it can be operated when the portable terminal of the present invention is turned over and the front main display area 110 contacts the surface of the table. However, in the case of the present invention, the mobile terminal can be operated even when the main display area 110 on the front faces upward and the rear surface of the mobile terminal contacts the surface of the table. Accordingly, the illumination of the mobile terminal is controlled by using an illumination sensor. After the first measurement, the posture of the mobile terminal is measured for the operation of the auxiliary display area 120 so that the embodiments in all cases can be included. Hereinafter, a specific example of measuring the posture of a mobile terminal by an acceleration sensor will be described.

The sensor module 330 may measure the acceleration of the mobile terminal to generate an electrical signal and transmit the generated electrical signal to the controller 390. For example, assuming that the sensor module 330 is a 3-axis acceleration sensor, gravitational acceleration for each of the X-axis, Y-axis, and Z-axis shown in FIG. 13 may be measured. In particular, the sensor module 330 measures the acceleration obtained by adding the movement acceleration and the gravitational acceleration of the mobile terminal, but can only measure the gravitational acceleration when there is no movement of the mobile terminal. As an example, a description will be made on the premise that the front of the mobile terminal is facing upward as the positive (+) direction of gravitational acceleration, and the rear of the mobile terminal is facing upward as the negative (-) direction of gravitational acceleration.

As shown in FIG. 13, when the rear surface of the mobile terminal is placed so as to contact a horizontal surface, the acceleration of gravity measured by the sensor module 330 is measured as 0 m/sec ² in the X-axis and Y-axis components. And only the Z-axis component can be measured for a specific positive value (eg, +9.8m/sec ² ). Conversely, when the front surface of the mobile terminal is placed so as to touch a horizontal surface, the acceleration of gravity measured by the sensor module 330 is measured as 0m/sec ² in the X-axis and Y-axis components, and only the Z-axis component A specific negative value (eg, -9.8m/sec ² ) can be measured.

In addition, assuming that the mobile terminal is placed at an angle to the surface of the table, the acceleration of gravity measured by the sensor module 330 is measured as a value other than 0m/sec ² in at least one axis. The square root of the sum of squares of the components of the axis, that is, the magnitude of the vector sum may be the specific value (eg, 9.8 m/sec ² ). In this case, the sensor module 330 detects each acceleration in the X-axis, Y-axis and Z-axis directions in the coordinate system. It goes without saying that the respective axes and the corresponding gravitational acceleration may be changed according to the position where the sensor module 330 is attached.

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)은 도 13에서 X축을 중심으로 한 회전 각도를 나타내고, 상기 피치각(

)은 상기 도 13에서 Y축을 중심으로 한 회전 각도를 나타내며, 상기 요각(

)은 상기 도 13에서 Z축을 중심으로 한 회전 각도를 나타낼 수 있다. 상기 도 13에 도시된 예시의 경우, 상기 센서모듈(330)로부터 전달된 중력 가속도 중 Z축 중력 가속도가 +9.8m/sec²이면, 휴대단말이 놓인 자세는 상기 롤각(

), 및 피치각(

)은 '0'에 해당하므로, 상기 휴대단말이 놓이는 자세는 Z축의 중력 가속도를 받는 후면이 중력 방향으로 놓인 자세임을 알 수 있다. 상기와 같은 방식에 의해 휴대단말이 놓이는 어떠한 자세라도 감지 할 수 있으며, 또한 휴대단말의 자세 검출을 위한 자세 검출부가 추가적으로 구현될 수 있다.When the gravitational acceleration transmitted from the sensor module 330 is measured by at least one axis component, the control unit 390 may check (calculate) a posture in which the mobile terminal is placed using the acceleration for each axis. have. The posture is a roll angle (

), pitch angle(

), and yaw angle(

) Can be represented. The roll angle (

) Represents the rotation angle around the X axis in FIG. 13, and the pitch angle (

) Represents the rotation angle around the Y axis in FIG. 13, and the yaw angle (

) May represent a rotation angle about the Z axis in FIG. 13. In the case of the example shown in FIG. 13, if the Z-axis gravitational acceleration of the gravitational acceleration transmitted from the sensor module 330 is +9.8m/sec ² , the position in which the mobile terminal is placed is the roll angle (

), and pitch angle (

) Corresponds to '0', so it can be seen that the posture in which the mobile terminal is placed is a posture in which the rear surface receiving the gravity acceleration of the Z axis is placed in the direction of gravity. Any posture in which the portable terminal is placed may be detected by the above method, and a posture detection unit for detecting the posture of the portable terminal may be additionally implemented.

In the present invention, the control unit 390 may determine the attitude of the mobile terminal using an algorithm such as a posture calculation algorithm using an Euler angle, a posture calculation algorithm using an extended Kalman filter, an acceleration prediction switching algorithm, and the like. . That is, according to the present invention, a method of measuring a posture of a mobile terminal using an accelerometer or the like may be implemented in various ways according to embodiments.

Referring back to FIG. 4, the storage unit 350 stores various applications and data processed and processed in the mobile terminal, and may be configured with one or more nonvolatile memories and volatile memories. In the present invention, the storage unit 350 is one of a read-only memory (ROM), a flash memory, a random access memory (RAM), an internal hard disk (HDD, Hard Disk), an external hard disk, an external storage medium, etc. It may consist of at least one. In addition, the storage unit 350 includes an operating system of the mobile terminal, a program and data related to a display control operation of the flexible display unit 100, a state detection of the mobile terminal using the sensor module 330 and a corresponding control operation. Programs and data can be stored continuously or temporarily. In particular, the storage unit 350 may store setting information 370 related to operation of the main display area 110 and the auxiliary display area 120 of the flexible display unit 100.

In the present invention, the setting information 370 determines whether the value measured by the sensor module 330 (especially the illuminance sensor) satisfies the condition for entering the manner notification mode (that is, the main display area 110 is used). Reference condition information for determining whether it meets a non-conforming state), priority information set for each event type or transmission information for determining an event information output method of the auxiliary display area 120, for right-hand mode and left-hand mode operation Operation mode information, information for processing of event information output completion (e.g., continuous output until user interaction input, or output for a predetermined period of time, etc.), operation method of the sensor module 330 for manner notification mode (e.g., It may include information on a sensor to be used and an event condition for each sensor). The setting information 370 may be implemented and provided as at least one mapping table.

The control unit 390 controls the overall operation of the mobile terminal. In particular, the controller 390 may control an operation related to the operation of an event information output function based on a manner notification mode for a notification event using the flexible display unit 100 in an embodiment of the present invention. That is, in the flexible display unit 100 divided into the main display area 110 on the front side and the auxiliary display area 120 on the side, the control unit 390 controls the auxiliary display area 120 according to the state of the mobile terminal. You can control the event information output of the used notification event.

For example, the control unit 390 determines the state of the mobile terminal based on the sensor module 330 regardless of occurrence of a notification event, determines whether to enter the manner notification mode according to the determined state of the mobile terminal, and The output of event information of the notification event may be controlled based on the auxiliary display area 120 with respect to the notification event generated in the manner notification mode state. In addition, the control unit 390 determines the state of the mobile terminal at the time of detecting the occurrence of the notification event, determines whether to enter the manner notification mode according to the determined state of the mobile terminal, and when entering the manner notification mode, the auxiliary display area ( 120) based on the event information output of the notification event may be controlled. Also, the control unit 390 may operate the manner notification mode based on a timer regardless of whether a notification event occurs. For example, the control unit 390 may determine whether to enter the manner notification mode by determining the current time of the mobile terminal. For example, when the current time falls within a predefined time (eg, midnight or a certain time range), the control unit 390 may determine to enter the manner notification mode. In addition, the output of event information of the notification event may be controlled based on the auxiliary display area 120 with respect to the notification event generated in the manner notification mode state.

In addition, when the event information based on the auxiliary display area 120 is output, the control unit 390 determines an output method of event information according to a priority set for each notification event and a set priority for each transmission information, and the event information according to the determined method. You can process the output. In addition, the control unit 390 may adaptively rotate the display direction of the event information of the auxiliary display area 120 according to the state of the portable terminal.

In this way, the control unit 390 can control the overall operation of the operation of the functions of the present invention, and the detailed control operation of the control unit 390 is described in an example of the operation of the mobile terminal and its control method with reference to the drawings to be described later. Will be explained. In addition to the above functions, the controller 390 may control various operations related to normal functions of the mobile terminal. For example, when a specific application is executed, the control unit 390 may control its operation and screen display. In addition, the controller 390 may receive input signals corresponding to various touch interaction inputs supported by a touch-based input interface and control function operation accordingly. In addition, the controller 390 may control transmission and reception of various data based on wired communication or wireless communication.

The portable terminal of the present invention shown in FIG. 4 may include all information communication devices, multimedia devices, and application devices therefor supporting the functions of the present invention. For example, the mobile terminal includes a mobile communication terminal that operates based on communication protocols corresponding to various communication systems, a tablet PC (Personal Computer), a smart phone (Smart Phone), a digital camera, Devices such as a portable multimedia player (PMP), a media player, a portable game terminal, and a personal digital assistant (PDA) may be included.

5A to 6 are diagrams illustrating an example of utilizing the auxiliary display area 120 of the flexible display unit 100 in a portable terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIGS. 5A to 6, in FIG. 5A, event information is displayed on the auxiliary display area 120 of the flexible display unit 100 when the front surface of the mobile terminal is displayed and the rear surface thereof is in contact with the surface of the table. 400) is an example of a screen displayed, and FIG. 5B shows event information 400 on the auxiliary display area 120 of the flexible display unit 100 while the rear surface of the mobile terminal is displayed and the front surface is in contact with the surface of the table. ) Is shown, and FIG. 6 shows an event in which the display direction of event information in the auxiliary display area 120 is adaptively rotated according to the position of the mobile terminal as shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B. An example of an operation of outputting information 400 is shown.

5A to 6, the display direction of event information in the auxiliary display area 120 of the flexible display unit 100 may always appear in a forward direction regardless of a state in which the mobile terminal is placed. For example, when the state of the mobile terminal is in a state where the front side is up and the opposite rear side is facing up again, or when the state of the mobile terminal is in a state that the back side is up and the opposite side is facing up again, event information ( 400) is rotated (e.g., 180 degrees) so that the user can always display it in the forward direction. In addition, when the state of the mobile terminal is inclined at a predetermined angle (e.g., 30 degrees, 120 degrees, etc.) based on the front-facing state, event information in the auxiliary display area 120 advances according to the predetermined angle. Likewise, the direction of rotation can be determined. For example, when the predetermined angle is 30 degrees, the display direction of the event information in the auxiliary display area 120 may appear in a direction corresponding to a state where the front surface is shown upward, and when the predetermined angle is 120 degrees, the auxiliary display area (120) The display direction of the event information may appear in a direction corresponding to a state in which the rear surface is shown upward. In this way, rotation of the event information 400 according to the state in which the mobile terminal is placed detects the position of the mobile terminal based on the acceleration sensor of the sensor module 330 as described above, and accordingly, the output method of event information is Can be determined.

For example, when detecting an alarm event, the controller 390 may first determine whether to enter the manner notification mode based on the illuminance sensor of the sensor module 330. In addition, when deciding to enter the manner notification mode, as described above, the position of the portable terminal (position direction) may be determined based on the acceleration sensor of the sensor module 330. Here, in the present invention, the surface on which the main display area 120 and additional devices such as the speaker 301, the illuminance sensor 303, and the front camera module 305 appear as shown in FIG. 5A is referred to as a front surface. As shown in 5b, a surface on which the rear camera module 500 and the battery cover 550 appear may be referred to as a rear surface.

When the mobile terminal is in a state in which the front side is facing upward, as in the example of FIG. 5A, the event information 400 is output directly through the auxiliary display area 120 without rotation, and the mobile terminal has the front side downward as in the example of FIG. 5B. In the case of a state directed to, the event information 400 may be rotated 180 degrees and output through the auxiliary display area 120.

In addition, when the state of the mobile terminal is changed from one state as in the examples of FIGS. 5A and 5B to another state in the opposite state, the event information 400 on the auxiliary display area 120 is displayed as in the example of FIG. 6. The direction can be adaptively rotated and displayed. In this case, when the sensor module 330 detects posture information in which the front and rear sides of the mobile terminal change in opposite directions while outputting the event information 400 based on the auxiliary display area 120, the controller 390 Change of the display direction of the event information 400 may be controlled.

5A to 6 illustrate a case in which the auxiliary display area 120 is used depending on the state in which the mobile terminal is placed, but the above operation is performed when the mobile terminal is the case of the mobile terminal as shown in FIG. It can operate even if it belongs to (800).

7A to 8 are diagrams illustrating an example of an operation of providing event information using the auxiliary display area 120 according to an implementation form of the flexible display unit 100 in a portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

7A to 8, in the case of FIG. 7A, an example in which the auxiliary display area 120 extending to the side of the mobile terminal body 200 is implemented to the side end of the main body 200 is shown, 7B shows an example in which the auxiliary display area 120 extending to the side of the mobile terminal is implemented to a part of the side of the main body 200. In the case of FIG. 8, an example for explaining a method of outputting event information 400 according to a type in which the auxiliary display area 120 is implemented in the mobile terminal is illustrated.

As shown in FIGS. 7A to 8, when the height (the size in the vertical direction) of the auxiliary display area 120 extended to the side of the main body 200 is assumed to be'H', the height (vertical The event information 400 may be processed and displayed differently according to the size of the direction)'H'. For example, in the present invention, the event information 400 extracted according to the height (vertical size)'H' of the auxiliary display area 120 (e.g., outgoing information, message content, push service information, SNS Text such as notification) and an event identification item 450 (eg, an event type identification icon (text type icon, image type icon), color border, color bar, etc.) may be selectively displayed.

As shown in the example of FIG. 7A, when the height'H' of the auxiliary display area 120 is greater than or equal to the minimum size'A' for text display (for example, H=7mm, A=6mm), text And event information 400 may be displayed by any one of the event identification items 450 or a combination thereof. On the other hand, as in the example of FIG. 7B, when the height'H' of the auxiliary display area 120 is smaller than the minimum display size'A' for text display (eg, H=6mm, A=7mm), The text display may be omitted and the event information 400 may be displayed by any one or a combination of a plurality of event identification items 450.

That is, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the event information 400 and the event identification item 450 may be selectively displayed according to the height'H' of the auxiliary display area 120. This will be described with reference to FIG. 8.

As shown in the example of FIG. 8, the auxiliary display area 120 has a height'H' of the auxiliary display area 120, and a minimum size'h' for displaying a colored border implemented outside the text among the event identification items 450. ', the event information 400 may be displayed in consideration of the minimum size'A' for text display. Here, the minimum size'A' for text display may be defined as the text size'T' and the gap 2a between the auxiliary display area 120, that is, "A = T+2a". The gap 2a of the auxiliary display area 120 includes an upper gap a and a lower gap a, respectively, and may be determined to correspond to a radius of curvature of the flexible display unit 100. In FIG. 8, a lower gap among gaps in the auxiliary display area 120 may be omitted. For example, when the auxiliary display area 120 extends only to the side of the mobile terminal body 200, it may be omitted. When the auxiliary display area 120 extends to the rear surface of the mobile terminal, the lower gap is curvatured. It can be created corresponding to the radius. In FIG. 8, for convenience of description, a case in which both the upper gap and the lower gap are included will be described as an example.

)를 가지는 경우로, 특히 보조 표시영역(120)의 높이 'H'가 텍스트 표시를 위한 최소 크기 'A'보다 크거나 같은 조건인 경우의 예를 나타낸다. 상기와 같은 조건의 경우 상기 보조 표시영역(120)에는 이벤트 정보(400)(예컨대, 발신 정보, 메시지 내용, 푸시 서비스의 정보, SNS의 알림 등의 텍스트)와 이벤트 식별 아이템(450)(예컨대, 이벤트 타입 식별용 아이콘(텍스트 타입 아이콘, 이미지 타입 아이콘), 컬러 테두리, 컬러 바 등) 중 적어도 하나가 사용자 설정에 따라 선택적으로 표시될 수 있다.In the example of reference number <801>, the height'H' of the auxiliary display area 120 is greater than or equal to the minimum size'A (A = T + 2a)' for text display, and the minimum size for text display ' This shows an example in which A'is greater than or equal to the minimum size'h' for displaying a colored border. That is, a size including all sizes of different height'H' of the auxiliary display area 120 (for example,

), in particular, an example in which the height'H' of the auxiliary display area 120 is greater than or equal to the minimum size'A' for text display. In the case of the above conditions, the auxiliary display area 120 includes event information 400 (e.g., sending information, message content, push service information, text such as notification of SNS) and event identification item 450 (e.g., At least one of an event type identification icon (text type icon, image type icon), color border, color bar, etc.) may be selectively displayed according to user settings.

)를 가지는 경우로, 특히 보조 표시영역(120)의 높이 'H'가 텍스트 최소 표시 크기 'A'보다 크거나 같지만, 컬러 테두리 표시를 위한 최소 크기 'h'보다 작은 조건인 경우의 예를 나타낸다. 상기와 같은 조건의 경우 상기 보조 표시영역(120)에는 이벤트 정보(400)(예컨대, 발신 정보, 메시지 내용, 푸시 서비스의 정보, SNS의 알림 등의 텍스트)와 이벤트 식별 아이템(450)의 일부가 사용자 설정에 따라 선택적으로 표시될 수 있다. 상기 이벤트 식별 아이템(450)의 일부는 컬러 테두리를 제외한 이벤트 타입 식별용 아이콘 및 컬러 바 중 적어도 하나를 포함할 수 있다.In the example of reference number <803>, the height'H' of the auxiliary display area 120 is greater than or equal to the minimum size'A (A = T + 2a)' for text display, and the minimum size for color border display Shows an example of less than or equal to'h'. That is, the height'H' of the auxiliary display area 120 includes all different sizes or sizes between them (eg,

), particularly when the height'H' of the auxiliary display area 120 is greater than or equal to the minimum text display size'A', but is less than the minimum size'h' for displaying a colored border . In the case of the above conditions, the auxiliary display area 120 includes event information 400 (e.g., outgoing information, message content, push service information, text such as notification of SNS) and part of the event identification item 450. It can be selectively displayed according to user settings. Some of the event identification items 450 may include at least one of an event type identification icon and a color bar excluding a colored border.

)를 가지는 경우로, 특히 보조 표시영역(120)의 높이 'H'가 텍스트 표시를 위한 최소 크기 'A'보다 작은 조건인 경우의 예를 나타낸다. 상기와 같은 조건의 경우 상기 보조 표시영역(120)에는 이벤트 정보(400)(예컨대, 발신 정보, 메시지 내용, 푸시 서비스의 정보, SNS의 알림 등의 텍스트)의 표시는 생략되고, 이벤트 식별 아이템(450)의 일부가 사용자 설정에 따라 선택적으로 표시될 수 있다. 상기 이벤트 식별 아이템(450)의 일부는 상기 이벤트 타입 식별용 아이콘(특히, 이미지 타입 아이콘) 및 컬러 바 중 사용자 설정에 따른 적어도 하나를 포함할 수 있다.In the example of reference number <805>, the height'H' of the auxiliary display area 120 is smaller than the minimum size'A (A = T + 2a)' for text display, and the minimum size'A' for text display. Shows an example in which is smaller than the minimum size'h' for displaying a colored border. That is, the height'H' of the auxiliary display area 120 is smaller than all other sizes (e.g.,

), in particular, an example in which the height'H' of the auxiliary display area 120 is smaller than the minimum size'A' for text display. In the case of the above conditions, the display of event information 400 (e.g., outgoing information, message content, push service information, text such as notification from SNS) is omitted on the auxiliary display area 120, and event identification items ( 450) may be selectively displayed according to user settings. A part of the event identification item 450 may include at least one of the event type identification icon (especially, an image type icon) and a color bar according to a user setting.

In summary, it can be expressed as follows.

(1) When the height'H' of the auxiliary display area 120 is greater than or equal to the minimum size'A' for text display, the text-based event information 400 and the event identification item 450 are selected according to the user setting. Show at least one

(2) When the height'H' of the auxiliary display area 120 is between the minimum size'A' for text display and the minimum size'h' for color border display, the event information 400 and event identification item ( 450) Display at least one of some of the items (especially, at least one of the event type identification icon and color bar excluding the colored border) according to the user setting

(3) When'H' of the auxiliary display area 120 is smaller than the minimum size'A' for text display, the event identification item 450 (especially, at least one of the image type icon and color bar according to the user setting) Display

For example, in the case of method (1), as shown in the reference number <801> of FIGS. 7A and 8, the notification event type (e.g., call, message, mail, push service, SNS Etc.), and the event information 400 (eg, text-based sending information, sender information, message content, push service notification content, SNS notification content, etc.) can be extracted from the notification event. In addition, at least one of various event identification items 450 (eg, event type identification icons (text type icons, image type icons), color borders, color bars, etc.) is determined according to the type of the notification event and the priority set therein. I can. Subsequently, the event information 400 and the determined event identification item 450 may be displayed together. In the case of method (1), only one of the event information 400 and the event identification item 450 may be selectively displayed according to a user setting method.

In the case of method (2), as shown in reference number <803> of FIG. 8, when a notification event occurs, a notification event type (eg, call, message, mail, push service, SNS, etc.) is determined, and the Event information 400 (eg, text-based sending information, sender information, message content, push service notification content, SNS notification content, etc.) may be extracted from the notification event. In addition, at least one of some of the various event identification items 450 (e.g., an event type identification icon (text type icon, image type icon), color bar, etc.) may be determined according to the type of the notification event and the priority set therein. have. Subsequently, the event information 400 and the determined event identification item 450 may be displayed together. In the case of method (2), only one of the event information 400 and the event identification item 450 may be selectively displayed according to a user setting method.

In the case of the method (3), as shown in the reference number <805> of FIGS. 7B and 8, when a notification event occurs, a notification event type (eg, call, message, mail, push service, SNS, etc.) It is possible to determine and extract the event identification item 450 (especially, an event type identification icon (image type icon) or a color bar) mapped to the determined notification event type. Alternatively, only the event identification item 450 (eg, color bar) according to the priority of the notification event type (or transmission information) may be extracted. In addition, the extracted at least one event identification item 450 may be displayed.

In addition, the height'H' of the auxiliary display area 120 as defined above in the present invention, the minimum size'A' for text display, the gap'a' of the auxiliary display area 120, and the text display size ' T'and the minimum size'h' for displaying a colored border may be defined differently depending on the mobile terminal. For example, they may be defined differently according to the size of the portable terminal and the implementation form of the flexible display unit 100.

Hereinafter, a detailed operation example of notifying event information of a notification event as described above using the auxiliary display area 120 will be described with reference to FIG. 9.

9 is a diagram illustrating an example of event information output from the auxiliary display area 120 of the flexible display unit 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 9, in an embodiment of the present invention, at least one of a text and an event identification item for event information on a notification event may be displayed through the auxiliary display area 120. In this case, the event information output through the auxiliary display area 120 is displayed by one of text-based and event identification item-based, or a combination thereof, according to the height of the auxiliary display area 120 as described above, or event identification It can be displayed on an item basis. In addition, event information output through the auxiliary display area 120 may be provided in various combinations according to a user setting method.

For example, as shown in reference number <901>, the received notification event is a call reception, and a text type icon for identifying the type of the notification event, such as "Call:" in the event identification item 450, Event information 400 such as "010-1234-5678 mother" may be provided together through the auxiliary display area 120.

As shown in reference number <903>, the received notification event is a call reception, and a text type icon for identifying the type of the notification event, such as "Call:" in the event identification item 450, and "010-1234 Including event information 400 such as "5678 mother", it is formed in a specific shape (eg, a square shape, an ellipse shape, etc.) surrounding the outside of the text type icon and event information 400 to be set for the notification event. A colored border for notifying the priority may be provided through the auxiliary display area 120 together. The colored border may be provided in a color divided for each priority, such as red, yellow, and blue, according to the priority (important, general, favorite, etc.) according to the user setting. For example, assuming that a calling number of "010-1234-5678" in the reference number <903> is set as an important priority, a colored border based on a red color may be provided. At this time, if there is no priority setting for the generated notification event, it may be provided without a separate border item as shown in the reference number <901> or a border of a set specific color (eg, black color) according to the setting method. have.

"과 같이 상기 알림 이벤트의 타입 식별을 위한 이미지 타입 아이콘과, "010-1234-8765 친구1"와 같은 이벤트 정보(400)를 비롯하여, 상기 이미지 타입 아이콘과 이벤트 정보(400)의 외곽을 둘러싸는 특정 형태(예컨대, 사각 형태, 타원 형태 등)로 형성되어 상기 알림 이벤트에 대해 설정된 우선순위를 알림하기 위한 컬러 테두리가 함께 보조 표시영역(120)을 통해 제공될 수 있다. 상기 컬러 테두리는 사용자 설정에 따른 우선순위(중요, 일반, 즐겨찾기 등)에 따라 빨강, 노랑, 파랑 등과 같이 각 우선순위별로 구분된 컬러로 제공될 수 있다. 예를 들어, 상기 참조번호 ＜905＞에서 "010-1234-8765"의 발신 번호에 대해 즐겨찾기 우선순위로 설정된 경우를 가정할 시 파랑 컬러 기반의 컬러 테두리가 제공될 수 있다.As shown in reference number <905>, the received notification event is a call reception, and "in the event identification item 450,"

An image type icon for identifying the type of the notification event, and event information 400 such as "010-1234-8765 Friend 1" as shown in "The image type icon and the event information 400 It is formed in a specific shape (eg, a square shape, an ellipse shape, etc.) and a colored border for notifying the priority set for the notification event may be provided through the auxiliary display area 120. The colored border is set by a user. Depending on the priority (important, general, favorite, etc.) according to the priority (important, general, favorite, etc.), it may be provided in a color classified for each priority, such as red, yellow, blue, etc. For example, "010-1234" in the reference number <905> Assuming that a calling number of -8765" is set as a favorite priority, a colored border based on a blue color may be provided.

"과 같이 상기 알림 이벤트의 타입 식별을 위한 이미지 타입 아이콘과, "일찍 들어오세요!!"와 같은 이벤트 정보(400)를 비롯하여, 상기 이미지 타입 아이콘과 이벤트 정보(400)의 외곽을 둘러싸는 특정 형태(예컨대, 사각형태, 타원 형태 등)로 형성되어 상기 알림 이벤트에 대해 설정된 우선순위를 알림하기 위한 컬러 테두리가 함께 보조 표시영역(120)을 통해 제공될 수 있다. 상기 컬러 테두리는 사용자 설정에 따른 우선순위(중요, 일반, 즐겨찾기 등)에 따라 빨강, 노랑, 파랑 등과 같이 각 우선순위별로 구분된 컬러로 제공될 수 있다. 예를 들어, 상기 참조번호 ＜907＞에서 메시지를 발신한 발신 번호에 대해 일반 우선순위로 설정된 경우를 가정할 시 노랑 컬러 기반의 컬러 테두리가 제공될 수 있다. 이때, 스팸 메시지와 같이 발생된 알림 이벤트에 대한 어떠한 우선순위 설정도 없는 경우, 설정 방식에 따라 상기 참조번호 ＜901＞과 같이 별도의 테두리 아이템 없이 제공되거나 설정된 특정 컬러(예컨대, 검정 컬러)의 테두리가 제공될 수 있다.As shown in the reference number <907>, the received notification event is a message reception, and in the event identification item 450, "

An image type icon for identifying the type of the notification event, such as ", and event information 400 such as "Please come in early!!", as well as a specific shape surrounding the outside of the image type icon and event information 400 (For example, a rectangular shape, an oval shape, etc.) may be provided with a colored border for notifying the priority set for the notification event through the auxiliary display area 120. The colored border may be provided according to user settings. Depending on the priority (important, general, favorite, etc.), it may be provided in a color classified for each priority, such as red, yellow, blue, etc. For example, the calling number from which the message was sent from the reference number <907>. A yellow color-based color border may be provided assuming a case of setting as a general priority for. In this case, if there is no priority setting for a notification event generated such as a spam message, refer to the above according to the setting method. As shown in number <901>, a frame of a specific color (eg, black color) may be provided without a separate frame item or set.

In the case of reference numbers <909> and <911>, the height of the auxiliary display area 120 may be smaller than the minimum text display size, or when a color bar is provided according to a user setting. As shown in the reference numbers <909> and <911>, the shape of the color bar may be different for each received notification event, and the color of the color bar may be different for each priority set for the received notification event. . For example, in the case of a call reception notification event, as shown in the reference number <909>, it has a straight bar shape, and the corresponding bar may be displayed in a color corresponding to a set priority. Alternatively, in the case of a message reception notification event, it may have a dotted bar shape as shown in the reference number <911>, and the corresponding bar may be displayed in a color corresponding to a set priority. In addition, in addition to the reference numbers <909> and <911>, various forms may be provided according to user definition. As an example, the image type icon and color bar as described above may be provided in a combined form, or the color bar may be configured to appear in all or part of the auxiliary display area 120 according to the importance or condition of the reception notification event. May be.

10 is a flowchart illustrating an example of an operation operation of the flexible display unit 100 for a state change of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 10, the case of FIG. 10 may correspond to a case in which the manner notification mode of the present invention is predefined by a user. For example, when a user participates in a conference or the like, the user can manipulate the environment of the mobile terminal in a predefined state for the manner notification mode. For example, when the user puts the mobile terminal down on the surface of a table such as a desk, the user may place the mobile terminal with the front portion facing the floor. Alternatively, the user may place the mobile terminal in the same state as covering the main display area 110 using the case 800 of the mobile terminal when the mobile terminal is placed with the front portion facing upward. In the case of FIG. 10, at least one specific sensor module 330 such as an illuminance sensor and an acceleration sensor as described above for switching to the manner notification mode is in operation, or the specific sensor module 330 is a user Can be operated by manual operation of

As illustrated in FIG. 10, the control unit 390 may detect a change in posture (or change in illumination) of the portable terminal as described above (step 1001). For example, the user can put the mobile terminal down on a floor such as a desk. Then, the controller 330 may detect a change in attitude (or change in illuminance) of the mobile terminal based on a measurement value obtained from a sensor module 330 such as an illuminance sensor or an acceleration sensor.

When detecting a change in posture (change in illuminance) of the portable terminal, the controller 390 may compare it with preset posture information (or illuminance information) (step 1003). In this case, the comparison may correspond to an operation for determining whether the detected posture change (or illuminance change) satisfies a condition for entering the manner notification mode.

The control unit 390 may determine whether the state change of the portable terminal is for switching to the manner notification mode by comparing the attitude information (or illumination information) (step 1005). For example, if the attitude information (or illuminance information) corresponds to the predefined setting information, it is determined to switch to the manner notification mode, and if it does not correspond to the predefined setting information, the operation processing according to the general mode may be determined.

If it is determined to change the manner notification mode (YES in step 1005), the control unit 390 may switch the operation mode currently being operated in the mobile terminal to the manner notification mode (step 1007). In addition, when the manner notification mode is switched, the control unit 390 may control the turn-off of the main display area 110 and the operation of the flexible display unit 100 based on the auxiliary display area 120 (step 1009). ).

If it is determined that the manner notification mode is not switched (NO in step 1005), the control unit 390 can maintain the operation mode currently being operated in the portable terminal (step 1011). At this time, if the operation mode currently being operated in the mobile terminal corresponds to the manner notification mode, the control unit 390 may switch the operation mode to the normal mode in step 1007. Further, the controller 390 may control the operation of the flexible display unit 100 by selectively operating at least one of the main display area 110 and the auxiliary display area 120 (step 1013).

11 is a flowchart illustrating an example of an operation operation of the flexible display unit 100 for a notification event in a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 11, in the case of FIG. 11, when a notification event occurs from the outside, the state of the mobile terminal (illumination, posture, etc.) is checked, and the operation according to the manner notification mode or the general mode according to the state of the mobile terminal. It shows an example of processing the operation. In the case of FIG. 11, the specific sensor module 330 for determining the state of the mobile terminal for switching to the manner notification mode may be operated at the time when a notification event occurs.

As shown in FIG. 11, the control unit 390 may detect the occurrence of any one of the various notification events described above (step 1101). For example, the controller 390 may detect occurrence of a notification event according to reception of a call, reception of a message, reception of information of a push service, reception of mail, and reception of information from SNS.

When detecting the occurrence of the notification event, the controller 390 may determine an event processing method according to the notification event (step 1103) (step 1105). For example, the control unit 390 checks the state of the mobile terminal through the sensor module 330 as described above, and then processes an event according to the manner notification mode or event processing according to the general mode according to the state of the mobile terminal. You can decide either. That is, when a notification event occurs, the controller 390 may determine whether to operate the manner notification mode for each state of the mobile terminal. In addition, the control unit 390 may determine whether to enter the manner notification mode by determining the current time of the mobile terminal when a notification event occurs. For example, the control unit 390 may determine whether to operate the manner notification mode of the mobile terminal by determining whether the current time falls within a predefined time (eg, midnight or a certain time range).

If the control unit 390 determines to process the event according to the manner notification mode (YES in step 1105), the control unit 390 activates the auxiliary display area 120 (step 1107) and controls the output of event information based on the auxiliary display area 120. Yes (step 1109). Here, in the present invention, when a notification event occurs, a state of the mobile terminal is primarily determined by an illumination sensor or an acceleration sensor of the sensor module 330, and whether to enter a manner notification mode according to the state of the mobile terminal may be determined. In addition, when entering the manner notification mode, the attitude of the portable terminal may be secondarily determined by the acceleration sensor of the sensor module 330, and the direction of displaying event information according to the attitude of the portable terminal may be determined.

If the control unit 390 determines to process the event in the general mode (NO in step 1105), the controller 390 may selectively activate at least one of the main display area 110 and the auxiliary display area 120 (step 1111 ). In addition, the controller 390 may control the output of event information based on the activated display area (step 1113).

12 is a flowchart illustrating an example of an operation operation of the flexible display unit 100 for event information in a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 12, in the case of FIG. 12, a method of outputting event information for a notification event is determined while the manner notification mode is in operation, and an example of processing event information output according to the determined output method is shown.

As shown in FIG. 12, first, the control unit 390 may determine an event type according to the notification event when the notification event generated as described above is processed by the manner notification mode (step 1201). For example, the controller 390 may determine which of various event types, such as a call reception, a message reception, a push service information reception, a mail reception, an SNS information reception, and the like, the notification event. The event type can be identified by checking the header of data transmitted according to the event.

When determining the event type, the controller 390 may determine an event output (notification) method according to the determined event type (step 1203). For example, the control unit 390 determines an event identification icon (eg, a text type icon, an image type icon, etc.) corresponding to the event type, as shown in FIG. 9 as an example, and any of event information and event identification items. It is possible to determine whether to output one or a combination of them, or to apply a color for each priority to an event identification item.

When the event output method is determined, the control unit 390 may process the event information according to the determined event output method (step 1205). For example, the control unit 390 transmits event information to the determined event output method so that the event information can be output in any one of the formats as described in the description with reference numerals <901> to <911> in FIG. Accordingly, processing such as combining with an event identification item can be performed.

The controller 390 may output and control the processed event information using the auxiliary display area 120 (step 1207). At this time, the control unit 390 checks the posture of the mobile terminal to determine whether the event information to be displayed on the auxiliary display area 120 is rotated, and when the rotation is determined, rotates the event information 180 degrees to rotate the auxiliary display area 120 ) Can be provided.

Meanwhile, the method for providing an event of a portable terminal having a flexible display unit according to the present invention as described above may be implemented in the form of program commands that can be executed through various computer means and recorded in a computer-readable recording medium. In this case, the computer-readable recording medium may include a program command, a data file, a data structure, etc. alone or in combination. Meanwhile, the program instructions recorded on the recording medium may be specially designed and configured for the present invention, or may be known and usable to those skilled in computer software.

The computer-readable recording medium includes magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks, and magnetic tapes, optical media such as Compact Disc Read Only Memory (CD-ROM), and Digital Versatile Disc (DVD). ), Magnetic-Optical Media such as a floptical disk, and specially configured to store and execute program instructions such as read only memory (ROM), random access memory (RAM), flash memory, etc. Hardware devices are included. Further, the program instructions include not only machine language codes such as those produced by a compiler but also high-level language codes that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like. The above-described hardware device may be configured to operate as one or more software modules to perform the operation of the present invention, and vice versa.

In addition, the embodiments of the present invention disclosed in the present specification and drawings are merely provided with specific examples to easily explain the technical content of the present invention and to aid understanding of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should be construed that all changes or modified forms derived based on the technical idea of the present invention in addition to the embodiments disclosed herein are included in the scope of the present invention.

100: flexible display unit
110: main display area
120: auxiliary display area
200: main body
301: speaker
303: illuminance sensor
305: front camera module
310: communication module
330: sensor module
350: storage
390: control unit
400: event identification item
500: rear camera module

Claims (8)

In the electronic device,
main body;
Includes; one display mounted on the main body,
The display,
Main display area; And
A secondary display area extending from one side of the main display area toward a rear surface of the electronic device and having a size smaller than that of the main display area,
The auxiliary display area includes a curved area extended from and connected to the main display area,
The main body,
A front part connected to the main display area of the display and forming a front surface of the main display area and the electronic device;
A rear portion constituting a rear surface of the electronic device; And
Includes; a side portion connected to the auxiliary display area of the display and configuring a side surface of the auxiliary display area and the electronic device,
The electronic device includes a curved area corresponding to the curved area of the auxiliary display area. The method of claim 1,
The auxiliary display area,
A first auxiliary display area bent from the main display area to a first side of the main display area and having a size smaller than that of the main display area; And
And a second auxiliary display area bent from the main display area to a second side of the main display area and having a size smaller than that of the main display area. The method of claim 1,
The auxiliary display area,
An electronic device integrally extending from the main display area to cover a part of a side surface of the electronic device. The method of claim 1,
The auxiliary display area,
An electronic device that extends integrally from the main display area and covers an end of a side surface of the electronic device. The method of claim 1,
An electronic device further comprising an illuminance sensor provided on the front surface of the electronic device. The method of claim 1,
A first camera module positioned in front of the electronic device; And
An electronic device comprising a second camera module positioned on a rear surface of the electronic device. The method of claim 1,
The electronic device, wherein the main display area is a flat surface. The method of claim 1,
The one display includes a touch panel for receiving a touch input in one of the main display area and the auxiliary display area.

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