KR20130132679A - Mobile terminal having flexible display - Google Patents

Abstract

A mobile terminal according to one embodiment of the present invention includes a flexible display recognizing touch input of a pointer, a sensor sensing the bending of the flexible display, and a controller controlling to display the related information of a selected object on the flexible display when the bending of the flexible display is sensed by the sensor after the object displayed through the flexible display is selected by the touch input of a pointer. [Reference numerals] (AA) Start;(BB) End;(S100) Displaying object;(S200) Recognizing object selection;(S300) Sensing bending of flexible display;(S400) Displaying information related information

Description

Mobile terminal with flexible display {MOBILE TERMINAL HAVING FLEXIBLE DISPLAY}

The present invention relates to a mobile terminal having a flexible display.

The terminal can move And can be divided into a mobile / portable terminal and a stationary terminal depending on whether the mobile terminal is a mobile terminal or a mobile terminal. The mobile terminal can be divided into a handheld terminal and a vehicle mount terminal according to whether the user can directly carry the mobile terminal.

As the terminal functions are diversified, for example, such a terminal is in the form of a multimedia player having complex functions such as photographing a picture or a video, playing a music or video file, playing a game, or receiving a broadcast. Is being implemented.

In order to support and enhance the functionality of such terminals, it may be considered to improve the structural and / or software parts of the terminal.

With the recent development of flexible displays that can be bent, flexible displays have been applied to mobile terminals.

The present invention is to provide a user with ease of operation by using the bending characteristics of the flexible display in the mobile terminal.

In addition, the present invention is to provide a user with a more convenient function using the display as the flexible display is bent.

It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory and are not restrictive of the invention, unless further departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims. It will be possible.

In order to achieve the above object, a mobile terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention has a flexible display that recognizes a touch input of a pointer, a sensor that detects bending of the flexible display, and an object displayed through the flexible display is selected as a touch input of a pointer. And detecting a bending of the flexible display by a sensor, and including a control unit to display related information of the selected object on the flexible display.

The sensor detects the bending degree of the flexible display in a plurality of sections.

The controller displays first related information of the selected object when the bending degree detected by the sensor corresponds to the first section, and displays second related information of the selected object when the bending degree detected by the sensor corresponds to the second section. Can be controlled.

In addition, the sensor detects the bending direction of the flexible display, and the controller determines the first relevant information of the selected object according to at least one of the bending direction of the flexible display detected by the sensor and the number of times the flexible display is deformed for a predetermined time. Or it may be controlled to display the second related information.

Meanwhile, the sensor detects a position at which the flexible display is bent, and the controller divides the flexible display into two or more regions based on at least one position at which the flexible display is bent by the sensor and divides the flexible display into at least one region. You can control to display the related information of the selected object.

In this case, the first area may be an area excluding an area where the selected object is displayed, and an area where the selected object is displayed may be maintained.

Mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention has the effect of providing the user with ease of operation by using the bending characteristics of the flexible display.

The effects obtained in the present invention are not limited to the effects mentioned above, and other effects not mentioned can be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description .

1 is a block diagram of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a front perspective view of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 and 4 are perspective views of a mobile terminal having a flexible display according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a flowchart illustrating a method for controlling a mobile terminal having a flexible display according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
6 is an exemplary view illustrating a method of displaying related information of an object of a mobile terminal having a flexible display according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
7 is an exemplary view illustrating a method of displaying related information of an object of a mobile terminal having a flexible display according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
8 is an exemplary view illustrating a method of displaying related information of an object of a mobile terminal having a flexible display according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
9 is a diagram illustrating a method of displaying related information of an object by dividing a flexible display of a mobile terminal having a flexible display according to a first embodiment of the present disclosure into two or more regions.
FIG. 10 is an exemplary diagram illustrating a method of displaying related information of an object by dividing it into two or more areas using a flexible display of a mobile terminal having a flexible display according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
11 is an exemplary diagram illustrating a method of displaying first and second related information of an object according to a degree of bending of a flexible display of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
12 to 14 are exemplary views illustrating a method of displaying previous information of an object of a mobile terminal having a flexible display according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
15 is an exemplary diagram illustrating a method of displaying related information of an object of a mobile terminal having a flexible display according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, a mobile terminal related to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. The suffix "module" and " part "for the components used in the following description are given or mixed in consideration of ease of specification, and do not have their own meaning or role.

The mobile terminal described in this specification may include a mobile phone, a smart phone, a laptop computer, a digital broadcasting terminal, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistants), a PMP (Portable Multimedia Player), and navigation. However, it will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art that the configuration according to the embodiments described herein may also be applied to fixed terminals such as digital TVs, desktop computers, etc., except when applicable only to mobile terminals.

1 is a block diagram of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The mobile terminal 100 includes a wireless communication unit 110, an audio / video input unit 120, a user input unit 130, a sensing unit 140, an output unit 150, a memory 160, A controller 170, a controller 180, a power supply 190, and the like. The components shown in FIG. 1 are not essential, and a mobile terminal having more or fewer components may be implemented.

Hereinafter, the components will be described in order.

The wireless communication unit 110 may include one or more modules for enabling wireless communication between the mobile terminal 100 and the wireless communication system or between the mobile terminal 100 and the network in which the mobile terminal 100 is located. For example, the wireless communication unit 110 may include a broadcast receiving module 111, a mobile communication module 112, a wireless Internet module 113, a short range communication module 114, and a location information module 115 .

The broadcast receiving module 111 receives a broadcast signal and / or broadcast related information from an external broadcast management server through a broadcast channel. The broadcast channel may include a satellite channel and a terrestrial channel. Two or more broadcast receiving modules may be provided to the mobile terminal 100 for simultaneous broadcast reception or broadcast channel switching for at least two broadcast channels.

The broadcast management server may refer to a server for generating and transmitting broadcast signals and / or broadcast related information, or a server for receiving broadcast signals and / or broadcast related information generated by the broadcast management server and transmitting the generated broadcast signals and / or broadcast related information. The broadcast signal may include a TV broadcast signal, a radio broadcast signal, a data broadcast signal, and a broadcast signal in which a data broadcast signal is combined with a TV broadcast signal or a radio broadcast signal.

The broadcast-related information means information related to a broadcast channel, a broadcast program, or a broadcast service provider. The broadcast-related information may also be provided through a mobile communication network. In this case, it may be received by the mobile communication module 112.

The broadcast-related information may exist in various forms. For example, it may exist in the form of Electronic Program Guide (EPG) of Digital Multimedia Broadcasting (DMB) or Electronic Service Guide (ESG) of Digital Video Broadcast-Handheld (DVB-H).

For example, the broadcast receiving module 111 may be a Digital Multimedia Broadcasting-Terrestrial (DMB-T), a Digital Multimedia Broadcasting-Satellite (DMB-S), a Media Forward Link Only (Mobile Broadcasting Business Management System), ISDB-T (Integrated Services Digital Broadcasting (ISDB-T)), Digital Multimedia Broadcasting (MBMS) Digital Broadcast-Terrestrial) or the like. Of course, the broadcast receiving module 111 may be adapted to other broadcasting systems as well as the digital broadcasting system described above.

The broadcast signal and / or broadcast related information received through the broadcast receiving module 111 may be stored in the memory 160.

The mobile communication module 112 may be coupled to a base station, an external terminal, or a server on a mobile communication network, such as, but not limited to, Gobal System for Mobile communications (GSM), Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA), Wideband CDMA Transmits and receives wireless signals with one. The wireless signal may include various types of data depending on a voice call signal, a video call signal or a text / multimedia message transmission / reception.

The wireless Internet module 113 is a module for wireless Internet access, and may be built in or externally attached to the mobile terminal 100. Wireless Internet technologies include WLAN (Wi-Fi), Wibro (Wireless broadband), Wimax (World Interoperability for Microwave Access), HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access), GSM, CDMA, WCDMA, LTE Evolution (but not limited to) may be used.

The wireless Internet module 113, which performs wireless Internet access through the mobile communication network, is connected to the mobile communication module 110 through the mobile communication network, for example, from the viewpoint that the wireless Internet access by Wibro, HSDPA, GSM, CDMA, WCDMA, LTE, (112). ≪ / RTI >

The short-range communication module 114 refers to a module for short-range communication. Bluetooth, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), infrared data association (IrDA), Ultra Wideband (UWB), ZigBee, and the like can be used as a short range communication technology.

The position information module 115 is a module for obtaining the position of the mobile terminal, and a representative example thereof is a Global Position System (GPS) module. According to the current technology, the GPS module 115 calculates distance information and accurate time information from three or more satellites, and then applies trigonometry to the calculated information to obtain a three-dimensional string of latitude, longitude, The location information can be accurately calculated. At present, a method of calculating position and time information using three satellites and correcting an error of the calculated position and time information using another satellite is widely used. In addition, the GPS module 115 can calculate speed information by continuously calculating the current position in real time.

Referring to FIG. 1, an A / V (Audio / Video) input unit 120 is for inputting an audio signal or a video signal, and may include a camera 121 and a microphone 122. The camera 121 processes image frames such as still images or moving images obtained by the image sensor in the video call mode or the photographing mode. The processed image frame can be displayed on the display unit 151. [

The image frame processed by the camera 121 may be stored in the memory 160 or transmitted to the outside through the wireless communication unit 110. [ Two or more cameras 121 may be provided depending on the use environment.

The microphone 122 receives an external sound signal through a microphone in a communication mode, a recording mode, a voice recognition mode, or the like, and processes it as electrical voice data. The processed voice data can be converted into a form that can be transmitted to the mobile communication base station through the mobile communication module 112 when the voice data is in the call mode, and output. Various noise reduction algorithms may be implemented in the microphone 122 to remove noise generated in receiving an external sound signal.

The user input unit 130 generates input data for a user to control the operation of the terminal. The user input unit 130 may include a button 136 and a touch sensor (static pressure / capacitance) 137 positioned at the front, rear, or side of the mobile terminal 100, and although not shown, a keypad (key pad) ), A dome switch, a jog wheel, and a jog switch may be further included.

The sensing unit 140 senses the current state of the mobile terminal 100 such as the open / close state of the mobile terminal 100, the position of the mobile terminal 100, the presence or absence of user contact, the orientation of the mobile terminal, And generates a sensing signal for controlling the operation of the mobile terminal 100. For example, when the mobile terminal 100 is in the form of a slide phone, it may sense whether the slide phone is opened or closed. In addition, whether the power supply unit 190 is supplied with power, whether the interface unit 170 is coupled to the external device may be sensed. Meanwhile, the sensing unit 140 may include a proximity sensor 141. (The proximity sensor will be described later).

The output unit 150 is for generating output related to the visual, auditory or tactile sense and includes a display unit 151, an audio output module 152, an alarm unit 153, and a haptic module 154 .

The display unit 151 displays (outputs) information processed by the mobile terminal 100. For example, when the mobile terminal is in the call mode, a UI (User Interface) or a GUI (Graphic User Interface) associated with a call is displayed. When the mobile terminal 100 is in the video communication mode or the photographing mode, the photographed and / or received video or UI and GUI are displayed.

The display unit 151 may be a liquid crystal display (LCD), a thin film transistor-liquid crystal display (TFT LCD), an organic light-emitting diode (OLED), a flexible display display, and a 3D display.

Some of these displays may be transparent or light transmissive so that they can be seen through. This can be referred to as a transparent display, and a typical example of the transparent display is TOLED (Transparent OLED) and the like. The rear structure of the display unit 151 may also be of a light transmission type. With this structure, the user can see an object located behind the terminal body through the area occupied by the display unit 151 of the terminal body.

There may be two or more display units 151 according to the embodiment of the mobile terminal 100. For example, in the mobile terminal 100, a plurality of display portions may be spaced apart from one another, or may be disposed integrally with one another, and may be disposed on different surfaces, respectively.

In the case where the display unit 151 and the touch sensor 137 have a mutual layer structure or are integrally formed (hereinafter referred to as a 'touch screen'), the display unit 151 may be used as an input device . The touch sensor may be stacked on the display unit 151 to form a layer structure when the touch sensor has a form of a touch film, a touch sheet, a touch pad, or the like. ≪ / RTI >

The touch sensor may be configured to convert a change in a pressure applied to a specific portion of the display unit 151 or a capacitance generated in a specific portion of the display unit 151 into an electrical input signal. The touch sensor can be configured to detect not only the position and area to be touched but also the pressure at the time of touch.

Also, an arrow or a finger-shaped graphic for pointing a specific object on the display unit 151 or selecting a menu on the display unit 151 is called a pointer or a cursor. However, in the case of a pointer, it often means a finger or a stylus pen for a touch operation or the like. Therefore, in this specification, a graphic displayed on the display unit is referred to as a cursor, and a physical means for performing a touch, a proximity touch, and a gesture, such as a finger or a stylus pen, is referred to as a pointer.

If there is a touch input to the touch sensor, the corresponding signal (s) is sent to the touch controller (not shown). The touch controller processes the signal (s) and transmits the corresponding data to the controller 180. As a result, the controller 180 can know which area of the display unit 151 is touched.

The proximity sensor 141 may be disposed in an inner region of the mobile terminal or in the vicinity of the touch screen, which is enclosed by the touch screen. The proximity sensor refers to a sensor that detects the presence or absence of an object approaching a predetermined detection surface or a nearby object without mechanical contact using the force of an electromagnetic field or infrared rays. The proximity sensor has a longer life span than the contact sensor and its utilization is also high.

Examples of the proximity sensor include a transmission photoelectric sensor, a direct reflection photoelectric sensor, a mirror reflection photoelectric sensor, a high frequency oscillation proximity sensor, a capacitive proximity sensor, a magnetic proximity sensor, and an infrared proximity sensor. And to detect the proximity of the pointer by the change of the electric field along the proximity of the pointer when the touch screen is electrostatic. In this case, the touch screen (touch sensor) may be classified as a proximity sensor.

Hereinafter, for convenience of explanation, the act of recognizing that the pointer is positioned on the touch screen while the pointer is not in contact with the touch screen is referred to as "proximity touch" The act of actually contacting the pointer on the touch screen may be referred to as "contact touch. &Quot; The location where the pointer is proximately touched on the touch screen may refer to a position where the pointer corresponds vertically to the touch screen when the pointer is touched.

The proximity sensor detects a proximity touch and a proximity touch pattern (e.g., a proximity touch distance, a proximity touch direction, a proximity touch speed, a proximity touch time, a proximity touch position, a proximity touch movement state, and the like). Information corresponding to the detected proximity touch operation and the proximity touch pattern may be output on the touch screen.

The sound output module 152 may output audio data received from the wireless communication unit 110 or stored in the memory 160 in a call signal reception, a call mode or a recording mode, a voice recognition mode, a broadcast reception mode, and the like. The sound output module 152 also outputs sound signals related to functions (e.g., call signal reception sound, message reception sound, etc.) performed in the mobile terminal 100. [ The audio output module 152 may include a receiver, a speaker, a buzzer, and the like.

The alarm unit 153 outputs a signal for notifying the occurrence of an event of the mobile terminal 100. Examples of events that occur in the mobile terminal include call signal reception, message reception, key signal input, touch input, and the like. The alarm unit 153 may output a signal for notifying the occurrence of an event in a form other than the video signal or the audio signal, for example, vibration. In this case, the display unit 151 and the sound / voice output module 152 may be a kind of the alarm unit 153. The display unit 151 and the sound / . ≪ / RTI >

The haptic module 154 generates various tactile effects that the user can feel. Vibration is a representative example of the haptic effect generated by the haptic module 154. The intensity and pattern of vibration generated by the haptic module 154 can be controlled. For example, different vibrations may be synthesized and output or sequentially output.

In addition to the vibration, the haptic module 154 may include a pin arrangement vertically moving with respect to the contact skin surface, a spraying force or suction force of the air through the injection port or the suction port, a touch on the skin surface, contact with an electrode, And various tactile effects such as an effect of reproducing a cold sensation using an endothermic or exothermic element can be generated.

The haptic module 154 can be implemented not only to transmit the tactile effect through the direct contact but also to allow the user to feel the tactile effect through the muscular sensation of the finger or arm. At least two haptic modules 154 may be provided according to the configuration of the mobile terminal 100.

The memory unit 160 may store a program for processing and controlling the control unit 180 and temporarily store the input / output data (e.g., telephone directory, message, audio, For example. The memory unit 160 may store the frequency of use of each of the data (for example, each telephone number, each message, and frequency of use for each multimedia).

In addition, the memory unit 160 may store data on vibration and sound of various patterns output when the touch is input on the touch screen.

The memory 160 may be a flash memory type, a hard disk type, a multimedia card micro type, a card type memory (for example, SD or XD memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), SRAM (Static Random Access Memory), ROM (Read Only Memory), EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory), PROM A disk, and / or an optical disk. The mobile terminal 100 may operate in association with a web storage that performs a storage function of the memory 160 on the Internet.

The interface unit 170 serves as a path for communication with all external devices connected to the mobile terminal 100. The interface unit 170 receives data from an external device or supplies power to each component in the mobile terminal 100 or transmits data to the external device. For example, a wired / wireless headset port, an external charger port, a wired / wireless data port, a memory card port, a port for connecting a device having an identification module, an audio I / O port, A video input / output (I / O) port, an earphone port, and the like may be included in the interface unit 170.

The identification module is a chip for storing various information for authenticating the use right of the mobile terminal 100 and includes a user identification module (UIM), a subscriber identity module (SIM), a general user authentication module A Universal Subscriber Identity Module (USIM), and the like. Devices with identification modules (hereinafter referred to as "identification devices") can be manufactured in a smart card format. Accordingly, the identification device can be connected to the terminal 100 through the port.

When the mobile terminal 100 is connected to an external cradle, the interface unit may be a path through which power from the cradle is supplied to the mobile terminal 100, or various command signals input by the user to the cradle may be transmitted It can be a passage to be transmitted to the terminal. The various command signals or the power source input from the cradle may be operated as a signal for recognizing that the mobile terminal is correctly mounted on the cradle.

The controller 180 typically controls the overall operation of the mobile terminal. For example, voice communication, data communication, video communication, and the like. The control unit 180 may include a multimedia module 181 for multimedia playback. The multimedia module 181 may be implemented in the control unit 180 or may be implemented separately from the control unit 180. [

The controller 180 may perform a pattern recognition process for recognizing handwriting input or drawing input performed on the touch screen as characters and images, respectively.

The power supply unit 190 receives an external power source and an internal power source under the control of the controller 180 to supply power for operation of each component. The power supply unit 190 may include, for example, a battery, a connection port, a power supply control unit, and a charge monitoring unit.

The battery may be an internal battery configured to be chargeable, and may be detachably coupled to the terminal body for charging or the like. The connection port may be configured as an example of an interface 170 through which an external charger for supplying power for charging the battery is electrically connected.

The various embodiments described herein may be embodied in a recording medium readable by a computer or similar device using, for example, software, hardware, or a combination thereof.

According to a hardware implementation, the embodiments described herein include application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), digital signal processors (DSPs), digital signal processing devices (DSPDs), programmable logic devices (PLDs), field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), and the like. It may be implemented using at least one of processors, controllers, micro-controllers, microprocessors, and electrical units for performing other functions. The described embodiments may be implemented by the controller 180 itself.

According to the software implementation, embodiments such as the procedures and functions described herein may be implemented as separate software modules. Each of the software modules may perform one or more of the functions and operations described herein. Software code can be implemented in a software application written in a suitable programming language. The software code is stored in the memory 160 and can be executed by the control unit 180. [

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a mobile terminal or a portable terminal according to the present invention, as viewed from the front.

The disclosed mobile terminal 100 includes a bar-shaped terminal body. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and can be applied to various structures such as a slide type, a folder type, a swing type, and a swivel type in which two or more bodies are relatively movably coupled.

The body of the mobile terminal 100 includes a casing 101, 102, In this embodiment, the case may be divided into a front case 101 and a rear case 102. [ A variety of electronic components are embedded in the space formed between the front case 101 and the rear case 102.

A component such as a USIM card and a memory card, such as an auxiliary storage medium 165, which may be detached, may include an opening in the case so as to be inserted into the case from the outside. Slots may be formed on the side of the case so that the auxiliary storage medium 165 may be inserted from the side of the mobile terminal 100 and card slots 166 and 167 may be formed on the surface of the rear case 102 It is possible.

The cases 101, 102, and 103 may be formed by injection molding synthetic resin or may be formed of a metal material such as stainless steel (STS) or titanium (Ti).

The display unit 151, the sound output unit 152, the camera 121, the user input units 130/131 and 132, the microphone 122, and the interface 170 may be disposed in the terminal cases 101 and 102.

The display unit 151 occupies most of the main surface of the front case 101. A sound output unit 152 and a camera 121 are disposed in an area adjacent to one end of both ends of the display unit 151 and a user input unit 131 and a microphone 122 are disposed in an area adjacent to the other end. The user input unit 132 and the interface 170 may be disposed on the side surfaces of the front case 101 and the rear case 102. [

The user input unit 130 is operated to receive a command for controlling the operation of the mobile terminal 100 and may include a plurality of operation units 131, 132, and 133. The operation units 131, 132, and 133 may be collectively referred to as a manipulating portion.

The contents inputted by the first or second operation unit 131 or 132 may be variously set. For example, the first operation unit 131 receives a command such as start, end, scroll, and the like, and the second operation unit 132 inputs a command such as adjustment of the sound output from the sound output unit 152 And the third operation unit 133 can receive commands such as activation / deactivation of the touch recognition mode of the display unit 151 and the like.

The operation units 131, 132, and 133 may have a button method for recognizing when a user applies pressure. In addition to the display unit 151, the operation units 131, 132, and 133 may include a touch sensor. The user's command may be input only by touching.

Hereinafter, the flexible display 200 applicable to the display unit 151 of the mobile terminal 100 according to the embodiments of the present invention will be described.

The flexible display 200 refers to a display device in which a material is flexible and can be bent or folded. In other words, the flexible display 200 refers to a light and unbreakable display device that is manufactured on a thin and flexible substrate that can be bent, bent, or rolled like paper while maintaining the display characteristics of a conventional flat panel display. Also called display, flexible display. The flexible display 200 may be implemented through thin film transistor liquid crystal (TFT LCD), organic EL (OLED), electrophoretic, laser induced thermal image (LITI) technology, or the like.

Meanwhile, electronic paper may be used as the flexible display 200. Electronic paper is a display device to which the characteristics of general ink and paper are applied, and is also called an e-paper. Unlike traditional flat panel displays that illuminate the pixels, electronic paper uses reflected light like a normal paper, and once an image and / or text is formed, it can maintain the shape of the formed image and / or text without additional power supply.

Since the flexible display 200 is light and unbreakable, the flexible display 200 may provide various shapes and functions to the mobile terminal 100 with freedom of form and arrangement when applied to the mobile terminal 100. Hereinafter, a form in which the flexible display 200 is provided in the mobile terminal will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 to 4.

3 and 4 are perspective views of a mobile terminal having a flexible display 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention. As illustrated in FIG. 3, the mobile terminal 100 having the flexible display 200 may be bent toward the front direction. In addition, the mobile terminal 100 can be bent toward the rear direction. In this case, the center portion 200a of the flexible display 200 may be bent.

4, the corner portion 200b of the mobile terminal 100 having the flexible display 200 may be bent. 3 and 4, when the flexible display 200 is bent, the sensor detecting the bending of the flexible display 200 detects the bending of the flexible display 200 to control the bending signal 180. ) Can be printed. Accordingly, the controller 180 can control the display of the object related information on the flexible display 200. This will be described later with reference to FIG. 5.

In addition, the flexible display 200 may receive a touch input of a pointer. For example, the user may touch the flexible display 200 by using a finger, and the flexible display 200 may recognize the touch input position, the extent to which the touch input continues, and / or the strength of the touch input. Then, the flexible display 200 may output an electric signal by a touch input to the controller 180.

The sensor may be provided on the rear surface of the flexible display 200. In addition, the sensor may be provided at the edge of the flexible display 200, the position where the sensor is provided in the mobile terminal 100 can be easily changed by those skilled in the art.

Hereinafter, in the present specification, the present invention of the flexible display 200 is not limited to the implementation method and form of the sensor for convenience, but the bending degree of the flexible display 200 to the control unit 180 by an electrical signal, the bending direction and / or It is desirable to be able to inform the bending position.

Hereinafter, a mobile terminal 100 having a flexible display 200 is proposed.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a method for controlling a mobile terminal having a flexible display 200 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. As illustrated in FIG. 5, the controller 180 displays an object on the flexible display 200 (S100).

The objects may be in the form of icons, text or images, and they may be in a combined form. In this specification, an object is assumed to be an icon.

The icon may be a form in which a graphic image of a predetermined standard and text are combined. The icon may be a folder itself including an executable file, a data file, and a data file of an application program, and may correspond to a shortcut function thereof. In addition, the icon may have a form in which a graphic image and text are modified according to a file or an application program.

Next, the flexible display 200 recognizes an input for selecting an icon (S200). As described above, since the flexible display 200 can recognize a touch input, it is assumed herein that the selection on the flexible display 200 is a touch input.

Therefore, when the icon displayed on the flexible display 200 is touched by the user, the flexible display 200 may recognize a touch input on the icon, generate a signal according to the icon, and output the signal to the controller 180.

Then, the sensor detects the bending of the flexible display 200 (S300). In one example, the user bends the flexible display 200 while touching an icon with a finger. Then, the sensor may detect the degree to which the flexible display 200 is bent, the bent direction, or the bent position, generate a signal according to the same, and output the signal to the controller 180.

When the touch input signal from the flexible display 200 and the bending detection signal of the flexible display 200 are received from the sensor, the controller 180 displays the related information of the touched icon on the flexible display 200 (S400).

In an aspect of the first exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, when the touched icon corresponds to a picture file, displaying the related information of the icon may be performed by the controller 180 executing a program capable of displaying a picture of the picture file. It may be to display a picture at (200).

In another aspect, when the touched icon corresponds to the shortcut file of the application program, displaying the related information of the icon may be performed by the controller 180 to display the execution screen on the flexible display 200 by executing the application program. have.

In another aspect, when the touched icon corresponds to a folder, displaying the related information of the icon may be that the controller 180 displays one or more files in the folder. In addition, when the icon is a photo file, displaying the related information of the icon may be that the controller 180 displays photo metadata of the photo file.

According to a second embodiment of the present invention, the displaying of the related information of the icon may be performed by the controller 180 to display the related information in a thumbnail or preview format.

In addition, in the third embodiment of the present disclosure, displaying the related information of the icon may include displaying the previous information of the currently displayed screen. Hereinafter, displaying previous information of the icon will be described as displaying previous information of the currently displayed screen.

Next, a method of displaying related information of an icon through the mobile terminal 100 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 6.

FIG. 6 is an exemplary view illustrating a method of displaying related information 204 of icons 202a and 202b of a mobile terminal having a flexible display 200 according to a first embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 6A, the flexible display 200 may display one or more icons 202a and 202b.

As shown in FIG. 6B, when the user bends the flexible display 200 while touching the icon 202b, as shown in FIG. 6C, the controller 180 is touched. The relevant information 204 of the icon 202b may be displayed. That is, the controller 180 can display the related information 204 of the icon 202b touched by the user.

Next, a method of displaying the related information 204 of the touched icon 202b of the mobile terminal 100 having the flexible display 200 will be described with reference to FIG. 7.

FIG. 7 is an exemplary view illustrating a method of displaying related information 204 of an object of a mobile terminal having a flexible display 200 according to a second embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 7A, the flexible display 200 may display one or more icons 202a and 202b.

As shown in FIG. 7B, when the user bends the flexible display 200 while the user touches the icon 202b, the controller 180 controls the related information 206a and 206b of the touched icon 202b. , 206c, 206d) can be displayed in thumbnail or preview format. The controller 180 may execute a program for displaying the related information 206a, 206b, 206c, and 206d of the icon 202b, and display the execution screen of the program on the flexible display 200 in a thumbnail or preview format. . That is, the user may preview the related information 204 of the icon 202b through the mobile terminal 100.

For example, when the user bends the corner 210 of the flexible display 200 while touching the icon 202b of the folder including the picture file displayed on the flexible display 200, one or more picture files present in the folder. Previews of 206a, 206b, 206c, and 206d are executed.

In this case, when the bent state of the flexible display 200 continues, the related information display 206a, 206b, 206c, 206d of the icon 202b may be continued, and when the bent state is released, the state shown in FIG. Can be returned.

For example, if the user touches the icon 202b displayed on the flexible display 200 and continues to bend the flexible display 200, the controller 180 may display the related information 206a of the touched icon 202b. , 206b, 206c, and 206d may be displayed in a thumbnail or preview format, and when the user releases the bent state, the controller 180 may stop displaying related information 206a, 206b, 206c, and 206d.

 Also, when the related information 206a, 206b, 206c, or 206d is displayed in thumbnail or preview format, when the bent angle of the flexible display 200 is increased by the user, the controller 180 may display the related information of the icon 202b ( 206a, 206b, 206c, and 206d can be displayed in more detail. This will be described with reference to FIG. 8.

 FIG. 8 is an exemplary view illustrating a method of displaying related information 204 of an object of a mobile terminal having a flexible display according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 8A, when the user bends the corner 210 of the flexible display 200 while the user touches the icon 202b, the controller 180 may determine the degree of bending detected by the sensor. If it corresponds to the first section, the first related information 206c of the touched icon 202b may be displayed on the flexible display 200. The method of displaying the first related information 206c of the icon 202b may be a method of displaying the related information 206c of the icon 202b in a thumbnail or preview format.

As shown in FIG. 8B, the flexible display 200 may increase the degree of bending according to the magnitude of the force applied by the user. If the bending degree of the flexible display 200 increases and the bending degree detected by the sensor corresponds to the second section, as shown in FIG. 8C, the controller 180 may touch an icon that is touched on the flexible display 200. The second related information 204 of 202b may be displayed.

For example, when the user bends the corner 210 of the flexible display 200 at an angle of 10 degrees or less while the user touches the picture file icon 202b displayed on the flexible display 200, the controller 180 is touched. The related information 206c of the picture file icon 202b is displayed as a thumbnail.

In addition, when the user increases the force applied to the flexible display 200 and bends the edge of the flexible display 200 at an angle of 15 degrees to 30 degrees, the controller 180 controls related information of the touched picture file icon 202b ( 204 may be displayed in full screen. It is apparent to those skilled in the art that the angles described above are exemplary and may be modified in other specific ranges.

Next, referring to FIG. 9, a method of displaying the related information 204 of the icon 202b on the flexible display 200 in which the area is divided will be described.

9 and 10 illustrate a method of displaying the related information 204 of the icon 202b by dividing the flexible display 200 of the mobile terminal having the flexible display 200 into two or more areas according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is an exemplary diagram showing.

As illustrated in FIG. 9A, the flexible display 200 may be bent at the center part while the user touches the icon 202b while the flexible display 200 is unfolded. For example, the user may bend the center portion of the flexible display 200 to divide the flexible display 200 into two or more areas.

In this case, an area to which the user applies a force for bending the flexible display 200 may be bent in the front direction or the rear direction of the mobile terminal. The sensor may output a bend signal to the controller 180 by detecting the bent position or direction of the flexible display 200.

Accordingly, as shown in FIG. 9B, the controller 180 divides the flexible display 200 into two or more regions based on at least one position where the flexible display 200 is bent, thereby dividing the divided region. The relevant information 204 of the icon 202b touched may be displayed in any one of the areas. Preferably, any one area may be an area in which the touched icon 202b is not displayed.

In this case, the controller 180 may maintain the screen displayed before the screen is divided on the screen displayed in the area where the touched icon 202b is not displayed.

Subsequently, even when the touch of the icon 202b or the bending of the flexible display 200 is released, the controller 180 can display the related information of the icon 202b in any one of the divided areas of the flexible display 200. 204 may be displayed.

Meanwhile, as illustrated in FIG. 10A, the flexible display 200 may be bent at the center part while the user touches the icon 202b while the flexible display 200 is unfolded.

Then, as illustrated in FIG. 10B, when the touch of the icon 202b is maintained by the user or the bending of the flexible display 200 is maintained, the controller 180 may not touch the touched icon ( The related information 204 of 202b may be displayed.

Thereafter, as illustrated in FIG. 10C, when the touch of the icon 202b or the bending of the flexible display 200 is released, the controller 180 stops displaying the related information 204 of the icon 202b. can do.

In addition, when the flexible display 200 is divided into two or more regions to display information, the flexible display 200 may be variously applied as a multi-display. For example, the flexible display 200 may provide the same image to a user located in different directions. It can be conveniently applied to video calls.

As another example, different images may be displayed on one divided area according to bending, so that two or more users may enjoy a game from different viewpoints with one mobile terminal 100.

As shown in FIG. 3C, when the folded surface of the flexible display 200 returns to its original state, the controller 180 may end the display of the related information 204.

Next, a method of displaying first and second related information of the icon 202b according to the degree of bending of the flexible display 200 will be described with reference to FIG. 11.

FIG. 11 is an exemplary diagram illustrating a method of displaying first and second related information 204a and 204b of an object according to a degree of bending of the flexible display 200 of a mobile terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

As illustrated in FIG. 11A, when the bending degree of the flexible display 200 corresponds to the first section, the controller 180 may determine a flexible display based on at least one position where the flexible display 200 is bent. 200 may be divided into two or more regions.

In addition, the controller 180 may display the first related information 204a of the touched icon 202b in a region where the touched icon 202b is not displayed among the divided regions. In this case, displaying the first related information 204a of the touched icon 202b may correspond to displaying the related information 204a of the touched icon 202b in a preview form.

As illustrated in FIG. 11B, the degree of bending of the flexible display 200 may increase by the user. If the bending degree of the flexible display 200 corresponds to the second section, as illustrated in FIG. 11C, the controller 180 may display second related information 204b of the touched icon 202b. have. In this case, displaying the second related information 204b of the touched icon 202b may correspond to displaying the related information 204b of the icon 202b in full screen.

Next, a method of displaying previous information of an icon will be described with reference to FIGS. 12 to 14.

12 to 14 are exemplary views illustrating a method of displaying previous information of an object of a mobile terminal having a flexible display 200 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

As illustrated in FIG. 12A, the controller 180 may display the information of the icon 202b touched by the user on the flexible display 200. For example, the controller 180 displays the picture 204, which is related information of the picture file icon 202b touched on the flexible display 200, on the full screen.

At this time, when the user bends toward the front of the flexible display 200 while the user touches the flexible display 200, the controller 180 moves back before displaying the figure 204, as shown in FIG. 12B. Status can be displayed.

For example, when the flexible display 200 is bent in the front direction while being touched, the sensor detects the bending in the front direction of the flexible display 200. Then, the controller 180 recognizes the bending of the front direction detected by the touch and the sensor of the flexible display 200 and displays previous information of the icon 202b.

In this case, the display of the related information 204 according to the bending direction of the flexible display 200 may be changed by those skilled in the art. The controller 180 displays the related information 204 of the icon 202b when the flexible display 200 is bent in the rear direction while the icon 202b is touched, and transfers the icon 202b when the flexible display 200 is bent in the front direction. Information can be displayed.

Alternatively, the controller 180 displays the previous information of the icon 202b when the flexible display 200 is bent in the rear direction while the icon 202b is touched, and the related information of the icon 202b when the flexible display 200 is bent in the front direction. 204 may be displayed.

As shown in FIG. 13A, when the user bends the flexible display 200 two or more times for a predetermined time while the user touches the flexible display 200, the controller 180 is connected to FIG. 13B. As shown, the previous state prior to displaying figure 204 can be displayed. In this case, the number of bending of the flexible display 200 may be changed by those skilled in the art. That is, the controller 180 can display the related information 204 of the touched icon 202b according to the number of times the flexible display 200 is deformed for a predetermined time.

In addition, as illustrated in FIG. 14A, when the user bends the corners 210 and 220 of the flexible display 200, the controller 180 may display the image 204 as illustrated in FIG. 14B. You can display the previous state before displaying.

For example, when the application program 204 is running, when the user bends the flexible display 200 toward the front direction while the user touches the flexible display 200, the controller 180 terminates the application program 204. The screen before the application program 204 is executed is displayed.

As another example, when a user bends an area of the flexible display 200 a plurality of times within a predetermined time or simultaneously bends a plurality of different areas in the flexible display 200, the controller 180 controls the application program 204. And the screen before the application program 204 is executed is displayed.

Next, a control method of the mobile terminal 100 using the flexible display 200 will be described with reference to FIG. 15.

FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating a method of displaying related information 232, 234, 236, and 238 of an object 202 a of a mobile terminal having a flexible display 200 according to a third embodiment of the present disclosure. As illustrated in FIG. 15A, when a user touches one or more icons 202a and 202b displayed on the flexible display 200 and bends the plurality of areas 230 and 240 of the flexible display 200, the controller ( 180 may display related information 232, 234, 236, 238, 242, 244, 246, and 248 of the touched icons 202a and 202b.

For example, the controller 180 may display the related information 204 of the icons 202a and 202b in a thumbnail form in proximity to the positions of the icons 202a and 202b. The user touches both the folder icon 202b including the plurality of picture files 232, 234, 236, and 238 and the folder icon 202a including the other plurality of picture files 242, 244, 246, 248, and the plurality of areas of the flexible display 200. When bending the 230 and 240, the controller 180 may display a plurality of picture files 232, 234, 236, 238, 242, 244, 246 and 248 included in the touched folder icons 202a and 202b in a thumbnail or preview format. In this case, the plurality of picture files 232, 234, 236, 238, 242, 244, 246, and 248 may be displayed in proximity to the respective folder icons 202a and 202b displayed on the flexible display 200.

Next, as illustrated in FIG. 15B, an area 240 having a different bending degree from one of the bent areas of the flexible display 200 may be in a different range from each other.

Then, as illustrated in FIG. 15 (c), the controller 180 controls the folder icon 202a of the folder icon 202a that is close to the area 230 having a greater degree of bending of the plurality of touched folder icons 202a and 202b. The relevant information 232, 234, 236, 238 may be displayed.

In addition, the controller 180 may display the related information 234, 244, 246, and 248 of the folder icon 202b that is not close to the region 230 having a greater degree of bending of the plurality of touched folder icons 202a. Modifications are possible by those skilled in the art.

For example, while the user touches both folder icons 202a and 202b containing picture files with the left thumb and the right thumb, the left area 240 and the right area 230 of the flexible display 200 are displayed. ), The controller 180 displays the picture files 232, 234, 236, 238, 242, 244, 246 and 248 included in the folder in thumbnail format.

In this case, when the user bends the right region 230 more than the left region 240, the controller 180 displays the related information 232, 234, 236, and 238 of the folder icon 202a adjacent to the right side 230.

As described above, the mobile terminal 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention has an effect of providing convenience of operation to the user by using the bending characteristic of the flexible display 200.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the present invention may be embodied in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics thereof.

Further, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the above-described method can be implemented as a code that can be read by a processor on a medium on which the program is recorded. Examples of the medium that can be read by the processor include ROM, RAM, CD-ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disk, optical data storage, etc., and may be implemented in the form of a carrier wave (e.g., transmission over the Internet) .

Accordingly, the above detailed description should not be construed as limiting in all aspects and should be considered as illustrative. The scope of the invention should be determined by reasonable interpretation of the appended claims, and all changes within the equivalent scope of the invention are included in the scope of the invention.

100: mobile terminal 110: wireless communication unit
120: A / V input / output unit 130: user input unit
140: sensing unit 150: output unit
160: memory 170: interface section
180: control unit 190: power supply unit
200: flexible display

Claims (5)

A flexible display configured to recognize a touch input of a pointer;
A sensor for detecting bending of the flexible display; And
A controller configured to display related information of the selected object on the flexible display when an object displayed through the flexible display is selected as a touch input of the pointer and bending of the flexible display is detected by the sensor;
. The method according to claim 1,
The sensor detects the degree of bending of the flexible display in a plurality of sections,
The control unit,
If the bending degree detected by the sensor corresponds to the first section, the first related information of the selected object is displayed, and if the bending degree detected by the sensor corresponds to the second section, the second of the selected object A mobile terminal for controlling to display related information. The method according to claim 1,
The sensor detects the bending direction of the flexible display,
The control unit,
A mobile terminal for controlling to display first related information or second related information of the selected object according to at least one of a bending direction of the flexible display detected by the sensor and a number of times the flexible display is deformed for a predetermined time. . The method according to claim 1,
The sensor detects a position at which the flexible display is bent,
The control unit,
A movement of dividing the flexible display into two or more regions based on at least one position where the flexible display is sensed by the folding sensor and controlling to display related information of the selected object in a first region of the divided regions; terminal. 5. The method of claim 4,
Wherein the first region comprises:
An area excluding an area where the selected object is displayed,
And a region in which the selected object is displayed is maintained.

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