KR101744611B1 - Method and apparatus for providing event of portable device having flexible display unit - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a portable terminal having a flexible display unit in which the flexible display unit is divided into a main display area on the front side and a sub display area on the side and a flexible display unit The present invention relates to a portable terminal including a main display region on a front surface and a side auxiliary display region formed on a side surface of the portable terminal by being extended to a side surface of the portable terminal, A flexible display section, a sensor module for detecting a state of the portable terminal, and a display section for selectively displaying event information in at least one display area of the main display area and the auxiliary display area of the flexible display section in accordance with the detected state of the portable terminal And outputs the control signal.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to an event providing method and apparatus for a portable terminal having a flexible display unit,

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

2. Description of the Related Art [0002] With the recent development of digital technology, various portable terminals capable of mobile communication and personal information processing such as a mobile communication terminal, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), an electronic notebook, a smart phone, a tablet PC, Such a portable terminal can be used for various applications such as voice communication, message transmission such as SMS (Short Message Service) / MMS (Multimedia Message Service), video call, electronic notebook, photographing, e-mail transmission / reception, (SNS, Social Networking Service), messenger, dictionary, game, and so on.

Now, it is general that the portable terminal carries the user's necessities anytime and anywhere. Accordingly, the user sets and uses the portable terminal in a manner mode (for example, a vibration mode or a silent mode) provided by the portable terminal in a public place (for example, a conference room, a classroom, a library, etc.) have. Even when the mode is set to the silent mode, the display unit can be turned on when a notification event such as a call reception or a message reception occurs. In this case, the user forcibly turns off the power of the portable terminal, or performs an operation such as hiding, turning over, and hiding the portable terminal. In this case, since the user can not confirm the portable terminal, even if an urgent notification event occurs, the user can not recognize it. That is, when a call or a message is received in a state where the display unit of the portable terminal is not used (for example, when the portable terminal is turned upside down or the display unit is closed), the received information can not be properly delivered to the user.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a portable terminal capable of extending a display area to a side as well as a front side by implementing a flexible display unit in a portable terminal and an event processing method using the same.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a portable terminal having a flexible display unit that divides the flexible display unit into a main display area on the front side and a sub display area on the side and outputs event information of a notification event using the sub display area, And an event processing method using the same.

Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a portable terminal capable of supporting event information output in a manner notification mode by expanding the flexible display unit to the side of the portable terminal body and using the flexible display unit as an auxiliary display area, and an event processing method using the portable terminal .

Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a portable terminal having a flexible display unit capable of processing event information output of a notification event using the auxiliary display area of the flexible display unit by switching to a silent notification mode according to the state of the portable terminal when a notification event occurs And an event processing method using the same.

It is still another object of the present invention to provide a mobile terminal capable of supporting the switching of a manners notification mode based on a menu setting in a portable terminal having a flexible display unit and capable of processing event information of a notification event utilizing the auxiliary display area of the flexible display unit, And a method for processing the event.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of processing events in a mobile terminal, the method comprising: receiving event information in a manners notification mode; And selectively outputting the event information to at least one of the main display region and the auxiliary display region of the flexible display unit in accordance with the state of the portable terminal.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of processing an event of a mobile terminal, the method comprising: determining a state of the mobile terminal; The method comprising the steps of: switching to a manners notification mode when the portable terminal is in a non-operating state, receiving a notification event in the manner notification mode, and outputting event information according to the notification event in an auxiliary display area formed on a side of the portable terminal .

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of processing an event of a portable terminal, the method comprising: receiving a notification event; determining a state of the portable terminal when receiving the notification event; Determining whether to enter a manner notification mode according to a state of the portable terminal; and outputting event information according to the notification event to an auxiliary display area formed on a side of the portable terminal when entering the manner notification mode .

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for detecting a notification event, the method comprising: switching to a manners notification mode according to a state of the portable terminal when detecting a notification event; And determining an output direction of the event information in the auxiliary display area according to the posture of the portable terminal. In the manner notification mode, event information output by the main display area on the front is omitted, and only the event information output by the auxiliary display area on the side is supported. And the power is output by outputting the main display area in a single color or disconnecting the power supply of the main display area and the auxiliary display area to cut off power supply to the main display area.

In order to accomplish the above objects, an embodiment of the present invention includes a computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for causing a processor to execute the method.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a portable terminal including a main display area on a front surface and a main display area on a side surface of the portable terminal, And a control unit for controlling to selectively output event information to at least one of the main display area and the auxiliary display area of the flexible display unit in accordance with the state of the portable terminal.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a portable terminal including a main display area on a front surface and a main display area on a side surface of the portable terminal, A sensor module for detecting the state of the portable terminal; and a control unit for controlling the operation of the portable terminal in the display area of at least one of the main display area and the auxiliary display area of the flexible display part in accordance with the state of the portable terminal detected through the sensor module. And a control unit for controlling to selectively output event information.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus for displaying an image on a display screen, the apparatus comprising: And extends to the rear surface. If the height of the auxiliary display area is greater than or equal to the minimum size for text display, the auxiliary display area is notified of the event information based on at least one of event information and event identification items, And if the height is smaller than the minimum size for text display, the event information item is notified based on at least one of event information and a part of the event identification item if the height exists between the minimum size for displaying a border And notifies the event information.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a storage medium for storing a program for causing a portable terminal to display a program in a display area of at least one of a main display area and a sub display area of a flexible display unit, And selectively outputting event information according to an alarm event.

The foregoing is a somewhat broad summary of features and technical advantages of the present invention in order that those skilled in the art will be better able to understand it from the following detailed description of the present invention. Additional features and advantages of the present invention, which form the subject matter of the claims of the invention, in addition to those features and advantages, will be better understood from the following detailed description of the invention.

As described above, according to the event providing method and apparatus of the portable terminal having the flexible display unit proposed in the present invention, the display area can be expanded more easily by expanding the flexible display unit with both ends bent to the side of the portable terminal. According to the present invention, the flexible display unit is divided into a main display area on the front side and a sub-display area on the side, and the notification event can be supported using the sub-display area. Accordingly, in the present invention, even if the user can not utilize the main display area on the front side, it is possible to more intuitively confirm the event information based on the auxiliary display area.

According to the present invention, when a notification event occurs, the status of the portable terminal can be checked, and event information of the generated notification event can be processed in a mode corresponding to the confirmed status. For example, in a variety of situations in which the main display area of the flexible display unit is not used, that is, when the auxiliary display area of the flexible display unit is used in response to the silent notification mode, event information corresponding to the notification event is output, That is, event information according to the notification event can be output through at least one display area based on user setting among the main display area and the auxiliary display area corresponding to the normal mode. Accordingly, it is possible to cope with a variety of notification events such as call reception, message reception, push service reception, and SNS notification reception to the portable terminal, thereby improving user convenience.

The present invention can be implemented in all types of portable terminals and various devices corresponding thereto. Also, according to the present invention, an optimal environment for outputting event information for each state of the portable terminal can be implemented, thereby contributing to improving usability, convenience, and competitiveness of the portable terminal.

1 to 3 are views illustrating 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 portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5A to 6 are views illustrating an example of utilizing an auxiliary display area of a flexible display unit in a portable terminal according to an 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 embodiment of a flexible display unit in a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
9 is a diagram illustrating an example of event information output from the auxiliary display area of the flexible display unit according to the embodiment of the present invention.
10 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a flexible display unit operation operation for a state change of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
11 is a flowchart illustrating an example of operation of a flexible display unit for a notification event in a portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
12 is a flowchart illustrating an example of operation of a flexible display unit for event information in a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 13 is a view schematically showing the posture detecting operation of the portable terminal according to the embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Note that, in the drawings, the same components are denoted by the same reference symbols as possible. Further, the detailed description of well-known functions and constructions that may obscure the gist of the present invention will be omitted. In other words, it should be noted that only parts necessary for understanding 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 disturb the gist of 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 a sub display area on the side, and a notification event can be provided using the sub display area The present invention relates to a portable terminal having a flexible display unit and a method of operating the same.

According to the embodiment of the present invention, when the main display area of the front side is not used in the portable terminal (for example, the main display area on the front side is covered by other objects (for example, When a notification event occurs in a state where the display screen is in contact with the surface of the table or the like, for example), event information for the notification event can be provided through the auxiliary display area on the side. In the present invention, the notification event may include a call reception, a message reception (e.g., reception of a Short Message Service (SMS) / multimedia message service (MMS) based message reception), a mail reception, SNS, Social Networking Service), and the like.

To this end, according to the embodiment of the present invention, the flexible display unit has both ends bent and according to this form, the main display area on the front of the portable terminal and the auxiliary display area on the side of the portable terminal are integrally formed, And a control unit for detecting the state of the portable terminal when a notification event occurs and processing the event information output using at least one of the main display region and the auxiliary display region of the flexible display unit according to the state of the portable terminal . In this case, according to the embodiment of the present invention, the operation mode switching for the silent notification mode may be selected by the setting using the 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 the portable terminal according to the embodiment of the present invention are not limited to or limited to the following description and thus can be applied to various embodiments based on the following embodiments.

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

1 to 3, the portable terminal of the present invention includes a main body 200 to which the flexible display unit 100 and the flexible display unit 100 are seated and fastened, An additional device for performing functions of the terminal, and the like. 1 to 3, the additional device includes a speaker 301, a microphone (not shown), a sensor module (in particular, an illuminance sensor 303, a front camera module 305, etc.), a physical button . ≪ / RTI >

The flexible display unit 100 is a display device that can be bent. The flexible display unit 100 is characterized in that it can be bent, bent, or bent without being damaged through a thin and flexible substrate such as paper. Since the flexible display unit 100 uses a plastic substrate rather than a commonly used glass substrate, the flexible display unit 100 can be formed using a low-temperature manufacturing processor without using a conventional manufacturing processor to prevent damage to the substrate. The flexible display unit 100 may be a liquid crystal display (LCD), a light emitting diode (LED), an organic light emitting diode (OLED), an active matrix organic light emitting diode (OLED) Replacing a cheap glass substrate with a plastic film gives flexibility to fold and unfold. The flexible display unit 100 is not only thin and light, but also resistant to impact, and has the advantage that it can be bent or bent as described above and can be manufactured in various forms.

The flexible display unit 100 may include an active matrix screen having a specific screen size (e.g., 3 inches, 4 inches, 4.65 inches, 5 inches, 6.5 inches, 8.4 inches, As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, extends to at least one side (for example, at least one side of left, right, upper, and lower sides) of the portable terminal, and the flexible display unit 100 has a radius of curvature (e.g., radius of curvature of 5 cm, 1 cm, 7.5 mm, 5 mm, 4 mm, etc.). In the present invention, a display area appearing on the front surface of the flexible display unit 100 is referred to as a main display area 110 on the front surface, and the display area extending from the main display area is bent to at least one side surface of the main body 200, The display area appearing on the side surface of the display panel 200 will be referred to as a side auxiliary display area 120. [

The main display area 110 and the auxiliary display area 120 are divided for the convenience of description of the present invention. The main display area 110 and the auxiliary display area 120 may include at least one A flexible display portion 100 having a bent end shape and at least one bent end portion extending to at least one side of the portable terminal can be realized. In addition, the flexible display unit 100 may be realized by at least one bent end extending to the rear surface of the portable terminal. Accordingly, in the present invention, the display area on the front surface of the portable terminal is referred to as a main display area 110, and the display area formed on the side surface of the portable terminal is referred to as an auxiliary display area 120 Named. That is, in the present invention, the main display area 110 on the front of the portable terminal and the auxiliary display area 120 on the side of the portable terminal are implemented by a single flexible display unit 100 configured as an "integral type".

1 to 3, the flexible display unit 100 is divided into a main display area 110 on the front side and a sub display area 120 on the side, and the auxiliary display area 100 120 may be used to provide notification events. According to the embodiment of the present invention, when the main display area 110 on the front side is not used in the mobile terminal (for example, the main display area on the front side is the other object (for example, Or in a state in which the front surface faces the surface of the table and faces downward, etc.), event information for the notification event may be provided through the auxiliary display area 120 on the side.

For example, the user can turn the portable terminal upside down on the table for a meeting. That is, the user can change the state of the portable terminal such that the main display area 110 of the portable terminal contacts the surface of the table face downward. Alternatively, the user may place the portable terminal in a separate case 800 to cover the main display area 110, or cover the main display area 110 with a notebook or the like, as shown in FIG.

Then, the portable terminal can detect the state of the portable terminal through the sensor module. At this time, the state detection of the portable terminal can be detected by an illuminance sensor for detecting a change in the amount of light, an operation sensor (for example, a geomagnetic sensor, an acceleration sensor or the like) for detecting the attitude of the portable terminal, or a timer . Here, the sensor module may include a plurality of sensors (e.g., sensor 1, sensor 2, sensor 3, etc.) integrated into one chip, or a plurality of sensors may be implemented as separate chips.

For example, the portable terminal can determine the current state according to the illuminance value detected by the illuminance sensor. The portable terminal can determine the current state according to attitude information (for example, measured values for x-axis, y-axis, and z-axis) detected by the motion sensor. Alternatively, the portable terminal can determine the current state according to the current time detected by the timer. When the timer is used, it is determined whether or not the current time of the portable terminal corresponds to the time zone set by the user in the silent notification mode automatic execution, and when the current time corresponds to the user setting time, .

Hereinafter, in the present invention, first, an illuminance value is determined by the illuminance sensor, and when the illuminance value measured satisfies a set reference condition (for example, a condition that the main display area 110 is covered and its value is less than a predetermined reference value) An operation of determining the state where the portable terminal is placed by the operation sensor and determining the output direction of the auxiliary display area 120 according to the state will be described as an example. However, according to the embodiment of the present invention, it can be set to operate only by any one of the sensors, or it can be set to operate by a combination of three or more sensors.

If the main display area 110 of the portable terminal is not used (e.g., a state of being overturned or a state in which the main display area 110 is hidden, etc.) as a result of the measurement based on the sensor module-based measurement values, It can be determined that the mode is the manners notification mode. When the illuminance sensor detects the illuminance change and transmits an electrical signal corresponding to the illuminance change to the controller, the controller compares the electrical signal with a preset reference value and determines the state of the portable terminal accordingly. At this time, if the illuminance value by the illuminance sensor is equal to or less than a preset reference value, the controller may determine that the vehicle is in the silent notification mode and switch the operation mode. For example, when the lightest 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 smaller than the reference value 30 In the same case, it can be determined that it is entering the manners notification mode.

In the present invention, the silent notification mode corresponds to a mode for omitting the event information output by the main display area 110 on the front side and supporting only the event information output by the side auxiliary display area 120, Only the screen output is performed, and the sound output and the vibration output can be omitted, which can be variously defined according to the user setting. The output of the event information based on the auxiliary display area 120 may be performed by outputting the main display area 110 in a single color (for example, black) or outputting power to the main display area 110 and the auxiliary display area 120 And the power supply to the main display area 110 is cut off.

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

The mobile terminal can receive the notification event after the operation change to the silent 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, and an SNS notification reception as described above. When receiving the notification event in the manner notification mode, the portable terminal can output event information based on the notification event on the basis of the auxiliary display area 120 on the side. Here, the output of the event information may be continuously output until the user inputs the interaction, or may be displayed for a predetermined period of time (for example, 1 second, 3 seconds, 5 seconds, etc.), and the display thereof may be omitted.

When receiving the notification event in the silent notification mode, the mobile terminal can determine the type of the notification event and extract the event information according to the determined type of the corresponding notification event. The extracted event information can be processed into a form that can be displayed on the auxiliary display area 120 and its output can be processed. For example, when determining a call related notification event, it is possible to extract the calling information (e.g., telephone number) and compare the extracted calling information with the user definition set for the event processing method. The calling information may be processed into corresponding event information and output to the auxiliary display area 120 according to a priority (e.g., important, general) set for the calling information.

Alternatively, at the time of determining the message notification event, at least one of the calling information (e.g., telephone number) and the message content may be extracted, and the extracted calling information may be compared with the user definition of the event processing method. At least one of the calling information and the message contents may be processed into the corresponding event information and output to the auxiliary display area 120 according to a priority (for example, important, general) set for the calling information.

In the above description, the processing method of the notification event is exemplified based on the calling information, but according to the present invention, the processing method of the notification event can be determined according to the event type. In other words, priority can be set for each notification event such as call reception, message reception, push service information reception, mail reception, SNS notification reception, etc., and processed into different kinds of event information, thereby processing event information output .

The event information to be output through the auxiliary display area 120 may be divided into a call number, a caller name, a message content (in this case, a scroll function is supported), an icon (call, message, mail, push service, Icons) and colors (all or part of the auxiliary display area 120 is displayed differently according to the set priorities), and the like. 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 portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

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 portable terminal may include an audio processing unit including a microphone and a speaker, a digital broadcasting module for receiving digital broadcasting (e.g., mobile broadcasting such as DMB (Digital Multimedia Broadcasting) or DVB (Digital Video Broadcasting)), And communication functions based on short-range wireless communication such as camera module for dynamic image capture, Bluetooth (BLUETOOTH) communication, IrDA (Infrared Data Association) communication, RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) communication and NFC And a battery for supplying power to the above-described components. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the present invention is not limited thereto. Description and illustration are omitted.

The communication module 310 supports communication with an external server or another 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 IP (Internet Protocol) based voice call, video call, and data communication. In particular, the communication module 100 can receive a notification event from an external server or a portable terminal in the portable terminal. In the present invention, the communication module 100 is not limited to a specific communication module or a communication method, but may be implemented by various types of communication modules that allow a mobile device to communicate with an external server or another mobile device .

The flexible display unit 100 can display a screen related to the operation state of the portable terminal. For example, the display unit 100 may include a home screen of a mobile terminal, a menu screen, a call origination / reception screen, a message creation / reception screen, a chat screen, 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 call reception, message reception, information reception according to a push service, And event information according to a notification event such as reception of information according to the SNS. An operation example of operating the auxiliary display area 120 of the flexible display unit 100 will be described later.

In the present invention, an LCD is used for the flexible display unit 100, but other display devices such as an LED, an OLED, and an AMOLED may be used. In addition, the flexible display unit 100 may include an interface for supporting touch-based input. For example, the flexible display unit 100 supports a variety of touch-based user input by a touch-screen configuration, generates an input signal according to a user input, and transmits the input signal to the controller 390. In addition, the flexible display unit 100 may display a screen in a horizontal mode, a screen in a vertical mode, a horizontal mode, and a vertical mode in accordance with the rotation direction (or the set direction) of the portable terminal when displaying various screens as described above. It is possible to support the adaptive screen switching display according to the change between the two.

The sensor module 330 detects at least one of various changes such as a posture change, an illumination change, an acceleration change, etc. of the portable terminal, and transmits the corresponding electrical signal to the controller 390. That is, the sensor module 330 senses a state change based on the portable terminal, generates a sensing signal, and transmits the sensing signal to the controller 390. In the present invention, the sensor module 330 may be composed of various sensors. When the portable terminal is driven (or based on a user setting), power is supplied to at least one sensor set under the control of the controller 390, And can detect a state change. According to the embodiment of the present invention, the sensor module 330 can be always operated to detect the state change of the portable 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 manual operation of a user.

The sensor module 330 may include at least one of all types of sensing devices capable of detecting a change in state of the portable terminal. For example, the sensor module 330 may include an acceleration sensor, a gyro sensor, an illuminance sensor, a proximity sensor, a pressure sensor, a noise sensor A sensor (e.g., a microphone), a video sensor (e.g., a camera module), a timer, and the like.

In the embodiment of the present invention, various environments in which the main display area 110 of the portable terminal is not used (for example, a state in which the front surface of the portable terminal comes into contact with the surface of the table, A state in which the display area 120 is obscured, and the like), an operation is performed by a combination of at least one of an illuminance sensor and an acceleration sensor or the like. That is, in the example of the present invention, the state of the mobile terminal can be detected using one or more sensors. Here, it is assumed that the sensor module 330 is the acceleration sensor, and the operation of detecting the attitude of the portable terminal will be described with reference to FIG.

13 is a view schematically showing the posture detecting operation of the portable terminal according to the embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 13, when a notification event is collected from the communication module 310, the sensor module 330 is powered on under the control of the controller 390 to measure the posture of the portable terminal. In the present invention, the attitude of the mobile terminal can be detected by always operating the sensor module 330. Or the sensor module 330, in particular, the acceleration sensor, may operate after detecting a notification event.

In the present invention, the sensor module 200 uses an acceleration sensor to detect the orientation of the mobile terminal. At this time, when the sensor module 200 is an acceleration sensor, detection of the portable terminal by the illuminance sensor may be omitted. In this case, the portable terminal of the present invention can be operated when the main display area 110 on the front surface contacts the surface of the table. However, in the case of the present invention, the portable terminal can be operated even when the main display area 110 on the front side faces up and the rear side of the portable terminal contacts the surface of the table. Accordingly, After the first measurement, the attitude of the portable terminal is measured for the operation of the auxiliary display area 120 so that all the embodiments can be included. Hereinafter, a concrete example of measuring the attitude of the mobile terminal by the acceleration sensor will be described.

The sensor module 330 may measure the acceleration of the mobile terminal to generate an electrical signal, and may transmit the generated electrical signal to the controller 390. For example, assuming that the sensor module 330 is a three-axis acceleration sensor, it is possible to measure gravitational acceleration for each of the X-axis, the Y-axis, and the Z-axis shown in FIG. In particular, the sensor module 330 measures the acceleration in which the motion acceleration and the gravitational acceleration of the portable terminal are added, but only the gravitational acceleration can be measured if the mobile terminal does not move. For example, it is assumed that the front of the portable terminal is oriented upward in the direction of the positive acceleration of gravity and the back side of the portable terminal is oriented upward in the direction of negative (-) of the gravitational acceleration.

As shown in FIG. 13, when the rear surface of the portable terminal is placed in contact with a horizontal surface, the acceleration of gravity measured by the sensor module 330 is measured in the X axis and Y axis components at 0 m / sec ² , And only a specific amount of the positive Z-axis component (for example, + 9.8 m / sec ² ) can be measured. On the contrary, when the front surface of the mobile terminal is placed in contact with a horizontal surface, the acceleration of gravity measured by the sensor module 330 is such that the X-axis and Y-axis components are measured at 0 m / sec ² , A certain negative value (e.g., -9.8 m / sec ² ) can be measured.

In addition, assuming that the portable terminal is placed obliquely to the surface of the table, the gravitational acceleration measured by the sensor module 330 is measured at a value other than 0 m / sec ² on at least one axis, The magnitude of the square root of the sum of the squares of the components of the axis, that is, the vector sum, may be the specific value (e.g., 9.8 m / sec ² ). In such a case, the sensor module 330 senses respective accelerations in the X-axis, Y-axis, and Z-axis directions in the coordinate system. It is needless to say that the respective axes and the corresponding gravitational acceleration can be changed according to the position where the sensor module 330 is attached.

), 피치각(pitch angle)(

), 및 요각(yaw angle)(

)으로 나타낼 수 있다. 상기 롤각(

)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 controller 390 can confirm (calculate) the posture on which the mobile terminal is placed using the acceleration for each of the axes have. The posture may be a roll angle (

), A pitch angle (

), And yaw angle (

). The roll angle (

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

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

May represent a rotation angle about the Z axis in FIG. 13, if the Z-axis gravitational acceleration of the gravity acceleration transmitted from the sensor module 330 is + 9.8 m / sec ² , the posture on which the mobile terminal is placed is the roll angle

), And pitch angle (

Is '0', it can be understood that the posture in which the mobile terminal is placed is the posture in which the back surface receiving the gravitational acceleration in the Z axis lies in the gravity direction. According to the above-described method, any position of the mobile terminal can be detected, and a posture detecting unit for detecting the posture of the mobile terminal can be additionally implemented.

In the present invention, the controller 390 can determine the attitude of the mobile terminal by using an algorithm such as an Euler angle-based attitude calculation algorithm, an attitude calculation algorithm using an extended Kalman filter, an acceleration prediction switching algorithm, . That is, according to the present invention, a method of measuring the attitude of the portable terminal using an accelerometer or the like can be implemented by various methods according to the embodiments.

Referring again to FIG. 4, the storage unit 350 stores various applications and data processed and processed in the portable terminal, and may include one or more nonvolatile memories and volatile memories. In the present invention, the storage unit 350 may be a storage medium such as a read only memory (ROM), a flash memory, a random access memory (RAM), an internal hard disk (HDD), an external hard disk, Or at least one. The storage unit 350 is connected to the operating system of the portable terminal, the program and data related to the display control operation of the flexible display unit 100, and the state detection and control operation of the portable terminal using the sensor module 330 Programs and data can be stored continuously or temporarily. In particular, the storage unit 350 may store configuration information 370 related to the 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 is used to determine whether or not the value measured by the sensor module 330 (in particular, the illuminance sensor) satisfies the condition for entering the silent notification mode , Priority information set for each event type or transmission information for determining the event information output method of the auxiliary display area 120, right-hand mode and left-hand mode operation (For example, continuous output until input of a user interaction, output for a predetermined time, etc.), operation mode of the sensor module 330 (for example, A sensor to be used and an event condition for each sensor). The configuration information 370 may be implemented by at least one mapping table.

The controller 390 controls the overall operation of the portable terminal. In particular, the controller 390 may control operation related to the operation of outputting the event information output function based on the silent notification mode for the notification event using the flexible display unit 100 in the embodiment of the present invention. That is, the controller 390 controls the auxiliary display area 120 according to the state of the portable terminal 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 It is possible to control the output of the event information of the used notification event.

For example, the controller 390 may determine the state of the portable terminal based on the sensor module 330 regardless of the occurrence of the notification event, determine whether to enter the manners notification mode according to the determined state of the portable terminal, And can control the output of the event information of the notification event based on the auxiliary display area 120 with respect to the notification event generated in the silent notification mode. In addition, the controller 390 determines the state of the portable terminal at the time of detecting the occurrence of the notification event, determines whether to enter the manners notification mode according to the determined state of the portable terminal, 120 to control the output of the event information of the notification event. Also, the controller 390 can operate the manners notification mode based on the timer regardless of whether or not the notification event is generated. For example, the controller 390 can determine whether to enter the manners notification mode by determining the current time of the portable terminal. For example, the controller 390 may determine the entering of the manner notification mode when the current time belongs to a predefined time (e.g., midnight, or a certain time range). And to control the output of the event information of the notification event based on the auxiliary display area 120 with respect to the notification event generated in the manor notification mode.

The control unit 390 determines the output method of the event information according to the priority set according to the notification event and the priority set according to the calling information when the event information based on the auxiliary display area 120 is output, Output can be processed. Also, the controller 390 may adaptively control the display direction of the event information of the auxiliary display area 120 according to the state of the portable terminal.

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

The portable terminal of the present invention shown in FIG. 4 may include all information communication devices, multimedia devices, and application devices supporting the functions of the present invention. For example, the mobile terminal may include a mobile communication terminal operating based on communication protocols corresponding to various communication systems, a tablet PC (personal computer), a smart phone, a digital camera, A portable multimedia player (PMP), a media player, a portable game terminal, and a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant).

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

5A, 6A and 6B, the front side of the portable terminal is shown, and the back side of the portable terminal is in contact with the surface of the table. In the auxiliary display area 120 of the flexible display unit 100, 5B shows event information 400 (FIG. 5B) in the auxiliary display area 120 of the flexible display unit 100 when the rear surface of the portable terminal is shown and its front surface is in contact with the surface of the table. 5A and FIG. 5B, the display direction of the event information in the auxiliary display area 120 is adaptively rotated and changed according to the state of the portable terminal, Information 400 is output.

5A to 6, the display direction of the event information in the auxiliary display area 120 of the flexible display unit 100 can always be displayed in a forward direction regardless of the state where the portable terminal is placed. For example, when the state of the portable terminal is displayed with the front side facing up and the opposite side facing back, or when the state of the portable terminal is displayed with the rear side facing upward and the opposite side faces upward again, 400) (for example, 180 degrees) so that it can always be displayed in the forward direction from the user's point of view. In addition, when the state of the portable terminal is set to be inclined at a predetermined angle (e.g., 30 degrees, 120 degrees, etc.) based on the state that the front face is upward, event information in the auxiliary display area 120 is advanced Similarly, 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 be in a direction corresponding to a state in which the front side is upward, and when the predetermined angle is 120 degrees, The display direction of the event information in the display unit 120 may appear in a direction corresponding to the state in which the rear side is displayed upward. As described above, the rotation of the event information 400 according to the state of the portable terminal detects the state of the portable terminal based on the acceleration sensor of the sensor module 330 as described above, Can be determined.

For example, when detecting an alarm event, the control unit 390 may determine whether to enter the manners notification mode based on the illuminance sensor of the sensor module 330 first. When determining to enter the manners notification mode, it is possible to determine the state (posture direction) of the portable terminal based on the acceleration sensor of the sensor module 330, as described above. 5A, the side where the main display area 120 appears and the additional device such as the speaker 301, the illuminance sensor 303, the front camera module 305, and the like are referred to as a front side, 5b, the rear camera module 500, the battery cover 550, and the like may be referred to as a back surface.

5A, when the mobile terminal is in the state of the front side up, the mobile terminal directly outputs the event information through the auxiliary display area 120 without rotation of the event information 400, The event information 400 may be rotated through 180 degrees and output through the auxiliary display area 120. [

When the state of the portable terminal is changed from any one of the states shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B to the opposite state, the event information 400 of the auxiliary display region 120 is displayed Direction can be adaptively rotated and displayed. At this time, when the controller 390 outputs the event information 400 on the basis of the auxiliary display area 120, when the attitude information that the front and back sides of the portable terminal are reversed from the sensor module 330 is detected The switching of the display direction of the event information 400 can be controlled.

5A to 6 illustrate a case where the auxiliary display area 120 is used according to a state in which the portable terminal is placed. However, as shown in FIG. 3, (800).

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

7A to 8 illustrate an example in which the auxiliary display area 120 extending to the side of the portable terminal main body 200 is realized up to the side end of the main body 200 in the case of FIG. 7B illustrates an example in which an auxiliary display area 120 extending to the side of the portable terminal is implemented up to a part of a side surface of the main body 200. In FIG. 8 illustrates an exemplary method of outputting the event information 400 according to the type in which the auxiliary display area 120 is implemented in the portable terminal.

As shown in FIGS. 7A to 8, when the height (the size in the vertical direction) of the auxiliary display area 120 extending to the side of the main body 200 is assumed to be 'H' The size of the direction of the event information 400). For example, in the present invention, the event information 400 extracted in accordance with the height (the size in the vertical direction) H of the auxiliary display area 120 (e.g., transmission information, message contents, push service information, A text type icon, an image type icon), a color border, a color bar, and the like), and an event identification item 450

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 = 7 mm, A = 6 mm) And the event identification item 450, or a combination thereof. On the other hand, when the height 'H' of the auxiliary display area 120 is smaller than the minimum display size 'A' for text display (for example, H = 6 mm, A = 7 mm) The text display is omitted and the event information 400 can be displayed by any one or a plurality of combinations of the event identification items 450. [

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

8, the auxiliary display area 120 includes a height 'H' of the auxiliary display area 120 and a minimum size 'h' for displaying a color frame implemented in the outline of the text of the event identification item 450 ', A minimum size' A 'for text display, and the like. Here, the minimum size 'A' for text display can be defined as 2a, which is a gap between the text size 'T' and 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 and may be determined corresponding to a radius of curvature of the flexible display unit 100. [ 8, the lower gap of the gaps in the auxiliary display region 120 may be omitted. For example, the auxiliary display area 120 may be omitted if it extends only to the side of the portable terminal main body 200 of the auxiliary display area 120. If the auxiliary display area 120 extends to the back side of the portable terminal, May be generated corresponding to the radius. In FIG. 8, for convenience of explanation, a case where 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 numeral 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, A 'is greater than or equal to the minimum size' h 'for color border display. That is, when the height 'H' of the auxiliary display area 120 includes a size including all other sizes (for example,

, And in particular, the case where the height 'H' of the auxiliary display area 120 is equal to or greater than the minimum size 'A' for text display. The sub display area 120 may include event information 400 (e.g., text information such as calling information, message contents, push service information, SNS notification) and an event identification item 450 (e.g., At least one of an event type identification icon (text type icon, image type icon), a color frame, a color bar, and the like) may be selectively displayed according to the user setting.

)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 numeral 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, " h ". That is, the height 'H' of the auxiliary display area 120 may include all of the other sizes or the size between them (for example,

In the case where the height 'H' of the auxiliary display area 120 is equal to or greater than the text minimum display size 'A', but is smaller than the minimum size 'h' for color border display . In the above-described condition, the auxiliary display area 120 may include event information 400 (e.g., text information such as calling information, message contents, push service information, SNS notification) and an event identification item 450 It can be selectively displayed according to user setting. Part of the event identification item 450 may include at least one of an event type identification icon and a color bar except for a color 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 numeral 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' Is smaller than the minimum size 'h' for color border display. That is, when the height 'H' of the auxiliary display area 120 is smaller than all other sizes (for example,

, And in particular, the case where the height 'H' of the auxiliary display area 120 is smaller than the minimum size 'A' for text display. In such a case, the display of the event information 400 (e.g., sending information, message contents, push service information, SNS notification, etc.) is omitted in the auxiliary display area 120, 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 (particularly, the image type icon) and the color bar according to the user setting.

This can be summarized as follows.

(1) If 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 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 the event identification item 450) at least one display of a portion of the item (in particular, at least one of the event type identifying icon and the color bar excluding the color frame) according to the user setting

(At least one of the image type icons and color bars according to the user's setting) when the 'H' of the auxiliary display area 120 is smaller than the minimum size 'A' for text display, Display

For example, in the case of the method (1), as shown in FIG. 7A and FIG. 8, when a notification event type (for example, a call, a message, a mail, a push service, Etc.), and extract the event information 400 (e.g., text-based originating information, sender information, message content, push service notification content, SNS notification content, etc.) from the notification event. At least one of the event identification items 450 (e.g., an event type identification icon (a text type icon, an image type icon), a color border, a color bar, and the like) is determined according to the type of the notification event and the priority set in the notification event 450 . Then, the event information 400 and the determined event identification item 450 may be displayed together. In the case of the method (1), only one of the event information 400 and the event identification item 450 may be selectively displayed according to the user setting method.

In the case of the method (2), as shown in the reference numeral 803 of FIG. 8, a notification event type (e.g., call, message, mail, push service, SNS, (E.g., text-based originating information, sender information, message content, push service notification content, SNS notification content, etc.) from the notification event. At least one of a variety of event identification items 450 (e.g., an icon for identifying an event type (a text type icon, an image type icon), a color bar, and the like) may be determined according to the type of the notification event and the priority set therein have. Then, the event information 400 and the determined event identification item 450 may be displayed together. In the case of the method (2), only one of the event information 400 and the event identification item 450 can be selectively displayed according to the user setting method.

In the case of the (3) method, as shown in FIG. 7B and FIG. 8, a notification event type (eg, call, message, mail, push service, SNS, etc.) And can extract an event identification item 450 (in particular, an icon for identifying an event type (image type icon) or a color bar) mapped to the determined notification event type. Or only the event identification item 450 (e.g., color bar) according to the priority of the notification event type (or calling information). And display the extracted at least one event identification item 450.

In the present invention, the height 'H' of the auxiliary display area 120, the minimum size 'A' for text display, the gap 'a' of the auxiliary display area 120, T ', and the minimum size' h 'for color border display can be defined differently according to the mobile terminal. For example, the size of the mobile terminal and the implementation form of the flexible display unit 100 may be differently defined.

Hereinafter, an exemplary operation for notifying the event information of the notification event as described above using the auxiliary display area 120 will be described with reference to FIG.

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 the embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 9, in the embodiment of the present invention, at least one of the text and event identification items may be displayed through the auxiliary display area 120 with respect to the event information about the notification event. At this time, the event information output through the auxiliary display area 120 may be displayed according to the height of the auxiliary display area 120, or may be displayed by a combination of text based and event identification item based, 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 numeral < 901 >, a received notification event is a call reception, and a text type icon for identifying the type of the notification event, such as "Call:" Event information 400 such as "010-1234-5678 mother" may be provided together through the auxiliary display area 120. [

As shown in reference numeral 903, a received notification event is a call reception, and a text type icon for identifying the type of the notification event, such as "Call:" among the event identification items 450, (E.g., rectangular, elliptical, etc.) surrounding the outer circumference of the text type icon and the event information 400 as well as the event information 400 such as " A color border for notifying the priority can be provided together through the auxiliary display area 120. [ The color borders may be provided in colors classified according to priorities such as red, yellow, and blue according to the priority (important, general, favorite, etc.) according to the user setting. For example, a color border based on red color may be provided if it is assumed that the calling number of "010-1234-5678" in the reference numeral " 903 &quot; is set as a priority priority. At this time, if there is no priority setting for the generated notification event, a border of a certain color (for example, black color) provided or set without a separate border item such as the reference number <901> 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 numeral &lt; 905 &gt;, if the received notification event is a call reception and the event identification item 450 is "

, An image type icon for identifying the type of the notification event, and event information 400 such as "010-1234-8765 Friend 1 &quot;, as well as the image type icon and the event information 400 A color border formed of a specific shape (e.g., a rectangular shape, an elliptical shape, and the like) for notifying the priority set for the notification event may be provided together through the auxiliary display area 120. [ For example, red, yellow, blue, or the like according to the priorities (important, general, favorite, etc.) according to the priority of the user. Quot; -8765 "is set as a favorite priority, a blue color-based color frame 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 reference numeral &lt; 907 &gt;, when the received notification event is a message reception, and the event identification item 450 is "

The image type icon for identifying the type of the notification event and the event information 400 such as "come in early !! &quot;, as well as the specific type surrounding the outer shape of the image type icon and the event information 400 (E.g., a rectangular shape, an elliptical shape, or the like), and a color border for notifying the priority set for the notification event may be provided together through the auxiliary display area 120. [ For example, red, yellow, blue, etc. according to priority (important, general, favorite, etc.). For example, in the reference number <907> A color border based on a yellow color may be provided, assuming that it is set to a general priority with respect to a notification event generated as a spam message, If no tteohan first order setting, the border of a particular color (e.g., black color) is set or provided at no extra border items, such as the reference number <901> in accordance with the setting method can be provided.

In the case of reference numerals <909> and <911>, the height of the auxiliary display area 120 may be smaller than the text minimum display size, or a color bar may be provided according to a user setting. As shown in the reference numbers <909> and <911>, the shape of the color bar may be represented differently according to the received notification event, and the color of the color bar may be represented differently according to the priority set for the received notification event . For example, in the case of a call reception notification event, the notification event has a straight bar shape as indicated by the reference numeral, and the bar can be represented by a color corresponding to the set priority. Or in the case of a notification event of message reception, the bar has a bar shape as indicated by the reference numeral &lt; 911 &gt;, and the bar can be represented by a color corresponding to the set priority. In addition to the above reference numbers and reference numerals, various forms may be provided according to user definitions. For example, the image type icon and the color bar may be combined as described above, or the reception notification event may be displayed in all or a part of the auxiliary display area 120 according to the importance or condition according to user definition It is possible.

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

Referring to FIG. 10, in the case of FIG. 10, the user may pre-define the manner mode of the present invention. For example, the user can manipulate the portable terminal environment in a predefined state for the manner notification mode when joining a meeting or the like. For example, when the user places the portable terminal on the surface of a table such as a desk, the user can place the front face of the portable terminal facing the floor. Alternatively, the user may place the main display area 110 in a state of covering the main display area 110 by using the case 800 of the portable terminal when the front side of the portable terminal is directed 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 silent notification mode is in operation, As shown in Fig.

As shown in FIG. 10, the controller 390 can detect a change in attitude (or change in illumination) of the portable terminal as described above (operation 1001). For example, the user may place the portable terminal on the floor of a desk or the like. Then, the control unit 330 can detect a change in attitude (or change in illuminance) of the portable terminal based on the measurement values obtained from the sensor module 330 such as an illuminance sensor or an acceleration sensor.

The controller 390 can compare the attitude information (or the illuminance information) with the predetermined attitude information (step 1003) when detecting the attitude change (variation in illuminance) of the portable terminal. At this time, the comparison may correspond to an operation for determining whether or not the detected attitude change (or the illuminance change) satisfies the condition for entering the silent notification mode.

The control unit 390 can determine whether the state change of the portable terminal is for switching to the manners notification mode by comparing the posture information (or illumination information) (Step 1005). For example, if the attitude information (or illumination information) corresponds to the predefined setting information, it is determined to switch to the manner mode. If the attitude information does not correspond to the predefined setting information, an operation process according to the normal mode can be determined.

If the controller 390 determines to switch to the manners notification mode (YES in step 1005), the portable terminal can switch the current operation mode to the manners notification mode (step 1007). The control unit 390 can 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 when the manor notification mode is switched ).

If the control unit 390 determines that the mode is not the manner notification mode switching (NO in step 1005), the portable terminal can maintain the current operating mode (step 1011). At this time, if the current operation mode of the portable terminal corresponds to the silent notification mode, the controller 390 may switch the operation mode to the normal mode in step 1007. The control unit 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 in operation 1013.

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

Referring to FIG. 11, in the case of FIG. 11, when a notification event is generated from the outside, the state (illuminance, attitude, etc.) of the portable terminal is checked, And an example of processing an operation. The specific sensor module 330 for determining the state of the mobile terminal for switching to the light and silent notification mode of FIG. 11 may be operated at the time of occurrence of the notification event.

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

The control unit 390 may determine an event processing method according to the notification event when detecting the occurrence of the notification event (step 1103) (step 1105). For example, the control unit 390 may check the state of the portable terminal through the sensor module 330, and then perform event processing in a manners notification mode or event processing in a normal mode according to the state of the portable terminal Can be determined. That is, the control unit 390 can determine whether or not to operate the silent notification mode according to the status of the portable terminal when the notification event occurs. Also, the controller 390 may determine the current time of the portable terminal when the notification event occurs, and determine whether to enter the manners notification mode. For example, the controller 390 determines whether the current time is within a predetermined time (for example, midnight, or a predetermined time range) and determines whether to operate the manner notification mode of the portable terminal.

The control unit 390 activates the auxiliary display area 120 (step 1107) and controls the output of the event information based on the auxiliary display area 120 (step 1105) (Step 1109). Here, in the present invention, the status of the portable terminal can be firstly determined by the illuminance sensor or the acceleration sensor of the sensor module 330 when the notification event occurs, and it can be determined whether or not the manner mode is entered according to the status of the portable terminal. When the user enters the manners notification mode, the orientation of the portable terminal can be determined by the acceleration sensor of the sensor module 330, and the direction of the event information can be determined according to the orientation of the portable terminal.

The control unit 390 can selectively activate at least one of the main display area 110 and the auxiliary display area 120 when the event processing is determined to be the normal mode (NO in step 1105) ). Then, the controller 390 can control the output of the event information based on the activated display area (step 1113).

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

Referring to FIG. 12, in the case of FIG. 12, an event information output method for a notification event is determined in a state in which the silent notification mode is in operation, and an event information output is processed according to the determined output method.

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

When determining the event type, the controller 390 can determine an event notification method according to the determined event type (step 1203). 9, for example, the controller 390 determines whether an event identification icon (for example, a text type icon, an image type icon, etc.) corresponding to the event type, event information, Determining output by one or a combination thereof, determining whether to apply color by priority to an event identification item, and the like.

The controller 390 may process the event information according to the determined event output method when the event output method is determined (step 1205). For example, the control unit 390 may output event information to the determined event output method so that it can be output in any one of the forms described in the description with reference to the reference numerals &lt; 901 &gt; to &lt; 911 & It is possible to perform processing such as combining with an event identification item.

The controller 390 can control the output of the processed event information using the auxiliary display area 120 (step 1207). At this time, the controller 390 checks the orientation of the portable terminal to determine whether the event information to be displayed in the auxiliary display area 120 is rotated. When determining the rotation, the controller 390 rotates the event information by 180 degrees, ).

Meanwhile, the event providing method of the mobile terminal having the flexible display unit of the present invention as described above can be implemented in the form of a program command that can be executed through various computer means, and can be recorded in a computer-readable recording medium. At this time, the computer readable recording medium may include a program command, a data file, a data structure, or the like, alone or in combination. On the other hand, the program instructions recorded on the recording medium may be those specially designed and configured for the present invention or may be available to those skilled in the art of computer software.

The computer readable recording medium may be an optical recording medium such as a magnetic medium such as a hard disk, a floppy disk and a magnetic tape, a CD-ROM (Compact Disc Read Only Memory), a DVD (Digital Versatile Disc) ), A magneto-optical medium such as a Floptical Disk, and a storage medium such as a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), a flash memory, Hardware devices. The program instructions also include machine language code, such as those generated by the compiler, as well as high-level language code that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like. The hardware devices described above may be configured to operate as one or more software modules to perform the operations of the present invention, and vice versa.

It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description of the present invention are exemplary and explanatory and are intended to provide further explanation of the invention as claimed. Accordingly, the scope of the present invention should be construed as being included in the scope of the present invention, all changes or modifications derived from the technical idea of the present invention.

100: Flexible display unit
110: Main display area
120: auxiliary display area
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301: Speaker
303: Illumination sensor
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400: Event Identification Item
500: Rear camera module

Claims (16)

In an electronic device,
A display including a main display area and a curved auxiliary display area integrally extended from the main display area and bent to one side of the main display area and smaller than the main display area;
And a control unit for controlling the display to provide a color indicator indicating the information about the event in the curved auxiliary display area when an occurrence of an event is detected. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein,
And controls the display to provide a different color indicator depending on the type of event. 3. The method of claim 2,
Wherein,
Controls the display to differentially provide at least one of the type and color of the color indicator according to one of the type of the event and the priority of the event. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein,
Wherein when the event is detected in the main display area without providing information, the main display area maintains a state of not providing information, and only the color auxiliary display area displays a color indicator Said display controlling said display. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein,
And controls the display to provide the color indicator throughout the auxiliary display area or to provide the color indicator to a part of the auxiliary display area according to a user setting. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein,
When the occurrence of the event is detected, controls the display to provide an icon for event type identification together with the color indicator indicating information on the event in the curved auxiliary display area. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein,
And controls the display to provide a color indicator of a different color according to the calling number when a telephone receiving event occurs. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the color indicator is provided by user setting. And a display including a main display area and a curved auxiliary display area extending integrally from the main display area and bent to one side of the main display area and smaller than the main display area, As a result,
Detecting an occurrence of an event; And
And providing a color indicator indicating information about the event in the curved auxiliary display area in response to the detection of the occurrence of the event. 10. The method of claim 9,
Wherein the providing step comprises:
And providing a different color indicator depending on the type of the event. 11. The method of claim 10,
Wherein the providing step comprises:
Wherein at least one of the type and color of the color indicator is provided differently depending on the type of the event and the priority of the event. 10. The method of claim 9,
Wherein the sensing comprises:
Detecting occurrence of an event in a state in which information is not provided in the main display area,
Wherein the providing step comprises:
Wherein the main display area maintains a state in which information is not provided and a color indicator that indicates information on the event only in the curved surface auxiliary display area. 10. The method of claim 9,
Wherein the providing step comprises:
Wherein the color indicator is provided in the entire auxiliary display area or in a part of the auxiliary display area according to a user setting. 10. The method of claim 9,
Wherein the providing step comprises:
When the occurrence of the event is detected, providing an icon for identifying an event type together with the color indicator indicating information on the event in the curved auxiliary display area. 10. The method of claim 9,
Wherein the providing step comprises:
And a color indicator of a different color is provided according to the calling number when a telephone receiving event occurs. 10. The method of claim 9,
Wherein the color indicator is provided by user setting.

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