WO2016010169A1 - Terminal mobile et son procédé de commande - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a mobile terminal and a control method thereof, and more particularly, to a mobile terminal capable of bending and a control method thereof.
- a terminal can be divided into a mobile terminal (mobile / portable terminal) and a stationary terminal according to whether the terminal can be moved.
- the mobile terminal can be divided into a handheld terminal and a vehicle mounted terminal according to whether the user can directly carry the mobile terminal.
- the functions of mobile terminals are diversified. For example, there are data and voice communication, photographing and video shooting through a camera, voice recording, music file playback through a speaker system, and outputting an image or video on a display unit.
- Some terminals are equipped with an electronic game play function or a multimedia player function.
- modern mobile terminals can receive multicast signals that provide visual content such as broadcast and video or television programs.
- a flexible mobile terminal means a mobile terminal having a characteristic that a form can be deformed like a paper. Accordingly, the flexible mobile terminal can be implemented by various mobile terminals such as a smart phone, a tablet PC, an electronic frame, a PDA, and an MP3 player.
- a mobile terminal includes a bendable display unit, a sensing unit for sensing bending of the display unit, and a sensing unit for sensing bending, And rejects an operation to be performed correspondingly.
- a method of controlling a mobile terminal includes sensing a bending of a display unit, inputting a predetermined input to a display unit, and rejecting an operation to be performed corresponding to the sensed bending .
- the mobile terminal can perform a desired operation by the user.
- FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is an example of a flexible type mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a method of controlling a mobile terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 4 is a view for explaining various modified forms of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 5 is a view for explaining a GUI area according to various modifications of the mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- 6 to 9 are views for explaining a GUI displayed according to various modifications of the mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIGS. 10 to 11 are views for explaining a virtual GUI path according to various modifications of the mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIGS. 12 to 13 are diagrams for explaining screen switching corresponding to a variation of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- GUI 14 is various examples of a GUI displayed corresponding to a modification of the mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- the mobile terminal described in this specification includes a mobile phone, a smart phone, a laptop computer, a digital broadcasting terminal, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a portable multimedia player (PMP), a navigation device, a slate PC A tablet PC, an ultrabook, a wearable device such as a smartwatch, a smart glass, and a head mounted display (HMD).
- PDA personal digital assistant
- PMP portable multimedia player
- HMD head mounted display
- the mobile terminal 100 includes a wireless communication unit 110, an input unit 120, a sensing unit 140, an output unit 150, an interface unit 160, a memory 170, a controller 180, And a power supply unit 190 and the like.
- the components shown in FIG. 1 are not essential for implementing a mobile terminal, so that the mobile terminal described herein may have more or fewer components than the components listed above.
- the wireless communication unit 110 of the wireless communication unit 110 may communicate with the mobile terminal 100 and the wireless communication system, between the mobile terminal 100 and another mobile terminal 100, or between the mobile terminal 100 and the external server, And may include one or more modules to enable communication.
- the wireless communication unit 110 may include one or more modules for connecting the mobile terminal 100 to one or more networks.
- the wireless communication unit 110 may include at least one of a broadcast receiving module 111, a mobile communication module 112, a wireless Internet module 113, a short distance communication module 114, and a location information module 115.
- the input unit 120 includes a camera 121 or an image input unit for inputting a video signal, a microphone 122 or an audio input unit for inputting an audio signal, a user input unit 123 for receiving information from a user, A touch key, a mechanical key, and the like).
- the voice data or image data collected by the input unit 120 may be analyzed and processed by a user's control command.
- the sensing unit 140 may include at least one sensor for sensing at least one of information in the mobile terminal, surrounding environment information surrounding the mobile terminal, and user information.
- the sensing unit 140 may include a proximity sensor 141, an illumination sensor 142, a touch sensor, an acceleration sensor, a magnetic sensor, a gravity sensor A G-sensor, a gyroscope sensor, a motion sensor, an RGB sensor, an infrared sensor, a finger scan sensor, an ultrasonic sensor, A microphone, a battery gauge, an environmental sensor (e.g., a barometer, a hygrometer, a thermometer, a radiation detection sensor, a heat sensor) A sensor, a gas sensor, etc.), a chemical sensor (e.g., an electronic nose, a healthcare sensor, a biometric sensor, etc.).
- the mobile terminal disclosed in the present specification can combine and utilize information sensed by at least two of the sensors.
- the output unit 150 includes at least one of a display unit 151, an acoustic output unit 152, a haptic tip module 153, and a light output unit 154 to generate an output related to visual, auditory, can do.
- the display unit 151 may have a mutual layer structure with the touch sensor or may be integrally formed to realize a touch screen.
- the touch screen may function as a user input unit 123 for providing an input interface between the mobile terminal 100 and a user and may provide an output interface between the mobile terminal 100 and a user.
- the interface unit 160 serves as a path to various types of external devices connected to the mobile terminal 100.
- the interface unit 160 includes a port for connecting a device equipped with a wired / wireless headset port, an external charger port, a wired / wireless data port, a memory card port, a video input / output port, an audio input / output port, a video input / output port, and an earphone port.
- a device equipped with a wired / wireless headset port an external charger port
- a wired / wireless data port a memory card port
- video input / output port an audio input / output port
- a video input / output port a video input / output port
- the memory 170 stores data supporting various functions of the mobile terminal 100.
- the memory 170 may store a plurality of application programs or applications running on the mobile terminal 100, data for operation of the mobile terminal 100, and commands. At least some of these applications may be downloaded from an external server via wireless communication. Also, at least some of these application programs may exist on the mobile terminal 100 from the time of departure for the basic functions (e.g., call incoming, outgoing, message receiving, and origination functions) of the mobile terminal 100. Meanwhile, the application program may be stored in the memory 170, installed on the mobile terminal 100, and may be operated by the control unit 180 to perform the operation (or function) of the mobile terminal.
- control unit 180 In addition to the operations associated with the application program, the control unit 180 typically controls the overall operation of the mobile terminal 100.
- the control unit 180 may process or process signals, data, information, and the like input or output through the above-mentioned components, or may drive an application program stored in the memory 170 to provide or process appropriate information or functions to the user.
- controller 180 may control at least some of the components illustrated in FIG. 1 to drive an application program stored in the memory 170.
- the control unit 180 may operate at least two or more of the components included in the mobile terminal 100 in combination with each other for driving the application program.
- the power supply unit 190 receives external power and internal power under the control of the controller 180 and supplies power to the components included in the mobile terminal 100.
- the power supply unit 190 may include a battery, and the battery may be an internal battery or a replaceable battery.
- At least some of the components may operate in cooperation with each other to implement a method of operation, control, or control of the mobile terminal according to various embodiments described below.
- the method of operation, control, or control of the mobile terminal may also be implemented on the mobile terminal by driving at least one application program stored in the memory 170.
- the broadcast receiving module 111 of the wireless communication unit 110 receives broadcast signals 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. More than one broadcast receiving module may be provided to the mobile terminal 100 for simultaneous broadcast reception or broadcast channel switching for at least two broadcast channels.
- the mobile communication module 112 may be a mobile communication module such as a mobile communication module, a mobile communication module, a mobile communication module, a mobile communication module, a mobile communication module, a mobile communication module, (Wideband CDMA), HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access), HSUPA (High Speed Uplink Packet Access), LTE (Long Term Evolution), LTE-A (Enhanced Voice-Data Optimized or Enhanced Voice-Data Only) Long Term Evolution-Advanced), and the like, to a base station, an external terminal, and a server.
- a mobile communication module such as a mobile communication module, a mobile communication module, a mobile communication module, a mobile communication module, a mobile communication module, a mobile communication module, (Wideband CDMA), HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access), HSUPA (High Speed Uplink Packet Access), LTE (Long Term Evolution), LTE-A (Enhanced Voice-Data Optimized or Enhanced Voice-Data Only) Long Term Evolution-Adv
- 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.
- the wireless Internet module 113 is configured to transmit and receive a wireless signal in a communication network according to wireless Internet technologies.
- Wireless Internet technologies include, for example, WLAN (Wireless LAN), Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity), Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity) Direct, DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance), WiBro for example, a wireless Internet module 113, a wireless LAN module 113, a wireless LAN module 113, a wireless LAN module 113, a wireless LAN module 113, Transmits and receives data according to at least one wireless Internet technology, including Internet technologies not listed above.
- the wireless Internet module 113 for performing a wireless Internet connection through a mobile communication network from the viewpoint that wireless Internet access by WiBro, HSDPA, HSUPA, GSM, CDMA, WCDMA, LTE, LTE- And may be understood as a kind of mobile communication module 112.
- the short-range communication module 114 is for short-range communication, and includes Bluetooth TM, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), Infrared Data Association (IrDA), Ultra Wideband (UWB) (Near Field Communication), Wi-Fi (Wireless-Fidelity), Wi-Fi Direct, and Wireless USB (Wireless Universal Serial Bus) technology.
- the short-range communication module 114 is connected to the mobile terminal 100 and the wireless communication system through the wireless area networks, between the mobile terminal 100 and another mobile terminal 100, And can support wireless communication between networks where other mobile terminals (100, or external servers) are located.
- the short-range wireless communication network may be a short-range wireless personal area network.
- the other mobile terminal 100 may be a wearable device (e.g., a smartwatch, a smart smart, etc.) capable of exchanging data with the mobile terminal 100 according to the present invention glass, HMD (head mounted display)).
- the short range communication module 114 may detect (or recognize) a wearable device capable of communicating with the mobile terminal 100 around the mobile terminal 100.
- the control unit 180 transmits at least a part of the data processed by the mobile terminal 100 to the near field communication module 114 To the wearable device. Therefore, the user of the wearable device can use the data processed by the mobile terminal 100 through the wearable device. For example, the user can make a phone call through the wearable device when a phone call is received in the mobile terminal 100, or transmit a message received through the wearable device when the message is received in the mobile terminal 100 It is possible to confirm.
- the position information module 115 is a module for obtaining the position (or current position) of the mobile terminal, and a representative example thereof is a Global Positioning System (GPS) module or a Wireless Fidelity (WiFi) module.
- GPS Global Positioning System
- Wi-Fi Wireless Fidelity
- the mobile terminal can acquire the position of the mobile terminal by using a signal transmitted from the GPS satellite.
- the mobile terminal utilizes the Wi-Fi module
- the position of the mobile terminal can be acquired based on information of a wireless access point (AP) transmitting or receiving a wireless signal with the Wi-Fi module.
- the location information module 115 may replace or additionally perform any of the other modules of the wireless communication unit 110 to obtain data regarding the location of the mobile terminal as needed.
- the location information module 115 is a module used to obtain the location (or current location) of the mobile terminal, and is not limited to a module that directly calculates or obtains the location of the mobile terminal.
- the input unit 120 is for inputting image information (or signal), audio information (or signal), data, or information input from a user.
- a plurality of cameras 121 may be provided.
- the camera 121 processes image frames such as still images or moving images obtained by the image sensor in the video communication mode or the photographing mode.
- the processed image frame may be displayed on the display unit 151 or stored in the memory 170.
- the plurality of cameras 121 provided in the mobile terminal 100 may be arranged to have a matrix structure and the mobile terminal 100 may be provided with various angles or foci through the camera 121 having the matrix structure
- a plurality of pieces of image information can be input.
- the plurality of cameras 121 may be arranged in a stereo structure to acquire left and right images for realizing a stereoscopic image.
- the microphone 122 processes the external acoustic signal into electrical voice data.
- the processed voice data can be utilized variously according to a function (or a running application program) being executed in the mobile terminal 100. Meanwhile, various noise elimination algorithms may be implemented in the microphone 122 to remove noise generated in receiving an external sound signal.
- the user input unit 123 is for receiving information from a user and when the information is inputted through the user input unit 123, the control unit 180 can control the operation of the mobile terminal 100 to correspond to the input information .
- the user input unit 123 may include a mechanical input unit (or a mechanical key such as a button located on the front, rear or side of the mobile terminal 100, a dome switch, a jog wheel, Etc.) and touch-type input means.
- the touch-type input means may comprise a virtual key, a soft key, or a visual key displayed on the touch screen through a software process, or may be disposed on a portion other than the touch screen And a touch key.
- the virtual key or the visual key can be displayed on the touch screen with various forms, for example, graphic, text, icon, video, or a combination thereof Lt; / RTI >
- the sensing unit 140 senses at least one of information in the mobile terminal, surrounding environment information surrounding the mobile terminal, and user information, and generates a corresponding sensing signal.
- the control unit 180 may control the driving or operation of the mobile terminal 100 or may perform data processing, function or operation related to the application program installed in the mobile terminal 100 based on the sensing signal. Representative sensors among various sensors that may be included in the sensing unit 140 will be described in more detail.
- the proximity sensor 141 refers to a sensor that detects the presence of an object approaching a predetermined detection surface or an object existing in the vicinity of the detection surface without mechanical contact using an electromagnetic force or infrared rays.
- the proximity sensor 141 may be disposed in the vicinity of the inner area of the mobile terminal or the touch screen, which is covered by the touch screen.
- the proximity sensor 141 examples include a transmission type photoelectric sensor, a direct reflection type photoelectric sensor, a mirror reflection type photoelectric sensor, a high frequency oscillation type proximity sensor, a capacitive proximity sensor, a magnetic proximity sensor, and an infrared proximity sensor.
- the proximity sensor 141 can be configured to detect the proximity of the object with a change in the electric field along the proximity of the object having conductivity.
- the touch screen (or touch sensor) itself may be classified as a proximity sensor.
- the position at which an object is touched on the touch screen means a position at which the object corresponds vertically to the touch screen when the object is touched.
- the proximity sensor 141 can detect a proximity touch and a proximity touch pattern (for example, proximity touch distance, proximity touch direction, proximity touch speed, proximity touch time, proximity touch position, proximity touch movement state, and the like).
- control unit 180 processes data (or information) corresponding to the proximity touch operation and the proximity touch pattern sensed through the proximity sensor 141 as described above, and further provides visual information corresponding to the processed data to the touch screen Can be output on the display device. Further, the control unit 180 may control the mobile terminal 100 such that different operations or data (or information) are processed depending on whether a touch to the same point on the touch screen is a proximity touch or a contact touch.
- the touch sensor uses a touch (or touch input) applied to the touch screen (or the display unit 151) by using at least one of various touch methods such as a resistance film type, a capacitive type, an infrared type, an ultrasonic type, Detection.
- various touch methods such as a resistance film type, a capacitive type, an infrared type, an ultrasonic type, Detection.
- the touch sensor may be configured to convert a change in a pressure applied to a specific portion of the touch screen or a capacitance generated in a specific portion into an electrical input signal.
- the touch sensor may be configured to detect a position, an area, a pressure at the time of touch, a capacitance at the time of touch, and the like where a touch object touching the touch screen is touched on the touch sensor.
- the touch object may be a finger, a touch pen, a stylus pen, a pointer, or the like as an object to which a touch is applied to the touch sensor.
- the touch controller processes the signal (s) and transmits the corresponding data to the controller 180.
- the control unit 180 can know which area of the display unit 151 is touched or the like.
- the touch controller may be a separate component from the controller 180, and may be the controller 180 itself.
- control unit 180 may perform different controls or perform the same control according to the type of the touch object, which touches the touch screen (or a touch key provided on the touch screen). Whether to perform different controls or to perform the same control according to the type of the touch object may be determined according to the current state of the mobile terminal 100 or an application program being executed.
- touch sensors and proximity sensors described above can be used independently or in combination to provide short (touch), long (touch), multi touch, drag touch Touches such as flick touch, pinch-in touch, pinch-out touch, swipe touch, hovering touch, Sensing can be performed.
- the ultrasonic sensor can recognize the position information of the object to be sensed by using ultrasonic waves.
- the controller 180 can calculate the position of the wave generating source through the information sensed by the optical sensor and the plurality of ultrasonic sensors.
- the position of the wave source can be calculated by using the fact that the light is much faster than the ultrasonic wave, that is, the time when the light reaches the optical sensor is much faster than the time when the ultrasonic wave reaches the ultrasonic sensor. More specifically, the position of the wave generating source can be calculated using the time difference with the time when the ultrasonic wave reaches the reference signal.
- the camera 121 includes at least one of a camera sensor (for example, a CCD, a CMOS, etc.), a photo sensor (or an image sensor), and a laser sensor.
- a camera sensor for example, a CCD, a CMOS, etc.
- a photo sensor or an image sensor
- a laser sensor for example, a laser sensor.
- the camera 121 and the laser sensor may be combined with each other to sense a touch of the sensing object with respect to the three-dimensional stereoscopic image.
- the photosensor can be laminated to the display element, which is adapted to scan the movement of the object to be detected proximate to the touch screen. More specifically, a photosensor mounts a photo diode and a transistor (TR) in a row / column and scans the contents placed on the photosensor using an electrical signal that changes according to the amount of light applied to the photo diode. That is, the photo sensor performs the coordinate calculation of the object to be sensed according to the amount of change of light, and the position information of the object to be sensed can be obtained through the calculation.
- TR transistor
- the display unit 151 displays (outputs) information processed by the mobile terminal 100.
- the display unit 151 may display execution screen information of an application program driven by the mobile terminal 100 or UI (User Interface) and GUI (Graphic User Interface) information according to the execution screen information.
- UI User Interface
- GUI Graphic User Interface
- the display unit 151 may be configured as a stereoscopic display unit for displaying a stereoscopic image.
- a three-dimensional display system such as a stereoscopic system (glasses system), an autostereoscopic system (no-glasses system), a projection system (holographic system) can be applied.
- the sound output unit 152 may output audio data received from the wireless communication unit 110 or stored in the memory 170 in a call signal reception mode, a call mode or a recording mode, a voice recognition mode, a broadcast reception mode, The sound output unit 152 also outputs sound signals related to functions (e.g., call signal reception sound, message reception sound, and the like) performed by the mobile terminal 100.
- the audio output unit 152 may include a receiver, a speaker, a buzzer, and the like.
- the haptic module 153 generates various tactile effects that the user can feel.
- a typical example of the haptic effect generated by the haptic module 153 may be vibration.
- the intensity and pattern of the vibration generated in the haptic module 153 can be controlled by the user's selection or the setting of the control unit.
- the haptic module 153 may combine and output different vibrations or sequentially output the vibrations.
- the haptic module 153 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 scratch on the skin surface, contact of 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 153 can transmit the tactile effect through the direct contact, and the tactile effect can be felt by the user through the muscles of the finger or arm.
- the haptic module 153 may include two or more haptic modules 153 according to the configuration of the mobile terminal 100.
- the light output unit 154 outputs a signal for notifying the occurrence of an event using the light of the light source of the mobile terminal 100.
- Examples of events that occur in the mobile terminal 100 may include message reception, call signal reception, missed call, alarm, schedule notification, email reception, information reception through an application, and the like.
- the signal output from the light output unit 154 is implemented as the mobile terminal emits light of a single color or a plurality of colors to the front or rear surface.
- the signal output may be terminated by the mobile terminal detecting the event confirmation of the user.
- the interface unit 160 serves as a path for communication with all external devices connected to the mobile terminal 100.
- the interface unit 160 receives data from an external device or supplies power to each component in the mobile terminal 100 or transmits data in the mobile terminal 100 to an external device.
- 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 input / output port, a video I / O port, an earphone port, and the like may be included in the interface unit 160.
- the identification module is a chip for storing various kinds of information for authenticating the usage right of the mobile terminal 100 and includes a user identification module (UIM), a subscriber identity module (SIM) a universal subscriber identity module (USIM), and the like.
- UIM user identification module
- SIM subscriber identity module
- USIM universal subscriber identity module
- Devices with identification modules can be manufactured in a smart card format. Accordingly, the identification device can be connected to the terminal 100 through the interface unit 160.
- the interface unit 160 may be a path through which power from the cradle is supplied to the mobile terminal 100 when the mobile terminal 100 is connected to an external cradle or various command signals input from the cradle And may be a passage to be transmitted to the terminal 100.
- the various command signals or power from the cradle can be operated as a signal for recognizing that the mobile terminal 100 is correctly mounted on the cradle.
- the memory 170 may store a program for the operation of the controller 180 and temporarily store input / output data (e.g., a phone book, a message, a still image, a moving picture, etc.).
- the memory 170 may store data related to vibrations and sounds of various patterns output upon touch input on the touch screen.
- the memory 170 may be a flash memory type, a hard disk type, a solid state disk type, an SDD type (Silicon Disk Drive type), a multimedia card micro type ), Card type memory (e.g., SD or XD memory), random access memory (RAM), static random access memory (SRAM), read-only memory (ROM), electrically erasable programmable read memory, a programmable read-only memory (PROM), a magnetic memory, a magnetic disk, and / or an optical disk.
- the mobile terminal 100 may operate in association with a web storage that performs storage functions of the memory 170 on the Internet.
- control unit 180 controls the operation related to the application program and the general operation of the mobile terminal 100.
- the controller 180 may execute or release a lock state for restricting input of a user's control command to applications.
- the control unit 180 may perform control and processing related to voice communication, data communication, video call, or the like, or may perform pattern recognition processing capable of recognizing handwriting input or drawing input performed on the touch screen as characters and images, respectively have. Further, the controller 180 may control any one or a plurality of the above-described components in order to implement various embodiments described below on the mobile terminal 100 according to the present invention.
- the power supply unit 190 receives external power and internal power under the control of the controller 180 and supplies power necessary for operation of the respective components.
- the power supply unit 190 includes a battery, 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 power supply unit 190 may include a connection port, and the connection port may be configured as an example of an interface 160 through which an external charger for supplying power for charging the battery is electrically connected.
- the power supply unit 190 may be configured to charge the battery in a wireless manner without using a connection port.
- the power supply unit 190 may use at least one of an inductive coupling method based on a magnetic induction phenomenon from an external wireless power transmission apparatus and a magnetic resonance coupling method based on an electromagnetic resonance phenomenon, .
- the various embodiments may be embodied in a recording medium readable by a computer or similar device using, for example, software, hardware, or a combination thereof.
- FIG. 2 is a conceptual diagram for explaining another example of the mobile terminal 200 according to the present invention.
- the display unit 251 may be configured to be deformable by an external force.
- the deformation may be at least one of warping, bending, folding, twisting, and curling of the display portion 251.
- the deformable display portion 251 may be referred to as a " flexible display portion ".
- the flexible display unit 251 may include both a general flexible display, e-paper, and combinations thereof.
- mobile terminal 200 may include features of mobile terminal 100 of Figures 1A-1C or similar features.
- a typical flexible display refers to a sturdy display that is lightweight and does not break easily, such as paper, formed on a thin, flexible substrate that can flex, bend, fold, twist, or curl like a conventional flat panel display.
- the electronic paper is a display technology to which general ink characteristics are applied, and the point that the reflected light is used is different from the conventional flat panel display.
- the electronic paper can be changed by using a twist ball or electrophoresis (electrophoresis) using a capsule.
- the display area of the flexible display portion 251 is flat.
- the display area may be a curved surface in a state deformed by an external force (for example, a state having a finite radius of curvature, hereinafter referred to as a second state).
- the information displayed in the second state may be time information output on the curved surface.
- Such visual information is realized by independently controlling the emission of a sub-pixel arranged in a matrix form.
- the unit pixel means a minimum unit for implementing one color.
- the flexible display unit 251 may be placed in a bent state (for example, a vertical state or a left-to-right bent state) instead of a flat state in the first state. In this case, if an external force is applied to the flexible display portion 251, the flexible display portion 251 may be deformed into a flat state (or a less bent state) or a more bent state.
- a bent state for example, a vertical state or a left-to-right bent state
- the flexible display unit 251 may be combined with a touch sensor to implement a flexible touch screen.
- the control unit 180 can perform control corresponding to the touch input.
- the flexible touch screen may be configured to sense the touch input in the first state as well as the second state.
- the mobile terminal 200 may be provided with a deformation detecting means capable of detecting deformation of the flexible display unit 251.
- the deformation detecting means may be included in the sensing unit 140 (see FIG. 1A).
- the deformation detecting unit may be provided in the flexible display unit 251 or the case 201 to sense information related to the deformation of the flexible display unit 251.
- the information related to the deformation may be the direction in which the flexible display unit 251 is deformed, the degree of deformation, the deformed position, the deformation time, and the acceleration at which the deformed flexible display unit 251 is restored,
- the flexible display unit 251 may be various information that can be detected due to the bending of the flexible display unit 251.
- the control unit 180 may change the information displayed on the flexible display unit 251 or change the information displayed on the flexible display unit 251 based on the information related to the deformation of the flexible display unit 251, It is possible to generate a control signal for controlling the function of the controller.
- the mobile terminal 200 may include a case 201 that accommodates the flexible display unit 251.
- the case 201 may be configured to be deformable together with the flexible display unit 251 by an external force in consideration of the characteristics of the flexible display unit 251.
- a battery (not shown) included in the mobile terminal 200 may be configured to be deformable together with the flexible display unit 251 due to an external force, taking into account the characteristics of the flexible display unit 251.
- a stack and folding method in which battery cells are stacked on top of one another may be applied.
- the state change of the flexible display unit 251 is not limited to an external force.
- the flexible display unit 251 may be transformed to the second state by a command of the user or the application.
- FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a control method of the mobile terminal 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- the mobile terminal 100 senses the bending of the display unit 151 (S310).
- the sensing unit 140 includes bending sensors arranged in the horizontal axis and the vertical axis, respectively, and each bending sensor can detect bending in the horizontal axis or the vertical axis direction.
- the mobile terminal 100 rejects the operation to be performed corresponding to the sensed bending (S330). Specifically, when the display unit 151 is bent or the display unit 151 is determined to have a predetermined input at the same time as the display unit 151 is bent, the control unit 180 can reject the operation to be performed corresponding to the sensed bending.
- the mobile terminal 100 performs an operation corresponding to the sensed bending (S340).
- the control unit 180 determines whether the operation corresponding to the bending is to be switched from the first screen to the second screen or not in a state where the display unit 151 is bent or when the display unit 151 is bent, It is possible to perform an operation corresponding to the sensed bending.
- the controller 180 rejects the operation to be performed corresponding to the bending operation, and at the same time, Operation can be executed. For example, it is assumed that the operation corresponding to the bending operation is switched from the first screen to the second screen. In this case, the controller 180 can continue to display the first screen within a predetermined time from the time when the display unit 151 is bent. If it is determined that the selection input for the specific button displayed on the first screen is performed, The operation corresponding to the selected specific button can be executed. However, the control unit 180 can switch from the first screen to the second screen when a predetermined time has elapsed since the display unit 151 was bent.
- the mobile terminal 100 allows a user to perform a desired operation.
- FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining various modified forms of the mobile terminal 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. Hereinafter, various modifications of the flexible mobile terminal 100 will be described.
- the flexible mobile terminal 100 may be bent by external pressure.
- the bending may include the case of general bending, folding, and rolling.
- the bending may mean a state in which the flexible mobile terminal 100 is bent.
- Folding may refer to a state in which the flexible mobile terminal 100 is folded.
- Rolling may mean that the flexible mobile terminal 100 is being rolled.
- the flexible mobile terminal 100 can sense bending in various ways.
- the sensing unit 140 may include a bending sensor disposed on one surface such as a front surface or a rear surface of the display unit 151, or a bending sensor disposed on both the front surface and the rear surface.
- the controller 180 may sense the bending using the sensed value from the bending sensor.
- the bending sensor may have a characteristic that the resistance value varies depending on the degree of bending.
- the bending sensor can be implemented in various forms such as an optical fiber bending sensor, a pressure sensor, a strain gauge, and the like.
- the sensing unit 140 senses the resistance value of the bending sensor using the magnitude of the voltage applied to the bending sensor or the magnitude of the current flowing through the bending sensor and measures the resistance value of the bending sensor according to the magnitude of the sensed resistance value.
- the bending state can be sensed.
- the plurality of first axis bending sensors 143-1 to 143-5 and the plurality of second axis bending sensors 144-1 to 144-5 may be spaced apart from each other by a predetermined interval.
- the present invention is not limited thereto, and the number may be changed according to the size of the flexible mobile terminal 100, for example. Also, if it is necessary to bend only in one direction, the bending sensor may be arranged for only one portion.
- FIG. 4 (b) when the central region located at the center of both sides of the left and right sides of the mobile terminal 100 is bent so as to face upward, Bending sensors 144-1 to 144-5. Accordingly, the resistance values of the plurality of second axis bending sensors 144-1 to 144-5 can be changed.
- the sensing unit 140 senses a change in output value output from each of the plurality of second axis bending sensors 144-1 to 144-5 to sense bending.
- the central region is bent upward in the vertical direction (hereinafter referred to as + Z direction) with reference to the display surface.
- FIG. 4C (Hereinafter referred to as the -Z direction) perpendicular to the first axis bending sensors 144-1 through 144-5.
- FIG. 4 (d) when the mobile terminal 100 is bent so that the central region located at the center of the upper and lower edges of the upper and lower sides is directed upward, that is, in the + Z direction, Axis bending sensors 143-1 to 143-5. Accordingly, the resistance values of the plurality of first axis bending sensors 143-1 to 143-5 can be changed.
- the sensing unit 140 senses a change in an output value output from each of the plurality of first axis bending sensors 143-1 to 143-5 to sense bending.
- the sensing unit 140 senses a change in output value output from each of the plurality of second axis bending sensors 144-1 to 144-5 to sense bending.
- the control unit 180 displays a GUI for receiving a predetermined input from the user, and the GUI can be displayed within the GUI area 161.
- GUI is displayed to receive user input
- GUI area 161 can be a virtual area where GUI can be displayed. Therefore, the GUI area 161 is not displayed and can be formed as a virtual area.
- 5 is a view for explaining a GUI area 161 according to various modifications of the mobile terminal 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- the GUI area 161 according to the bending of the display unit 151 will be described.
- the user holds the mobile terminal 100 in a state where the display unit 151 is not bent.
- a user can touch input with his or her thumb while holding the mobile terminal 100. Therefore, the GUI area 161 can be formed within a distance that the thumb can touch the left or right edge of the display unit 151 where the user's hand is detected, as shown in Fig. 5 (a).
- Fig. 5 (b) the same applies to the case where the central region of the display portion 151 is bent in the -Z direction.
- the left area and the right area of the display part 151 are bent in the -Z direction and the + Z direction, respectively.
- the GUI area 161 may be formed in a display area within a distance that the thumb can touch from the left or right edge of the display part 151 where the user's hand is detected .
- the GUI area 161 may be displayed in the left area of the line bending the maximum with respect to the + Z direction.
- the GUI area 161 may be formed in a display area within a distance that the thumb can touch from the left or right edge of the display part 151 where the user's hand is detected . 5 (d), the GUI area 161 can be displayed in the display area facing the bent one side edge part.
- the GUI area 161 as described above can be formed at a position where the user's touch input is easy, the user can easily select the GUI.
- FIGS. 6 to 9 are diagrams illustrating a GUI 162 displayed according to various modifications of the mobile terminal 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- the description of the parts overlapping with the above description will be omitted.
- the control unit 180 may display the GUI 162 for rejecting the operation to be performed corresponding to the bending .
- the display unit 151 includes a first area determined to be bent and a second area excluding the first area, and the control unit 180 displays the GUI 162 in one of the first area and the second area, can do.
- the display area may be divided into a right area, which is an area where bending is performed, and a left area, which is an area where bending is not performed. Accordingly, the GUI 162 may be displayed in the area where the bending is performed as shown in FIG. 6 (a), and may be displayed in the area where the bending is not performed as shown in FIG. 6 (b).
- the display area may be divided into a right area, which is an area where bending is performed, and a left area, which is an area where bending is not performed. Accordingly, the GUI 162 may be displayed in the area where the bending is performed as shown in FIG. 7 (a), and may be displayed in the area where the bending is not performed as shown in FIG. 7 (b).
- the control unit 180 may display the GUI 162 on the edge area of the display unit 151.
- the center portion of the mobile terminal 100 is bent in the + Z direction, which is the front direction, with reference to both left and right edges of the mobile terminal 100.
- the display unit 151 may be divided into a left side region and a right side region with respect to the bent center portion. Accordingly, the GUI 162 can be displayed in any one of the left area and the right area, and the first GUI 162-1 and the second GUI 162-1 can be displayed in the left area and the right area as shown in FIG. 8 (a) (162-2) may be displayed respectively.
- the control unit 180 can display the GUI 162 in the center region or the edge region. 8 (b), the left and right side edges of the mobile terminal 100 are bent in the -Z direction, which is the rear direction, and the center portion is bent in the + Z direction, which is the front direction.
- the display unit 151 may be divided into left, center, and right regions.
- first and second maximum recessed lines 130-1 and 130-3 may be formed in the left and right regions, respectively.
- GUI 162 can be formed as one in the central area, and as shown in FIG. 8 (b), the first and second (left and right) GUIs 162-1 and 162-2 may be respectively formed.
- GUI 162 may be formed in any one of the edge regions, and as shown in FIG. 8 (c), the left and the second maximum recessed lines 130 - 3, the first and second GUIs 162-1 and 162-2 may be respectively formed.
- the control unit 180 may display the GUI 162 on the edge area of the display unit 151.
- the control unit 180 may be configured to display the GUI 162 on the display unit 151, have.
- FIG. 9A the center portion of the mobile terminal 100 is bent in the -Z direction, which is the rear direction, with reference to the left and right side edges of the mobile terminal 100.
- the display unit 151 may be divided into a left side region and a right side region with respect to the bent center portion. Therefore, the GUI 162 can be displayed in any one of the left area and the right area, and the first GUI 162-1 and the second GUI 162-1 can be displayed in the left area and the right area as shown in FIG. 9 (a) (162-2) may be displayed respectively.
- the control unit 180 can display the GUI 162 in the edge region.
- the left and right side edges of the mobile terminal 100 are bent in the + Z direction, which is the front direction, and the center portion is bent in the -Z direction, which is the rear direction.
- the display unit 151 may be divided into left, center, and right regions.
- first and second maximum protruding lines 130-4 and 130-6 may be formed in the left and right regions, respectively.
- the central region there may be a portion that is most depressed in the -Z direction near the center of the display portion 151, which can be indicated by a line. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 8 (b), the maximum depression line 130-5 may be formed in the central region.
- the GUI 162 can be formed in any one of the edge regions, and as shown in Fig. 9 (b), the left side of the first maximum protruded line 130-4 and the second maximum protruded line 130-6
- the first and second GUIs 162-1 and 162-2 may be respectively formed on the right side of the first GUI 162-1 and the second GUI 162-2.
- the GUI 162 is formed in the GUI area 161, and the GUI area 161 is a virtual area in which the user holds the mobile terminal 100, As described above.
- formation positions of the GUI area 161 according to various deformation states of the mobile terminal 100 will be described.
- FIGS. 10 to 11 are views for explaining a virtual GUI path 163 according to various modifications of the mobile terminal 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- the description of the parts overlapping with the above description will be omitted.
- the sensing unit 140 senses the position of the user's hand holding the mobile terminal 100 and the controller 180 controls the position of the sensed user's hand It is possible to display the GUI 162 at the position of the predetermined display unit 151 correspondingly.
- the mobile terminal 100 is held by both hands of the user in a state where the mobile terminal 100 is not bent. Since it is common that a user touches the mobile terminal 100 with a thumb while holding the mobile terminal 100, a GUI area is displayed within a distance that the thumb can reach from the left or right edge of the display part 151, (A) and (b) are formed in the same manner as in Fig. 5 (a). In this case, the GUI path 163 may be formed based on the GUI area 161 formed on the left and right edges, respectively.
- the GUI path 163 may refer to a virtual path through which the GUI area 161 may be formed according to various bending types of the mobile terminal 100. [ Therefore, the GUI area 161 is a virtual area formed without being displayed, and the GUI path 163 is also a virtual path formed without being displayed. 10 (a), a straight path connecting the left GUI region 161 and the right GUI region 161 in a state where the mobile terminal 100 is not bent may be a GUI path 163 .
- the user bends left and right side edges of the mobile terminal 100 in the -Z direction as a rear direction, and the center part of the mobile terminal 100 is bent in the + Bend in the Z direction.
- the straight path GUI path 163 may be formed in the same manner as the bending form of the mobile terminal 100.
- the GUI region 161 may be formed in the GUI path 163 according to the degree of bending of the mobile terminal 100 and the concrete formation position of the GUI region 161 may be formed in the same manner as described with reference to Figs. same.
- the user moves the left edge of the mobile terminal 100 toward the front side of the mobile terminal 100, so that the left edge area of the mobile terminal 100 moves in the left direction, that is, Bend in the Y direction.
- the straight path GUI path 163 may be formed in the same manner as the bending form of the mobile terminal 100, and the concrete formation position of the GUI area 161 is as described in FIG. 5 (d).
- both hands of the user hold both edges with respect to the same height of the mobile terminal 100.
- the present invention is not limited to this, and as shown in FIG. 11, The same holds true for holding the both edges of the terminal 100 at different heights.
- 11 (a) the left hand of the user holds the upper end of the left edge of the mobile terminal 100, and the right hand of the user holds the lower end of the right edge of the mobile terminal 100.
- the GUI path 163 may be formed as a straight path connecting the GUI areas 161 formed on the left and right edges, respectively. Therefore, the GUI path 163 may be formed as shown in FIGS. 11 (b) to 11 (c) in accordance with bending of the mobile terminal 100.
- 12 to 13 are diagrams for explaining screen switching corresponding to a modification of the mobile terminal 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- the mobile terminal 100 before bending displays the first screen and switches from the first screen to the second screen corresponding to the bending.
- the first screen is displayed before bending, and the mobile terminal 100, which is bent as shown in FIG. 12 (b), does not switch to the second screen for a preset time, Can be displayed as it is.
- the control unit 180 rejects the operation to be executed corresponding to the bending, as shown in Fig. 12 (c) 1 screen can be displayed as it is.
- the user can select at least one button included in the displayed control GUI 162-3.
- the controller 180 can switch from the first screen to the second screen and display the second screen.
- the first screen is displayed before bending.
- the mobile terminal 100 switches from the first screen to the second screen in response to bending, can do.
- the control unit 180 can display the second screen as it is.
- the control unit 180 rejects the operation corresponding to the bending, so that the second screen is switched back to the first screen, can do.
- the GUI 162 as described above may provide not only a function of inputting a user command but also a guide of an operation according to an input to a user.
- 14 is various examples of the GUI 162 displayed in response to a modification of the mobile terminal 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- the GUI 162 may include text indicating that the operation corresponding to the bending is to be rejected. Accordingly, the user can intuitively grasp the function of the corresponding GUI 162.
- the GUI 162 may include an execution GUI 162 and a reject GUI 162.
- the control unit 180 executes an operation corresponding to the bending
- the reject GUI 162 is selected, the control unit 180 can reject the operation corresponding to the bending.
- the user can select whether to perform the action corresponding to the bending or reject.
- the GUI 162 may include text indicating that the operation corresponding to the bending is executed. Accordingly, the user can easily determine whether the GUI 162 is related to an operation to be executed.
- a computer readable medium includes any type of recording device in which data that can be read by a computer system is stored. Examples of the computer readable medium include a hard disk drive (HDD), a solid state disk (SSD), a silicon disk drive (SDD), a ROM, a RAM, a CD-ROM, a magnetic tape, a floppy disk, And may also be implemented in the form of a carrier wave (e.g., transmission over the Internet).
- the computer may also include a controller 180 of the terminal.
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L'invention concerne un terminal mobile. Un dispositif selon la présente invention comprend : une unité d'affichage qui peut être courbée ; une unité de détection pour détecter une courbure de l'unité d'affichage ; et une unité de commande configurée de telle sorte que, lorsqu'une entrée préétablie est reçue lorsque l'unité d'affichage est courbée, l'unité de commande rejette une opération qui doit être exécutée de façon à correspondre à la courbure détectée.
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