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Mobile terminal and control method thereof

US9436311B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 2, 2015
Grant dateSep 6, 2016
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Expiry dateMar 2, 2035

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG09G2340/0492
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A mobile terminal including a flexible display unit configured to be bent in response to an applied physical force; a detection unit configured to detect a bending of the flexible display unit; and a control unit configured to execute at least one of a first function or a second function in response to the bending of the flexible display unit. Further, the second function is executed when the bending of the flexible display unit is maintained for a reference time, the second function being executed after the first function is executed.

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