Electronic device and method of controlling the same

• US 10,444,978 B2
• Filed: 11/08/2017
• Issued: 10/15/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 06/27/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Lee, Byunghwa
• Primary Examiner(s): Tissire, Abdelaaziz
• Application Number:
  US15/807,501
• Publication Number:
  US 20180373408A1
• Time in Patent Office: 706 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 17/04 Systems determining the presence of a target
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1626 with a single-body enclosure integrating a flat display, e.g. Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1637 Details related to the display arrangement, including those related to the mounting of the display in the housing
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1643 the display being associated to a digitizer, e.g. laptops that can be used as penpads details related to the relative motion of the display enclosure with respect to the body enclosure, e.g. to move between laptop and tablet PC configuration G06F1/1615
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/165 the additional display being small, e.g. for presenting status information
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1656 Details related to functional adaptations of the enclosure, e.g. to provide protection against EMI, shock, water, or to host detachable peripherals like a mouse or removable expansions units like PCMCIA cards, or to provide access to internal components for maintenance or to removable storage supports like CDs or DVDs, or to mechanically mount accessories mounting of accessories to a computer display G06F1/1607; display hoods G06F1/1603; cooling arrangements for portable computers G06F1/203
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1694 the I/O peripheral being a single or a set of motion sensors for pointer control or gesture input obtained by sensing movements of the portable computer
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/016 Input arrangements with force or tactile feedback as computer generated output to the user
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0414 using force sensing means to determine a position
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0486 Drag-and-drop
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04886 by partitioning the display area of the touch-screen or the surface of the digitising tablet into independently controllable areas, e.g. virtual keyboards or menus
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0266 for a display module assembly
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/16 including more than one display unit

Abstract

An electronic device is provided. A display unit includes: a first region which forms a front surface of a body; a second region extended from the first region to one region of a rear surface, and including a curved region; and a third region formed on one region of side surfaces by being extended from the first region, and formed as a curved region, wherein a controller controls the display unit to output specific screen information to the first region, if a touch input applied to the second region is sensed, or if an object disposed near the second region is sensed, and wherein the controller controls the display unit to output specific screen information to the second region, if a touch input applied to the first region is sensed, or if an object disposed near the first region is sensed.

Claims

1. An electronic device, comprising:

a body formed to have a front surface, a rear surface and side surfaces;

a display unit including a window, a touch sensor and a display panel which constitute a part of an appearance of the body;

a proximity sensor disposed near the display unit; and

a controller configured to generate a control command based on a touch input applied to the display unit,

wherein the display unit includes;

a first region which forms the front surface of the body;

a second region extended from the first region to one region of the rear surface, and including a curved region such that a side surface of the body is enclosed by the curved region, the second region further including a flat region disposed on the rear surface of the body; and

a third region formed as a curved region on one region of the side surfaces by being extended from the first region, and

wherein the controller controls the display unit to output specific screen information to the first region while the second and third regions remain in a deactivated state, in response to a touch input received at the flat region of the second region, the touch input received while all of the first, second, and third regions are in the deactivated state.

2. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein a touch sensor of the second and third regions is activated in response to a knock input received at the flat region of the second region.

3. The electronic device of claim 2, further comprising a case mounted to the body,

wherein the specific screen information is output based on a touch range of the touch input applied to at least one of the first and second regions,

wherein the case includes:

a first member which covers the front surface;

a second member which covers the rear surface; and

a third member which connects the first and second members to each other, and

wherein in a closed state that the first to third members are mounted to the body, a specific image is output by a part of the second region exposed by the case, or is output by the third region.

4. The electronic device of claim 3, wherein the specific screen information includes at least one of weather information, time information, or information on a received event.

5. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein if the touch input is sensed on both of the first and second regions, the controller controls the display unit to output screen information including an icon for executing a specific application, to the second region.

6. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein in an output state of an execution screen of a specific application to the first region, the specific application is controlled based on a consecutive touch input applied to the third region.

7. The electronic device of claim 1, further comprising a motion sensor for sensing a movement of the body, and

wherein the controller controls the display unit to output the specific screen information to the second region, based on the movement of the body.

8. The electronic device of claim 7, wherein the controller controls the display unit to display the specific screen information to the second region, if a specific type of touch input is applied to the second region while the body is arranged on a ground surface.

9. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein if first screen information and second screen information are output to the first and second regions, and if the first screen information and the second screen information are formed of a plurality of different icons, the controller outputs the second screen information to the first region based on a dragging touch input applied to the first region, and controls the display unit not to output a part of the first screen information any longer.

10. The electronic device of claim 9, wherein while the dragging touch input is maintained, a remaining part of the first screen information and the second screen information is continuously output to the first region, and

wherein while the dragging touch input is maintained, the controller executes a selected application based on an additional touch input applied to the first region.

11. The electronic device of claim 9, wherein an edition mode of the first and second screen information is activated based on a specific type of first touch input applied to one of the plurality of icons, and

wherein in the edition mode, the controller controls the display unit to output the second screen information to the first region, based on a second touch input consecutively applied to the first touch input.

12. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein if the second touch input is released, the controller controls the display unit to output the second screen information and one icon selected from the plurality of icons, to the second region.

13. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein if a touch input is sensed on the second region or the third region in an output state of an Always On Display (AOD) image to the first region, the controller converts the AOD image to a lock screen.

14. An electronic device, comprising:

a body;

a front case which forms an appearance of the body; and

a display unit which forms a front surface of the body, and formed to be assembled with the front case,

wherein the display unit includes;

a display panel including a display region for outputting an image, and a curved portion bent from the display region and extended towards inside of the body; and

a window disposed above the display panel, and formed to enclose the display panel so as to form the appearance of the body including the curved portion,

wherein the display region includes;

a first region which forms the front surface of the body;

a second region extended from the first region to one region of a rear surface of the body, and including a curved region such that a side surface of the body is enclosed by the curved region, the second region further including a flat region disposed on the rear surface of the body; and

a third region formed as a curved region on one region of the side surfaces by being extended from the first region, and

wherein the controller controls the display unit to output specific screen information to the first region while the second and third regions remain in a deactivated state, in response to a touch input received at the flat region of the second region, the touch input received while all of the first, second, and third regions are in the deactivated state.

15. The electronic device of claim 14, wherein the curved portion includes:

first and second curved regions extended from different edges of the display region; and

first and second bent regions extended from the curved portion, and formed to be overlapped with the display region.

16. The electronic device of claim 15, wherein the first and second curved regions are formed to have different curvatures, and

wherein the first and second bent regions are disposed to be overlapped with each other at least partially.

17. The electronic device of claim 16, wherein the front case of the body has a supporting portion for supporting the display unit, the front case being formed to form an appearance of one region of the body, and

wherein each of the first and second bent regions adheres to the supporting portion by an adhesive member.

18. The electronic device of claim 17, wherein the first and second curved regions are covered by the window and the front case.

19. The electronic device of claim 17, further comprising a pressure sensitive adhesive disposed on an inner surface of each of the first and second curved regions, the pressure sensitive adhesive being configured to maintain a curvature of each of the first and second curved regions.

20. The electronic device of claim 14, further comprising a pressure touch sensor disposed below the display region of the display unit.

21. The electronic device of claim 14, further comprising:

a front case formed to constitute side surfaces of the body, and formed to be assembled with the window; and

an adhesive member configured to adhere the curved portion and the window to each other.

22. The electronic device of claim 21, wherein the window includes a transparent region corresponding to the display region, and a printing region corresponding to the curved portion.

23. The electronic device of claim 14, wherein the display panel includes an open region formed at a part of the curved portion.