Method and apparatus for providing event of portable device having flexible display unit
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1. An electronic apparatus, comprising:
- a display, the display comprising;
a main area; and
an auxiliary area, the auxiliary area comprising a curved portion extended from the main area; and
a controller configured to operate the electronic apparatus in one of a first mode for providing information corresponding to an event only on the auxiliary area and a second mode for providing information corresponding to an event on the auxiliary area and the main area, and in response to an occurrence of an event, control the electronic apparatus to provide information corresponding to the event only on the auxiliary area in the first mode and control the electronic apparatus to provide information corresponding to the event on the main area and the auxiliary area in the second mode.
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Abstract
A portable terminal is provided having a front surface and a curved side surface in which the portable terminal is operated in a general mode in which an application is displayed on a main display area of the front surface, and in response to the occurrence of the event while in the general mode, the display is controlled to display event information related to the event on an auxiliary display area of the curved side surface and display the application on the main display area.
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13 Claims
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1. An electronic apparatus, comprising:
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a display, the display comprising; a main area; and an auxiliary area, the auxiliary area comprising a curved portion extended from the main area; and a controller configured to operate the electronic apparatus in one of a first mode for providing information corresponding to an event only on the auxiliary area and a second mode for providing information corresponding to an event on the auxiliary area and the main area, and in response to an occurrence of an event, control the electronic apparatus to provide information corresponding to the event only on the auxiliary area in the first mode and control the electronic apparatus to provide information corresponding to the event on the main area and the auxiliary area in the second mode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A controlling method of an electronic apparatus having a display which includes a main area and an auxiliary area, the auxiliary area comprising a curved portion extended from the main area, the method comprising:
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operating the electronic device in one of a first mode in which information is displayed on only the auxiliary area and a second mode in which information is displayed on the auxiliary area and the main area; sensing an occurrence of an event; and in response to sensing the occurrence of the event, providing a colored indicator corresponding to the event on only the auxiliary area in a first mode and providing information corresponding to the event on at least one of the main and the auxiliary area in a second mode. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An electronic apparatus, comprising:
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a display, the display comprising; a main area; and an auxiliary area, the auxiliary area comprising a curved portion extended from the main area; and a controller configured to operate the electronic device to provide information corresponding to an event on the auxiliary area or the main area, and in response to an occurrence of an event while the main area is positioned in a downward direction, control the electronic apparatus to provide information corresponding to the event on only the auxiliary area.
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