Mobile terminal
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1. A mobile terminal comprising:
- a terminal body having a front surface, a lateral surface and a rear surface;
a touch screen disposed at the front surface;
a rear input unit disposed at the rear surface, the rear input unit including a button and a fingerprint sensor mounted on a surface of the button; and
a controller configured to;
activate the touch screen in response to an input being applied to the button, wherein the input is applied to the button in a state where the touch screen is deactivated and the mobile terminal is in a locked state,display a lock screen on the activated touch screen, andrelease the locked state of the mobile terminal and switch the lock screen to a home screen in response to a fingerprint recognized through the fingerprint sensor corresponding to a preset fingerprint,wherein the rear input unit is operated as a home key performing a control command for returning to a home screen page in an unlocked state,wherein the touch screen occupies most of the front surface,wherein the rear input unit is overlapped with the touch screen in a thickness direction of the terminal body, andwherein the rear surface is formed to be planar, and a portion of the lateral surface is curved to be connected to the rear surface.
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Abstract
A mobile terminal includes a terminal body having a front surface and a rear surface, an input unit disposed at the rear surface to sense an input of a control command and a controller configured to process an input applied to the input unit. The input unit includes a first button portion exposed at an outside of the terminal body at the rear surface of the terminal body and configured to receive a push input corresponding to a first function and a second button portion surrounding the first button portion and configured to receive a push input corresponding to a second function different from the first function, the second button portion including keys disposed adjacent the first button portion.
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1. A mobile terminal comprising:
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a terminal body having a front surface, a lateral surface and a rear surface; a touch screen disposed at the front surface; a rear input unit disposed at the rear surface, the rear input unit including a button and a fingerprint sensor mounted on a surface of the button; and a controller configured to; activate the touch screen in response to an input being applied to the button, wherein the input is applied to the button in a state where the touch screen is deactivated and the mobile terminal is in a locked state, display a lock screen on the activated touch screen, and release the locked state of the mobile terminal and switch the lock screen to a home screen in response to a fingerprint recognized through the fingerprint sensor corresponding to a preset fingerprint, wherein the rear input unit is operated as a home key performing a control command for returning to a home screen page in an unlocked state, wherein the touch screen occupies most of the front surface, wherein the rear input unit is overlapped with the touch screen in a thickness direction of the terminal body, and wherein the rear surface is formed to be planar, and a portion of the lateral surface is curved to be connected to the rear surface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A mobile terminal comprising:
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a terminal body having a front surface, a lateral surface and a rear surface; a touch screen disposed at the front surface; a rear input unit disposed at the rear surface, the rear input unit including a button and a fingerprint sensor mounted on a surface of the button; and a controller configured to process one or more functions corresponding to an input applied to the rear input unit, wherein the touch screen occupies most of the front surface, wherein the rear input unit is overlapped with the touch screen in a thickness direction of the terminal body, and wherein the rear surface is formed to be planar, and a portion of the lateral surface is curved to be connected to the rear surface. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A mobile terminal comprising:
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a terminal body having a front surface and a rear surface; a touch screen disposed at the front surface; a rear input unit disposed at a planar surface of the rear surface, the rear input unit including a button and a fingerprint sensor mounted on a surface of the button; and a controller configured to process one or more functions corresponding to an input applied to the rear input unit, wherein the touch screen occupies most of the front surface, wherein the rear input unit is overlapped with the touch screen in a thickness direction of the terminal body, and wherein the rear input unit is provided with a single button. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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