US 12,192,399 B2
Mobile terminal and control method therefor
Changmok Kim, Seoul (KR); Byungnam Roh, Seoul (KR); Junho Seo, Seoul (KR); Jinhee Lee, Seoul (KR); Sangyoung Cho, Seoul (KR); and Eunkyung Choi, Seoul (KR)
Assigned to LG ELECTRONICS INC., Seoul (KR)
Appl. No. 17/640,446
Filed by LG ELECTRONICS INC., Seoul (KR)
PCT Filed Sep. 6, 2019, PCT No. PCT/KR2019/011541
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Mar. 4, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/045276, PCT Pub. Date Mar. 11, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0329687 A1, Oct. 13, 2022
Int. Cl. H04M 1/72484 (2021.01); H04M 1/02 (2006.01); H04M 1/72469 (2021.01)
CPC H04M 1/72484 (2021.01) [H04M 1/0268 (2013.01); H04M 1/72469 (2021.01)] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A mobile terminal, comprising:
a body comprising a first frame structured to slideably engage a second frame to permit extending and retracting of the body by relative sliding motion between the first frame and the second frame;
a flexible display comprising a first display portion located on a front side of the body and a second display portion located on a rear side of the body,
wherein a size of the first display portion increases and a size of the second display portion decreases according to relative sliding motion between the first frame and the second frame in a first direction, and
wherein the size of the first display portion decreases and the size of the second display portion increases according to relative sliding motion between the first frame and the second frame in a second direction; and
a controller configured to:
identify an occurrence of an event; and
cause the relative sliding motion between the first frame and the second frame to change the size of the first display portion relative to the size of the second display portion,
wherein the event comprises a notification related to a received call or a received message,
wherein the controller is further configured to:
cause the flexible display to display a first option menu enabling a selection as to whether to expand the first display portion, based on the call being a video call, and
wherein the first option menu comprises an option of receiving a call only in an expansion area of the first display portion and an option of receiving a call over an entire area of the first display portion, including the expansion area.