US 12,386,502 B2
Application management apparatus and controlling method therefor
Kye Yeon Ko, Seoul (KR)
Assigned to LG ELECTRONICS INC., Seoul (KR)
Appl. No. 18/043,761
Filed by LG ELECTRONICS INC., Seoul (KR)
PCT Filed Sep. 4, 2020, PCT No. PCT/KR2020/011946
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Mar. 2, 2023,
PCT Pub. No. WO2022/050455, PCT Pub. Date Mar. 10, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0259273 A1, Aug. 17, 2023
Int. Cl. G06F 3/04886 (2022.01); G06F 3/04817 (2022.01); G06F 3/0486 (2013.01)
CPC G06F 3/04886 (2013.01) [G06F 3/04817 (2013.01); G06F 3/0486 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A mobile terminal comprising:
a display comprising a first area and a second area, wherein the first area is positioned at a first side of the mobile terminal and the second area is positionable between the first side and a second side of the mobile terminal, wherein the first side corresponds to a front of the mobile terminal and the second side corresponds to a rear of the mobile terminal;
a controller configured to:
identify a first application set, comprising at least one application, as being related to the first area of the first side of the display when at least a portion of the second area is positioned at the second side of the mobile terminal;
identify a second application set, comprising at least one application, as being related to the second area of the display when at least a portion of the second area is positioned at the second side of the mobile terminal;
cause the display to display at the second area, information associated with at least one application of the first application set, based on the second area of the display being positioned at the first side of the mobile terminal; and
cause the display to display at the first area, and no longer display at the second area, the information associated with the at least one application of the first application set, based on at least a portion of the second area of the display being positioned at the second side.