Providing various functions to a mobile device using a cover having an opening formed therein

摘要

A mobile terminal and controlling method thereof are disclosed, by which various functions can be provided using a cover having an opening formed therein. The present invention includes a cover having an opening formed therein, a touchscreen, a sensing unit configured to detect whether the cover is open or closed, and a controller, if a memo mode is executed when detecting that the cover is in a closed state through the sensing unit, receiving an input of a memo applied with a pointer to an exposed region of the touchscreen exposed through the opening, the controller, if detecting that that the cover is open through the sensing unit, controlling the inputted memo to be displayed on the touchscreen.

主权项

1. A mobile terminal comprising:
a touchscreen; a cover located relative to the touchscreen and being positionable between open and closed positions, wherein the cover is shaped to define an opening, wherein when the cover is in the closed position, a first portion of the touchscreen is obscured while a second portion of the touchscreen is exposed via the opening of the cover, and wherein when the cover is in the open position, an entire portion of the touchscreen is exposed; and a sensor configured to detect whether the cover is in the open position or in the closed position; and a controller configured to:
cause the touchscreen to display a screen for receiving a memo input while the cover is in the closed position to permit the memo input via the second portion of the touchscreen while the cover is in the closed position;obtain information from the memo input received via the screen; andcause the touchscreen to display the memo input in response to the cover being positioned from the closed position to the open position, the memo input displayed on one of a plurality of pages of a home screen that is displayed when the cover is in the open position, based on the obtained information, such that the one of the plurality of pages includes an application related to the memo input.