Mobile terminal and electronic device having the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11025770-B2
Application number	US-202016940167-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 27, 2020
Priority date	Feb 19, 2019
Publication date	Jun 1, 2021
Grant date	Jun 1, 2021

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to an electronic device comprising a case and a mobile terminal configured to be coupled with the case, where the mobile terminal includes a controller; a connection port provided at one side of the mobile terminal, and a first display, and where the case includes a first body configured to accommodate at least part of the mobile terminal, a connector protruding inward at one side of the first body and configured to engage with the connection port when the mobile terminal is accommodated at the first body, a second body comprising a second display, and a wiring unit electrically connecting the first body and the second body and configured to transfer a signal from the mobile terminal to the second display.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electronic device comprising:
a case;
a mobile terminal configured to be coupled with the case and comprising:
a controller;
a connection port provided at one side of the mobile terminal;
a first display; and
wherein the case comprises:
a first body configured to accommodate at least part of the mobile terminal;
a connector protruding inward at one side of the first body and configured to engage with the connection port when the mobile terminal is accommodated at the first body;
a second body comprising a second display; and
a wiring unit electrically connecting the first body and the second body and configured to transfer a signal from the mobile terminal to the second display,

wherein the controller of the mobile terminal is configured to:
detect engagement between the connector and the connection port;
transmit a signal to the second display for switching the second display to an active state when a first preset touch is received at the first display or the second display;
generate a sub stack and insert into the sub stack a task related to screen information to be displayed at the second display,
generate a second main stack and insert into the second main stack a task related to a first application in response to execution of the first application;
generate a second sub stack and insert into the second sub stack a task related to a second application in response to execution of the second application, while the sub stack for the screen information at the second display is maintained;
cause the first display to display first screen information corresponding to the task inserted into the second main stack; and
cause the second display to display second screen information corresponding to the task inserted into the second sub stack.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to:
transmit a signal to the second display for switching the second display unit to an inactive state when a second preset touch is received at the second display while the screen information displayed at the second display; and
delete the sub stack when the second display is switched to the inactive state.

3. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein
the first application is executed via a first home screen page displayed at the first display,
the second application is executed via a second home screen page displayed at the second display, while a first sub stack for the second home screen page is maintained, and
the second screen information is displayed corresponding to the task inserted into the second sub stack by transmitting a display signal to the second display via the wiring unit.

4. The electronic device of claim 3 , wherein the controller is further configured to:
receive an input for expanding a size of the first screen information displayed at the first display;
insert into the second sub stack a task corresponding to the first screen information included in the second main stack;
cause the first display to display a first part of an expanded first screen information; and
cause the second display to display a remaining second part of the expanded first screen information by transmitting a display signal to the second display via the wiring unit.

5. The electronic device of claim 4 , wherein the controller is further configured to:
receive an input for restoring the size of the first screen information while the expanded first screen information is displayed across the first and second displays;
cause the first display to display a reduced size first screen information and cause the second display to cease displaying the remaining second part of the expanded first screen information;
delete the task corresponding to the first screen information from the second sub stack; and
cause the second display to display the second screen information by transmitting a display signal to the second display via the wiring unit.

6. The electronic device of claim 3 , wherein the controller is further configured to:
receive an input for moving the first screen information to the second display;
delete the task corresponding to the first screen information from the second main stack;
insert the deleted task into the second sub stack; and
cause the second display to display the first screen information by transmitting a display signal to the second display via the wiring unit.

7. The electronic device of claim 3 , wherein the controller is further configured to:
receive an input for moving the second screen information to the first display;
delete the task corresponding to the second screen information from the second sub stack;
insert the deleted task into the second main stack; and
cause the first display to display the second screen information.

8. The electronic device of claim 7 , wherein the controller is further configured to:
delete the second sub stack when it is determined that it is empty after deletion of the task corresponding to the second screen information; and
cause the second display to display the second home screen page corresponding to the task included in the first sub stack.

9. The electronic device of claim 3 , wherein the controller is further configured to:
receive an input for mirroring the first screen information on the second display;
insert another task related to the first screen information into the second sub stack and cause the second display to display the first screen information by transmitting a display signal to the second display via the wiring unit while the first screen information is also displayed on the first display unit.

10. The electronic device of claim 9 , wherein the controller is further configured to:
change an execution depth of the first application based on a touch input applied to the first screen information displayed at the first display;
cause the first display to display third screen information of the first application corresponding to the changed execution depth; and
insert into a second main stack a task related to the third screen information while the task related to the first screen information is maintained in the second sub stack.

11. The electronic device of claim 3 , wherein:
a third main stack is maintained including application tasks corresponding to tasks included in the second main stack, where each task in the third main stack are configured according to application units; and
a third sub stack is maintained including application tasks corresponding to tasks included in the second sub stack, where each task in the third sub stack are configured according to application units, and
the controller is further configured to:
receive an input for moving to the second display an execution screen of an application selected from an application list screen displayed on the first display, wherein the application list screen corresponds to application tasks included in the third main stack;
adjust the second main stack and third main stack so that tasks related to the selected application are deleted from the second and third main stacks for the first display;
insert corresponding tasks related to the selected application into the second and third sub stacks, respectively; and
cause the second display to display the execution screen of the selected application by transmitting a display signal via the wiring unit to the second display.

12. The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein the controller is further configured to:
receive a touch input applied to one execution screen in the application list screen displayed on the first display while the execution screen of the selected application is

Assignees

• Lg Electronics Inc

Inventors

• Kwon Jungeun
• Kim Seongmi
• Kim Jaewook
• Moon Daeho
• Shin Youngshik
• Lee Jungbin
• Lee Changho
• Cho Minhaeng
• Chae Byungkee
• Choi Taekyu

Classifications

• G06F1/1618 Primary

  the display being foldable up to the back of the other housing with a single degree of freedom, e.g. by 360° rotation over the axis defined by the rear edge of the base enclosure · CPC title

• H04M1/724094

  Interfacing with a device worn on the user's body to provide access to telephonic functionalities, e.g. accepting a call, reading or composing a message · CPC title

• H04M1/724092

  Interfacing with an external cover providing additional functionalities · CPC title

• H04M1/72412

  using two-way short-range wireless interfaces · CPC title

• G06F9/451

  Execution arrangements for user interfaces · CPC title