Mobile/portable terminal

MS

p01The present invention relates to a mobile terminal having a flexible body and a camera module mounted thereto.

p02A terminal may be divided into a mobile terminal (mobile / portable terminal) and the fixed terminals (stationary terminal), depending on whether movement is possible. Mobile terminal again depending on whether the user's direct portability can be divided into cell (type) terminal (handheld terminal) and the stationary device (vehicle mount terminal).

p03In the same terminal (terminal) for example as a function diversification example, shooting photos or video, play music or video files, games, a multimedia device (Multimedia player) forms with the complex functions such as reception of broadcasts It is being implemented.

p04Moving the recent development of a flexible display according to the flexible device is made possible implementation. In the structure of the various components such as case, a camera, a receiver of the mobile terminal is different from the conventional mobile terminal in accordance with, and a control method based on the shape change of the mobile terminal has been studied also in the control method.

<p num="p05">Object of the present invention is to provide a mobile terminal can adjust the orientation of the camera by using as being proposed in order to meet the foregoing need, a flexible body. </p><p num="p06">Not limited from the above technical problems are to be solved in the invention to the above mentioned technical problem, not mentioned another aspect are to be clearly understood to those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention from the following description pertaining It will be.</p>

<p num="p07">The present invention, at least one casing part is flexible in order to achieve the object; The camera module is provided on one surface of the casing for taking one direction; A display unit for displaying an image taken by said camera module; The bending portion is bent toward the other side direction to the camera module; And it provides a mobile terminal including a control unit for controlling the camera module according to the bending angle change portion.</p><p num="p08">The control unit may add the bending angle more than 90 degrees when the camera is changed to the reversal of the image to the storage unit in the recording or the display unit to the output control to be there. </p><p num="p09">A user input located on the back surface direction of the camera can be further included. </p><p num="p10">If jimyeonseo twists the bending portion covering a portion of the display portion can be provided only to the image portions that are not block the display portion. </p><p num="p11">Further it includes the display portion is located on a user input portion to receive a touch input and, when the bending portion bent standing portion that covers a part of the display may disappear the user input unit. </p><p num="p12">The display portion made of a flexible material, the bending portion can be overlapped with the display unit both the warped case and the display portion. </p><p num="p13">The display is provided on the other surface of the unit case, if the control unit is a video call is received, the camera module can kkeok If the parts of the bending direction towards the other side connected with the image of the called party. </p><p num="p14">Is provided on the other surface of the display portion case, the controller can enter their phone number and connect a video call to, if other parts of the camera module is kkeok the bending toward the other side direction. </p><p num="p15">With the tilt stand the bending part can be the video call has ended.</p><p num="p16">If a kkeok the bending, the control unit can operate the camera module. </p><p num="p17">Wherein the control unit during the bending portion is an angle change can be controlled to stop the recording of the camera module. </p><p num="p18">Wherein the control unit if the photographing object moves can be adjusted to the bending angle of parts in accordance with the movement of the object. </p><p num="p19">The user adjusts the angle of bending portion can be maintained. </p><p num="p20">The bending part may comprise a leaf spring. </p><p num="p21">The case may be made and all of the display unit by a flexible material. </p>

<p num="p22">The mobile terminal of the present invention can take all of the front and back of the image using the camera one, can be reduced by reducing the camera number of the component cost, and can take advantage of the camera mounting space, the resolution for the self-camera high camera there is the advantage that it can utilize. </p>

p231 is a block diagram of a mobile terminal related to an embodiment of the present invention also (block diagram).

p242 is a perspective view of the front of a mobile terminal related to an embodiment of the present invention.

p25Figure 3 is the invention of an embodiment related to the mobile terminal is a perspective view of the back.

p26Figure 4 is a perspective view of the form toward the front camera of the mobile terminal related to an embodiment of the present invention.

p27Figure 5 is a perspective view showing a first example of use of the mobile terminal related to an embodiment of the present invention.

p28Figure 6 is the invention of a mobile terminal related to an embodiment of the second example using the city is a perspective view.

p29Figure 7 is a perspective view showing a third example of use of the mobile terminal related to an embodiment of the present invention.

p308 is a perspective view showing a fourth example of use of the mobile terminal related to an embodiment of the present invention.

p31Figure 9 is a perspective view showing a fifth example of use of the mobile terminal related to an embodiment of the present invention.

p32Figure 10 is the invention of a mobile terminal related to an embodiment of the sixth example using the city is a perspective view.

p33Referring now to the drawings with respect to the mobile terminal associated with the present invention will be described in detail. Suffix for the components used in the following description, "module" and "unit" are considered as being only the easiness of writing granted or interchangeably herein, and not having the meaning or role by themselves to be distinguished from each other.

p34In the description herein that the mobile terminal includes mobile phones, smart phones (smart phone), notebook computers (laptop computer), a digital broadcasting terminal, PDA (Personal Digital Assistants), PMP (Portable Multimedia Player), navigation and the like may be included.

p35However, when the configuration according to the embodiments described herein except as applicable only to the mobile terminal, if a digital TV, one of ordinary skill in the art that it may be applied to a fixed terminal such as a desktop computer will be readily appreciated.

p361 is a block diagram of a mobile terminal related to an embodiment of the present invention also (block diagram). The mobile terminal 100 includes a wireless communication unit (110), A / V (Audio / Video) input unit 120, a user input unit 130, a sensing unit 140, an output unit 150, a memory 160, an interface 170, controller 180 and power supply unit 190 can be included, such as a can. 1 in the components shown are not necessarily come, but rather the number of components or have fewer components than with the mobile terminal may also be implemented.

p37Hereinafter, the components in order to look at.

p38Wireless communication unit 110 is a mobile terminal 100 and a wireless communication system or between the mobile terminal 100, the mobile terminal 100 is located between the network of the wireless communication to the possibly one or more modules to be included can be. For example, wireless communication unit 110 includes a broadcast receiving module 111, a mobile communication module 112, a wireless Internet module 113, a local area communication module 114 and a position information module 115, such as the inclusion to be there .

p39Referring to Figure 1, A / V (Audio / Video) input unit 120 is for the input audio signal or a video signal, this may be included, such as a camera 121 and a microphone 122. Camera 121 is a video call mode or a photographing mode, the image sensor obtained by the still image or moving image such as a picture frame to be processed. The processed image frames can be displayed on the display unit 151.

p40Camera 121 in the processed image frame memory 160 to be stored or the wireless communication unit 110 can be transmitted to the outside through it. Camera 121 is disposed on the front or back of a mobile terminal, it is possible to record an image of the arrangement direction.

p41The invention of the mobile terminal is the bending part 105 a provided to it, the front or back toward the camera in the direction opposite the direction to the bending portion 105 can have a break. To be described later in bending section 105.

p42Microphone 122 is a communication mode or recording mode, voice recognition mode, etc. microphone (Microphone) to the outside of the sound signal by the input received electrical voice data to be processed. The processed voice data may be converted to a form capable of transmitting to the mobile communication base station through the telephone mode when the mobile communication module 112 outputs. Microphone 122 has a variety of noise removal algorithms for removing noise (noise) generated in the course of receiving the external sound signals can be implemented.

p43A user input unit 130 generates input data for controlling the operation of the user terminal. A user input unit 130, the mobile terminal 100 in the front and rear, or side at a position button 136, a touch sensor (static pressure / electrostatic) 137 as a configuration to be able, and city Although not keypad (key pad ), dome switches (dome switch), it may be configured to further include a jog wheel, a jog switch and the like.

p44The sensing unit 140 is a mobile terminal 100 in the open state, the mobile terminal 100 in the location, the user contact or not, the mobile terminal of the orientation, the mobile terminal of the acceleration / deceleration, the mobile terminal in the form of change as such the mobile terminal (100 ) to detect the current state of to generate a sensing signal for controlling the operation of the mobile terminal 100.

p45Output unit 150 is for generating an output related to visual, auditory or tactile sense, this is the display unit 151, the audio output module 152, an alarm unit 153, and the haptic module 154 to be included and the like can.

p46Display unit 151 is a mobile terminal 100 in the information processing to be displayed (outputted) to. For example, the mobile terminal displays the communication mode if the UI (User Interface) or GUI (Graphic User Interface) related to the call. The mobile terminal 100 is in a video call mode or a photographing mode, if the recording and / or received images or UI, GUI to be displayed.

p47Display unit 151 is a liquid crystal display (liquid crystal display, LCD), thin film transistor liquid crystal display (thin film transistor-liquid crystal display, TFT LCD), organic light emitting diodes (organic light-emitting diode, OLED), flexible displays (flexible display), 3-dimensional display (3D display) of at least one of which can be contained.

p48Some of these displays are transparent so you can see him through the external light-transmission type or it can be configured. This transparent display may be referred to nominal There, the transparent display is TOLED Representative examples of (Transparant OLED) and the like. The display portion 151 of the rear structure is also light-transmitting structure may be configured to have. By such a structure, the user can through the area occupied by the display unit 151 of the terminal body to view an object in rear of a terminal body.

p49Flexible display is a display apparatus that can fold, bend, and the plastic substrate to be bent in addition to glass, is used for low-temperature production process, unlike the existing manufacturing process to prevent damage to the plastic substrate. Because it uses glass instead of plastic as well as thinner and lighter impact can be strong and warp or bend.

p50The display section 151 depending on the implementation of the mobile terminal 100 can be two or more. For example, the mobile terminal 100 has a plurality of display portions are on one side spaced apart or can be arranged integrally with, and also may be disposed on different surfaces can.

p51On the display unit 151 in the case that the touch sensor 137 is made or formed integrally mutual layer structure (hereinafter referred to as 'touch screen'), the display unit 151 is also used in addition to the output device, input device, can. Touch sensor 137 is, for example, a touch film, a touch sheet, a touch pad, etc. in the form of having If the display unit 151 to the stack is a layer structure formed to be, and the display unit 151 of the configuration in It can be achieved by including as one piece.

p52Touch sensor 137 includes a display portion 151 of the pressure applied to a specific part or the display unit 151 of the occurrence of a specific part, such as the capacitance change of the electrical input signal to be converted to the configuration may be. Touch sensors 137 as well as the touch position and the area, it can be configured to detect even the pressure of the touch.

p53If there is a touch input to the touch sensor 137, (s) a signal corresponding thereto is sent to a touch controller (not shown). The touch controller signal (s), and then the processing corresponding to the data controller 180 to be transmitted. Thus, the controller 180 is able to find out whether such a certain area of ​​the display unit 151 touched.

p54The sound output module 152 receives the call signaling, call mode or a recording mode, voice recognition mode, broadcast reception mode, etc. Wireless communication unit 110 from receiving or memory 160 to output the stored audio data to be there. The sound output module 152 is a mobile terminal (100) is carried out in function (e.g., a call signal incoming sound, incoming sound messages, and so on) associated with a sound signal may be output. Such sound output module 152 may include such receiver (Receiver), speaker (speaker), a buzzer (Buzzer).

p55Alarm unit 153 is a mobile terminal 100, the event signal for generating an alert to the output. In the event that the mobile terminal occurs in the example is call signal reception, message reception, key signal input, touch input, and the like. Alarm unit 153 is, for other types, for example, in addition to video or audio signal can also be output a signal for announcing the event occurrence by vibration. The video or audio signal includes a display unit 151 and the audio output module 152, the through output be be because, in this case, the display unit 151 and the audio output module 152, alarm unit 153, a kind of a It may be classified.

p56The haptic module (haptic module) (154) is that the user may feel the various tactile effects generated thereby. The haptic module 154 representative example of the tactile effect of the occurrence is the vibration. Haeptaek module 154 intensity and pattern of vibration that is generated and the like can be controlled. For example, it may be output to synthesize different vibration or sequentially output.

p57The haptic module 154 is, in addition to vibration, the pin arrangement for a vertical movement for a contact skin surface, blowing force or suction force of air through a jet Laguna inlet, grazing on the skin surface, the contact of the electrode (eletrode), stimulation, such as an electrostatic force by the effect, the effect due to the cold sense reproduction using an endothermic or exothermic device and the like can be possible to generate a variety of haptic effects.

p58The haptic module 154 not only to convey the tactile effect through a direct contact, can also be implemented so that the user can feel a tactile effect through a muscle sensation such as fingers or arms. The haptic module 154 may be provided with two or more, depending on the configuration aspect of the mobile terminal 100.

p59Temporarily stored in the memory unit 160, a control may be a program stored for processing of the 180 and control data to be input / output (e.g., a phonebook, messages, audio, still images, video, etc.) It may perform the function for. The memory unit 160, the frequency of use for each of the data (for example, each telephone number, each message, the frequency of use for each multimedia) can be stored.

p60In addition, the memory unit 160 may store data regarding various patterns of vibrations and audio outputted upon the touch input on the touch screen.

p61Memory 160 is a flash memory type (flash memory type), hard disk type (hard disk type), a multimedia card micro type (multimedia card micro type), card type memory (e.g., SD or XD memory), RAM (Random Access memory, RAM), SRAM (Static Random Access memory), ROM (Read-Only memory, ROM), EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only memory), PROM (Programmable Read-Only memory), magnetic memory, magnetic It may include at least one type of storage medium in the disk, an optical disk. Mobile terminal 100 may operate in connection with the Internet (internet), the web storage (web storage) that performs the storage function of the memory 160 on.

p62Interface unit 170 plays a role of a passage with all external devices connected to the mobile terminal 100. So that the interface unit 170 is within a receive or transmit data from an external device, or when supplied with power delivered to each of the components inside the mobile terminal 100, the mobile terminal 100, the data is transmitted to an external device. For example, wired / wireless headset port, an external charger port, a wired / wireless data port, a memory card (memory card) port, a port for connecting equipped with a identification module device, an audio I / O (Input / Output) port, video I / O (Input / Output) port, an earphone port, etc. can be included in the interface unit 170.

p63The interface unit mobile terminal 100 when connected with an external cradle (cradle) or a channel power from the cradle to be supplied to the mobile terminal 100, and moves the various command signals input from the cradle by a user the It may be a passage that is passed to the terminal. The various command signals or power inputted from the cradle may be operated as signals for recognizing that the mobile terminal is accurately mounted on the cradle.

p64The control unit (controller) (180) typically controls the overall operations of the mobile terminal. For example, and it performs related control and processing for voice calls, data communications, video calls, and the like. Controller 180 may include a multimedia module 181 for multimedia playback. The multimedia module 181 may be implemented within the controller 180, it may be implemented separately from the controller 180.

p65The controller 180 may perform a pattern recognition processing to recognize a handwriting input is made or drawing input on the touch screen as characters and images, respectively.

p66The controller 180 may detect the sensed information from the sensing unit 140 to the input signal and control the mobile terminal. For example, to detect a shape change such as whether or not the close-up, the mobile terminal of the mobile terminal and control the tilt or object mobile terminals accordingly.

p67Power supply unit 190 receives external power is applied to, the inside of the power supply under the control of the controller 180 and supplies power for operation of each component. Power supply unit 190 may include, for example, a battery, connected to the port, the power supply controller and the charge monitor.

p68The battery may be made of a built-in battery to be charged, it can be detachably coupled to the terminal body, such as for charging. Connection port may be configured as an example of the interface 170 which is an external charger for supplying power electrically connected to the charge of the battery.

p69The various embodiments described herein are, for example, software may be implemented in a computer-readable recording medium, or a similar device by using the hardware or a combination thereof.

p71Figure 2 is a perspective view as viewed from the front of an embodiment of a mobile terminal related to the present invention, Figure 3 is a perspective view as viewed from the front of another embodiment of a mobile terminal related to the present invention.

p72Body of the mobile terminal 100 includes a case (101, 102, 103) forming the outer appearance. In this embodiment, the case can be divided into a front case 101 and the rear case 102. A space formed between the front case 101 and the rear case 102. Various electronic components are embedded.

p73Case 101, 102, and 103 may be formed by injection forming a synthetic resin or a metallic material containing, for example, to have a metal material such as stainless steel (STS) or titanium (Ti).

p74A terminal case 101, the display unit 151, the audio output unit 152, camera 121, user input unit 131 and 132, the microphone 122, the interface 170 may have to be placed and the like.

p75A display unit 151 occupies most of a main surface of the front case 101. <u>D</u>Display unit 151 of the sound output to the peripheral portion 152, such as a user input unit 131 is disposed.

p76Which is located on the front user input unit 131 it may also be configured as a button shape for entering commands through the display section 151 and the pressed button or the touch sensor by the physical pressure, separately provided as shown in Figure 2, and in Fig. 3 output the button in a part of the display section 151 as shown by the way it is possible to receive input commands via a touch sensor.

p77Position in the case of e-button can be located on either the top or bottom of the display unit 151 and (see Fig. 2), it is possible to generate a button anywhere in the latter case, the display unit 151, a user input unit (131) it is possible to freely change (see Fig. 3).

p78A user input unit 132, the microphone 122 and the interface 170 and the like may be arranged on the sides of the front case 101 and the rear case 102.

p79Figure 4 is a perspective view of the back of the mobile terminal shown in Fig. 2 or 3.

p804, the rear of the terminal body, it may be a sound output unit (152 ') arranged to add. Body sound output unit (152 ') on the back of the acoustic output of the front body part may implement a stereo function together with (152, see FIG. 2), it may be used for implementation of a speakerphone mode during a call.

p81The side of the terminal body has a receiving antenna 116 can broadcast signal in addition to an antenna for a call, etc. may be additionally disposed. Antenna 116 forming a part of the broadcast receiving module (see 111, FIG. 1) may be installed to be drawn out from the terminal body.

p82The rear of the terminal body, and can be other words, is equipped with a camera 121, a rear case 102. Camera 121 is facing the display section 151 in the opposite direction, the user can shoot an image while checking the input to the camera 121 via the display unit 151.

p84Figure 5 is a perspective view of the form toward the camera 121, the front of a mobile terminal related to an embodiment of the present invention.

p855, the case of the present invention (101, 102, 103) is characterized in that the at least a portion to be bent flexible. Mobile terminal 100 may be bent and may be the entire bent part is specified. Mobile terminal 100 as well as the case and the circuit board unit and a display unit 151 that is mounted inside the mobile terminal in order to get the full bend must also be bent.

p86The bending portion 105 can keep the angle of the user adjustment. It can be maintained while the distance as well as possible variations heumul form a paper-like plate spring or a wire by using a member that can maintain its shape, as a user adjusts the angle kkeokeoseo the bending portion (105).

p87It characterized in that when the bent portion of the mobile terminal toward the front or rear camera of the mobile terminal 121 is a flexible casing to change the direction of the camera 121 to face the opposite direction. That is, a part bent to change the direction towards the bent part of the camera of the mobile terminal 121 is referred to as the bending section 105.

p88The reason to change the direction of the camera 121 is directed is to change the direction or the opposite direction to be located, such as the display unit 151. That is, while the time mode to shoot a user front of the face the other side of the display unit 151 OK via the display unit 151 an image that is photographed in the camera 121, recording is possible, and the user side, that is, when taking self-camera as confirmed by the display unit 151 and the image display section 151 in the photographed face the same direction, the camera 121 can be taken.

p89Figure triangulation camera 121 shows an embodiment the bending portion standing turned backwardly to 105, the camera 121 to the self-camera located on the opposite side of the display portion 151 is directed in the same direction as the display section 151. In contrast, embodiments are possible camera 121 is positioned in the same direction as the display section 151 kkeokneun the bending portion 105 in order to photograph the front of the user.

p90When the bending portion 105 of the mobile terminal is located to one side of the display portion 151 so as not to overlap with the display section 151, the bending to position a user input to the position that is covered by the bending portion 105 as shown in FIG. 2 105 kkeok is even possible to minimize the obscuring the display section 151.

p91Shown in Figure 3 as a display portion, such as 151, also if the bending portion 105 is overlapped with the display portion 151 can be folded along with the display unit 151. Using the case of a deformable material, or if not only be provided with a structure capable of bending, uses a flexible display.

p92At this time, the bending portion 105, the display unit by the rear mobile terminal 151 by the fold back part is to be covered by. Covered only that part of the portion that does not block the image on the screen is output in the display section 151 may control so that the image is output. Case 3 and touch one implemented using a portion of the user input unit display portion 151 which is located at the bottom of the display unit 151 the type as shown in, if kkeok the bending portion 105 disappears and additional user input, the user input area If the display is to be required it can be created on the user input unit display portion 151.

p93When the bending portion 105 is folded can provide an inverted image of the input image from the image output to the display unit 151 to the camera 121 in reverse. That is, anti-spoilage due to change image input through the camera 121 of the camera 121 before and after a win the bending portion 105 is a vertical kkeok is reversed. Image provided to the display unit 151. To this end can be controlled to be different before and after the bending portion 105 is kkeok.

p94If the bent angle (θ) of the bending portion 105. The bending portion 105, by using a sensor for sensing the deflection of the folded more than 90 degrees, the same orientation of the image input via the display unit 151 and the camera 121 to whether to invert the camera 121 that the image can be outputted to the display unit 151 or recorded in the storage unit. To the sensors, it can use the sensor, a gyro sensor such as a gravity sensor.

p956 to 8 is a diagram showing a control of the mobile terminal using the bending section 105 at the video call.

p96Even if coming video call is jammed, such as 6 to record a user's face camera 121 bar to be facing the user, it turned backwardly to the bending portion 105. Positioning the camera 121 in the user direction so that the right call is connected It can be controlled.

p97Even if you want to make a video call if the user is making a call, such as 7, it is possible to enter the other party's phone number as shown in FIG. 7, and control to be connected to the video call if kkeok the bending portion (105). The sequence can be controlled to take a video call When a user places a call while in the bent bending portion (105) without the context.

p988 tilt stand the bending unit 105 during a video call as shown, it can be controlled to further shut down the video call because it does not take a user's face.

p999 is in the state in which the camera 121 is activated, such as the camera 121, the recording mode or the video call mode, images input during deformation when changing the angle of the bending portion 105 is an unnecessary image, such as the ceiling It can be input. Among the particular video call, so the other party can cry dizzy, images input to the camera 121 during angle change to prevent this may be controlled so as not sent to the called party's image does not appear on the display unit 151.

p100Purpose if you change the angle to show a certain angle image by angle change detecting the angular velocity and change in order to distinguish from, the angle is changed as soon as taken from the location of the angle before and after a 90 degree angle of the bending portion 105 an image which does not appear on the display unit 151 can be controlled to not sent to the called party's image.

p101And recording a ceiling portion of the angle before and after the angle is 90 ° in the bending section 105, since the angle of the vertical inversion occurring 90 degree angle of the image of the front and rear are not sent to the call or not displayed on the display unit 151, images other rather inverts the top and bottom of the image to be taken after that.

p102At this time, the charred shown on the screen or by using a last still picture of the image displayed on the display of the release transmission section 151 a still image until the image is input to a transmitting video communication partner.

p103Shot may be the angle of the bending portion 105 changes as shown in Figure 10 with the movement of the object. For example, the user but the entire mobile terminal when a video call while moving in a state haenoteun through the mobile terminal is able to move along the user, while changing the angle of the bending portion 105 may take the user to continue.

p104Or because the camera when taking a self-care while bending portion 105 is moved apart from each other at a distance when taking pictures of the user's hand does not reach the cycle grab your appearance can be used even when taking self-camera.

p105Mobile terminal of the present invention As described above is able to take all of using one camera (121) to the front and back of the image, it can be reduced by reducing the camera 121 number the component cost, camera 121 mounting space can take advantage of the, it has the advantage that the resolution of the camera self-camera 121 can be used for the high camera (121).

p106The invention may be embodied in other specific forms without departing from the spirit and essential characteristics of the invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art.

p107Therefore, detailed description of the above is not to be construed as limited in every respect and should be considered as illustrative. The scope of the invention should be determined by reasonable interpretation of the appended claims and all modifications within the equivalent scope of the invention are included within the scope of this invention.