Lateral Display Notification Control for Mobile Terminals
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Solution Overview
Problem
Mobile terminals face challenges in efficiently providing various information and reducing battery consumption using lateral display units, as existing solutions do not effectively manage notification display formats and battery usage when the front display unit is not activated.
Innovation Solution
A mobile terminal with a controller that determines the display format and location of notification information on a lateral display unit based on event type, content, and external terminal identification, allowing user input to control the display and execute associated functions, and automatically hiding notifications after a preset time or touch action.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If notification information is displayed on the lateral display unit, then information provision capability is improved, but battery consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The display function is segmented between the front display unit and lateral display unit. The lateral display unit specifically handles notification information display, while the front display unit remains inactive or displays other content. This segmentation allows the system to provide notification information without activating the entire front display, thereby reducing overall battery consumption while maintaining information provision capability.
2Loss of information
If the front display unit is activated to show notifications, then notification visibility is improved, but energy consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The notification display function is extracted from the front display unit and assigned to the lateral display unit. This extraction allows notifications to be displayed independently on the lateral side without activating the energy-intensive front display unit, thus maintaining notification visibility while significantly reducing energy consumption.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple notification formats are supported, then user information needs are improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The notification display system implements dynamic formatting capabilities where the lateral display unit can adaptively change notification formats based on event types, user preferences, and contextual information. This dynamic approach allows multiple notification formats to be supported through software control rather than hardware complexity, maintaining user information needs while avoiding increased device complexity.
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AI summary
The present disclosure relates to a mobile terminal for using a display unit disposed on a lateral surface of a mobile terminal body and a control method thereof, and the mobile terminal may include a body having a front surface and a lateral surface, a display unit comprising a first region disposed on the front surface and a second region connected to the first region and disposed on the lateral surface, and a controller configured to display notification information associated with an event on the second region disposed on the lateral surface when the event occurs, wherein the display format of the notification information displayed on the second region is determined based on information associated with the event.