Mobile terminal and method of controlling the same

Abstract

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.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A mobile terminal, comprising:
 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.   
     
     
         2 . The mobile terminal of  claim 1 , wherein the information associated with the event is at least one of a type of event, content of event, and identification information of an external terminal associated with the occurrence of an event, and
 the controller determines the display location and display color with which the notification information is displayed using the information associated with the event.   
     
     
         3 . The mobile terminal of  claim 2 , wherein the event is an event in which a message is received from an external terminal, and
 information associated with the message received event is the identification information of an external terminal that has transmitted the message and the content of the message, and   the controller controls the display unit to display notification information indicating the identification information of the external terminal and the content of the message, respectively, with different display formats on the second region.   
     
     
         4 . The mobile terminal of  claim 1 , wherein the controller performs a function associated with an event indicated by the notification information based on a pre-determined type of touch applied to a region displayed with the notification information on the second region. 
     
     
         5 . The mobile terminal of  claim 4 , wherein the controller controls the display unit to display the information associated with the event on the first region. 
     
     
         6 . The mobile terminal of  claim 4 , wherein the controller allows the notification information to disappear on the second region based on a pre-determined type of touch applied to the notification information. 
     
     
         7 . The mobile terminal of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a user input unit configured to receive a control command from a user,   wherein the controller executes a function linked with the notification information when a control command is received from the user input unit in a state that the notification information is displayed on the second region.   
     
     
         8 . The mobile terminal of  claim 7 , wherein the notification information is no longer displayed on the second region when the function linked with the notification information is executed. 
     
     
         9 . The mobile terminal of  claim 1 , wherein the display format of the notification information is determined based on a user selection. 
     
     
         10 . The mobile terminal of  claim 9 , wherein the controller controls the display unit to display a user input unit for receiving the display format of the notification information from the user on the first region. 
     
     
         11 . A control method of a mobile terminal having a display unit comprising a first region disposed on a front surface of a body and a second region connected to the first region and disposed on a lateral surface of the body, the method comprising:
 sensing the occurrence of an event; and   displaying notification information indicating that the event has occurred on the second region disposed on the lateral surface,   wherein the display format of the notification information displayed on the second region is determined based on information associated with the event.   
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 11 , further comprising:
 detecting information associated with the event when the event is sensed,   wherein the display location and display color of the notification information are determined according to information associated with the detected event.   
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 11 , further comprising:
 executing a function associated with the event when a preset type of touch is applied to the notification information.   
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein the function associated with the event is displayed on the first region. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the notification information disappears on the second region when a preset period of time has passed.