A “smart case” for a portable electronic device (e.g., smartphone, tablet, and the like) is provided that incorporates into the case an extendable camera that interacts with the electronic device to deliver still and/or moving images. The smart case is adapted to be mounted with respect to the portable electronic device and to facilitate communication between the camera and the processing unit associated with the electronic device. In an alternative embodiment, a subassembly is provided that is adapted to be mounted with respect to an electronic device and/or a case for an electronic device, the subassembly including an extendable camera to deliver still and/or moving images.

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a first housing including first side and second sides facing opposite directions and a first lateral member surrounding a first space between the first and second sides, a second housing foldably connected to the first housing by a hinge, and including a third side facing a same direction as the first side in an unfolded state, a fourth side facing an opposite direction to the third side, and a second lateral member surrounding a second space between the third and fourth sides, a first bendable display extending from the first side to at least a portion of the third side, a second display visible through the fourth side and including a conductive plate on a rear surface thereof, an antenna disposed in the second housing, a wireless communication circuit electrically connected to the antenna through a first electrical path at a first point in the second space, and at least one conductive connection member disposed in the second space and connected to the ground. The conductive plate is electrically connected to ground at a second point spaced apart from the first point through the at least one conductive connection member.

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a flexible display including a first display area and a second display area that is transparent, a camera module including a first camera module and a second camera module, and at least one processor, wherein the at least one processor may be configured to execute a camera module application in a first state in which the second display area covers the first camera module, and when properties of a first transparent region are changed by adjusting an electrical signal with respect to the first transparent region of the second display area which abuts the first camera module, display an image received from the first camera module on a second transparent region of the first display area or a second transparent region of the second display area by reflecting the changed properties of the first transparent region for the image.

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing including a first housing and a second housing connected to the first housing to slide within a designated range, a flexible display including a display panel and a reinforcing sheet, the flexible display including a first portion and a second portion extended from the first portion, and drawn in or out of the housing as the second housing moves with respect to the first housing, a circuit board, and a fingerprint sensor spaced from a rear surface of the flexible display, and disposed on the circuit board. The reinforcing sheet may include a first opening area disposed between the fingerprint sensor and the display panel with the second portion drawn in and a second opening area disposed between the fingerprint sensor and the display panel with the second portion drawn out.

Provided in the present disclosure are a camera apparatus and a mobile terminal. The camera apparatus of the present disclosure comprises: a camera assembly; a rotary shaft that is fixedly connected to the camera assembly, a first gear being fixed at an end of the rotary shaft that is away from the camera assembly; a transmission component that is fixed on the rotary shaft and that abuts against the camera assembly; a screw rod that is rotationally connected to the transmission component, a second gear being fixed on the screw rod, and the screw rod and the rotary shaft being arranged in parallel; and a control structure that is connected to the screw rod, the control structure driving the screw rod to rotate, and the screw rod rotatingly driving the transmission component to move along the central axis of the rotary shaft.

The present specification provides a mobile terminal in which a display unit can expand, and a control method therefor. In the mobile terminal of the present invention, when an input signal detected by a sensing unit is equal to or larger than a threshold value, an operation that expands or contracts the display unit according to a touch drag direction is performed, thus allowing a user to intuitively control the mobile terminal. Further, there is an advantage in that the mobile terminal can be prevented from being dislodged from the user's hand while the display unit is in the process of expanding.

A mobile terminal that can be switched to a first state or a second state comprises: a first frame; a second frame that can be switched to the second state by sliding from the first frame in a first direction, and that can be switched to the first state by sliding in a second direction opposite to the first direction; and a low-friction sheet positioned on at least one side of an overlapping surface of the first frame and the second frame, wherein friction can be minimized during sliding of the mobile terminal, and thereby driving energy can be saved and noise generated by friction can be prevented.

An electronic may include: a housing; a flexible display at least a part of which is viewable to the outside through the housing; and at least one processor operatively connected to the flexible display, wherein the at least one processor may be configured to: in a state where a first portion of the flexible display is viewable to the outside, when a first user input for a sliding operation for exposing a second portion including at least a part of the first portion of the flexible display to the outside is received through the flexible display, display, on the at least a part of the first portion, an object for receiving a user input for performing at least one function; receive a second user input through a region in which the object is displayed; when the second user input is received, slide at least one region of the flexible display to expose the second portion of the flexible display to the outside; and display, on at least a part of the second portion, at least one screen obtained by performing at least one function corresponding to the second user input.

The present invention relates to a character input device. The character input device includes a detection unit, an input tool and a control unit. The detection unit detects one or more input forms of vertical pressing horizontal pressing tilting pressing, contact, and contact movement. The input tool enables directional input corresponding to each input form detectable by the detection unit to be performed. The control unit generates a plurality of direction indication locations corresponding to directional inputs performed by the input tool, and extracts data, assigned to a direction indication location corresponding to detected directional input, from a memory unit and inputting the extracted data when directional input of the input tool corresponding to any one of the direction indication locations is detected by the detection unit.

A mobile device includes a first display portion, a second display portion and a graphics processor. The first display portion is viewable while the second display portion is obscured when the mobile device is in a retracted configuration. Both display portions are viewable when the mobile device is in an expanded configuration. The graphics processor may be coupled to each display portion and configured to generate a first image for display on: the first display portion when the mobile device is in the retracted configuration; at least one of the display portions while the mobile device is in the expanded configuration; and at least one of the display portions while the mobile device transitions between the retracted configuration and the expanded configuration. The second display portion may be a flexible display material, such as an OLED display and with the first display portion may be a single sheet OLED display.