Patent ID: 8922506

Claim:
A mobile terminal comprising: a touch screen display configured to display information and receive a touch input; a wireless communication unit configured to wirelessly communicate with external devices, wherein at least a portion of the touch screen display is exposed through a corresponding opening of a case while the touch screen display is covered by the case such that information displayed on the at least portion of the touch screen display is directly visible through the corresponding opening and the touch input is receivable on the at least portion of the touch screen display through the opening; and a controller configured to: control the touch screen display to display at least one item, which was displayed prior to being covered by the case, by resizing and repositioning the at least one item displayed while the touch screen display is not covered such that the resized and repositioned at least one item is displayed on the at least portion of the touch screen display corresponding to the opening when the touch screen display is covered by the case; control the wireless communication unit to receive an event from at least one of the external devices while the touch screen display is covered by the case; control the touch screen display to display an indicator indicating the receipt of the event on the at least portion of the touch screen display corresponding to the opening while the touch screen display is covered by the case; and control the touch screen display to display an execution screen of the event on the at least portion of the touch screen display corresponding to the opening in response to a first touch input received on the displayed indicator while the touch screen display is covered by the case.