US Patent 10168821 Mobile terminal and control method thereof

A mobile terminal and a control method thereof are provided. The mobile terminal according to one exemplary embodiment includes a main body covering at least one area of a wrist, a display disposed on a front surface of the main body, a sensing unit configured to sense flatness of the wrist and a direction that the wrist faces, and a controller configured to select a display area for displaying screen information on the display based on the flatness of the wrist and the direction that the wrist faces, sensed by the sensing unit.