Portable terminal
AssigneeMaxell, Ltd.
InventorsMotoyuki Suzuki, Kazuhiko Yoshizawa
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Abstract
A portable terminal device sets a security level for each application in accordance with position, and stores the level in a memory. The security level determines whether each application is displayed or made executable on a display portion in locked state and unlocked state. A controller refers to the security level and determines the application displayed on the display portion in accordance with position information acquired by a position information acquisition unit (GPS reception unit), and makes executable the application selected by the user. Thus, the portable terminal device offers user-friendliness while ensuring security strength.
Claims10
A portable terminal comprising:
- a locator detecting current location information of the portable terminal;
- a storage storing a setting information including a location related information relating to each of a plurality of icons, the location related information being information relating to a determination of whether the portable terminal is within a predetermined area;
- a display displaying at least first grouped icon image of the plurality of icons that are selectable by the user;
- and
- a controller controlling the locator, the storage and the display;
- wherein the setting information stored in the storage is referred to by the controller to determine whether to display the first grouped icon image on the display and whether to allow displaying the first grouped icon image in a locked state of the portable terminal,
- wherein the controller is configured to:
- based on the setting information and the current location information,
- determine the first grouped icon image to be displayed on the display and second grouped icon image not to be displayed on the display in a condition that the portable terminal is in the locked state, the first grouped icon image being different from the second grouped icon image, and
- adjust a position of the first grouped icon image determined to be displayed on the display, and display information relating to an icon selected by the user.
A method in operating a portable terminal comprising:
- detecting current location information of the portable terminal;
- storing setting information including a location related information relating to each of a plurality of icons, the location related information being information relating to a determination of whether the portable terminal is within a predetermined area;
- displaying on a display at least first grouped icon image of the plurality of icons that are selectable by the user;
- wherein the stored setting information is referred to in determining whether to display the first grouped icon image on the display and whether to allow displaying the first grouped icon image in a locked state of the portable terminal, and wherein
- based on the setting information and the current location information,
- determine the first grouped icon image to be displayed on the display and second grouped icon image not to be displayed on the display in a condition that the portable terminal is in the locked state, the first grouped icon image being different from the second grouped icon image, and
- adjust a position of the first grouped icon determined to be displayed on the display, and display information relating to the icon selected by the user.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.