Electronic device and method for unlocking touch screens
AssigneeFIH (Hong Kong) Limited
InventorHSING-CHUN HSIEH
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Abstract
An electronic device and a method uses to unlock touch screens. A first icon is displayed on a locked touch screen. The first icon randomly moves on the touch screen. A second icon is displayed on the touch screen when the touch screen is touched. The touch screen is unlocked when the second icon is made to touch the first icon.
Claims19
A method for unlocking touch screens being performed by execution of computerized codes by a processor of an electronic device, the method comprising:
- displaying a first icon on a touch screen which is locked, and randomly generating directions and distances for the first icon to move;
- controlling the first icon to move according to the directions and distances;
- displaying a second icon on the touch screen when a touch takes place on the touch screen;
- and
- unlocking the touch screen when the second icon touches the first icon.
A electronic device, comprising:
- a non-transitory storage medium;
- at least one processing unit;
- and
- one or more modules that are stored in the non-transitory storage medium;
- and are executed by the at least one processing unit, the one or more modules comprising instructions to:
- display a first icon on a touch screen which is locked, and randomly generating directions and distances for the first icon to move;
- control the first icon to move according to the directions and distances;
- display a second icon on the touch screen when a touch takes place on the touch screen;
- and
- unlock the touch screen when the second icon touches the first icon.
A non-transitory storage medium having stored thereon instructions that, when executed by a processor of an electronic device, causes the processor to perform a method for unlocking touch screens, wherein the method comprises:
- displaying a first icon on a touch screen which is locked, and randomly generating directions and distances for the first icon to move;
- controlling the first icon to move according to the directions and distances;
- displaying a second icon on the touch screen when a touch takes place on the touch screen;
- and
- unlocking the touch screen when the second icon touches the first icon.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.