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US 8,571,521 B2Granted
Mobile terminal and controlling method thereof
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsMinjoo Kim, Isu Byun, Jiwoon Kim, Sanghyuck Lee, Inyong Hwang
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Abstract
A method of controlling a mobile terminal by displaying simultaneously a plurality of menu icons comprising at least one restricted use icon and at least one non-restricted use icon; performing a user authentication procedure responsive to user selection of the at least one restricted use icon; and unlocking the mobile terminal responsive to user selection of the at least one non-restricted use icon or responsive to completion of the user authentication procedure.
Claims36
A method of controlling a mobile terminal, the method comprising:
- displaying a restricted user graphic and a non-restricted user graphic together on a lock screen;
- performing a user authentication procedure responsive to user touch-dragging of the restricted user graphic on the lock screen;
- unlocking the mobile terminal responsive to completion of the user authentication procedure;
- and
- switching the lock screen directly to a first execution image of a first function associated with the non-restricted user graphic without performing the user authentication procedure, the switching responsive to user touch-dragging of the non-restricted user graphic on the lock screen.
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A method of controlling a mobile terminal, the method comprising:
- displaying a lock screen to indicate the mobile terminal is in a locked state;
- displaying a restricted user graphic and a non-restricted user graphic on the lock screen;
- performing a user authentication procedure to authenticate a user responsive to user touch-dragging of the restricted user graphic on the lock screen such that the lock screen is switched to a user authentication display;
- and
- skipping the user authentication procedure responsive to user touch-dragging of the non-restricted user graphic on the lock screen such that the lock screen is switched directly to a first execution image of a first function associated with the non-restricted user graphic without displaying the user authentication display.
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A mobile terminal, comprising:
- a touchscreen configured to display information;
- and
- a controller configured to:
- display a restricted user graphic and a non-restricted user graphic together on a lock screen on the touchscreen;
- perform a user authentication procedure responsive to user touch-dragging of the restricted user graphic;
- unlock the mobile terminal responsive to completion of the user authentication procedure;
- and
- switch the lock screen directly to a first execution of a first function associated with the non-restricted user graphic without performing the user authentication procedure, the switch responsive to user touch-dragging of the non-restricted user graphic on the lock screen.
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A mobile terminal, comprising:
- a touchscreen configured to display information;
- and
- a controller configured to:
- display a lock screen on the touchscreen to indicate the mobile terminal is in a locked state;
- display a restricted user graphic and a non-restricted user graphic on the lock screen;
- perform a user authentication procedure to authenticate a user responsive to user touch-dragging of the restricted user graphic on the lock screen such that the lock screen is switched to a user authentication display;
- and
- skip the user authentication procedure responsive to user touch-dragging of the non-restricted user graphic on the lock screen such that the lock screen is switched directly to a first execution image of a first function associated with the non-restricted user graphic without displaying the user authentication display.
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A method of controlling a mobile terminal, the method comprising:
- displaying a restricted user graphic and a non-restricted user graphic together on a lock screen;
- receiving a user command of touch-dragging the restricted user graphic or the non-restricted user graphic on the lock screen;
- performing a user authentication procedure to authenticate the user if the restricted user graphic is touch-dragged on the lock screen;
- and
- switching the lock screen directly to an execution image of a specific function associated with the non-restricted user graphic without performing the user authentication procedure if the non-restricted user graphic is touch-dragged on the lock screen.
2 more elements
A mobile terminal, comprising:
- a touchscreen;
- and
- a controller configured to:
- display a restricted user graphic and a non-restricted user graphic together on a lock screen on the touchscreen;
- receive a user command of touch-dragging the restricted user graphic or the non-restricted user graphic on the lock screen;
- perform a user authentication procedure to authenticate a user if the restricted user graphic is touch-dragged on the lock screen;
- and
- switch the lock screen directly to an execution image of a specific function associated with the non-restricted user graphic without performing the user authentication procedure if the non-restricted user graphic is touch-dragged on the lock screen.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.