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US 9,804,765 B2Granted
Controlling method of screen lock and electronic device supporting the same
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorTaegun Park
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for a configurable screen lock are disclosed herein, including receiving a request to release the screen lock while the electronic device is in a screen lock state, and in response to the request, displaying on a display a screen lock setting screen enabling adjustment of at least one execution condition of the screen lock.
Claims20
A method of controlling a screen lock in an electronic device, comprising:
- receiving a request to release the screen lock while the electronic device is in a screen lock state;
- in response to the request, displaying on a display a screen lock setting screen enabling adjustment of at least one execution condition that the screen lock is executed;
- setting the at least one execution condition based on at least one characteristic of drag touch input on the screen lock setting screen;
- switching the screen lock state to a screen lock release state;
- and
- executing the screen lock in response to determining that the at least one execution condition is satisfied,
- wherein the setting the at least one execution condition comprises:
- identifying a direction of the drag touch input,
- in response to identifying that the direction of the drag touch input is a first direction, setting a predetermined condition as the at least one execution condition,
- in response to identifying that the direction of the drag touch input is a second direction, identifying a distance of the drag touch input, and
- setting the at least one execution condition based on the distance of the drag touch input.
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An electronic device equipped with a screen lock, comprising:
- a display;
- and
- a processor configured to:
- receive a request to release the screen lock while the electronic device is in a screen lock state;
- in response to the request, display on the display a screen lock setting screen enabling adjustment of at least one execution condition that the screen lock is executed;
- set the at least one execution condition based on at least one characteristic of drag touch input on the screen lock setting screen;
- switch the screen lock state to a screen lock release state;
- and
- execute the screen lock in response to determining that the at least one execution condition is satisfied,
- wherein the processor is further configured to:
- identify a direction of the drag touch input,
- in response to identifying that the direction of the drag touch input is a first direction, set a predetermined condition as the at least one execution condition,
- in response to identifying that the direction of the drag touch input is a second direction, identify a distance of the drag touch input, and
- set the at least one execution condition based on the distance of the drag touch input.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.