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US RE49,459 E1Granted
Apparatus and method for configuring password and for releasing lock
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorYong-Sang Yun
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Abstract
Methods of configuring a different authority for a plurality of users to use at least one application in an electronic device. User inputs are received to set passwords for respective user levels, where each user level is associated with a different authority to access applications. The passwords are registered for the respective user levels. At least one application is associated with one of the user levels.
Claims24
A method of operation in an electronic device, the method comprising:
- in a second mode of the electronic device after receiving an input on a screen for increasing the number of levels, wherein the second mode is associated with a highest user level:
- (i) displaying a first screen for setting a pattern password on a touch screen of the electronic device, wherein the pattern password is associated with a user level lower than the highest user level;
- (ii) setting a first pattern password corresponding to a first mode through the first screen, wherein the first pattern password is a password for entering the first mode from a lock state of the electronic device;
- (iii) displaying a second screen for displaying representations corresponding to a plurality of applications stored in the electronic device, for setting a plurality of applications executable in the first mode among the plurality of applications;
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- (iv) setting a plurality of first applications selected via a user input from among the plurality of applications stored in the electronic device through the second screen, as the plurality of applications executable in the first mode;
- displaying a third screen for inputting a pattern password on the touch screen, in the lock state;
- determining whether a pattern password entered by a user through the third screen corresponds to the first pattern password among a plurality of pattern passwords stored in the electronic device;
- releasing the lock state and entering the first mode, if the pattern password entered in the lock state corresponds to the first pattern password;
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- upon entering the first mode, displaying a plurality of icons for executing applications corresponding to the plurality of first applications on the touch screen and displaying at least one image indicating a restriction of usage corresponding to at least one application from among the plurality of applications in response to entering the first mode;
- and
- wherein said (iv) setting the plurality of first applications is disabled in the first mode.
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An electronic device comprising:
- a touch screen;
- a memory configured to store a plurality of applications and a plurality of pattern passwords;
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- a processor configured to control operations of:;
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- a memory configured to store a plurality of applications and a plurality of pattern passwords and a plurality of executable instructions, wherein execution of the plurality of executable instructions by the processor causes performance of a plurality of operations comprising:
- in a second mode of the electronic device after receiving an input on a screen for increasing a number of levels, wherein the second mode is associated with a highest user level:
- (i) displaying a first screen for setting a pattern password on the touch screen;
- (ii) setting a first pattern password corresponding to a first mode through the first screen, wherein the first pattern password is a password for entering the first mode from a lock state of the electronic device, wherein the first pattern password is associated with a user level lower than the highest user level;
- (iii) displaying a second screen for displaying representations corresponding to the plurality of applications stored in the memory, for setting a plurality of applications executable in the first mode among the plurality of applications;
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- iv) setting a plurality of first applications selected by a user input from among the plurality of applications stored in the memory through the second screen, as the plurality of applications executable in the first mode;
- displaying a third screen for inputting a pattern password on the touch screen in the lock state;
- determining whether a pattern password entered by a user through the third screen corresponds to the first pattern password among a plurality of pattern passwords stored in the memory;
- releasing the lock state and entering the first mode, if the pattern password entered in the lock state corresponds to the first pattern password;
- and
- displaying a plurality of icons for executing applications corresponding to the plurality of first applications on the touch screen and displaying at least one image indicating a restriction of usage superposed with another at least one icon, upon entering the first mode;
- wherein said (iv) setting the plurality of first applications is disabled in the first mode.
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An electronic device comprising:
- a touch screen;
- a memory configured to store a plurality of applications and a plurality of pattern passwords;
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- a processor configured to control operations of:;
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- memory configured to store a plurality of applications and a plurality of pattern passwords, and storing a plurality of executable instructions, wherein execution of the plurality of instructions causes performance of a plurality of operations comprising:
- in a second mode of the electronic device after receiving an input on a screen for increasing a number of levels, wherein the second mode is associated with a highest user level:
- (i) displaying a first screen for setting a pattern password on the touch screen;
- (ii) setting a first pattern password corresponding to a first mode through the first screen, wherein the first pattern password is a password for entering the first mode from a lock state of the electronic device, wherein the first pattern is associated with a user level lower than the highest user level;
- (iii) displaying a second screen for displaying representations corresponding to the plurality of applications stored in the memory, for setting a plurality of applications executable in the first mode among the plurality of applications;
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- (iv) setting a plurality of first applications selected by a user input from among the plurality of applications stored in the memory through the second screen, as the plurality of applications executable in the first mode;
- displaying a third screen for inputting a pattern password on the touch screen in the lock state;
- determining whether a pattern password entered by a user through the third screen corresponds to the first pattern password among a plurality of pattern passwords stored in the memory;
- releasing the lock state and entering the first mode, if the pattern password entered in the lock state corresponds to the first pattern password;
- and
- displaying a plurality of icons for executing applications corresponding to the plurality of first applications on the touch screen and displaying at least one image indicating a restriction of usage superposed with another at least one icon, upon entering the first mode;
- wherein said (ii) setting the first pattern password corresponding to the first mode is disabled in the first mode.
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An electronic device comprising:
- a touchscreen;
- a processor;
- and
- a memory storing a plurality of executable instructions, wherein execution of the instructions by the processor causes performance of a plurality of operations comprising:
- in a first mode of the electronic device:
- controlling to display a first screen for inputting a password on the touchscreen;
- determining whether a pattern password entered by a user through the first screen corresponds to a first pattern password corresponding to a second mode;
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- entering the second mode, if the pattern password entered by the user through the first screen corresponds to the first pattern password,
- in the second mode of the electronic device after receiving an input on a screen for increasing the number of levels, wherein the second mode is associated with a highest user level:
- (i) controlling to display a second screen for setting a pattern password on the touchscreen of the electronic device;
- (ii) changing the first pattern password corresponding to the second mode through the second screen, wherein the first pattern password is a pattern password for entering the second mode;
- (iii) controlling to display a third screen for displaying representations corresponding to a plurality of applications stored in the memory, for setting a plurality of applications executable in a user level lower than the highest level among the plurality of applications;
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- (iv) setting a plurality of first applications selected via a user input from among the plurality of applications stored in the memory through the third screen, as a plurality of applications executable in the user level lower than the highest user level;
- wherein the third screen for setting the plurality of first applications is inaccessible in the first mode;
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- wherein the memory stores at least one other pattern password associated with the user level lower than the highest user level.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.